Buick Encore: Infotainment System / Voice Recognition

Buick Encore 2020-2023 Owner's Manual / Infotainment System / Voice Recognition

Voice Recognition (8 Inch Screen)

If equipped, voice recognition allows for hands-free operation within the navigation, audio, phone, and weather applications. This feature can be started by pressing g on the steering wheel controls or by touching g on the infotainment display.

However, not all features within these areas are supported by voice commands. Generally, only complex tasks that require multiple manual interactions to complete are supported by voice commands.

For example, tasks that take more than one or two touches such as selecting a song or artist to play from a media device would be supported by voice commands. Other tasks, like adjusting the volume or seeking up or down, are audio features that are easily performed by pressing one or two controls, and are not supported by voice commands.

In general there are flexible ways to speak commands for completing the tasks. Most of them, except voice keypad, can be completed in a single command. If the task takes more than one command to complete, the first command should be to indicate the kind of task to be performed. The system replies with prompts that lead you through a dialog to enter the necessary information.

Voice recognition can be used when the ignition is on or when Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is active.

OnStar System

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Using Voice Recognition

Voice recognition becomes available once the system has been initialized. This begins when the ignition is turned on. Initialization may take a few moments...

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Buick Encore 2020-2023 Owner's Manual: Steering Wheel Controls

If equipped, some audio controls can be adjusted at the steering wheel. / : For vehicles with Bluetooth, press to interact with those systems. / : Press to decline an incoming call, to end speech recognition, or to end a current call. Press to silence the vehicle speakers while using the infotainment system...

Buick Encore 2020-2023 Owner's Manual: HD Radio Technology

If equipped, HD Radio is a free service with features such as digital quality sound, more stations available on a single frequency such as HD2 and HD3, and display information such as artist and song title. From the Now Playing display, touch the HD Radio icon to turn HD on or off...