Honda Odyssey Owners Manual: HFL Menus

The ignition switch must be in ACCESSORY or ON to use HFL.

To use HFL, you must first pair your Bluetoothcompatible cell phone to the system while the vehicle is parked.

■Phone Setup

■ To pair a cell phone (when there is no phone paired to the system)

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Yes, then press .
3. Make sure your phone is in search or discoverable mode, then press .
► HFL automatically searches for a Bluetooth device.
4. When your phone appears on the list, select it by pressing .
► If your phone doesn’t appear, select Phone Not Found? and search for Bluetooth devices using your phone.

From your phone, select HandsFreeLink.
5. HFL gives you a four-digit pairing code to input on your phone.

When your phone prompts you, input the four-digit pairing code.
6. You will receive a notification on the screen if pairing is successful.

Your Bluetooth-compatible phone must be paired to HFL before you can make and receive hands-free calls.

Phone Pairing Tips:
• You cannot pair your phone while the vehicle is moving.
• Up to six phones can be paired.
• Your phone's battery may drain faster when it is paired to HFL.
• If your phone is not ready for pairing or not found by the system within three minutes, the system will time out and returns to idle.

■ To pair a cell phone (when a phone has already been paired to the system)

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Phone Setup, then press .
3. Rotate to select Connection, then press .
4. Rotate to select Add New Phone, then press .
5. Rotate to select Empty (Add New), then press .

6. Make sure your phone is in search or discoverable mode, then press .
► HFL automatically searches for a Bluetooth device.
7. When your phone appears on the list, select it by pressing .
► If your phone doesn’t appear, select Phone Not Found? and search for Bluetooth devices using your phone.

From your phone, select HandsFreeLink.
8. HFL gives you a four-digit pairing code to input on your phone.

When your phone prompts you, input the four-digit pairing code.
9. You will receive a notification on the screen if pairing is successful.

■ To change the Bluetooth PIN setting

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
► Rotate to select Phone Setup, then press .
2. Rotate to select Connection, then press .
3. Rotate to select Bluetooth PIN, then press .
4. Rotate to select Fixed PIN or Random PIN, then press .
5. If you select Fixed PIN, enter a new Bluetooth PIN.
► Rotate to select, then press .

Rotate to select , then press to delete.

The default pairing code is 0000 until you change the setting.

To create your own, select Fixed, and delete the current code, then enter a new one.

For a randomly generated pairing code each time you pair a phone, select Random.

■ To delete a paired phone

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Phone Setup, then press .
► Repeat the procedure to select Connection, then Delete.
3. Rotate to select a phone you want to delete, then press .
► The Bluetooth icon indicates the currently linked phone.
4. You will receive a confirmation message on the screen. Rotate to select Yes, then press .
► You will receive a notification on the screen if it is successful.

■To Create a Security Code

You can protect each of the six cell phones with a security PIN.

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Phone Setup, then press .
► Repeat the procedure to select Security Code.
3. Select a phone you want to add a security code to.
► Rotate to select a phone you want to add a security code to, then press .
4. Enter a new four-digit number.
► Rotate to select, then press .
Rotate to select , then press to delete.

If the phone name you selected is security code protected the speed dial list becomes .

If the phone is already security code protected, you need to enter the current security code before clearing the code or creating a new one.

■Automatic Answering

You can choose when the HFL system automatically answers incoming calls.

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Phone Setup, then press .
► Repeat the procedure to select Auto Answer.
3. Rotate to select a mode you want, then press .

■Automatic Transferring

If you get into the vehicle while you are on the phone, the call can be automatically transferred to HFL.

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Phone Setup, then press .
► Repeat the procedure to select Auto Transfer.
3. Press to select On or Off.
► The check box is checked when Auto Transfer On is selected. Select Auto Transfer On again to turn it off.

■To Clear the System

Security codes, paired phones, all stored voice tags, all speed dial entries, and all imported phonebook data are erased.

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Phone Setup, then press .
► Repeat the procedure to select System Clear.
3. You will receive a notification message on the screen. Rotate to select Yes, then press .
4. You will receive a confirmation message on the screen.

■Automatic Import of Cellular Phonebook and Call History

When your phone is paired, the contents of its phonebook and call history are automatically imported to HFL.

When you select a person from the list in the cellular phonebook, you can see up to three category icons.

The icons indicate what types of numbers are stored for that name.

If a name has four or more numbers, ∙∙∙ appears instead of category icons.

