1997 TOYOTA AVALON CD player

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Do not modify, remove or open any
components or wiring, such as the
steering wheel column cover, front
passenger airbag cover, front pas-
senger airbag, airbag sensor as-
sembly. Doing any of these may
cause sudden SRS airbag inflation
or disable the system, which could
result in personal injury.
Failure to follow these instructions
can result serious injuries.
Do not perform any of the following changes without consulting your
Toyota dealer. Such changes caninterfere with proper operation ofthe SRS airbag system in somecases.
Installation of electronic itemssuch as a mobile two-way radio,
cassette tape player or compactdisc player
Modification of the suspension
system
Modification of the front endstructure
Attachment of a grille guard (bullbar, kangaroo bar, etc.), snow-
plow, winches or any other equip-ment to the front end
Repairs made on or near the frontend structure, console, steeringcolumn, steering wheel or dash-board near the front passenger
airbag
NOTICE
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.
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Part 1Car audio systemÐ
ÐReference
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OPERATION OF
INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLSÐ
Chapter 1-7
Car audio system
and Air conditioning
system
Car audio system
Reference
 Using your audio system:
some basics
 Using your audio system:
controls and features
 CD (Compact Disc) Auto
changer
 Anti-theft system
 Car audio system operating
hints Air conditioning system

Controls
 Air flow selector settings
 Operating Tips
 Instrumental vents
Type 1: AM´FM ETR radio/cassette
player
Type 1-2: AMV FM ETR radio/cassette
player
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Type 1-3: AM´FM ETR radio/cassette
player
Type 2: 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/VOLº to turn the audio sys-
tem on and off.
Push
AM V FMº or TAPEº or CDº to turn
on that function without pushing 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 another function
was previously playing, it will come on
again.
SWITCHING BETWEEN FUNCTIONS
Push AM V FMº, TAPEº or CDº if the sys-
tem 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 of
your own system.
Tone
How good an audio program sounds to
you is largely determined by the mix of the
treble, midrange, and bass levels. In fact,
different kinds of music and vocal pro-
grams usually sound better with different
mixes of treble, mid-range, 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 AUDIO ANTENNA
Your vehicle has an antenna printed on
the inside of the rear window.
Attaching the film (especially
conductive or metalic type) on the
rear window will noticeably reducethe sensitivity of the radio.
NOTICE
YOUR CASSETTE PLAYER
When you insert a cassette, the exposed
tape should be to the right.
Do not oil any part of the player anddo not insert anything other than
cassette tapes into the slot, or thetape player may be damaged.
NOTICE
YOUR COMPACT DISC PLAYER
Your compact disc player has an automat-
ic charger which stores up to 12 discs. To
insert discs in the automatic changer, see
CD (Compact Disc) Auto changerº. The
compact disc player will play from track 1
through to the end of the disc. Then it will
play from track 1 again.
Never try to disassemble or oil anypart of the compact disc player. Do
not insert anything except acompact disc into the slot.
NOTICE
The player is intended for use with 12 cm
(4.7 in) discs only.
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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 TUNE/SEEKº or
TUNEº). Push and hold down the button
until
you hear a beepÐthis will set the sta-
tion to the button. 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 1-1 and 1-2ÐThese systems can
store one AM and one FM station for each
button. The preset station for each button.
The preset station memory will be can-
celed out if the power source is inter-
rupted (battery disconnected or fuse
blown).
Type 1-3ÐThese system can store one
AM and two FM stations for each button.
(The display will show AMº, FM2º when
you push AMV FMº.) To cancel out the pre-
set station memory, push 1º, 2º, and 3º
at the same time and hold them in until you
hear a beep. AM
V FM
Push AM V FMº to switch between the AM
and FM brands. AMº or FMº will appear
on the display.
Types 1-1 and 1-2кAMº or FMº will ap-
pear on the display.
Type 1-3ÐAMº or 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
AM'FMº to switch from cassette opera-
tion to radio operation.
APS (Automatic program selection)
Type 1-3 only
The automatic program selection (APS)
feature allows you to program your 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 tracks
you 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 cassette 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.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks in order for APS to
work correctly. In addition, APS feature
may not work well with some spoken
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92BAL (Balance)
This knob lets you adjust the balance be-
tween the right and left speakers.
Type 1-1ÐPush BAL/FADEº so that it
pops
out of its retracted position. Turn the
knob to adjust the balance. Push the knob
back into its retracted position.
Types 1-2 and 1-3ÐPull out PWR VVOL/
BALº. Turn the knob to adjust the balance.
Push the knob back into its normal posi-
tion.
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.
Dolby
) NR*
Types 1-1 and 1-2
If you are listening to a tape that was re-
corded with Dolby
) Noise Reduction,
push the button marked with the
double-D symbol. The double-D symbol
will appear on the display. Push the button
again to turn off Dolby
)NR. The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise
by about 10 dB. For best sound reproduc-
tion, play your tapes with this button on or
off according to the mode used for record-
ing the tape.
*: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Lab-
oratories Licensing Corporation. DOLBYº and the double D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Dolby [ B V
C NR*
Type 1-3
If you are listening to a tape that was re-
cored with Dolby
[ B or C Noise Reduc-
tion, push the button marked with the
double-D symbol until the appropriate
symbol appears on the display. To turn off
Dolby
[ NR, push the button until the sym-
bol disappears from the 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 Lab-
oratories Licensing Corporation. DOLBYº and the double D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
EJECT/ (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.
FADE
This knob lets you adjust the balance be-
tween the front and rear speakers.
Type 1-1ÐPush BAL/FADEº 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 position.
Types 1-2 and 1-3ÐMove the FADEº
ring around PWR/VOLº to adjust the
front/rear balance.
MTL (Metal) display
Type 1-3 only
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.
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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 featureÐAfter 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 V VOL (Power V Volume)
Type 1-1 only
Push PWR V VOLº to turn the audio sys-
tem on and off. Turn the PWR V VOLº
knob to adjust the volume.
PWR/VOL (Power/Volume)
Types 1-2 and 1-3
Push PWR/VOLº to turn the audio sys-
tem on and off. T urn the PWR/VOLº knob
to adjust the volume.
Pull out and then turn PWR/VOLº to ad-
just the balance between the right and left
speakers. Move FADEº around PWR/
VOLº to adjust the front/rear balance. 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 VM (Radio monitor)
Type 1-3 only
The radio monitor feature allows you to
listen to the radio while a cassette is being
rewound or fast forwarded. Push R
VMº. RV 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 can not change the radio station
unless you switch out of the cassette play-
er function.)
Push R VMº again to turn off the RV M fea-
ture.
RPT (Repeat)
Type 1-3 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-
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94SCAN (for radio)
Types 1-2 and 1-3
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.
SCAN (for cassette player)
Type 1-3 only
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.
SKIP
Type 1-3 only
The skip feature allows you to fast forward
past long stretches off blank tape. This is
especially useful at the end of cassettes.
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. 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 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.ProCarManuals.com