2020 TOYOTA TACOMA audio

2498-1. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
8
Phone
●This system is not guaranteed to
operate with all Bluetooth®
devices.
●If your cellular phone does not
support Bluetooth®, this system
cannot function.
●In the following conditions, the
system may not function:
• The cellular phone is turned off.
• The current position is outside the communication area.
• The cellular phone is not con- nected.
• The cellular phone has a low bat-
tery.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® phone, some function is
not available.
●When using the hands-free sys-
tem or Bluetooth® audio and Wi-
Fi® hotspot functions at the same
time, the following problems may
occur:
• The Bluetooth
® connection may
be cut.
• Noise may be heard on the Blue-
tooth
® audio playback.
• A noise may be heard during
phone calls.
●Bluetooth® uses the 2.4 GHz fre-
quency band. If both a Wi-Fi® con-
nection and Bluetooth®
connection are being used simul-
taneously, each connection may
be affected.
●If a Bluetooth® device is attempt-
ing to connect to the vehicle while
another device is connected as a
Bluetooth
® audio device or con-
nected using the hands-free sys-
tem or Wi-Fi
® hotspot function, the
communication speed may
decrease or malfunctions may
occur, such as image distortion or
audio skipping. If a Bluetooth
®
device is connected to the system,
the interference it may cause will
be reduced. When carrying a
device with its Bluetooth
® connec-
tion enabled, make sure to regis-
ter it to the system and connect it
or disable its Bluetooth
® function.
●When a device is connected via
Bluetooth®, the Bluetooth® icon
on the status bar will be displayed
in blue. ( P. 1 6 )
Some basics
The hands-free system
enables calls to be made
and received without having
to take your hands off the
steering wheel.
This system supports Blue-
tooth
®. Bluetooth® is a wire-
less data system that
enables cellular phones to
be used without being con-
nected by a cable or placed
in a cradle.
The operating procedure of
the phone is explained here.
When an Apple CarPlay
connection is established,
phone functions will be per-
formed by Apple CarPlay
instead of the hands-free
system.
WARNING
●While driving, do not operate a
cellular phone.

2508-1. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
To use the hands-free system
for cellular phones, it is neces-
sary to register a cellular phone
with the system. (P.36)
■Connecting a Bluetooth®
device
Registering an additional
device
1 Display the phone top
screen. ( P.248)
2 Select “Select Device”.
3 Select “Add Device”.
 When another Bluetooth
®
device is connected, a confir-
mation screen will be dis-
played. To disconnect the
Bluetooth
® device, select
“Yes”.
4 Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth
® phone for
the first time” from step 5.
( P.36)
Selecting a registered device
1 Display the phone top
screen. ( P.248)
2 Select “Select Device”.
3 Select the desired device to
be connected.
4 Check that a confirmation
screen is displayed when the
connection is complete.
 If an error message is dis-
played, follow the guidance
on the screen to try again.
■Bluetooth® phone condition
display
The condition of the Bluetooth
®
phone appears on the upper
right side of the screen. ( P.16)
WARNING
●Your audio unit is fitted with
Bluetooth® antennas. People
with implantable cardiac pace-
makers, cardiac resynchroniza-
tion therapy-pacemakers or
implantable cardioverter defibril-
lators should maintain a reason-
able distance between
themselves and the Bluetooth
®
antennas. The radio waves may
affect the operation of such
devices.
●Before using Bluetooth®
devices, users of any electrical
medical device other than
implantable cardiac pacemak-
ers, cardiac resynchronization
therapy-pacemakers or implant-
able cardioverter defibrillators
should consult the manufacturer
of the device for information
about its operation under the
influence of radio waves. Radio
waves could have unexpected
effects on the operation of such
medical devices.
NOTICE
●Do not leave your cellular phone
in the vehicle. The temperature
inside may rise to a level that
could damage the phone.
Registering/Connecting a
Bluetooth® phone

