Voice Activation/Voice Command

RedStripe · 06-06-2005, 03:56 AM

Is this feature only available with iDrive. Will having BMW assist give you any kind of Voice Command interaction? Thanks.

voltron1011 · 06-06-2005, 04:37 AM

Only with Nav/Idrive....

RedStripe · 06-06-2005, 05:25 PM

Actually, I got a PM from CaptJack saying that if you have BMW assist without iDrive, you do infact get Voice Command, though it is limited to the subset of phone and communications functions only.

Roup1 · 06-06-2005, 07:04 PM

I can confirm that voice command works for the bluetooth phone commands w/o having idrive...

LEDZEP · 06-28-2005, 09:19 AM

Really? Cool! That will give me yet another reason to be excited about getting my car back! The bluetooth works great - and if I can use voice commands that will be awesome. I have the Premium Package, which includes Assist - but I don't have iDrive. So you're saying voice command for the phone still works?

E90Mono · 06-28-2005, 12:55 PM

I can confirm that voice commands work great without IDRIVE.
I have 325i with premium pkg and regular radio, not logic7. All the voice command functions work for phone usage. I have Motorola v505
and it pairs well and was easy to program everything following the manual for the radio and/or owners manual.

LEDZEP · 07-02-2005, 05:30 AM

After reading E90Mono's post, I read my manual (didn't have access to my car). I got my car back yesterday and tried it out - the voice commands work fine! I don't have iDrive, just premium package and Motorola V710. Now I'm going to see if I can just use spoken names from my phonebook...

E90Mono · 07-02-2005, 08:32 AM

LEDZEP, Did you get name dialing working ok. Let me know if not and I can help. I didn't realize at first that you have to record them in to
the radio even if they are already in you phone. It still works great once the names are saved. Hope it's working out well for you. I think the bluetooth / phone is about the coolest feature other than the cars basic performance.

skimo · 07-02-2005, 10:36 AM

I want bluetooth/ voice commands...i didn't get the BMW assist because I did not know that voice commands will be there..

Is it too late to get bluetooth after the fact? I know this was discussed somewhere else on this forum...but I dont beleive they reached an answer.

Thanks
Skimo

Armen52 · 07-02-2005, 02:13 PM

Guys I had no idea that I would get voice commands without iDrive. They work great on my car although I have not been able to transfer my 250 number phonebook as it seems to take about a couple of hours from my T616 phone.

So far I have only been dialing by saying the number I want to dial but I can't believe how well it works

I don't have to talk slow or anything, worked on my first try! I love it.

LEDZEP · 07-06-2005, 05:36 PM

The voice dialing works great, but I'm having trouble trying to store names/numbers. The manual's instructions are to say "store name" - but the system does not recognize that command. I've also tried "store number" but with the same results. Could it be that the ability to store names and numbers and then dial by name is only available with iDrive? Or am I missing something?

Anyone get this to work? If so, how?

PhilS · 07-06-2005, 06:12 PM

In my E60, the command was "save name".

HTH,
Phil.

LEDZEP · 07-06-2005, 06:58 PM

Hmmm... book says 'store', but I'll give that a try!

LEDZEP · 07-07-2005, 07:44 PM

PhilS is correct. I tried 'save name' and it worked! The manual is incorrect.

George Chronis · 07-08-2005, 08:14 PM

Yeah, not only the manual is incorrect, but it doesn't list all the commands. You can get some commands by saying "help" to the system (that's how I found out about save instead of store). Does anyone have a list of all commands (I don't have iDrive, only BT and Assist) or know where to get them?

Thanks!

Armen52 · 07-12-2005, 01:21 AM

This is all correct. I had the same trouble that LEDZEP had. I kept trying "store name" which got me nowhere. I finally noticed the "help" command in the manual and tried that to find out the typo.

