Alfa Romeo Blue&Me User manual

in conjunction with the RADIONAV
THE INNOVATIVE TELEMATIC SOLUTION FOR CARS
BASED ON WINDOWS Mobile
™
HANDS FREE SYSTEM WITH Bluetooth
®
TECHNOLOGY
SMS TEXT MESSAGE READER, MEDIA PLAYER AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Hands free.................................................................. 5
SMS text message reader ............................................. 7
Media Player .............................................................. 8
Road safety ............................................................... 9
DISPLAY AND CONTROLS ON
THE STEERING WHEEL ......................................... 11
HANDS FREE QUICK GUIDE.................................. 15
Preparing your mobile phone list .................................... 15
Knowing the voice commands ....................................... 16
Registering your mobile phone....................................... 16
Making a call ............................................................. 17
SMS TEXT MESSAGE READER QUICK GUIDE ..... 19
MEDIA PLAYER QUICK GUIDE ............................. 21
USING THE SYSTEM ............................................. 23
Steering wheel controls ................................................ 23
RADIONAV controls....................................................... 23
Voice commands ......................................................... 23
Display ...................................................................... 26
Audio ........................................................................ 27
System functions menu................................................. 27
RADIONAV menu functions ............................................ 28
HANDS FREE FUNCTIONS ..................................... 29
Making a call ............................................................. 29
Managing an incoming call ........................................... 33
Managing a call in progress .......................................... 33
Telephone conference function ...................................... 34
SMS TEXT MESSAGE READER FUNCTIONS......... 35
Reading last message received ...................................... 35
Message list ............................................................... 36
Management of SMS text messages .............................. 36
Deleting all messages .................................................. 37
Notification settings ..................................................... 37
MEDIA PLAYER FUNCTIONS ................................ 39
Connecting the USB device to the system ....................... 39
Managing a multimedia library ...................................... 40
- Selection by folder .................................................... 40
- Selection by artist ..................................................... 40
- Selection by music genre ............................................ 40
- Selection by album .................................................... 41
- Selection by playlist ................................................... 41
Listening to audio tracks .............................................. 42
- Random play for the entire multimedia library ................ 42
- Playing audio ........................................................... 42
- Pause ...................................................................... 42
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- Resume ................................................................... 42
- Next track ................................................................ 42
- Previous track ........................................................... 42
- Changing audio source ............................................... 42
Suggestions for the use of the Media Player .................... 43
- Scrolling .................................................................. 43
- Organizing multimedia files ......................................... 43
- Creating a multimedia library ...................................... 44
- Creating a playlist ..................................................... 44
Media Player settings .................................................. 44
- Automatic play .......................................................... 44
- Random play ............................................................ 45
- Track repeat ............................................................. 45
SETTING FUNCTIONS ............................................ 45
Managing user data .................................................... 45
Privacy function management ........................................ 45
Registering a mobile phone .......................................... 48
Advanced options ........................................................ 52
- Access to system code ............................................... 52
- Changing the GPRS connection code ............................. 53
Exit from Settings menu ............................................... 53
TECHNOLOGY COMPATIBLE WITH
THE SYSTEM .......................................................... 55
Mobile phones with Bluetooth
®
................................... 55
- Mobile phones with directory management ................... 55
- Mobile phones with management of individual contacts ... 56
- Mobile phones with management of SMS text messages.. 56
Comptabile USB memory devices .................................. 56
- USB memory devices ................................................. 56
- Compatible digital audio files ...................................... 57
- Compatible playlist formats.......................................... 58
LIST OF AVAILABLE VOICE COMMANDS ........... 59
Table of voice commands always available....................... 59
Table of hands free voice commands............................... 60
Table of SMS text message reader voice commands .......... 62
Table of voice commands for setting functions .................. 63
PROBLEM SOLVING............................................... 65
Hands free ................................................................. 65
- General cases ........................................................... 65
SMS text message reader ............................................. 73
Media Player............................................................... 75
iPod........................................................................... 79
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ........................... 81
WARNINGS ON THE USE OF
SYSTEM SOFTWARE ............................................. 82
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BLUE&METM in conjunction with the RADIONAV
Blue&Me ™ based on Windows Mobile™,
is a personal telematic system that allows
for the use of applications for communica-
tion and entertainment, specially designed
for use in vehicles. The system fitted on your
vehicle has the following functions: hands
free, SMS text reader (not all mobile
phones support this function), Media Player
and navigator; it is also prepared for addi-
tional services that will become available in
the course of time.
