Motorola Bluetooth Adapter (DC600)

There's no real reason why you couldn't - but you would have to change the pass code for the Prius from 1212 to 0000.

And if you're able to get it paired, the answer/hangup buttons on the wheel will most likely not work. The on-screen dialpad won't do anything either. All you're doing is tricking the phone into thinking that it has a wired earpiece, you're not getting any of the usual BT features.

 

So, if I'm reading this right, all you can do is talk handsfree. Everything else (dialing, answering, disconnecting, etc.) needs to be done from the handset.

 

Yes, that's exactly right.

 

Some have tried an adapter and have been unsuccessful. But then they may not have changed the passcode.

 

I think that could be a problem, though. Unless I'm mistaken, the passcode for the adapter is 0000 and I don't believe that can be changed. The default passcode for the car is 1212 and that can be changed but only after a phone is added using the default passcode. ???

 

I think you can change the pass-key even after a failed pairing.

 

Pairing the DC600 with the Prius worked, but I couldn't make or receive calls through the car, because the adapter apparently doesn't provide signal strength information to the car, and the car's phone system will not work without that information.

To pair: set the car's passcode to 0000 (supposedly, the DC600 will recognize 0000 or 1234) and press "register". The device name doesn't seem to matter. With the adapter plugged into the phone and the phone turned on, hold the phone VERY close to the car's screen (this was also true with a Motorola V557 phone: both failed to connect from 2 feet away but worked from 3 iinches away). Then, press and hold the adapter button for several seconds until both lights flash, then you can let go and just wait. After less than 30 seconds, the car accepted the adapter and said "successful"; it listed the adapter as "DC600".

So, "pairing" worked, and the car found the adapter automatically thereafter.

BUT: the adapter apparently doesn't send signal strength information to the the car, so every outgoing call attempt failed with the message "mobile phone not connected". The car never noticed incoming calls, either.

If I dialed the phone itself, the car immediately "knew" this, and displayed the in-call timer. The conversation played through the car's speakers (including the echo of my voice), and my wife could hear my voice even with the phone closed and far away from me; so the car's mike was involved. The sound quality was acceptable but not good.

It was worth the $5.95 (including shipping) to try this, but now I have a normal bluetooth phone on order.