How to use the Remote Voice Assist function.
This feature is available on iPhone® and Android™ smartphones.
You can use the handset or base unit to operate the voice recognition feature of the paired cellular phone (Siri®, Google Now™, or S Voice). For example, you can speak into the handset or base unit and command your cellular phone to make a call.
Compatible voice recognition features
- Google Now, S Voice (Android 4.0 or later)
- Siri (iOS 8.0 or later)
Important
- Your cellular phone must support the Hands Free Profile (HFP) specification
- In order to use this feature, your cellular phone’s voice recognition feature must be ready to use.
- iPhone: Make sure Siri is turned on.
- Android: In order to use Google Now, make sure your cellular phone is registered to your Google account.
- If you have multiple voice recognition features available for your cellular phone, you may need to set the desired voice recognition feature as the default.
- For Android users: Depending on your cellular phone, you may need to set Google Now or S voice as your cellular phone’s default voice recognition feature. For more information, refer to the operating instructions of your cellular phone.
Examples of voice commands supported
In general, the commands supported with your cellular phone are supported. This telephone acts like an bridge for the cells voice assist feature.
- Hey Siri, call "John Doe". – Will initiate call to the requested contact on the paired cell phone.
- Hey Siri, end call – The Phone call will end on the paired cell phone.
- Hey Google, read the text – The text will be read from the paired cell phone.
- Hey Google, Open YouTube – YouTube will open on the paired cell phone.
Refer to your cell phones instruction manual for more compatible commands.
Activating remote voice assist
Handset
- Press the Voice Assist button . Do to step 3 in the following situations.
- Only 1 cellular phone is paired.
- A specific line is set to make cellular calls.
- Press the arrow up ▲ or down ▼ to select the desired cellular line. Then press [SELECT].
- Wait until “Voice assist” is displayed.
- A confirmation tone sounds.
- Speakerphone is turned on automatically.
- To switch to the receiver, press the Speakerphone button.
- Speak your commands to your handset. When you have finished using remote voice assist, press the [OFF] button.
Base Unit
- Press [CELL 1] or [CELL 2]. Skip this step in the following situations.
- Only 1 cellular phone is paired.
- A specific line is set to make cellular calls.
- Press the Voice Assist button .
- Wait until “Voice assist” is displayed. A confirmation tone sounds.
- Speak your commands to your base unit. When you have finished using remote voice assist, press the Voice Assist or the Speakerphone button.
Notes
- While using this feature, you cannot use another unit to make a cellular call using the same cellular line.
- If you receive a call on the landline or on another cellular line while using this feature, the interrupt tone sounds.
- If you receive a call on the same cellular line while using this feature, voice recognition ends and the unit receives the incoming call.
- If your cellular phone is connected to the base unit, you may not be able to use your cellular phone’s microphone to operate its voice recognition feature. In this case, disconnect your cellular phone from the base unit.
- The compatible voice commands depends on the cellular phone voice recognition feature.