Alfa Romeo 159 2009 User Manual

The innovating Windows Mobile™-based Telematic

CONTENTS

Solution for the car

OVERVIEW ............................................................... 3

The hands-free kit...................................................... 3

Message reader......................................................... 5

Media player ............................................................ 6

Road safety ............................................................. 7

DISPLAY AND BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL.......... 8

HANDS-FREE KIT QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE .................... 10

Prepare your mobile phone phonebook ......................... 10

Try out the voice commands ....................................... 11

Pair your mobile phone .............................................. 11

Make a phone call .................................................... 12

MESSAGE READER QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE ................... 13

MEDIA PLAYER QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE ...................... 13

HOW TO USE Blue&Me™........................................ 14

Steering wheel controls .............................................. 14

Voice commands ...................................................... 14

Display .................................................................... 17

Audio ...................................................................... 17

Blue&Me™ function menu ...................................... 18

HANDS-FREE KIT FUNCTIONS....................................... 19

Making a phone call .................................................. 19

Incoming calls .......................................................... 23

Managing phone calls ................................................ 23

Conference call function ............................................. 24

MESSAGE READER FUNCTIONS .................................... 25

How to read the last SMS text received......................... 25

Inbox....................................................................... 26

Managing messages................................................... 26

Deleting all messages................................................. 27

Signal types.............................................................. 27

MEDIA PLAYER FUNCTIONS ......................................... 28

How to connect the USB device to Blue&Me™............ 28

How to manage the media library ............................... 29

- Selection by folder .................................................. 29

- Selection by artist ................................................... 30

- Selection by genre .................................................. 30

- Selection by album .................................................. 31

- Selection by playlist ................................................. 31

Playing audio tracks .................................................. 32

- Shuffle playback of the whole media library .................. 32

- Now playing (track data) ......................................... 32

- Audio play ............................................................. 32

- Pause .................................................................... 32

- Play ...................................................................... 32

- Stop ..................................................................... 33

- Next track .............................................................. 33

- Previous track ......................................................... 33

- Changing audio source ............................................. 33

Practical hints for using the media player....................... 34

- Scrolling ................................................................ 34

- Organizing media files ............................................. 34

- Building the media library on Blue&Me™ ................ 34

- Building playlists for Blue&Me™ ............................ 34

SETTINGS FUNCTIONS................................................ 35

Pairing a mobile phone .............................................. 35

Managing user data .................................................. 38

Media player settings ................................................ 41

- Autoplay ................................................................ 41

- Shuffle .................................................................. 41

- Loop ..................................................................... 42

Advanced options ...................................................... 42

- Accessing the device ID............................................. 42

- Changing the GPRS code .......................................... 43

Exit the settings menu ............................................... 43

Blue&Me™ SUPPORTED MOBILE PHONES ................. 44

Mobile phones with Bluetooth

wireless technology ....... 44

- “Pull” phones

(phonebook automatically downloaded) ..................... 44

- “Push” phones

(phonebook not automatically downloaded) ................ 44

- Mobile phones with message reader ........................... 44

Supported USB memory devices .................................. 45

- Management of audio files from iPod devices .............. 45

- USB memory devices ............................................... 45

- Supported digital audio files ...................................... 46

- Supported playlist formats......................................... 47

VOICE COMMANDS (KEYWORDS) - SUMMARY .............. 48

Always available voice commands ................................ 48

Hands-free phone kit voice commands........................... 49

Message reader voice commands (keywords) ................ 51

Media player voice commands..................................... 52

Settings function voice commands................................ 55

TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................... 56

Hands-free kit ........................................................... 56

- General - display screen ............................................ 56

Message reader......................................................... 64

Media player............................................................. 66

iPod ....................................................................... 70

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ..................................... 72

SYSTEM SOFTWARE USE NOTICE ................................ 73

Hands-free kit with Bluetooth®wireless technology,

OVERVIEW

message reader and media player

Windows Mobile™-based Alfa Romeo Blue&Me™ is a personal telematic system enabling to use communication and entertainment applications expressly designed for use in the car.

The Blue&Me™system installed on your car is equipped with hands-free kit, message reader and media player, and it is preset for future installation of additional services.

Note

Not all mobiles support the voice reading of SMS or the automatic transfer of the directory through Bluetooth surf the web site www.alfaromeo.com to find out the list of compatible mobiles.

. For further information,

The Blue&Me™ system, fully integral with voice commands, buttons on the steering wheel and multifunction display messages, gives you the possibility of interacting with your Bluetooth®wireless technology mobile phone (even if you keep it in your pocket or bag) without having to take your eyes off the road or removing your hands from the steering wheel. To use voice commands you are not required to train the voice recognition system to recognize your voice. This implies that the system is nearly equally performing with different persons, i.e.: the voice recognition system is of the “speaker independent” type.

