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Re: My Bluetooth is unreliable [jlbmi]
by mdchachi
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Mar 02, 2007 (1:00 pm)
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Replying to: jlbmi (Mar 02, 2007 6:22 am)
Could be a microphone or other problem. Have you had the dealer check it out yet?
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- #44 of 72
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Re: My Bluetooth is unreliable [jlbmi]
by jaspalb
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Mar 02, 2007 (1:04 pm)
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Replying to: jlbmi (Mar 02, 2007 6:22 am)
Speech recognition technology is not yet that perfect that you could just "tell" the car number to dial once, and it would make it out. There are so many accents and variations to say something, and recognition software can only go that far. Best is, while driving. use directory, call return, etc. For bad BT connection, look at the signal strength display. Performance is very much dependent on the phone, and where you keep it. Signal could be impacted by other metalic objects around the phone as well. Try putting the phone in the cup holder.
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Re: Does your phone work with your car? [dp5]
by tmitch6542
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Mar 09, 2007 (6:45 pm)
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Replying to: dp5 (Sep 14, 2006 7:15 pm)
Has anyone solved this problem? The only thing I have been able to do to avoid losing my calls is to get to my handset quickly and try to link the two calls and then have one person hang up. Otherwise, I seem to lose both calls. I have called Lexus here (Massachusetts) and no one seemed to have any idea of what I was talking about.
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Re: My Bluetooth is unreliable [jaspalb]
by hb3749
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Apr 15, 2007 (6:29 am)
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Replying to: jaspalb (Mar 01, 2007 7:34 pm)
Do you have Bluetooth in your non-nav Lexus that was installed aftermarket by the dealer?
I was told Bluetooth is not available as an option without the navigation - is that true?
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- #47 of 72
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Re: My Bluetooth is unreliable [hb3749]
by jaspalb
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Apr 19, 2007 (9:55 am)
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Replying to: hb3749 (Apr 15, 2007 6:29 am)
It is not true. Bluetooth IS part of the Premium package in the non-nav car. It works quite fine in my non-nav ES350
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Sprint Samsung M500
by jwr4
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Apr 25, 2007 (4:00 pm)
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This phone is listed by Lexus as completely compatible with my 2007 ES 350. The dealer graciously offered to help connect the phone and offered a mini-tutorial. Called from his phone and we used the voice activated feature to call his phone and everything worked fine. He then tried to tansfer the phone book and nothing worked. Neither when attempting to transfer the whole phone book or by individual number. He advised us to contact Sprint because another customer had problems with Sprint -the connection failed 5 minutes after he left the dealership and the problem was with Sprint programming. Sure enough, one mile down the road our connection was gone and the car has not found the phone again since. Went to a Sprint tech center and they showed us that the phone had no problem picking up several Bluetooth devices in their store. Therefore the problem was with Lexus not with Sprint. Now what? Is it Lexus or something in the way Sprint programs their phones?
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Re: Sprint Samsung M500 [jwr4]
by jaspalb
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Apr 26, 2007 (8:11 pm)
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Replying to: jwr4 (Apr 25, 2007 4:00 pm)
Do you use any other bluetooth device with your phone, i.e. an ear-piece? A phone can connect to only one Handsfree profile. Try turning the phone off, and then on again (with no other paired ear-piece around)
Phone book transfer is a different issue. Most phones don't do that.
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Re: Sprint Samsung M500 [jaspalb]
by jwr4
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May 03, 2007 (8:55 am)
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Replying to: jaspalb (Apr 26, 2007 8:11 pm)
No. All I had in the car was the phone and the car is not picking up the phone even though the BLuetooth function on the phone is enabled.
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Re: Sprint Samsung M500 [jwr4]
by jaspalb
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May 07, 2007 (1:09 pm)
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Replying to: jwr4 (May 03, 2007 8:55 am)
You may want to re-pair the phone with car again. Yesterday, I had to use another phone with bluetooth, it paired quickly. Note that when you are trying to pair, you have to first ready the phone with bluetooth on, put it in "searchable" mode (some phones can be in this mode only for a minute at a time), and then go to "Add new Device". Then in ES350 phone you enter into Phone Setup mode, then follow the prompts. When it is repeatedly saying "searching", reactive the phone to be in "searchable" mode, if it is still not in this mode. The phone should comeback with "Found new device", and asks for a passkey, which you enter what car audio gives you. That's all.
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Increase the mic sensitivity?
by scottrobert
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May 22, 2007 (9:55 am)
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Does anyone know if there is a way to increase the microphone gain/sensitivity on the ES350? It pairs just fine, but even if I yell into the roof mic my voice is too faint. Does this sound like a service call? My IS250 had much better mic gain. Just wondering your thoughts. Thanks.
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