2000 Lexus ES300 Owner's Manuals (in English)

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1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Push one of the station selector buttons ( 1±6 )
and hold it until a beep is heard. This sets the station
to the button and the button number ( 1±6 ) appears
on the display.
Each button can store one AM station and two FM
stations. To change the preset station to a different one,
follow the same procedure.
The preset station memory is cancelled when the power
source is interrupted by battery disconnection or a blown
fuse. (c) Selecting a station
Your Lexus has an electronic tuning radio (ETR). Tune
in the desired station using one of the following methods.

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Preset tuning: Push the button ( 1±6 ) for the station you
want briefly. The button number ( 1±6 ) and station
frequency appear on the display.
Manual tuning: Push the ªTUNE SEEKº button briefly.
Each time you push the button, the radio will step up or
down to another frequency.
Seek tuning: Push the ªTUNE SEEKº button and hold
it until you hear a beep. The radio will begin seeking up
or down for a station of the nearest frequency and will
stop on reception. Each time you push the button, the
stations will be searched out one after another.

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To scan all the frequencies: Push the ªSCANº button.
ªSCANº appears on the display. The radio will find the
next station up the band, stay there for a few seconds,
and then scan again. To select a station, push the
ªSCANº button a second time.
To scan the preset stations: Push the ªP.SCANº
button. ªP.SCANº appears on the display. 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 the ªP.SCANº button a second
time.Cassette tape player operation
(a) Playing a cassette tape
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should be to the right.
The player will automatically start when you insert a
cassette tape. At this time, ªTAPEº appears on the
display.
If a metal or chrome equivalent cassette
tape is put in the
cassette player, the player will automatically adapt to it
and ªMETALº appears on the display.
To stop or eject the cassette tape, push the ªEJECTº
button.
Auto±reverse feature: After the cassette player
reaches the end of a tape, it automatically reverses and
begins to play the other side, regardless of whether the
cassette was playing or fast forwarding.
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If a cassette is already in the slot, push the ªTAPEº
button.
Dolby Noise Reduction* feature:
If you are listening to
a tape that was recorded with Dolby* B or C Noise
Reduction, push the button by the double±D symbol until
the appropriate symbol appears on the display.
The Dolby B NR mode reduces tape noise by about 10
dB. The Dolby C NR mode reduces tape noise by
another 10 dB or about 20 dB total. For best sound
reproduction, select the same NR mode that was used
to record the tape.
To play a tape recorded without Dolby NR, push the
button until the symbol disappears from the display.
* Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation. ªDOLBYº and the
double±D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
(b) Manual program selection

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ªProgramº button: Push the ª
º button to select
the other side of a cassette tape. The display indicates
which side is currently selected (ª º indicates top side,
ª  º indicates bottom side).
ªRewindº button: Push the ª º button to rewind a
tape. ªREWº appears on the display.
To stop rewinding, push the same button or ªTAPEº
button.
ªFast forwardº button: Push the ª

º button to fast
forward a cassette tape. ªFFº appears on the display.
To stop fast forwarding, push the same button or ªT APEº
button. (c) Automatic program selection

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ªRPTº button: The repeat feature automatically
replays the current program.
Push the ªRPTº 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.
ªSKIPº 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 ªSKIPº 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
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ªSCANº button: Push the ªSCANº button. ªSCANº
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 ªSCANº button a
second time.