Voice activated Dialing question

If there is, I haven't figured out a way. I just use Speed Dial and the phone book on the MFD.

 

I recall being able to turn off some of the voice prompts from the setup screen. I don't recall whether it affects the voice dialing prompts.

Tom

 

FYI, this will allow you (well, ideally your passenger) to use the MFD phone book while driving among other things:
LOCKPICK 3

It works good for me so far (although some on this board have complained about customer service issues with this company).

 

lol.. exactly. It's odd. our laws state the fast lane as a passing only lane... but.. yeah.. no one gets it... like the guy pulling a horse trailer on 85 today.. grr..

sorry.. had to say it.

 

You can do the reverse and seatbelt (I leave my seatbelt one on) disable without any mods to your car. Check this thread: http://priuschat.com/forums/audio-electronics/11929-list-known-hacks-easter-eggs.html

The Lockpick is for allowing (the passenger ) use of the full phone features and navigation input while driving and allowing Audio/Video input to the MFD.

To get the caps off (http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-modifications/38491-plastic-hubcaps-off.html), you can just pull them off with your hands assuming you have the touring. This leaves a hole in the center of the wheel which you can fill in with a center cap (http://www.metrotpn.com/ProductDetails.aspx?CollectionID=25&ProductID=198&SortIndex=26).

 

The first thing that people should do is to stop calling them slow and fast lanes. The normal lane, 1st overtaking lane, 2nd overtaking lane sound good to me.

 

Pardon me for partially hijacking this thread, but in a smiliar vein, I'm confused as to whether I can voice dial while the car is moving (I've just set up the phone today).

When I tested the setup today, it seems to me that you can only voice dial when the phone book screen is present, but on my 2008, the phone book button is "grayed out" while the car is moving and the only button that I can activate is speed dial (and I can't voice dial from the speed dial screen).

What am I missing here? Surely there must be a way to voice dial while the car is moving.

 

While moving, begin by pressing the Off-hook switch. That will put the speed dial screen on the MFD.
Now press the VR talk switch, and say "dial by name", or "dial by number". If you chose name, It will then take you to the phonebook screen ,where you press the talk switch and it prompts for name. (Contact names must have been previously recorded by you).
IF you choose number, it will take you to the keypad screen and when you push the talk switch it will prompt for the number.

Voice recognition works really well for me, but the process is tedious because of all the back-and-forth command-response stuff gets old. I just use speed dials for the routine numbers and my actual phone for the rest.

It all works the same way when you are not moving, but you can begin the "dial..." commands with the talk switch from any screen. (The fact you have begin by pushing the off-hook switch ,while moving, is a flaw IMHO> (Otherwise the command-response routine has an unnecessary need to repeat the command).

 

Thanks 9G-Man! Really appreciate the info

 

Is there a voice command for speed dialing? What's the point in setting up the speed dial list if there is no voice command, then?

 

You can use the speed dial list while moving. It's the only voiceless (i.e., quick) way to call out on the move, short of getting out your phone and dialing it.

 

I take it this must be a 2006 or newer item? I tried it on my 2004 and it either does some erroneous command, or takes me to the list of available commands and none are in relation to dialing...

Thanks,
Levi