User Manual - Page 36

For 2018 BMW 7 Series. Series: 7 Series

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tries out loud exactly as they are shown in the
respective list.
Displaying possible commands
The following is displayed in the top area of the
Control Display:
Some possible commands for the current
menu.
Some possible commands from other me‐
nus.
Status of the voice recognition.
Encrypted connection is not available.
Help on the voice activation system
To have the available spoken instructions
read out loud: ›Voice commands‹.
To have information on the operating prin‐
ciple of the voice activation system read
out loud: ›General information on voice
control‹.
To have help for the current menu read out
loud: ›Help‹.
Example: opening the tone
settings
The commands of the menu items are spoken
just as they are selected via the Controller.
1.
Switch on the Entertainment sound output,
if needed.
2.
Press button on the steering
wheel.
3. ›Media and radio‹
4. ›Tone‹
Settings
Setting the voice dialog
You can set the system to use standard dialog
or a short version.
The short version of the voice dialog plays
back short messages in abbreviated form.
Via iDrive:
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Language"
4. "Speech mode:"
5. Select the desired setting.
Selecting the input language
For some languages, the input language can
be selected.
Via iDrive:
1.
"My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Language"
4. "Voice control:"
5. Select the desired setting.
Activating voice recognition via the
server
The voice recognition feature via the server
provides a dictation function and a natural
method of entering destinations while improv‐
ing the quality of voice recognition. To use the
functions, data is transmitted to a service pro‐
vider via an encrypted connection and stored
locally there.
Using iDrive:
1.
"My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Language"
4. "Server speech recognition"
Speaking during voice output
It is possible to answer during inquiries of the
voice activation system. The function can be
deactivated if inquiries are often undesirably
interrupted, for instance due to background
noise or talking.
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At a glance Voice activation system
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