Phone - Mercedes-Benz COMAND Operating Instructions Manual

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Using individualization, you can fine-tune
voice control to your own voice and thus
improve voice recognition. The process of
individualization is described in chapter
"System Settings" (
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If you use individualization, it may impair
recognition of other users. Switch off
individualization if it makes recognition of
other users worse.

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G WARNING
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellular
telephone while the vehicle is in motion. Stop
the vehicle in a safe location before placing or
answering a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the mobile
phone while driving, please use the handsfree
feature and be sure to pay attention to the
traffic situation at all times. Use the mobile
phone only when road, weather and traffic
conditions permit. Otherwise, you may not be
able to observe traffic conditions and could
endanger yourself and others.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
Operation
You can use voice control to:
place a call by using your voice to input a
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phone number
store names and numbers in the address
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book
dial a number from the address book
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dial a number from the call list "Latest
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calls"
listen to the phone book
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retrieve and manage your voice mail and
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recorded announcement services
redial
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Voice control recognizes whether:
your phone is switched on
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the car phone is registered with the
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relevant mobile phone network
it is possible to dial
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If it is not possible to dial, voice control issues
a message to this effect.
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You can still operate your phone using the
keypad.
Commands
"Phone"
Use the "Phone" command to select the
phone application. Use this command if you
wish the digits entered to be shown on the
display.
"Help Phone"
Voice control has an extensive help function.
Using the "Help Phone" command, you can
have all the essential commands for the
phone read out.
"Dial number"
You can use the "Dial number" command to
dial a phone number.
The digits 0 to 9 and the word "Plus" are
permitted.
"Plus" replaces the international dialing code,
e.g. "00".
Say the phone number in the form of a
continuous string of individual digits or as
blocks of digits, e.g. three to five digits.
Voice control repeats the digits it recognizes
after each block of digits (with a pause of
about half a second between each block of
digits) and waits for you to continue speaking.
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