Bluetooth pairing instructions

Can anybody help? Took me an hour to read all threads I could find, and not a single mention how the hell to pair the thing. And yes, car came with all manuals, and there's no mention of BT, other than to read the manual from the 'Scaglietti'. And the 'infotainment' manual is just for phone service, and you need a SIM card. Pressing the communications button on my head unit (the one with the envelope) returns a 'not installed' message, just like the navigation button. I must press something to activate the pairing mode on the head unit.

And I named the thread appropriately so future owners can find something. Not fun wasting time like this. And I could bet cash money somebody will still b*tch that I didn't search enough < ha ha>. Thanks gang.

 

It has the phone buttons, so am pretty sure it does. That it works is a different story .
Have yet to try pairing it, but was trying to get the darn instructions to erase all previous pairings first, since if it's full, it won't pair. And to know all other features, like how many phones you can pair, how to switch phones (if 2 paired ones are in the car), etc. Somebody has to have those instructions. One post back in '05 mentioned getting the bluetooth instructions (6 pages) from his dealer, but he hasn't replied; probably out of the 430 fold by now. Hope to find them and post them here so others won't have such a hard time finding them. Thanks for your reply.

 

Well, tried pairing my phone and couldn't do it. My BT picked up 'Ferrari.... ' at the third attempt, failed to 'auto pair' it (as expected), but failed to pair with codes '0000', '1111', and '1234' (NOT expected). Now what? Any ideas? Thx.

 

Does anybody know if the bluetooth option is connected in any way to the head unit? Since it's not mentioned at all in the 'infotainment' manual, I doubt it. But just wanted to make sure, since resetting the radio would reset the bluetooth as well, erase previous pairings, and hopeully accept the '1111' or '1234' pairing code. Thanks.

 

Thanks a lot Rharon; greatly appreciate your help. When I tried to pair it, the car never asked me anything; I just put my phone in 'discovery' mode and after the 3rd search, it finally found 'Ferrari 6V... ' or something like that. Tried to pair it, but 'autopair' failed, so phone asked me for a code. Tried '1111', '1234', '0000', and '9999', and nothing, so gave up. Maybe my volume is all the way down, but have no idea how to adjust it... or anything else.

Let me ask you: Did you turn your stereo on first, before trying to pair your phone? And does the stereo have anything to do with bluetooth? It was strange to me in the 'infotainment' manual no mention of bluetooth at all; seems like a separate option, but nobody seems to know anything about it. And worse, nobody has any instructions. Must be a way to clear or erase previous pairings, to adjust volume, etc. Thanks again. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

 

It's a Samsung; nothing fancy (refuse to 'upgrade' to a fancy phone as I don't want to become a slave of technology, and expect to return emails and such immediately . But it works perfectly on my other cars.

Remember I'm talking about an '06 F430. Do you own a 612? If an F430, do you control the BT volume with the stereo volume, like in other cars? Wish I could get my hands on factory instructions. This is the first time I hear the car is supposed to talk back during pairing. Thanks again.

 

Will do that. Wonder if I can try after just turning the stereo on, or if it has to be after starting engine as well.
And you're right about the stereo; it's impossible to adjust anything under way safely, plus can't see crap in daylight. I only adjust the volume unless I catch a red light, when I have time to see which tiny button is the 'seek forward' or whatever.

 

Rharon, no go buddy. Finished the battery job yesterday, put safety code on radio, CD started playing immediately, put phone on discovery mode, found 'Ferrari.....', but no sound thru the speakers. Tried pairing it with the code '2222' and nothing. Tried all previous ones as well and still nothing. I was hoping the stereo reset itself, but didn't, as the sound settings were still the same. Remember seeing resetting instructions, but I'm almost positive the bluetooth deal is separate from the stereo, or it'd be listed under the 'infotainment' manual.

If somebody runs into this thread and has instructions or a way to make it work, I'd really appreciate it. HATE to have a feature and not being able to use it, especially when it seems to be working, but lack of instructions prevent me from doing so. Oh well. Thanks anyway for all your help.

 

Done. Thanks man.

And no, I'm not losing sleep over this issue, but if I have the option, would like to make it work... even if it works like crap < ha ha>. Good day gang.