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3. Press the 1º button while holding the
right side of TUNEº button in. - - -º and
the tape operation indicator will appear on
the display.4. Input your identification number by
pressing the 1º, 2º and 3º buttons re-
peatedly. Use the 1º button for the first
digit, the 2º button for the second digit
and the 3º button for the last digit. For ex-
ample, if your number is 824, press the 1º
button nine times, the 2º button three
times and the 3º button five times. if the
display returns to - - -º while inputting,
try again.
We recommend that your identification
number be associated with something
easy to remember. In case you are unsure
of the number, write it in a notebook you
normally carry. Do not leave it behind in
your vehicle.5. With your identification number ap-
pearing on the display, press the SCANº
button and hold it in until SECº appears
on the display. SECº will go off to indicate
the system is set. If invalid buttons have
been used, Errº will appear on the display
before SECº appears. Try again from the
step 3.
Once the system is set, the indicator light
turns on and off with the ignition switch in
OFFº and SECº will appear each time
the key is turned to the ACCº position.
To change the identification number for
some reason, cancel the system (See
Cancelling the anti-theft systemº) and
set it again with a new number.
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The system will be activated if the electri-
cal power source is disconnected from the
radio unit. When the system is activated,
the audio system cannot be turned on
even after the power supply resumes and
SECº will appear on the display. If this
happens, such as when the battery is dis-
charged, see If the anti-theft system is
activatedº.Cancelling the anti-theft system
1. Follow the steps 1 to 4 described in
Setting the anti-theft systemº.
2. With your identification number ap-
pearing on the display, press the SCANº
button and hold it in until - - -º appears
on the display. - - -º will go off to indicate
the system is cancelled. If invalid buttons
have been used, Errº will appear on the
display and SECº appears. Try again
from step 3 in Setting the anti-theft sys-
temº.The figure with Errº indicates how many
errors you have made. You may make up
to nine errors, but no more!
NOTICE
A tenth error will activate the
anti-theft system and HELPº will
appear on the display. The audio
system will be completely
inoperable. At this time, the
indicator light also comes on. If this
occurs, contact your Toyota dealer.
At the time of resale of your vehicle, can-
cel the system for the new owner.
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100The radio has two FM selections, FM1º
and FM2º. You can preset any desired six
stations in each selection. When you pre-
set an FM station, check which selection
you have used.
2. Tune in the desired station. (See (b)
Selecting a stationº.)
3. Push one of the station selector but-
tons and hold it until a beep is heard. This
sets the station to the button and the but-
ton number will appear on the display.
To change the preset station to a different
one, follow the same procedure.
The preset station will be cancelled when
the power source is severed (battery dis-
connected, burnt fuse, etc.).
(d) Adjusting the tone
Automatic tone adjustment
Push the EQº button repeatedly until the
desired frequency response pattern ap-
pears on the display. This function auto-
matically controls the tone in accordance
with the selected pattern.
To change the preset mode, adjust the
manual tone control knobs as you like.
(See the following Manual tone adjust-
mentº.)To memorize the setting you have se-
lected, push the EQº button for 2 sec-
onds until a beep is heard. To cancel the
memory, push the EQº button for 10 sec-
onds until the second beep is heard.
To cancel all the memory which you have
set, push the EQº button for 20 seconds
until the third beep is heard.
Manual tone adjustment
Before using the tone controls, push the
EQº button repeatedly until your desired
response pattern appears on the display.
To adjust a low-pitched tone, push the
BASSº knob (if pushed in) and turn it. At
the time, the BASSº display will change.
To adjust a middle-pitched tone, push the
MID BALº knob (if pushed in) and turn it.
At the time, the MIDº display will change.
To adjust a high-pitched tone, push the
TREB FADEº knob (if pushed in) and turn
it. At the time, the TREBº display will
change.
(e) Adjusting the sound balance
To balance the sound between the right
and left speakers, push the MID BALº
knob (if pushed in), pull it fully out and turn
it.
To balance the sound between the front
and rear speakers, push the TREB
FADEº knob (if pushed in), pull it fully out
and turn it.(f) Listening to the cassette tape
1. Put the cassette into the slot, with the
tape side to the right and lightly push it in.
The tape player will grab the cassette and
slide it into place to play it. If the radio or
Compact Disc player is on when inserting
the cassette, it will automatically turn off.
If the cassette is already in the slot, push
the TAPEº button.
At this time, PLAYº will appear on the dis-
play.
The tape player can also be turned on by
pushing the PWR VOLº knob if the tape
player was playing when the system was
turned off by pushing the knob.
When a metal or chrome equivalent tape
is inserted, the player will automatically
adapt to it and MTLº will appear on the
display.
2. If using a tape recorded with Dolby


NR*, push the button by the double-D
symbol to select the Dolby B NR or Dolby
C NR mode. The display will indicate
which Dolby noise reduction system is op-
erating.
