1999 Lexus ES300 Owner's Manuals (in English)

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ºRPTº button:
The repeat feature automatically
replays the current program.
Push the ºRPTº button while the program is playing.
When the program ends, it will automatically be rewound
and replayed. Push the button again to turn off the
repeat feature.
There must be at least 4 seconds of blank space
between programs for the repeat feature to work
correctly.
ºSKIPº button: The skip feature allows you to fast
forward past long stretches of blank tape. This is
especially useful at the end of cassettes.
Push the ºSKIPº button. The player will automatically
skip any blank portions of 15 seconds or more and play
the next program. To cancel it, push the button once
again.
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230ºSCANº button: Push the ºSCANº button. ºSCANº
appears on the display. The player will fast forward to
the next program, play it for 12 seconds, and then scan
again. To select a program, push the ºSCANº button a
second time.

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ºAutomatic program selectionº button: The
automatic program selection feature allows you to
program your cassette player to skip forward or
backward to locate the song you want to hear. You can
skip up to nine programs at a time.
Push this button on the upper side to skip forward. ºFFº
and the number will appear on the display. Push the
button until the number you want to skip appears on the
display. After that, the player will automatically skip
forward.
When the end of the tape is reached, the player
automatically reverses sides and resumes normal play.

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232Push this button on the lower side to skip backward.
Push the button until ºREWº and the number you want
to skip appear on the display.

If you set ºREW 1º, the player will rewind to the
beginning of the current program.
 When counting the number of programs you want to
rewind, remember to count the current program as
well. For example, if you want to rewind to a song that
is two before the song you are listening to, push this
button until ºREW 3º appears on the display.
When the beginning of the tape is reached, the player
automatically resumes normal play.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank space
between programs for this feature to work correctly.
ºRPTº, ºSKIPº or ºAutomatic program selectionº
features: These features may not work well with some
spoken word, live or classical recordings.
Compact disc player operation
The compact disc player is an optional accessory that
your vehicle is pre±wired to accept. Although your audio
system has a ºCDº button, your vehicle may or may not
be equipped with a CD player. Please contact your
dealer for additional details if you would like to have the
optional CD player installed.
(a) Inserting compact discs

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1. Pull the lever and open the glovebox door.
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2. Push this button to eject the magazine.

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3. Pull out the tray while pushing the lock release
button.
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4. Put a disc on the tray with its label face down and
push the tray back into the magazine.
If the label faces up, the disc cannot be played. In this
case, ºErrº and the disc number appears on the display.

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5. Insert the magazine into the player as indicated
by the arrow head on the magazine and close the
glovebox door.
When the magazine is set completely, the system will be
in a ºLoadº cycle for approximately 20 seconds while the
system searches for discs in the magazine. Upon
completion of this cycle, the CD unit will be ready to play.
If the ºCDº button is pushed during the ºLoadº cycle,
ºLOADº appears on the display until the system has
completed the load cycle, after which the system will
begin normal play.
CAUTION
To reduce the chance of injury in case of an accident or
a sudden stop, always keep the glovebox door closed
while driving.

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Push the ºCDº button if the magazine is already
loaded in the player.
ºCDº appears on the display.
The discs set in the magazine are played continuously,
starting with disc number 1. The disc number of the disc
currently being played, the track number and the time
from
the beginning of the program appear on the display.
When play of one disc ends, the first track of the
following disc starts. When play of the final disc ends,
play of the first disc starts again.
The player will skip any empty disc trays. (c) Selecting a desired disc