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02-19-2009, 08:50 AM
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Hi,
I synced my phone to the car and have all entries showing in the phone book on the screen that I can scroll through using the iDrive wheel. However when I use the voice command button if I try to dial by name I hear "Phonebook empty" in reply. Also, when I voice prompt the actual number with "Dial ###...." it replies "Dialing ###...." and then nothing happens, never connects. Any ideas anyone? or am I going to have to bring it to a dealership? It's CPO'd, just over 36K on it now... is this sort of thing covered? Thx.
I synced my phone to the car and have all entries showing in the phone book on the screen that I can scroll through using the iDrive wheel. However when I use the voice command button if I try to dial by name I hear "Phonebook empty" in reply. Also, when I voice prompt the actual number with "Dial ###...." it replies "Dialing ###...." and then nothing happens, never connects. Any ideas anyone? or am I going to have to bring it to a dealership? It's CPO'd, just over 36K on it now... is this sort of thing covered? Thx.
02-19-2009, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by jfk92' post='796812' date='Feb 19 2009, 12:50 PM
Hi,
I synced my phone to the car and have all entries showing in the phone book on the screen that I can scroll through using the iDrive wheel. However when I use the voice command button if I try to dial by name I hear "Phonebook empty" in reply. Also, when I voice prompt the actual number with "Dial ###...." it replies "Dialing ###...." and then nothing happens, never connects. Any ideas anyone? or am I going to have to bring it to a dealership? It's CPO'd, just over 36K on it now... is this sort of thing covered? Thx.
I synced my phone to the car and have all entries showing in the phone book on the screen that I can scroll through using the iDrive wheel. However when I use the voice command button if I try to dial by name I hear "Phonebook empty" in reply. Also, when I voice prompt the actual number with "Dial ###...." it replies "Dialing ###...." and then nothing happens, never connects. Any ideas anyone? or am I going to have to bring it to a dealership? It's CPO'd, just over 36K on it now... is this sort of thing covered? Thx.
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Originally Posted by jfk92' post='796812' date='Feb 19 2009, 12:50 PM
Hi,
I synced my phone to the car and have all entries showing in the phone book on the screen that I can scroll through using the iDrive wheel. However when I use the voice command button if I try to dial by name I hear "Phonebook empty" in reply. Also, when I voice prompt the actual number with "Dial ###...." it replies "Dialing ###...." and then nothing happens, never connects. Any ideas anyone? or am I going to have to bring it to a dealership? It's CPO'd, just over 36K on it now... is this sort of thing covered? Thx.
I synced my phone to the car and have all entries showing in the phone book on the screen that I can scroll through using the iDrive wheel. However when I use the voice command button if I try to dial by name I hear "Phonebook empty" in reply. Also, when I voice prompt the actual number with "Dial ###...." it replies "Dialing ###...." and then nothing happens, never connects. Any ideas anyone? or am I going to have to bring it to a dealership? It's CPO'd, just over 36K on it now... is this sort of thing covered? Thx.
02-19-2009, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='796829' date='Feb 19 2009, 01:11 PM
Is your car equipped with a CCC-based iDrive? If not, you do not have the voice-to-text feature.
02-19-2009, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by porsche911targa' post='796822' date='Feb 19 2009, 01:05 PM
You need to record the names first with the associated phone numbers. Look at the manual for instructions on how to do this.
02-19-2009, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by porsche911targa' post='796831' date='Feb 19 2009, 01:13 PM
Well, if the car replies to him, I would think he has the voice to text feature, unless he's hearing voices in his head.
the cars that have bluetooth but not navigation (m-ask) have a separate voice dial phone book. While it will display your phone's entries in the iDrive, you have to separately program the voice recognition dialing. The voice recognition is limited to a few commands and the recordings you provide.
the cars with navigation and bluetooth (CCC) use full voice recognition to let you dial the phone entries without having to re-enter them.
02-19-2009, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 545felix' post='796846' date='Feb 19 2009, 01:28 PM
no, they are two different systems.
the cars that have bluetooth but not navigation (m-ask) have a separate voice dial phone book. While it will display your phone's entries in the iDrive, you have to separately program the voice recognition dialing. The voice recognition is limited to a few commands and the recordings you provide.
the cars with navigation and bluetooth (CCC) use full voice recognition to let you dial the phone entries without having to re-enter them.
the cars that have bluetooth but not navigation (m-ask) have a separate voice dial phone book. While it will display your phone's entries in the iDrive, you have to separately program the voice recognition dialing. The voice recognition is limited to a few commands and the recordings you provide.
the cars with navigation and bluetooth (CCC) use full voice recognition to let you dial the phone entries without having to re-enter them.
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Originally Posted by jfk92' post='797118' date='Feb 19 2009, 05:17 PM
aaah, thx. even better clarity now. while I may have tiny voices in my head from time to time I'm thinking this one is the car. I'll read up on programming my phone favorites! thx again!
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Originally Posted by jfk92' post='796812' date='Feb 19 2009, 12:50 PM
Hi,
I synced my phone to the car and have all entries showing in the phone book on the screen that I can scroll through using the iDrive wheel. However when I use the voice command button if I try to dial by name I hear "Phonebook empty" in reply. Also, when I voice prompt the actual number with "Dial ###...." it replies "Dialing ###...." and then nothing happens, never connects. Any ideas anyone? or am I going to have to bring it to a dealership? It's CPO'd, just over 36K on it now... is this sort of thing covered? Thx.
I synced my phone to the car and have all entries showing in the phone book on the screen that I can scroll through using the iDrive wheel. However when I use the voice command button if I try to dial by name I hear "Phonebook empty" in reply. Also, when I voice prompt the actual number with "Dial ###...." it replies "Dialing ###...." and then nothing happens, never connects. Any ideas anyone? or am I going to have to bring it to a dealership? It's CPO'd, just over 36K on it now... is this sort of thing covered? Thx.
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Originally Posted by jfk92' post='797118' date='Feb 19 2009, 05:17 PM
aaah, thx. even better clarity now. while I may have tiny voices in my head from time to time I'm thinking this one is the car. I'll read up on programming my phone favorites! thx again!