On some phones, it may not be possible to import the category icons to HFL.

The phonebook is updated after every connection.

Call history is updated after every connection or call.

■Speed Dial

Up to 20 speed dial numbers can be stored per phone

To store a speed dial number:
1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Phone Setup, then press .
► Repeat the procedure to select Edit Speed Dial, then Store Speed Dial.
3. Rotate to select No Entry, then press .
4. Rotate to select a place to choose a number from, then press .

By Phonebook:
► Select a number from the linked cell phone’s imported phonebook.

By Call History:
► Select a number from the call history.

By Manual Entry:
► Input the number manually.

5. When the speed dial is successfully stored, you are asked to create a voice tag for the number. Rotate to select Yes or No, then press .
6. Using the button, follow the prompts to say the name for the speed dial entry.

■ To add a voice tag to a stored speed dial number

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Phone Setup, then press .
► Repeat the procedure to select Edit Speed Dial.
3. Select an existing speed dial entry.
4. Rotate to select Store Voice Tag, then press .
5. Using the button, follow the prompts to complete the voice tag.

Avoid using duplicate voice tags.

Avoid using “home” as a voice tag.

It is easier for HFL to recognize a longer name. For example, use “John Smith” instead of “John.”

■ To delete a voice tag

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Phone Setup, then press .
► Repeat the procedure to select Edit Speed Dial.
3. Select an existing speed dial entry.
4. Rotate to select Delete Voice Tag, then press .
5. You will receive a confirmation message on the screen.

■ To delete a speed dial number

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Phone Setup, then press .
► Repeat the procedure to select Edit Speed Dial.
3. Select an existing speed dial entry.
4. Rotate to select Delete Speed Dial, then press .
5. You will receive a confirmation message on the screen.

■Making a Call

You can make calls by inputting any phone number, or by using the imported phonebook, call history, speed dial entries, or redial.

Any voice-tagged speed dial entry can be dialed by voice from any screen.

Press the button and follow the prompts.

The maximum range between your phone and vehicles is 30 feet (10 meters).

Once a call is connected, you can hear the voice of the person you are calling through the audio speakers.

■ To make a call using the imported phonebook
When your phone is paired, the contents of its phonebook are automatically imported to HFL.

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Phonebook, then press .
3. The phonebook is stored alphabetically.
Rotate to select the initial, then press .
4. Rotate to select a name, then press .
5. Rotate to select a number, then press .

► Dialing starts automatically.

■ To make a call using a phone number

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Dial, then press .
3. Rotate to select a number, then press .
4. Rotate to select , then press .
► Dialing starts automatically.

■ To make a call using redial

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Redial, then press .
► Dialing starts automatically.

Press and hold thebutton to redial the last number dialed in your phone’s history.

■ To make a call using the call history
Call history is stored by All Calls, Dialed Calls, Received Calls, and Missed Calls.

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Call History, then press .
3. Rotate to select All Calls, Dialed Calls, Received Calls, or Missed Calls, then press .
4. Rotate to select a number, then press .
► Dialing starts automatically

■ To make a call using a speed dial entry

1. Press the PHONE button or the button.
2. Rotate to select Speed Dial, then press .
3. Rotate to select a number, then press .
► Dialing starts automatically.

The call history displays the last 20 dialed, received, or missed calls.

(Appears only when a phone is connected to HFL.) Some phones do not support All Calls.

On the Phone screen, the first six speed dials on the list can be directly selected by pressing the corresponding audio preset buttons (1-6).

Select Select another speed dial to view another paired phone’s speed dial list.

You can make a call from that list using the currently connected phone.

Any voice-tagged speed dial entry can be dialed by voice from any screen. Press the button and follow the prompts.

■Receiving a Call

When there is an incoming call, an audible notification sounds (if activated) and the Incoming Call screen appears.

Press the button to answer the call.

Press the button to decline or end the call.

Call Waiting.

Press the button to put the current call on hold to answer the incoming call.

Press the button again to return to the current call.

Ignore the incoming call if you do not want to answer it.

Press the button if you want to hang up the current call.

■Options During a Call

The following options are available during a call.

Mute: Mute your voice.

Transfer: Transfer a call from HFL to your phone.

Dial Tones: Send numbers during a call. This is useful when you call an automated phone system.

1. To view the available options, press the PHONE button.
2. Rotate to select the option, then press .

Dial Tones: Available on some phones.