LEXUS RX 450HL (2019 year). Instruction - part 28

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Pressing the “MEDIA” button displays the top screen from any screen of the
selected source.

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Menu screen
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Operating portable players connected to the audio system
Volume can be adjusted using the vehicle’s audio controls. All other adjustments must be

made on the portable player itself.

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When using a portable player connected to the power outlet
Noise may occur during playback. Use the power source of the portable player.

Using the AUX port

To use the AUX port, connect a portable player, press the “MEDIA” button or
select “AUX” or “External” on the “Source” screen.

Connecting a portable player

Top screen

NOTICE

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To prevent damage to the portable player or its terminal

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Depending on the size and shape of the portable player that is connected to the sys-

tem, the console box may not close fully. In this case, do not forcibly close the console

box as this may damage the portable player or the terminal, etc.

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Do not leave portable player in the vehicle. The temperature inside the vehicle may

become high.

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Do not push down on or apply unnecessary pressure to the portable player while it is

connected.

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Do not insert foreign objects into the port.

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5-7. Connecting Bluetooth

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Steps for using Bluetooth

®

 devices

The following can be performed using Bluetooth

®

 wireless communication:

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A portable audio player can be operated and listened to via the Lexus
Display Audio system

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Hands-free phone calls can be made via a cellular phone

In order to use wireless communication, register and connect a Bluetooth

®

device by performing the following procedures.

Device registration/connection flow

1. Register the Bluetooth

®

  device  to  be  used  with  Lexus  Display

Audio system (

P. 451)

2. Select the Bluetooth

®

 device to be used 

(

P. 452)

Audio

Hands-free phone

3. Start Bluetooth

®

 connec-

tion (

P. 453)

3. Start Bluetooth

®

 connec-

tion (

P. 454)

4. Check connection status

(

P. 462)

4. Use Bluetooth

®

 audio 

(

P. 459)

5. Use Bluetooth

®

 phone 

(

P. 463)

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Go to “Bluetooth

*

 Setup”: “MENU” button 

 “Setup”  “Bluetooth

*

”

*

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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When displaying “Bluetooth

*

 Setup” screen from the “Bluetooth

*

 Audio” screen

Display the “Bluetooth

*

 Audio” screen. (

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Move the controller to the left and select “Connect”.

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When displaying “Bluetooth

*

 Setup” screen from the phone top screen

Display the phone top screen. (

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Move the controller to the left and select “Connect Phone”.

*

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

“Bluetooth

*

 Setup” screen

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Turn the Bluetooth

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 connection setting of your device set to on.

Go to “Bluetooth

*

 Setup”: “MENU” button 

 “Setup”  “Bluetooth

*

”

Move the controller to the left and then select “Add Device”.
When this screen is displayed,
search for the device name dis-
played on this screen on your
Bluetooth

®

 device.

For operation of the Bluetooth

®

 device,

see the manual that comes with your

Bluetooth

®

 device.

Register the Bluetooth

®

 device

using your Bluetooth

®

 device.

A PIN code are not required for SSP (Secure Simple Pairing) compatible Bluetooth

®

devices. Depending on the device, you may need to select Yes to register, or No to

cancel on the device.
If an error message is displayed, follow the guidance on the screen to try again.

*

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Go to “Bluetooth

*

 Setup”: “MENU” button 

 “Setup”  “Bluetooth

*

”

Move the controller to the left and then select “Remove Device”.
Select the device to remove.

*

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Registering a Bluetooth

®

 device

Bluetooth

®

 compatible phones (HFP) and portable audio players (AVP) can

be registered simultaneously. You can register up to 5 Bluetooth

®

 devices.

How to register a Bluetooth

®

 device

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Removing a Bluetooth

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 device 

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Go to “Bluetooth

*

1

 Setup”: “MENU” button 

 “Setup”  “Bluetooth

*

1

”

Select the device to connect.
Select “Connect XX

*

2

”, “Connect as a Phone” or “Connect as an Audio

Player”.

“Connect XX

*

2

” means connect both the phone and audio functions of one

device.
If the desired Bluetooth

®

 device is not displayed, register the device. 

(

P. 451)

*

1

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

*

2

: XX represents the selected device name.

Selecting a Bluetooth

®

 device

If multiple Bluetooth

®

 devices are registered, follow the procedure below to

select the Bluetooth

®

 device to be used. You may only use one device at a

time.

