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5-12.Voice command system operation

the voice command system.

Voice command sys-

tem

■ Microphone

The voice command sys-

tem enables the radio,

phone dialing, etc. to be

operated using voice com-

mands. Refer to the com-

mand list for samples of

voice commands. (P.461)

 It is unnecessary to speak

directly into the microphone

when giving a command.

Using the voice command

system

■ Steering switch

●Voice commands may not be rec-

ognized if:

• Spoken too quickly.

• Spoken at a low or high volume.

• The roof or windows are open.

• Passengers are talking while

voice commands are spoken.

• The fan speed of the air condition-

ing system is set at high.

• The air conditioning vents are

turned towards the microphone.

●In the following conditions, the

system may not recognize the

command properly and using

voice commands may not be pos-

sible:

Talk switch

 Voice command system

• The command is incorrect or

unclear. Note that certain words,

accents or speech patterns may

be difficult for the system to recog-

nize.

 Press the talk switch to start

the voice command system.

To cancel voice command,

press and hold the talk switch.

• There is excessive background

noise, such as wind noise.

 When an Apple Car-

Play/Android Auto connec-

tion is established

●Normally, it is necessary to wait

for a beep before saying a com-

mand. To enable the ability to talk

over prompts and say commands

before the beep, enable the voice

prompt interrupt function.

 Press and hold the talk switch

to start Siri/Google Assistant.

To cancel Siri/Google Assis-

tant, press the talk switch.

(P.418)

●This system may not operate

immediately after the engine

 Press the talk switch to start

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switch is in ACC or ON.

3 After hearing a beep, say a

supported command.

NOTICE

 To display sample commands

of the desired function, say

the desired function or select

the desired function button. To

display more commands,

●Do not touch and put a sharp

object to the microphone. It may

cause failure.

Voice command system

operation

select “More Commands”.

 Selecting “Help” or saying

“Help” prompts the voice com-

mand system to offer exam-

ples of commands and

The voice command system is

operated by saying commands

which correspond to a sup-

ported function. To display

examples of commands for sup-

ported functions, select a func-

tion button on the screen after

starting the voice command sys-

tem.

operation methods.

 Registered POIs, registered

names in the contacts list etc.,

can be said in the place of the

“<>” next to the commands.

(P.461)

For example: Say “Find a restau-

rant”, “Call John Smith” etc.

Operation from the main

 If a desired outcome is not

shown, or if no selections are

available, perform one of the

following to return to the pre-

vious screen:

1 Press the talk switch.

• Say “Go back”.

• Select

 To cancel voice recognition,

select , say “Cancel”, or

press and hold the talk switch.

 Voice guidance for the voice

command system can be

skipped by pressing the talk

switch.

 To perform the voice com-

mand operation again, select

“Start Over” or say “Start

over”.

2 If “Getting Started with Voice”

screen is displayed, select

“OK” or press the talk switch.

(P.460)

 To suspend voice command

operation, select “Pause” or

say “Pause”. To resume the

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voice command operation,

select “Resume” or press the

talk switch.

2 Select the desired item to be

set.

●If the system does not respond or

the confirmation screen does not

disappear, press the talk switch

and try again.

●If a voice command cannot be rec-

ognized 3 consecutive times,

voice recognition will be canceled.

●Voice recognition prompts can be

changed on the voice settings

screen. (P.418)

Select to display the voice

command tutorials.

This function can be used to cancel

voice guidance by turning the voice

prompts off. When you press the

talk switch while using this setting, a

beep sounds, and then you can

immediately say a command.

Select to train the voice com-

mand system.

The user will be asked to say 10

sample phrases. This will help the

voice command system adapt to

the user’s accent.

●Some voice guidance can be can-

celed by setting voice prompts to

off. Use this setting when it is

desirable to say a command

immediately after pressing the talk

switch and hearing a beep.

Select to prevent the screen

from being displayed again.

Select to proceed to the

voice command screen.

Increasing the voice rec-

ognition performance

To increase voice recognition

performance, use the “Tutori-

als” and “Voice Training” func-

tions on the “Getting Started

with Voice” screen. These func-

tions are only available when

the vehicle is not moving.

The “Tutorials” and “Voice Train-

ing” functions can also be

started on the voice settings

screen. (P.418)

1 Press the talk switch.

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Command list

■ Common

Command list overview

Command

Action

Recognizable voice commands

and their actions are shown

below.

