NISSAN MAXIMA 2010 Owner´s Manual

Vehicle Information Command:
COMMAND ACTION
Fuel Economy Displays Fuel Economy information.
Maintenance Displays Maintenance information.
Traffic Info. Turns the traffic information system on and off.
Where am I? Displays current vehicle location.
Audio Command:
COMMAND ACTION
AM Changes the audio system mode to AM radio.
FM Changes the audio system mode to FM radio.
XM Changes the audio system mode to satellite radio.
Music Box Changes the audio system mode to Music Box.
CD Changes the audio system mode to CD.
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Voice command examples
Some basic voice command examples are de-
scribed here.
For navigation system commands, see the sepa-
rate Navigation System Owner’s Manual.
Example 1 — Placing a call to the phone
number 800-662-6200:
1. Press the
switch located on the steer-
ing wheel.2. The system announces, “Would you like to
access Phone, Navigation, Information, Au-
dio or Help?”
3. Say “Phone”.
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4. Say “Dial Number”. 5. Say “800”. 6. The system announces, “Please say the next
three digits or dial, or say change number.”
7. Say “662”.
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8. The system announces, “Please say the last
four digits or say change number.”
9. Say “6200”.10. The system announces, “Dial or Change
Number?”
11. Say “Dial”.
12. The system makes a call to 800-662- 6200.
NOTE:
cYou can also speak “800-662-6200” (10
continuous digits) or “662-6200” (7 con-
tinuous digits) , if the area code is not nec-
essary. However, the 3-3-4 digit grouping is
recommended for improved recognition.
See “How to speak numbers” in this section.cYou can only say a phone number using the
3-3-4 grouping, 7 digits, and 10 digits using
this command. Please use the “International
Call” command for all other formats, and
when special characters such as star (*) ,
pound (#) , and plus (+) need to be entered.
cIf you say “Change Number” during phone
number entry, the system will automatically
request that you repeat the number using
the 3-3-4 format. In this case please say the
area code first and then follow the prompts.
cDo not add a “1” in front of the area code
when speaking phone numbers.
cIf the system does not recognize your com-
mand, please try repeating the command
using a natural voice. Speaking too slow or
too loudly may further decrease recognition
performance.
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Example 2 — Placing an international call
to the phone number 011-81-111-222-3333:
1. Press the
switch located on the steer-
ing wheel.2. The system announces, “Would you like to
access Phone, Navigation, Information, Au-
dio or Help?”
3. Say “Phone”.4. Say “International Call”.
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5. Say “011811112223333”. 6. Say “Dial”.
7. The system makes a call to 011-81-111-
222-3333.
NOTE:
Any digit input format is available in the
International Number input process, as
well as the special characters such as star
(*) , pound (#) , and plus (+) .
NISSAN VOICE RECOGNITION
ALTERNATE COMMAND MODE
The Alternate Command Mode enables control
of the Audio, Climate Control and Display sys-
tems as well as additional commands for the
Vehicle Information, Phone and Navigation sys-
tems. With this setting active, the system does
not announce or display the available commands
at each step.
When Alternate Command Mode is activated, an
expanded list of commands can be used after
pushing the TALK
switch. Under this
mode, the screen for Standard Mode commands
is not available on the display. Please review the
expanded command list, available when this
mode is active, as some Standard Mode com-
mands are replaced. Please see examples of
Alternate Command Mode screens.
Please note that in this mode the recognition
success rate may be affected as the number of
available commands and ways of speaking each
command are increased. You can turn this mode
ON or OFF. When this mode is activated, the
Voice Recognition Settings will change to show
more options.
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Activating Alternate Command Mode
1. Press the SETTING button on the instru-
ment panel.
2. Select the “Others” key on the display.
3. Select the “Voice Recognition” key.4. Select the “Alternate Command Mode” key.
5. The confirmation message is displayed on
the screen. Select the “OK” key 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” in this section for an expla-
nation 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 touchscreen
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. Select the “Others” key using the NISSAN
controller.
3. Select the “Voice Recognition” key using the
NISSAN controller.
NOTE:
You can skip steps 1 to 3 if you say “Help”.
4. Select the “Command List” key using the
NISSAN controller.5. Select a category using the NISSAN con-
troller. The command list for the category
selected is shown.
6. If necessary, scroll the screen using the
NISSAN 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
Phone Command:
COMMAND ACTION
Dial Number Makes a call to a spoken phone number up to 10 digits.
Vehicle Phonebook Makes a call to a contact in the vehicle phonebook.
Handset Phonebook Makes a call to a contact in the handset phonebook.
International Call Makes an international call by allowing more than 10 digits to be spoken, as well as star (*) , pound (#) , and plus (+) .
Incoming Calls Shows the last 5 incoming phone calls.
Outgoing Calls Shows the last 5 outgoing phone calls.
Missed Calls Shows the last 5 missed phone calls.
Navigation Command:
COMMAND ACTION
Home Sets a route to your home that is stored in the Address Book.
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.
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.
Minimize Freeway Route Recalculates a route to the current destination while minimizing freeway usage.
Fastest Route Recalculates a route to the current destination using the fastest estimated time.
Shortest Route Recalculates a route to the current destination using the shortest distance.
Cancel Route Cancels the current route.
Delete Destination Deletes the current destination.
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COMMAND ACTION
Birdview Map Changes the Map display to Birdview.
Planview Map Changes the Map display to a 2-dimensional view.
North Up Changes the Map display to keep north pointing up on the screen.
Heading Up Changes the Map display to keep the direction of the vehicle pointing up on the screen.
Zoom In <1 to 13> Changes the map scale to a smaller number.
Zoom Out <1 to 13> Changes the map scale to a larger number.
Guidance Voice ON/OFF Turns the navigation voice guidance on or off.
Guide Voice Repeat Repeats the last navigation voice guidance.
Information Command:
COMMAND ACTION
Fuel Economy Displays Fuel Economy information.
Maintenance Display Maintenance information.
Traffic Information Turns the traffic information system on and off.
Where am I? Displays the current vehicle location.
Weather Information Displays weather information.
Weather Map Displays the current weather map.
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