2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER bluetooth

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Handsfree system allows you to make
or receive a call without taking your
hands off the steering wheel by con-
necting your cellular phone.
This system supports Bluetooth.
Bluetooth is a wireless data system by
which you can call without your cellular
phone being connected with a cable or
placed on a cradle.
If your cellular phone does not support
Bluetooth, this system can not function.
CAUTION
While you are driving, do not use a
cellular phone or connect the
Bluetooth phone.
NOTICE
Do not leave your cellular phone in
the car. The temperature indoor may
be high and damage the phone.
INFORMATION
In the following conditions, the sys-
tem may not function.
The cellular phone is turned OFF.
The current position is outside the
communication area.
The cellular phone is not con-
nected.
The cellular phone has a low bat-
tery.
By pushing the telephone switch
above, you can receive a call or hang up
without taking your hands off the steer-
ing wheel.
Microphone
You can use the microphone above
when talking on the phone.
The other party’s voice outputs from the
driver’s speaker. When the received calls
or received voice outputs, the audio from
the Audio/video system or voice guidance
from the Navigation system will be muted.
Handsfree system
(for cellular phone)

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INFORMATION
Talk alternately with the other party
on the phone. If you talk at the same
time, the voice may not reach each
other. (It is not a malfunction.)
Keep the volume of receiving voice
down. Otherwise, echo is coming
up. When you talk on the phone,
speak clearly towards the micro-
phone.
In the following situations, your
voice may not reach the other party.
Driving on unpaved road. (Too
much road noise.)
Driving at high speed.
Windows are open.
If airconditioning vents are
turned towards the microphone.
The sound of the aircondition-
ing fan is loud.
1Indicates the condition of
Bluetooth connection.
“Blue” indicates an excellent connection
to Bluetooth.
“Yellow” indicates a bad connection to
Bluetooth, resulting in possible deteriora-
tion of voice quality.
: no connection to Bluetooth.
2Indicates the amount of battery
charge left.
Empty Full
It is not displayed while the Bluetooth is
connecting or the phone book data is be-
ing transferred.
The amount left does not always corre-
spond with the one of your cellular phone.
This system doesn’t have a charging func-
tion.
3Indicates the receiving area.
“Rm” is displayed when receiving in
Roaming area.
“Hm” is displayed when receiving in
Home area.

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4Indicates the level of reception.

Too bad Excellent
The level of reception does not always cor-
respond with the one of your cellular
phone.
INFORMATION
This system supports the following
service.
HFP (Hands Free Profile) Ver. 1.0
OPP (Object Push Profile) Ver. 1.1
If your cellular phone does not
support HFP, you cannot enter the
Bluetooth phone, and take OPP
service individually.
An antenna for the Bluetooth connec-
tion is built in the display. The indica-
tion of the Bluetooth connection may
turn yellow and the system may not
function when you use the Bluetooth
phone in the following conditions and
places.
Your cellular phone is hiding behind the
display (behind the seat or in the glove
box and console box).
Your cellular phone touches or is
covered with metal materials.
Leave the Bluetooth phone on the
place where “Blue” indication is dis-
played.
Bluetooth is a trademark owned by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
When you sell your car:
A lot of personal data is registered
when you use the Handsfree system.
When you sell your car, initialize the
system so your personal information is
no longer recorded. (See “(d) Delete
personal data” on page 182.)
If you initialize it, the former state will never
come back again. Be careful when initializ-
ing data, because once the data is initial-
ized it can not be recovered.
You can initialize the following data in the
system.
Phone book data
Dialed numbers and received calls
Speed dial
Bluetooth phone data
Security code

