A while back ago someone posted a quick reference list of commonly used voice commands for the NAV. I thought I copied (can't find it now) but can't find it anywhere (to include the FAQ list). Well, my European NAV disc has finally arrived today and would like to get to using it with a quick list of commands. Can anyone help me find it or post it in this link? Thanks.

 

Radio Commands

Radio: This command will change the audio system to the next radio audio source.

AM: This command will change the audio system to the AM audio source.

FM1: This command will change the audio system to the FM1 audio source.

FM2: This command will change the audio system to the FM2 audio source.

XM1: This command will change the audio system to the XM1 audio source.

XM2: This command will change the audio system to the XM2 audio source.

Power On, Audio On: These commands will turn the system's power on.

Power Off, Audio Off: These commands will turn the system's power off.

Seek Up: This command will cause the selected audio source to seek to the next strongest station.

Seek Down: This command will cause the selected audio source to seek down to the next strongest station.

Stop Scan: This command will cause the audio source to stop scanning stations.


CD Player Commands

Track Up: This command will cause the CD player to skip to the next track.

Previous Track : This command will cause the CD player to go to the previous track.

Track Down: This command will cause the CD player to go to the beginning of the track or go to the previous track if the track has elapsed nine seconds.


Screen Commands

Screen Day Mode, Day Mode On: These commands will adjust the system's screen setting to the day mode.

Screen Night Mode, Night Mode On: These commands will adjust the system's screen setting to the night mode.

Screen Auto Mode, Auto Mode On: These commands will adjust the system's screen setting to auto mode.

Screen Off: This command will turn the system's screen display off.


Position Commands

Current Position, Current Location, Show Current Position, Show Current Location: These commands will cause the system to display the vehicle's current location on the map screen.

Map: This command will cause the system to display the map screen.


Map Commands

Zoom In: This command will cause the system to zoom in when on the map screen.

Zoom In Maximum: This command will cause the system to zoom in to the minimum available map scale when on the map screen.

Zoom Out: This command will cause the system to zoom out when on the map screen.

Zoom Out Maximum: This command will cause the system to zoom out to the maximum available map scale when on the map screen.

Heading Up, Change to Heading Up: These commands will cause the system to display the Vehicle Up heading when on the map screen.

North Up, Change to North Up: These commands will cause the system to display the North Up heading when on the map screen.

Map Direction, Change Map Direction: These commands will cause the system to change the vehicle's direction from North up to heading up or heading up to North up on the map screen.

Mark, Mark This Point: These commands will cause the system to mark the location as a memory point while on the map screen.

Right Map Zoom In: This command will cause the system to zoom in on the right map when in dual map mode.

Right Map Zoom In (Maximum/Minimum Scale): This command will cause the system to zoom in to the minimum available map scale on the right map when in dual map mode.

Right Map Zoom Out: This command will cause the system to zoom out on the right map when in dual map mode.

Right Map Zoom Out (Maximum/Maximum Scale): This command will cause the system to zoom out to the maximum available map scale on the right map when in dual map mode.

Right Map [Change to] / [Show] North Up [Mode]: These commands will cause the system to display the North Up heading on the right map when in dual map mode.

Right Map [Change to] / [Show] Heading Up [Mode]: These commands will cause the system to display the Vehicle Up heading on the right map when on the map screen and in dual map mode.

Right Map [Change Map] Direction: This command will cause the system to change from North Up to Heading Up or from Heading Up to North Up.

[Show/Change to] Dual Map Mode: This command will cause the system to change the map display to dual map mode.

[Show/Change to] Single Map Mode: This command will cause the system to change the map display to single map mode.

[Change to] 3D Map [Mode]: This command will cause the system to change the map display to the 3-dimensional map.

[Change to] 2D Map [Mode]: This command will cause the system to change the map display to the 2-dimensional map.


Destination Commands

Home, Go Home: These commands will cause the system to enter the Home destination as a waypoint or final destination, if a home destination has been stored.

