BMW 2011 7 Series, Owner'S Manual

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Voice activation system*
The concept
▷ The voice activation system can be used to
operate equipment by means of spoken
commands.
▷ The system encompasses special micro‐
phones on the outer edge of the headliner.
▷ Most menu items on the Control Display can
be voiced as commands. The system
prompts you to make your entries.
▷ ›...‹ Verbal instructions in the Owner's Man‐
ual to use with the voice activation system.
Requirements
On the Control Display, set the language to be
used with the voice activation system to enable
the system to identify the voice commands.
Set the language, refer to page 85 .
Using voice activation
Activating the voice activation system
1. Press the button on the steering
wheel.
2. Say the command.
The command is displayed in the instrument
cluster.
This symbol in the instrument cluster indi‐
cates that the voice activation system is active.
If no further commands are available, continue
operating the equipment via the iDrive.
Terminating the voice activation
system
Briefly press the button on the steering wheel
or ›Cancel‹.
Possible commands
Having possible commands read aloud
The commands available in each case depend
on the menu item selected on the Control Dis‐
play.
Have the available spoken instructions read
aloud using ›Voice commands‹.
If, for example, ›Settings‹ is selected, the com‐
mands to the settings are read aloud.
Executing functions using short
commands
Functions on the main menu can be performed
directly by means of short commands, irrespec‐
tive of which menu item is currently selected,
e. g., ›Vehicle status‹.
List of
short voice activation commands, refer to
page 261 .
Example: playing back a CD
1. Switch on the Entertainment sound output
if necessary.
2. Press the button on the steering
wheel.
3. ›C D and multimedia‹
The medium last played is played back.
4. Press the button on the steering
wheel.
5. ›C D track ... ‹ e.g., CD track 4.
Setting the voice dialog
You can set whether the system should use the
standard dialog or a shorter version.
In the shorter version of the voice dialog, the
prompts and responses from the system are ab‐
breviated.
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