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Device registration/connection flow

1. Register the Bluetooth® device to be used with multimedia

system (P. 377, 378, 379)

2. Connect the Bluetooth® device to be used

(P. 381)

To be used for audio

To be used for hands-free

phone

3. Start Bluetooth® connec-

tion (P. 381)

4. Check connection status

(P. 385)

(P. 387)

5. Use Bluetooth® audio

5. Use Bluetooth® phone

(P. 385)

(P. 386)

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Registering and connecting from the “Bluetooth* Setup” screen

To display the screen shown below, press the “SETUP” button and

select “Bluetooth*” on the “Setup” screen.

Select to connect the device to

be used with multimedia sys-

tem. (P. 381)

Select to register a Bluetooth®

device to be used with multime-

dia system. (P. 379)

Select

set

detailed

Bluetooth® system settings.

(P. 384)

Select to delete registered devices. (P. 380)

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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Registering a Bluetooth® audio player for

the first time

To use the Bluetooth® Audio, it is necessary to register an audio

player with the system.

Once the player has been registered, it is possible to use the

Bluetooth® Audio.

For details about registering a Bluetooth® device (P. 379)

Turn the Bluetooth® connection setting of your audio player on.

Press the “AUDIO” button.

Select “

Audio”.

Select “Select Device”.

Follow the steps in “How to register a Bluetooth® device” from step

. (P. 379)

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Registering a Bluetooth® phone for the first

time

To use the hands-free system, it is necessary to register a

Bluetooth® phone with the system.

Once the phone has been registered, it is possible to use the

hands-free system.

For details about registering a Bluetooth® device (P. 379)

Turn the Bluetooth® connection setting of your cellular phone on.

Press the

button.

Select “OK” to register a phone.

Follow the steps in “How to register a Bluetooth® device” from step

(P. 379)

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Registering a Bluetooth® device

Bluetooth® compatible phones (HFP) and portable audio players

(AVP) can be registered simultaneously. You can register up to 5

Bluetooth® devices.

How to register a Bluetooth® device

Display the “Bluetooth* Setup” screen. (P. 376)

Select “Add Device”.

When this screen is displayed,

search for the name displayed

on this screen on the screen of

your Bluetooth® device.

For details about operating the

Bluetooth® device, see the manual

that comes with it.

To cancel the registration, select

“Cancel”.

A PIN-code is not required for SSP (Secure Simple Pairing) compatible

Bluetooth® devices. Depending on the type of Bluetooth® device being

connected, a message confirming registration may be displayed on the

Bluetooth® device’s screen. Respond and operate the Bluetooth® device

according to the confirmation message.

Check that this screen is dis-

played when registration is

complete.

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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Select “OK” when the connection status changes from “Connect-

ing...” to “Connected”.

If an error message is displayed, follow the guidance on the screen to try

again.

Registration can be performed from screens other than the

“Bluetooth* Setup” screen.

■ When registering from the “Bluetooth* Audio” screen

Display the “Bluetooth* Audio” screen. (P. 351)

Select “Select Device”.

Follow the steps in “How to register a Bluetooth® device” from

step

(P. 379)

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Deleting a Bluetooth® device

Display the “Bluetooth* Setup” screen. (P. 376)

Select “Remove”.

Select the desired device.

A confirmation message will be displayed, select “Yes” to delete the

device.

Check that a confirmation screen is displayed when the operation is

complete.

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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Connecting a Bluetooth® device

Up to 5 Bluetooth® devices (Phones [HFP] and audio players

[AVP]) can be registered.

If more than 1 Bluetooth® device has been registered, select

which device to connect to.

Press the “SETUP” button.

Select “Bluetooth*”.

Select the device to be con-

nected.

Supported profile icons will be dis-

played.

Phone

Audio player

Supported profile icons for cur-

rently connected devices will illumi-

nate.

Dimmed icons can be selected to connect to the function directly.

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Auto connection

To turn auto connection mode on, set “Bluetooth* Power” to on.

(P. 384)

When you register a phone, auto connection will be activated. Always

set it to this mode and leave the Bluetooth® phone in a place where a

connection can be established.

When the engine switch is turned to the “ACC” or “ON” position (vehicles

without a smart key system), or ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode

(vehicles with a smart key system), the system will search for a nearby cel-

lular phone you have registered.

Next, the system automatically connects with the most recent of the

phones connected to in the past. Then, the connection result is displayed.

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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Manual connection

When auto connection has failed or “Bluetooth* Power” is turned off,

you must connect the Bluetooth® device manually.

● Follow the steps in “Connecting a Bluetooth* device” from step

(P. 381)

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Connecting a Bluetooth® audio player

 Registering an additional device

Select “Select Device” on the “Bluetooth* Audio” screen.

For more information: P. 379

 Selecting a registered device

Select “Select Device” on the “Bluetooth* Audio” screen.

For more information: P. 381

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

■Reconnecting a Bluetooth® phone

If the system cannot connect due to poor signal strength with the engine

switch in the “ACC” or “ON” position (vehicles without a smart key system), or

ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode (vehicles with a smart key system), the

system will automatically attempt to reconnect.

If the system is attempting to connect to a Bluetooth® phone and the Bluetooth®

phone is turned off and then back on, the system will attempt to reconnect.

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Displaying a Bluetooth® device details

You can confirm and change the registered device details.

Bluetooth® device registration status

Display the “Bluetooth* Setup” screen. (P. 376)

Select the device.

Select “Device Info”.

The following screen is dis-

played:

Device Name

Change connection method

Bluetooth® Address

Display your telephone num-

ber

The number may not be dis-

played depending on the model

of phone.

Compatibility profile of the device

Restore default settings

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Changing connection method

Select “Connect Audio Player from”.

