1997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER audio

106Your audio system shows three different
button displays that changes 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 abeepÐthis 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 VFMº) To cancel out the preset
station memory, push 1º, 2º, and 3º atthe same time and hold them in until you hear a beep.
(Eject Button)
Push the cassette tape eject button to eject a cassette. Push the compact disc eject button to eject a compact disc.
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 / 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 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.

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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. 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 revers
sides and start playing the other side.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks for the track button
to work correctly. In addition, the feature
may not work well with some spokenword, 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.
/ (Reverse/Fast forward but-
tons)
Cassette Player Push the fast forward button to fast for-
ward a cassette tape. FFº will appear on
the display. Push the revers 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 com-
pact disc player will resume playing. AM
VFM
Push AM VFMº 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 VFMº. Also, push
the AM VFMº button to switch from cas-
sette operation to radio operation. BAL (Balance)
This knob lets you adjust the balance be- tween the right and left speakers. Push MID/BALº so that it pops out of its
retracted position. Pull out the knob. Turn
the knob to adjust the balance. Push theknob back into its retracted position. BASS This knob lets you adjust the bass level.
Push BASSº so that it pops out of its re-
tracted position. Turn the knob to adjust
the bass. Push the knob back into its re-tracted position.

108CD (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. Dolby )

B VC*
If you are listening to a tape that was re- corded with Dolby )
B or C Noise Reduc-
tion, push the button marked with the
double-D symbol until the appropriatesymbol appears on the display. To turn off
Dolby, push the button until the symbol
disappears fro mt he display. 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.
*: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation. DOLBYº and the
double-D symbol are trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licens- ing Corporation.
Five EQ settings

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EQ (Equalizer)
Your audio system can store five different EQ settings in its memory so that you will not need to readjust in every time you lis-
ten to a different program.
Five common settings are sorted in the
system's memory when it is manufac-tured (see illustration).
To use a preset EQ setting: Push EQº.
The levels for the first setting and EQ-1º
will a
ppear on the display. Push EQº until
you reach the setting you want. The audio
system will adjust the program you are
hearing to the selected setting.
To change a preset EQ setting: Push EQº
until the setting you want to change ap-
pears on the display. Adjust the base, mid-range, and treble levels using the
BASSº, MID/BALº, and TREB/FADEº.
To save an EQ setting: After you have
changed a setting, push EQº until you
hear a beep. This will replace the original factory setting with your new one.
To cancel one of the EQ settings you
saved: With the setting on the display,
push in and hold EQº until you have
heard both the first saveº beep and a sec-
ond beep that means the setting has been
canceled. The original factory setting will
appear on the display. To cancel all of the changed EQ settings: 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 MID/BALº knob so that it pops out
of its retracted position. Turn the knob toadjust
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 ture whether the
cassette was playing or fast forwarding.
PWR/VOL (Power/Volume) Push PWR/VOLº to turn the audio sys-
tem on and off. Turn 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.

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Push
SKIPº. SKIPº will appear on the dis-
play. 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 forward 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. Ifthe 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 T APEº to switch from radio or com-
pact disc operation 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
retracted position. TUNE
Tuning
Your Toyota has an electronic tuning radio
(ETR). Push and release the  ~º (up) or
 ! º (down) side of TUNEº to set up or
down the station band. (If you hear a
beep, you held the button too long and the
radio willgo 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
vº side of TUNEº until you hear a beep. Do this again to find another station. 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
form LOCKº to ACCº or ONº. Also, the
anti-theft light flashes every few seconds
while the ignition key is in the LOCKºposition.
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 thedisplay.
ErrºÐYou have pushed wrongbuttons.
ÐAnti-theft system
(Type 2-2 and 3 only)

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1-9ºÐIndicates the number of er-rors 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 inoper-
able. Contact you Toyota dealer.
Setting a security code for the first time.
1. Turn off the audio system.
Turn the iginition key to ACCº.Simultaneously push and hold in 1º, 6º,
and PWR/VOLº until SECº appears on
the display.2. While you are holding in the  ~º side of
TUNEº, push 1º.
The display will read Ð.
On some modes,  º and  º will also
turn on.

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Changing the security code
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 in
the display.2. While you are holding in the  ~º side of
TUNEº push 1º.
The display will read к. On some models,  º and  º will also
turn on.3. Input the existing three-digit code.
You have 10 seconds to enter each digit. For example, 209º:
To set the first digit: Push 1º until the digit
you want appears on the display.
To set the second digit: Push 2º until the
digit you want appears on the display.
To set the third digit: Push 3º until the digit
you want appears on the display.

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4. The three-digit code should be on thedisplay.
Push SCANº.
5. Repeat steps 2 and 3, this time enter- ing your new code. You can use digits 0º through 9º.6. The new three-digit code should be onthe display.
Push and hold in SCANº until the display
goes dark. (At first, SECº will appear on
the display.) If you pushed any wrong buttons, Errº and the number of errors you have made will appear on the display
before SECº does. Go back to step 2and try again. If the display returns to
Ð while you are entering the code,
go back to step 3.
To make sure the security code has been accepted, turn the ignition to LOCKº andthen
back to ACCº. SECº should appear
on the display.
NOTICE
A tenth error will activate the anti-theft system and HELPº will
appear on the display. The audiosystem will be completely inoperable. At this time, theanti-theft light also comes on. If this
occurs, contact your Toyota dealer.