Displays and voice control -&gt; Voice recognition for your Volvo XC40 2018-2026

Not all system languages support voice

recognition. The ones that do are high-

To give commands via the

lighted with the

symbol in the list of

voice control system, you

have a "dialogue" with the

system. Depress the steering

wheel button for voice recog-

available system languages. Read more

about where the information can be found

in the section on settings for voice recogni-

tion.

Not all system languages support voice

recognition. The ones that do are high-

lighted with the

symbol in the list of

nition

to activate the sys-

available system languages. Read more

about where the information can be found

in the section on settings for voice recogni-

tion.

tem and initiate a dialogue

using voice commands. After you have

pressed the button, a beep tone can be heard

and the voice control symbol is shown in the

driver display.

Related information

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In general, the system works by listening for a

basic command which is followed by more

detailed commands that specify what you

want the system to do.

This shows that the system has started to lis-

ten and you can start to say the commands.

As soon as you start to talk, the system is

trained to recognise and understand your

voice. This takes several seconds and is done

automatically, which means that you do not

need to start any voice training manually.

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Controlling climate control with voice rec-

ognition (p. 184)

To change the system audio volume, turn the

rotary volume knob when the voice speaks. It

is possible to use other buttons during voice

control. However, other sounds will be

silenced during dialogue with the system,

which means that it is not possible to execute

any functions linked with audio using the but-

tons.

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Remember the following:

Speak after the tone with a normal voice

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at a normal tempo.

Do not speak while the system is replying

(the system cannot understand com-

mands during this time).

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2. Say "Call [Forename] [Surname]

[number category]", e.g. "Call Robin

Smith Mobile".

e.g. "zero, three, one, two, two, four, four,

three" (03122443).

Cancel voice control

Voice control can be cancelled in different

ways:

House numbers can be spoken individu-

ally or in groups, e.g. "two, two" or

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> The system dials the selected contact

from the phonebook. If the contact has

several phone numbers (e.g. home,

mobile, work), the right category must

be referred to.

Tap briefly on

Give a long press on the steering wheel

button for voice control until you hear

and say "Cancel".

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"twenty-two" (22). For English and Dutch,

several groups can be said in sequence,

e.g. "twenty-two, twenty-two" (22 22).

For English, double or triple can be used,

e.g. "double zero" (00). Numbers can be

given within the range 0-2300.

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two beeps. This stops voice recognition

even when the system is speaking.

Commands/phrases

The following commands can generally be

used, regardless of the situation:

Voice control is also cancelled if you do not

reply during a dialogue. The system will first

ask for a reply three times and if there is still

no response then voice control will be cancel-

led automatically.

Frequencies can be spoken as "ninety

eight point eight" (98.8), "a hundred and

four point two" or "hundred four point

two" (104.2).

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"Repeat" - repeats the last voice instruc-

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tion in the ongoing dialogue.

"Cancel" - discontinue the dialogue.¹⁸

Speed and repetition mode

It is possible to adjust the speed if the system

is speaking too quickly.

To speed up communication and skip the

prompts from the system, press the steering

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"Help" - starts a help dialogue. The sys-

tem replies with the commands available

in the current situation, a prompt or an

example.

wheel button for voice control

. This can-

cels the system voice and you can say the next

command.

Repetition mode can be enabled so that the

system repeats what you have said.

Commands for specific functions such as

phone and radio are described in specific sec-

tions.

To change the speed or activate/deactivate

repetition mode:

Example of voice recognition control

Press

Press Settings in the top view.

Digits

2. Press System Voice Control and

The number commands are stated differently

depending on the function to be controlled:

select settings.

Repeat Voice Command

Speech Rate

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Phone numbers and postcodes must be

spoken individually, number by number,

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Note that this only stops the dialogue when the system is not speaking. To do that, give a long press on

until two beep tones are heard.

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message. For this function to work, the

car must be connected to the Internet.

Related information

Controlling a telephone with voice

recognition¹⁹

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Call a contact, have messages read aloud or

dictate brief messages with voice control

commands to a Bluetooth connected tele-

phone.

To specify a contact in the phone book, the

voice recognition command must include con-

tact information that is entered in the phone

book. If a contact, e.g. Robyn Smith, has sev-

eral phone numbers then the number category

can also be stated, e.g. Home or Mobile:

"Call Robin Smith Mobile".

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Not all system languages support voice

recognition. The ones that do are high-

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Controlling climate control with voice rec-

ognition (p. 184)

lighted with the

symbol in the list of

available system languages. Read more

about where the information can be found

in the section on settings for voice recogni-

tion.

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Related information

Press

and say one of the following com-

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mands:

"Call [contact]" - dials the selected con-

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tact from the phone book.

Controlling climate control with voice rec-

ognition (p. 184)

"Call [phone number]" - dials the phone

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number.

Only certain phones can send messages via the car. For information on which phones are compatible, see www.volvocars.com/intl/support.

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"Recent calls" - displays the call list.

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Internet-connected car* (p. 505)

"Read message" - message is read out. If

there are several messages - select which

message should be read out.

"Message to [contact]" – the user is

requested to say a brief message. The

message is then repeated aloud and the

user can choose to send²⁰or revise the

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Voice control of radio and media²¹

Commands for radio and media player device

Settings for voice recognition²³

Settings for the voice control system are

"DAB " - starts DAB radio*.

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"USB" - starts playback from USB.

"iPod" - starts playback from iPod.

control are shown below.

selected here.

Tap on

and say one of the following com-

Settings System Voice Control

"Bluetooth" - starts playback from a

Bluetooth-connected media source.

mands:

Settings can be made within the following

areas:

"Media" - starts a dialogue for media and

radio and shows examples of commands.

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"Similar music" — plays back music sim-

ilar to the music currently playing back

from USB devices.

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Repeat Voice Command

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"Play [artist]" - plays back music by the

selected artist.

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"Play [song title]" - plays back the

selected song.

Speech Rate

Not all system languages support voice

recognition. The ones that do are high-

Audio settings

Select audio settings under:

"Play [song title] from [album]" - plays

back the selected song from the selected

album.

lighted with the

symbol in the list of

available system languages. Read more

about where the information can be found

in the section on settings for voice recogni-

tion.

Settings Sound System Volumes

Voice Control

"Play [radio station]" - starts playing

back the selected radio channel.

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"Tune to [frequency]" - starts the

selected radio frequency in the current fre-

quency band. If no radio source is active,

the FM band is started by default.

Language settings

Voice recognition is not possible for all lan-

guages. Languages available for voice recogni-

tion are marked with an icon in the language

Related information

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"Tune to [frequency] [wavelength]" -

starts the selected radio frequency in the

selected frequency band.

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list -

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Changing the language also affects menu,

message and help texts.

"Radio" - starts FM radio.

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Controlling climate control with voice rec-

ognition (p. 184)

Settings System System Languages

and Units System Language

"Radio FM" - starts FM radio.

"Radio AM" - starts AM radio.²²

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Applies to certain markets.

Availability varies depending on model and/or market.

Applies to certain markets.

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Related information

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Controlling climate control with voice rec-

ognition (p. 184)

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