How to select a Bluetooth

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 device

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When a registered Bluetooth

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 audio player is in standby for a connection, it will

automatically connect to the system when the power switch is turned to ACCES-
SORY or ON mode.
When automatic connection priority is set to on and there is more than one reg-
istered Bluetooth

®

 audio player available, the system will automatically connect

to the Bluetooth

®

 audio player with the highest priority. (

P. 456)

Operate the portable player and connect it to the Bluetooth

®

 audio system.

Go to “Bluetooth

*

1

 Setup”: “MENU” button 

 “Setup”  “Bluetooth

*

1

”

Select the device to connect.
Select “Connect XX

*

2

” or “Connect as an Audio Player”.

If the desired Bluetooth

®

 device is not displayed, register the device. 

(

P. 451)

*

1

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

*

2

: XX represents the selected device name.

Connecting a Bluetooth

®

 audio player

There are 2 portable audio player connection settings available: connecting
from the vehicle and connecting from the portable player.

Connecting method is set to “Vehicle”

Connecting method is set to “Device”

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When you register a phone, auto connection will be activated. It is recom-
mended to have the system set to this mode and leave the Bluetooth

®

 phone in a

place where a good connection can be established.
When the power switch is turned to ACCESSORY or ON mode, the system will
search for a nearby cellular phone you have registered.
Next, the system automatically connects with the most recent phone that was
connected. The connected result is displayed.
When automatic connection priority is set to on and there is more than one reg-
istered Bluetooth

®

 phone available, the system will automatically connect to the

Bluetooth

®

 phone with the highest priority. (

P. 456)

When auto connection has failed or “Bluetooth

*

1

 Power” is turned off, you must

connect the Bluetooth

®

 device manually.

Go to “Bluetooth

*

1

 Setup”: “MENU” button 

 “Setup”  “Bluetooth

*

1

”

Select the device to connect.
Select “Connect XX

*

2

”, “Connect as a Phone” or “Connect as an Audio

Player”.

If the desired Bluetooth

®

 device is not displayed, register the device. 

(

P. 451)

*

1

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

*

2

: XX represents the selected device name.

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Reconnecting a Bluetooth

®

 phone

If  the  system  cannot  connect  due  to  poor  signal  strength  with  the  power  switch  in

ACCESSORY or ON mode, the system will automatically attempt to reconnect.

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Connecting a phone while Bluetooth

®

 audio is playing

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Bluetooth

®

 audio will stop temporarily.

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It may take time to connect.

Connecting a Bluetooth

®

 phone

There are two connecting methods available: automatic and manual.

Auto connection

Manual connection

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Go to “Bluetooth

*

 Setup”: “MENU” button 

 “Setup”  “Bluetooth

*

”

Select the desired device and then select “Device Info”.

Change the name of the device
Change the connection method

“Vehicle”: Connect the audio system

to the portable audio player.
“Device”: Connect the portable

audio player to the audio system

Device address
Device phone number 

Depending on the model of phone, the number may not be displayed.

Compatibility profile of the device

*

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

■

Restoring the default settings
Move the controller to the left and select “Default” on the “Device Information” screen.

Displaying a Bluetooth

®

 device details

You can confirm and change the registered device details.

Bluetooth

®

 device registration status

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Go to “Bluetooth

*

 Setup”: “MENU” button 

 “Setup”  “Bluetooth

*

”

Move the controller to the left and then select “System Settings”.

Select to set automatic connec-
tion of a Bluetooth

®

 device on/off

Select to change the automatic
connection priority of the regis-
tered Bluetooth

®

 devices 

(

P. 456)

Select to edit the system informa-
tion (

P. 458)

*

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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Restoring the default settings
Move the controller to the left and select “Default” on the “System Settings” screen.

Go to “Bluetooth

*

 Setup”: “MENU” button 

 “Setup”  “Bluetooth

*

”

Move the controller to the left and then select “System Settings”.
Select “Preferred Device Settings”.

Select to set automatic connec-
tion priority on/off
Select to change the automatic
connection priority of the regis-
tered Bluetooth

®

 phones 

(

P. 457)

Select to change the automatic
connection priority of the regis-
tered Bluetooth

®

 audio players

(

P. 457)

*

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Detailed Bluetooth

®

 settings

You can confirm and change the detailed Bluetooth

®

 settings.

“System Settings” screen

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Setting automatic connection priority

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Restoring the default settings
Move the controller to the left and select “Default” on the “Preferred Device Settings”

screen.

