2021 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER bluetooth

462-2. Connectivity settings
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
Up to 5 Bluetooth® devices
(Phones (HFP) and audio play-
ers (AVP)) can be registered.
If more than 1 Bluetooth
® device
has been registered, select
which device to connect to.
1 Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. ( P. 4 5 )
2 Select “Registered Device”.
3 Select the device to be con-
nected.
“Add”: Registeri ng a Bluetooth®
device ( P. 4 8 )
“Preferred Device Settings”: Select
to change the automatic connection
priority of the registered Bluetooth
®
devices. ( P. 5 1 )
“Remove”: Deleting a Bluetooth
®
device ( P. 4 8 )
 Supported profile icons will be
displayed.
: Phone
: Audio player
: Phone/Toyota apps services
The profile icon for a currently
connected device will be dis- played in color.
 Selecting a profile icon which
is not currently connected will
switch the connection to the
function.
 If the desired Bluetooth
®
device is not on the list, select
“Add New Device” to register
the device. ( P. 4 8 )
4 Select the desired connec-
tion.
 “Device Info”: Select to con-
firm and change the Blue-
tooth
® device information.
( P.49)
When another Bluetooth®
device is connected
 To disconnect the Bluetooth
®
device, select “Yes”.
5 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.
●It may take time if the device con-
nection is carried out during Blue-
tooth
® audio playback.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
Connecting a Bluetooth®
device

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Basic function
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)tooth
® device being connected, it
may be necessary to perform
additional steps on the device.
●When disconnecting a Bluetooth®
device, it is recommended to dis-
connect using the system.
 P. 3 3 6
 P. 3 5 1
 P. 1 6 1
■Auto connection mode
To turn auto connection mode
on, set “Bluetooth Power” to on.
( P.50) Leave the Bluetooth
®
device in a location where the
connection can be established.
 When the engine switch
is in ACC or
ON, the system searches for
a nearby registered device.
 The system will connect with
the registered device that was
last connected, if it is nearby.
When automatic connection priority is set to on and there
is more than one registered
Bluetooth
® phone available,
the system will automatically
connect to the Bluetooth
®
phone with the highest prior-
ity. ( P. 5 0 )
■Connecting manually
When the auto connection has
failed or “Bluetooth Power” is
turned off, it is necessary to con-
nect the Bluetooth
® device man-
ually.
1 Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. ( P.45)
2 Follow the steps in “Connect-
ing a Bluetooth
® device” from
step 2. ( P.46)
■Reconnecting the Blue-
tooth
® phone
If a Bluetooth
® phone is discon-
nected due to poor reception
from the Bluetooth
® network
when the engine switch switch> is in ACC or ON, the
system automatically recon-
nects the Bluetooth
® phone.
Connecting a Bluetooth
®
device in a different way
(from phone top screen)
Connecting a Bluetooth
®
device in a different way
(from phone setup screen)
Connecting a Bluetooth
®
device in a different way
(from Bluetooth
® audio
screen)

482-2. Connectivity settings
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
Up to 5 Bluetooth® devices can
be registered.
Bluetooth
® compatible phones
(HFP) and audio players (AVP)
can be registered simultane-
ously.
This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
1 Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. ( P. 4 5 )
2 Select “Add New Device”.
When another Bluetooth®
device is connected
 To disconnect the Bluetooth
®
device, select “Yes”.
When 5 Bluetooth® devices
have already been registered
 A registered device needs to
be replaced. Select “Yes”, and
select the device to be
replaced.
3 Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth
® phone for
the first time” from step 5.
( P. 4 0 ) This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
1
Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. ( P.45)
2 Select “Remove Device”.
3 Select the desired device.
4 Select “Yes” when the confir-
mation screen appears.
5 Check that a confirmation
screen is displayed when the
operation is complete.
●When deleting a Bluetooth®
phone, the contact data will be
deleted at the same time.
Registering a Bluetooth®
deviceDeleting a Bluetooth®
device