With this system you can also play your favourite music stored on USB device and select tracks and playback modes with both voice commands or buttons on the steering wheel.

THE HANDS-FREE KIT

The basic characteristic of this hands-free kit is voice recognition with Bluetooth®wireless technology. With this system you can make and receive calls safely and securely using either voice commands or buttons on the steering wheel under whatever driving condition without having to take your eyes off the road or removing your hands from the steering wheel, as required by current law regulations.

Bluetooth

wireless connection between your mobile phone and the hands-free kit installed on your car.

wireless technology enables

To use the hands-free kit, you need a Bluetooth®wireless technology enabled mo-

bile phone. This hands-free kit gives you the possibility of interacting vocally with your mobile phone while driving, even if your mobile device does not feature this capability. You can also interact with your mobile phone manually and visually using the steering wheel controls and the instrument panel multifunction display.

For further details on the mobile phones supported by Blue&Me™, refer to section Blue&Me™ SUPPORTED MOBILE PHONES.

To get started with Blue&Me™hands-free kit with voice recognition, you have to simply pair your Bluetooth

wireless technology enabled mobile phone with the system.

Pairing is an operation that has to be made only once.

Note

During the mobile phone pairing procedure, Blue&Me™ attempts to detect a phone equipped with Bluetooth

wireless technology within range and then establishes the connection using a Personal Identification Number (PIN).

Once your phone is paired, you have the option to transfer your mobile phone contacts to the hands-free kit, to make a phone call either by using the contacts list or directly pronouncing the phone number, to answer a call and also to answer another incoming phone call.

To interact with Blue&Me

™

you can use either buttons on the steering wheel and voice commands. With voice recognition, you can perform system function by speaking voice commands, also identified as “keywords”. When the system recognizes a keyword, it will respond with the appropriate action. Voice recognition is an easy and convenient way to use Blue&Me™.

All the system functions are available within the Blue&Me

™

Main Menu. When the car is not moving, you can surf through the menu using either buttons on the steering wheel and voice commands. When you are travelling, you can interact with

Blue&Me™using buttons on the steering

wheel or voice commands relevant only to phone functions (LAST CALLS and PHONEBOOK) and media player. To activate settings when travelling you can only use voice commands.

The hands-free kit enables the following operations:

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Contact calling by voice - you can call a contact in your mobile phone phonebook using your voice. You can also call a contact in your phonebook by scanning through the entries on the multifunction display.

(To use this option you have to transfer your mobile phone contacts to the hands-free kit phonebook).

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Digit-dialling by voice - you can dial a phone number by speaking the digits to be dialled.

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To call the SMS text sender - call directly the last SMS text sender or the sender of a message received and stored yet in the Blue&Me™inbox.

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To answer a call - you can answer an incoming call by pressing the key steering wheel.

on the

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Conference Call - you can call another contact while you are engaged in a phone conversation (with Bluetooth®phones supporting this option)

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Call waiting - while engaged in a phone conversation, you can receive notification of another incoming phone call, answer the other incoming phone call, and switch between two ongoing phone conversations. (Call waiting is only supported by a subset of compatible mobile phones).

After you place your mobile phone in the car environment and create a pairing relationship with Blue&Me™, you can make phone calls by speaking keywords or pressing buttons on the steering wheel. When using the hands-free phone, the audio output of a phone conversation is heard through your car sound speakers.

MESSAGE READER (with compatible mobile phones only)

The Blue&Me™message reader enables automatic reading, through the car sound system, of the SMS texts you receive on your Bluetooth®wireless technology mobile phone. The message reader will also interpret any abbreviation and emoticon contained in the SMS text.

Message reader functions are managed by the control buttons on the steering wheel or by the Blue&Me™ voice commands.

The Blue&Me™message reader enables the following operations:

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To display on the instrument panel multifunction display a visual notification signal indicating that you have received a new SMS text on your Bluetooth wireless technology mobile phone, with sender’s number/name;Blue&Me™ will also propose you to read the message received

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To manage the list of SMS texts received on your Blue&Me™ paired mobile phone

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To read again the messages received and stored

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To call the SMS text sender using the buttons on the steering wheel or voice commands

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To delete individual messages or the entire inbox using the buttons on the steering wheel or voice commands.

The Blue&Me™system can also recognize and read abbreviations, if any (e.g. “ILUVU” will be read like “I love you”) and interpret the most usual emoticons (e.g. :-) will be read like “Smile”), adopted nowadays to write SMS texts.

MEDIA PLAYER

With the Blue&Me™ media player you can play, via the car sound system, the digital audio files stored on a USB device by simply connecting it to the USB port located in the car.

