Bluetooth® Audio (Type A/Type B) (Some Models)

Applicable Bluetooth® specification (Recommended)

Ver. 2.0

 

Response profile

  • A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) Ver. 1.0/1.2

  • AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) Ver. 1.0/1.3

 

A2DP is a profile which transmits only audio to the Bluetooth® unit. If your Bluetooth® audio device corresponds only to A2DP, but not AVRCP, you cannot operate it using the control panel of the vehicle's audio system. In this case, only the operations on the mobile device are available the same as when a portable audio device for a non-compliant Bluetooth® device is connected to the AUX terminal.

Function

A2DP

AVRCP

Ver. 1.0

Ver. 1.3

Playback

X

X

Pause

X

X

File (Track) up/down

X

X

Reverse

X

Fast-forward

X

Text display

X

X: Available

—: Not available

 


  • The battery consumption of Bluetooth® audio devices increases while Bluetooth® is connected.

  • If a general mobile phone device is USB connected during music playback over the Bluetooth® connection, the Bluetooth® connection is disconnected. For this reason, you cannot have music playback over a Bluetooth® connection and music playback using a USB connection at the same time.

  • The system may not operate normally depending on the Bluetooth® audio device.

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How to Use the Bluetooth® Audio System

Switching to Bluetooth® audio mode

To listen to music or voice audio recorded to a Bluetooth® audio device, switch to the Bluetooth® audio mode to operate the audio device using the audio system control panel. Any Bluetooth® audio device must be paired to the vehicle's Bluetooth® unit before it can be used.

Refer to Bluetooth® Preparation (Type A/Type B) (Search).

  1. Turn on the Bluetooth® audio device's power.

  2. Switch the ignition to ACC or ON.

    Make sure that the “ ” symbol is displayed in the audio display. The symbol is not displayed if an un-paired Bluetooth® audio device is being used or the vehicle's Bluetooth® unit has a malfunction.

     


    Some Bluetooth® audio devices need a certain amount of time before the “” symbol is displayed.

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  3. Press the media button () to switch to the Bluetooth® audio mode and start playback.

If the current device version is lower than AVRCP Ver. 1.3: “BT Audio” is displayed.

If the current device is AVRCP Ver. 1.3: The playback time is displayed.

 


  • If the Bluetooth® audio device does not begin playback, press the Play/Pause button (4).

  • If a call is received on a hands-free mobile phone during playback from the Bluetooth® audio device, the playback is stopped. Playback from the Bluetooth® audio device resumes after the call ends.

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Playback

  1. To listen to a Bluetooth® audio device over the vehicle's speaker system, switch the mode to Bluetooth® audio mode. (Refer to “Switching to Bluetooth® audio mode”)

  2. To stop playback, press the Play/Pause button (4).

  3. Press the button again to resume playback.

Selecting a file (track)

Selects the next file (track)

Short-press the track up button ().

Selects the beginning of the current file (track)

Short-press the track down button ().

Fast-forward/Reverse (AVRCP Ver. 1.3)

Fast-forward

Press and hold the fast-forward button ().

Reverse

Press and hold the reverse down button ().

Switching the display (only AVRCP Ver. 1.3)

The information displayed on the audio display changes as follows each time the text button (3) is pressed during playback.

Button

Information displayed on audio display

Elapsed time

Album name

Song name

Artist name

 


  • If title information is not available, “NO TITLE” is displayed.

  • This unit cannot display some characters. Characters which cannot be displayed are indicated by an asterisk ().

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Display scroll

Only 13 characters can be displayed at one time. To display the rest of the characters of a long title, press and hold the text button (3). The display scrolls the next 13 characters. Press and hold the text button (3) again after the last 13 characters have been displayed to return to the beginning of the title.

Bluetooth® Audio Device Information Display

If a Bluetooth® audio device is connected, the following information is displayed in the audio display.

AVRCP Ver. lower than 1.3

AVRCP Ver. 1.3

Device name

X

X

Title

X

Artist name

X

Album name

X

File number

X

Playback time

X

Folder number

X: Available

—: Not available

 


Some information may not display depending on the device, and if the information cannot be displayed, “NO TITLE” is indicated.

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