Lexus CT (2021 year). Manual in english

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5-17. Connecting Bluetooth

(Lexus Display Audio System)

Registering a Bluetooth

device

Turn the Bluetooth

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.

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.

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

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

2
3

Removing a Bluetooth

device

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5-17. Connecting Bluetooth

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Selecting a Bluetooth

device

Go to “Bluetooth setup”: “MENU” button



“Setup”



“Bluetooth”

Select the device to connect.
Select “Connect all”, “Connect as a telephone” or “Connect as audio player”.

“Connect all” means connect both the phone and audio functions of one device.
If the desired Bluetooth

device is not displayed, register the device.

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P. 494)

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

device

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3

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5-17. Connecting Bluetooth

(Lexus Display Audio System)

Connecting a Bluetooth

audio player

When the portable audio player is in standby for a connection, it will be automat-
ically connected whenever the power switch is in either ACCESSORY or ON
mode.

Operate the portable player and connect it to the Bluetooth

audio system.

Go to “Bluetooth setup”: “MENU” button



“Setup”



“Bluetooth”

Select the device to connect.
Select “Connect all” or “Connect as audio player”.

If the desired Bluetooth

device is not displayed, register the device.

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P. 494)

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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5-17. Connecting Bluetooth

(Lexus Display Audio System)

Connecting a Bluetooth

phone

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.
The system automatically connects with the most recent phone that was con-
nected. The connected result is displayed.

When auto connection has failed or “Bluetooth power” is turned off, you must
connect the Bluetooth

device manually.

Go to “Bluetooth setup”: “MENU” button



“Setup”



“Bluetooth”

Select the device to connect.
Select “Connect all”, “Connect as a telephone” or “Connect as audio player”.

If the desired Bluetooth

device is not displayed, register the device.

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P. 494)

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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.

■

Connecting a phone while Bluetooth

audio is playing

●

Bluetooth

audio will stop temporarily.

●

It may take time to connect.

There are two connecting methods available: automatic and manual.

Auto connection

Manual connection

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5-17. Connecting Bluetooth

(Lexus Display Audio System)

Displaying a Bluetooth

device details

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
Compatibility profile of the
device

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Restoring the default settings

Move the controller to the left and select “Defaults” on the “Device information” screen.

You can confirm and change the registered device details.

Bluetooth

device registration status

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5-17. Connecting Bluetooth

(Lexus Display Audio System)

Detailed Bluetooth

settings

Go to “Bluetooth setup”: “MENU” button



“Setup”



“Bluetooth”

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

Select to set the Bluetooth

func-

tion on/off.
Change the name of the device.
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 system

■

Restoring the default settings

Move the controller to the left and select “Defaults” on the “System settings” screen.

You can confirm and change the detailed Bluetooth

settings.

How to check and change detailed Bluetooth

settings

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3

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5-18. Bluetooth

Audio (Lexus Display Audio System)

Listening to Bluetooth

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. (

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P. 494, 496)

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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P. 470

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Selecting a song

Press the “



” or “



” button or turn the “TUNE•SCROLL” knob to select the

desired song number.
To fast-forward or rewind, press and hold the “



” or “



” button.

■

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.

■

Displaying the now playing list

Move the controller to the right and then select “Now playing list”.

The Bluetooth

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

table player from the vehicle speakers via wireless communication.

Bluetooth

audio top screen

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5-19. Bluetooth

Phone (Lexus Display Audio System)

Using a Bluetooth

Phone

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

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P. 502)

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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P. 494, 497)

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

Phone name
Bluetooth

connection status

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P. 502)

Displays the call history screen
(

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P. 505)

Displays the favorites screen
(

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P. 505)

Displays the contacts screen
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P. 503)

Displays the dial pad screen (

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P. 503)

Displays the message inbox screen (

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P. 509)

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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5-19. Bluetooth

Phone (Lexus Display Audio System)

◆

Phone switch (

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P. 512)

◆

Microphone

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

phone in the

system. (

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P. 494)

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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3

Indicators

Conditions

Connection status

Good

Poor

Not connected

(Blue)

(Gray)

Signal strength

Excellent

Poor

Battery charge

Full

Empty

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5-19. Bluetooth

Phone (Lexus Display Audio System)

Making a call

Go to “Dial pad”: “MENU” button



“Telephone”



“Dial pad”

Input a phone number. (

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P. 450)

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. (

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P. 504)

Go to “Contacts”: “MENU” button



“Telephone”



“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.

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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5-19. Bluetooth

Phone (Lexus Display Audio System)

You can transfer the phone numbers in a Bluetooth

phone to the system.

Operation methods differ between PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile) compat-
ible and PBAP incompatible Bluetooth

phones. If the cellular phone does not

support either PBAP or OPP (Object Push Profile) service, you cannot transfer
contacts.

Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel.

