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TUNE/SEEK (type 1-1)
TUNE (types 1-2 and 1-3)
Tuning
Your Toyota has an electronic tuning radio
(ETR).
Push and release the 
~º (up) or ! º
(down) side of TUNE/SEEKº or TUNEº
to step up or down the station band. If you
hear a beep, you held the button too long
and the radio will go into the seek mode.
Seeking
In the seek mode, the radio finds and
plays the next station up or down the sta-
tion band.
To seek a station, push and hold the ~ º or
 ! º side of TUNE/SEEKº or TUNEº until
you hear a beep. Do this again to find
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Button display for radio/cassette tape
player/compact disc player


Type 2
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Your audio system shows three different
button displays that change in accor-
dance with the audio mode you have se-
lected.
Radio display (display 1)
Cassette player display (display 2)
Compact Disc player display (display 3)
Details of specific buttons, controls, and
features are described in
the alphabetical
listing that follows. 1 2 3 4 5 6 (Preset buttons)
These buttons are used to preset and
tune in radio stations.
To preset a station to a button: Tune in the
desired station (see TUNEº). Push and
hold down the button until you hear a
beepÐthis will set the station to the but-
ton.
The button number will appear on the
display.
To tune in to a preset station: Push the
button for the station you want. The button
number and station frequency will appear
on the display.
These systems can store one AM and two
FM stations for each button. (The display
will show AMº, FM1º, or FM2º when you
push AM
.FMº.) To cancel out the preset
station memory, push 1º, 2º, and 3º at
the same time and hold them in until you
hear a beep.
(Eject Button)
Push this button to eject a cassette.
After you turn the ignition to LOCKº, you
will be able to eject a cassette or disc but
you will not be able to reinsert it. l
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l (Track down/up button)
By using this button, you can skip up or
down to a different track.
Cassette Player
You can skip up to nine tracks at a time.
Push the up or down side of the button. 1.
FFº or 1. REWº will appear on the display.
Next, push either side of the track button
until the number on the display reaches
the number of tracks you want to skip. If
you push the button ten times, the skip
feature will be turned off.
When counting the number of tracks you
want to rewind, remember to count the
current track as well. For example, if you
want to rewind to a song that is two before
the song you are listening to, push on the
down side of the button until 3. REWº ap-
pears on the display.
If you have pushed the track button more
than you wanted to, push the other side of
the button. The track number will be re-
duced.
The track number you select is not valid if
it is higher than the number of tracks re-
maining on the current cassette side.
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After the beginning of the tape is
reached, the player will automatically
start playing the same side.
 After the end of the tape is reached,
the player will automatically reverse
sides and start playing the other side.
There must be at least three seconds of
blank space between tracks for the track
button to work correctly. In addition, the
feature may not work well with some spo-
ken word, live, or classical recordings.
Compact Disc Player
Push either side of the track button until
the number of the track you want to listen
to appears on the display. If you want to
return the beginning of the current track,
push the down side of the button one time,
quickly.
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(Reverse/Fast forward
buttons)
Cassette Player
Push the fast forward button to fast for-
ward a cassette tape. FFº will appear on
the display. Push the reverse button to re-
wind a tape. REWº will appear on the dis-
play.
To stop the tape while it is fast forwarding,
push on the up side of the track down/up
button or TAPEº; to stop the tape while it
is rewinding, push on the down side of the
track down/up button or TAPEº. If a tape side rewinds completely, the ca-
sette player will stop and then play that
same side. If a tape fast forwards com-
pletely, the cassette player will play the
other side of the tape, using the auto-re-
verse feature.
Compact Disc Player
If you want to fast forward or reverse
through a compact disc track, push and
hold in the fast forward or reverse button.
When you release the button, the
compact disc player will resume playing.
AM
.FM
Push AM
.FMº to switch between the AM
and FM bands. AMº, FM1º or FM2º will
appear on the display. These systems al-
low you to set twelve FM stations, two for
each button.
If the audio system is off, you can turn on
the radio by pushing AM
.FMº. Also, push
the AM.FMº button to switch from cas-
sette or compact disc operation to radio
operation. BAL (Balance)
This knob lets you adjust the balance be-
tween the right and left speakers.
Push
BASS/BALº so that it pops out of its
retracted position. Pull out the knob. Turn
the knob to adjust the balance. Push the
knob back into its retracted position.
BASS
This knob lets you adjust the bass level.
Push BASS/BALº so that it pops out of its
retracted position. Turn the knob to adjust
the bass. Push the knob back into its re-
tracted position.
CD (Compact Disc)
Push CDº to switch from radio or cas-
sette operation to compact disc operation.
If the audio system is off, you can turn on
the compact disc player by pushing CDº.
In both cases, a disc must already be
loaded in the player.
When the audio is set into compact disc
operation, the display shows the track
number currently being played. Pushing
CDº changes the display to show the
length of the current program being
played so far. By pushing the button once
again, the display returns to that of track
number.
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Push and hold in EQº until you hear a
third beep.
FADE
This knob lets you adjust the balance be-
tween the front and rear speakers.
Push TREB/FADEº so that it pops out of
its retracted position. Pull out the knob.
Turn the knob to adjust the front/rear bal-
ance. Push the knob back into its re-
tracted position.
MID (Mid-range)
This knob lets you adjust the mid-range
level.
Push MIDº knob so that it pops out of its
retracted position. Turn the
knob to adjust
the mid-range level. Push the knob back
into its retracted position.
MTL (Metal) display
If a metal or chrome equivalent cassette
tape is put in the cassette player, the play-
er will automatically adapt to it and MTLº
will appear on the display. PROG (Program)
Push PROGº to select the other side of
a cassette tape. The display indicates
which side is currently selected ( 
~º indi-
cates top side, !º indicates bottom side).