The system makes a whole range of func-
tions available, however it is useful to know
that:
❍ not all mobile phones support them
fully, such as, for example listening to
an incoming SMS message or auto-
matic downloading of the directory.
❍ certain improvements are required for
using an iPod (see dedicated para-
graph).
Thanks to its complete integration with the
voice commands, the controls on the steer-
ing wheel, RADIONAV controls and the
information in the on-board multifunction
display, the system allows customers who
have a mobile phone with Bluetooth
®
, to
use it even if it is in their jacket pocket or
handbag without ever having to take their
hands off the steering wheel. In order to use
the voice commands the voice recognition
system does not require any preparation
process. The system is capable of recogniz-
ing the voice commands given, irrespective
of gender, by the tone of voice and intona-
tion of the person giving the instructions. It
is possible to listen to music stored on a
USB device, selecting the tracks and play
modes using either the controls on the steer-
ing wheel or voice commands.
HANDS FREE
The basic feature of this function is hands
free telephone communication with voice
recognition and Bluetooth
®
. technology.
This system allows you to make and receive
phone calls through voice commands or us-
ing the manual controls on the steering
wheel in complete safety, freedom and com-
fort whilst driving in accordance with the
highway code.
Bluetooth
®
technology makes it possible
to use your mobile phone through the hands
free system on the car without the need for
connections.
To use the hands free function you need a
mobile phone with Bluetooth
®
. This func-
tion also offers you the opportunity of
speaking on the phone whilst driving even
if your mobile phone does not possess this
capability. You can interact manually and vi-
sually with your mobile phone using the
manual controls on the steering wheel and
in the on board multifunction display.
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For further information on mobile phones
compatible with the system, refer to the
COMPATIBLE TECHNOLOGY chapter.
To start using the hands free function with
voice recognition, simply register your mo-
bile phone with Bluetooth
®
on the sys-
tem.
You only hve to register your mobile phone
in the system once.
Note
Whilst registering a new mobile phone, the
system will search for a mobile phone with
Bluetooth
®
in its operating range. When
it finds it, it will establish the connection us-
ing a PIN (Personal Identification Number).
Once the mobile phone has been registered,
you can transfer the names in your phonelist
onto the system, make a call using the di-
rectory or by saying the phone number di-
rectly, accept a call and answer a second in-
coming call.
You can use both the controls on the steer-
ing wheel and voice recognition to interact
with the system. You can activate the sys-
tem functions using voice recognition by giv-
ing specific voice commands that are rec-
ognized by the system. When the system
recognizes a voice command it will respond
with the appropriate action. Voice recogni-
tion is an easy, practical way of using the
system.
All the system functions are accessible via
the system Main Menu. You can navigate
the menu using either the controls on the
steering wheel or voice commands with the
car stationary.
When the car is moving, you can only in-
teract with the system using the controls on
the steering wheel or voice commands for
functions relating to the telephone (LAST
CALLS and PHONEBOOK) and the Media
Player. Only voice commands can
be used whilst driving to activate setting
functions.
The following operations can be carried out
using the hands free function:
❍ Calling someone in the phone
directory using voice commands
- you can call someone in your mobile
phone book using your voice. You can
also phone someone in your phone
book by selecting them from the names
that appear in the control panel display.
(This function requires your phone book
to be copied onto the car’s hands free
system).
❍ Calling a phone number through
voice commands - you can dial a
phone number by saying the digits.
❍ Making a phone call to the
sender of an SMS text message
you can call the phone number of the
last person who sent you a text mes-
sage or a message received earlier and
saved in the system message list.
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❍ Taking a call - you can take an in-
coming phone call by simply pressing a
button on the steering wheel.
❍ Conference call - you can make a
phone call to a third person which a
phone call is already activated (with
Bluetooth
®
phones connected that
support this function)
❍ Call notification - whilst you are hav-
ing a phone conversation, you can re-
ceive notification of another incoming
call, answer the incoming call and
switch from one call to another. (This
call notification function is only sup-
ported by some compatible mobile
phones).
