bluetooth Acura MDX 2018 Owner's Guide

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uuBluetooth ® HandsFreeLink ®u Using HFL
Features
Certain manual functions are disabled or
inoperable while the ve hicle is in motion.
You cannot select a grayed-out option until
the vehicle is stopped.
Only previously stored speed dial entries with
voice tags, phonebook names, or numbers
can be called using voice commands while the
vehicle is in motion.
2 Speed Dial P. 413
■Limitations for Manual Operation
Disabled Option
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Features
HFL Menus
The power mode must be in ACCESSORY or ON to use HFL.
■Bluetooth/Phone Settings screen
1.Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate to select Bluetooth/Phone
Settings , then press .
1HFL Menus
To use HFL, you must first pair your Bluetooth-
compatible cell phone to th e system while the vehicle
is parked.
Some functions are limited while driving. A message
appears on the screen when the vehicle is moving
and the operation is canceled.
Bluetooth
Replace This Device
Turns the Bluetooth ® on and off.Bluetooth
Edit PIN Create a security PIN for a paired phone.
Replace a previously paired phone with a
new phone.
Delete This DeviceDelete a previously paired phone.


Connect to AudioConnect a phone to use the Bluetooth®
audio and smartphone function.
Connect to PhoneConnect a phone to use the HFL.
Disconnect Disconnect a paired phone from the
system.
Connect Both Connect the device to use the all
functions of Bluetooth® connection.
Cancel/Reset all customized items in the
Bluetooth/Phone Settings group as default.
Default
(Existing
entry list)
Bluetooth
Device List Edit Device Name*Edit the user name of a paired phone.
* Not available on all models
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Features
Manual Input
Edit Speed
Dial*1New Entry

Import from Call History
Import from Phonebook



Delete AllDelete all the previously stored speed dial numbers.
Select a phone number from the call
history to store as a speed dial number. Select a phone number from the
phonebook to store as a speed dial number. Enter a phone number to store as a speed
dial number.

Edit
Delete
(Existing
entry list)Edit a previously stored speed dial number.●Change a name* and number.●Create or delete a voice tag.
Delete a previously stored speed dial
number.

Set calls to automatically transfer from your phone to HFL when you enter the
vehicle.Auto Transfer
Auto Answer
Ring Tone
Set whether to automatically answer an incoming call after about four
seconds.
Select the ring tone.
Use Contact Photo
Set phonebook data to be automatically imported when a phone is paired to
HFL.
Display a caller’s picture on an incoming call screen.Automatic Phone Sync*1




*1: Appears only when a phone is connected to HFL.
Phone

Changes a pairing code.Edit Pairing Code
Add Bluetooth DevicePair a phone to the system.
* Not available on all models
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Features
Select a mail or text message account.Text/Email*1
*1: Appears only when a pho ne is connected to HFL.
Select Account

Enable Text/EmailTurn the text/e-mail message function on and off.
New Text/Email AlertSelect whether a pop-up alert comes on the screen when HFL receives a new
text/e-mail message.

Message Auto Reading*Selects whether the system automatically reads out messages, and, if selected,
whether only when driving.
* Not available on all models
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Features
■Phone Menu screen
Press the PHONE button to display the menu
items.
Speed Dial*1
Manual Input
New Entry Import from PhonebookSelect a phone number from th e phonebook to store as a
speed dial number. Enter a phone number to store as a speed dial number.
*1: Appears only when a phone is connected to HFL.
(Existing entry list)Dial the selected number in the speed dial list.



Phonebook*1Display the paired phone’s phonebook.

Display the last 20 outgoing, incoming and missed calls.
Call History*1All*2
Dialed
Received
Display the last 20 outgoing calls.
Display the last 20 incoming calls.
MissedDisplay the last 20 missed calls.
More Speed DialsDisplay another paired phone’s speed dial list.



*2: This function is not available if your phone is not supported. Select a phone number from the
call history to store as a
speed dial number.
Import from Call History
Roadside
Assistance*Makes a call to the number for the Roadside Assistance service.
* Not available on all models
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Features
Text/Email*1, *2
Message is
read aloud.Read Message Aloud /Stop
Reading
MessagesSystem reads received message aloud, or stop message
from being read.
Reply
Call
Reply to a received message using one of six fixed
phrases.
Make a call to the sender.
Select Account
Select a message
and press .
Select a mail or text message account.
Redial*1Redial the last number dialed in the phone’s history.
*1: Appears only when a ph one is connected to HFL.
*2: This function is not available if your phone is not supported.
See the previous message.Previous
NextSee the next message.
View Full MessageDisplays the entire message.
Bluetooth/
Phone SettingsDisplay the Bluetooth/Phone Settings screen.



