1997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER radio

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Do not put objects on or in front of
the dashboard or steering wheel
pad that houses the airbag sys-
tem. They might restrict inflation
or cause personal injury as they
are projected rearward.
Do not modify, remove or open
any component or wiring, such as
the steering wheel, column cover,
front passenger airbag, airbag
sensor assembly. Doing any of
these may cause sudden SRS air-
bag inflation or disable the sys-
tem, which could result in person-
al injury.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in severe injuries.
NOTICE
Do not perform any of the following changes without consulting your
Toyota dealer. Such changes caninterfere with proper operation ofthe SRS airbag system in some
cases.
Installation of electronic itemssuch as a mobile two-way radio,
cassette tape player or compact
disc player
Modification of the suspension system
Modification of the front endstructure
Attachment of a grille guard (bull
bar, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow-plow winches or any other equip-
ment to the front end
Repairs made on or near the frontend structure, console, steering
column, steering wheel or dash-board near the front passengerairbag.
This SRS airbag system has a service re-
minder indicator to inf orm the driver of op-
erating problems. If either of the following
conditions occurs, this indicates a mal-
function of the airbags. Contact your To-
yota dealer as soon as possible to service
the vehicle. The light does not come on when the
ignition key is turned to the ACCº or
ONº position, or remains on.
The light comes on while driving.

Part 1Car audio systemÐ ÐReference
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTSAND CONTROLSÐ
Chapter 1-7 Car audio system and Air conditioningsystem
Car audio system
Reference
Using your audio system: some basics
Using your audio system: controls and features
Anti-theft system
Car audio system operating hints
Air conditioning system
Controls
Air flow selector settings
Operating Tips
Instrumental vents
Rear heater system
Type 1: AM´FM ETR radio
Type 2-1: AM
VFM ETR radio/cassette
player

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Type 2-2: AM´FM ETR radio/cassette player
Type 3: AMVFM ETR radio/cassette
player/compact disc player This section describes some of the basic
features on Toyota audio systems. Some
information may not pertain to your sys-tem.
Your audio system works when the igni- tion key is in the ACCº or ONº position. TURNING THE SYSTEM ON AND OFF Push PWR
VVOLº or PWR/VOLº to turn
the audio system on and off. Push AM VFMº or TAPEº to turn on that
function without pushing PWR VVOLº or
PWR/VOLº.
You can turn on the cassette player by in- serting a cassette tape.
You can turn off the cassette player by
ejecting the cassette tape. If the audio
system was previously off, then the entire
audio system will be turned off when you eject the cassette tape. If the radio was
previously on, it will come on again. SWITCHING BETWEEN FUNCTIONS
Push AM VFMº or TAPEº if the system is
already on but you want to switch from
one function to another. TONE AND BALANCE
For details about your system's tone and
balance controls, see the description ofyour own system.
Tone
How good an audio program sounds to
you is largely determined by the mix of the
treble, and bass levels. In fact, different
kinds of m
usic and vocal programs usual-
ly sound better with different mixes of treble and bass. Balance
A good balance of the left and right stereo
channels and of the front and rear sound levels is also important. Keep in mind that if you are listening to a
stereo recording or broadcast, changing
the right/left balance will increase the vol-
ume of one group of sounds while de-
creasing the volume of another.
ÐUsing your audio system:
some basics

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YOUR RADIO ANTENNA
To lower a manual antenna, carefully
push
it down.
To lower a power antenna, turn off the au-
dio system by pushing PWR-VOLº or
PWR/VOLº, or turn the ignition key toLOCKº.
On some models, the power antenna au-
tomatically retracts when the radio mode
is switched off to turn on the cassette tape
player.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the antenna, make sure it is retracted before
driving you Toyota through an automatic car wash.
YOUR CASSETTE PLAYER
When you insert a cassette, the exposed tape should be to the right.
NOTICE
Do not oil any part of the player and do not insert anything other than
cassette tapes into the slot, or the tape player may be damaged.
YOUR COMPACT DISC PLAYER
When you insert a disc, gently push it in with the label side up. (The player will au-
tomatically eject a disc if the label side is down.) The compact disc player will play
from track 1 through the end of the disc.Then it will play from track 1 through the
end of the disc. Then it will play from track 1 again.
NOTICE
Never try to disassemble or oil any part of the compact disc player. Do
not insert anything except a compact disc into the slot.
8 cm (3 in.) compact disc singles
Your compact disc player does not need an adaptor to play compact disc singles.
Compact disc singles are about 8 cm (3
in.) in diameter-smaller than standard discs.
After you eject a compact disc single, do
not insert a standard 12 cm (5 in.) disc un-
til DISCº disappears from the display.
NOTICE
Do not use an adaptor for compact disc singlesÐ it could cause
tracking errors or interfere with the ejection of compact discs.

