InfoGation Corporation PhoneBase™ User Manual Release: 1.0 Print Date: July 6, 1999 DIAL 10:40: 11 AM 555-1234 Preset 1 InfoGation Corp.
User Information About PhoneBase PhoneBase Version 1.0 Documentation Print Date: July 6, 1999 Copyright Copyright © 1998-1999. InfoGation Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without prior written consent from InfoGation Corp.
Precautions and Warnings This section contains very important information. Read it carefully before using this product. InfoGation cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for accidents resulting from failure to observe these precautions. Your personal judgement, traffic regulations, and common sense must always take precedence over instructions produced by the software. ♦ When your vehicle is moving, keep your eyes on the road instead of looking at the phone’s keypad.
! Warning Failure to follow the following instructions can result in severe injury or death. ♦ When your vehicle is moving, the driver must not manually operate the software with the Auto PC. This may lead to traffic accidents. Use only voice commands and listen for the voice prompts to operate the software while driving. If the driver is to operate the software with the controls, the driver must pull over in a safe manner observing all traffic regulations.
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Table of Contents CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION ______________________________ 11 Features........................................................................................... 11 System Requirements...................................................................... 11 Installation and Setup....................................................................... 12 Documentation Conventions ............................................................ 12 Technical Support ....................................
Chapter 1—Introduction Developed by InfoGation Corporation of San Diego, California, PhoneBase integrates cellular telephone functionality into the Auto PC platform. The program provides a hands-free, voice-based interface that allows you to enter and call numbers, set and store numbers in preset locations, answer the phone automatically, select and dial numbers from a list of recently called numbers, and view call statistics in the Auto PC display.
Installation and Setup The PhoneBase installation process involves— • Registering PhoneBase • Running the PhoneBase Setup Program Registering PhoneBase Before you install PhoneBase, fill out the registration card and send the card to InfoGation Corporation. Registering your copy of PhoneBase is the only way to receive technical support. Running the PhoneBase Setup Program ! To install PhoneBase from the Setup CD— 1. If necessary, press the POWER button to turn on the Auto PC and view the Start menu.
Technical Support If you encounter any difficulties using PhoneBase, refer to the following sources of information— • The “PhoneBase User Manual” • The “Clarion Auto PC Owner’s Manual” • “On-line Help”, which is available by pressing the HELP button • Any Release Notes that may accompany this product • The appropriate documentation if you suspect an automotive problem If you continue to have problems, send e-mail to the InfoGation technical support team at support@infogation.com.
Chapter 2—Quick Start To help you get up and running quickly, this chapter covers— • Starting PhoneBase • About the Display • Navigating PhoneBase • Entering and Editing Preset Numbers • Placing Calls • Ending Calls • Answering Calls With Auto Answer On • Answering Calls With Auto Answer Off Warning: Perform these operations only when it is safe to do so. Starting PhoneBase To start PhoneBase, say “Auto PC . . .
If the phone is disconnected or turned off, the “No Phone Available” screen appears. (See Figure 2.) (If the phone is off, you can turn it on by pressing ENTER on the Auto PC.) No Phone Available Figure 2. No Phone Available screen. As shown in Figure 1, the main components of the screen include the program icon, time display, the auto-answer icon, the command prompt, telephone number, and memory location name. The command prompt is a useful feature.
About the Display When you launch PhoneBase, the system automatically places you in the “Scratchpad”. The Scratchpad is a temporary workspace. The system automatically places any number you enter or select—from a Preset location or from the recall list—in the Scratchpad. As long as the Auto PC is turned on, the Scratchpad will retain the last number you selected and dialed. From the Scratchpad, you can toggle the Selector Control up or down to move through numbers you enter and store in “Preset” locations.
Entering a New Number The instructions below describe how to enter and store new numbers vocally, using voice commands, or manually, using the Auto PC interface. Once you become familiar with both methods of input, you can use a mixture of voice commands and manual controls to enter and edit numbers. ! To enter a new preset number using voice commands— 1. Use the “Previous” or “Next” commands to select an empty Preset location. 2. Say “Number”. This brings up the number edit form. 3.
4. When the system accepts the number and moves the cursor to the next box in the edit form, repeat step 3. 5. If necessary, toggle the Selector Control left or right to navigate and make corrections in the edit form. 6. When you are finished, press ENTER to save or BACK to cancel. This returns you to the Preset number screen. The number you entered will now appear in the selected Preset location.
! To edit an existing preset number manually— 1. Toggle the Selector Control up or down to find the Preset location you want to modify. 2. Press the MENU button, and then choose Edit Number. 3. Toggle the Selector Control left or right to highlight the edit box that contains the number you want to change. 4. Toggle the Selector Control up or down until you find the number you want to enter in the highlighted edit box. Alternatively, use the Keypad to enter the number you want. 5.