"Save Name" should work fine. The name recognition isn't perfect, it confuses Garen and Nareg as the same name. Oh well.

genghis · 07-12-2005, 08:19 AM

urgh. my dealer didn't give me a manual for BT/BMW Assist. He just told me two commands, "Dial Number" & "Dial". Is there list of commands online somwhere?
Maybe someone could post a sticky of commands for those of us who are manual-less. and add commands/tips/tricks that aren't published.
cheers.

George Chronis · 07-12-2005, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by genghis

urgh. my dealer didn't give me a manual for BT/BMW Assist. He just told me two commands, "Dial Number" & "Dial". Is there list of commands online somwhere?
Maybe someone could post a sticky of commands for those of us who are manual-less. and add commands/tips/tricks that aren't published.
cheers.

You can start by saying "help" on the voice prompt. I will copy my manual and post it as a pdf, but it's not much help.

genghis · 07-12-2005, 09:24 AM

much appreciated.

genghis · 07-22-2005, 02:53 PM

am in canada and have spoken to my dealer and he insists that there is NO manual for BMW assist / voice commands. getting kinda peeved because the only thing i know is 'dial number' and 'help'. apparently there are commands for everything from using the telephone to the radio to the air conditioning. or do these only apply to cars with idrive?

have already downloaded a couple of the manuals posted here (E60 & X3) but am not having any luck.

sorry if this is old had for you guys, but can someone help?

thanks in advance.

E90Fleet · 07-22-2005, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by genghis

am in canada and have spoken to my dealer and he insists that there is NO manual for BMW assist / voice commands. getting kinda peeved because the only thing i know is 'dial number' and 'help'. apparently there are commands for everything from using the telephone to the radio to the air conditioning. or do these only apply to cars with idrive?

have already downloaded a couple of the manuals posted here (E60 & X3) but am not having any luck.

sorry if this is old had for you guys, but can someone help?

thanks in advance.

This link is the the list of voice commands for the E60 5 Series, see o many work

http://www.e60.net/information/E60_Voice_Commands.pdf

RedStripe · 10-31-2005, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E90Fleet

This link is the the list of voice commands for the E60 5 Series, see o many work

http://www.e60.net/information/E60_Voice_Commands.pdf

Has anyone found a formal list of E90 voice commands yet? Thanks.

