Thread: D4 Hands Free - Voice Recognition

I tried all manner of settings using a Faultmate to activate it, but no success I'm afraid. You should, from memory, be able to scroll through your numbers on the screen but it is a top to bottom scroll with no search function. That was the case with my Nokia anyways.

In the end I was offered a good trade and I got a new one (D4) with the $5k sat nav, so that I could have the USB music and on screen phone book, only used the Nav once in 15,000 km.

I have a D4 SDV6 SE MY11. It is standard so it is likely to be the same as yours. The Speaker Button on the steering wheel does nothing unless you have a optioned large touch screen and sat nav. LR just use the same steering wheel and do not use the button.
My iPhone4 operates well with the Standard Radio. After pairing the iPhone4 to the Radio I was able to view my phone book, previous call lists etc via the screen and controls. It is a shame that your are unable to search the phone book, instead you have to scroll the phone book. I find the Audio and Mic works very well.

NTB

Thanks for the feedback gentlemen. Looks like it is, what it is. I was offered a D4 with the satnav but didn't think I really needed it. THe after market unit I have is fantastic and I also have one on the phone. I decided to put my $ into the 3.0ltr. My previous Pathfinder had a nokia phone kit and I used the voice every day so I miss it. Push button - "Call Bob" and it called Bob. I should have looked at this harder when I purhased but hell its a D4, I just want one. I will need to research other options. Perhaps an after market hands free. Everything else about my D4 is beyond brillant. I'll post solution when I find it.

hydeslane
I also found it very hard to spend the money on the SatNav/Touch Screen for the $'s, so I didn't. I am happy enough with the Standard Radio Bluetooth connection and I still mount my TomTom CarKit for iPhone4 to the screen and use the iPhone Nav when required.

NTB

Hi Hydeslane, when your contacts list comes up on the screen, using the buttons at the right hand side of the radio unit, select contact list, and then scroll to the contact you wish to be in touch with, then press the OK button, and the Bluetooth system will dial the number for you.
The radio, if it was playing, will be muted, and when your Party answers, you get conversation over the car audio system. Mine works great, and the sound quality is superb, you can now adjust the volume using the left hand controls of the steering wheel. When your conversation is finished, just press the red telephone icon on the right hand side of the steering wheel, or the red icon at bottom right on the radio unit.
Hope this helps, I to would have liked a voice activated system, but find this present one great, having never had one like it before.
Don.

Correction to first line of my post.
To initiate a call, press the phone button on the bottom left of the radio unit, then scroll down to 'Phone Book', press the right arrow, or the OK, and your contacts list will appear. Scroll down to the party you want, and pressing the OK, or right arrow will start the call.
Sorry about the mistake in the 1st instant.

I am not sue if this helps some. But I have found that the phone book pickcd up by the LR radio is only the phonebook in the phone and not the SIM. So by only storing numbers you wish to appear on the LR screen in the phone and all other numbers on the SIM you can somewhat reduce the numbers you need to scroll through. You then set the phone to use both memories so you stil see all numbers on the phone itself. Thsi works with my Nokia.

The number of names that appears on the screen list is part of the problem. I'm able to use the phone as But-in-Ben describes but it is simply cumbersome and not something i want to do while the cars in motion. I have an iphone app call Metroview Australia i use as my Nav - best $25 I've spent. Worth a look. I'll look at phone storage as Paul suggests to improve this. Thanks again all.