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3. From your Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device (i.e. Mobile
Phone), search and select your
car audio system.
❈SSP: Secure Simple Pairing
Non SSP supported device:
4. After a few moments, a screen is
displayed where the passkey is
entered. Enter the passkey “0000”
to pair your
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device with the car
audio system.
SSP supported device:
4. After a few moments, a screen is
displayed that has the 6 digit
passkey from any nearby SSP
device that is found. Check the
passkey on your
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology.Some phones (i.e., iPhone
®, AndroidTM
and Blackberry®phones) may offer
an option to allow acceptance of all
future Bluetooth
®connection requests
by default.
• If
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
devices are paired but none are
currently connected, pressing the
[CALL]button on the steering
wheel control displays the following
screen. Select [Pair] to pair a new
device or select [Connect] to con-
nect a previously paired device.
MENU: Phone
With a Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device connected, press the
[PHONE]button to display the
Phone menu screen.
Favorites: [1]Button
Up to 20 frequently used contacts
can be saved for easy access.
Call History: [2]Button
Displays the call history list screen.
If you select the [History] but there is
no call history data, a prompt is dis-
played which asks to download call
history data.
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Contacts: [3]Button
Displays the Contacts list screen.
If you select the [Contacts] but there
is no contacts data stored, a prompt
is displayed which asks to download
contacts data.
Setup: [4]Button
Displays Phone related settings.
This feature may not be supported in
some mobile phones. For more infor-
mation on download support, refer to
your mobile phone’s user manual.Answering a Call
Answering a call with a
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology device connect-
ed will display the following screen.
To accept the call, press [CALL]but-
ton on the steering wheel while the
call is incoming.
• Caller: Displays the other party’s
name when the incoming caller is
saved within your contacts.
• Incoming Number: Displays the
incoming number.
✽NOTICE
• When an incoming call pop-up is
displayed, most Audio and SETUP
mode features are disabled. Only
the call volume will operate.
• The telephone number may not be
properly displayed in some mobile
phones.
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Voice Recognition Mode
Using Voice Recognition
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls. Say a com-
mand.
If prompt feedback is in [On], then
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Using Voice Recognition
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls. Say a com-
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If prompt feedback is in [On], then
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Using Voice Recognition
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls. Say a com-
mand.
If prompt feedback is in [On], then
the system will say “Please say a
command after the beep (BEEP)”.
• If prompt feedback is in [On] mode,
then the system will only say
“(BEEP)”.
• To change Prompt Feedback
[On]/[Off], go to [SETUP]button
[System]
[Prompt Feedback].
• For proper recognition, say the
command after the voice instruc-
tion and beep tone.
Contact List Best Practices
• Use full names vs. short or single
syllable names. (“John Smith” vs.
“Dad”, “Smith Residence” vs.
“Home”)
• Avoid using special characters or
hyphens. (@, &, #, /, -, *, +, etc.)
• Avoid using acronyms. (“In Case of
Emergency” vs. “ICE”)
• Spell words completely, no abbre-
viations. (“Doctor Goodman” vs.
“Dr. Goodman”)
Skipping Prompt Messages
While prompt message is being stat-
ed
Shortly press the button on
the steering wheel controls.
The prompt message is immediately
ended and the beep tone will sound.
After the “Beep”, say the voice com-
mand.
Re-starting Voice Recognition
While system waits for a command
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls.
The command wait state is immedi-
ately ended and the beep tone will
sound. After the “Beep”, say the
voice command.
Ending Voice Recognition
While Voice Recognition is operating
Press and hold the button on
the steering wheel controls.
• While using voice command,
pressing any steering wheel con-
trols or a different button will end
voice command.
• When the system is waiting for a
voice command, say “cancel” or
“end” to end voice command.
• When the system is waiting for a
voice command, press and hold
the button on the steering
wheel to end voice command.
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With the Phone Button
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone].
Pair Phone
The following steps are the same as
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Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone].
Pair Phone
The following steps are the same as
those described in the section
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With the Phone Button
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone].
Pair Phone
The following steps are the same as
those described in the section
“Pairing on the Steering wheel con-
trols” on the previous page.•
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
features supported within the vehi-
cle are as follows. Some features
may not be supported depending
on your
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device.
- Outgoing/Incoming Handsfree
calls
- Operations during a call (Switch
to Private, Switch to call waiting,
MIC on/off)
- Downloading Call History
- Downloading Mobile Contacts
-
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device auto connection
- Bluetooth
®Audio Streaming
• Up to five
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology devices can be paired
to the Car Handsfree system.
• Only one
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device can be con-
nected at a time.• Other devices cannot be paired
while a
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device is connected.
• Only
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Handsfree and Bluetooth®audio
related features are supported.
• Bluetooth
®related operations are
possible only within devices that
support Handsfree or audio fea-
tures, such as a
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology mobile phone
or a Bluetooth®audio device.
• If a connected
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device becomes dis-
connected due to being out of
communication range, turning the
device OFF, or a
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology communica-
tion error, corresponding
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology devices are
automatically searched and recon-
nected.
