LEXUS RX450h 2018 Owners Manual

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RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85U 5-9. Bluetooth ®
Phone
Before making a phone call, check the connection status, battery charge, call
area and signal strength. ( →
P. 462)
If a Bluetooth ®
device cannot be connected, chec k the connection status. If the
device is not connected, either register or reconnect it. ( →
P. 451, 454)
To display the screen shown below, press the off-hook switch on the steering
wheel or select “Phone” on the “Menu” screen.
Phone name
Bluetooth ®
connection status
( → P. 462)
Displays the call history screen
( → P. 465)
Displays the favorites screen
( → P. 465)
Displays the contacts screen
( → P. 463)
Displays the dial pad screen ( → P. 463)
Displays the message inbox screen ( → P. 469)Using a Bluetooth ®
PhoneThe 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 1
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RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85U◆ Phone switch ( → P. 471)
◆ Microphone
The vehicle’s built-in microphone is
used when talking on the phone.
The person to whom you are speak-
ing to can be heard from the front
speakers.
To use the hands-free system, you
must register your Bluetooth ®
phone in the system. ( → P. 451)
You can check indicators such as signal strength and battery charge on any
screen.
Connection status
Signal strength
Battery chargeStatus display 1
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Indicators Conditions
Connection status Good Poor Not connected
(Blue) (Gray)
Signal strength Excellent Poor
Battery charge Full Empty

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RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85UGo to “Dial Pad”: “MENU” button → “Phone” → “Dial Pad”
Input a phone number. ( → P. 404)
Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel or select .
You can dial a number from the phoneb ook data imported from your cellular
phone. The system has one phonebook fo r each registered phone. Up to 2500
contacts may be stored in each phonebook. ( → P. 464)
Go to “Contacts”: “MENU” button → “Phone” → “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.Making a call Once a Bluetooth ®
phone is registered, you can make a call using the follow-
ing procedure:
Dialing
Dialing from the phonebook 1
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RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85UYou 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 Pu sh 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”. ( → P. 474)
Select “Once” if you want to transf er new contacts from a cellular phone.
For a PBAP incompatible and OPP compatible Bluetooth ®
phone
Select “Transfer” and operate your ce llular 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 1
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RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85UYou can make a call using numbers registered in the favorites.
Go to “Favorites”: “MENU” button → “Phone” → “Favorites”
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 → “Phone” → “Call History”
Select the desired entry from the list.
Press the off-hook switch on the steering wheel or select . ■
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. ■
International calls
Depending on the mobile phone in use, you ma y not be able to make international calls.■
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 1
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RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85UPress the off-hook sw itch 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, re ceived international calls may not be dis-
played correctly.Receiving a call 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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RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85USelect “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 “PWR•VOL ” 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 ou tgoing call, there will be a pause for 2
seconds before the following di gits are dialed automatically.Speaking on the phone 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
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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”.
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 pa rty while talking, an incoming call mes-
sage will be displayed.
To talk with the other party:
Press the off-hook sw itch 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 sw itched to the other party.■
Transferring calls ●
It is not possible to transfer from hand s-free to the cellular phone while driving.●
If you transfer from the cellular phone to ha nds-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.■
Call waiting operation
Call waiting operation may di ffer depending on your phone company and cellular
phone.To transfer a call
To hang up
Call waiting

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RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85UGo to message screen: “MENU” button → “Phone” → “Messages”
Select a message. Moving the controller to the left while on the message list screen displays the setting
screen. ( → P. 477)
Move the controller to the right while on the message screen and then select an
account to display a message list for the selected account.
Selecting “Next” or “Previous” disp lays the next or previous message.
If a message is too long, select “R ead More” to display the full text.■
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 “Play” to have a message read out loud.
Select “Stop” to stop this function.
Select “Mark Unread” to mark E-mail th at has been read as unread. Select
“Mark Read” to mark E-mail that has not been read as read.Using a Bluetooth ®
phone messageOnce 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
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RX450h_RX450hL _U_OM48F85UMove the controller to the left while on the message screen.
Select “Quick Message” to display the “Quick Message” screen.
Select the desired message and then select “Send”. ■
Editing a quick message
Move the controller to the left while on the message screen.
Select “Quick Message” and move th e cursor to the desired message.
Move the controller to the left and select “Edit”. To return to the default message after editing, select “Default”.
This function is available when the “E-mail Notification Popup” or “SMS/MMS
Notification Popup” are set to on. ( → P. 473)
“Incoming E-mail Display” or “Inco ming SMS/MMS Display” are set to
“Drop-Down”
When E-mail/SMS/MMS are received, the incoming message is displayed
on the upper side of the screen with a sound. 
“Incoming E-mail Display” or “Incoming SMS/MMS Display” are set to “Full
Screen”
When E-mail/SMS/MMS are received, th e incoming message screen is dis-
played with a sound and it can be operated on the screen.
Check the message
Refuse to check the message
Call to receive the message
sender’s phone numberReplying to a message
Receiving a message popup function 1
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