Honda CR-V: HFL Menus / Phone Setup
To pair a cell phone (No phone has been paired to the system)
- Press the
button or the
button.
- Make sure your phone is in search or discoverable mode.
- Rotate
to select Yes,
then press
.
- The audio system will enter a waiting mode for pairing.
- Select HandsFreeLink ® from your phone.
- If you want to pair a phone from this audio system, press
and follow the prompts.
- When your phone appears on the list, select it by pressing
.
- The system gives you a pairing code on the
audio/information screen.
- Confirm if the pairing code on the screen and your phone match.
This may vary by phone.
- A notification appears 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
30 seconds, the system will time out and return to idle.
Once you have paired a phone, you can see it
displayed on the screen with one or two icons on the
right side.
These icons indicate the following:
: The phone can be used with
HFL.
: The phone is compatible with
Bluetooth® Audio.
When pairing a phone from this audio system:
If your phone doesn’t appear on the audio/
information screen, select Refresh and search for
Bluetooth® devices using your phone.
From your phone, select HandsFreeLink ® .
To change the currently paired phone
- Go to the phone settings screen.
- Select Bluetooth Device List.
- Select a phone to connect.
- HFL disconnects the connected phone and starts searching for another
paired phone.
- Select Connect
, Connect
, or Connect
.

If no other phones are found or paired when trying to
switch to another phone, HFL will inform you that the
original phone is connected again.
To pair other phones, select Add Bluetooth Device
from the Bluetooth Device List screen.
To change the Bluetooth® connection priority device
setting, select Priority Device Settings from the
Bluetooth Device List screen.
To change the pairing code setting
- Select
.
- Select Settings.
- Select Bluetooth / Wi-Fi.
- Select the Bluetooth tab.
- Select Edit Pairing Code.
- Select Random or Fixed.

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
- Go to the phone settings screen.
- Select Bluetooth Device List.
- Select a phone you want to delete.
- Select Delete.
- A confirmation message appears on the screen. Select Yes.

To turn on or off the text/e-mail message function
Go to the Phone Settings screen.
Select the Text/Email tab, then Enable Text/Email.
Select Next...
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