INFINITI QX 2010 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: INFINITI, Model Year: 2010, Model line: QX, Model: INFINITI QX 2010Pages: 444, PDF Size: 4.84 MB
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Activating Alternate Command Mode
1. Press the SETTING button on the instru-ment panel.
2. Highlight the “Others” key on the display and then press the ENTER button.
3. Highlight the “Voice Recognition” key and then press the ENTER button. 4. Highlight the “Alternate Command Mode”
key and press the ENTER button.
5. The confirmation message is displayed on the screen. Select the “OK” key and press
the ENTER button to activate the Alternate
Command Mode. 6. Alternate Command Mode is activated and
the setting menu is expanded to include the
Alternate Command Mode options. See
“Settings menu” later in this section for an
explanation of the options.
Displaying the command list
If you are controlling the system by voice com-
mands for the first time or do not know the
appropriate voice command, perform the follow-
ing procedure for displaying the voice command
list (available only in Alternate Command Mode) .
Press the
switch, listen for the tone and
say, “Help”. The system will respond by display-
ing the command list main menu.
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Only manual controls such as the touch screen
can navigate the command list menu.
As an alternative to the voice command “Help”,
you may access the command list using the fol-
lowing steps:1. Press the INFO button on the instrument
panel.
2. Highlight the “Others” key using the INFINITI controller and press the ENTER button.
3. Highlight the “Voice Recognition” key using the INFINITI controller and press the ENTER
button.
NOTE:
You can skip steps 1 to 3 if you say “Help”. 4. Highlight the “Command List” key using the INFINITI controller and press the ENTER
button. 5. Highlight a category using the INFINITI con-
troller and press the ENTER button. The
command list for the category selected is
shown.
6. If necessary, scroll the screen using the INFINITI controller to view the entire list.
7. Press the BACK button to return to the previous screen.
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Alternate Command Mode command
list
Navigation Command:
COMMANDACTION
Home Sets a route to your home that is stored in the Address Book.
Address Book Displays the first 5 entries of the Address Book.
Previous Destinations Sets a route to a previous destination.
Previous Start Point Calculates a route to your previous starting point of the last route.
Address Searches for a location by the street address specified, and sets a route (for continental US and Canada only) .
Places Sets a route to a facility near the current vehicle location.
Fastest Route Recalculates a route to the current destination using the fastest estimated time.
Minimize Freeway Recalculates a route to the current destination while minimizing freeway usage.
Shortest Route Recalculates a route to the current destination using the shortest distance.
Recalculate Recalculates a route to the current destination.
Route Information Displays the Route Information Menu.
Cancel Route Cancels the current route.
Detour Displays a list of distances to detour from the current route.
Show Current Location Displays the current location on the Map view.
Planview Map Changes the Map display to a 2-dimensional view.
Birdview Map Changes the Map display to Birdview.
Planview Split Map Changes the Map display to show two 2-dimensional maps using a split screen.
Birdview Split Map Changes the Map display to show a 2-dimensional map and Birdview map using a split screen.
Heading Up Changes the Map display to keep the direction of the vehicle pointing up on the screen.
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COMMANDACTION
North Up Changes the Map display to keep north pointing up on the screen.
Zoom In Changes the map scale to a smaller number.
Zoom Out Changes the map scale to a larger number.
Landmark Icons Shows or hides the points of interests on the displays.
Guidance Voice Turns the navigation voice guidance on or off.
Guide Voice Repeat Repeats the last navigation voice guidance.
Store Location Stores the current location to the Address Book.
Phone Command:
COMMANDACTION
Redial Makes a call to the last dialed number.
Dial Number Makes a call to a spoken phone number up to 10 digits.
Phonebook Makes a call to a contact that is stored in the Phonebook.
Outgoing Calls Shows the last 5 outgoing phone calls.
Incoming Calls Shows the last 5 incoming phone calls.
International Call Makes an international call by allowing more than 10 digits to be spoken, as well as star (*) , pound (#) , and plus (+) .
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Audio Command:
COMMANDACTION
Radio Turns the radio on, selecting the station and band last played.
Radio AM Turns to the AM band, selecting the station last played.
Radio FM Turns to the FM band, selecting the station last played.
Satellite Radio Turns to the SAT band, selecting the station last played.
Music Box Turns to the Music Box hard-disk drive audio system.
CD Starts to play a CD.
Vehicle Information Command:
COMMANDACTION
Traffic Info Turns the traffic information system on and off.
Fuel Economy Displays Fuel Economy information.
Trip Computer Displays Trip information.
Maintenance Display Maintenance information.
Tire Pressure Displays the Tire Pressure screen.
Climate Control Command:
COMMANDACTION
Climate Control Turns the climate control system on and operates it in the AUTO mode.
Climate Control Off Turns the climate control system off.
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Displaying user guide
You can confirm how to use voice commands by
accessing a simplified User Guide, which con-
tains basic instructions and tutorials for several
voice commands.1. Press the INFO button on the instrument panel.
2. Highlight the “Others” key using the INFINITI controller and press the ENTER button.
3. Highlight the “Voice Recognition” key using the INFINITI controller and press the ENTER
button. 4. Highlight the “User Guide” key using the
INFINITI controller and press the ENTER
button.
5. Highlight an item using the INFINITI control-ler and press the ENTER button.
Available items: ● Getting Started
Describes the basics of how to operate the
Voice Recognition system.
● Using the Address Book
Tutorial for using the Address Book.
● Finding a Street Address
Tutorial for Finding a Street Address.
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●Placing Calls
Tutorial for making a phone call by voice
command operation.
