2018 LEXUS RX450h Owners Manual

4575-7. Connecting Bluetooth ®
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Restoring the default settings
Move the controller to the left and select “D efault” on the “Preferred Device Settings”
screen.
Go to “Bluetooth
* Setup”: “MENU” button → “Setup” → “Bluetooth
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Move the controller to the left an d then select “System Settings”.
Select “Preferred Device Settings”.
If “Preferred Device Settings” is set to off, set it to on.
To change the automatic connection pr iority of the registered Bluetooth ®
phones, select “Preferred Phones”. To change the automatic connection pri-
ority of the registered Bluetooth ®
audio players, select “Preferred Audio
Players”.
Select the desired Bluetooth ®
device.
Move the controller to the left and then select “Up” or “Down” to change the
preferred order.
A newly registered Bluetooth ®
device will automatically be given the highest
automatic connection priority.
* : Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.Changing Bluetooth ®
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458 5-7. Connecting Bluetooth ®
RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85UGo to “Bluetooth
* Setup”: “MENU” button → “Setup” → “Bluetooth
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Move the controller to the left an d then select “System Settings”.
Select “System Information”.
Change the system name
Change the PIN-code You can change the PIN-code that is
used to register your Bluetooth ®
devices in the system.
Device address
Select to set the display of the
phone status on/off You can set the system to show the
status confirmation display when
connecting a phone.
Select to set the display of the
audio player status on/off You can set the system to show the
status confirmation display when
connecting an audio player.
Compatibility profile of the sys-
tem
* : Bluetooth is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. ■
Restoring the default settings
Move the controller to the left and select “D efault” on the “System Information” screen.Editing the system information 1
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RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85U 5-8. Bluetooth ®
Audio
When a Bluetooth ®
device cannot be connected, check the connection status
on the “Bluetooth
* Audio” screen. If the device is not connected, either register
or reconnect the device. ( → P. 451, 453)
* : Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
Listening to Bluetooth ®
AudioThe Bluetooth ®
audio system enables the user to enjoy music played on a por-
table player from the vehicle spea kers via wireless communication.

460 5-8. Bluetooth ®
Audio
RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85UPressing the “MEDIA” button displays the Bluetooth ®
audio top screen from any
screen of the selected source. ■
Menu screen
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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 ri ght and then select “Browse”.
Select the desired play mode, and then select a song to begin using the
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Displaying the now playing list
Move the controller to the right an d then select “Now Playing List”.Bluetooth ®
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RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85U 5-9. Bluetooth ®
Phone
Before making a phone call, check the connection status, battery charge, call
area and signal strength. ( →
P. 462)
If a Bluetooth ®
device cannot be connected, chec k the connection status. If the
device is not connected, either register or reconnect it. ( →
P. 451, 454)
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. 462)
Displays the call history screen
( → P. 465)
Displays the favorites screen
( → P. 465)
Displays the contacts screen
( → P. 463)
Displays the dial pad screen ( → P. 463)
Displays the message inbox screen ( → P. 469)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.
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462 5-9. Bluetooth ®
Phone
RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85U◆ Phone switch ( → P. 471)
◆ 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. 451)
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 Poor Not connected
(Blue) (Gray)
Signal strength Excellent Poor
Battery charge Full Empty

4635-9. Bluetooth ®
Phone
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RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85UGo to “Dial Pad”: “MENU” button → “Phone” → “Dial Pad”
Input a phone number. ( → P. 404)
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 fo r each registered phone. Up to 2500
contacts may be stored in each phonebook. ( → P. 464)
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
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464 5-9. Bluetooth ®
Phone
RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85UYou 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 incompatible Bluetooth ®
phones. If the cellular phone does not
support either PBAP or OPP (Object Pu sh 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. 474)
Select “Once” if you want to transf er new contacts from a cellular phone.
For a PBAP incompatible and OPP compatible Bluetooth ®
phone
Select “Transfer” and operate your ce llular phone to transfer new contacts
from a cellular phone.
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