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Alfa Romeo Blue&Me Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    The innovating Windows Mobile™-based Telematic Solution for the car CONTENTS OVERVIEW ............... Audio ..............The hands-free kit ............Blue&Me™ function menu ........Media player ............Road safety ............. HANDS-FREE KIT FUNCTIONS ........Making a phone call ..........DISPLAY AND BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL ..Incoming calls ............
  • Page 3 - Now playing (track data) ......... Blue&Me™ SUPPORTED MOBILE PHONES ....Mobile phones with Bluetooth ® wireless technology ..- Audio play ............. - “Pull” phones (phonebook automatically downloaded) ... - Pause ..............- “Push” phones (phonebook not automatically downloaded) - Play ..............

  • Page 4: Overview

    Hands-free kit with Bluetooth ® wireless technology and media player OVERVIEW (even if you keep it in your pocket or bag) Bluetooth ® wireless technology enables without having to take your eyes off the wireless connection between your mobile road or removing your hands from the steer- phone and the hands-free kit installed on Windows Mobile™...
  • Page 5 ❒ Receiving phone calls - you can ac- Note All the system functions are available with- in the Blue&Me™ Main Menu. When the cept an incoming call simply by pressing During the mobile phone pairing procedure, car is not moving, you can surf through the a button on the steering wheel.

  • Page 6: Media Player

    MEDIA PLAYER The media player enables the following op- Note (Function only available with erations: The media player does not support audio compatible mobile phones) ❒ iPod™ player - see dedicated para- files compressed with other formats (e.g.: With the Blue&Me™ media player you can graph.

  • Page 7: Road Safety

    ROAD SAFETY WARNING Operating certain parts of this system while driving can distract your attention away from the road, and pos- sibly cause an accident or other serious consequences; for this reason certain functions shall only be used when driving conditions are secure and, if required, only when the car is stopped. WARNING Read and Follow Instructions: before using your system, read and follow all instructions and safety information provided in this end user manual (“User’s Guide”).

  • Page 8: Display And Buttons On The Steering Wheel

    DISPLAY AND BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL MAIN MENU PHONEBOOK USB door A0A9500g fig. 1...
  • Page 9 Button Short press function Long press function (less than 1 second) (more than 1 second) – Launch Blue&Me™ Main Menu ß – Reject an incoming – Confirm selected menu option phone call – Accept an incoming phone call – End a phone call –...

  • Page 10: Hands-Free Kit Quick Reference Guide

    HANDS-FREE KIT PREPARE YOUR MOBILE TRY OUT THE VOICE PHONE PHONEBOOK COMMANDS QUICK REFERENCE Before creating a pairing relationship be- At each stage of your dialogue with the sys- GUIDE tween your mobile phone and Blue&Me™, tem, you can always use the voice com- you should make sure that you have con- mand “Help”, to get detailed indications tact entries in your mobile phone phonebook...

  • Page 11: Pair Your Mobile Phone

    ❒ On your mobile phone, query for devices PAIR YOUR MOBILE PHONE It is essential to wait until you see this con- equipped with Bluetooth ® wireless firmation message on the display. Pressing IMPORTANT Carry out this operation only or ESC before the message is displayed technology (the setting on your mobile ß...

  • Page 12: Making A Phone Call

    MAKING A PHONE CALL If John has several phone numbers, the sys- Now, press ß or OK to start the call. tem will ask which phone number you would Assume that “John” is one of the contacts ❒ To end the phone call, press ß...

  • Page 13: Media Player Quick Reference Guide

    ❒ Turn the ignition key to MAR. MEDIA PLAYER For further details on media player, refer to Blue&Me™ will start automatically to section MEDIA PLAYER FUNCTIONS. QUICK REFERENCE play your digital tracks selecting them If you encounter difficulties with any of GUIDE from the library built at the moment the the voice recognition operations, consult sec-...

