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■Dialing from history
You can make a call from past di aled numbers or received calls.
Up to 5 numbers are stored, with th e last recent number being deleted 
to make room for a new number.
Press .
Touch   on the “Information” screen.
Touch   on the “Telephone” screen. Choose the number to call from 
the list.
To choose a number from the 
incoming calls history, touch  and choose a number to 
call.
Touch   or press   on the 
steering wheel.
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■Calling using speed dial
You can make a call using numbers registered from the phone book 
and call history. ( P. 312)
Press .
Touch   on the “Information” screen.
Touch   on the “Telephone” screen. Choose the desired number to 
make a call.
To change the page, touch  or  .
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■Calling using voice recognition
Using voice recognition,  you can call by name from the “Phone Book” 
screen, call by number from the “T elephone” screen, and send tones 
from the “Call” screen. ( P. 308)
Talk switch
● Calling by name from the “Phone Book” screen
Press the talk switch.
Following the system guidance, wa it until the beep and then say 
the desired name. 
If there are multiple entries for  the same name, “Next” will be dis-
played. 
To select the next candidate,  touch   or say “Next candi-
date”. 
Following the system guidance , press the talk switch.
Following the system guidance, wa it until the beep and then say 
“Dial”.
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●Calling by number from the “Telephone” screen
Press the talk switch.
Following the system guidance, wa it until the beep and then say 
the desired number.
Following the system guidance, press the talk switch.
Following the system guidance, wa it until the beep and then say 
“Dial”.
● Sending tones from the “Call” screen
Press the talk switch.
Following the system guidance, wa it until the beep and then say 
the desired number.
Following the system guidance, press the talk switch.
Following the system guidance, wa it until the beep and then say 
“Yes”.
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■Calling using POI
You can make a call using a Point Of Interest. ( “Navigation System 
Owner’s Manual”)
■Made/Received call history list
●If you make a call to or receive a call from a number registered in the phone 
book, the name is displayed in the call history.
●If you make multiple calls to the same number, only the last call made is dis-
played in the made calls history.
● is displayed to the left of phone number for unanswered calls.
● is displayed to the left of the phone number for refused calls.
●Calls where the number is unavailable, such as public telephones, are not stored 
in the call history.
■When driving
●The functions “Dialing”, “Dialing from the phone book”, and “Dialing from his-
tory” are unavailable.
●If you press   on the steering wheel, the “Speed Dial” screen is displayed. At 
this time phone numbers will not be displayed. Choose from the names dis-
played to make a call.
■International calls
You may not be able to make international  calls, depending on the mobile phone in 
use. 
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■To display the voice recognition command list
■To display the voice recognition operating guide
■To cancel voice recognition
●Press and hold the talk switch.
●Press   on the steering wheel.
●Say “Cancel”.
●Press  . (excluding command verification)
■When using voice recognition
Use correct commands and speak clearly, otherwise the system may not correctly 
recognize the command. Wind or other noises may also cause the system not to 
recognize the desired command.
After pressing the talk switch, 
press  . If the “Operating 
Guide” screen is displaying, press 
.
Press .STEP1
STEP2
After pressing the talk switch, 
press  . If the “Command 
List” screen is displaying,   press  .
Press .STEP1
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Receiving a callWhen a call is received, the following  screen is displayed together with a 
sound.
Touch   or press   on the 
steering wheel.
■ To refuse a call
Touch and hold  .
■ To adjust the received call volume
Press the   or  . You can also ad just the volume using the steer-
ing switches.
■International calls
Received international calls may not be  displayed correctly, depending on the 
mobile phone in use. 
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Speaking on the phoneThe following screen is displayed when speaking on the phone.
■ To adjust the received call volume
Press the   or  . You can also ad just the volume using the steer-
ing switches.
■ To prevent the other party from hearing your voice
To u c h  .
■ Inputting a key
When using phone services such as  an answering service or a bank, 
you can store phone numbers and  code numbers in the phone book.  
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To u c h  .Input the number.
If repeated tone symbols* are 
stored in the phone book,   
and   are displayed on the 
right side of the screen.
*: Repeated tone symbols are sym-bols or numbers displayed as p 
or w, that come after the phone 
number.  
(e.g. 056133p0123w#1
✽)
Confirm the number displayed on screen, and touch  .
If you touch  , operation is completed without making a call.
■ To transfer a call
To u c h  .
■ To hang up
Touch   or press   on the steering wheel.
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■Transferring calls
●It is not possible to transfer from hands-free to the mobile phone while driving.
●If you transfer from the mobile phone to hands-free, the hands-free screen will 
be displayed, and you can operate the system using the screen.
●Transfer method and operation may vary according to the mobile phone used.
●For operation of the mobile phone in use, see the phone’s manual.
■To send a tone by speed tone
Touch   then touch  . Choose the desired number from the speed tone 
list displayed.
■While driving
Key input is unavailable.