Bluetooth Illustrated
08-09-2005, 04:27 PM
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Bluetooth Illustrated
Some people asked about Bluetooth connectivity so I snapped a few pictures of the process for those interested. Sorry for the crappy pictures and the dirty car.
When you first synch the car with the phone, it takes about five minutes to download the phone book. It will grab numbers from the SIM card and those stored in the phone, as well. If you add numbers after your initial synch, the car and phone connect with each other quickly but it takes a while for the new numbers to show up on the directory. By the way, the phone I'm using is a Motorola RAZR V3.
The normal screen display looks like this:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0196.jpg">
When your phone is not connected to the car and you press the MODE button on the steering wheel, this is what you get:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0201.jpg">
The TEL button on the NAV+ screen says this:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0190.jpg">
Not really sure if it does anything else. Otherwise, it seems pretty pointless.
When your car connects with the phone, this is what you get. It's brief, just to let you know they've connected. You also hear a chime:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0202.jpg">
If you push the Voice Command button on the streering wheel, you can issue the following commands. The Audi lady is pretty good about recognizing your voice commands:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0195.jpg">
Otherwise, you can scroll through the phone book on your phone by pushing the MODE button on the steering wheel and using the scroll button to view the names and numbers:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0203.jpg">
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0204.jpg">
To make the call, you push the scroll button while you're on the name or number of the person you want to call and this is what you see:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0205.jpg">
When you're done and hang up, you get this:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0206.jpg">
All along, the Audi lady is telling you what is happening so you don't have to watch the screen. After the first time you have synched the car with the phone, it connects within 5 seconds of starting the car. It actually works pretty well and from what people tell me, the calls are very clear.
So, I hope I haven't confused anyone with my descriptions. If you're wondering what the BT feature is like, now you should have an idea.
Any questions?
When you first synch the car with the phone, it takes about five minutes to download the phone book. It will grab numbers from the SIM card and those stored in the phone, as well. If you add numbers after your initial synch, the car and phone connect with each other quickly but it takes a while for the new numbers to show up on the directory. By the way, the phone I'm using is a Motorola RAZR V3.
The normal screen display looks like this:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0196.jpg">
When your phone is not connected to the car and you press the MODE button on the steering wheel, this is what you get:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0201.jpg">
The TEL button on the NAV+ screen says this:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0190.jpg">
Not really sure if it does anything else. Otherwise, it seems pretty pointless.
When your car connects with the phone, this is what you get. It's brief, just to let you know they've connected. You also hear a chime:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0202.jpg">
If you push the Voice Command button on the streering wheel, you can issue the following commands. The Audi lady is pretty good about recognizing your voice commands:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0195.jpg">
Otherwise, you can scroll through the phone book on your phone by pushing the MODE button on the steering wheel and using the scroll button to view the names and numbers:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0203.jpg">
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0204.jpg">
To make the call, you push the scroll button while you're on the name or number of the person you want to call and this is what you see:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0205.jpg">
When you're done and hang up, you get this:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/86255/img_0206.jpg">
All along, the Audi lady is telling you what is happening so you don't have to watch the screen. After the first time you have synched the car with the phone, it connects within 5 seconds of starting the car. It actually works pretty well and from what people tell me, the calls are very clear.
So, I hope I haven't confused anyone with my descriptions. If you're wondering what the BT feature is like, now you should have an idea.
Any questions?
08-09-2005, 06:39 PM
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awesome. thanks a bunch. one question
do you mean that after the very FIRST time your phone synchs with the car every subsequent time the car will recognize your phone faster (5 secs?)
also- what if you have TWO BT cell phones in the car?
also- what if you have TWO BT cell phones in the car?
08-09-2005, 07:14 PM
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Re: awesome. thanks a bunch. one question
Not sure how Audi's system works [my 2005.5, obviously/sadly, lacks the feature].
Other BT devices I've encountered need to be put into a setup mode, prior to being able to communicate for the first time. The typical procedure is you put the master device [in this case the phone] into a "find devices" mode, next you put the slave [in this case the car] into it's "setup" mode. Now, the two devices can "see" each other.
Once put back into its normal operating mode, the car should then ignore all BT devices, except the one it has been "linked" to [the owners cell phone].
Other BT devices I've encountered need to be put into a setup mode, prior to being able to communicate for the first time. The typical procedure is you put the master device [in this case the phone] into a "find devices" mode, next you put the slave [in this case the car] into it's "setup" mode. Now, the two devices can "see" each other.
Once put back into its normal operating mode, the car should then ignore all BT devices, except the one it has been "linked" to [the owners cell phone].
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Yes. That has been my experience. The first time took the longest.
After that, it connects very quickly. Also, if you're on a call when you turn the car off, you can continue to talk on the phone as you walk away. I'm not sure if you can transfer a call to the car when you start it. Eventually, I will find out.
08-09-2005, 07:17 PM
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Answers:
No, I did not actually call George Bush. That was just a joke.
No, I'm not worried about BT viruses. The range is not that great and it seems very improbable.
No, I'm not worried about BT viruses. The range is not that great and it seems very improbable.
08-09-2005, 07:20 PM
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Yes, you're right. I think the car is always ready to find other devices.
The phone had to put into search mode. Once it found the car, you had to enter a pin number and accept the car through the phone. With the BT feature enabled on the phone, it connects every time you start the car.