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MENU:Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Audio
Using Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Audio Mode
Playing/Pausing Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Audio
Once a
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device is connected, the mode will
automatically start.
While playing, press the [
II]to
pause and press [
II] to play.
The play/pause feature may operate
differently depending on the mobile
phone.Changing Files
Press the [SEEK/TRACK]button to
move to the previous or next file.
Setting Connection
If a
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device has not been connected, press
the[SETUP]button[Phone]
to dis-
play the
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology connection screen.
It is possible to use the pair phone,
connect/disconnect and delete fea-
tures from your
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology phone.
If music is not yet playing from your
mobile device after converting to
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Audio mode, pressing the play button
once may start playing the mode.
Check to see that music is playing
from the
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device after converting
to
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Audio Mode.
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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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✽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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Phone Menu Screen
Phone Menus
With a
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device connected, press the
[PHONE]button to display the
Phone menu screen.
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Phone Menu Screen
Phone Menus
With a
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device connected, press the
[PHONE]button to display the
Phone menu screen.
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Phone Menu Screen
Phone Menus
With a
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device connected, press the
[PHONE]button to display the
Phone menu screen.
• Favorites: Up to 20 frequently used
contacts can be saved for easy
access.
• Call History: Displays the call histo-
ry list screen.
• Contacts: Displays the Contacts
list screen.
• Dial Number: Displays the dial
screen where numbers can be
dialed to make calls.
• Setup: Displays Phone related set-
tings.
✽NOTICE
• If you press the [Call History] but
there is no call history data, a
prompt is displayed which asks to
download call history data.
• If you press the [Contacts] but there
is no contact data stored, a prompt is
displayed which asks to download
contacts data.
• This feature may not be supported in
some mobile phones. For more infor-
mation on download support, refer
to your mobile phone user’s manual.Favorites
• Saved favorite contact: Connects
call upon selection.
• To add favorite: Downloaded con-
tacts be saved as favorite.
• Delete All: Deletes all stored
favorite contacts.
✽NOTICE
• To save Favorite, contacts should be
downloaded.
• Contact saved in Favorites will not be
automatically updated if the contact
has been updated in the phone. To
update Favorites, delete the Favorite
and create a new Favorite.
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Voice Recognition Mode
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.
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Setup Mode
Press the [SETUP]button to display
the Setup screen.
You can select and control options
related to [Display], [Sound], [Phone]
and [System]
.
With the Display Button
Press the [SETUP]button Select
[Display].
You can select and control options
related to [Brightness], [Mode Pop
up] and [Media Display].
Adjusting the Brightness
Use the [Left/Right] to adjust the
screen brightness or set the Brightness
on Automatic, Day or Night mode.
Press the [Default] to reset.
• Automatic: Adjusts the brightness
automatically.
• Day: Always maintains the bright-
ness on high.
• Night: Always maintains the bright-
ness on low.Mode Pop up
This feature is used to display the
Mode Pop up screen when entering
radio and media modes.
When this feature is turned on,
pressing the [RADIO]or[MEDIA]
button will display the Mode Pop up
screen.
✽NOTICE
The media Mode Pop up screen can
be displayed only when two or more
media modes have been connected.
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Media Display
This feature is used to change the
information displayed within USB
and MP3 CD modes.
• Folder File: Displays file name and
folder name.
• Album Artist Song: Displays album
name/artist name/ song name.
With the Sound Button
Press the [SETUP]button Select
[Sound].
You can select and control options
related to [Sound Setting], [Speed
Dependent Vol.], [Voice Recognition
Vol.] and [Touch Screen Beep].
Sound Setting
Use the [Up/Down/Left/Right] to
adjust the Fader/Balance settings.
Use the [Left/Right] to adjust the
Bass/Middle/Treble settings.
Press the [Default] to reset.
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Press the [SETUP]button Select
[Phone].
You can select and control options
related to [Pair Phone], [Paired
Phone List], [Contacts Download],
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Press the [SETUP]button Select
[Phone].
You can select and control options
related to [Pair Phone], [Paired
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With the Phone Button
Press the [SETUP]button Select
[Phone].
You can select and control options
related to [Pair Phone], [Paired
Phone List], [Contacts Download],
[Outgoing Volume] and [Bluetooth
System Off].
Pairing a New Device
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
devices can be paired with the audio
system.
For more information, refer to the
“Pairing through Phone Setup” section
within
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology.Viewing Paired Phone List
This feature is used to view mobile
phones that have been paired with
the audio system. Upon selecting a
paired phone, the setup menu is dis-
played.
For more information, refer to the
“Setting
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Connection” section within
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology.
(1) Moves to the previous screen.
(2) Connect/Disconnect Phone: Connect/
Disconnects currently selected
phone.
(3) Delete: Deletes the currently
selected phone.
(4) Change priority: Sets currently
selected phone to highest con-
nection priority.