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Basic function
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
The Bluetooth® device’s infor-
mation can be displayed on the
screen. The displayed informa-
tion can be edited.
This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
1 Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. ( P. 4 5 )
2 Select “Registered Device”.
3 Select the desired device to
be edited.
4 Select “Device Info”. 5
Confirm and change the
Bluetooth
® device informa-
tion.
The name of the Bluetooth
®
device is displayed. It can be
changed to a desired name.
( P.50)
Select to set the Bluetooth
®
audio player connection
method. ( P.50)
Device address is unique to
the device and cannot be
changed.
Phone number is unique to
the Bluetooth
® phone and
cannot be changed.
Compatibility profile is unique
to the Bluetooth
® device and
cannot be changed.
Select to reset all setup
items.
Editing the Bluetooth®
device information
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502-2. Connectivity settings
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
●If 2 Bluetooth® devices have been
registered with the same device
name, the devices can be distin-
guished referring to the device’s
address.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® phone, some information
may not be displayed.
1 Select “Device Name”.
2 Enter the name and select
“OK”.
●Even if the device name is
changed, the name registered in
your Bluetooth
® device does not
change.
1 Select “Connect Audio Player
From”.
2 Select the desired connec-
tion method.
“Vehicle”: Select to connect the
audio player from the vehicle's
audio/visual system.
“Device”: Select to connect the
vehicle's audio/visual system from
the audio player.
Depending on the audio player, the “Vehicle” or
“Device” connection method
may be best. As such, refer to
the manual that comes with
the audio player.
The Bluetooth
® settings can be
confirmed and changed.
1 Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. ( P.45)
2 Select “Detailed Settings”.
3 Select the desired item to be
set.
Select to set Bluetooth
® con-
nection on/off. ( P.51)
Select to change the auto-
matic connection priority of
the registered Bluetooth
®
devices. ( P.51)
Select to edit the system
information. ( P.52)
Select to reset all setup
items.
Changing a device name
Setting audio player con-
nection method
“Detailed Settings”
screen
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512-2. Connectivity settings
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Basic function
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1Select “Bluetooth Power”.
When “Bluetooth Power” is on:
The Bluetooth
® device is auto-
matically connected when the
engine switch is
in ACC or ON.
When “Bluetooth Power” is off:
The Bluetooth
® device is dis-
connected, and the system will
not connect to it next time.
●While driving, the auto connection
state can be changed from off to
on, but cannot be changed from
on to off.
The automatic connection prior-
ity of the registered Bluetooth
®
devices can be changed.
1 Select “Preferred Device Set-
tings”.
2 Select the desired item to be
set.
Select to set automatic con-
nection priority on/off. Select to change the auto-
matic connection priority of
the registered Bluetooth
®
phones. ( P.51)
Select to change the auto-
matic connection priority of
the registered Bluetooth
®
audio players. ( P.51)
Select to reset all setup
items.
■Changing Bluetooth®
device automatic connec-
tion priority
1 Select “Preferred Phones” or
“Preferred Audio Players”.
2 Select the desired Bluetooth
®
device and select “Move Up”
or “Move Down” to change
the preferred order.
●A newly registered Bluetooth®
device will automatically be given
the highest automatic connection
priority.
Changing “Bluetooth
Power”
Setting automatic connec-
tion priority
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522-2. Connectivity settings
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
1Select “System Information”.
2 Select the desired item to be
set.
Displays system name. Can
be changed to a desired
name. ( P. 5 2 )
PIN code used when the
Bluetooth
® device was regis-
tered. Can be changed to a
desired code. ( P.52)
Device address is unique to
the device and cannot be
changed.
Select to set the connection
status display of the phone
on/off.
Select to set the connection
status display of the audio
player on/off. Compatibility profile of the
system
Select to reset all setup
items.
■Editing the system name
1 Select “System Name”.
2 Enter a name and select
“OK”.
■Editing the PIN code
1 Select “System PIN Code”.
2 Enter a PIN code and select
“OK”.
Editing the system infor-
mation
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572-2. Connectivity settings
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Basic function
HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
1Select “Channel”.
2 Check that the following
screen is displayed.
Select to change the chan-
nel selection to auto-
matic/manual.
When “Manual” is selected,
select to change the channel.
1 Set “Select Channel” to
“Manual”.
2 Select “Channel Number”.
3 Enter the desired channel
number and select “OK”.
 Channels 1 through 11 can be
selected.●If a connected device is taken out
of the Wi-Fi® connection area, the
connection will be severed.
●If the vehicle is d riven out of the
cellular communic ation coverage
area, connecting to the internet
via the Wi-Fi
® hotspot will not be
possible.
●If a Bluetooth® device is used
while a device is connected using
the Wi-Fi
® hotspot function, the
communication speed may
decrease.
●If the vehicle is near a radio
antenna, radio station or other
source of strong radio waves and
electrical noise, communication
may be slow or impossible.
Selecting a Wi-Fi® connec-
tion channel
Changing the channel
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●Use Wi-Fi® devices only when
safe and legal to do so.
●Your audio unit is fitted with
Wi-Fi® antennas. People with
implantable cardiac pacemak-
ers, cardiac resynchronization
therapy-pacemakers or implant-
able cardioverter defibrillators
should maintain a reasonable
distance between themselves
and the Wi-Fi
® antennas.
The radio waves may affect the
operation of such devices.