In this way, while you are driving you can play your favourite personal music collections.

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iPod player - see dedicated paragraph.

The media player enables the following operations:

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Digital audio playback - you can play all your digital audio files (

.wma,.wav, .aac

playlist (

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Audio file selection by category you can play all audio files of a certain category, e.g.: album, artist or genre.

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Playback options - while playing tracks you can select the following options:

.m3uor.wpl

) or play a customized

format).

.mp3

Stop, Next track, Previous track, Shuffle

and

Loop track

Play,

Note

The media player does not support audio files compressed with other formats and DRM (Digital Right Management) protected audio files. Non-supported audio files that may be present on the USB device will be ignored.

To use the media player, you have to simply connect (directly or by an extension lead) your USB device to the car USB port. Fitting the electronic key into the ignition device, Blue&Me™ will start building your media library. At the end of this operation you can surf the whole library and scroll its categories as required using the buttons on

the steering wheel or voice commands. Blue&Me™ will then play your selection via the car sound system.

ROAD SAFETY

WARNING

Operating certain parts of this system while driving can distract your attention away from the road, and possibly cause an accident or other serious consequences; for this reason certain func-

tions shall only be used when driving conditions are secure and, if required, only when the car is stopped.

WARNING

Read and Follow Instructions: before using your system, read and follow all instructions and safety information provided in this end

user manual (“User’s Guide”). Not following precautions found in this User’s Guide can lead to an accident or other serious consequences.

Keep User’s Guide in the car: when kept in the car, the User’s Guide will be a ready reference for you and other users unfamiliar with the system. Please make certain that before using the system for the first time, all persons have access to the User’s Guide and read its instructions and safety information carefully.

WARNING: Operating certain parts of this system while driving can distract your attention away from the road, and possibly cause an accident or other serious consequences. Do not change system settings or enter data non-verbally (using your hands) while driving. Stop the car in a safe and legal manner before attempting these operations. This is important since while setting up or changing some functions you might be required to distract your attention away from the road and remove your hands from the wheel.

GENERAL OPERATION

Voice Command Control: functions within the system may be accomplished using only voice commands. Using voice commands while driving al-

lows you to operate the system without removing your hands from the wheel. Prolonged Views of Screen: do not access any function requiring a prolonged view of the screen while you are driving. Pull over in a safe and

legal manner before attempting to access a function of the system requiring prolonged attention. Even occasional short scans to the screen may be hazardous if your attention has been diverted away from your driving task at a critical time.

Volume Setting: do not raise the volume excessively. Keep the volume at a level where you can still hear outside traffic and emergency signals while driving. Driving while unable to hear these sounds could cause an accident.

Use of Speech Recognition Functions: speech recognition software is inherently a statistical process which is subject to errors. It is your responsibility to monitor any speech recognition functions included in the system and address any errors.

Distraction Hazard: any features may require manual (non-verbal) setup. Attempting to perform such set-up or insert data while driving can seriously distract your attention and could cause an accident or other serious consequences. Stop the vehicle in a safe and legal manner before attempting these operations.

DISPLAY AND BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL

USB port

fig. 1

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Button

Short press function (less than 1 second)

Long press function (more than 1 second)

–

N/O

÷/˜

SRC

– Launch Blue&Me™ Main Menu – Confirm selected menu option – Accept an incoming phone call – Switch between two ongoing phone conversations (call waiting) – Select displayed message

– Cancel voice recognition – Cancel a voice announcement – Interrupt message reading – Exit Blue&Me™ Main Menu – Exit the sub-menu and return to the previous menu option – Exit current menu option without storing settings – Turn the microphone on/off during a phone conversation – Mute the ring tone of an incoming call – Media player Pause on/off

– Activate voice recognition – Interrupt voice announcement to provide a new voice command

– Adjust the volume of Blue&Me™ functions: hands-free kit, message reader

and media player, voice announcements

– Scroll Blue&Me™ menu items – Scroll inbox messages

– Select media player tracks

– Confirm manually selected menu option – Switch phone conversation from the hands-free phone to your mobile phone and

vice versa – Select audio sources (Radio, CD, CD Changer, Media Player) – Select displayed message

– Reject an incoming phone call – End a phone call (hang up)

–

– Repeat the last utterance

in a voice interaction

–

Notes

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For many tasks, the steering wheel buttons SRC and˜can be used interchangeably, and you can use the key that is more convenient for you to press.

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For both operating modes of steering wheel buttons (short or long press), the function chosen will be activated when you release the button.

HANDS-FREE KIT QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

To quickly get started with using the Blue&Me™ hands-free kit with voice recognition and Bluetooth®wireless technology:

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Prepare your mobile phone phonebook

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Be sure that the electronic key is inserted in the start-up device.