The Dolby B NR mode reduces tape noise
by about 10 dB. The Dolby C NR mode re-
duces tape noise by another 10 dB, or
about 20 dB total. For best sound repro-
duction, select the same NR mode that
was used to record the tape.
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102This function does not work properly un-
less the blank portions on the tape have 3
seconds or more between one program
and another.
SKIPº button: Use for automatic skip-
ping of blank portions between programs.
Push the SKIPº button. SKIPº appears
on the display. The player will automati-
cally skip any blank portions of 15 sec-
onds or more and play the next program,
even if it is on the other side. To cancel it,
push the button once again.
SCANº button: Use for program-to-
program scanning.
Push the SCANº button. With SCANº on
the display, each program will be played
for 12 seconds and scan to the next. To
continue listening to the program of your
choice, simply push the SCANº button
once again.
The player will automatically reverse di-
rections at the end of the tape and keep
scanning.
RVMº button (radio monitor system):
Use for automatic station reception.Push the R
Mº button. RMº appears on
the display. In this mode, if you push the
REWIND or FAST FORWARD button
when listening to the tape, the system will
change the radio mode and automatically
receive the last station which was set. At
the time, the received station condition
appears on the display.
The system will be cancelled out when the
power source is severed (battery discon-
nected, burnt fuse etc.)
(i) Listening to the Compact Disc
This Compact Disc player does not need
to use an adapter for 8 cm (3.2 in.) Discs.
Do not use an adapter when listening to 8
cm (3.2 in.) Discs, which cause tracking
errors or interfere with Disc ejection.
1. Put the Compact Disc into the slot, with
the label side up and lightly push it in. The
Disc player will grab the Disc and slide it
into place to play it from the track 1 pro-
gram. As this is done, the DISCº light will
come on. The track number will appear on
the display.
If the Compact Disc is already in the slot,
push the CDº button.The Compact Disc player can also be
turned on by pushing the PWR VOLº
knob if the Compact Disc player was play-
ing when the system was turned off by
pushing the knob.
If the radio or cassette tape player is on
when playing the Disc, it will automatically
turn off.
If the Disc is inserted with the label side
down, the Disc will automatically be
ejected.
2. Turn the PWR VOLº knob to adjust the
volume.
3. Select your program. (See (j) Select-
ing a programº.)
When the end of the Disc is reached, the
player starts playing the track 1 program
again.
4. Adjust the tone and sound balance.
(See (d) Adjusting the toneº and (e) Ad-
justing the sound balanceº.)
5. Push the EJECT button to eject the
Disc. As this is done, the Compact Disc
player will turn off. If the radio or cassette
tape player was on when the Disc was in-
serted, it will automatically turn on again.
6. Push the PWR VOLº knob to turn the
Compact Disc player off.
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103 You can eject the Disc only once after the
system is turned off.
When ejecting a 8 cm (3.2 in.) Disc, do not
put a 12 cm (4.7 in.) Disc into the slot until
the DISCº light goes off.
(j) Selecting a program
Automatic program selection: Use for
direct access to a desired program.
Push the TRACK UP/DOWN button on ei-
ther side and hold it until the desired pro-
gram track number appears on the dis-
play. As you release the button, the player
will start playing the selected program
from the beginning.
Manual program selection:
Push either of the FAST FORWARD or
REVERSE buttons and hold it to fast for-
ward or reverse the Disc. Releasing the
button starts the play from that position.
Scan program selection: Use for pro-
gram-to-program scanning.
Push the SCANº button. With SCANº on
the display, each program will be played
for 10 seconds from the beginning and
scan to the next. To continue listening to
the program of your choice, simply push
the SCANº button once again.(k) Other Compact Disc player func-
tions
RPTº button: Use for automatic repeat
of the program currently being listened to.
Push the RPTº button while the program
is being played. As this is done, RPTº will
appear on the display. When the program
is finished, the Disc will automatically re-
turn to the beginning of the program and
the program will be played again. To can-
cel it, push the button once again.
RANDº button: Use for automatic ran-
dom selection of Disc programs.
If the RANDº button is pushed while
listening to Compact Disc, RANDº will
appear on the display and the player will
endlessly repeat the programs selected at
random. To continue listening to the
program of your choice, simply push the
RANDº button once again.(l) Anti-theft system
To deter theft of your radio unit, the sys-
tem is designed so that the radio unit be-
comes inoperable if the unit is stolen from
the vehicle.
The system is not preset at factory. You
must input a three-digit identification
number decided by you
.
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
errors you have made. You may
make up to nine errors, but no
more!
HELPºÐThe number of errors
you can make was exceeded. The
audio system is completely inop-
erable. Contact your Toyota dealer.
