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Filtering contacts with bluetooth?
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Posted by: DAVIDGR

Hi. I have 150+ contacts in my ATT Blackberry Pearl which sync perfectly to my 2006 Audi A4 RNS-E navigation system. However, to keep my contacts to a manageable list, I've assigned various categories -- personal, business, etc. to each name.

When I use the Pearl, I can filter the contacts to only see 1 category of names... for instance all personal contacts. However, when I connect to the Audi using bluetooth, all 150+ names appear in the phonebook and when I scroll using the multifunction steering wheel. Has anyone found a way so that only my filtered contacts are transferred to the Audi? It's a real pain, and distraction, to scroll thru so many names while driving!

Thanks. This is a great source of info!!

David

Posted by: efparri

Does the Audi have voice dialing? It is just as distracting to look at a screen in the car as to look at the screen on a handheld phone to dial a number.

Posted by: DAVIDGR

I found how to do this and am posting details here incase it would benefit other BB/Audi NAV users.

From the Blackberry home screen select Options, Bluetooth. Click on Menu, then Options. That brings up a dialog box with the option for Address Book Transfer: Selected Categories. Choose the categories, click Save, then you're done.

They certainly don't make it easy to find!

One benefit is that my phonebook transfers to the NAV much quicker now.

And yes, the Audi does have voice dialing, but I can never seem to get it right. I think I have to record "voice tags" which are assigned to contacts. Or I can say "Dial" then speak the phone number. But it's hit or miss.