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Alfa Romeo Blue&Me User Manual

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  • Page 2 in conjunction with the RADIONAV THE INNOVATIVE TELEMATIC SOLUTION FOR CARS BASED ON WINDOWS Mobile™ HANDS FREE SYSTEM WITH Bluetooth ® TECHNOLOGY SMS TEXT MESSAGE READER, MEDIA PLAYER AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    GENERAL INFORMATION HANDS FREE FUNCTIONS ........29 Hands free..............Making a call ............. 29 SMS text message reader ..........Managing an incoming call ........... 33 Media Player .............. Managing a call in progress .......... 33 Road safety ............... Telephone conference function ........34 DISPLAY AND CONTROLS ON SMS TEXT MESSAGE READER FUNCTIONS ..
  • Page 5 - Resume ..............42 - Mobile phones with management of individual contacts ... 56 - Mobile phones with management of SMS text messages.. 56 - Next track ..............42 Comptabile USB memory devices ........56 - Previous track ............42 - USB memory devices ..........

  • Page 6: Hands Free

    Blue&Me™ based on Windows Mobile™, Thanks to its complete integration with the HANDS FREE is a personal telematic system that allows voice commands, the controls on the steer- The basic feature of this function is hands for the use of applications for communica- ing wheel, RADIONAV controls and the free telephone communication with voice tion and entertainment, specially designed...
  • Page 7 For further information on mobile phones You can use both the controls on the steer- The following operations can be carried out compatible with the system, refer to the ing wheel and voice recognition to interact using the hands free function: COMPATIBLE TECHNOLOGY chapter.

  • Page 8: Sms Text Message Reader

    ❍ Taking a call - you can take an in- ❍ Manage the list of SMS text messages THE SMS TEXT MESSAGE coming phone call by simply pressing a READER received on your mobile phone con- button on the steering wheel. (Function only available with nected to the system.

  • Page 9: Media Player

    THE MEDIA PLAYER The following operations can be carried out Note using the Media Player: The Media Player allows you to play digital The Media Player does not support com- ❍ Playing digital audio - you can play audio stored on a USB device, via your car’s pressed audio files with other formats and all your digital audio files ( .mp3, .wma, audio system, by simply connecting it to the...

  • Page 10: Road Safety

    ROAD SAFETY The use of several of the system functions whilst driving can distract attention away from the road with the risk of caus- ing an accident or other serious consequences; they should therefore only be used when driving conditions permit and, if necessary, on with the car stationary.
  • Page 11 GENERAL OPERATION Voice command controls: the system functions can be carried out using voice commands only. Using voice commands whilst driving means that the system can be operated without taking your hands off the steering wheel. Prolonged view of the display: never consult anything whilst driving that requires looking at the display for a long time. Stop the car safely in accordance with the highway code before consulting any of the system functions that requires prolonged attention.

  • Page 12: Display And Controls On The Steering Wheel

    USB port fig. 1 A0E4300g...
  • Page 13 CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL Button Short press Long press (more than 1 second) (less than 1 second) – Refuse incoming £ – Activation of the system Main Menu phone call – Confirmation of menu option selected – Ending of phone call –...
  • Page 14 Button Short press Long press (less than 1 second) (more than 1 second) – Scrolling through system menu items – Selection of Media Player tracks – – Scrolling through SMS messages in the list – Confirmation of menu option selected during manual interaction –...
  • Page 15 RADIONAV CONTROLS Button Short press Long press (less than 1 second) (more than 1 second) – Selection of previous/next folder/artist/genre/album depending on the – selection mode activated – ¯ ˙ – Play previous/next track – Resetting the volume of the call tone for the incoming phone call –...

  • Page 16: Hands Free Quick Guide

    To start using the system hands free func- PREPARE THE DIRECTORY IMPORTANT NOTES tion with voice recognition and Bluetooth ® IN YOUR MOBILE PHONE ❍ Access to the directory copied onto the techonolgy: Before registering your mobile phone on the system is only possible when the mo- ❍...

