1. A method for controlling a device using mixed manual and spoken input comprising: prompting a user of the device using a combination of a visual prompt and an audible prompt, including presenting a set of input choices, accepting a command from the user to provide an audible prompt, and in response to said command, playing an audible prompt that identifies one or more of the set of input choices; and accepting an input from the user in response to the visual and audible prompts.