I've set up Bluetooth audio successfully on my new RX350 with Nav..with my iPhone, and it plays. On the screen that lists the track, album, and artist, it lists everything correctly. But to the right of those horizontal labels, according to the manual, there's supposed to be a label that says "album" with up and down arrow buttons on top and below. I don't see that on mine. The result is that the player will play all the tracks on my iPhone, but I can't choose which album I want to hear.

Anyone have this issue? Could it be something relating to my iPhone?

Thanks

Michael

 

if you are listening to your iphone through bluetooth, there is still no way to control what music plays. You have to manually choose it on the iphone itself.

If you use the apple cable and plug in your iphone into the usb jack inside the center console, then you can choose your music through the nav screen

 

Thanks... interesting that the manual says you can do it.. but anyway, I'll try it through the usb port

 

you can go to the next song by pressing the seek button when using bluetooth I believe.

 

yes you can move through play lists using the steering wheel controls

 

Do you remember the page number, what page might that be?

 

perhaps the OP was looking at the USB connected section and not BT audio. otherwise that would be a huge misprint

 

It changes also whether you plug-in your iPhone to the auxiliary plug (i.e. recharging the iPhone) or when listen the iPhone without any connection.
1- if connected (to aux.), you cannot change anything with the iPhone when on BT and only change track via the arrows on the seek button on dashboard or on steering wheel
2- if not connected, you can see on the iPhone the data (album picture,...) and you can change track either via iPhone or seek button, etc. but in both cases, BT system is different from "USB" system (when iPhone is connected without BT option activated.

For those who have connected iPhone on BT + connection to the aux plug at the same time, have you heard a very "light" noise coming for the electronic system of the Lexus (certainly a background noise transmitted to the Speakers). Do you confirm?

 

Alpy,

I have an older iPhone in airplane mode always plugged into the USB port, a cable plugged into AUX for the occasional iPad connection and yes I get that hum. Always thought it was the AUX cable when no iPad connected.

 

It's page 262 of the online manual. Attached is a pic showing the album button to the right of the track info, and it says "select this button to go to the next album" (up arrow) and " select this button to go to the previous album" (down arrow). I do not see this on my screen.

This is clearly in the Bluetooth section of the manual. And I am talking about the iPhone not plugged in anywhere--just using Bluetooth.

I know about the steering wheel and track buttons on the console, but those don't let you choose albums. I haven't tried it plugged into USB yet.

Michael

 

Will have to look it up, but at one time the iPhone wasn't full supported as a Bluetooth music source, only the iPod. So some features were missing. Fully supported as a phone, but not music.

Hence those information box disclaimers on that page.

 

well I'll be...

when I was using iphone ios 4 we didnt even get song information. That was compatible after ios5. I have not seen that ever in my car so perhaps we just have to wait for ios6. lol

 

With iPhone IOS5 (iPhone 4s) the lexus BT system supports very well the Apple iDevice and vice versa since Lexus has obtained Apple authorization (as all car manufacturers) to connect Apple Devices.

The sound is really amazing with the ML 15spks with BT. I cannot see any difference between CD's, iPhone with cable and iPhone on BT connection.

 

The paragraph below may or may not apply to Bluetooth. It may or may not apply to USB connections. Read the last sentence. The 2010-2012 Lexus the Apple iDevices are not completely friendly with one another. Perhaps the next versions of both the magic will be there.