  • Page 17: Knowing The Voice Commands

    ❍ When the mobile phone asks for it, en- BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE REGISTERING YOUR VOICE COMMANDS MOBILE PHONE ter the PIN number shown in the panel display using your mobile phone key- Whilst conversing with the system you can IMPORTANT This operation should only be pad.

  • Page 18: Making A Call

    ❍ The system will ask you if you want to MAKING A CALL If you have several phone numbers for copy the phone directory for the mobile Mario, but there is no indication of what type Imagine that “Mario” is one of the names phone you have just registered.

  • Page 20: Sms Text Message Reader Quick Guide

    If your Bluetooth ® phone supports this To get familiar with all the functions and the function, when you receive a new SMS text capabilities of the SMS message reader, re- message, the system will notify you through fer to the “SMS TEXT MESSAGE READER an acoustic signal and ask if you want to FUNCTIONS”...

  • Page 22: Media Player Quick Guide

    ❍ Insert the electronic key in the ignition To start playing digital audio saved on your To get familiar with all the functions and the USB device, proceed as follows: device. The system will automatically capabilities of the Media Player, refer to the start playing your digital tracks (if the MEDIA PLAYER FUNCTIONS chapter.

  • Page 24: Using The System

    CONTROLS ON THE STEERING RADIONAV CONTROLS VOICE COMMANDS WHEEL The N / O/¯ / ˙ butttons that activate It is possible to use voice commands with- The controls on the steering wheel (see the Media Player mode are on the front of out the need to change your normal driving fig.1) are designed to use the hands free the RADIONAV:...
  • Page 25 To use the voice commands with this hands For a list of all the available voice com- The help function can provide you, at any free system there is no need for any learn- time, with a list of commands available at mands, refer to the LIST OF AVAILABLE ing stage for the system with your voice.
  • Page 26 ❍ Speak at a normal voice volume. “Help”. To change the voice recognition language, re- ❍ Say the words clearly, not too quickly fer to an Alfa Romeo Authorised Service con- but without a break. sult the dedicated area in www.alfaromeo.com.

  • Page 27: Display

    ❍ Information relating to an SMS text DISPLAY ❍ If there is no symbol this indicates message having been received, the tele- that the connection with the mobile Various functions are shown on the control phone number or the contact name (if phone is interrupted.

  • Page 28: Audio

    ❍ PHONEBOOK - this submenu allows you AUDIO SYSTEM FUNCTIONS MENU to see the telephone numbers in your The system audio function (hands free, Me- The system Main Menu shows the options phone list and to select one to make a dia Player, voice announcements, acoustic in a list which is shown on the control pan- call.

  • Page 29: Radionav Menu Functions

    ❍ MEDIA PLAYER - this submenu makes it Launching the Main Menu RADIONAV FUNCTIONS MENU possible to select digital audio tracks in To activate the system Main Menu, press ❍ MEDIA PLAYER the library by folder, artist, genre, album £ after which you can start to interact or playlist.

  • Page 30: Hands Free Functions

    The system allows phone calls to be made Notes MAKING A CALL and received via your mobile phone with ❍ Before you can make and receive calls You can make a call in one of the following Bluetooth ® using voice recognition or the using the hands free system you must ways: controls on the steering wheel.
  • Page 31 Call a name in the list If the person you are contacting (e.g. Or, through voice commands: Mario) has several telephone numbers The telephone must be registered for this Let us suppose you have to call “Mario” but no indication of the type, the sys- and the your mobile phone directory copied from your mobile phone list.
  • Page 32 Suggestion The system will display the number rec- To cancel dialling the phone number, say ognized and repeat it vocally. If the num- “Cancel”. When you are calling a name for which the- ber is complete, say “Call”. If the num- re are several phone numbers, also give the To delete the entire number displayed ber is incomplete, say the missing dig-...
  • Page 33 Call a number using the mobile Call a number in the call log Or, through voice interaction: phone keypad The LAST CALLS option is a list of numbers To call back the last person who phoned of phone calls made and received. It can con- With this system can also dial a phone ô...

