Jlundfelt Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hello, I have a Subaru Outback 2013, and of course went with the model w/o NAV so I could put in a Pioneer HU. I have the harmon kardon edition, and it has lots of steering wheel controls, and with the stock stereo I could hit the voice command button, and make phone calls, play songs, etc... I currently use an iPod, and an android w/ MHL adapter with the CD-AH200C kit, and use AppRadio Unchained. Anyways, I have two questions with the AVIC-X950BH; 1) What are, and how do I use the voice recognition commands? I haven't seen any mention in the manual, but I have seen people discuss VR on this blog 2) My steering wheel controls only allow me to answer phone calls, change volume, and use the menu / back button on my android phone (SG3). How can I get the voice command button to work? It seems like people are suggesting I need an after market kit, like one of these- Part Number: ISFM2351 Part Number: SWI-RC There are a lot to chose from- http://www.pac-audio.com/productSearch.aspx?Make=Subaru&MakeId=31&Model=Outback&ModelId=1207&Year=2013&YearId=34 Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks! jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldracer Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I had to install two adapter units when I put the X950BH unit in my Chevy HHR. One was for adapting to the car's "LAN" electrical system and the other was for the steering wheel controls. I deal with a pretty good stereo shop locally since I did not want to try and figure out which little boxes were the best ones. So far with two Pioneer units they have been great so I would suggest trying to find a local shop that knows the X950BH units and get their advice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hammer1916 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Avic 950bh does not support voice commands. the new NEX models support Siri eys free. I wished I waited till the Alpines supported the new IPhones they will be out this summer and I will be buying it. Not that happy with the Pioneer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jlundfelt Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Thanks for the feedback. I was wondering if I was missing something, because I didn't see any VR options on the HU. I use AppRadio Unchained, so I have my android screen mirrored on my deck, and so I can use any voice commands from there I guess. Anyone get their steering wheel voice command button to connect to their phone via Bluetooth and launch an app like Google Voice Search? Thanks, Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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