2021 TOYOTA TACOMA bluetooth

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Basic function
Basic function
2-1. Basic information before
operation
Initial screen ...................26
Touch screen..................27
Home screen..................29
Entering letters and num-
bers/list screen operation
.....................................30
Screen adjustment .........33
Linking multi-information
display and the system.35
2-2. Connectivity settings
Registering/Connecting a
Bluetooth
® device ........36
Setting Bluetooth
® details
.....................................40
Wi-Fi
® Hotspot ...............48
2-3. Apple CarPlay
®/Android
Auto™
Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
.....................................53
2-4. Other settings
General settings .............60
Voice settings .................64
Vehicle settings ..............66

362-2. Connectivity settings
2-2.Connectivity settings
■Registering from the sys-
tem
1Turn the Bluetooth
® connec-
tion setting of your cellular
phone on.
This function is not available
when Bluetooth
® connection
setting of your cellular phone
is set to off.
2Press the “MENU” button.
3Select “Phone”.
Operations up to this point
can also be performed by
pressing the “PHONE” button
on the instrument panel.
4Select “Yes” to register a
phone.
Registering/Connect-
ing a Bluetooth®
device
To use the hands-free sys-
tem, it is necessary to regis-
ter a Bluetooth
® phone with
the system.
Once the phone has been
registered, it is possible to
use the hands-free system.
This operation cannot be
performed while driving.
When an Apple CarPlay
connection is established,
Bluetooth
® functions of the
system will become unavail-
able and any connected
Bluetooth
® devices will be
disconnected.
When connecting to
Android Auto, a Bluetooth
®
connection will be made
automatically.
When an Android Auto con-
nection is established,
some Bluetooth
® functions
other than hands-free sys-
tem cannot be used.
Registering a Bluetooth®
phone for the first time

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5Select the desired Bluetooth®
device.
If the desired Bluetooth
®
phone is not on the list, select
“If you cannot find...” and fol-
low the guidance on the
screen. (P. 3 8 )
6Register the Bluetooth
®
device using your Blue-
tooth
® device.
For details about operating
the Bluetooth
® device, see
the manual that comes with it.
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 Blue-
tooth
® device’s screen. Respond and operate the
Bluetooth
® device according
to the confirmation message.
7Check that the following
screen is displayed, indicat-
ing pairing was successful (a
Bluetooth
® link has been
established but registration is
not yet complete).
The system is connecting to
the registered device.
At this stage, the Bluetooth
®
functions are not yet avail-
able.
8Check that “Connected” is
displayed and registration is
complete.
If an error message is dis-
played, follow the guidance
on the screen to try again.
●If a cellular phone does not oper-
ate properly after being con-

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nected, turn the cellular phone off
and on and then connect it again.
■Registering from phone
1Select “If you cannot find…”.
2Select “Register from
Phone”.
3Check that the following
screen is displayed, and reg-
ister the Bluetooth
® device
using your Bluetooth
®
device.
For details about operating
the Bluetooth
® device, see
the manual that comes with it.
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 Blue-
tooth
® device’s screen.
Respond and operate the
Bluetooth
® device according
to the confirmation message.
4Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth
® phone for
the first time” from step 7.
(P.36)
To use the Bluetooth
® audio, it is
necessary to register an audio
player with the system.
Once the player has been regis-
tered, it is possible to use the
Bluetooth
® audio.
This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.
For details about registering a
Bluetooth
® device: P. 4 3
1Turn the Bluetooth
® connec-
tion setting of your audio
player on.
This function is not available
when the Bluetooth
® connec-
tion setting of your audio
Registering a Bluetooth®
audio player for the first
time

