Satellite Radio

teotaj · 05-08-2007, 08:42 AM

Hi,

I have Satellite radio in my new BMW and i am really hoping i'm missing something on the voice command options as they relate to Sirius. I read a few other posts and I didn't find much else but the main menu options to command. Does anyone know of a complete list of voice commands available for the Satellite radio? I have enjoyed Satellite for over 2 years now and it seems my older peripheral units had much more functionality than the one installed from BMW. It just seems a little bit silly that I can request a track from a CD which at the most has 20 but i am not able to direct a channel change when there are more than 150 channels in Sirius. At the very least is there a way to display what is playing on a specific station before selecting it?

Knowing that this is a minor issue considering the all the other benefits of this car I am just hoping there is something I missed.

Thanks for any info...
Matt

Kimo · 05-08-2007, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by teotaj

Hi,

I have Satellite radio in my new BMW and i am really hoping i'm missing something on the voice command options as they relate to Sirius. I read a few other posts and I didn't find much else but the main menu options to command. Does anyone know of a complete list of voice commands available for the Satellite radio? I have enjoyed Satellite for over 2 years now and it seems my older peripheral units had much more functionality than the one installed from BMW. It just seems a little bit silly that I can request a track from a CD which at the most has 20 but i am not able to direct a channel change when there are more than 150 channels in Sirius. At the very least is there a way to display what is playing on a specific station before selecting it?

Knowing that this is a minor issue considering the all the other benefits of this car I am just hoping there is something I missed.

Thanks for any info...
Matt

I don't think you missed anything bro.
Voice command is very limited in SatNav. For instance, I was in an Acura TL or RL or something, and you could say "XM Channel 50" and it would switch to that channel. Tried it several times in the e90 before realizing there weren't nuttin' there. Kinda sux.

teotaj · 05-09-2007, 01:55 PM

Thanks Kimo.
I was afraid I was right on this one.

Kimo · 05-25-2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by teotaj

Thanks Kimo.
I was afraid I was right on this one.

So . . . we just received the progman update in my wife's car and gues what? You can now say "Sat Radio Channel XX" and the channel will change automatically to channel xx. Very cool. Might wanna try it in your fiver.

KJFlood · 05-26-2007, 02:51 PM

Yeah, I just got around to figuring out the voice commands for Sirius...NICE. works like a charm.

teotaj · 05-29-2007, 11:54 AM

KIMO...

Really? That is great! Was it a Sirius update through the dealer or is it included in the newest idrive update 25.1.1 (or whatever the newest one is)?

Kimo · 05-29-2007, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by teotaj

KIMO...

Really? That is great! Was it a Sirius update through the dealer or is it included in the newest idrive update 25.1.1 (or whatever the newest one is)?

Included in the Progman/iDrive update.

teotaj · 05-29-2007, 01:19 PM

Thanks, I can't wait to get the update.
I will schedule this week.

LEDZEP · 05-29-2007, 02:29 PM

I still haven't tried it, but it should work in mine since it was a March '07 build.

drkeng · 05-31-2007, 10:02 PM

saw this somewhere else here. It does work. Feb 07 build.
Still having some trouble timing the vc, waiting a little after the beep.

zimbim · 06-01-2007, 07:11 AM

I received update 25.01.01 and I do have sat voice command. Say, "sat preset channel one", etc; or "sat radio channel 44". For whatever reason it won't recognize channels over 90 for voice command on my e92. For example, if I say "sat radio channel 124" vc can't handle it.

LEDZEP · 06-01-2007, 12:39 PM

Tried the command today for the first time, and it worked perfectly.

LEDZEP · 06-01-2007, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by zimbim

I received update 25.01.01 and I do have sat voice command. Say, "sat preset channel one", etc; or "sat radio channel 44". For whatever reason it won't recognize channels over 90 for voice command on my e92. For example, if I say "sat radio channel 124" vc can't handle it.

How are you pronouncing the numbers above 99?

"one two four"
"one twenty four"
or
"one hundred twenty four"

That might make a difference

DrewKo · 06-01-2007, 03:40 PM

Damn, my 335i is Nov. 06 build and does not have the sat voice command ability. No idrive. What can I tell the dealership to get the latest software installed without paying?