  • Page 14: How To Use Blue&Me

    HOW TO USE VOICE COMMANDS To issue a voice command to the system, press and wait for the tone indicating ‘ Blue&Me™ Voice commands can be pronounced by the that voice recognition is active. Then, speak driver, which does not need to change the command in your natural voice at a mod- his/her normal driving position to be heard erate pace.
  • Page 15 If the user pronounces a valid 1 level key- To stop an ongoing interaction press ESC. Note word, then the submenu relevant to that You will hear a tone indicating when voice ❒ Instructions concerning voice commands command will remain active until a keyword recognition is deactivated.

  • Page 16: Display

    ❒ Speak at a normal volume. present on Blue&Me™. To change the voice recognition language contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Services or consult the dedicated site at www.al- faromeo.com. fig. 2 A0A9600g...

  • Page 17: Audio

    AUDIO Blue&Me™ FUNCTION MENU ❒ symbol Ì indicates that current call is the first incoming one (symbol present Blue&Me™ uses your in-car audio equip- Blue&Me™ Main Menu displays options only with call waiting). ment to deliver audio output (hands-free within a structured list. Each option (item) ❒...
  • Page 18 ❒ MEDIA PLAYER - this submenu allows The Main Menu includes the following op- Launching the Main Menu tions: to browse through digital audio tracks in To launch Blue&Me™ Main Menu, press the library by folder, artist, genre, album ❒ LAST CALLS - this submenu allows you ß...

  • Page 19: Hands-Free Kit Functions

    HANDS-FREE KIT Notes MAKING A PHONE CALL ❒ Before you can make and receive phone FUNCTIONS You can make a phone call using one of the calls using the hands-free kit, you must following methods: create a pairing relationship for your mo- ❒...
  • Page 20 Calling a contact in your Or, using voice interaction: If John has several phone numbers phonebook but the “location” (i.e.: the type of Assume you would like to call the con- phone number like work, home, etc.) It is a requirement that you create a pair- tact “John”...
  • Page 21 Dialling a phone number using The system will start the call to the To ask the system to repeat the voice commands displayed phone number. recognized phone number, pro- nounce “Repeat”. If no phone To dial a phone number using voice To end the phone call, press ß...
  • Page 22 Dialling a phone number using Calling a phone number using The system will display information the mobile phone keypad call history (last calls) about the last caller and ask if you would like to call back this contact. To Alternatively, you can dial a phone LAST CALLS option is a list of the recent respond with “yes”, pronounce number using your mobile phone key-...

  • Page 23: Incoming Calls

    ❒ The system will send a message to your INCOMING CALLS Answering an incoming phone call during an active phone mobile phone offering hands-free phone With the hands-free phone system you can conversation support. respond to incoming phone calls using steer- ❒...

  • Page 24: Conference Call Function

    CONFERENCE CALL FUNCTION MEDIA PLAYER HOW TO CONNECT THE USB (only with Bluetooth ® phones DEVICE TO Blue&Me™ FUNCTIONS supporting this function) To connect your USB device to Blue&Me™, proceed as follows: With the Conference Call function you can The MEDIA PLAYER menu enables the ❒...

  • Page 25: How To Manage The Media Library

    ❒ USB devices with USB wire: use the wire HOW TO MANAGE Selection by folder to connect the USB device to the USB THE MEDIA LIBRARY Track folders on your USB device are dis- port on the car (see fig. 1). played in the FOLDERS menu.

  • Page 26: Selection By Artist

    Or, using voice interaction: Selection by artist Or, using voice interaction: To select the tracks of a special artist ‘ Press and pronounce “Folders”. Press and pronounce “Artists”. ‘ using manual interaction, proceed as follows: Browse folders. To play all folders, se- Browse the artist’s albums.

  • Page 27: Selection By Genre

    Selection by genre Selection by album Or, using voice interaction: To select the tracks of a special genre To select an album using manual in- Press and pronounce “Albums”. ‘ using manual interaction, proceed as teraction, proceed as follows: follows: Browse albums.