● Help on Speaking
Displays useful tips for how to correctly
speak commands in order for them to be
properly recognized by the system.
● Voice Recognition Settings
Describes the available Voice Recognition
settings.
● Adapting the System to Your Voice
Tutorial for adapting the system to your
voice.
USING THE SYSTEM
Initialization
When the ignition switch is placed in the ON
position, INFINITI Voice Recognition is initialized,
which takes a few seconds. When completed,
the system is ready to accept voice commands. If
the
switch is pressed before the initializa-
tion completes the display will show the mes-
sage: “Phonetic data downloaded. Please wait.”
or a beep sounds.
Before starting
To get the best performance from INFINITI Voice
Recognition, observe the following:
● Keep the interior of the vehicle as quiet as
possible. Close the windows to eliminate the
surrounding noises (traffic noises, vibration
sounds, etc.) , which may prevent the system
from recognizing the voice commands cor-
rectly.
● When the climate control is in the AUTO
mode, the fan speed decreases automati-
cally for easy recognition.
● Wait until a tone sounds before speaking a
command.
● Speak in a natural voice without pausing
between words.
Giving voice commands
1. Press and release theswitch located
on the steering wheel.
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2. A list of commands appears on the screen,and the system announces, “Please say a
command from the displayed list or say Help
to show all commands.”
3. After the tone sounds and the icon on the screen changes from
to, speak
a command.
4. Once a command is recognized, the system will announce the recognized command and
perform the requested action.
If the command is not recognized, the sys-
tem repeats the announcement. Repeat the
command in a clear voice after the tone.
Operating tips
● Say a command after the tone. Voice com-
mands cannot be accepted when the icon
is
.
● If the command is not recognized, the sys-
tem repeats the announcement. Repeat the
command in a clear voice.
● Press the
switch on the steering
wheel to return to the previous screen.
● If you want to cancel the command, press
and hold the
switch. The message,
“Voice cancelled” will be announced.
● If you want to adjust the volume of the sys-
tem feedback, push the volume control
switch on the steering wheel or use the
audio system volume knob while the system
is making an announcement. ●
To minimize the amount of prompts spoken by
the system in Alternate Command Mode, use
the Minimize Voice Feedback function. To ac-
cess the Minimize Voice Feedback function
press the SETTING button, then select the
“Others” key using the INFINITI controller and
press the ENTER button. Then select the
“Voice Recognition” key using the INFINITI
controller and press the ENTER button.
How to speak numbers
Voice Recognition requires a certain way to
speak numbers when giving voice commands.
Refer to the following examples.
General rule:
● Only single digits 0 (zero) to 9 can be used.
●
When saying the phone number 800-662-
6200, the system will accept “eight-hundred”
in addition to “eight zero zero” or “eight oh oh”.
500, 700, and 900 are also supported.
Examples:
● 1-800-662-6200
– “One eight zero zero six six two six two zero zero”
– “One eight hundred six six two six two zero zero”
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Improving Recognition of Phone numbers:
You can improve the recognition of phone num-
bers by saying the phone number in three groups
of numbers. For example, when you try to call
800-662-6200, say “eight zero zero” first, and
the system will then ask you for the next three
digits. Then, say “six six two”. After recognition,
the system will then ask for the last four digits.
Say, “six two zero zero”. Using this method of
phone digit entry can improve recognition perfor-
mance.
NOTE:
When speaking a house number, speak the
number “0” as “zero” or “oh”. If the letter
“O” is included in the house number, it will
not be recognized as “0” even if you speak
“oh” instead of “zero”.
Settings menu
The content of the Settings Menu differs when
the system is in the Alternate Command Mode.
Command List:
Displays the command list for Alternate Com-
mand Mode.User Guide:
The user guide provides basic instructions for
using Voice Recognition and accessing some
voice commands.
NOTE:
The user guide can also be accessed from
within the INFO menu after pressing the
INFO button.
Speaker Adaptation:
Starts a system training procedure to learn the
specific sounds of your voice. See “Speaker ad-
aptation function” later in this section.
Alternate Command Mode:
For advanced operation, an Alternate Command
Mode is provided. This setting enables control of
the Audio and Climate Control systems in addi-
tion to additional commands for the Phone and
Navigation systems. With this setting active, the
system does not announce or display the avail-
able commands at each step. When this mode is
activated, the Voice Recognition Settings will
change to show more options.
Minimize Voice Feedback:
Reduces the amount of the information spoken
for each voice instruction.
SPEAKER ADAPTATION FUNCTION
The Voice Recognition system has a function to
learn the user’s voice for better voice recognition
performance. The system can memorize the
voices of up to three persons.
Having the system learn the user’s voice
1. Press the SETTING button on the instru-
ment panel, highlight the “Others” key on the
display and then press the ENTER button.
2. Highlight the “Voice Recognition” key and then press the ENTER button.
3. Highlight the “Speaker Adaptation” key and then press the ENTER button.
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4. Select the user whose voice is to be memo-rized by the system and press the ENTER
button. 5. Select a category to be learned by the sys-
tem from the following list and then press the
ENTER button.
● Navigation
● Audio
● Phone
● Vehicle Info.
● Others
The voice commands in the category are
displayed.
6. Select a voice command to train and then press the ENTER button.
The Voice Recognition system starts. 7. The system requests that you repeat a com-
mand after a tone. This command is also
displayed on the screen.
8. After the tone sounds and the icon on the screen changes from
to, speak
the command that the system requested.
9. When the system has recognized the voice command, the voice of the user is learned.
Press the
switch or the BACK button to
return to the previous screen.
If the system has learned the command correctly,
the voice command indicator on the screen turns
on.
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