2017 Acura MDX Navigation Manual

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Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®Pairing a Phone
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
Pairing a Phone
HPHONE button
When no Bluetooth
®-compatible phone is paired, the following screen appears:
1.Rotate i to select Yes. Press u.
2. Make sure your phone is in search
or discoverable mode. Press u.
HFL automatically searches for a
Bluetooth® device.
3. When your phone appears on the
list, select it by pressing u.
If your phone does not appear,
you can select Refresh to search
again.
If your phone still does not
appear, move r to select
Phone not Found? and search
for Bluetooth
® devices using
your phone. From your phone,
select HandsFreeLink .
1Pairing a Phone
Your 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 moving.
•Up to six phones can be paired.
•Your phone's battery may drain faster when it
is connected to HFL.
•If your phone is not r eady for pairing or not
found by the system within three minutes, the
system will time out and returns to idle.
Once you have paired a phone, you can see it
displayed on the screen wi th one or two icons on
the right side.
These icons indicate the following:
: The phone can be used with HFL.
: The phone is compatible with Bluetooth
®
Audio.

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Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
4.HFL gives you a pairing code on the
audio/information screen.
Confirm if the pairing code on
the screen and your phone
match.
This may vary by phone.
5. You will receive a notification on
the screen if pairing is successful.
H SETTINGS button
 Phone Settings  Connect Phone
1. Rotate i to select Add
Bluetooth Device.
2. Make sure your phone is in search
or discoverable mode. Press u.
HFL automatically searches for a
Bluetooth® device.
1Pairing a Phone
When pairing is completed, an
Automatic
Phone Sync
prompt appears. Select On if you
want your call history and phonebook
automatically imported to HFL.
2 Automatic Phone Sync setting P. 246
Some phones may have an additional setting to
allow the phone to auto connect each time you
turn on your vehicle.
■ Pairing from Phone Setup
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Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
3.When your phone appears on the
list, select it by pressing u.
If your phone does not appear,
you can select Refresh to search
again.
If your phone still does not
appear, move r to select
Phone not Found? and search
for Bluetooth
® devices using
your phone. From your phone,
select HandsFreeLink .
4. HFL gives you a pairing code on the
audio/information screen.
Confirm if the pairing code on
the screen and your phone
match. This may vary by phone.
5. You will receive a notification on
the screen if pairing is successful.

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Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®Pairing a Phone
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
HSETTINGS button  System Settings  Edit Pairing Code
Rotate i to select Fixed or
Random . Press u.
■Changing the Pairing Code1 Changing the Pairing Code
The pairing code may be six or four digits
depending on your phone.
The default pair ing code is
0000 until you
change the setting.
To create your own, select
Fixed, and delete the
current code, then enter a new one.
For a randomly generated pairing code each time
you pair a phone, select
Random.

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Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
HSETTINGS button  Phone Settings  Bluetooth Device List
1. Rotate i to select a paired phone
you want to replace. Press u.
2. Rotate i to select Replace This
Device . Press u.
3. HFL enters the pairing process and
searches a new phone.
Follow the prompts to pair a
new phone.
4. You will receive a notification on
the screen if pairing is successful.
■Changing the Currently Paired Phone1 Changing the Currently Paired Phone
The replaced phone will keep the same speed
dial entries, and security PIN information from
the previously paired phone.

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Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®Pairing a Phone
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
HSETTINGS button  Phone Settings  Bluetooth Device List
1. Rotate i to select a paired phone
you want to replace. Press u.
2. Rotate i to select Delete This
Device . Press u.
3. You will receive a confirmation
message on the screen. Rotate i
to select Yes. Press u .
4. You will receive a notification on
the screen if deleti on is successful.
■Deleting a Paired Phone

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Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®Importing Phonebook Data
Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
Importing Phonebook Data
When your phone is paired, the
contents of its phonebook and call
history are automatically imported to
HFL.1Importing Phonebook Data
When you select a person from the list in the
cellular phonebook, you can see up to three
category icons. The icons indicate what types of
numbers are stored for that name.
On some phones, it may not be possible to
import the category icons to HFL.
The phonebook is updated after every
connection. Call histor y is updated after every
connection or call.
Pref Fax
Home Car
Mobile Other
Work Message
Pager Voice

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Bluetooth
® HandsFreeLink
®
Setting Up Speed Dialing
HMENU button (on Phone screen)  Speed Dial
Up to 20 speed dial numbers can be stored per phone. 1.Rotate i to select New Entry .
Press u.
2. Rotate i to select a number
entry method. Press u.
The following options are available:
• Import from Call History : Select a number from the call history.
• Manual Input : Input the number manually.
• Import from Phonebook : Select a number from the linked cell phone's imported
phonebook.1 Setting Up Speed Dialing
When a voice tag is stored, press the d button
to call the number using the voice tag. Say ”Call“
and the voice tag name.
Voice tags allow you to call speed dial entries
from the Voice Portal screen or Phone call
screen by saying the voice tag name.