bluetooth Lexus GS250 2012 Owner's Guide

5465-4. Using the hands-free phone system (for cellular phone)
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
When using the hands-free system
The audio system is muted when making a call.
If both parties speak at the same time, it may be difficult to hear.
If the incoming call volume is overly loud, an echo may be heard.
Try to face toward the microphone as much as possible when speaking.
In the following circumstances, it may be difficult to hear the other party:
• When driving on unpaved roads
• When driving at high speeds
• If a window is open
• If the air conditioning is blowing directly on the microphone
• If the air conditioning is set to high
• There is an effect from the network of the cellular phone
Conditions under which the system will not operate
If using a cellular phone that does not support Bluetooth®
If the cellular phone is turned off
If you are outside service range
If the cellular phone is not connected
If the cellular phone’s battery is low
When the cellular phone is not connected, “No connect” is displayed.
Bluetooth® antenna
The antenna is built into the instrument panel. If the cellular phone is behind
the seat or in the console box, or touching or covered by metal objects, con-
nection status may deteriorate.
Battery charge/Signal status
This display may not correspond exactly with the cellular phone itself.
When the cellular phone is out of the service area or in a place inaccessible
by radio waves, “No service” is displayed.
When using Bluetooth® audio and hands-free system at the same time
The following problems may occur.
The Bluetooth® connection may be cut.
Noise may be heard on the Bluetooth® audio playback.

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About the phonebook in this system
The following data is stored for every registered phone. When another phone
is connecting, you cannot read the registered data.
Call history data
Speed dial data
Speed dial
Image data
Messages
Quick reply messages
All phone settings
When you delete the phone, the above-mentioned data is also deleted.
When you release your car
Be sure to initialize your data. (P. 396)
About Bluetooth®
Bluetooth is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth SIG. Inc.

5485-4. Using the hands-free phone system (for cellular phone)
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Compatible models
This system supports the following service.
Bluetooth® Specification Ver. 1.1 or higher (Recommended: Ver. 2.1+EDR
or higher)
Profiles
• HFP (Hands Free Profile) Ver. 1.0 or higher (Recommended: Ver. 1.5 or
higher)
• OPP (Object Push Profile) Ver. 1.1 or higher
• PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile) Ver. 1.0 or higher
• MAP (Message Access Profile) Ver. 1.0 or higher
• DUN (Dial-Up Networking Profile) Ver.1.1 or higher
*
*
: This profile is necessary when using connected services. For details,
refer to the “Navigation System Owner’s Manual”
If your cellular phone does not support HFP, you cannot enter the Bluetooth
®
phone, and take OPP, PBAP, MAP or DUN service individually.
If the connected Bluetooth
® phone version is older than recommended or
incompatible, this function may not be used.

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CAUTION
Caution while driving
Vehicles without navigation system
Do not use the cellular phone or connect the Bluetooth
® system.
Vehicles with navigation system
Use a cellular phone or connect the Bluetooth
® phone only when safe and
legal to do so.
NOTICE
When leaving the vehicle
Do not leave your cellular phone in the vehicle. The inside of the vehicle
may become hot, causing damage to the phone.

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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Using a Bluetooth® phone
Device name
Bluetooth
® connection status
Character deletion
Make a call
To display the screen shown above, press the “MENU” button on
the Remote Touch, then select “Telephone” or press on the
steering wheel.
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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)You can register up to 5 phones in the system.
Display the “Telephone” screen. (P. 556)
Select “Yes”.
If 5 Bluetooth® devices have
already been registered, a regis-
tered device needs to be deleted.
(P. 561)
Input the passcode dis-
played on the screen into
your phone.
For the operation of the phone,
see the manual that comes with
your cellular phone.
A passcode is not required for
SSP (Secure Simple Pairing)
compatible Bluetooth
® phones.
Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth
® phone being connected, a
message confirming registra-
tion may be displayed on the
Bluetooth
® phone’s screen.
Respond and operate the Blue-
tooth
® phone according to the
confirmation message.
If you want to cancel it, select
“Cancel”.
If a completion message is dis-
played, registration is complete.
Registering a Bluetooth® phone
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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)There are two connection methods available — automatic and man-
ual.
Automatic
When you register your
phone, auto connection will be
activated. Always set it to this
mode and leave the Blue-
tooth
® phone on the place
where connection can be
established.
When the engine switch is
turned to ACCESSORY or
IGNITION ON mode, the sys-
tem will search for a nearby
cellular phone you have regis-
tered. The system will connect
with the phone that was last
connected, if it is nearby.
When “Display telephone sta-
tus” is set to “On”, the connec-
tion status is displayed. (P.
612)
Bluetooth® phone connection

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GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)
Manual
When the auto connection has failed or “Bluetooth* power” is
turned off, you must connect Bluetooth
® manually.
Display the “Telephone” screen. (P. 556)
Select “Connect telephone”.
Select the screen button cor-
responding to the desired
phone connection.
When the cellular phone’s
device name has not been able
to be obtained, “Device 1” to
“Device 5” will be displayed in
the order the phones were regis-
tered.
This screen is displayed.
If a completion message is dis-
played, connection is complete.
*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG. Inc.
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Reconnecting to the Bluetooth® phone
If the system cannot connect due to poor signal strength with the engine
switch in ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode, the system will automati-
cally attempt to reconnect.
If the phone is turned off, the system will not attempt to reconnect. In this
case, it must be connected manually, or the phone must be re-selected or re-
entered.
Connecting the phone while Bluetooth® audio is playing
Bluetooth® audio will stop temporarily.
It may take time to connect.
Connecting the phone while another Bluetooth® device is connected
When another Bluetooth
® device is currently connected, a confirmation mes-
sage will be displayed. To disconnect the Bluetooth® device, select “Yes”.
Connecting the phone while 5 Bluetooth® devices have already been regis-
tered
When 5 Bluetooth
® devices have already been registered, a registered device
needs to be deleted. Select “Yes” to delete one or more.
Select the device to be deleted, then select “Remove”, and “Yes”.
If the Bluetooth® phone has a Bluetooth® audio function
When the Bluetooth
® phone to be registered has a Bluetooth® audio function,
this audio function will be registered automatically at the same time and con-
firmation message may be displayed. If this screen is displayed, select “Yes”
to connect the audio function or select “No” to cancel the connection.

5625-4. Using the hands-free phone system (for cellular phone)
GS350/250_EE (OM30C36E)Once the Bluetooth
® phone is registered, you can make a call using
the following procedure:
Dialing
Display the “Telephone” screen. (P. 556)
Input the phone number.
To delete the inputted phone
number, select .
Select or press on the steering wheel.
Dialing from the phonebook
You can dial a number from the phonebook data imported from
your cellular phone. The system has one phonebook for each
telephone. Up to 1000 entries may be stored in each phonebook.
(P. 581)
Display the “Telephone” screen. (P. 556)
Select “Contacts” on the “Telephone” screen.
Choose the desired data to
call from the list.
, , : Select this screen
button to change between Latin,
Cyrillic and Greek characters.
Making a call
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