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Try out the voice commands

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Pair your mobile phone

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Make a phone call.

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Instructions for each of the above func-

tions are given in the following paragraphs.

PREPARE YOUR MOBILE PHONE PHONEBOOK

Before creating a pairing relationship between your mobile phone and Blue&Me™,you should make sure that you have contact entries in your mobile phone phonebook so that you can use them with the hands-free phone.

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If your phonebook is empty, quickly create several new entries for frequently dialled phone numbers. For further details, consult your mobile phone owner’s manual.

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To enter properly contacts in your mobile phone phonebook, refer to section SETTING FUNCTIONS - PAIRING YOUR MOBILE PHONE.

IMPORTANT NOTES

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The phonebook copied to Blue&Me™ can only be used when the corresponding mobile phone is paired.

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Entries stored in SIM card or mobile phone memory can be transferred to Blue&Me™ with different procedures, according to your mobile phone model.

TRY OUT THE VOICE COMMANDS

At each stage of your dialogue with the system, you can always use the voice command “Help”, to get detailed indications about the voice commands available at the current dialogue stage.

To try out the “Help” function, proceed as follows:

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Press the steering wheel button

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After Blue&Me™ plays a tone indicating that voice recognition is active, pronounce “Help”. Blue&Me™ will speak the list of voice commands available.

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After the general help message is finished, pronounce “Settings” and then “Help”. Blue&Me™ will speak again the list of voice commands available for the SET- TINGS menu.

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You can then pronounce one of the available commands and proceed with the dialogue as you like.

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If you need further help, press pronounce again “Help”.

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PAIR YOUR MOBILE PHONE

IMPORTANT Carry out this operation only with the car stopped.

To pair your mobile phone, proceed as follows:

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Press then, at the end of the Blue&Me™ message say “Pairing”.

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The system will show the phone pairing PIN number on the multifunction display. For the next two steps, consult your mobile phone owner’s manual about Blue-

tooth®pairing.

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On your mobile phone, query for devices equipped with Bluetooth®wireless technology (the setting on your mobile phone might be called Discover or

Device

“Blue&Me” (name identifying the

Blue&Me™system on your car): select

it.

and

and pronounce “Settings”

). In this list you will find

New

When prompted by the mobile phone, enter the PIN number shown on the instrument panel display using your mobile phone keypad. If pairing is successful, the system will say “Connecting” and at the end the display will show as confirmation message, the ID of the paired mobile phone.

It is essential to wait until you see this confirmation message on the display. Pressing

or^before the message is displayed

may cancel the pairing process. If the pairing process fails, an error message will be displayed: in this event repeat the pairing procedure.

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At first pairing, Blue&Me™ will say “Welcome” immediately after connecting. This message will no longer be heard at next pairing procedures.

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Blue&Me™ will ask if you would like to copy your paired phone phonebook to Blue&Me™. It is recommended to copy it. To start copying the phonebook say “Yes ”, otherwise say “No”.

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For certain mobile phones the phonebook is not copied automatically, in this case you must transfer the phonebook contacts using your mobile phone keypad. If Blue&Me™ asks you to do this, then perform this procedure following the instructions specific to your mobile phone and press ˜when you have finished.

MAKING A PHONE CALL

Assume that “John” is one of the contacts stored in your phonebook.

To call John, proceed as follows:

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Press the steering wheel button pronounce “Call John”.

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If the name is recognized, the system will display the recognized contact’s information on the display screen.

If there is just one phone number for John in your phonebook, the system will ask if you would like to call John. To start the call say “Yes”, otherwise say “No”.

If John has several phone numbers, the system will ask which phone number you would like to call (e.g.: “Call John (at) Work or (at) Home?”). Answer with the type of required phone number (e.g.: “(at) Home”).

and

If John has several phone numbers but the “location” (i.e.: the type of phone number like work, home, etc.) is missing, the system will display the selected contact and a list of related phone numbers. The handsfree phone system will ask if you would like to call the phone number displayed. To respond with “yes”, pronounce “Yes”, otherwise pronounce “No”. If this is the correct contact but the wrong number, say “Forward” or “Backward” to navigate to the phone number you’d like to call. To call the displayed phone number, pronounce “Call”. You can also surf the phone number list manually by pressing the buttons on the steering wheel the required number. Now, press ˜or SRC to start the call.

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To end the phone call, press than 1 second.

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If you encounter difficulties with any of the voice recognition operations, consult section HANDS-FREE KIT - TROUBLESHOOTING.

