1999 TOYOTA TACOMA audio

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1. Headlight and turn signal switch
2. Wiper and washer switches
3. Emergency flasher switch
4. Passenger airbag manual on- off switch
5. Air conditioning controls
6. Car audio
7. Ashtray
8. Cigarette lighter
9. Power outlets
10. Clock
11. Parking brake lever
12. Ignition switch
13. Cruise control switch
14. Rear differential lock button
15. Instrument panel light control knob
16. Clutch start cancel switch (manual transmission) or driving pattern selector
button (automatic transmission)

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Part 1
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

Car audio system operating hints Air conditioning system
Controls
Air flow selector settings
Operating tips
Side vents
Type 1: AMF M ETR radio
Type 2: AMF M ETR radio/cassette player
Car audio systemÐ
ÐReference

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Type 3: AMF M ETR radio/cassette player/
compact disc auto changer controller
Type 4: AMF M ETR radio/compact disc
player/compact disc auto changer controller 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 ignition
key is in the ºACCº or ºONº position.
TURNING THE SYSTEM ON AND OFF
Push ºPWR´VOLº or ºVOL/PWRº to turn
the audio system on and off.
Push ºAMº, ºFMº, ºAM´FMº, ºTAPEº or
ºCDº to turn on that function without push-
ing ºPWR´VOLº or ºVOL/PWRº.
You can turn on each player by inserting
a cassette tape or compact disc.
You can turn off each player by ejecting
the cassette tape or compact disc. If the
audio system was previously off, then the
entire audio system will be turned off
when you eject the cassette tape or com-
pact disc. If the another function was pre-
viously playing, it will come on again.
SWITCHING BETWEEN FUNCTIONS
Push ºAMº, ºFMº, ºAM´FMº, ºTAPEº or
ºCDº if the system is already on but you
want to switch from one function to anoth-
er.
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 and bass levels. In fact, differ-
ent kinds of music and vocal programs
usually 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.
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some basics

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YOUR RADIO ANTENNA
To remove an antenna, carefully turn it
counterclockwise.
To lower a power antenna, turn off the
audio system by pushing ºPWR´VOLº or
ºVOL/PWRº, or turn the ignition key to
ºLOCKº.
On some models, the power antenna auto-
matically retracts when the radio mode is
switched off to turn on the cassette tape
player.
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 cas-sette 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
automatically 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 again.
NOTICE
Never try to disassemble or oil any
part of the compact disc player. Donot 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
until ºDISCº disappears from the display.
NOTICE
Do not use an adaptor for compact
disc singlesÐit could cause trackingerrors or interfere with the ejection of compact discs.

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features are described in the alphabetical
listing that follows.
ÐUsing your audio system:
controls and features
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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 ºTUNEº button).
Push and hold down the button until you
hear a beepÐthis will set the station 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 but-
ton number and station frequency will ap-
pear 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
FM
Push ºAM
F Mº to switch between the AM
and FM bands. ºAMº or ºFMº will appear
on the display.
If the audio system is off, you can turn
on the radio by pushing ºAM
FMº. BAL (Balance)
Turn the ºBALº knob with pulling to adjust
the balance between the right and left
speakers.
PWR´VOL (Power´Volume)
Push ºPWR´VOLº to turn the audio system
on and off. Turn ºPWR´VOLº to adjust the
volume.
ST (Stereo reception) display
Your radio automatically changes to stereo
reception when a stereo broadcast is re-
ceived. ºSTº appears on the display. If the
signal becomes weak, the radio reduces
the amount of channel separation to prev-
ent the weak signal from creating noise.
If the signal becomes extremely weak, the
radio switches from stereo to mono recep-
tion.
TONE
Move the ºTONEº ring around ºBALº to
adjust the tone.
TUNE
Tuning
Your Toyota has an electronic tuning radio
(ETR). Push and release the º
º (up) or
º º (down) side of ºTUNEº 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
station band.
To seek a station, push and hold the º º
or º º side of ºTUNEº until you hear a
beep. Do this again to find another sta-
tion.

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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 ºTUNEº button).
Push and hold down the button until you
hear a beepÐthis will set the station 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 but-
ton number and station frequency will ap-
pear 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).
(Eject button)
Push this button to eject a cassette. AM
FM
Push ºAM
F Mº to switch between the AM
and FM bands. ºAMº or ºFMº will appear
on the display.
If the audio system is off, you can turn
on the radio by pushing ºAM
FMº. Also,
push ºAM
F Mº to switch from cassette
operation to radio operation. BAL (Balance)
Move the ºBALº ring around ºTONEº to
adjust the balance between the right and
left speakers
FF (Fast forward)
Push the ºFFº to fast forward a cassette
tape.
To stop the tape while it is fast forward-
ing, lightly push the ºREWº.
If a tape fast forwards completely, the
cassette player will play the other side of
the tape, using the auto- reverse feature.
PROG (Program)
Push ºPROGº to select the other side of
a cassette tape.
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 true whether the
cassette was playing or fast forwarding.
REW (Rewind)
Push the ºREWº to rewind to a tape.
To stop the tape while it is rewinding,
lightly push the ºFFº.
If a tape side rewinds completely, the cas-
sette player will stop and then play that
same side.
ST (Stereo reception) display
Your radio automatically changes to stereo
reception when a stereo broadcast is re-
ceived. ºSTº appears on the display. If the
signal becomes weak, the radio reduces
the amount of channel separation to prev-
ent the weak signal from creating noise.
If the signal becomes extremely weak, the
radio switches from stereo to mono recep-
tion.
TA P E
Push ºTAPEº to switch from radio opera-
tion to cassette operation. If the audio
system is off, you can turn on the cas-
sette player by pushing ºTAPEº. In both
cases, a cassette must already be loaded
in the player.
TONE
Turn the ºTONEº knob to adjust the tone.

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TUNE
Tuning
Your Toyota has an electronic tuning radio
(ETR). Push and release the º
º (up) or
º º (down) side of ºTUNEº 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
station band.
To seek a station, push and hold the º º
or º º side of ºTUNEº until you hear a
beep. Do this again to find another sta-
tion.
VOL/PWR (Volume/Power)
Push ºVOL/PWRº to turn the audio system
on and off. Turn ºVOL/PWRº to adjust the
volume.