2011 Acura TSX pairing phone

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Features
Models with navigation system For models with the navigation system, see the Navigation System Manual for how
to operate Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®.
Models without navigation system Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
® (HFL) allows you to place and receive phone calls using
your vehicle's audio system, without handling your cell phone.
Using HFL
HFL Buttons Button: Press to give a command or answer a call. Button: Press to end a call, go back to the previous command, or cancel a
command.
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
To use HFL, you need a Bluetooth-compatible cell
phone. For a list of compatible phones,
pairing procedures, and special feature
capabilities:
U.S.: Visit t
www.acura.com/handsfreelink, or call
(888) 528-7876.
Canada: Visit
t
www.handsfreelink.ca, or call (888)
528-7876.
Voice control tips:
Aim the vents away from the ceiling and close
tthe windows, as noise coming from them may
interfere with the microphone.
Press and release the t
button before giving
a command. Speak clearly and naturally after a
beep.
If the microphone picks up voices other than
tyours, the command may be misinterpreted.
A command that consists of several words can be tspoken together. For example, say "Call 123-456-
7890" at once.
When HFL is in use, navigation voice commands tcannot be recognized.
To change the volume level, use the audio tsystem's volume knob or the remote audio
controls.
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
(HFL Talk) Button (HFL Back) ButtonAudio Remote
VOL (Volume)
ButtonsMicrophone

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Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
HFL Menus
HFL MenusThe ignition switch must be in ACCESSORY
I or ON
II
to use HFL.
HFL Menus
To use HFL, you must first pair your Bluetooth-
compatible cell phone to the system while the
vehicle is parked.
Press the
(HFL Talk) button each time you give a command
"Phone setup"
"Pair""Edit""Delete""List""Status"
"Next phone"
"Set pairing code"e.g.: "123-456-####"
e.g.: "Jim Smith"
"Call" / "Dial"
"Redial""Tr a n s f e r""Mute""Send"Pair a phone to the system.
Edit the name of a paired phone.
Delete a paired phone from the system.
Hear a list of all phones paired to the system.
Hear which paired phone is linked, and its remaining battery life.
Search for another phone that has been paired.
Set the pairing code to either "Fixed" or "Random."
Say a phone number.
Say a name after a phonebook entry is stored.
Redial the last number called.
Transfer a call from HFL to your phone or from your phone to HFL.
Mute your voice to the person at the other end of the call.
Send numbers or names during a call.

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Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
HFL Menus
Phone Setup To pair a cell phone
1. If no phone has been paired to the system before, HFL gives you information
about how to pair the first phone.
If a phone has already been paired: say "Phone Setup" and "Pair" after the HFL
prompts.
2. Follow the HFL prompts and put your phone in discovery or search mode.
HFL gives you a four-digit code and begins searching for your phone.
3. When your phone finds a Bluetooth
® device, select HFL from the options and
enter the four-digit code.
4. Follow the HFL prompts and name the newly paired phone.
To rename a paired phone
1. Say "Phone Setup."
2. Say "Edit" after the prompts.
3. Follow the HFL prompts and rename the phone.
If there is more than one phone paired to the system, HFL will ask you which
phone's name you want to change.
To delete a paired phone
1. Say "Phone Setup."
2. Say "Delete" after the prompts.
3. Follow the HFL prompts.
HFL will ask you which phone you want to delete.
Phone Setup
Press the
button and wait for a beep before
giving a command.
Yo u r Bluetooth-compatible phone must be paired
to HFL before you can make and receive hands-free
calls.
Phone Pairing Tips:
You cannot pair your phone while the vehicle is
tmoving.
Your phone must be in the t

discovery or search
mode when pairing the phone. Refer to your
phone's manual.
Up to six phones can be paired.
tYour phone's battery may drain faster when it is tpaired to HFL.
If your phone is not ready for pairing or not found tby the system within three minutes, the system
will time out and returns to idle.

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® HandsFreeLink
®
HFL Menus
To hear the name of all paired phones
1. Say "Phone Setup."
2. Say "List" after the prompts.
3. HFL reads out all the paired phones' names. To hear which paired phone is currently linked
1. Say "Phone Setup."
2. Say "Status" after the prompts.
3. HFL will tell you which phone is linked with the system. To change the currently linked phone
1. Say "Phone Setup."
2. Say "Next Phone" after the prompts.
3. HFL disconnects the current phone, and searches for another paired phone.
4. Once another phone is found, it is connected to the system. HFL will inform you
which phone is now linked. To change the pairing code setting
1. Say "Phone Setup."
2. Say "Set Pairing Code" after the prompts.
3. If you want HFL to create a random code each time you pair a phone, say
"Random." If you want to create your own four-digit code, say "Fixed."
4. Follow the HFL prompts.
Phone Setup
If no other phones are found or paired when trying
to switch to another phone, HFL will inform you
that the original phone is linked again.
The "Status" and "Next Phone" commands use:
Only one paired phone at a time can be linked to
HFL. When there are two or more paired phones in
the vehicle, the first paired phone that the system
finds is linked.