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CAUTION: Radio Frequency Radiation
Exposure
This equipment complies with FCC
radiation exposure limits set forth for un-
controlled equipment and meets the
FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure
Guidelines in Supplement C to OET65.
This equipment has very low levels of
RF energy that it deemed to comply
without maximum permissive exposure
evaluation (MPE). But it is desirable
that it should be installed and operated
with at least 20 cm and more between
the radiator and person’s body (exclud-
ing extremities: hands, wrists, feet and
legs).
Colocation: This transmitter must not
be co−located or operated in conjunc-
tion with any other antenna or transmit-
ter.(a) Enter a Bluetooth phone
To use the handsfree system, you
need to enter your phone into the sys-
tem. Once you have registered it, you
can make a handsfree call.
1. Push the “INFO” button.
2. Touch “Telephone” to display “Tele-
phone” screen.
You can also push the
switch of the
steering wheel to display this screen when
the vehicle is stopped.

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3. Touch “Settings” to display “Set-
tings” screen.
4. Touch “Bluetooth∗” to display the
“Bluetooth∗ Settings” screen.
5. Touch “Register” to connect your
cellular phone to the system.
∗: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth SIG. Inc.
6. When this screen is displayed, input
the Passkey displayed on the screen
into the phone.
For the operation of the phone, see the
manual that comes with your cellular
phone.
If you want to cancel it, touch “Cancel”.
7. When the connection is completed,
this screen is displayed.
You will not need to reenter the passkey
when this phone is used in the future.
When this screen is displayed, follow the
guidance on the screen to try again.

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Connecting a Bluetooth phone
(i) Automatically
When you register your phone, auto
connection will be turned on. Always
set it to this mode and leave the
Bluetooth phone in a condition where
connection can be established.
Each time you touch “Auto Connect”,
auto connection will be switched on or off.
Vehicles with smart key system —
When the “ENGINE START STOP”
switch is in ACCESSORY or IGNITION
ON mode, the selected Bluetooth
phone will be automatically connected
and the connection result is displayed.
This screen appears when the Bluetooth
phone is first connected after the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch is in ACCESSORY
or IGNITION ON mode.
Vehicles without smart key system —
When the engine switch is in “ACC” or
“ON” position, the selected Bluetooth
phone will be automatically connected
and the connection result is displayed.
This screen appears when the Bluetooth
phone is first connected after the engine
switch is in “ACC” or “ON” position.

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(ii) Manually
When the auto connection fails or is
turned off, you have to connect
Bluetooth manually.
Touch “Connect” after enabling the
Bluetooth connection on the phone.
When the connection is completed, this
screen is displayed.
Now you can use the Bluetooth phone.
Reconnecting the Bluetooth
phone
Vehicles with smart key system —
If the Bluetooth phone is
disconnected with a poor reception
from the Bluetooth network when the
“ENGINE START STOP” switch is in
ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode,
the system automatically reconnects
the Bluetooth phone. In this case, the
connection result is not displayed.
Vehicles without smart key system —
If the Bluetooth phone is
disconnected with a poor reception
from the Bluetooth network when the
engine switch is in “ACC” or “ON”
position, the system automatically
reconnects the Bluetooth phone. In
this case, the connection result is not
displayed.
If the Bluetooth is disconnected on pur-
pose such as you turned your cellular
phone OFF, this does not happen. Recon-
nect it by the following methods.
Select the Bluetooth phone again.
Enter the Bluetooth phone.

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(b) Call on the Bluetooth
phone
After you enter the Bluetooth phone,
you can call by using handsfree sys-
tem. You can call using the 7 methods
described below.
(i) By dial
You can call by inputting the telephone
number.
This cannot be operated while driving.
Touch the desired key to input the tele-
phone number.
Each time you touch , an inputted digit is
deleted.
When you touch
, the number you
called last is inputted.
Touch
or push the switch of the
steering wheel.(ii) By phone book
You can call by phone book data which
is transferred from your cellular phone.
The system has one phone book. You
can register up to 1000 numbers.
This cannot be operated while driving.
Touch the desired key to input the tele-
phone number.
1. Touch “Phone Book” to display
“Phone Book” screen.
2. Select the desired number from the
list.
Touch or push the switch of the
steering wheel.