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MESSAGE READER QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE (with compatible mobile phones only)

If your mobile phone with Bluetooth wireless technology supports the message reader function, at the arrival of a new SMS text, Blue&Me™ plays a tone and it will ask if you would like to read it.

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pronounce “Yes” or press ˜or SRC to read the last message received

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pronounce “No” or press ^, the system will store the message so you can read it later

For further details on the message reader SMS, refer to section “MESSAGE READER FUNCTIONS”.

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If you encounter difficulties with any of the message reader settings, consult section “MESSAGE READER – TROUBLESHOOTING”

MEDIA PLAYER QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

To start playing the digital audio files stored on your USB device, proceed as follows:

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Copy tracks to your USB device (Blue&Me™ recognizes

.wav

and

aac

formats for audio files and

.wpl

and

.m3u

formats for playlists).

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USB devices without USB wire: just connect the USB device (directly or by an extension lead) to the USB port on the car (see fig. 1).

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USB devices with USB wire: use the wire to connect the USB device to the USB port on the car (see fig. 1).

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Fit the electronic key into the ignition device. Blue&Me cally to play your digital tracks selecting them from the library built at the moment the USB device is connected.

™

.wma,.mp3

will start automati-

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After Blue&Me™ has built the library containing your digital audio files, you can select and play tracks, albums, artists and playlists by interacting manually or verbally with Blue&Me™. Building the library may require a few minutes if your USB device contains several files.

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iPod player - see dedicated paragraph.

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You can also decide whether to play audio files automatically when connecting the USB device or to play them upon your command.

For further details on media player, refer to section MEDIA PLAYER FUNCTIONS.

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If you encounter difficulties with any of the voice recognition operations, consult section MEDIA PLAYER - TROUBLESHOOTING.

HOW TO USE Blue&Me™

CONTROLS STEERING WHEEL

Buttons on the steering wheel (see fig. 1) are used to perform functions on the handsfree kit, activating voice recognition, using the media player functions or selecting a Blue&Me™ menu option.

Certain buttons have multiple functions which depend on the current state of the system.

The function chosen in response to a key press is in some cases controlled by the duration of the key press (short or long).

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For further information read chapter DISPLAY AND BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

Note

Instructions concerning manual controls are identified in the text by symbol

VOICE COMMANDS

Voice commands can be pronounced by the driver, which does not need to change his/her normal driving position to be heard by the system, since the microphone is properly located and oriented to this purpose.

Voice commands, which are words recognized by the system, are identified as “keywords”.

The hands-free phone system recognizes and responds to a preset list of voice commands. The list of available voice commands depends on the keyword level that you are currently on. The current list is always available by pressing

and pronouncing “Help” or, pro-

nouncing “Help” after whichever question of the system. Blue&Me™ also recognizes personalized versions of voice commands like the name of a contact in your phonebook.

There is no voice training required for using voice commands with this system.

To issue a voice command to the system, press that voice recognition is active. Then, speak

and wait for the tone indicating

the command in your natural voice at a moderate pace. When the system recognizes the command, it will acknowledge your command by speaking a response or acting on your command.

Voice commands are organized according to three increasing levels: 1

level, 2ndlevel and

3rdlevel. When a

nounced, the system will activate 2 keywords; when a valid 2

valid

* 1stlevel keyword is pro-

level keyword

level

is pronounced, the system will activate 3 level keywords.

If the user pronounces a valid 1

level keyword, then the submenu relevant to that command will remain active until a keyword leading to another level is given or the interaction is interrupted; the same rule applies for the other lower levels (2

and 3

level).

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For the list of available keywords, refer

to section VOICE COMMANDS (KEYWORDS)

- SUMMARY.

Valid

means that the keyword pronounced is included in the Blue&Me™ “dictionary” and that can therefore be recognized by the

system for the concerned level.

To repeat the last system voice announcement, press or press shortly ôand pronounce “Re- peat”.

The system can issue voice announcements. A voice announcement is a spoken message initiated by the system. To cancel a voice announcement, press nounce “Cancel”.

A voice interaction is a two-way communication/spoken exchange between system and user. To initiate a voice interaction, press

and issue a command. To interrupt a con-

versation and start a new one, press any time during the conversation and pronounce a vocal command.

To stop an ongoing interaction press will hear a tone indicating when voice recognition is deactivated.

for longer than 1 second

, or press

and pro-

. You

The hands-free kit help option can speak the list of commands available to you at any time, depending on the keyword level that you are currently on. To use the help system, say “Help Listen to the list of currently available commands and decide on which command you’d like to issue to the system.

Adjust the volume of phone calls to a level that is comfortable and safe while the car is in motion. To adjust the default volume of Blue&Me™, see paragraph “EXTERNAL AUDIO VOL function” in the sound system owner handbook. To temporarily adjust the volume of the current

phone call, press + or – or adjust the position of the radio knob. After the phone call is disconnected, the volume will revert back to the original level.

