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Old 12-20-12, 05:09 PM
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Anybody know how to adjust the audio tone on the BT? The people on the other end of the phone sound like somebody cranked up the treble.
Old 12-20-12, 05:51 PM
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pull up your screen and choose phone, there you will be able to adjust the settings for your phone.
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Yes that is the same thing I am feeling with this bluetooth! Too much treble and too sharp and not enough bass to the sounds... I have not found out how to change the sound quality or tone. Only can change the volume. To be honest I am very disappointed with the bluetooth call quality on this car compared to my other cars and the 2006 GS I had before it.

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Old 12-21-12, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Rexus300
To be honest I am very disappointed with the bluetooth call quality on this car compared to my other cars and the 2006 GS I had before it.
I agree. My 06 was much better in that regard. On the plus side. I've been told that I sound better on the other end of the call.
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My 2010 ES was also much better in this regard. I was very surprised the first time I used the phone.
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There should be a tsb to adjust the tone (bass, midrange, and treble) to get the best sounds from the bluetooth. Its not very deep and too shallow with high treble.
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Yet the bluetooth audio sounds great...

I think its because the phone only seems to play through the center channel speaker, on my ES it played through the midrange speaker in the driver's door.
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Originally Posted by SW10ES
Yet the bluetooth audio sounds great...

I think its because the phone only seems to play through the center channel speaker, on my ES it played through the midrange speaker in the driver's door.
But it should NOT do that. It should be fed in all speakers for clarity purpose. I am happy with the bluetooth audio though. Its unacceptable that they cut this out along with the power trunk and mirrors, etc on this car.
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The system just doesn't work that way, it never has. The Toyota/Lexus bluetooth phone system only feeds through one speaker. They didn't cut anything out, they just changed which speaker it fed through. The center channel speaker has no bass unlike the door speakers.

Even the old 1990s $3k dealer installed built in Lexus carphones only ran through one speaker. My Dad had one in his old 98 LS400.

As for cutting out the power trunk and mirrors...one of my managers at work bought a CPO 2010 GS350 the day I bought mine, rode in that and spent 45 mins or so showing him how the nav works, etc. I had looked at the GS before when I got the 2010 ES. This GS is such an improvement from the previous GS it barely resembles the same vehicle. Just the upgrades in interior quality alone are HUGE, absolutely huge. If they had to delete a power closing trunk and power closing mirrors to deliver this car for similar money to that previous car...I'll take that trade any day.

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Originally Posted by SW10ES
As for cutting out the power trunk and mirrors...one of my managers at work bought a CPO 2010 GS350 the day I bought mine, rode in that and spent 45 mins or so showing him how the nav works, etc. I had looked at the GS before when I got the 2010 ES. This GS is such an improvement from the previous GS it barely resembles the same vehicle. Just the upgrades in interior quality alone are HUGE, absolutely huge. If they had to delete a power closing trunk and power closing mirrors to deliver this car for similar money to that previous car...I'll take that trade any day.
Well said, and that's exactly how I feel about mine! There is no comparison in the interior quality between the 3GS and 4 GS, and that's where I spend all of my time... not closing the trunk.
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Originally Posted by SW10ES
The system just doesn't work that way, it never has. The Toyota/Lexus bluetooth phone system only feeds through one speaker. They didn't cut anything out, they just changed which speaker it fed through. The center channel speaker has no bass unlike the door speakers.

Even the old 1990s $3k dealer installed built in Lexus carphones only ran through one speaker. My Dad had one in his old 98 LS400.

As for cutting out the power trunk and mirrors...one of my managers at work bought a CPO 2010 GS350 the day I bought mine, rode in that and spent 45 mins or so showing him how the nav works, etc. I had looked at the GS before when I got the 2010 ES. This GS is such an improvement from the previous GS it barely resembles the same vehicle. Just the upgrades in interior quality alone are HUGE, absolutely huge. If they had to delete a power closing trunk and power closing mirrors to deliver this car for similar money to that previous car...I'll take that trade any day.
You are right 100%. Well said.
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