Select “Vehicle” or “Device”.

“Vehicle”: Connect the multimedia system to the portable audio player.

“Device”: Connect the portable audio player to the multimedia system.

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Detailed Bluetooth® system settings

You can confirm and change the detailed Bluetooth® settings.

How to check and change detailed Bluetooth® settings

Display the “Bluetooth* Setup” screen. (P. 376)

Select “System Settings”.

The following screen is dis-

played:

Bluetooth* Power on/off

You can change Bluetooth*

function on/off

Bluetooth* Name

Change PIN-code

Bluetooth* Address

Display Phone Status

You can set the system to show

the status confirmation display

when connecting a telephone

Display Audio Player Status

You can set the system to show the status confirmation display when

connecting an audio player

Compatibility profile of the system

Restore default settings

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Editing the Bluetooth® PIN

You can change the PIN-code that is used to register your Bluetooth®

devices in the system.

Select “Bluetooth* PIN”.

Input a PIN-code, and select “OK”.

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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Listening to Bluetooth® audio

The Bluetooth® audio system enables the user to enjoy music

played on a portable player from the vehicle speakers via wire-

less communication.

When a Bluetooth® device cannot be connected, check the connec-

tion status on the “Bluetooth* Audio” screen. If the device is not con-

nected, either register or reconnect the device. (P. 381)

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Audio control screen

Some titles and controls may not be displayed depending on the type

of portable audio player used.

Connection status

Battery charge

Indicators

Conditions

Good

Not connected

Connection status

Full

Empty

Battery charge

Playing Bluetooth® audio

Select

to Play/Pause.

For details on “Bluetooth* Audio” screen operation methods, refer to

Basic Audio Operations. (P. 343)

For details on how to select a track or album, refer to selecting, fast-

forwarding and reversing tracks/files/songs. (P. 353)

*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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Using a Bluetooth® phone

The hands-free system is a function that allows you to use your

cellular phone without touching it.

This system supports Bluetooth®. Bluetooth® is a wireless data

system that allows the cellular phone to wirelessly connect to

the hands-free system and make/receive calls.

Before making a phone call, check the connection status, battery

charge, call area and signal strength. (P. 387)

If a Bluetooth® device cannot be connected, check the connection

status on the phone screen. If the device is not connected, either

Phone screen

To display the screen shown below, press the

switch on the steer-

ing wheel or press the

button.

Several functions are available to operate on each screen that is dis-

played by selecting the 4 tabs.

Device name

Bluetooth® connection status

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■ Telephone switch (P. 399)

■ Microphone

The vehicle’s built in microphone is located near the ceiling, in the

front of the vehicle, and is used when talking on the phone.

The person you are speaking to can be heard from the front speak-

ers.

To use the hands-free system, you must register your Bluetooth®

phone in the system. (P. 379)

Status display

You can check indicators such as signal strength and battery charge

on the phone screen.

Connection status

Signal strength

Battery charge

Indicators

Conditions

Good

Poor

Not connected

Connection status

Full

Empty

Battery charge

Call area

“Rm”: Roaming area

Excellent

Poor

Signal strength

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Making a call

Once a Bluetooth® phone is registered, you can make a call

using the following procedure:

Dialing

Display the phone screen. (P. 386)

Select the “Dial Pad” tab and enter a phone number.

To delete the input phone number, select

For the first digit, you can enter “+” by selecting “” for a while.

Press the

switch on the steering wheel or select

Dialing from the contacts list

You can dial a number from the contact data imported from your cellu-

lar phone. The system has one contact for each registered phone. Up

to 2500 contacts may be stored in each contact. (P. 388)

Display the phone screen. (P. 386)

Select “Contacts” tab.

Choose the desired contact to call from the list.

Choose the number and then press the

switch on the steering

wheel or select

When the contact is empty

You can transfer the phone numbers in a Bluetooth® phone to the sys-

tem.

Operation methods differ between PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile)

compatible and PBAP incompatible Bluetooth® phones. If the cellular

phone does not support either PBAP or OPP (Object Push Profile)

service, you cannot transfer contacts.

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Press the

switch on the steering wheel.

If the phonebook is empty, a message will be displayed.

 For a PBAP compatible Bluetooth® phone and “Automatic Transfer”

is off

Select the desired item.

Select to transfer new con-

tacts from a cellular phone,

select

“Always” and then

enable “Automatic Transfer”.

Select to transfer all the con-

tacts from a connected cellu-

lar phone only once.

Select to cancel transferring.

 For PBAP incompatible but OPP compatible Bluetooth® phones

Select the desired item.

Select to transfer the con-

tacts from the connected cel-

lular phone.

Select to add a new contact

manually.

Select to cancel transferring.

 When “Transfer” is selected

Follow the steps in “Update contacts from phone” from step

(P. 403)

 When “Add” is selected

Follow the steps in “Registering a new contact to the contact list”

from step

. (P. 404)

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Calling using favorites list

You can make a call using numbers registered in the contact.

Display the phone screen. (P. 386)

Select “Favorites” tab.

Select the desired number to make a call.

Dialing from call history

You can make a call using the call history, which has the 3 functions

below.

: calls which you missed

: calls which you received

: calls which you made

Display the phone top screen. (P. 386)

Select “Call History” tab.

Select

or the desired entry from the list.

 When is selected

Check that the “Call” screen is displayed.

 When the desired contact is selected

Select the desired number.

Check that the “Call” screen is displayed.

■ Call history list

● If you make a call to or receive a call from a number registered in the con-

tacts, the name is displayed in the call history.

● If you make multiple calls to the same number, only the last call made is dis-

played in the call history.

■International calls

You may not be able to make international calls, depending on the mobile

phone in use.

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