06-06-2005, 03:56 AM	#1
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06-28-2005, 09:19 AM	#5
LEDZEP Lieutenant General 417 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	Really? Cool! That will give me yet another reason to be excited about getting my car back! The bluetooth works great - and if I can use voice commands that will be awesome. I have the Premium Package, which includes Assist - but I don't have iDrive. So you're saying voice command for the phone still works?
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06-28-2005, 12:55 PM	#6
E90Mono New Member 0 Rep 28 Posts Drives: Monaco Blue 325i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Charleston, S.C. USA iTrader: (0)	I can confirm that voice commands work great without IDRIVE. I have 325i with premium pkg and regular radio, not logic7. All the voice command functions work for phone usage. I have Motorola v505 and it pairs well and was easy to program everything following the manual for the radio and/or owners manual.
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07-02-2005, 05:30 AM	#7
LEDZEP Lieutenant General 417 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	After reading E90Mono's post, I read my manual (didn't have access to my car). I got my car back yesterday and tried it out - the voice commands work fine! I don't have iDrive, just premium package and Motorola V710. Now I'm going to see if I can just use spoken names from my phonebook...
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07-02-2005, 08:32 AM	#8
E90Mono New Member 0 Rep 28 Posts Drives: Monaco Blue 325i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Charleston, S.C. USA iTrader: (0)	LEDZEP, Did you get name dialing working ok. Let me know if not and I can help. I didn't realize at first that you have to record them in to the radio even if they are already in you phone. It still works great once the names are saved. Hope it's working out well for you. I think the bluetooth / phone is about the coolest feature other than the cars basic performance.
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07-02-2005, 10:36 AM	#9
skimo Lieutenant 91 Rep 532 Posts Drives: 2011 335 vert Dinan II Join Date: May 2005 Location: Austin Texas !! iTrader: (1)	I want bluetooth/ voice commands...i didn't get the BMW assist because I did not know that voice commands will be there.. Is it too late to get bluetooth after the fact? I know this was discussed somewhere else on this forum...but I dont beleive they reached an answer. Thanks Skimo
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07-02-2005, 02:13 PM	#10
Armen52 Captain 33 Rep 663 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Guys I had no idea that I would get voice commands without iDrive. They work great on my car although I have not been able to transfer my 250 number phonebook as it seems to take about a couple of hours from my T616 phone. So far I have only been dialing by saying the number I want to dial but I can't believe how well it works I don't have to talk slow or anything, worked on my first try! I love it. __________________ E90 330i delivered 6/29/2005, ZSP/ZPP/ZCW/Step, Arctic/Gray/Walnut
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07-06-2005, 05:36 PM	#11
LEDZEP Lieutenant General 417 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	The voice dialing works great, but I'm having trouble trying to store names/numbers. The manual's instructions are to say "store name" - but the system does not recognize that command. I've also tried "store number" but with the same results. Could it be that the ability to store names and numbers and then dial by name is only available with iDrive? Or am I missing something? Anyone get this to work? If so, how?
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07-06-2005, 06:12 PM	#12
PhilS Private 4 Rep 51 Posts Drives: 330i SE Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: N.Ireland iTrader: (0)	In my E60, the command was "save name". HTH, Phil.
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07-06-2005, 06:58 PM	#13
LEDZEP Lieutenant General 417 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	Hmmm... book says 'store', but I'll give that a try!
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07-07-2005, 07:44 PM	#14
LEDZEP Lieutenant General 417 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	PhilS is correct. I tried 'save name' and it worked! The manual is incorrect.
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07-08-2005, 08:14 PM	#15
George Chronis Private 3 Rep 73 Posts Drives: 330i 2006 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Columbia, MO iTrader: (0)	Yeah, not only the manual is incorrect, but it doesn't list all the commands. You can get some commands by saying "help" to the system (that's how I found out about save instead of store). Does anyone have a list of all commands (I don't have iDrive, only BT and Assist) or know where to get them? Thanks! __________________ http://cybergeorge.net/
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07-12-2005, 01:21 AM	#16
Armen52 Captain 33 Rep 663 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	This is all correct. I had the same trouble that LEDZEP had. I kept trying "store name" which got me nowhere. I finally noticed the "help" command in the manual and tried that to find out the typo. "Save Name" should work fine. The name recognition isn't perfect, it confuses Garen and Nareg as the same name. Oh well. __________________ E90 330i delivered 6/29/2005, ZSP/ZPP/ZCW/Step, Arctic/Gray/Walnut
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07-12-2005, 08:19 AM	#17
genghis New Member 5 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2006 330i PP/SP Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	NO VOICE COMMAND MANUAL! urgh. my dealer didn't give me a manual for BT/BMW Assist. He just told me two commands, "Dial Number" & "Dial". Is there list of commands online somwhere? Maybe someone could post a sticky of commands for those of us who are manual-less. and add commands/tips/tricks that aren't published. cheers.
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07-12-2005, 09:24 AM	#19
genghis New Member 5 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2006 330i PP/SP Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	much appreciated.
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07-22-2005, 02:53 PM	#20
genghis New Member 5 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2006 330i PP/SP Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	am in canada and have spoken to my dealer and he insists that there is NO manual for BMW assist / voice commands. getting kinda peeved because the only thing i know is 'dial number' and 'help'. apparently there are commands for everything from using the telephone to the radio to the air conditioning. or do these only apply to cars with idrive? have already downloaded a couple of the manuals posted here (E60 & X3) but am not having any luck. sorry if this is old had for you guys, but can someone help? thanks in advance.
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