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4235-17. Using an external device
5
Audio system
■USB memory
●Compatible devices
USB memory device that can be used for MP3, WMA and AAC playback.
● Compatible device formats
The following device format can be used:
• USB communication format: USB2.0 HS (480Mbps) and FS (12 Mbps)
• File system format: FAT16/32 (Windows)
• Correspondence class: Mass storage class
MP3, WMA and AAC files written to a device with any format other than
those listed above may not play correctly, and their file names and folder
names may not be displayed correctly.
Items related to standards and limitations are as follows:
• Maximum directory hierarchy: 8 levels
• Maximum number of folders in a device: 3000 (including the root)
• Maximum number of files in a device: 9999
• Maximum number of files per folder: 255
● MP3, WMA and AAC files
MP3 (MPEG Audio LAYER 3) is a standard audio compression format.
Files can be compressed to approximately 1/10 of their original size usi\
ng
MP3 compression.
WMA (Windows Media Audio) is a Microsoft audio compression format. This
format compresses audio data to a size smaller than that of the MP3 format.
AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and refers to an audio compression
technology standard used with MPEG2 and MPEG4.
MP3, WMA and AAC file and media/fo rmats compatibility are limited.
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5-18. Connecting Bluetooth®
Registering a Bluetooth® device
Display the “Bluetooth* Setup” screen. (→P. 429)
*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
Select “Add”.
When this screen is displayed,
search for the device name dis-
played on this screen on the
screen of your Bluetooth
®
device.
For details about operating the
Bluetooth® device, see the manual
that comes with it.
To cancel the registration, select
“Cancel”.
Register the Bluetooth® device using your Bluetooth® device.
A PIN-code is not required for SSP (Secure Simple Pairing) compatible
Bluetooth® devices. Depending on the type of Bluetooth® device being
connected, a message confirming registration may be displayed on the
Bluetooth
® device’s screen. Respond and operate the Bluetooth® device
according to the confirmation message.
Bluetooth® compatible phones (HFP) and portable audio players
(AVP) can be registered simultaneously. You can register up to 5
Bluetooth
® devices.
How to register a Bluetooth® device
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4535-20. Bluetooth® Phone
5
Audio system
■Check the messages
●Depending on the type of Bluetooth® phone being connected, it may be nec-
essary to perform additional steps on the phone.
● Messages are displayed in the appropriate connected Bluetooth
® phone’s
registered mail address folder.
Select the tab of the desired folder to be displayed.
● Only received messages on the connected Bluetooth
® phone can be dis-
played.
● The text of the message is not displayed while driving.
● When “Automatic Message Readout” is set to on, messages will be auto-
matically read out. ( →P. 466)
● Turn the “PWR VOL” knob, or use the volume switch on the steering wheel
to adjust the message read out volume.
● The message read out function is available even while driving.
Display the “Message Inbox” screen. ( →P. 450)
Select the desired message from the list.
Select “Quick Message”.
Select the desired message.
Select “Send”.
If an error message is displayed, follow the guidance on the screen to try
again.
■
Editing quick reply message
Select “Quick Message”.
Select corresponding to the desired message to edit.
Select “OK” when editing is completed.
Replying to a message
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5-20. Bluetooth® Phone
Calls can be made to an e-mail/SMS/MMS message sender’s phone
number.Display the “Message Inbox” screen. ( →P. 450)
Select the desired message.
Select .
Check that the “Call” screen is displayed.
■Calling from a number within a message
Calls can be made to a number identified in a message’s text area.
This operation cannot be performed while driving.
Display the “Message Inbox” screen. ( →P. 450)
Select the desired message.
Select the text area.
Select corresponding to the desired number.
Check that the “Call” screen is displayed.
■Calling from the incoming message screen → P. 449
Calling the message sender
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5-21. Phonebook
For PBAP compatible Bluetooth® phones, this function is available
when “Automatic Contact/History Transfer” is set to off. ( →P. 458)
Select “Edit Contact”.