  • Page 34: Managing An Incoming Call

    MANAGE AN INCOMING CALL Reject a phone call MANAGE A CALL IN PROGRESS You can answer incoming calls with the £ ❍ To reject a call, press for more hands free function using the controls on the Transfer the call from the than 1 second.

  • Page 35: Telephone Conference Function

    Transferring the call from the TELEPHONE CONFERENCE When the Telephone Conference function hands free to the mobile phone FUNCTION is activated, the display will show “CON- (only for telephones with FERENCE” and the symbol will appear To transfer a phone conversation from the Bluetooth that support onthe RADIONAV display.

  • Page 36: Sms Text Message Reader Functions

    If your mobile phone with Bluetooth ® sup- If you do not want to read the SMS text READING LAST MESSAGE ports the SMS text message reading func- message, press and the system will RECEIVED tion, when a new SMS text message is re- not read the message but save it so that When an SMS text message is received, ceived, the system will advise you through...

  • Page 37: Message List

    MESSAGE LIST MANAGEMENT OF SMS TEXT Or, through voice commands: MESSAGES The system stores up to 20 messages re- ô Press and say “Message reader”, af- ceived (in the case of linked messages For each SMS text message received, the ter the acoustic signal say “Inbox”;...

  • Page 38: Deleting All Messages

    ❍ READER OFF: DELETING ALL MESSAGES NOTIFICATION SETTINGS The system SMS text message reader al- the system deactivates the SMS text The system can save up to 20 SMS text lows the notification mode to be set when message reader so the receipt of a new messages, when a new message is received a new SMS text message is received with SMS text message will not be signalled...

  • Page 40: Media Player Functions

    ❍ For USB devices with a lead, connect The Media Player menu allows you to: MANAGEMENT OF THE one end to your USB device and the MULTIMEDIA LIBRARY ❍ display the tracks saved on your USB de- other to the USB port in the car (see fig. vice The Media Player allows you to select the digital audio on your USB device using the...

  • Page 41: Managing A Multimedia Library

    Selection by folder Selection by artist Selection by music genre To select all the tracks of a particular mu- If folders containing tracks are saved on your To select all the tracks by a particular sic genre, using manual interaction: USB device, they can be shown in the FOLD- artist, using manual interaction: ERS menu.

  • Page 42: Selection By Album

    Selection by album Scroll through the available albums. To Selection by playlist select the album displayed, press SRC To select an album, using manual inter- If there are playlists saved on your USB de- £ action: vice, you can display them in the PLAYLIST Scroll through the tracks on the album.

  • Page 43: Listening To Audio Tracks

    LISTENING TO AUDIO TRACKS Pause Previous track To return to the previous track through Random play for the entire To pause the track you are listening to: press manual interaction: multimedia libraray button. Whilst listening to a track press O (con- The option PLAY ANITHING allows you to Resume trols on the steering wheel) or ¯...

  • Page 44: Suggestions For The Use Of The Media Player

    SUGGESTIONS FOR THE USE Organizing multimedia files Creating a multimedia library OF THE MEDIA PLAYER ❍ It may take a few minutes to create a ❍ To produce categories that mean some- multimedia library. If the time for cre- thing on the system, the information in Scrolling ating the multimedia library is too long, the multimedia files must be updated.

  • Page 45: Creating A Playlist

    Creating playlists To create a .m3u or .wpl playlist for the sys- tem using Microsoft Windows Media ® ® Player, proceed as follows: ❍ Copy all the songs you want on the playlist in a new folder or onto your USB memory device.