If you need to edit or clear the label, see Editing the Preset Location Name below. Editing the Preset Location Name By default, all Preset number locations have a label that consists of “Preset” followed by a number (e.g., “Preset 7”). As instructed below, you can modify the label so that you can associate a number with an individual, a place name, information service, etc. ! To set or change the label associated with a Preset location— 1.
The sections below describe these methods in detail. Calling a Number Using the Scratchpad The Scratchpad is a program location that allows you to enter and dial a number “on the fly”. ! To enter and dial a number using the Scratchpad— 1. If necessary, go to the Scratchpad location (i.e., press “0” on the keypad.) 2. Say “Number” or press the MENU button and choose Enter Number. 3. When the Auto PC responds, clearly and distinctly state the number you want the system to dial.
! ! To dial a number in a Preset location using menu commands— 1. Scroll through the Preset numbers list, using the Selector Control, until you find the number you want. 2. Press MENU, select Dial, and then press ENTER to place the call. To dial a number in a preset location using the keypad— 1. Key in the number for the preset location that contains the telephone number you want to dial. (Your choices are 0 – 99.) 2.
Calling a Number Using One-Touch Dialing Using the keypad, you can select and dial numbers stored in preset locations 1 through 9 using one-touch dialing. ! To dial a number using one-touch dialing— 1. Press and hold the key that corresponds to the preset number you want to dial. 2. Release the key when the system starts the dialing sequence.
Answering Calls With Auto Answer Off To answer a phone call when Auto Answer is turned off, use the attention word (“Auto PC), and then say “Answer”. Alternatively, you can press ENTER to acknowledge and accept the ANSWER command that appears in the upper right corner of the display. To speak with your caller, speak clearly and directly into the ORA microphone. (To learn how to enable or disable the Auto Answer feature, see Chapter 3—Setting System Preference on page 25.
Chapter 3—Setting System Preferences To set system preferences, press the MENU button then toggle the Selector Control up or down to scroll through the list of options you can set. As described in detail below, you can turn on or turn off the following system options— • Auto Answer • Confirm Dial • Confirm End • Call Timer • Clock After setting any of these features, press the BACK button to go back to the main display. Warning: Perform these operations only when it is safe to do so.
Confirm End By default, PhoneBase will not prompt you to confirm the end of a call when you use the Auto PC interface to terminate a call. To turn this feature on, press the MENU button, and then choose Settings | Confirm End | On. To turn this feature off, press the MENU button, and then choose Settings | Confirm End | Off. Call Timer By default, PhoneBase displays call timer information—i.e., the amount of time you’ve been on a call—in the title bar of the display.
Chapter 4—Command Reference Menu Options From the main screen— Choose To Dial Call the number that appears in the display. Edit Number Enter or edit a number. You can use your voice or the keypad to set or modify a number in the Scratchpad or selected preset location. Settings Access and set system options. List Calls View and select from a list of recently called numbers. Turn Phone Off Turn the cellular phone off. About View the PhoneBase copyright and version information screen.
From the Recall List— Choose To Dial Call the number that appears in the display. Back Go back to the previous screen. InfoGation Corp.
PhoneBase Voice Commands Command Description “Back” Takes you to the previous display. “Next” Displays the next item in the list of presets. “Previous” Displays the previous item in a list. “Dial” Places a call to the number that appears in the display. “Preset n” Displays the contents of Preset location n (1 – 9). “List” Displays the Recall List. “Select” From the main display, allows you to edit the current number. From the Recall List, puts current number on the Scratchpad and dials it.
Keypad Keys Key Description 1-9 Pressing a number key from 1 to 9 takes you to the corresponding preset location. Pressing two keys in sequence takes you to the corresponding preset locations, 10 through 99. To select and dial a number stored in preset locations 1 through 9, press and hold the appropriate number key. 0 Takes you to the Scratchpad. * Takes you to the Scratchpad and clears it. From the main screen, hides and resets the call timers and clears the Scratchpad.
Index A K About the Display, 14, 16 Answering Calls With Auto Answer Off, 14, 24 Answering Calls With Auto Answer On, 14, 23 Auto Answer, 23, 24, 25 Keypad Keys, 30 C Navigating PhoneBase, 14, 16 Call Timer, 25, 26 Calling a Number in the Recall List, 22 Calling a Number Using the Scratchpad, 21 Clearing a Preset Number, 19 Clock, 25, 26 Command Reference, 16, 27 Confirm Dial, 25 Confirm End, 25, 26 M Menu Options, 27 N P PhoneBase Voice Commands, 29 Placing Calls, 14, 20 Points to Observe for Safe
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