Auto-reverse feature: After the cassette
player reaches the end of a tape side, it
automatically reverses and begins to play
the other side. This is true whether the
cassette was playing or fast forwarding.
PWR/VOL (Power/Volume)
Push PWR/VOLº to turn the audio sys-
tem on and off. T urn PWR/VOLº to adjust
the volume.
RAND (Random)
The random feature allows you to listen to
the tracks on a compact disc in random or-
der.
When you push RANDº, RANDº will ap-
pear on the display and the player will play
the tracks in random order. Push the but-
ton again to turn off the random feature. R
.M (Radio monitor)
The radio monitor feature allows you to
listen to the radio while a cassette is being
rewound or fast forwarded.
Push R
.Mº. R.Mº will appear on the dis-
play. Any time you are rewinding or fast
forwarding a cassette tape, the radio will
play the station that was set most recent-
ly. (You cannot change the radio station
unless you switch out of the cassette play-
er function.)
Push R
.Mº again to turn off the R.M fea-
ture.
RPT (Repeat)
The repeat feature automatically replays
the current cassette or compact disc
track.
Push RPTº while the track is playing.
RPTº will appear on the display. When
the track ends, it will automatically be re-
wound (cassette) and replayed. This pro-
cess will be continued until you push the
button again to turn off the repeat feature.
CassettesÐThere must be at least 3
seconds of blank space between tracks in
order for the repeat feature to work
correctly.
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SCAN
Radio
You can either scan all the frequencies on
a band or scan only the preset stations for
that band.
To scan the preset stations: Quickly push
and release SCANº. If you hear a beep,
you held the button too long, and the radio
will scan all the frequencies. The radio will
tune in the next preset station up the
band, stay there for a few seconds, and
then move to the next preset station. To
select a station, push SCANº a second
time.
To scan all the frequencies: Push SCANº
until you hear a beep. The radio will find
the next station up the station band, stay
there for a few seconds, and then scan
again. To select a station, push SCANº a
second time.
Cassette player
The cassette player scan feature is similar
to the radio scan feature and uses the
same button.
Push SCANº. SCANº will appear on the
display. The player will fast forward to the
next cassette track,
play it for 12 seconds,
and then scan again. To select a track,
push SCANº a second time. If the player
reaches the end of one side of a cassette
tape, it will continue scanning on the other
side. Compact disc player
The compact disc player scan feature is
similar to the radio scan feature.
Push SCANº. SCANº will appear on the
display. The compact disc player will play
the first track of the next disc for 10 sec-
onds,
then scan to the next disc. To select
a disc, push SCANº a second time. If the
player has scanned all the discs, it will
stop scanning.
SKIP
The skip feature allows you to fast forward
past long stretches of blank tape. This is
especially useful at the end of cassettes.
Push SKIPº. SKIPº will appear on the
display. The cassette player will keep
track of how much blank space it plays.
Any time it has played about 10 seconds
of blank tape, it will automatically fast for-
ward to the next track and begin to play.
Push the button a second time to turn off
the skip feature. ST (Stereo reception) display
Your radio automatically changes to ste-
reo reception when a stereo broadcast is
received. STº appears on the display. If
the signal becomes weak, the radio re-
duces the amount of channel separation
to prevent the weak signal from creating
noise. If the signal becomes extremely
weak, the radio switches from stereo to
mono reception.
TAPE
Push TAPEº to switch from radio opera-
tion to cassette operation. If the audio
system is off,
you can turn on the cassette
player by pushing TAPEº. In both cases,
a cassette must already be loaded in the
player.
TREB (Treble)
This knob lets you adjust the treble level.
Push TREB/FADEº so that it pops out of
its retracted position. Turn the knob to ad-
just the treble. Push the knob back into its
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Tuning
Your Toyota has an electronic tuning radio
(ETR).
Push and release the 
~º (up) or ! º
(down) side of TUNEº to step up or down
the station band. (If you hear a beep, you
held the button too long and the radio will
go into the seek mode.)
Seeking
In the seek mode, the radio finds and
plays the next station up or down the sta-
tion band.
To seek a station, push and hold the ~ º or
 ! º side of TUNEº until you hear a beep.
Do this again to find another station. The compact disc player has an automat-
ic changer which stores up to 12 discs. To
operate the compact disc player, put the
compact discs into the magazine and set
the magazine in the player.
Inserting compact discs
1. Slide open the cover and push the
eject button.
ÐCD (Compact Disc) Auto
changer
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5. Insert the magazine into the automatic
changer as shown above. Then close the
cover.The anti-theft system prevents the audio
system f
rom working after it has been dis-
connected. To activate the system, you
must set a three-digit security code. After
the system is set, SECº will appear in the
display each time the ignition is turned
from LOCKº to ACCº or ONº. Also, the
anti-theft light flashes every few seconds
while the ignition key is in the LOCKº
position.
You will need to know your security code
to reactivate your radio after electrical ser-
vice is performed on your vehicle.
Choose a security code that is easy to re-
member and keep a copy of it (not in your
Toyota).
NOTICE
If you pushed any wrong buttons on the anti- theft system, the following
messages will appear on the display.
ErrºÐYou have pushed wrong buttons.
1- 9ºÐIndicates the number of er-rors you have made. You may makeup to nine errors, but no more!
HELPºÐThe number of errors you can make was exceeded. The audiosystem is completely i noperable.
Contact your Toyota dealer.
Setting a security code for the first
time.
1. Turn off the audio system.
Turn the ignition key to ACCº.
Simultaneously push and hold in 1º, 6º,
and PWR/VOLº until SECº appears on
the display.
ÐAnti-theft system
(Types 1-3 and 2 only)
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