You can press +or – also to adjust the volume of the current Blue&Me™ voice announcement.

Please remember that to interrupt a voice announcement, you can always press any time during a voice interaction and give a new voice command.

Notes

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Instructions concerning voice commands are identified in the text by symbol

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After you press voice command within a few seconds, the system will prompt you to pronounce a voice command. If you do not respond, then voice recognition shuts off. It is the same case with not responding to a question during a voice interaction. You will hear a tone indicating when voice recognition is deactivated.

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When the system fails to recognize your voice command, it will give you another opportunity to re-pronounce the voice command. If you are unsure of whether the voice command is appropriate for the given context, pronounce “Help”.

, if you do not issue a

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Using voice recognition

The voice recognition system may occasionally misrecognize a voice command. To ensure that your voice commands are always recognized by the system, use the following guidelines:

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After pressing command after the system plays a tone indicating that voice recognition is active.

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After the system asks a question, wait for one second before pronouncing the response to ensure that voice recognition is active.

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If you want to pronounce a command without waiting that the system has finished its announcement or question, you can press again shortly ôto interrupt what the system is saying and pronounce your command.

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Speak at a normal volume.

, pronounce the voice

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Pronounce words clearly, in your natural voice at a moderate pace, without stops.

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If possible, try to minimize background noise in the car.

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Ask the other passengers to keep silent while you are pronouncing voice commands to prevent misunderstanding since the system could recognize other words (in addition to or different from your voice command) if several people are speaking.

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For Alfa 159: if your car has a convertible top, close it before using voice recognition.

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For Alfa Spider: for best operation, it is recommended to close the folding top.

Notes

As concerns countries where the version in native language is not available, voice recognition of the different commands and phonebook contacts could be difficult. You are therefore recommended to adopt a pronunciation/accent meeting the language present on Blue&Me™.

To change the voice recognition language contact Alfa Romeo Authorized Services or consult the dedicated site at www.alfaromeo.com.

DISPLAY

The different Blue&Me tions are displayed on the instrument panel multifunction display (see fig. 1).

The display shows the following information:

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Status information for the Bluetooth wireless technology-enabled mobile phone.

❒;indicates that Blue&Me

rently connected with a Bluetooth wireless technology-enabled mobile phone.

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The absence of symbol connection is disconnected (versions with multifunction display).

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Symbol the first incoming one, symbol present only with call waiting (versions with reconfigurable multifunction display).

indicates that current call is

™

Main Menu op-

indicates that

;

™

is cur-

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Symbol the second incoming one, symbol present only with call waiting (versions with reconfigurable multifunction display).

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Symbol (versions with reconfigurable multifunc-

tion display).

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Name of your current mobile phone carrier (“- - - - - - - -” displayed if not available).

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Info about message received, message sender phone number or name (if stored in the phonebook).

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Data concerning the track being played by the media player.

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Current Blue&Me™information or current menu option.

indicates that current call is

‰

indicates the Conference Call

AUDIO

Blue&Me™ uses your in-car audio equipment to deliver audio output (hands-free phone conversation, media player, voice announcements and tone signals). For this purpose, the current audio program is muted for the time needed.

You can always adjust the audio volume either through the radio or the steering wheel controls.

When the audio system is used by Blue&Me™, the radio display will show dedicated messages.

Blue&Me™ FUNCTION MENU

Blue&Me™ Main Menu displays options within a structured list. Each option (item) in the menu can be viewed on the instrument panel multifunction display. Available options enable to activate the different functions or to change the settings of your Blue&Me™ system.

The Main Menu includes the following options:

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LAST CALLS - this submenu allows you to view a list of the recent calls made or received. This list is either downloaded from your mobile phone memory, or accumulated via use of the hands-free phone, or both.

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PHONEBOOK - this submenu allows you to view the phone numbers in your phonebook and to select one to dial. If there is a large amount of entries in your phonebook, then the items will be contained in groups within alphabetical submenus indicating the contacts within that group. The number of contacts within a group depends on the amount of entries in your phonebook.

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MESSAGE READER (with compatible mobile phones only) - This submenu enables to read

the last message received, to call the message sender or to delete the last message received. It is possible to store up to 20 received messages in the dedicated inbox and to play them later, to call the message sender or to delete the messages. It is possible to select notification signals for the arrival of a new SMS text.

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MEDIA PLAYER- this submenu allows to scroll the digital audio tracks in the library by folder, artist, genre, album or by playlist. This sub-menu is to be used to select and play tracks.

iPodplayer - see dedicated paragraph.