  • Page 28: Selection By Playlist

    Selection by playlist PLAYING AUDIO TRACKS Now playing (track data) Playlists stored in your USB device can be With the NOW PLAYING option you can Shuffle playback of the whole displayed with the PLAYLISTS menu. display current track data for 15 seconds. media library To select a playlist using manual in- To start this option using manual in-...

  • Page 29: Audio Play

    Audio play Play Previous track To start playing an audio file using To resume playback of the paused track: To play the previous track using manual interaction, proceed as fol- Press ESC or button MUTE on sound sys- manual interaction, proceed as lows: tem front panel.

  • Page 30: Changing Audio Source

    Changing audio source iPod iPod™ compatibility To change the current sound source (Radio, To improve the connection of your iPod™ What I can do CD, CD Changer, Media player), press OK with Blue&Me™, it is usually necessary ❒ Listen to MP3 tracks in digital quality or buttons FM , AM, CD on sound sys- to carry out these few simple operations...

  • Page 31: Practical Hints For Using The Media Player

    PRACTICAL HINTS FOR USING Building the media library on Building playlists Blue&Me™ for Blue&Me™ THE MEDIA PLAYER ❒ Building the media library may require To build a .m3u or .wpl playlist for Browsing folders a few minutes. If the time required is ex- Blue&Me™...

  • Page 32: Settings Functions

    SETTINGS FUNCTIONS To perform functions and adjustments in the PAIRING A MOBILE PHONE SETTINGS menu, you may use buttons on Before you can use your mobile phone with the steering wheel or voice commands at the hands-free phone function on your car, The SETTINGS menu enables you to per- car standstill.
  • Page 33 You can create a pairing relationship using On your mobile phone, query for de- At first pairing, the system will say the USER PAIRING option in the SET- vices equipped with Bluetooth ® “Welcome” immediately after con- TINGS menu. wireless technology that are within necting.
  • Page 34 Or, using voice interaction: When prompted by the mobile phone, The system asks if you would like to enter the PIN number shown on the copy your paired phone phonebook. Press and pronounce “Set- ‘ instrument panel display using your It is recommended to copy it.
  • Page 35 ❒ If you would like to re-pair your mobile Practical hints Notes phone, delete the old pairing relationship ❒ You are only required to pair your mobile To improve both the voice recognition of your first. During this operation all user data phonebook entries and Blue&Me™...

  • Page 36: Managing User Data

    MANAGING USER DATA Delete user data To open the USER DATA menu us- ing manual interaction, proceed as fol- You can make adjustments to the user da- In the USER DATA menu you can delete lows: ta used by the hands-free phone system. the pairing relationships.
  • Page 37 Notes Delete the phonebook Download the phonebook ❒ Always remember that, if a mobile phone In the USER DATA menu you can delete If you chose not to download the phonebook is paired with the system while another the phone that was downloaded to the sys- during the phone pairing procedure, or if you phone is connected yet, connection with tem.

  • Page 38: Managing Updates

    Therefore, it is not necessary able in the USER DATA menu. teraction, proceed as follows: to contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Services for updating. To copy contacts from your mobile Select DELETE ALL and then press...
  • Page 39 Notes Updating Blue&Me™ In certain cases, Blue&Me™ could say “Update temporarily sus- ❒ To download and manage updates on To download and to set updates use the pended. System update will Blue&Me™, make sure that a GPRS SYSTEM UPDATE menu continue the next time you Data Plan is active on your phone num- To start updating using manual inter-...
  • Page 40 If no update is available, Blue&Me™ Pausing the update Using the phone during the will display NO UPDATE AVAIL- updating procedure To pause updating using manual in- ABLE and say “No update avail- teraction, proceed as follows: During the updating procedure it is howev- able.”.

