2014 HONDA ODYSSEY Navigation Manual

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Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
Receiving a Call
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
The available options are shown on the Phone screen.
Rotate i to select the option. Press
u.
The mute icon appears when Mute
is selected. Select Mute again to
turn it off.
The following options are available during a call:
•Mute: Mute your voice.
•Transfer: Transfer a call from HFL to your phone.
•Touch Tones: Send numbers during a call. This is useful when you call a menu-
driven phone system.
■Options During a Call
1Options During a CallTouch Tones
: Available on some phones when
the vehicle is stopped.

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Text Message/E-mailSetting a Text Message/E-mailHSETTINGS button
 Phone Settings
 Enable Text/Email
Rotate i to select On or Off. Press
u.
HSETTINGS button
 Phone Settings
 New Text/Email Alert
Rotate i to select On or Off. Press
u.
The following items are available:
•On: A pop-up notification comes on every time you receive a new text message.
•Off: The message you receive is stored in the system without notification.
■To turn on or off the text/E-mail function■To turn on or off the text/E-mail notice

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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 notifications 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 may be able to display
up to 20 most recent text 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.
2To 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
1Displaying 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
1Displaying 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 a message