2518-1. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
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Phone
■Steering switch
By pressing the phone switch, a
call can be received or ended
without taking your hands off the
steering wheel.
Volume control switch
• Press the “+” side to increase the volume.
• Press the “-” side to decrease the volume.
Off hook switch
• If the switch is pressed when an Apple CarPlay/Android Auto con-
nection is established, the Apple
CarPlay/Android Auto phone
application will be displayed on
the system screen.
On hook switch
■Microphone
The microphone is used when
talking on the phone.
Type A
Type B
●The other party’s voice will be
heard from the front speakers.
The audio/vis ual system will be
muted during phone calls or when
hands-free voice commands are
used.
●Talk alternately with the other
party on the phone. If both parties
speak at the same time, the other
party may not hear what has been
said. (This is not a malfunction.)
●Keep call volume down. Other-
wise, the other party’s voice may
be audible outside the vehicle and
voice echo may increase. When
talking on the phone, speak
clearly towards the microphone.
●The other party may not hear you
clearly when:
• Driving on an unpaved road.
(Making excessive traffic noise.)
• Driving at high speeds.
• The roof or windows are open.
• The air conditioning vents are pointed towards the microphone.
Using the phone
switch/microphone
A
B
C

2538-1. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
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Phone
1Display the phone top
screen. ( P.248)
2 Select the desired method to
call from.
■Calling methods from
phone screen
 By call history ( P.253)
 By favorites ( P.254)
 By contacts ( P.254)
 By keypad ( P.255)
 By message ( P.263)
■Also the following lists are
available from each func-
tion’s screen
 By POI call
* ( P. 7 9 )
 By voice command system
( P.159)
 By home screen ( P.256)
*: Premium Audio only
Up to 30 of the latest call history
items (missed, incoming and
outgoing) can be selected.
1Display the phone top
screen. ( P.248)
2 Select “History” and select
the desired contact.
 If the contact which is not reg-
istered on the contact list is
selected, the name is dis-
played as “Unknown Con-
tact”. In this case, select the
number to make a call prop-
erly.
3 Check that the dialing screen
is displayed.
●The icons of call type are dis-
played.
: Missed call
: Incoming call
: Outgoing call
●When making a call to the same
number continuously, only the
most recent call is listed in call his-
tory.
Placing a call using
the Bluetooth® hands-
free system
After a Bluetooth® phone
has been registered, a call
can be made using the
hands-free system. There
are several methods by
which a call can be made,
as described below.
Calling methods on the
Bluetooth® phone
By call history

2588-1. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
modes between hands-free
and cellular phone.
Select to hang up the phone.
*: Premium Audio only
●Changing from hands-free call to
cellular phone call is not possible
while driving.
●Only when the vehicle is not mov-
ing, the contact image can be dis-
played.
●When cellular phone call is
changed to hands-free call, the
hands-free screen will be dis-
played and its functions can be
operated on the screen.
●Changing between cellular phone
call and hands-free call can be
performed by operating the cellu-
lar phone directly.
●Transferring methods and opera-
tions will be diffe rent depending
on the type of cellular phone you
have.
●For the operation of the cellular
phone, see the manual that
comes with it.
■By keypad
This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
1 Select “0-9”.
2 Enter the desired number.
■By selecting “Release
Tones”
“Release Tones” appear when a
continuous tone signal(s) con-
taining a (w) is registered in the
contact list.
This operation can be per- formed while driving.
1
Select “Release Tones”.
●A continuous tone signal is a char-
acter string that consists of num-
bers and the characters “p” or “w”.
(e.g. 056133w0123p#1)
●When the “p” pause tone is used,
the tone data up until the next
pause tone will be automatically
sent after 2 seconds have
elapsed. When the “w” pause tone
is used, the tone d ata up until the
next pause tone will be automati-
cally sent after a user operation is
performed.
●Release tones can be used when
automated operation of a phone
based service such as an answer-
ing machine or bank phone ser-
vice is desired. A phone number
with continuous tone signals can
be registered in the contact list.
●Tone data after a “w” pause tone
can be operated by voice com-
mand during a call.
1 Select “Transmit Volume”.
2 Select the desired level for
the transmit volume.
3 Select to display previ-
ous screen.
●The sound quality of the voice
heard from the other party’s
speaker may be negatively
impacted.
●“Transmit Volume” is dimmed
when mute is on.
Sending tones
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2638-1. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
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Phone
tooth® phone, reply function is not
available.
■Editing quick reply mes-
sages
This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
1 Select corresponding to
the desired message to edit.
2 Select “OK” when editing is
completed.
●To reset the edited quick reply
messages, select “Default”.
●Quick message 1 ( “I am driving
and will arrive in approximately
[##] minutes.”)
*:
This message cannot be edited
and will automatica lly fill in [##]
with the navigation calculated esti-
mated time of arrival on the con-
firm message screen.
If there are waypoints set, [##] to
the next waypoint will be shown.
If there is no route currently set in
the navigation system, quick mes-
sage 1 cannot be selected.
*: Premium Audio only
Calls can be made to an e-
mail/SMS/MMS message
sender’s phone number.
This operation can be per-
formed while driving.
■Calling from e-
mail/SMS/MMS message
display
1 Display the message screen.
( P.260)
2 Select the desired message.
3 Select , or press the
switch on the steering wheel.
 If there are 2 or more phone
numbers, select the desired
number.
4 Check that the dialing 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 per-
formed while driving.
1 Display the message screen.
( P.260)
2 Select the desired message.
3 Select the text area.
 Identified phone numbers
contained in the message are
displayed in blue text.
4 Select the desired number.
Calling the message
sender

