2016 LEXUS RX350 Owners Manual

4495-8. Bluetooth ®
Audio
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Lexus Display Audio system
RX350_U_OM48E90U Pressing the “MEDIA” button displays the Bluetooth ®
audio top screen from any
screen of the selected source. ■
Menu screen
 P. 4 1 3■
Selecting a song
Press the “  PRST” or “TRACK  ” button or turn the “TUNE•SCROLL” knob
to select the desired song number.
To fast-forward or reverse, press and hold the “  PRST” or “TRACK  ” button.■
Selecting a play mode
Move the controller to the right and then select “Browse”.
Select the desired play mode, and then select a song to begin using the
selected play mode.■
Displaying the now playing list
Move the controller to the right and then select “Now Playing List”.Bluetooth ®
audio top screen 1
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RX350_U_OM48E90U 5-9. Bluetooth ®
Phone
Before making a phone call, check the connection status, battery charge, call
area and signal strength. ( 
P. 4 5 1 )
If a Bluetooth ®
device cannot be connected, chec k the connection status. If the
device is not connected, either register or reconnect it. ( 
P. 4 4 0 , 4 4 3 )
To display the screen shown below, press the off-hook switch on the steering
wheel or select “Phone” on the “Menu” screen.
Phone name
Bluetooth ®
connection status
(  P. 4 5 1 )
Displays the call history screen
(  P. 4 5 4 )
Displays the favorites screen
(  P. 4 5 4 )
Displays the contacts screen
(  P. 4 5 2 )
Displays the dial pad screen (  P. 4 5 2 )
Displays the message inbox screen (  P. 4 5 8 )Using a Bluetooth ®
PhoneThe 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.
Phone top screen 1
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4515-9. Bluetooth ®
Phone
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Lexus Display Audio system
RX350_U_OM48E90U ◆ Phone switch (  P. 4 6 0 )
◆ Microphone
The vehicle’s built-in microphone is
used when talking on the phone.
The person to whom you are speak-
ing to can be heard from the front
speakers.
To use the hands-free system, you
must register your Bluetooth ®
phone in the system. (  P. 4 4 0 )
You can check indicators such as signal strength and battery charge on any
screen.
Connection status
Signal strength
Battery chargeStatus display 1
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Indicators Conditions
Connection status Good Po o r Not connected
(Blue) (Gray)
Signal strength Excellent Poor
Battery charge Full Empty

452 5-9. Bluetooth ®
Phone
RX350_U_OM48E90U Go to “Dial Pad”: “MENU” button  “Phone”  “Dial Pad”
Input a phone number. (  P. 3 9 4 )
Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel or select .
You can dial a number from the phoneb ook data imported from your cellular
phone. The system has one phonebook for each registered phone. Up to 2500
contacts may be stored in each phonebook. (  P. 4 5 3 )
Go to “Contacts”: “MENU” button  “Phone”  “Contacts”
Choose the desired contact to call from the list.
Choose the number and then press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel
or press the controller.Making a call Once a Bluetooth ®
phone is registered, you can make a call using the follow-
ing procedure:
Dialing
Dialing from the phonebook 1
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4535-9. Bluetooth ®
Phone
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Lexus Display Audio system
RX350_U_OM48E90U You can transfer the phone numbers in a Bluetooth ®
phone to the system.
Operation methods differ between PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile) compat-
ible and PBAP inco mpatible Bluetooth ®
phones. If the cellular phone does not
support either PBAP or OPP (Object Push Profile) service, you cannot transfer
contacts.
Press the off-hook 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
To enable automatic transfer of new contacts from a cellular phone every time
it is connected, select “Always”. (  P. 4 6 3 )
Select “Once” if you want to transf er new contacts from a cellular phone.
For a PBAP incompatible an d OPP compatible Bluetooth ®
phone
Select “Transfer” and operate your ce llular phone to transfer new contacts
from a cellular phone.
Select “Add” if you want to add a new contact manually.When the phonebook is empty 1
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454 5-9. Bluetooth ®
Phone
RX350_U_OM48E90U You can make a call using numbers registered in the favorites.
Go to “Favorites”: “MENU” button  “Phone”  “Favorites”
Choose the desired contact to call from the list.
Choose the number and then press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel
or press the controller.
You can make a call using the call history.
Go to “Call History”: “MENU” button  “Phone”  “Call History”
Select the desired entry from the list.
Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel or select . ■
Call history list ●
If you make a call to or receive a call from a number registered in the phonebook, the
name is displayed in the call history. ●
If you make multiple calls to the same number , only the last call made is displayed in the
call history. ■
International calls
Depending on the mobile phone in use, you ma y not be able to make international calls.■
Calling by using the latest call history entry
Press the
off-hook switch on the steering wheel to display the phone top screen.
Press the
switch again to display the “Call History” screen.
Press the
switch again to select the latest call history entry.Dialing from favorites
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4555-9. Bluetooth ®
Phone
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Lexus Display Audio system
RX350_U_OM48E90U Press the off-hook switch on the steer-
ing wheel or select .
Press the on-hook switch on the steering wheel or select . ■
International calls
Depending on the cellular phone in use, re ceived international calls may not be dis-
played correctly.Receiving a call When a call is received, the following screen is displayed together with a
sound.
To answer the phone
To refuse a call

456 5-9. Bluetooth ®
Phone
RX350_U_OM48E90U Select “Transmit Volume”. To restore
default volume, move the controller to
the left on the “Transmit Volume”
screen and then select “Default”.
Move the controller to the left and then select “In-Call Volume”. You can also
adjust the volume using the “PWR•VOL” knob or the steering switches.
Select “Mute”.
When using phone services such as an answering service or a bank, you can
store phone numbers and code numbers in the contacts using “p” or “w” symbols
(eg. 056133 w 0123p#1). 
Contact including a phone number only
Move the controller to the left and then select “0-9”.
Input the number. 
Phone number containing a “p” symbol
When the “p” symbol is dialed in an ou tgoing call, there will be a pause for 2
seconds before the following digits are dialed automatically.Speaking on the phone The following screen is displayed when speaking on the phone.
To adjust the transmit volume
To adjust in call volume
To prevent the other party from hearing your voice
Inputting tones 1
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