  • Page 41: Advanced Options

    Resuming the update Notes ADVANCED OPTIONS ❒ Updates will be resumed automatically If the updating procedure is paused using To open the ADVANCED OP- the settings menu option, the updating pro- only if using the same mobile phone used TIONS menu using manual interac- cedure shall be then resumed manually.

  • Page 42: Changing The Gprs Code

    Accessing the device ID Changing the GPRS code To set the GPRS code using voice in- (system code) teraction, proceed as follows: If your mobile phone carrier requires to For certain operations, it might be necessary change the GPRS code, you can perform this Press ‘...

  • Page 43: Media Player Settings

    MEDIA PLAYER SETTINGS Shuffle To change Autoplay setting using man- ual interaction, proceed as follows: Use the Shuffle option to change the play- Autoplay back sequence. With Shuffle option on, Open the Main Menu, select SET- Blue&Me™ will play digital audio files at When the Autoplay option is on, TINGS, MEDIA PLAYER, AU- Blue&Me™...

  • Page 44: Loop

    Loop Or, using voice interaction: EXIT THE SETTINGS MENU Use the Loop option to repeat a track. At the end of any of the operations described ‘ Press and pronounce “Loop on” above, you can exit the settings menu as or “Loop off”.

  • Page 45: Blue&Me™ Supported Mobile Phones

    Blue&Me™ MOBILE PHONES WITH “Pull” phones (phonebook automatically downloaded) Bluetooth ® WIRELESS SUPPORTED TECHNOLOGY “Pull” phone means that your mobile phone MOBILE PHONES supports phonebook automatic download Blue&Me™ supports most of the mobile with Bluetooth ® wireless technology, your phones supporting Bluetooth ®...

  • Page 46: Supported Usb Storage Devices

    SUPPORTED USB STORAGE DEVICES USB storage devices Supported digital audio files The media player supports most of the USB The media player supports audio files with the following formats: storage devices: 1.0, 1.1 or 2.0. With Blue&Me™ media player the following USB Extension Audio coding devices are recommended:...

  • Page 47: Supported Playlist Formats

    Supported playlist formats Trade-marks Microsoft ® and Windows ® are Microsoft Corporation registered trade-marks. The media player supports the following Sony is a Sony Corporation registered trade-mark. ® playlist formats: Ericsson ® is a Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson registered trade-mark. ❒ .m3u – file containing a list of tracks. (re- Motorola ®...

  • Page 48: Voice Commands (Keywords) - Summary

    VOICE COMMANDS (KEYWORDS) - SUMMARY The following tables list the voice commands available on Blue&Me™. For each voice command is shown the “Keyword” (i.e.: the main voice command) and synonyms that may be used. ALWAYS AVAILABLE VOICE COMMANDS level level level Function performed Keywords...

  • Page 49: Hands-Free Phone Kit Voice Commands

    HANDS-FREE KIT VOICE COMMANDS level level level Function performed Keywords Keywords Keywords Activates the voice recognition of a phone number “Dial” / “Dial a number” “One” Dials the digit “1”. “Two” Dials the digit “2”. “Three” Dials the digit “3”. “Four”...
  • Page 50 level level level Function performed Keywords Keywords Keywords “Delete” Deletes the last group of numbers “Start over” Deletes the phone number that you pronounced and you can restart dialling “Repeat” The system repeats the number that you pronounced “Call”/ Dials the phone number that you pronounced ”Dial”...
  • Page 51 level level level Function performed Keywords Keywords Keywords Calls a contact “(at) Home” “(at) Home” Calls a contact “(on/at) Mobile” / “(on/at) Cellular“ / “(on/at) Mobile” / “(on/at) “(on/at) Cell” Cellular” / “(on/at) Cell” Activates the phone function and speaks helpful information “Telephone”...