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SETTINGS - this submenu allows you to perform tasks such as managing your phonebook entries, creating a pairing relationship, or setting a connection ID.

Launching the Main Menu

To launch the Blue&Me™ Main Menu, press˜, you can then interact with the system through the buttons on the steering wheel.

Navigating the menu options

To navigate through the items in a menu, pressNorO.

When the number of characters in a display message is too long for the allowable number of display characters, the text in the display message will be cut to fit the display size.

To select the option shown on the display, press SRC or

To quit the selected option or to exit a submenu, press

HANDS-FREE KIT FUNCTIONS

Blue&Me™ lets you make and receive phone calls on your Bluetooth®wireless technology-enabled mobile phone using voice commands (keywords) or steering wheel buttons.

By using voice commands, you can make calls to people in your phonebook by pronouncing their first and/or last name, or you can make phone calls to numbers not stored in your phonebook by pronouncing the digits of the phone number or call the last message sender.

By using steering wheel buttons, you can make phone calls to people in your phonebook or call history list by selecting the associated item in the LAST CALLS or PHONEBOOK submenus.

In addition, you can use other calling features such as responding to incoming calls, redial, callback, call waiting, read a message or delete it.

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If you encounter difficulties with any of the voice recognition operations, consult section HANDS-FREE KIT - TROUBLESHOOTING.

Notes

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Before you can make and receive phone calls using the hands-free kit, you must create a pairing relationship for your mobile phone.

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For further information read chapter SETTING FUNCTIONS – PAIRING YOUR MOBILE PHONE.

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To activate the hands-free kit, the electronic key shall be fitted into the ignition device.

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If during a phone call you remove the electronic key from the ignition device, you can continue your conversation through the hands-free kit for other 15 minutes.

MAKING A PHONE CALL

You can make a phone call using one of the following methods:

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Calling a contact in your phonebook

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Dialling a phone number using voice commands

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Dialling a phone number using the mobile phone keypad

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Calling a phone number using call history (last calls)

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Call the sender of a received SMS message

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For further information refer to chapter FUNCTIONS OF SMS MESSAGES READER, paragraph SMS MESSAGES MANAGEMENT

Calling a contact in your phonebook

It is a requirement that you create a pairing relationship and download your mobile phone phonebook to the hands-free phone system to use this dialing feature.

To call a contact in your phonebook using manual interaction, proceed as

follows:

Press Select PHONEBOOK and then

press SRC or˜. Press

betical grouping which your contact’s name belongs to, press SRC or and then select the required contact.

If the contact has just one phone number, press SRC or

If the contact has multiple phone numbers, press SRC or˜to view the different phone numbers and then select the required one by SRC or˜to start the call.

To end the phone call, press longer than 1 second.

to open the Main Menu.

NorO

to select the alpha-

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to start the call.

and press

Or, using voice interaction:

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Assume you would like to call the contact “John” in your mobile phone phonebook.

Press or “Call John (on/at) Mobile“ (in the previous statement, the keyword “Mobile” represents the type of phone number you would like to call. The phone number type can either be “(at) Home”, “(at) Work”, or “(on/at) Other”).

If the name is recognized, the system will display the recognized contact’s

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information (John, in the example) on the display screen.

If John has just one phone number, the system will ask if you would like to call John. To start the call say “Yes”, otherwise say “No”.

and pronounce “Call John”

To call the displayed phone number, pronounce “Call”.

If the contact is correct but the phone number is wrong, you can surf the phone number list manually by press-

NorO

ing quired number, press ˜or SRCto start the call.

To end the phone call, press longer than 1 second.

Practical hint

When you call a contact with multiple phone numbers, use the “at location” portion of the voice command (e.g.: “(at) Home”, “(at) Work”, “(on/at) Mobile”). This will shorten the amount of steps required to make the phone call.

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Dialling a phone number using voice commands

To dial a phone number using voice interaction, proceed as follows:

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Press The system will respond with “Num-

ber, please”. Pronounce the phone number as a se-

quence of single digits (e.g.: “0”, “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6”, “7”, “8”, “9”, “+” (plus), “#” (pound) or “*” (star).

For example, 0113290103 has to be pronounced as: “zero, one, one, three, two, nine, zero, one, zero, three”.

The system will repeat the complete phone number and display it.

If the number is complete, pronounce “Dial”. If you have not finished speaking the phone number, then pronounce the remaining digits and then pronounce “Dial”.

and pronounce “Dial”.

The system will start the call to the displayed phone number.

To end the phone call, press longer than 1 second.

You can pronounce the sequence of phone number digits in “digit groups” which allows you to verify the recognized number in several small portions. Digit groups are created by the pauses you use while pronouncing the sequence of digits. If you pause after pronouncing several digits, a digit group is created. The system will repeat the recognized digits.

