2018 TOYOTA TACOMA Owners Manual (in English)

3855-8. Bluetooth® audio
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Listening to Bluetooth® audio
Some titles and controls may not be displayed depending on the type
of portable audio player used.
Connection status
Battery charge
Select or to Play/Pause.
For details on “Bluetooth
* Audio” screen operation methods, refer to
Basic Audio Operations. ( P. 343)
For details on how to select a tra ck or album, refer to selecting, fast-
forwarding and reversing tracks/files/songs. ( P. 353)
*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
The Bluetooth® audio system enables the user to enjoy music
played on a portable player from the vehicle speakers via wire-
less communication.
When a Bluetooth
® device cannot be connected, check the connec-
tion status on the “Bluetooth
* Audio” screen. If the device is not con-
nected, either register o r reconnect the device. ( P. 3 8 1 )
*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
Audio control screen
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IndicatorsConditions
Connection statusGood Not connected
Battery chargeFull Empty
Playing Bluetooth® audio

3865-9. Bluetooth® phone
Using a Bluetooth® phone
To display the screen shown below, press the switch on the steer-
ing wheel or press the button.
Several functions are available to operate on each screen that is dis-
played by select ing the 4 tabs.
Device name
Bluetooth
® connection status
The 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.
Before making a phone call, check the connection status, batter y
charge, call area and signal strength. ( P. 3 8 7 )
If a Bluetooth
® device cannot be connected, check the connection
status on the phone screen. If the device is not connected, eit her
register or reconnect it. ( P. 3 8 1 )
Phone screen
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3875-9. Bluetooth® phone
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■Telephone switch (P. 399)
■Microphone
The vehicle’s built in microphone is located near the ceiling, in the
front of the vehicle, and is used when talking on the phone.
The person you are speaking to c an be heard from the front speak-
ers.
To use the hands-free system, y ou must register your Bluetooth
®
phone in the system. (P. 379)
You can check indicators such as signal strength and battery ch arge
on the phone screen.
Connection status
Signal strength
Battery charge
Status display
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IndicatorsConditions
Connection statusGood Poor Not connected
Battery chargeFull Empty
Call area“Rm”: Roaming area
Signal strengthExcellent Poor

3885-9. Bluetooth® phone
Making a call
Display the phone screen. (P. 3 8 6 )
Select the “Dial Pad” tab a nd enter a phone number.
To delete the input phone number, select .
For the first digit, you can enter “+” by selecting “ ” for a while.
Press the switch on the steering wheel or select .
You can dial a number from the contact data imported from your cellu-
lar phone. The system has one contact for each registered phone . Up
to 2500 contacts may be stored in each contact. (P. 388)
Display the phone screen. ( P. 3 8 6 )
Select “Contacts” tab.
Choose the desir ed contact to call from the list.
Choose the number and then press the switch on the steering
wheel or select .
You can transfer the phone numbers in a Bluetooth
® phone to the sys-
tem.
Operation methods differ between PBAP (Phone Book Access Profil e)
compatible and PBAP incompatible Bluetooth
® phones. If the cellular
phone does not support either PBAP or OPP (Object Push Profile)
service, you cannot t ransfer contacts.
Once a Bluetooth® phone is registered, you can make a call
using the following procedure:
Dialing
Dialing from the contacts list
When the contact is empty
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3895-9. Bluetooth® phone
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Press the 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
Select the desired item.
Select to transfer new con-
tacts from a cellular phone,
select “Always” and then
enable “Automatic Transfer”.
Select to transfer all the con-
tacts from a connected cellu-
lar phone only once.
Select to cancel transferring.
For PBAP incompatible but OPP compatible Bluetooth® phones
Select the desired item. Select to transfer the con-
tacts from the connected cel-
lular phone.
Select to add a new contact
manually.
Select to cancel transferring.
When “Transfer” is selected
Follow the steps in “Update contacts from phone” from step .
( P. 403)
When “Add” is selected
Follow the steps in “Registering a new contact to the contact l ist”
from step . ( P. 4 0 4 )
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3905-9. Bluetooth® phone
You can make a call using numbers registered in the contact.
Display the phone screen. ( P. 3 8 6 )
Select “Favorites” tab.
Select the desired number to make a call.
You can make a call using the call history, which has the 3 fun ctions
below.
: calls which you missed
: calls which you received
: calls which you made
Display the phone top screen. ( P. 3 8 6 )
Select “Call History” tab.
Select or the desired entry from the list.
When is selected
Check that the “Call” screen is displayed.
When the desired cont act is selected
Select the desired number.
Check that the “Call” screen is displayed.
■ Call history list
●If you make a call to or receive a call from a number registere d in the con-
tacts, the name is displayed in the call history.
● If you make multiple calls to the same number, only the last ca ll made is dis-
played in the call history.
■ International calls
You may not be able to make international calls, depending on the mobile
phone in use.
Calling using favorites list
Dialing from call history
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3915-9. Bluetooth® phone
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Receiving a call
Press the switch on the steer-
ing wheel or select .
Press the switch on the steering wheel or select .
Turn the “PWR·VOL” knob. You can a lso adjust the volume using the
steering switches.
■ International calls
Received international calls may not be displayed correctly dep ending on the
cellular phone in use.
When a call is received, the following screen is displayed
together with a sound.
To answer the phone
To refuse a call
To adjust the incoming call volume

3925-9. Bluetooth® phone
Speaking on the phone
Select “-” or “+”. You can also adjust the volume using the steering
switches or the volume knob.
Select “Mute”.
When using phone services such as an answering service or a ban k,
you can store phone numbers and code numbers in the contact.
Select “0-9”.
Input the number.
■Release Tones
“Release Tones” appear when a cont inuous tone signal(s) contain-
ing a (w) is registered in the contact list.
● Select “Release Tones”.
The following screen is displayed when speaking on the phone.
To adjust the call volume
To prevent the other party from hearing your voice
Inputting tones
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