  • Page 46: Random Play

    The SETTINGS menu will allow you to carry PRIVACY FUNCTION To access the PRIVACY menu, using out the following functions: MANAGEMENT voice commands: ❍ Privacy function management It is possible to set the “Privacy” function to ô press and say “Settings”. At the end ❍...
  • Page 47 Delete the registered users Notes To access the USER DATA menu through ❍ Always remember that if a mobile phone You can delete registrations made in the manual interaction, proceed as follows: £ USER DATA menu. Following this operation, is registered on the system whilst an- Activate the Main Menu by pressing you can no longer use the hands free sys- other phone is connected, the connec-...
  • Page 48 Add contacts Delete all data Or, through voice commands: If your mobile phone does not support the To restore the initial hands free system ô Press , say “Settings” and then, at automatic saving of the phone list whilst reg- settings, deleting all the data and the the end of the message from the sys- istering the telephone, the ADD CONTACTS...

  • Page 49: Registering Amobile Phone

    REGISTERING A Look, on your mobile phone, for the op- To register through manual interaction, MOBILE PHONE tion that allows you to display devices proceed as follows: with Bluetooth ® in the operating In order to use your mobile phone with the £...
  • Page 50 The first time you register a mobile When the mobile phone asks you, en- Or, through voice commands: phone the system will say “Welcome” ter the PIN shown in the display using ô straight after connection. The system will Press and say “Settings”...
  • Page 51 The system will ask you if you want to Suggestions Notes copy the directory for the phone just reg- ❍ Your mobile phone only has to be reg- To improve the voice recognition of the istered. It is advisable to copy the di- names in your phone list and the accuracy istered once.
  • Page 52 ❍ If you want to register your mobile MEDIA PLAYER SETTINGS Automatic play phone again, the old registration must (RADIONAV only) When the Autoplay option is on, be deleted first. All the user data regis- To enter the Multimedia Player settings Blue&Me™...

  • Page 53: Advanced Options

    Random play ADVANCED OPTIONS Access to system code The Random play function changes the or- To access the ADVANCED OPTIONS To carry out some of the operations it may der in which the digital audio is played. menu, using manual interaction, pro- be necessary to know the identification code When the Random play function is activat- ceed as follows:...

  • Page 54: Changing The Gprs Connection Code

    Changing the GPRS EXIT FROM MENU SETTINGS To set the GPRS connection code, using connection code voice commands: It is possible to exit the settings menu at the If the mobile phone service provider requires end operation as described below. ô...

  • Page 56: Mobile Phones With Bluetooth

    “Push” phone means that your mobile pho- ces supported by Blue&Me™, contact with Bluetooth ® wireless technology, your ne supports the single contact download Alfa Romeo Authorized Service or consult whole phonebook will be automatically with Bluetooth wireless technology. Du- ® the dedicated site at www.alfaromeo.com.

  • Page 57: Mobile Phones With Management Of Individual Contacts

    A Media Player Blue&Me™ adapter is available in Lineaccessori Alfa Romeo, to ❍ if the configuration has been made on play the music tracks in iPod or iPhone mo- an Apple PC, make the configuration in...

  • Page 58: Compatible Digital Audio Files

    Supported digital audio files The Media Player supports audio files with the following formats: Audio Code extension .wma It supports WMA standard version 1 and WMA version 2. (WMA2 = 353, WMA1 = 352). It supports WMA Voice audio formats. .mp3 MPEG-1 Layer 3 files (sampling frequencies 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz) and MPEG-2 layer 3 (16 kHz, 22.05 kHz and 24 kHz).

  • Page 59: Compatible Playlist Formats

    Compatible playlist formats Note on makes The Media Player supports the playing of playlists in the following formats: Microsoft ® and Windows ® are Microsoft Corporation registered makes. ❍ .m3u – file containing a list of tracks. Sony ® is a registered make of the Sony Corporation. (versions 1 and 2) Ericsson ®...