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player is set to off.
2Press the “AUDIO” button.
3Select “Source” on the audio
screen or press “AUDIO” but-
ton again.
4Select “Bluetooth”.
5Select “Yes” to register an
audio player.
6Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth
® phone for
the first time” from step 5.
(P. 3 6 )
This system supports the follow-
ing services.
■Bluetooth® Core Specifica-
tion
Ver. 2.0 (Recommended: Ver.
4.2)
■Profiles
HFP (Hands Free Profile) Ver.
1.0 (Recommended: Ver. 1.7)
• This is a profile to allow hands-
free phone calls using a cellular
phone. It has outgoing and
incoming call functions.
OPP (Object Push Profile)
Ver. 1.1 (Recommended: Ver.
1.2)
• This is a profile to transfer con-
tacts data.
PBAP (Phone Book Access
Profile) Ver. 1.0 (Recom-
mended: Ver. 1.2)
• This is a profile to transfer phone-
book data.
MAP (Message Access Pro-
file) Ver. 1.0 (Recommended:
Ver. 1.2)
• This is a profile to use phone
message functions.
SPP (Serial Port Profile) Ver.
1.1 (Recommended: Ver. 1.2)
• This is a profile to use the Toyota
audio multimedia function.
A2DP (Advanced Audio Dis-
tribution Profile) Ver. 1.0 (Rec-
ommended: Ver. 1.3)
• This is a profile to transmit stereo
audio or high quality sound to the
audio/visual system.
AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote
Control Profile) Ver. 1.0 (Rec-
ommended: Ver. 1.6)
• This is a profile to allow remote
control the A/V equipment.
●This system is not guaranteed to
operate with all Bluetooth®
devices.
●If your cellular phone does not
support HFP, registering the Blue-
tooth
® phone or using OPP,
PBAP, MAP or SPP profiles indi-
vidually will not be possible.
Profiles

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●If the connected Bluetooth®
device version is older than rec-
ommended or incompatible, the
Bluetooth
® device function may
not work properly.
●Refer to
https://www.toyota.com/
audio-multimedia in the United
States,
https://www.toyota.ca/connected

in Canada, and
http://www.toyotapr.com/
audio-multimedia in Puerto Rico,
to find approved Bluetooth®
phones for this system.
●Certification
Bluetooth is a registered trademark
of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
1Press the “MENU” button.
2Select “Setup”.
3Select “Bluetooth”.
4Select the desired item to be
set.
Setting Bluetooth®
details
Displaying the Blue-
tooth® setup screen
Bluetooth® setup screen

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Connecting a Bluetooth®
device and editing the Blue-
tooth
®device information
(P.41, 43)
Registering a Bluetooth
®
device (P. 4 3 )
Deleting a Bluetooth
® device
(P. 4 3 )
Setting the Bluetooth
® sys-
tem (P.45)
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.
1Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. (P. 4 0 )
2Select “Registered Device”.
3Select the device to be con-
nected.
“Add”: Registering a Bluetooth®
device (P. 4 3 )
“Preferred Device Settings” Select to change the automatic connection
priority of the registered Bluetooth
®
devices. (P.46)
“Remove” Deleting a Bluetooth
®
device (P. 4 3 )
: 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 3 )
4Select the desired connec-
tion.
“Device Info”: Select to con-
firm and change the Blue-
tooth
® device information.
(P.43)
When another Bluetooth®
device is connected
To disconnect the Bluetooth
®
Connecting a Bluetooth®
device
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device, select “Yes”.
5Check 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-
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.
■Connecting a Bluetooth®
device in a different way
(from phone top screen)
P. 2 4 6
■Connecting a Bluetooth®
device in a different way
(from phone setup screen)
P. 2 6 1
■Connecting a Bluetooth®
device in a different way
(from Bluetooth
® audio
screen)
P. 1 4 1
■Auto connection mode
To turn auto connection mode
on, set “Bluetooth Power” to on.
(P.45) 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 regis-
tered 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. 4 5 )
■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.
1Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. (P.40)
2Follow the steps in “Connect-
ing a Bluetooth
® device” from
step 2. (P.41)
■Reconnecting the Blue-
tooth
® phone
If a Bluetooth
® phone is discon-
nected due to poor reception
from the Bluetooth
® network
when the engine switch is in
ACC or ON, the system auto-
matically reconnects the Blue-
tooth
® phone.