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5. With your identification number ap-
pearing on the display, press the SCANº
button and hold it in until SECº appears
on the display. SECº will go off to indicate
the system is set. If invalid buttons have
been used, Errº will appear on the display
before SECº appears. Try again from the
step 3.
Once the system is set, the indicator light
turns on and off with the ignition switch in
OFFº and SECº will appear each time
the key is turned to the ACCº position.
To change the identification number for
some reason, cancel the system (See
Cancelling the anti-theft systemº) and
set it again with a new number.The system will be activated if the electri-
cal power source is disconnected from the
radio unit. When the system is activated,
the audio system cannot be turned on
even after the power supply resumes and
SECº will appear on the display. If this
happens, such as when the battery is dis-
charged, see If the anti-theft system is
activatedº.Cancelling the anti-theft system
1. Follow the steps 1 to 4 described in
Setting the anti-theft systemº.
2. With your identification number ap-
pearing on the display, press the SCANº
button and hold it in until - - -º appears
on the display. - - -º will go off to indicate
the system is cancelled. If invalid buttons
have been used, Errº will appear on the
display and SECº appears. Try again
from step 3 in Setting the anti-theft sys-
temº.
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The figure with Errº indicates how many
errors you have made. You may make up
to nine errors, but no more!
NOTICE
A tenth error will activate the
anti-theft system and HELPº will
appear on the display. The audio
system will be completely
inoperable. At this time, the
indicator light also comes on. If this
occurs, contact your Toyota dealer.
At the time of resale of your vehicle, can-
cel the system for the new owner.
If the anti-theft system is activated
The audio system made inoperable by the
activated anti-theft system will be oper-
able if you give it the correct identification
number.
1. Follow the steps 3 and 4 described in
Setting the anti-theft systemº.
2. With your identification number ap-
pearing on the display, press the SCANº
button and hold it in until SECº appears
on the display. SECº will go off to indicate
that the system is reset and the audio sys-
tem is operable. If invalid buttons have
been used, Errº will appear on the display
before SECº appears. Try again from the
beginning.See Cancelling the anti-theft systemº for
notes on the figure with Errº.
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109 (a) Controls and functions
The temperature control knob is used to
adjust the temperature of the delivered
air.
Turn the knob toward the HIGH position
for higher temperature and toward the
LOW position for lower temperature.
The air intake control lever is used to se-
lect intake air, either outside air or recircu-
lated air.
With the lever in the OUTSIDE AIR posi-
tion, the system will take fresh outside air
into the unit. For recirculated air, move the
lever to the RECIRCULATED AIR posi-
tion.
The air flow control knob is used to select
the air flow outlets air is delivered from.
See (f) Air flow selectionº for detailed in-
formation.
The fan speed control knob is used to turn
on and off the fan and select the fan
speed.
The higher the fan speed setting is, the
more air is delivered. Turning the knob to
the OFFº position turns off the fan.
The air conditioning on-off button is used
to turn on and off the air conditioning.
With the button pressed in, the air condi-
tioning turns on. Pressing the button once
again will turn the air conditioning off.If the indicator light flashes, contact your
Toyota dealer as soon as possible. There
may be slippage of the drive belt or trouble
in the compressor. If this happens, the air
conditioning is automatically turned off to
avoid damage to the drive belt.
(b) Heating
1. Turn the temperature control knob
anywhere except the LOW position.
When dehumidified heating is desired,
turn the knob between the HIGH and
middle positions.
If cooler air is desired at face level for bi-
level operation, turn the knob around the
middle.
2. Move the air intake control lever to the
OUTSIDE AIR position.
If quick circulation of heated air is desired,
move the lever to the RECIRCULATED
AIR position.
For normal use, it is best to keep the lever
in the OUTSIDE AIR position. Otherwise
the windows will fog up more easily.
3. Turn the air flow control knob to the
FLOOR position.
If cooler air is desired at face level for bi-
level operation, turn the knob to the BI-
LEVEL position.
If the windshield fogs up easily, turn the
knob to the FLOOR/WINDSHIELD posi-
tion.For detailed information on air flow control
including other settings, see (f) Air flow
selectionº.
4. Turn the fan speed control knob any-
where except the OFFº position.
5. Leave the air conditioning on-off but-
ton in the OFF position.
If dehumidified heating is desired, press in
the air conditioning on-off button.
(c) Cooling
1. Turn the temperature control knob
anywhere between the middle and LOW
positions.
If warmer air is desired at floor level for bi-
level operation, turn the knob around the
middle.
2. Move the air intake control lever to the
OUTSIDE AIR position.
If quick circulation of cooled air is desired,
move the lever to the RECIRCULATED
AIR position.
For normal use, it is best to keep the lever
in the OUTSIDE AIR position.
3. Turn the air flow control knob to the
FACE position.
If warmer air is desired at floor level for bi-
level operation, turn the knob to the BI-
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