Voice Activation

xG35c · 08-03-2006, 09:03 PM

Does ANYBODY use this feature with repeatable success?
I can't get mine to recognize my voice consistently. Everytime I think I've figured out how it wants commands pronounced it gets it TOTALLY wrong! There's obviously no "learning" (by the car

) going on - and we've got TWO buttons to activate it!

NoMods · 08-03-2006, 09:08 PM

is it because of your "jersey" accent?

ALPINE6SPD · 08-03-2006, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by xG35c

Does ANYBODY use this feature with repeatable success?
I can't get mine to recognize my voice consistently. Everytime I think I've figured out how it wants commands pronounced it gets it TOTALLY wrong! There's obviously no "learning" (by the car

) going on - and we've got TWO buttons to activate it!

I use it all the time. I bet your talking to it too early. Press the voice activation button and you wil hear the beep. Do NOT talk when you hear the beep. Wait until you see the icon for voice activation on the I-Drive svreen on the bottom left hand corner. Give it about a second and then begin to talk. It should work fine and it works for me 99% of the time. Let me know how it goes.

ALPINE6SPD · 08-03-2006, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by armoredsaint

is it because of your "jersey" accent?

Im from jersey and it woks for me

jojogargoles · 08-03-2006, 10:16 PM

i have a filipino accent and still works for me! i wonder how you talk???

NNaaabbibgggaatttiioooommnnm

ccccllliimmmaaattteee

entirtainmint

cumunikasion!

i hope not!

RustyR · 08-04-2006, 10:25 AM

I have no problems with mine

BK · 08-04-2006, 02:18 PM

I have been using it and it has worked fine. Sometimes I guess at what the command might be and it yells at me ("AM on" or "FM on" works, but "CD on" doesn't?), but otherwise, it works great. I like to switch back and forth from the radio to map / direction of travel. I find it easiest to do so via voice.

cal99_99 · 09-16-2006, 08:33 PM

Can we custome the voice commands like the voice dial in cell phone? Like speak chinese instead of english?

pipodyer · 01-15-2007, 11:03 AM

It works as a charm with mine...even when I was with flu and my voice was not the same :-)

Kind of thinking in re-recording my phone numbers, initially I used to rise the voice too much since I did not realized how sensitive my E90 mic was.

Only problem, I was not able to use any other voice commands other than phone though as Entertainment or Climate....I have a non-IDrive

obLu · 01-15-2007, 11:07 AM

Works for me *as long as* I'm dialing by name (no-idrive here). If I try to voice dial a number it'll usually spaz out toward the end. Every time I've tried, I've had to say the number 4-5 times before being successful. But if I dial by name it works like a champ.

SoYank · 01-15-2007, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ALPINE6SPD

Im from jersey and it woks for me

Oh, cool, stir fry.

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xG35c Lieutenant 36 Rep 433 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Voice Activation Does ANYBODY use this feature with repeatable success? I can't get mine to recognize my voice consistently. Everytime I think I've figured out how it wants commands pronounced it gets it TOTALLY wrong! There's obviously no "learning" (by the car ) going on - and we've got TWO buttons to activate it!
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NoMods Colonel 1101 Rep 2,321 Posts Drives: 2022 M5 Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA iTrader: (10) Garage List 2022 M5 [10.00]	is it because of your "jersey" accent?
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jojogargoles Lieutenant 9 Rep 549 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: sherman oaks, CA iTrader: (2)	i have a filipino accent and still works for me! i wonder how you talk??? NNaaabbibgggaatttiioooommnnm ccccllliimmmaaattteee entirtainmint cumunikasion! i hope not! __________________ SpeedTool
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RustyR Enlisted Member 2 Rep 45 Posts Drives: E90 2009 323i Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cape Town,South Africa iTrader: (0)	I have no problems with mine
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BK Smiling politely 165 Rep 7,931 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [9.00]	I have been using it and it has worked fine. Sometimes I guess at what the command might be and it yells at me ("AM on" or "FM on" works, but "CD on" doesn't?), but otherwise, it works great. I like to switch back and forth from the radio to map / direction of travel. I find it easiest to do so via voice. __________________ E90 330i Black Sapphire 6MT \| 991.1 C4 Platinum Silver 7MT
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cal99_99 Second Lieutenant 29 Rep 257 Posts Drives: 2007 328i coupe Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: orlando, FL iTrader: (0)	Can we custome the voice commands like the voice dial in cell phone? Like speak chinese instead of english?
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pipodyer New Member 0 Rep 17 Posts Drives: BMW 325i Premium Package Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Deerfield Beach, FL iTrader: (0)	It works as a charm with mine...even when I was with flu and my voice was not the same :-) Kind of thinking in re-recording my phone numbers, initially I used to rise the voice too much since I did not realized how sensitive my E90 mic was. Only problem, I was not able to use any other voice commands other than phone though as Entertainment or Climate....I have a non-IDrive __________________ Thanks, Pipo Dyer.
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obLu Major 50 Rep 1,159 Posts Drives: 330i 6MT ZSP Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kirkland, WA, USA iTrader: (1)	Works for me as long as I'm dialing by name (no-idrive here). If I try to voice dial a number it'll usually spaz out toward the end. Every time I've tried, I've had to say the number 4-5 times before being successful. But if I dial by name it works like a champ.
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