  • Page 52: Media Player Voice Commands

    MEDIA PLAYER VOICE COMMANDS level level level Function performed Keywords Keywords Keywords Enters the MEDIA PLAYER menu “Media player” / “Media” / “Music” “Play” / Activates playback “Play music” / “Play media” “Stop” / Stops playback “Stop music” / “Stop media”...
  • Page 53 level level level Function performed Keywords Keywords Keywords Plays previous track Previous / Previous track / Previous song / The one before “Shuffle on” / Activates random track playing “Random order on” “Shuffle off” / Deactivates random track playing “Random order off” “Loop on”...
  • Page 54 level level level Function performed Keywords Keywords Keywords Enters media player FOLDERS menu “Folders” / “Folder” / “Browse folders” “Artists” / Enters media player ARTISTS menu “Artist” / “Browse artists” “Genres” / “Genre” / Enters media player GENRES menu “Browse genres” / “Type of music”...
  • Page 55 level level level Function performed Keywords Keywords Keywords Enters media player PLAYLISTS menu “Playlists” / “Playlist” / “Browse playlists” Activates automatic playback when connecting the USB device “Autoplay on” / to the relevant port in the car “Autoplay media on” / “Autoplay music on”...

  • Page 56: Settings Functions Voice Commands

    SETTINGS FUNCTION VOICE COMMANDS level level level Function performed Keywords Keywords Keywords Enters the SETTINGS menu “Setup / Setup menu” / “Settings” Enters the USER DATA menu “User data” “Delete users” Deletes user data for pairing relationships “Delete phone book” Deletes the current phonebook “Download phone Downloads phonebook from mobile phone to hands-free phone...
  • Page 57 level level level Function performed Keywords Keywords Keywords “Reset all” Deletes all paired phone user data and phonebooks/contacts and restores default values Starts the process to create a pairing relationship “Pairing” Activates Blue&Me™ updating “Update” / “Updates” Pauses temporarily the current updating procedure “Pause Update”...
  • Page 58 level level level Function performed Keywords Keywords Keywords Enters the SETTINGS, MEDIA PLAYER menu “Media settings” Shuffle / Shuffle on/off Random order Loop on/off “Loop” / “Loop track” / “Cycle” Autoplay on/off when connecting the USB device to the relevant “Autoplay”...

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING HANDS-FREE KIT General - display screen Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution For “pull” phones For “pull” phones Display screen shows: NO PHONEBOOK FOUND ❒ When the system asked “The data ❒ Use the option COPY PHONEBOOK in from the phonebook will now be Or the system says: copied onto the system.
  • Page 60 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution Display screen shows: For “pull” phones For “pull” phones PHONEBOOK EMPTY ❒ You answered “Yes” to “The data ❒ Enter valid contact information (name and from the phonebook will now be one phone number at least) in the phonebook Or the system says “Phonebook empty.
  • Page 61 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution ❒ The paired mobile phone is turned off ❒ Turn the paired mobile phone on Display screen shows: NO PHONE CONNECTED ❒ The paired mobile phone is not within ❒ Make sure that your phone is paired range of the system (the mobile ❒...
  • Page 62 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution Display screen shows: After three minutes, each attempt to Retry the pairing procedure. During the PIN PAIRING FAILED entering step, verify that the PIN number you enter the PIN number fails since pairing are entering on the mobile phone is the same timed out Or the system says number that is shown on the instrument panel...
  • Page 63 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution ❒ If you do not speak soon enough The system did not respond to voice ❒ Press and pronounce the voice ‘ command or key press after pressing , the system ‘ command again will interrupt voice interaction Make sure that you face forward and ❒...
  • Page 64 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution The system prompted to enter a PIN After you delete the pairing-related user Select option DELETE USERS on the system number, but no phone pairing information on your mobile phone, the and delete all pairings; then, pair the phone procedure was running Bluetooth ®...
  • Page 65 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution Pairing a paired mobile phone, Before re-pairing with a mobile phone, Remember that the pairing procedure will the display screen shows: information for the first pairing on only need to be performed once for your Pairing failed Blue&Me™...
  • Page 66 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution Phone numbers containing On certain mobile phones, when Replace “+” with “00” international dialling codes downloading names and/phone numbers (e.g.: +39 becomes 0039). (e.g.: +39 Italy, +44 UK, +33 France, to the hands-free system, the sign “+” is etc.) are difficult to call omitted To consult the list of mobile phones and functions supported, consult the dedicated website www.alfaromeo.com Blue&Me™...

