2001 Lexus GS300 CD player

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Using your audio system:
some basics
This section describes some of the basic fea-
tures of the Lexus audio system. Some in-
formation may not pertain to your system.
Your audio system works when the ignition
key is in the ºACCº or ºONº position.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the car audio
on longer than necessary when the
engine is not running.
(a) Turning the system on and
off
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POWER±VOL: Push this knob to turn the
audio system on and off. Turn this knob to
adjust the volume. The system turns on in
the last mode used.
AUDIO: Push this button to display switches
for audio system.
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Push the ºAMº, ºFMº, ºTAPEº or ºDISCº
button to turn on that mode. The selected
mode turns on directly.
Push these buttons if you want to switch from
one mode to another.
If the tape or disc is not set, the cassette play-
er or compact disc player does not turn on.
You can turn off the cassette player by eject-
ing the cassette tape. If the audio system
was previously off, then the entire audio sys-
tem will be turned off when you eject the cas-
sette tape. If another function was previously
playing, it will come on again.

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The switches for radio, cassette tape and
compact disc player operation are dis-
played on the liquid crystal display.
Touch them lightly and directly on the
screen.
The selected switch is highlighted in green.
(b) Automatic sound levelizer
When the audio sound becomes difficult to
be heard due to road noise, wind noise, etc.
during driving, touch the ºASLº switch. The
system adjusts to the optimum volume and
tone quality according to the noise level.

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(d) Your radio antenna
The wire antenna is mounted inside the rear
window.
NOTICE
When cleaning the inside of the rear
window, be careful not to scratch or
damage the wire antenna.
Putting a window tint (especially,
conductive or metallic type) on the
rear window may affect the reception
of radio. For the installation of the
window tint, consult with your Lexus
dealer.
(e) Your cassette player
When you insert a cassette, the exposed
tape should be to the right.
NOTICE
Do not oil any part of the cassette
player, and do not insert anything
except a cassette tape into the slot.
(f) Your automatic changer
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If your Lexus is equipped with an automatic
changer, it can play selected discs or contin-
uously play all the discs set in the magazine.
When you set discs into the magazine, make
sure they face the correct way. If not, the
player will display ºERRORº and the disc
number.
NOTICE
Never try to disassemble or oil any part
of the compact disc player. Do not
insert anything except a compact disc
into the magazine.

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95 The player is intended for use with 12 cm (4.7
in.) discs only.
Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
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Push these buttons to choose either an
AM or FM station.
ºAMº, ºFM1º, ºFM2º or ºFM TYPEº appears
on the display.
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Turn this knob to step up the station band
or to step down.
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 prevent the
weak signal from creating noise. If the signal
becomes extremely weak, the radio
switches from stereo to mono reception. In
this case, ºSTº disappears from the display.

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100To recall a radio text message, touch the
ºRECALLº switch. Each time you touch the
switch, the message will be displayed from
the new one.
When you touch the ºOKº switch, the pre-
vious screen returns.
Cassette tape player operation
(a) Playing a cassette tape
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When you insert a cassette tape, the ex-
posed tape should be to the right.
The player will automatically start when you
insert a cassette tape. At this time, ºTAPEº
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 ºMTLº appears
on the display.
To stop or eject the cassette tape, push the
º
º button.
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If a cassette is already in the slot, push the
ºTAPEº button.
Dolby Noise Reduction* feature: If you
are listening to a tape that was recorded with
Dolby B Noise Reduction, touch the switch
marked with the double
±D symbol. The
ºDOLBY
±Bº will appear on the display. Touch
the switch again to turn off Dolby B NR.
The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise by
about 10 dB. For best sound reproduction,
play your tapes with this switch on or off ac-
cording to the mode used for recording the
tape.

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101 * Dolby noise reduction manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation. ºDOLBYº and the double±D
symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Labora-
tories Licensing Corporation.
(b) Manual program selection
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Reverse switch: You can reverse the tape
by touching the ºº switch or ºPROGº
button at the same time. The display will
show the opposite direction after reversing
the tape. Also if the tape reaches the end of
one side, it is automatically reversed to the
other side.
Fast forward and Rewind switches: Yo u
can fast forward or fast rewind by touching
the ºº or ºº switch.To stop the tape while it is fast forwarding,
touch ºº, to stop the tape while it is re-
winding, touch ºº.
If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette
player will stop and then play the that same
side. If a tape fast forwards completely, the
cassette player will play the other side of the
tape using the auto±reverse feature.
Auto±reverse feature: After the cassette
player reaches the end of a tape, it automati-
cally reverses and begins to play the other
side, regardless of whether the cassette was
playing or fast forwarding.

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(c) Automatic program
selection
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ºRPTº switch: The repeat feature automati-
cally replays the current program.
Touch the ºRPTº switch while the program is
playing. When the program ends, it will auto-
matically be rewound and replayed. Touch
the switch again to turn off the repeat feature.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between programs for the repeat fea-
ture to work correctly.
ºSKIPº switch: The skip feature allows you
to fast forward past long stretches of blank
tape. This is especially useful at the end of
cassettes.Touch the ºSKIPº switch. The player will au-
tomatically skip any blank portions of 15 se-
conds or more and play the next program. To
cancel it, touch the switch once again.
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ºAutomatic program selectionº button:
The automatic program selection feature al-
lows you to program your cassette player to
skip forward or backward to locate the song
you want to hear. You can skip up to 9 pro-
grams at a time.
Push this button on the upper side to skip for-
ward. ºFFº and the number will appear on the
display. Push the button until the number
you want to skip appears on the display. Af-
ter that, the player will automatically skip for-
ward.When the end of the tape is reached, the
player automatically reverses sides and re-
sumes normal play.
Push 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 5 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.

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Compact disc player operation
The compact disc player is an optional ac-
cessory that your vehicle is pre±wired to ac-
cept. Although your audio system has a CD
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. Push the lock release button and open
the cover.
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2. Push this button to eject the magazine.
3. Pull out the tray while pushing the lock
release button.