NISSAN ALTIMA 2007 L32A / 4.G Navigation Manual

ADJUSTING VOICE GUIDANCE
VOLUME
You can adjust the volume of the voice guidance.
1. Press the SETUP button.
2. Touch the “Volumes / Tones” key. 3. Touch the “–” or “+” key on the Guidance
Volume item to adjust the volume.
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INFO:
You can also adjust the volume by turning the au-
dio system volume knob or pressing the – or +
on the steering switch while voice guidance is
being announced.
NISSAN VOICE RECOGNITION
You can control the navigation system using
voice commands.
After pressing the
button on the steering
switch to enter the voice recognition mode, you
can say the preferred voice command.
INFO:
cNISSAN Voice Recognition activates only
when English is set as the language for the
system. NISSAN Voice Recognition cannot
be activated by pressing the
button if
French is set for the system.
cRefer to the complete list of available voice
commands.
“LIST OF VOICE COMMANDS”
(page 9-8) The list of voice com-
mands can also be displayed on the
screen.
“COMMAND LIST” (page 9-7)
BASIC VOICE CONTROL
Before starting
To get the best recognition performance out of
NISSAN Voice Recognition, observe the follow-
ing:
cKeep 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
correctly.
cWait until a tone sounds before speaking a
command. Otherwise, the command will not
be recognized properly.
cSpeak in a natural voice without pausing be-
tween words.
cIf the air conditioner is set to “Auto”, the fan
speed is automatically lowered so that your
voice commands can be recognized more
easily.
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Giving voice commands
1. Press and release thebutton located
on the steering wheel switches.2. A list of commands appears on the screen,
and the system announces, “Please say a
command after a tone”.
3. After the tone sounds and the icon on the
screen changes from a gray
item to
an orange
item, say ”Help” or “Com-
mand list”.4. The system confirms the recognized
command, and a list of command list cat-
egories appears.
5. The system will display the first page of sev-
eral navigation command lists.INFO:
cIf the system did not recognize your
command, press and hold the
button
for more than 2 seconds to return to the pre-
vious screen.
cVoice commands cannot be accepted when
the icon
is gray.
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VOICE COMMAND EXAMPLES
To use the voice recognition function, speaking
one command is sometimes sufficient, but at
other times it is necessary to speak two or more
commands.
As examples, some additional basic operations
by voice commands are described here.
Example 1: Returning to your home
1. say “Destination home”.2. The system recognizes your command and
calculates a route to your home.
INFO:
To set your home as the destination, your home
needs to be stored in the Address Book in
advance.
“STORING A LOCATION” (page 6-2)
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Example 2: Setting a destination using a nearby
place
1. say “Destination nearby places”.2. Voice feedback will be provided when the
command is accepted.
3. After the tone sounds and the icon on the
screen changes from a gray
to an
orange
, say one of the numbers on
the list.
“HOW TO SAY NUMBERS”
(page 9-4)4. Voice feedback will be provided when the
command is accepted, and the list of facili-
ties in the category specified in the previous
step appears.
5. After the tone sounds and the icon on the
screen changes again, say one of the num-
bers on the list.
6. Voice feedback will be provided when the
command is accepted, and the system
starts calculating a route to the selected
facility.
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Example 3: Setting a destination from the Ad-
dress Book
1. say “Address book”.2. When the system recognizes your
command, the Address Book is displayed.
After the tone sounds, say the number cor-
responding to the entry in the Address
Book.
INFO:
To calculate a route using the Address Book, the
location needs to be stored in the Address Book
in advance.
“STORING A LOCATION” (page 6-2)
3. The system recognizes your command and
calculates a route to the location of the
specified entry in the Address Book.
How to read the voice command de-
scription
The voice command description in this manual
can be expressed in various ways. Different
phrases are available depending on the condi-
tions of each command. Words that are not in
brackets or parenthesis must be spoken. Words
identified by a slash inside parenthesis(/)indi-
cate alternatives, one of which must be spoken.
Words that are optional are shown in brackets
[ ]. Variable items, such as phone numbers, are
indicated in italics with < >.
How to say commands
Example:
This command “[Destination] Previous
(Destinations/Destination)” can be expressed in
the following ways with the same result.
cDestination Previous Destinations
cDestination Previous Destination
cPrevious Destinations
cPrevious Destination
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3 Map settings
Map types........................................3-2
Plan view......................................3-2
Birdview™.....................................3-3
Switching the map view............................3-4
Moving a map.....................................3-6
Plan View......................................3-6
Birdview™.....................................3-6
Returning to the current vehicle location...........3-7
Map scrolling information........................3-8Changing the scale of the map screen..............3-10
Map Scale....................................3-10
Other settings for the map screen..................3-12
Setting of heading/north map view..............3-12
Changing the 3D (Birdview™) angle.............3-14
Map icons.......................................3-15
Displaying landmark icons......................3-15
Map symbols..................................3-16
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Two types of map views are available: 2D (Plan
View) and 3D (Birdview™) .
PLAN VIEW
Plan View displays the map in a 2-dimensional
environment similar to a road map.
Screen information
h1Arrow and distance:
Appears on the upper left corner of the
screen when the suggested route is set.
Indicates the distance to the next guide
point and the turning direction at that guide
point. The system can be set to not display
this item.
h2Vehicle icon:
Indicates the current vehicle location and
the direction that you are traveling.
h3Guide point:
Indicates a guide point on the route.
h4Route:
Touch this key to access the route settings.
h5Menu:
Touch this key to access the map menu or
the map scroll menu.
h6/Direction indicator:
Indicates the direction of the map. Touch
this key to switch the orientation of the map.
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h7Scale indicator:
Indicates the scale of the map.
h8Remaining time and distance to
the destination:
Indicates the remaining time and distance
to the destination.
h9Suggested route:
Appears in bold yellow during route
guidance.
h10Voice:
Touch this key to repeat the voice guidance.
Birdview™
Birdview™ displays the map from an elevated
perspective. In Birdview™, it is easy to recognize
an image of the route because it provides a pan-
oramic view over a long distance.
INFO:
About the Birdview™ display:
c“Birdview™” is a registered trademark of
Xanavi Informatics Corporation.cThe map in Birdview™ always appears with
the current forward direction facing up.
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The map view can be changed between 2D
(Plan View) and 3D (Birdview™) .
1. Touch the “MENU” key while the current lo-
cation map screen is displayed.2. Touch the “Map View” key.
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3-4Map settings
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