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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 beep
Ð this will set the station to the button.
The button number will appear on the dis-
play.
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 one
FM station for each button. The preset
station memory will be canceled out if the
power source is interrupted (battery dis-
connected or fuse blown). AM V FM
Push AM VFMº to switch between the AM
and FM bands. AMº or FMº will appear
on the display.
If the audio system is off, you can turn on the radio by pushing AM VFMº. BAL (Balance)
This knob lets you adjust the balance be- tween the right and left speakers.
Move the BALº ring around TONEº to adjust the right/left balance BASS This knob lets you adjust the bass level. Push BASS/TREBº so that it pops out of
its retracted position. Turn the
knob to ad-
just the bass. Push the knob back into its
retracted position.
FADE
This knob lets you adjust the balance be- tween the front and rear speakers. Push BAL/F ADEº so that it pops out of its
retracted position. Pull out the knob. Turn
the knob to adjust the front/rear balance. Push the knob back into its retracted posi-
tion. PWR VVOL (Power VVolume)
Push PWR VVOLº to turn the audio sys-
tem on and off. Turn the PWR VVOLº knob
to adjust the volume. SCAN When you push SCANº, the radio finds
the next station up the station band, plays
it for 5 seconds, and then scans again. To select a station, push SCANº a second time.
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.
TREB (Treble)
This knob lets you adjust the treble level. Push BASS/TREBº so that it pops out of
its retracted position. Pull out the knob.
Turn the knob to adjust the treble. Push the knob back into its retracted position.

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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.

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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.
Type 2-1ÐThese systems can store one
AM and on FM station for each button.The preset station memory will be can-
celed out if the power source is inter- rupted (battery disconnected or fuseblown).
Type 2-2ÐThese 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 can-
cel 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 but you will
not be able to reinsert it. AM VFM
Push AM VFMº to switch between the AM
and FM bands.
Type 2-1кAMº or FMº will appear on
the display.
Type 2-2ÐAMº, FM1º or FM2º will ap-
pear on the display.
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. APS (Automatic program selection)
Type 2-2 only
The automatic program selection (APS) feature allows you to program you cas-
sette player to skip forward or backward
to locate the song you want to hear. You can skip up to nine tracks at a time. Push APSº. APSº and 1º will appear on
the display. Next, push APSº until the number on the display reaches the number of tracks you want to skip. If you push APSº ten times,
the APS feature will be turned off.
If you choose the number 1º, the play- er will rewind to the beginning of the
current track.
When counting the number of tracksyou want to rewind, remember to count the current track as well. For ex-
ample, if you want to rewind to a song
that is two before the song you are lis-
tening to, push APSº until 3º appears
on the display.
Finally, push REWº or FFº to choose the
direction you want to skip. The player will
rewind or fast forward the selected num-
ber of tracks and play.
The APS number you select can be higher
than the number of tracks remaining on
the current casette side. After the begin-
ning or end of the tape is reached, the
player will automatically reverse sides
and rewind or fast forward the additional
number of tracks.

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REW/FF (Rewind/Fast forward) Push
the FFº side of the button to fast for-
ward a cassette tape. FFº will appear on
the display. Push the REWº side to re-
wind a tape. REWº will appear on the dis-
play.
To stop the tape while it is fast forwarding,
push FFº or TAPEº; to stop the tape
while it is rewinding, push REWº or
TAPEº. The tape will immediately begin
to play.
If a tape side rewinds completely, the cas-
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. R.M. (Radio monitor)
Type 2-2 only
The radio monitor feature allows you to
listen to the radio while a cassette is being
rewound or fast forwarded.
Push R VMº. R VMº 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 can not change the radio station
unless you switch out of the cassette play-
er function.) Push R
VM.º again to turn off the RM fea-
ture. RPT (Repeat)
Type 2-2 only
The repeat feature automatically replays the current cassette. Push RPTº while the track is playing.
RPTº will appear on the display. When
the track ends, it will automatically be re-
wound and replayed. This process will be continued until you push the button again
to turn off the repeat feature.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks in order for the re-
peat feature to work correctly. SCAN
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. SKIP
Type 2-2 only
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 1- 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.