Go to “Bluetooth

*

 Setup”: “MENU” button 

 “Setup”  “Bluetooth

*

”

Move the controller to the left and then select “System Settings”.
Select “Preferred Device Settings”.
If “Preferred Device Settings” is set to off, set it to on.
To change the automatic connection priority of the registered Bluetooth

®

phones, select “Preferred Phones”. To change the automatic connection pri-
ority of the registered Bluetooth

®

 audio players, select “Preferred Audio

Players”.
Select the desired Bluetooth

®

 device.

Move the controller to the left and then select “Up” or “Down” to change the
preferred order.

A newly registered Bluetooth

®

 device will automatically be given the highest

automatic connection priority.

*

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Changing Bluetooth

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 device automatic connection priority

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Go to “Bluetooth

*

 Setup”: “MENU” button 

 “Setup”  “Bluetooth

*

”

Move the controller to the left and then select “System Settings”.
Select “System Information”.

Change the system name
Change the PIN-code

You can change the PIN-code that is

used to register your Bluetooth

®

devices in the system.

Device address
Select to set the display of the
phone status on/off

You can set the system to show the

status confirmation display when

connecting a phone.

Select to set the display of the
audio player status on/off

You can set the system to show the

status confirmation display when

connecting an audio player.

Compatibility profile of the sys-
tem

*

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of

Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

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Restoring the default settings
Move the controller to the left and select “Default” on the “System Information” screen.

Editing the system information

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5-8. Bluetooth

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 Audio

When a Bluetooth

®

 device cannot be connected, check the connection status

on the “Bluetooth

*

 Audio” screen. If the device is not connected, either register

or reconnect the device. (

P. 451, 453)

*

: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Listening to Bluetooth

®

 Audio

The Bluetooth

®

 audio system enables the user to enjoy music played on a por-

table player from the vehicle speakers via wireless communication.

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Pressing the “MEDIA” button displays the Bluetooth

®

 audio top screen from any

screen of the selected source.

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Menu screen
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Selecting a song
Press the “

 PRST” or “TRACK ” button or turn the “TUNE•SCROLL” knob

to select the desired song number.
To fast-forward or reverse, press and hold the “

 PRST” or “TRACK ” button.

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Selecting a play mode

Move the controller to the right and then select “Browse”.
Select the desired play mode, and then select a song to begin using the
selected play mode.

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Displaying the now playing list
Move the controller to the right and then select “Now Playing List”.

Bluetooth

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 audio top screen

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5-9. Bluetooth

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 Phone

Before making a phone call, check the connection status, battery charge, call
area and signal strength. (



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If a Bluetooth

®

 device cannot be connected, check the connection status. If the

device is not connected, either register or reconnect it. (



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To display the screen shown below, press the off-hook switch on the steering
wheel or select “Phone” on the “Menu” screen.

Phone name
Bluetooth

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 connection status 

(

P. 462)

Displays the call history screen 
(

P. 465)

Displays the favorites screen 
(

P. 465)

Displays the contacts screen 
(

P. 463)

Displays the dial pad screen (

P. 463)

Displays the message inbox screen (

P. 469)

Using a Bluetooth

®

 Phone

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.

Phone top screen

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Phone switch (

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Microphone

The vehicle’s built-in microphone is
used when talking on the phone.
The person to whom you are speak-
ing to can be heard from the front
speakers.
To use the hands-free system, you
must register your Bluetooth

®

phone in the system. (

P. 451)

You can check indicators such as signal strength and battery charge on any
screen.

Connection status
Signal strength
Battery charge

Status display

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Indicators

Conditions

Connection status

Good

Poor

Not connected

(Blue)

(Gray)

Signal strength

Excellent

Poor

Battery charge

Full

Empty

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Go to “Dial Pad”: “MENU” button 

 “Phone”  “Dial Pad”

Input a phone number. (

P. 404)

Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel or select 

.

You can dial a number from the phonebook data imported from your cellular
phone. The system has one phonebook for each registered phone. Up to 2500
contacts may be stored in each phonebook. (

P. 464)

Go to “Contacts”: “MENU” button 

 “Phone”  “Contacts”

Choose the desired contact to call from the list.
Choose the number and then press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel
or press the controller.

Making a call

Once a Bluetooth

®

 phone is registered, you can make a call using the follow-

ing procedure:

Dialing

Dialing from the phonebook

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