Buick Infotainment System (U.S./Canada 2.6) (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-
13583164) - 2020 - CRC - 2/26/19
Voice Recognition
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without waiting for the prompt to
complete, press
g
again and
wait for the beep.
.
Speak the command naturally,
not too fast, not too slow. Use
direct commands without a lot of
extra words.
.
Usually Phone and Audio
commands can be spoken in a
single command.
For example,
“
Call David Smith
at work,
” “
Play
”
followed by the
artist or song name, or
“
Tune
”
followed by the radio station
number.
.
Navigation destinations are too
complex for a single command.
First, state a command that
explains the type of destination
needed, such as I want
directions to an
“
Address,
”
“
Navigate to an intersection,
”
“
I need to find a Place of Interest
or POI,
”
or
“
Directions to a
Contact.
”
The system responds
with requesting more details.
After saying
“
Place of Interest,
”
only major chains are available
by name. Chains are businesses
with at least 20 locations. For
other POIs, say the name of a
category like
“
Restaurants,
”
“
Shopping Malls,
”
or
“
Hospitals.
”
There is no need to memorize
specific command words. Direct
commands might be more clearly
understood by the system. An
example of a direct command would
be
“
Call 555-1212.
”
Examples of
these direct commands are
displayed on most of the screens
while a voice session is active.
If
“
Phone
”
or
“
Phone Commands,
”
is
stated, the system understands that
a phone call is requested and will
respond with questions until enough
details are gathered.
If the phone number has been
saved with a name and a place, the
direct command should include
both, for example
“
Call David Smith
at work.
”
Using Voice Recognition for
List Options
When a list is displayed, a voice
prompt will ask to confirm or select
an option from that list. A selection
can be made by manually selecting
the item, or by speaking the line
number for the item to select.
When a screen contains a list, there
may be options that are available
but not displayed. The list on a
voice recognition screen functions
the same as a list on other screens.
Scrolling or flinging can be used to
help display other entries from
the list.
Manually scrolling or paging the list
on a screen during a voice
recognition session suspends the
current voice recognition event and
plays the prompt
“
Make your
selection from the list using the
manual controls, press
q
BACK or
S
BACK on the center stack,
or touch the Back icon on the
infotainment display to try again.
”