2014 Acura MDX bluetooth

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Text Message/E-mail
Setting a Text Message/E-mail
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
HSETTINGS button
 System Settings
 Message Auto Reading
Rotate i to select On, Off or Auto .
Press u.
The following items are available:
• On : A text message/Email is always read aloud.
• Off : A text message/Email is not read aloud.
• Auto : A text message/Email is read aloud only when driving.
■To set up the auto reading option

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Text Message/E-mail
Selecting a Mail Account
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
Selecting a Mail AccountHSETTINGS button
 Phone Settings
 Select Account
If a paired phone has text message or mail accounts, you can select one of them to
be active and receive notifications. Rotate i to Text Messages or an
E-mail account you want. Press u.
1Selecting a Mail Account
You can also select a mail account from the
folder list screen or the message list screen.
Move r to select
Select Account
, then press
u .
You can only receive notif ications from one text
message or mail account at a time.

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Text Message/E-mail
Receiving a Text Message/E-mail
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
Receiving a Text Message/E-mailHFL can display newly received text messages and E-mails as well as 20 of the most
recently received messages on a linked cell phone. Each received message can be
read aloud and replied to using a fixed common phrase.
1.A pop-up appears and notifies you
of a new text message or E-mail.
2. Rotate i to select Read to listen
to the message. Press u.

The text message or E-mail is
displayed. The system
automatically starts reading out
the message.
3. To discontinue the message read-
out. Press u.
1Receiving a Text Message/E-mail
The system does not display any received
messages while you are driving. You can only
hear them read aloud.
With some phones, you ma y be able to display
up to 20 most recent te xt messages and E-mails.
State or local laws may limit your use of the HFL
text message/E-mail feature. Only use the text
message/ E-mail feature when conditions allow
you to do so safely.
When you receive a text message or E-mail for
the first time since the phone is paired to HFL,
you are asked to turn the
New Text/Email
Alert
setting to On.
2 To turn on or off the text/E-mail notice
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Text Message/E-mail
Displaying Messages
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
Displaying MessagesHMENU button (on Phone Settings)
 Text/Email
1.Select account if necessary.
2. Rotate i to select a message.
Press u.

The text message is displayed.
The system automatically starts
reading the message aloud.
■Displaying text messages
1 Displaying Messages
The icon appears next to an unread message.
If you delete a message on the phone, the
message is also deleted in the system. If you send
a message from the system, the message goes to
your phone’s outbox.
To see the previous or next message, move w
or y on the text message screen.

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Text Message/E-mail
Displaying Messages
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
HMENU button (on Phone Settings)
 Text/Email
1.Rotate i to select a folder. Press
u .
2. Rotate i to select a message.
Press u.

The text message is displayed.
The system automatically starts
reading the message aloud.
■Displaying E-mails
1 Displaying E-mails
Received text messages and E-mails may appear
in the message list screen at the same time. In
this case, text messages are titled
No subject
.

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Text Message/E-mail
Displaying Messages
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
1.Go to the text message or E-mail
screen.
The system automatically starts
reading the message aloud.2Displaying Messages
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2. Press u to stop reading.
Press u again to start reading the
message from the beginning.
1. Go to the text message or E-mail
screen.

The system automatically starts
reading the message aloud.2Displaying Messages
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2. Move r and rotate i to select
Reply . Press u .
■Read or stop reading a message■Reply reading a message

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Text Message/E-mail
Displaying Messages
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
3.Rotate i to select the reply
message. Press u .
The pop-up menu appears on
the screen.
4. Select Send to send the message.
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Message Sent appears on the
screen when the reply message
was successfully sent.
1. Go to the text message screen.
The system automatically starts
reading the message aloud.
2 Displaying text messages
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2. Move r and rotate i to select
Call . Press u.
■Making a call to a sender
1 Reply to a message
The available fixed reply messages are as follows:•Talk to you later, I’m driving.•I’m on my way.•I’m running late.•OK•Yes•No
You cannot add, edit, or delete reply messages.

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Text Message/E-mail
Roadside Assistance*
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
Roadside Assistance*HMENU button (on Phone Settings)
 Roadside Assistance
Provides a nationwide service for unexpected incidents. You can call for assistance
using a phone paired and connected to Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®.
Rotate i to select a phone number.
Press u.
Dialing starts automatically.
1Roadside Assistance*
If you are subscribed to a paid AcuraLink
package, you can call the roadside assistance
using the LINK button instead of your phone.
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*: Not available on all models