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Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
Receiving a Call
Bluetooth ® HandsFreeLink®
Receiving a CallWhen there is an incoming call, an audible  notification sounds (if activated) and the 
Incoming call screen appears.
1.Press the  h button to answer the 
call. 
2. Press the  J button to decline 
or end the call.
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Call Waiting
Press the  h button to put the current call on 
hold to answer the incoming call.
Press the  h button again to return to the 
current call.
Ignore the incoming call if you do not want to 
answer it.
Press the  J button if you want to hang up 
the current call.
You can select the icons on the On Demand 
Multi-Use Display
TM instead of the  h and  J  
buttons. 
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Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
Receiving a Call
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
The available options are s hown on the Phone screen.
Rotate i to select the option. Press 
u .
The mute icon appears when Mute  
is selected. Select  Mute again to 
turn it off.
The following options are  available during a call:
• Mute : Mute your voice.
• Transfer: Transfer a call fro m HFL to your phone.
• Touch Tones : Send numbers during a call. This  is useful when you call a menu-
driven phone system.
■ Options During a Call
1 Options During a CallTouch Tones
: Available on some phones.
You can select the icons on the On Demand 
Multi-Use DisplayTM. 
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Text Message/E-mailSetting a Text Message/E-mailHSETTINGS button  
 Phone Settings 
 Enable Text/Email
Rotate  i to select  On or  Off . Press 
u .
H SETTINGS button  
 Phone Settings 
 New Text/Email Alert
Rotate  i to select  On or  Off . Press 
u .
The following items are available:
• On : A pop-up notification comes on every time you receive a new text message.
• Off : The message you receive is stored  in the system without notification.
■To turn on or off the text/E-mail function■To turn on or off the text/E-mail notice 
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Text Message/E-mail
Setting a Text Message/E-mail
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
HSETTINGS button  
 System Settings  
 Message Auto Reading
Rotate  i to select  On, Off  or Auto . 
Press  u.
The following items are available:
• On : A text message/Email is always read aloud.
• Off : A text message/Email is not read aloud.
• Auto : A text message/Email is read aloud only when driving.
■To set up the auto reading option 
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Text Message/E-mail
Selecting a Mail Account
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
Selecting a Mail AccountHSETTINGS button  
 Phone Settings 
 Select Account
If a paired phone has text message or mail accounts, you can select one of them to 
be active and receive notifications. Rotate i to Text Messages  or an 
E-mail account you want. Press  u.
1Selecting a Mail Account
You can also select a mail account from the 
folder list screen or the message list screen. 
Move  r to select 
Select Account
, then press 
u .
You can only receive notif ications from one text 
message or mail account at a time. 
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Receiving a Text Message/E-mail
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
Receiving a Text Message/E-mailHFL can display newly received text messages  and E-mails as well as 20 of the most 
recently received messages on a linked cell phone. Each received message can be 
read aloud and replied to using a fixed common phrase.
1.A pop-up appears and notifies you 
of a new text message or E-mail.
2. Rotate  i to select  Read to listen 
to the message. Press  u.
The text message or E-mail is 
displayed. The system 
automatically starts reading out 
the message.
3. To discontinue the message read-
out. Press  u.
1Receiving a Text Message/E-mail
The system does not display any received 
messages while you are driving. You can only 
hear them read aloud.
With some phones, you ma y be able to display 
up to 20 most recent te xt messages and E-mails.
State or local laws may limit your use of the HFL 
text message/E-mail feature. Only use the text 
message/ E-mail feature when conditions allow 
you to do so safely.
When you receive a text message or E-mail for 
the first time since the phone is paired to HFL, 
you are asked to turn the 
New Text/Email 
Alert
 setting to On.
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Displaying Messages
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
Displaying MessagesHMENU button (on Phone Settings) 
 Text/Email
1.Select account if necessary.
2. Rotate  i to select a message. 
Press  u.
The text message is displayed. 
The system automatically starts 
reading the message aloud.
■Displaying text messages
1 Displaying Messages
The icon appears next  to an unread message.
If you delete a message on the phone, the 
message is also deleted in  the system. If you send 
a message from the system, the message goes to 
your phone’s outbox.
To see the previous or next message, move  w 
or  y  on the text message screen. 
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Displaying Messages
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
HMENU button (on Phone Settings)  
 Text/Email
1.Rotate  i to select a folder. Press 
u .
2. Rotate  i to select a message. 
Press  u.
The text message is displayed. 
The system automatically starts 
reading the message aloud.
■Displaying E-mails
1 Displaying E-mails
Received text messages and E-mails may appear 
in the message list screen at the same time. In 
this case, text messages are titled 
No subject
. 
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Displaying Messages
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
1.Go to the text message or E-mail 
screen.
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2. Press  u to stop reading. 
Press  u again to start reading the 
message from the beginning.
1. Go to the text message or E-mail 
screen.
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2. Move  r and rotate  i to select 
Reply . Press u .
■Read or stop reading a message■Reply reading a message 
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Displaying Messages
Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink®
3.Rotate  i to select the reply 
message. Press u .
The pop-up menu appears on 
the screen.
4. Select  Send to send the message.
Message Sent  appears on the 
screen when the reply message 
was successfully sent.
1. Go to the text message screen.
The system automatically starts 
reading the message aloud.
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2. Move  r and rotate  i to select 
Call . Press  u.
■Making a call to a sender
1 Reply to a message
The available fixed reply messages are as follows:•Talk to you later, I’m driving.•I’m on my way.•I’m running late.•OK•Yes•No
You cannot add, edit, or  delete reply messages.