If the phonebook is empty, a message will be displayed.



For a PBAP compatible Bluetooth

phone and “Automatic transfer” is off

To enable automatic transfer of new contacts from a cellular phone every time
it is connected, select “Always”. (

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P. 515)

Select “Once” if you want to transfer new contacts from a cellular phone.



For a PBAP incompatible and OPP compatible Bluetooth

phone

Select “Transfer” and operate your cellular phone to transfer new contacts
from a cellular phone.
Select “Add” if you want to add a new contact manually.

When the phonebook is empty

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5-19. Bluetooth

Phone (Lexus Display Audio System)

You can make a call using numbers registered in the favorites.

Go to “Favourites”: “MENU” button



“Telephone”



“Favourites”

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.

You can make a call using the call history.

Go to “Call history”: “MENU” button



“Telephone”



“Call history”

Select the desired entry from the list.
Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel or select

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Call history list

●

If you make a call to or receive a call from a number registered in the phonebook, the

name is displayed in the call history.

●

If you make multiple calls to the same number, only the last call made is displayed in the

call history.

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International calls

Depending on the mobile phone in use, you may not be able to make international calls.

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Calling by using the latest call history entry

Press the

off-hook

switch on the steering wheel to display the phone top screen.

Press the switch again to display the “Call history” screen.
Press the switch again to select the latest call history entry.

Dialing from favorites

Dialing from history

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5-19. Bluetooth

Phone (Lexus Display Audio System)

Receiving a call

Press the off-hook switch on the steer-
ing wheel or select

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

■

International calls

Depending on the cellular phone in use, received international calls may not be dis-

played correctly.

When a call is received, the following screen is displayed together with a
sound.

To answer the phone

To refuse a call

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5-19. Bluetooth

Phone (Lexus Display Audio System)

Speaking on the phone

Select “Transmit volume”. To restore
default volume, move the controller to
the left on the “Transmit volume” screen
and then select “Default”.

Move the controller to the left and then select “In-call volume”. You can also
adjust the volume using the “POWER•VOLUME” knob or the steering switches.

Select “Mute”.

When using phone services such as an answering service or a bank, you can
store phone numbers and code numbers in the contacts using “p” or “w” symbols
(eg. 056133 w 0123p#1).



Contact including a phone number only
Move the controller to the left and then select “0-9”.
Input the number.



Phone number containing a “p” symbol

When the “p” symbol is dialed in an outgoing call, there will be a pause for 2 sec-
onds before the following digits are dialed automatically.



Phone number containing a “w” symbol

When the “w” symbol is dialed in an outgoing call, you need to go to the “Release
tones” screen to dial the following digits. Move the controller to the left and then
select “Release tones”.

The following screen is displayed when speaking on the phone.

To adjust the transmit volume

To adjust in call volume

To prevent the other party from hearing your voice

Inputting tones

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5-19. Bluetooth

Phone (Lexus Display Audio System)

Select “Handset mode” to change from a hands-free call to a cellular phone call
or vice versa.

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

When a call is interrupted by a third party while talking, an incoming call mes-
sage will be displayed.
To talk with the other party:
Press the off-hook switch on the steer-
ing wheel or select

To refuse the call:
Press the on-hook switch on the steer-
ing wheel or select

Every time you press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel or select

during

call waiting, you will be switched to the other party.

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Transferring calls

●

It is not possible to transfer from hands-free to the cellular phone while driving.

●

If you transfer from the cellular phone to hands-free, the hands-free screen will be dis-

played, and you can operate the system using the screen.

●

Transfer method and operation may vary according to the cellular phone used.

●

For operation of the cellular phone in use, see the phone’s manual.

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Call waiting operation

Call waiting operation may differ depending on your phone company and cellular

phone.

To transfer a call

To hang up

Call waiting

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5-19. Bluetooth

Phone (Lexus Display Audio System)

Using a Bluetooth

phone messages

Go to “Message inbox”: “MENU” button



“Telephone”



“Message inbox”

Select a message.

Moving the controller to the left while on the “Message inbox” screen displays the set-

ting screen. (

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P. 518)

Move the controller to the right while on the “Message inbox” screen and then select

an account to display a message list for the selected account.

Selecting “Next” or “Previous” displays the next or previous message.
If a message is too long, select “Read more” to display the full text.

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Option menu

Move the controller to the left while on the message screen.

Select a prepared message and
send a reply message.
Call a sender.

If more than one phone number is

registered for a sender, a phone

number selection screen will be dis-

played.

Call a phone number written in a
message.
Select “Mark unread” to mark E-mails that have been read as unread.
Select “Mark read” to mark E-mails that have not been read as read.

Once a MAP-profile compatible Bluetooth

phone is registered, you can

check the E-mail/SMS/MMS and reply to a message using the following pro-
cedures:

Checking messages

Message screen

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