Displays exam-

ples of some of

the available

commands

“Help”

 Frequently used commands

are listed in the following

tables.

Returns to the

previous screen

“Go back”

“Cancel”

 For devices that are not

installed to the vehicle, com-

mands relating to that device

may not be displayed on the

screen. Also, depending on

other conditions, such as

compatibility, some com-

mands may not be displayed

on the screen.

Cancels the

voice command

system

Returns to top

menu screen

“Start over”

Temporarily

pauses a voice

session until it is

resumed by

“Pause”

pressing the talk

switch again.

 The functions available may

vary according to the system

installed.

■ Top menu

 Voice recognition language

can be changed. (P.414)

Command

Action

Displays the

command list of

the selected

 When an Apple Car-

Play/Android Auto connec-

tion is established, some

commands will become

unavailable.

“Show com-

mand examples

for <menu>”

Displays more

commonly used

commands

“More com-

mands”

Displays Voice

Setting screen

“Voice settings”

Displays Train

Voice Recogni-

“Train my voice”

tion screen

: Vehicle must be parked

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■ Phone ■ While in a phone call

Command Command Action

Sends DTMF

Action

Places a call to

the specified

contact from the

phone book

“Send <digits>” tones has speci-

fied

“Call <contact>”

Mutes the micro-

Places a call to

the specified

phone type of

the contact from

the phone book

phone (far side

cannot hear the

conversation)

“Mute”

“Call <contact>

<phone type>”

Unmutes the

“Unmute”

microphone

Places a call to

the specified

phone number

“Dial <phone

number>”

■ While incoming message

notification is displayed^*

Places a call to

the phone num-

ber of the latest

outgoing call

Command

Action

“Redial”

Reads the

incoming mes-

sage over the

vehicle speakers

“Read message”

Places a call to

the phone num-

ber of latest

“Call back”

Ignores the

“Ignore”

“Reply”

incoming mes-

sage notification

incoming call

“Show recent

calls”

Displays the call

history screen

Initiates sending

a reply to the

incoming mes-

sage

Sends a text

message to

specified con-

tact from the

phone book

“Send a mes-

sage to <con-

tact>”

Places a call to

the phone num-

ber of incoming

message

“Call”

: If the system does not recognize

the name of a contact, create a

voice tag. (P.483) The name of

a contact can also be recognized

by adding a voice tag.

: Full screen message notification

must be turned on within the

phone settings (P.481)

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■ Audio^*

■ Radio

Command

Action

Command

Action

Changes the

radio to the

specified AM fre-

quency

Plays tracks

from the

selected playlist

“Play Playlist

<name>”

“Tune to <fre-

quency> AM”

Plays tracks

from the

selected artist

“Play Artist

<name>”

Changes the

radio to the

specified FM fre-

quency

“Tune to <fre-

quency> FM”

“Play Song

<name>”

Plays the

selected track

Changes the

radio to an FM

station of the

Plays tracks

from the

selected album

“Play a <genre>

station”

“Play Album

<name>”

specified genre

Plays tracks

from the

selected genre

Changes the

“Tune to preset radio to the

“Play Genre

<name>”

<1-36>”

specified preset

radio station

Plays tracks

“Play Composer from the

Changes the

<name>”

selected com-

poser

radio to a satel-

lite radio channel

of the specified

“Tune to a

<genre> satel-

lite station”

Plays tracks

from the

selected podcast

“Play Podcast

<name>”

genre

Changes the

Plays tracks

“Play Audiobook from the

radio to the sat-

ellite radio chan-

nel with the

“Tune to <satel-

lite channel

name>”

<name>”

selected audio-

book

specified name

Turns the

audio/visual sys-

tem on

Changes the

“Audio On”

radio to a satel-

lite radio channel

of the specified

“Tune to chan-

nel <number> on

XM”

Turns the

audio/visual sys-

tem off

“Audio Off”

number

:A station list must be built first

“Change the

audio source to to the specified

<source name>” audio mode

Sets the source

using the radio screen (P.425)

:Requires a satellite radio sub-

scription

: The audio device must be con-

nected via a USB cable to use the

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functionality in this section

■ Toyota Apps

Command

Action

“Launch <appli-

Activates the

Toyota Apps

cation name>”

: When an application is opened

and is in full screen mode, press-

ing the talk switch will start the

voice command system and com-

mands for the currently displayed

application will be available

●Commands relating to operation

of the audio/visual system can

only be performed when the

audio/visual system is turned on.

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