With the mobile phone in the car, after hav-
ing registered it on the system, you can
make phone calls through voice commands
or using the controls on the steering wheel.
When using the hands free system, the tele-
phone conversation audio is broadcast via
the car speakers.
THE SMS TEXT MESSAGE
READER
(Function only available with
compatible mobile phones)
The SMS text message reader integrated
in the system makes it possible, through
voice synthesis technology, to automatical-
ly read incoming messages on your mobile
phone with Bluetooth
®
technology via
your vehicle’s audio system and it can even
interpret any abbreviations and emoticons
in the text message.
The SMS text message reader functions are
managed through the controls on the steer-
ing wheel or the system voice controls.
The system SMS message reader makes it
possible to:
❍ Be informed, by means of a warning
message in the instrument panel multi-
function display, of a new incoming
SMS text message on your mobile
phone with Bluetooth
®
, with the
number/name of the sender displayed
and the system will also suggest read-
ing the message to you.
❍ Manage the list of SMS text messages
received on your mobile phone con-
nected to the system.
❍ Re-read SMS text messages already re-
ceived and saved.
❍ Make a voice call, using the controls on
the steering wheel or voice commands,
to the sender of the SMS text message
received
❍ Delete individual SMS text messages
or the entire list of SMS text messages
received using the controls on the steer-
ing wheel or voice commands.
The system is also capable of recognizing
and reading any abbreviations (for exam-
ple, “TVB” will be read as “Ti voglio bene”
- I love you) and interpreting the most fre-
quently used symbols (e.g. :-) will be read
as “Smile”) in text messages.
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THE MEDIA PLAYER
The Media Player allows you to play digital
audio stored on a USB device, via your car’s
audio system, by simply connecting it to the
USB port in your car.
You can listen to your personal music col-
lection through the Media Player whilst you
are driving.
❍ iPod player - see dedicated para-
graph.
The following operations can be carried out
using the Media Player:
❍ Playing digital audio - you can play
all your digital audio files (
.mp3, .wma,
. aac,, .wav ) or a personal playlist (in
.m3u or .wpl format).
❍ Selecting audio according to cat-
egory - you can play all digital audio
belonging to a certain category, for ex-
ample an album, artist or music genre.
❍ Using playing functions - whilst
playing tracks you can use several func-
tions such as Play, Stop, Next track, Pre-
vious track, Random and Track repeat .
Note
The Media Player does not support com-
pressed audio files with other formats and
protected audio files DRM (Digital Right
Management) or MP4. If there are audio
files on the USB device that are not sup-
ported, they will be ignored.
To use the Media Player, simply connect your
USB device (directly or with the help of an
extension) to the USB port in the car. Fit-
ting the electronic key into the ignition de-
vice, Blue&Me
™ will start building your
media library. At the end of the operation
you can navigate throughout the entire li-
brary and scroll through the categories us-
ing the controls on the steering wheel, voice
commands or the radio controls. After you
have chosen what you want to listen to the
system will play it through the car’s audio
system.
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ROAD SAFETY
The use of several of the system functions whilst driving can distract attention away from the road with the risk of caus-
ing an accident or other serious consequences; they should therefore only be used when driving conditions permit and, if
necessary, on with the car stationary.
Read these Instructions and Follow them: before using your system, read all the safety information and instructions in
this user manual (“User Guide”) and follow them. Failure to observe the precautions in the User Guide can result in accidents or
other serious consequences.
Keep the Manual in the car: if it is kept in the car, the User Guide will become something quick and easy to consult for those not
familiar with the system. Before using the system, make sure that everyone has easy access to the User Guide and that they read the
safety information and instructions carefully.
WARNING Consulting the system whilst driving can distract attention away from the road with the risk of
causing an accident or other serious consequences. Do not change the system settings whilst driving or enter
information other than verbally (i.e. using the manual controls). Before carrying out these operations, stop the
car safely in accordance with the highway code. It is important to take this precaution because setting or chang-
ing some of the functions may cause the driver to be distracted from the road and take their hands off the
steering wheel.
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