  • Page 60: List Of Available Voice Commands

    The tables below contain all the voice commands available for the system. The “main” command and the synonyms that can be used are giv- en for each command. TABLE OF VOICE COMMANDS ALWAYS AVAILABLE • Help • Menu Activation of “Help” function, which provides the list of voice commands available at the current level •...

  • Page 61: Table Of Hands Free Voice Commands

    TABLE OF HANDS FREE VOICE COMMANDS • One Entering digit “1” • Two Entering digit “2” • Three Entering digit “3” • Hash • Four Enter symbol “ # ” Entering digit “4” • Diesis Deletes the last group of •...
  • Page 62 ➯ continued • Work Activation of call to the contact selected at: “Work” / “Office” • Office • Chiama [Nome]”/ • Call [Name]”/ Activation of the call to the contact • Call [Name] (at) • Name • Nome • Home selected at: “Home”...

  • Page 63: Table Of Sms Text Message Reader Voice Commands

    TABLE OF SMS TEXT MESSAGE READER VOICE COMMANDS • Read last • Read • Read last Reading of the message • Read last message • Reread • Read last message selected from those in the message • Read message • Read •...

  • Page 64: Table Of Voice Commands For Setting Functions

    TABLE OF VOICE COMMANDS FOR SETTING FUNCTIONS • Activate Privacy • Settings Delection of registration data • Delete users • Set • Deactivate Privacy for all users • Configure Activation/Deactivation Activation of the of the PRIVACY function • Delete directory SETTINGS menu of the •...

  • Page 66: Problem Solving

    HANDS FREE General cases Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution For mobile phones with directory For mobile phones with management of The display shows: NO PHONEBOOK FOUND management the directory Or the system says: ❍ When the system asked “The data from ❍...
  • Page 67 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution For mobile phones with directory For mobile phones with directory The display shows: management management PHONEBOOK EMPTY ❍ You answered “Yes” to “The data from ❍ Enter valid contacts (a name at least Or the system says “Phonebook empty. the phonebook will now be copied onto one telephone number) into the phone To add contacts to the phonebook, go...
  • Page 68 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution ❍ The mobile phone registered is ❍ Turn the mobile phone on The display shows: NO PHONE CONNECTED switched off ❍ Make sure that your phone has been Or the system says ❍ The mobile phone registered is not registered “There’s no Bluetooth phone connected”...
  • Page 69 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution The display shows: PAIRING FAILED Three minutes after the system provides Repeat the registration procedure. Whilst the PIN, required for registering the mobile entering the PIN, check that the PIN you Or the system says phone, the code is no longer accepted by are entering into your mobile phone is the “Bluetooth pairing timed out.
  • Page 70 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution ❍ If you do not speak quickly enough The system does not respond to a ô ❍ Press and give the voice ô voice command or the pressing after pressing , the system interrupts command again of a button the voice interaction Make sure that you talk clearly at a nor-...
  • Page 71 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution After having deleted the user Select the Delete users option in the sys- The system requires you to enter a information relating to the registration of tem and cancel all registrations, then regis- PIN, but is not registering any phone your mobile phone, the connection via ter the new mobile phone Bluetooth...
  • Page 72 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution When registering a mobile phone, that is Before repeating the registration of a Remember that the pairing procedure already registered, the display will show: mobile phone already registered, it is will only need to be performed once for PAIR.
  • Page 73 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution When contacts and/or telephone Replace the “+” at the start of the In some cases, it is not possible to numbers are transferred from the country code with “00” call phone numbers that contain mobile phone to the hands free (e.g.

  • Page 74: Sms Text Message Reader

    SMS TEXT MESSAGE READER Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution Not all mobile phone support the transfer I can receive SMS text messages on Check that your mobile phone supports the of SMS text messages to the system function for sending SMS text messages the mobile phone but not on the system via Bluetooth ®...
  • Page 75 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution The system is capable of reading and sav- It is possible to delete SMS text No SMS messages are displayed ing the last 20 SMS messages messages saved by the system. SMS on your mobile phone, on the received whilst the mobile phone is list of system SMS messages SMS TEXT MESSAGE READER...