Go to Starting Point, Previous Starting Point: These commands will cause the system to enter the last available starting point as a waypoint or final destination.

[Go to] Previous Destination: This command will cause the system to enter the last available destination as a waypoint or final destination, if one is available.

[Go to] Preset Destination [Number] (number): This command will cause the system to go to the preset destination number. This preset destination can be chosen as a waypoint or a destination. There must be a location stored in the preset destination number that is chosen. For example, first store a location in Preset Destination 3. Say "Go to Preset Destination 3." The system will go to Preset Destination 3 and prompt you to choose it as a waypoint or destination.

Add [to] Waypoint: This command will cause the system to add the current marked point as a waypoint. This command is used after the following commands have been used: Home, Go to Starting Point, Go to Previous Destination.

Enter Destination: This command will cause the system to add the current marked point as the final destination. This command is used after the following commands have been used: Home, Go to Starting Point, Go to Previous Destination.


Guidance Commands

Repeat Guidance, Repeat Voice: These commands will cause the system to repeat the last available voice prompt guidance command if a destination has been set.

Louder: This command will cause the system to increase the volume of the navigation voice prompts.

Softer: This command will cause the system to decrease the volume of the navigation voice prompts.

Voice Guidance Off: This command will cause the system to turn off the navigation voice prompts if a destination has been set.

Voice Guidance On: This command will cause the system to turn on the navigation voice prompts.

[Change to] Arrow (Guide/Guidance): These commands will cause the system to change to Arrow Guidance screen view in the Guidance Menu if a destination has been set.

[Change to] Turn List (Guide/Guidance): These commands will cause the system to change to Turn List Guidance screen view in the Guidance Menu if a destination has been set.

[Change to] Freeway (Guide/Guidance): These commands will cause the system to change to Freeway Guidance screen view in the Guidance Menu if a destination has been set. This command is only available if you are on a freeway.

[Change to] Intersection (Guide/Guidance): These commands will cause the system to change to Intersection Guidance screen view in the Guidance Menu if a destination has been set. This command is only available when the next turn is less than 0.5 mile (800 m) away for city streets and 2 miles (2 km) away for freeways.

Entire Route, Entire Rout Map, Route Overview: These commands will cause the system to display the entire route if a destination has been set.

Reroute: This command will cause the system to generate an alternate route to a set destination while on a planned route.

Detour, Detour Entire Route: These commands will cause the system to activate the detour feature when driving a planned route.

Next Waypoint Map: This command will cause the system to display the map view of the next waypoint location if one has been set.

(First/Second/Third/Fourth/Fifth) Waypoint Map: This command will cause the system to display the map view of the named waypoint location if it has been set.

Destination Map: This command will cause the system to display the map view of the final destination location if one has been set.

Yes: This command will confirm system talkback.

No: This command will cancel a command.

(Delete/Cancel) Destination: This command will cause the system to cancel the current destination.

(Delete/Cancel) All Waypoints and Destination: This command will cause the system to cancel all currently set waypoints and the final destination.

Quick: This command will cause the system to select the Quick route when a destination has been set.

Normal: This command will cause the system to select the Normal route when a destination has been set.

Short: This command will cause the system to select the Short route when a destination has been set.


Point of Interest (POI) Commands
The following commands will cause the system to display icons if they are available on the map screen when the map scale is set to ½ mile (1 km) or less.

Automobile Commands

• Auto Service And Maintenance, Auto Service, Maintenance

• Automobile Club, Triple A

• Car Park

• Car Wash

• Gas Station, Gas

• Other Automotive

• Parking

• Parking Garage

• Parking Lot

• Rental Car Agency

 

Regarding this voice command on a C6 nav system:

Voice Guidance Off: This command will cause the system to turn off the navigation voice prompts if a destination has been set.

Has anyone used this voice command and if so, does it work properly?