If the spoken digits are correct, you can continue pronouncing the phone number. If the spoken digits are incorrect, you can delete the digit group by pronouncing “Delete”. The system will delete the last group of numbers and display the partially-dialled phone number. Then, you can re-pronounce the digit group and also the remaining phone number digits.

To cancel the phone call, pronounce “Cancel”.

To cancel the phone call and start dialling again, pronounce “Start

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over”. To ask the system to repeat the rec-

ognized phone number, pronounce “Repeat”. If no phone number was dialled, the system says “No num- ber available”.

If the repeated phone number is correct, pronounce “Dial” to start the call.

Note

When dialling a phone number by voice commands, it is essential to minimize background noise in the car and to ask the other passengers to keep silent while you are speaking digits. Since the system is of the speaker independent type it can recognize also other voices; there is therefore the risk that some numbers are accidentally recognized, added to correct numbers or not recognized.

Dialling a phone number using the mobile phone keypad

Alternatively, you can dial a phone number using your mobile phone key-

pad and then continue your conversation using the hands-free phone system.

It is a requirement that you create a pairing relationship and that the mobile phone is within range of the hands-free phone system of your car.

To dial a phone number using your mobile phone keypad, proceed as follows:

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Dial the phone number on your mobile phone keypad and connect the phone call following the procedure required by your mobile phone.

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Conduct the conversation using the hands-free phone system.

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To end the phone call, press longer than 1 second, or end the phone call from your mobile phone keypad.

Calling a phone number using call history (last calls)

LAST CALLS option is a list of the recent calls made or received. It can consist of up to ten incoming calls, up to ten outgoing calls and up to five missed calls.

To dial a phone number using manual interaction, proceed as follows:

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Press˜to open the Main Menu.

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Select LAST CALLS and then press SRC or˜.

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The system will present a list of phone numbers. Use select the required phone number. Then press SRC or˜to start the call.

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To end the phone call, press longer than 1 second.

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Or, using voice interaction:

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To call back the last incoming phone number, press “Callback”.

The system will display information about the last caller and ask if you would like to call back this contact. To respond with “yes”, pronounce “Yes”, otherwise say “No”.

To redial the last phone number you called, pronounce “Redial”. The system will display information about the last contact you called and will ask if you would like to redial this phone number. To redial the last phone number called, say “Yes”, otherwise say “No”.

and pronounce

INCOMING CALLS

With the hands-free phone system you can respond to incoming phone calls using steering wheel buttons. When a phone call is received, the system will display information about the caller’s identity if available.

The incoming phone call will have customized ring tone (if this function is available on your mobile phone).

Answering a phone call

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To answer the phone call, press

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To end the phone call, press than 1 second.

Rejecting a phone call

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To reject the phone call, press than 1 second.

Ignoring a phone call

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To ignore the phone call and mute the phone call ring tone, press

for longer

Answering an incoming phone call during an active phone conversation

To answer an incoming phone call while another phone conversation is active, press The system will switch to the incoming phone call and put the current phone conversation on hold.

Note

Certain mobile phones support the ability to transmit your contacts’ ring tones to the hands-free phone system and play customized ring tones for incoming phone calls. In this case the incoming phone calls will have your mobile phone customized ring tones.

MANAGING PHONE CALLS

Transferring a phone conversation from your mobile phone to the

hands-free phone system

If you enter the car during a phone conversation from your mobile phone and you want to continue the conversation using the car hands-free phone system, you can transfer the phone conversation to it.

Proceed as follows:

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Get into the car and fit the electronic key into the ignition device to activate the hands-free phone system.

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The system will send a message to your mobile phone offering hands-free phone support.

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To transfer the conversation to the handsfree phone, enter the information required by your mobile phone. (This process is different for each mobile phone).

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The phone conversation is transferred to the system.

Transferring a phone conversation from the hands-free phone to your mobile phone

To transfer a phone conversation from the hands-free phone to your mobile phone, press SRC.

You can talk on your mobile phone and still use buttons on the steering wheel. Specifically, you can press two phone calls on your mobile phone, or press˜for longer than 1 second to end the phone conversation.

to switch between

Putting a phone call on hold

To put a phone call on hold and disable the microphone so that you can talk without being listened to by the caller, press

CONFERENCE CALL FUNCTION (only with Bluetooth®phones supporting this function)

With the Conference Call function you can call another contact while you are engaged in a phone conversation yet. In this way you can speak with both contacts at the same time.

To start a Conference call while you are still engaged in a phone conversation, call the second required contact as described in section MAKING A PHONE CALL.

When Conference Call option is active the display will show “CONFERENCE”.

To end both calls, press button

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