Voice Signal Options

Voice Signal Options

The following options are used by the Voice Signal speech recognition on your phone.

Call Digit Dialing

Digit Dial allows you to dial any phone number by simply speaking the digits into the phone. No training is necessary, and Digit Dial is programmed to understand natural speech.

1. Press and hold for two seconds.

2. After a brief pause, a list of optional commands appears in the display and the audio prompt “Say a command” plays through the earpiece.

Speak clearly and say the command that you want to use. If, after a few seconds, the device has not recognized a command, it prompts you to repeat the command. If, after a few more seconds, it still has not recognized a command, it tells you "Sorry, no match found," and cancels voice recognition.

Using Voice Dial

Use the Voice Dial command to dial any number stored in your contact list by saying the name of the contact (Name

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Dialing). You can also use Voice Dial to dial any valid telephone number, even numbers not stored in your contact list, by speaking the individual digits in the number (Digit Dialing).

Dialing a Name

To dial a name using Voice Dial:

1. Press and hold for two seconds to start VoiceSignal.

2. Say "Voice Dial."

3. VoiceSignal prompts you to "Say the name or number."

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4. Speak clearly and say the name of a person in your contact list, first name followed by last name. For example, say "John Smith."

5. If VoiceSignal recognizes the name and there is one number stored with that name, VoiceSignal repeats the name and dials the number. If VoiceSignal is not sure which name you said, it displays a choice list of up to three names and prompts you with "Did you say?" followed by the first name on the list.

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6. Say "Yes" to confirm the name or "No" to hear the next name, or use the keypad to select the correct name from the list.

7. If the recognized name has multiple numbers stored for it

(e.g., Mobile, Work, Home, etc.), VoiceSignal displays the possible choices and prompts you with "Which number?"

8. Indicate which number to call by saying one of the choices. For example, say "Mobile." VoiceSignal repeats what you said and then dials the number.

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Note: If there is more than one Mobile number listed for an entry both

Mobile 1 and Mobile 2 display.

Dialing a Number

To dial a number using Voice Dial:

1. Press and hold for two seconds to start VoiceSignal.

2. Say "Voice Dial." VoiceSignal prompts you to "Say the name or number."

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3. Speak clearly and say a valid telephone number. For example, say "781 970 5200."

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4. If it recognizes the number, VoiceSignal repeats it and dials the number. If VoiceSignal is not sure it has recognized the number, it displays a choice list of up to three numbers and prompts you with "Did you say?" followed by the first number on the list.

5. Say "Yes" to confirm the number or "No" to hear the next one, or use the keypad to select the correct number from the list. (See the section "Using Choice Lists" for more information.)

Voice Memo

Voice Memo accesses the voice memo feature of your

phone. See "Voice Memo" on page 31.

Calendar

Calendar accesses the Calendar feature of your phone.

See "Calendar" on page 118.

Looking Up Contact Information

Use the Contacts command to retrieve contact information for any name stored in your contact list by

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saying the name. Contacts displays contact information on the screen but does not dial any phone numbers for the contact.

To look up information for a specific contact:

1. Start VoiceSignal.

2. Say "Contacts." VoiceSignal prompts you to "Say the name."

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3. Speak clearly and say the name of a person in your contact list, first name followed by last name. For example, say "John Smith."

If VoiceSignal recognizes the name, it displays the contact information stored for that name. If it is not sure which name you said, VoiceSignal displays a choice list of up to three names and prompts you with "Did you say?" followed by the first name on the list.

4. Say "Yes" to confirm the name or "No" to hear the next name, or use the keypad to select the correct name from the list. (See the section, "Using Choice Lists" for more information.)

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VoiceSignal displays the contact information stored for the name you selected.

Using Choice Lists

VoiceSignal uses choice lists when it is not confident it has correctly recognized a name or number. In this case, it can display a list of up to three possible choices, and prompt you to confirm the correct one.

You can change the way that VoiceSignal uses choice lists with name dialing, digit dialing, and contacts. For each feature, you can choose to always see a choice list

(even if there is only one choice), or never see a choice list (even if there are multiple choices). If you leave the setting at "Automatic," VoiceSignal displays a choice list only when it is not confident it has correctly recognized the name or number.

To change the way VoiceSignal uses choice lists:

1. Start VoiceSignal.

2. Press Settings, and then select Choice Lists.

3. Select Name Dialing, Digit Dialing, or Contacts.

4. Click the button for the choice list you want:

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• Automatic - VoiceSignal displays a choice list only when it is not sure if it has correctly recognized the name or number.

• Always On - VoiceSignal always displays a choice list, even when there is only one choice.

• Always Off - VoiceSignal never displays a choice list.

5. Press OK to accept the new setting.

Call Name Dialing

To use Name Dial, you’ll need to have entries stored in

your Contacts list. See page 63 for information on

creating a Contacts list.

1. Press and hold for two seconds.

2. After a brief pause, a list of optional commands appears in the display and the audio prompt “Say a command” plays through the speakerphone--if it is enabled.

Note: To activate the speakerphone option, press the located on the side of your phone. You must enable the speakerphone option before you access the VoiceSignal options.

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Voice Signal Options

3. Say “Voice Dial” at a distance of 3-12 inches from the phone in a natural voice.

4. “Say the Name or Number” plays through the earpiece.

5. To use Name Dialing, say the name of the contact that you want to dial.

6. The name that you said is repeated through the earpiece and your phone dials the number.

7. If VoiceSignal is not sure of the number that you said, a list of possible matches appears in the display.

8. You’re asked to confirm the correct number as Voice

Signal displays the results. Say “Yes” or “No” to confirm or reject the number when prompted.

9. The location is repeated through the earpiece and your phone dials the number.

Contacts

To perform a name lookup, you’ll need to have some entries in your Contacts list.

1. Press and hold for two seconds.

2. A list of commands appears in the display and the audio prompt “Say a command” plays through the earpiece.

3. Say “Contacts” at a distance of 3-12 inches from the microphone. “Say the name” plays through the earpiece.

4. Say the name exactly as it is displayed in your Contacts list, first name followed by last name.

5. The contact name appears in the display with other information that you’ve entered for that contact.

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Status

Status lets you say a single command "Status" to check your phone's network coverage, signal strength, battery,

GPS setting, and master volume.

Missed Calls

Missed Calls lets you say a single command "Missed

Calls"and view your missed calls log.

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Section 4: Menu Navigation

Topics Covered

• Menu Navigation

• Menu Outline

This section explains the menu navigation for your phone. It also includes an outline of all the available menus associated with your phone.

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