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Phone Mode
Making a call using the Steering
wheel controls
❈The actual features in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration.
(1) Mutes audio volume.
(2) Each time this button is pressed,
the mode is changed in the order of
FM1➟ FM2➟ AM➟ SAT1 ➟ SAT2
➟ SAT3 ➟ CD➟ USB(iPod
®)➟
AUX ➟ My Music ➟ BT Audio.
If the media is not connected or a
disc is not inserted, correspon-
ding modes will be disabled.
(3) Used to control volume.(4) When pressed shortly
- Radio mode: Searches broad-
cast frequencies saved to pre-
sets.
- Media(CD/USB/iPod
®/My Music/
BT Audio) modes: Changes the
track, file or chapter.
When pressed and held
- Radio mode, automatically
searches broadcast frequencies
and channels.
- Media(CD/USB/iPod
®/My Music)
modes, rewinds or fast forwards
the track or song(file).
- BT Audio mode may not be sup-
ported in some mobile phones.
(5) When pressed shortly
- Starts voice recognition.
- When selecting during a voice
prompt, stops the prompt and
converts to voice command wait-
ing state.
When pressed and held
- Ends voice recognition.(6) When pressed shortly
- When pressed in the phone
screen, displays call history
screen.
- When pressed in the dial screen,
makes a call.
- When pressed in the incoming
call screen, answers the call.
- When pressed during call wait-
ing, switches to waiting call (Call
Waiting).
When pressed and held
- When pressed in the
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology Handsfree
wait mode, redials the last call.
- When pressed during a
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology Handsfree
call, switches call back to mobile
phone. (Private)
- When pressed while calling on
the mobile phone, switches call
back to
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree. (Operates
only when
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree is con-
nected)
(7) Ends phone call.
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When No Devices have been
Paired
➀Press the [PHONE]button or the
[CALL]button on the steering
wheel controls. The following
screen is displayed.
➁Press the [OK] to enter the Pair
Phone screen.• Vehicle Name: Name of device as
shown when searching from your
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device.
• Passkey: Passkey used to pair the
device.
➂From your
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device (i.e. Mobile
Phone), search and select your
car audio system.
❈SSP: Secure Simple Pairing
Non SSP supported device:
➃After a few moments, a screen is
displayed where the passkey is
entered.
Enter the passkey “0000” to pair your
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device with the car audio system.SSP supported device:
➃After a few moments, a screen is
displayed 6 digits passkey.
Check the passkey on your
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device and confirm.
➄Once pairing is complete, the fol-
lowing screen is displayed.
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✽NOTICE
If Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
devices are paired but none are cur-
rently connected, pressing the
[PHONE]button or the [CALL]
but-
ton
on the steering wheel control dis-
plays the following screen. Press the
[Pair] to pair a new device or press the
[Connect]
to connect a previously
paired device.
Pairing through [PHONE] Setup
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone].
Pair Phone
The following steps are the same as
those described in the section “When
No Devices have been Paired” on the
previous page.
Paired Phone List
Press the [SETUP]button
Select
[Phone]
Select[Pair Phone List].
• Connected Phone: Device that is
currently connected.
• Paired Phone: Device that is paired
but not connected.
Connecting a Device
From the paired phone list, select the
device you want to connect and
press the [Connect](1).
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Using Voice Recognition
Starting Voice Recognition
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls. Say a com-
mand.
If prompt feedback is in [ON], then
the system will say “Please say a
command after the beep (BEEP)”.
• If prompt feedback is in [ON]
mode, then the system will only
say “(BEEP)”.
• To change Prompt Feedback
[ON]/[OFF], go to [SETUP]button
[System][Prompt Feedback].
For proper recognition, say the com-
mand after the voice instruction and
beep tone.
✽NOTICE
Contact List Best Practices
1) Do not store single-name entries.
(e.g., “Bob”, “Mom”, “Kim” etc.)
Instead, always use full names
(including first and last names)
for all contacts. (e.g., use “Jacob
Stevenson” instead of “Dad”)
2) Do not use abbreviations. (i.e., use
“Lieutenant” instead of “Lt.” or
“Sergeant” instead of “Sgt.”)
3) Do not use acronyms. (i.e., use
“County Finance Department”
instead of “CFD”)
4) Do not use special characters.
(e.g., “@”, “hyphen -”, “aster-
isk*”, “ampersand &”)
5) If a name is not recognized from
the contact list, change it to a
more descriptive name. (e.g., use
“Grandpa Joseph” instead of “Pa
Joe”)
Skipping Prompt Messages
While prompt message is being stat-
edShortly press the button on
the steering wheel controls.
The prompt message is immediately
ended and the beep tone will sound.
After the “Beep”, say the voice com-
mand.
Re-starting Voice Recognition
While system waits for a command
Shortly press the button on the
steering wheel controls.
The command wait state is immedi-
ately ended and the beep tone will
sound. After the “Beep”, say the
voice command.