2758-3. What to do if...
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Phone
8-3.What to do if...
■When using the hands-free
system with a Bluetooth
®
device
The hands-free system or Blue-
tooth
® device does not work.
■When registering/connect-
ing a cellular phone
A cellular phone cannot be reg-
istered.
Troubleshooting
If there is a problem with
the hands-free system or a
Bluetooth
® device, first
check the table below.
Troubleshooting
Likely causeSolution
The connected
device may not
be a compatible
Bluetooth
® cellu-
lar phone.
For a list of spe-
cific devices
which operation
has been con-
firmed on this
system, check
with your Toyota
dealer or the fol-
lowing website:
https://
www.toy-
ota.com/audio-
multimedia in the
United States,
https://
www.toyota.ca/
connected
in Canada, and
http://www.
toyotapr.com/
audio-multimedia
in Puerto Rico
The Bluetooth®
version of the
connected cellu-
lar phone may
be older than the
specified ver-
sion.Use a cellular
phone with Blue-
tooth
® version
2.0 or higher
(recommended:
Ve r. 4 . 2 ) .
(  P. 3 9 )

2778-3. What to do if...
8
Phone
Phonebook data cannot be edited.
■When using the Bluetooth®
message function
Messages cannot be viewed.
New message notifications are
not displayed.
Likely causeSolution
The profile ver-
sion of the con-
nected cellular
phone may not
be compatible
with transferring
phonebook data.
For a list of spe-
cific devices
which operation
has been con-
firmed on this
system, check
with your Toyota
dealer or the fol-
lowing website:
https://
www.toy-
ota.com/audio-
multimedia in the
United States,
https://
www.toyota.ca/
connected
in Canada, and
http://www.
toyotapr.com/
audio-multimedia
in Puerto Rico
Automatic con-
tact transfer
function on this
system is set to
off.Set automatic
contact transfer
function on this
system to on.
(  P.268)
Passcode has
not been entered
on the cellular
phone.
Enter the pass-
code on the cel-
lular phone if
requested
(default pass-
code: 1234).
Transfer opera-
tion on the cellu-
lar phone has
not completed.
Complete trans-
fer operation on
the cellular
phone (approve
transfer opera-
tion on the
phone).
Likely causeSolution
Automatic con-
tact transfer
function on this
system is set to
on.Set automatic
contact transfer
function on this
system to off.
( P.268)
Likely causeSolution
Message trans-
f e r i s n o t e n a b l e d
on the cellular
phone.
Enable mes-
sage transfer on
the cellular
phone (approve
message trans-
fer on the
phone).
Automatic trans-
fer function on
this system is set
to off.Set automatic
transfer function
on this system to
on. ( P.268)
Likely causeSolution
Notification of
SMS/MMS/E-
mail reception on
this system is set
to off.Set notification
of SMS/MMS/E-
mail reception on
this system to
on. ( P.266)
Automatic mes-
sage transfer
function is not
enabled on the
cellular phone.Enable auto-
matic transfer
function on the
cellular phone.