  • Page 67: Media Player

    MEDIA PLAYER Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution ❒ No USB device connected to the USB ❒ Follow the instructions to connect your USB Displayed message: NO MEDIA FOUND port in the car. device to Blue&Me™. ❒ No digital audio file stored on the USB ❒...
  • Page 68 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution Displayed message: No playlist is stored on the USB device Build a playlist on your computer using your NO PLAYLISTS FOUND connected media file software and then copy it to your USB device Or Blue&Me™ says: “No playlist found”...
  • Page 69 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution Displayed message: The track selected is DRM-protected and PROTECTED CONTENT it cannot be played by the media player Or Blue&Me™ says: – “Protected content”. Blue&Me™ does not play all For further details see section “SUPPORTED Your playlist contains DRM-protected files the digital audio files in the playlist USB STORAGE DEVICES”...
  • Page 70 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution The same USB storage device You removed the USB storage device from To fix the USB storage device using Microsoft ® previously connected takes the PC before it was ready Windows ® XP, in the Start menu click My more than 10 seconds to restart Computer, right click on the USB storage playback on Blue&Me™...

  • Page 71: Ipod

    iPod™ Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution ❒ Use an alternative USB memory stick or re- iPod™ not working The iPod™ could have beeno updated with software that is not set the iPod™ for Windows compatible with Windows Mobile™ (as Blue&Me™ is a system developed in partnership with Microsoft only systems that support Windows Mobile™...
  • Page 72 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution The repetition function for each With iPod™s or USB memory sticks the There is a specific item in the menu, individual track may have inadvertently like “continuous play” or “individual track system continues playing the been activated same track or the “forward”...

  • Page 73: Personal Data Protection

    PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION Blue&Me™ functions entail personal data handling. In order to protect and to prevent non-authorized access to personal data, Blue&Me™ has been implemented with the following criteria: ❒ Personal data connected to hands-free kit functions (phonebook and last calls) can only be accessed after automatic recognition of your Bluetooth ®...

  • Page 74: System Software Use Notice

    SYSTEM SOFTWARE USE NOTICE This system contains software that is licensed to Manufacturer pursuant to a license agreement. Any removal, reproduction, reverse engineering or other unauthorized use of the software from this system in violation of the license agreement is strictly prohibited and may subject you to legal action.
  • Page 75 – No Rental. Except as authorized by Fiat Auto S.p.A., you may not rent, lease, or lend the SOFTWARE. – SOFTWARE Transfer. You may permanently transfer all of your rights under this EULA only as part of a sale or transfer of the DEVICE, provided you retain no copies, you transfer all of the SOFTWARE (including all component parts, the media and printed materials, any up- grades, this EULA and, if applicable, the Certificate(s) of Authenticity), and the recipient agrees to the terms of this EULA.
  • Page 76 – Links to Third Party Sites. The SOFTWARE may provide you with the ability to link to third party sites through the use of the SOFT- WARE. The third party sites are not under the control of Fiat Auto S.p.A.’s Software Suppliers, their affiliates and/or their designated agent.
  • Page 77 – PRODUCT SUPPORT. Product support for the SOFTWARE is not provided by Fiat Auto S.p.A.’s Software Suppliers, or their affiliates or subsidiaries. For product support, please refer to Fiat Auto S.p.A. support number provided in the documentation for the DEVICE. Should you have any questions concerning this EULA, or if you desire to contact Fiat Auto S.p.A.
  • Page 78 NOTES...
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