Someone approached me today in another C6 with this problem to see if I could reproduce it. When saying "voice guidance on", it responds back with "voice guidance off" or sometimes it responds "you are not under guidance" or "map heading up", seems random which response I get back. I also entered a destination but it didn't seem to make a difference (just set it, I wasn't actually driving the route, not sure if that would make a difference). I'm also trying to be careful pronouncing the words clearly. all other voice commands (including "voice guidance off") that I've tried seem to get recognized properly by the nav computer.

Just curious if this is a known issue or if we're both just doing something wrong.

 

Mine usually responds "Now showing Ice Cream Parlor Icons". Actually, I sort of enjoy the nav game; say something and see what the nav thinks I said. It seems to be especially shaky on the longer commands; I can usually get the short ones like "POI off" to work.

Many voice-activated toys do nothing if the input isn't understood. The C6 nav seems to do something, even if it's wrong. Perhaps this is because it has a large vocabulary, perhaps it's just a different attitude on the part of the programmers.

 

Voice recognition is not state of the art with this unit. It should be a whole lot better.

 

I like the "Find a new Girl Friend" Command.

 

Might be worth a try, especially if this thing has a naughty mode. I have a stuffed Stitch that not only has voice recognition but two modes: naughty and nice. The replies differ depending on the mode, for example "Are you hungry" will get "Yes, coconut cake and coffee please" in nice mode and "No, I ate your dinner" in naughty mode.

 

I heard somewhere that you can just say, "I'm hungry" and it shows the closest resturants -- is that true?

 

We have an '05 Honda minivan and its Nav allows you to speak an address, city, street, and number separately, and it does a very nice job of decoding it. It has some drawbacks for which the c6 is better, but for voice recognition, the Honda is light years ahead.

Sure would be nice if after the fact someone could improve just the software and a better version could be flashed into the '05.

 

Yes...this work very well for me. What's really cool is that the restaurant icons show the type cuisine. Golden Arches, Taco Bell and National flags for Italian, Mexican food etc. Go home also works great when I'm in an unfamiliar area.

What I have a lot of trouble with mistakenly getting a bunch of POIs pop up and then can't figure out the voice command while moving to delete them. A post above said "POI off." Is that it? I've tried everything I can think to say except that. Guess I should pull the manual!

 

"POI Off" is it. Guessing, bad; Manual, good. But I can't talk. My wife is always reading the manuals while I'm just jabbing at the controls.

 

"I'm hungry" and these type of commands is the type of command list I was looking for when I originally posted this.

Someone a few months ago had created a cool little cheat sheet to print out and said they had it laminated into a little card for the car.

I was looking to copy it and do the same.

If anyone has it, it'd be nice if they could post it again. Thanks.

 

I don't have NAV, don't want NAV, etc, but it does seem to me that it ought to have, as a very basic 'must-have' the following capability:

A 'learn' mode, where you speak to it, and you then are able to hand -navigate to equivalent menu item and tell it to associate that wordd to the nested menu function -- sort of a macro... and ALSO the ability to 'teach' it your unique pronounciation (i.e. for alphabet, numerals, and common words) in order to have in understand you, and not have you change to fit the car!

 

Here's what I miss most about the nav system in my Acura TL:

Me (after hitting the voice command button): Find nearest gas station.
Nav: Now finding gas station...
<A list of the closest stations pops up, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers; I select one. The nav then calculates a route to the new destination.>

This works for any POI, so if your wife is driving alone late at night and some road rager is harrassing her, she can say:

Wife: Find nearest police station

And be automatically routed to it and be able to call it using the Bluetooth hands-free link to report the harrasser and have a cop waiting out in the parking lot with his handcuffs at the ready.

AFAICT, there is no equivalent to this facility in the C6 nav.

However, I'm still glad I have it.

 

 

Thanks all. I was looking for whether or not anyone has seen this specific voice command work at all or if this is the same symptom/problem for all c6 owners.