BMW 730i Owner's Handbook Manual page 26

Adjusting volume
You can adjust the volume for announcements
by the voice input system:
Turn the knob during an announcement until
the desired volume is obtained.
This volume is retained for voice input system
announcements even if you set other audio
sources to minimum values.
The setting of the volume is stored for the cur-
rently used remote control.
Notes
Do not use the voice input system for
emergency calls. Your voice and habitual
tone could be affected by stressful situations,
as a result of which the process of establishing
the telephone connection could be unneces-
sarily delayed. Instead, use the emergency call
button near the inside mirror, see page
Operating conditions
The voice input system uses a special hands-
free microphone located in the roof lining,
towards the front of your car. Although back-
ground noises are filtered out, please observe
the following points to make sure that the sys-
tem understands you accurately:
>
Speak continuously and at normal volume.
Avoid unnatural emphasis and pauses
between words.
> Do not speak while the voice input system
itself is giving an output.
>
Keep doors, windows and the glass roof
closed to avoid noise interference from out-
side the car.
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> Avoid causing background noise in the car
while you are speaking, and ask your pas-
sengers not to talk while you are issuing
voice commands.
> The hands-free microphone is positioned
to pick up the driver's voice. Other occu-
pants of the car could therefore be under-
stood with less accuracy.
The notepad
Recording a note
{Record note}.
You can record spoken text for a total of approx.
10 minutes, either as individual passages or
continuously.
Ending recording:
Press and hold down the
When recording notes, the voice input
system is programmed to ignore the
commands {Cancel} and {Exit}. In this case, the
function which identifies the command words is
deactivated to enable you to use a free choice
of vocabulary in your notes. In other words,
command words do not have to be
Listening to notes
To listen to previously recorded notes:
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{Read out note}.
1.
Approximately the first 3 seconds of
the first note are read out.
2. After the query {{Record note, read out
note, delete notepad.}} select the
desired function.
> To have the entire note read out:
{Read out}.
> To listen to the next note:
{Next}.
> To listen to the note again:
{Back} or {Repeat}.
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