LEDZEP · 06-01-2007, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DrewKo

Damn, my 335i is Nov. 06 build and does not have the sat voice command ability. No idrive. What can I tell the dealership to get the latest software installed without paying?

Don't bother. If you don't have iDrive then you don't have the high functioning computer. Your voice commands are limited to the bluetooth menu only.

Kimo · 06-04-2007, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by LEDZEP

Tried the command today for the first time, and it worked perfectly.

Yes . . . this is a very nice addition to the software.
Almost as nice as the new ability to simply say "Navigation Home" and have the nav system calculate the route home and then automatically start guidance for you. Have you tried THAT one yet?
Mike

DrewKo · 06-04-2007, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by LEDZEP

Don't bother. If you don't have iDrive then you don't have the high functioning computer. Your voice commands are limited to the bluetooth menu only.

Cool; tx.

05-08-2007, 08:42 AM	#1
teotaj New Member 1 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2007 525i Join Date: May 2007 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Satellite Radio - Voice Commands Hi, I have Satellite radio in my new BMW and i am really hoping i'm missing something on the voice command options as they relate to Sirius. I read a few other posts and I didn't find much else but the main menu options to command. Does anyone know of a complete list of voice commands available for the Satellite radio? I have enjoyed Satellite for over 2 years now and it seems my older peripheral units had much more functionality than the one installed from BMW. It just seems a little bit silly that I can request a track from a CD which at the most has 20 but i am not able to direct a channel change when there are more than 150 channels in Sirius. At the very least is there a way to display what is playing on a specific station before selecting it? Knowing that this is a minor issue considering the all the other benefits of this car I am just hoping there is something I missed. Thanks for any info... Matt
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05-09-2007, 01:55 PM	#3
teotaj New Member 1 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2007 525i Join Date: May 2007 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Thanks Kimo. I was afraid I was right on this one.
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05-26-2007, 02:51 PM	#5
KJFlood Sheepdog 4 Rep 164 Posts Drives: 2010 m3 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Lorenzo iTrader: (0)	Yeah, I just got around to figuring out the voice commands for Sirius...NICE. works like a charm. __________________ "[Tyranny cannot be safe] without a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace." James Madison
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05-29-2007, 11:54 AM	#6
teotaj New Member 1 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2007 525i Join Date: May 2007 Location: California iTrader: (0)	KIMO... Really? That is great! Was it a Sirius update through the dealer or is it included in the newest idrive update 25.1.1 (or whatever the newest one is)?
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05-29-2007, 01:19 PM	#8
teotaj New Member 1 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 2007 525i Join Date: May 2007 Location: California iTrader: (0)	Thanks, I can't wait to get the update. I will schedule this week.
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05-29-2007, 02:29 PM	#9
LEDZEP Lieutenant General 418 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	I still haven't tried it, but it should work in mine since it was a March '07 build. __________________ I think it is bad luck to be superstitious
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05-31-2007, 10:02 PM	#10
drkeng Major 156 Rep 1,014 Posts Drives: '18 M4 'vert Tanz Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northbrook, IL iTrader: (0)	saw this somewhere else here. It does work. Feb 07 build. Still having some trouble timing the vc, waiting a little after the beep. __________________ ///M4 'vert
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06-01-2007, 07:11 AM	#11
zimbim Second Lieutenant 12 Rep 215 Posts Drives: 335i Coupe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Charleston,SC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 e350 Sport [0.00] 2007 335i Coupe [0.00]	I received update 25.01.01 and I do have sat voice command. Say, "sat preset channel one", etc; or "sat radio channel 44". For whatever reason it won't recognize channels over 90 for voice command on my e92. For example, if I say "sat radio channel 124" vc can't handle it. __________________ e92/Black Sapphire/Coral Red/Aluminium Trim and Pedals/Sport/Luxury/Nav/Keyless/Ipod Adapter/6MT/Sirius/Turbo Tuner
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06-01-2007, 03:40 PM	#14
DrewKo Lieutenant Colonel 44 Rep 1,568 Posts Drives: 335i Montego Blue Saddle Brown Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (4) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	Damn, my 335i is Nov. 06 build and does not have the sat voice command ability. No idrive. What can I tell the dealership to get the latest software installed without paying?
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