Dial*1Enter a phone number to dial.
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Features
■To pair a cell phone (when there is no
phone paired to the system)
1. Press the PHONE button.
2. Rotate to select Yes, then press .
3. Make sure your phone is search or
discoverable mode, then press .
u HFL automatically searches for a
Bluetooth device.
4. When your phone appears on the list, select
it by pressing .
u If your phone does not appear, you can
select Options... and Refresh to search
again.
u If your phone still do es not appear, select
Options... to select Device Not Found?
and search for Bluetooth devices using
your phone. From your phone, select
HandsFreeLink .
5. HFL gives you a pairing code on the
information screen.
u Confirm if the pairing code on the screen
and your phone match.
This may vary by phone.
6. A notification appears on the screen if
pairing is successful.
■Phone Setup1Phone Setup
Your Bluetooth -compatible phone must be paired to
HFL before you can make and receive hands-free
calls.
Phone Pairing Tips:
•You cannot pair your phone while the vehicle is
moving.
•Up to six phones can be paired.
•Your phone’s battery may dr ain faster when it is
connected to HFL.
•If your phone is not ready for pairing or not found
by the system within three minutes, the system will
time out and returns to idle.
Once you have paired a phone, you can see it
displayed on the screen with one or two icons on the
right side.
These icons indicate the following: : The phone can be used with HFL.
: The phone is compatible with Bluetooth ® Audio.
When pairing is completed, an Automatic Phone
Sync prompt appears. Select On if you want your call
history and phonebook automatically imported to
HFL.
2 Changing the Automatic Phone Sync
setting P. 412
If there is an active c onnection to Apple CarPlay,
pairing of additional Bluetooth-compatible devices is
unavailable.
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Features
■To pair a cell phone (when a phone has
already been paired to the system)
1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate to select Bluetooth/Phone
Settings , then press .
u Repeat the procedure to select
Bluetooth Device List, then Add
Bluetooth Device .
3. Make sure your phone is in search or
discoverable mode, then press .
u HFL automatically searches for a
Bluetooth device.
4. When your phone appears on the list, select
it by pressing .
u If your phone does not appear, you can
select Options... and Refresh to search
again.
u If your phone still does not appear, select
Options... to select Device Not Found?
and search for Bluetooth devices using
your phone. From your phone, select
HandsFreeLink .
5. HFL gives you a pairing code on the
information screen.
u Confirm if the pairing code on the screen
and your phone match.
This may vary by phone.
6. A notification appears on the screen if
pairing is successful.
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Features
■To change the currently paired phone
1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate to select Bluetooth/Phone
Settings , then press .
u Repeat the procedure to select
Bluetooth Device List .
3. Select a phone to connect.
u HFL disconnects the connected phone
and starts searching for another paired
phone.
4. Select Connect to Phone , Connect to
Audio , or Connect Both .
■To change the pairing code setting
1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate to select Bluetooth/Phone
Settings , then press .
u Repeat the procedure to select Edit
Pairing Code .
3. Rotate to select Fixed or Random ,
then press .1 To change the pairing code setting
The pairing code may be si x or four digits depending
on your phone.
The default pair ing code is 0000 until you change the
setting.
To create your own, select Fixed, and delete the
current code, then enter a new one.
For a randomly generated pa iring code each time you
pair a phone, select Random .
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Features
■To replace an already-paired phone
with a new phone
1. Press the SETTINGS button.
2. Rotate to select Bluetooth/Phone
Settings , then press .
u Repeat the procedure to select
Bluetooth Device List.
3. Rotate to select a paired phone you
want to replace, then press .
4. Rotate to select Replace This Device,
then press .
5. HFL enters the pairing process and searches
a new phone.
u Follow the prompts to pair a new phone.
6. A notification appears on the screen if
pairing is successful.1To replace an already-pair ed phone with a new phone
The replaced phone will keep the same speed dial
entries, and security PIN information from the
previously paired phone.
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