  • Page 76: Media Player

    MEDIA PLAYER Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution ❍ No USB device is connected to the ❍ Follow the instructions for connecting Indication on the display: NO MEDIA FOUND car’s USB port. your USB device to the system. ❍ No digital audio file is presenton the ❍...
  • Page 77 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution You have tried to play a playlist, but there Indication on the display: Create a playlist on your computer using your appli- are no playlists on the USB device connected NO PLAYLISTS FOUND cation software for the management of multimedia The playlist is spoilt or not valid the system says: files and add it to your USB device...
  • Page 78 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution Indication on the display: The audio track that you have chosen to CONTENT PROTECTED listen to is protected by DRM and cannot be played by the Media Player – the system says: “Protected content”. The system does not play all the Your playlist probably contains files For futher information, see the protected by DRM, that are not played;...
  • Page 79 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution The USB memory device has been To reset the USB memory device using The same USB memory device removed from your PC before it Microsoft Windows XP, click COMPUTER already inserted previously requires ® ® was ready for this operation RESOURCES in the START menu, right more than 10 seconds to resume...

  • Page 80: Ipod

    Blue&Me™ format (these formats are not supported by the system) ❍ iPod cannot by configured as an ❍ Use the Lineaccessori Alfa Romeo external disk (e.g. iPod Touch, etc.) Media Player Blue&Me™ adapter. ❍ The iPhone devices are not ❍...
  • Page 81 Problem Probable Cause Possible Solution The individual track repeat function may There is a special item in the menu, like With iPod or USB memory sticks the have inadvertently be left activated “continuous play” or “repeat individual system continues playing the same track track”, that must be deactivated or the “forward”...

  • Page 82: Personal Data Protection

    The system functions involve the handling of personal data. For protection of this information from unauthorized acsess, the device is pro- duced in such a way that: ❒ Personal data linked to the operation of the hands free system (phone list and last calls) are only accessible after automatic recogniton of the user’s mobile phone via Bluetooth ®...

  • Page 83: Warnings On The Use Of System Software

    This system contains software granted under licence to Fiat Auto S.p.A. in accordance with a licence contract. Any removal, reproduction, reverse engineering or other unauthorized use of the software for this system in violation of the licensing contract is strictly prohibited. IMPORTANT Tampering inside the device or installing unauthorized software can lead to the cancelling of the warranty and adversely affect the security of the information stored.
  • Page 84 – Individual EULA. The documentation relating to this SYSTEM and destined for the final user may contain multiple versions of this EULA, such as, for example, several translations and/or several multimedia versions (in the documentation and in the software). Even if you receive several versions of the EULA, your licence will be valide for one (1) copy of the SOFTWARE only.
  • Page 85 – If Fiat Auto S.p.A. supplies or makes available Supplementary Components and no other EULA is provided with them, then the terms of this EULA will be valid. – If the Software Suppliers of Fiat Auto S.p.A., their associated companies and/or their designated representative places Supplementary Components at your disposal and not other EULA condition is supplied with them, then the terms of this EULA will apply with the exception of the fact that the Software Suppliers of Fiat Auto S.p.A.
  • Page 86 EXPORT RESTRICTIONS You accept that the SOFTWARE is subject to the export jurisdiction of the U.S. and European Union. You are bound to respect all the nation- al and international laws applicable to the SOFTWARE including the U.S. Authorities for Exports (U.S. Export Administration Regulation) as well as the restrictions for the final user, the final use and the destination from the U.S.
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  • Page 89 CUSTOMER SERVICES TECHNICAL SERVICES - SERVICE ENGINEERING Largo Senatore G. Agnelli, 5 -10040 Volvera - Torino (Italia) Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. Pubblication n. 60438152 - 1 Edition - 08/2009 All rights reserved. Reproduction, even in part is prohibited without written permission from Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.

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