The Voice Control Screen; Some Tips For Using Voice Control - TomTom GO Reference Manual

The voice control screen

1. Examples of what you can say.
Tip: Say "All commands" to see a list of commands you can say. Alternatively, select Help in the
Main menu, then select Voice control and then select Which commands can I say?.
2. The status of voice control on your device. You can speak when your device says "I'm listening"
and you see the microphone symbol in the left corner.
The status message tells you if voice control cannot understand what you said and gives you in-
structions about using voice control. At the same time, voice control reads aloud the message.
3. The microphone symbol shows you when you can speak:
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This symbol shows you that voice control is ready to listen. Speak when you hear the
beep.
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This symbol shows you that voice control is busy.
4. The microphone monitor. While you are speaking the microphone monitor shows how well voice
control can hear your voice:
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A light blue bar means voice control can hear your voice.
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A red bar means your voice is too loud for voice control to recognize individual words.
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A dark blue bar means your voice is too quiet for voice control to recognize individual words.

Some tips for using voice control

You can help your device understand what you are saying by following these tips:
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Mount your device about an arm's length in front of you, away from speakers or air vents.
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Reduce background noise such as voices or the radio. If there is excessive road noise, you may
need to speak in the direction of the microphone.
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