2021 TOYOTA TACOMA bluetooth settings

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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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2
Basic function
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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2
Basic function
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
A
B
C
D

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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.

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Basic function
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.
1Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. (P. 4 0 )
2Select “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.
3Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth
® phone for
the first time” from step 5.
(P. 3 6 )
This operation cannot be per-
formed while driving.1Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. (P.40)
2Select “Remove Device”.
3Select the desired device.
4Select “Yes” when the confir-
mation screen appears.
5Check 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.
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.
1Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. (P.40)
2Select “Registered Device”.
3Select the desired device to
be edited.
Registering a Bluetooth®
device
Deleting a Bluetooth®
device
Editing the Bluetooth®
device information

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4Select “Device Info”.
5Confirm and change the
Bluetooth
® device informa-
tion.
The name of the Bluetooth
®
device is displayed. It can be
changed to a desired name.
(P. 4 4 )
Select to set the Bluetooth
®
audio player connection
method. (P.44)
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.
●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.
1Select “Device Name”.
2Enter the name and select
“OK”.
●Even if the device name is
changed, the name registered in
your Bluetooth
® device does not
change.
1Select “Connect Audio Player
From”.
A
B
C
Changing a device name
Setting audio player con-
nection method
D
E
F

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2
Basic function
2Select 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.
1Display the Bluetooth
® set-
tings screen. (P. 4 0 )
2Select “Detailed Settings”.3Select the desired item to be
set.
Select to set Bluetooth
® con-
nection on/off. (P.45)
Select to change the auto-
matic connection priority of
the registered Bluetooth
®
devices. (P.46)
Select to edit the system
information. (P.46)
Select to reset all setup
items.
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.
“Detailed Settings”
screen
Changing “Bluetooth
Power”
A
B
C
D