Select the desired contact.
Select corresponding to the desired name or number.
For editing the name
Follow the steps in “Registering a new contact to the contacts list”
from . ( →P. 461)
For editing the number
Follow the steps in “Registering a new contact to the contacts list”
from . ( →P. 461)
■Editing the contacts in a different way (From the “Contact
Details” screen)
Display the phone screen. (→ P. 441)
Select the “Contacts”, “Call Histor y” tab or the “Favorites” tab and
select the desired contact.
Select “Edit Contact”.
“E-mail Addresses”: Select to display all registered e-mail addresses for
the contact.
Follow the steps in “Editing the contact data” from .
Editing the contact data
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4735-22. Bluetooth®
5
Audio system
■Bluetooth® antenna
The antenna is built into the display.
If the portable audio player is behind the seat or in the glove box or console
box, or is touching or covered by metal objects, the connection status may
deteriorate.
If the cellular phone is behind the seat or in the console box, or touching or
covered by metal objects, the connection status may deteriorate.
■ Battery charge/signal status
●This display may not correspond exactly with the portable audio player or
cellular phone itself.
● This system does not have a charging function.
● The portable audio player or cellular phone battery will be depleted quickly
when the device is connected to Bluetooth
®.
■ When using the Bluetooth
® audio and hands-free system at the same
time
The following problems may occur.
● The Bluetooth
® audio connection may be interrupted.
● Noise may be heard during Bluetooth
® audio playback.
■ About the contact in this system
The following data is stored for every registered cellular phone. When
another phone is connecting, you cannot read the registered data.
●Contact data
● Call history
● Favorite
● Message
When removing a Bluetooth
® phone from the system, the above-mentioned
data is also deleted.
■ About Bluetooth
®
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are
registered trademarks owned by Blue-
tooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such
marks by Fujitsu Ten Limited is under
license. Other trademarks and trade
names are those of their respective own-
ers.
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4815-23. Other function
5
Audio system
The Mobile Assistant feature will activate Apple’s Siri® Eyes Free
mode via the steering wheel switc hes. To operate the Mobile Assis-
tant, a compatible cellular phone must be registered and connected to
this system via Bluetooth
®. ( → P. 434)
Press and hold the until
you hear the beeps.
The Mobile Assistant can be
used only when the following
screen is displayed.
To cancel the Mobile Assistant,
select “Cancel”, or press and hold
the on the steering wheel.
To restart the Mobile Assistant for
additional commands, press the on the steering wheel.
• Mobile Assistant can only be restarted after the system responds to a voice command.
• After some phone and music commands, the Mobile Assistant feature will automatically end to complete the requested action.
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Adjusting the Mobile Assistant volume
The volume of the Mobile Assistant can be adjusted using the
“PWR/VOL” knob or steering wheel volume control switches. The
Mobile Assistant and phone call volumes are synchronized.
Mobile Assistant
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6-1. Using the air conditioning system and defogger
6
Interior features
Heated steering wheel∗/seat heaters∗
∗: If equipped
Heated steering wheel and seat heaters heat the side grips of the
steering wheel and seats, respectively.
WARNING
● Care should be taken to prevent injury if anyone in the following categories
comes in contact with the steering wheel and seats when the heater is on:
• Babies, small children, the elderly, the sick and the physically chal-
lenged
• Persons with sensitive skin
• Persons who are fatigued
• Persons who have taken alcohol or drugs that induce sleep (sleeping drugs, cold remedies, etc.)
● Observe the following precautions to prevent minor burns or overheating:
• Do not cover the seat with a blanket or cushion when using the seat
heater.
• Do not use seat heater more than necessary.
NOTICE
● Do not put heavy objects that have an uneven surface on the seat and do
not stick sharp objects (needles, nails, etc.) into the seat.
● To prevent battery discharge, do not use the functions when the engine is
not running.