[mountain_lion]

I can use voice commands with the headset by pressing the button on the headset (although it takes many tries to get a contact's name right the first time; gets better as the phone learns).

However without the headset, when I press the voice button on the left side of the phone, the voice recorder starts.
From the user manual I understood that voice command should also work pressing the voice key on the phone.

Anybody else managed to use voice commands direct on the phone?

The voice button on the side of the phone is also difficult to press. I don't use the camera, so can reassign the right button from camera, but I do not see voice as an option.
Is it possible to program any of the buttons to act as a voice button?

[tao980]

On my E51 the voice button is on the right side of the phone, between the volume up and down buttons.

[hughm]

You have to press _and hold_ the voice key, otherwise it will switch on the voice recorder...

[mountain_lion · Accepted solution]

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09-Feb-2008 09:47 PM
tao980 wrote:
On my E51 the voice button is on the right side of the phone, between the volume up and down buttons.

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Thanks for that!

I was a bit skeptical, since the Nokia E51 manual (my printed version as well as the PDF from the Nokia site) clearly shows the button on the left (no. 15 on their diagram) to be used for voice commands (press and hold).

Anyway, I tried the button on the right (indicated in my manual as the mute key) as you suggested and it worked!

Makes more sense that way too. Just wish Nokia would update their manual if they make changes like this!

[coldwaterjohn]

Thanks for bothering to point out that the Nokia Manual is totally misleading on this, and that the boice key is on the opposite side of the E51 from the recorder button. However long you press the recorder button it will not activate the voice key commands.

Does anyone from Nokia ever read this blog? The least they could do would be to correct the error on their specific E51 website help link...

[adrianjball]

The middle-right button on my E51 doesn't get me voice dialing, neither does the button on the left. In fact, its almost as if voice dialing has somehow got disabled, as pressing and holding the button on my car kit doesn't initiate a voice dial either. Anyone know if voice dialing can get disabled? And how to re-enable it?

[adrianjball]

Hmmm. Solved my own problem. Rebooting the phone got the middle-right button working again. I wonder why it stopped working?

[emaphee]

need help please...my e51 keeps dialling everyone on my list of contacts..because of the voice commands...ive followed everything that has been posted here..but it did solved my problem with my phone...and also another thing if i call somebody..when im speaking, sometimes it automatically turned to a mute mode....gggrrr...!!!! please help...