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(b) Presetting a station
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1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Touch one of the station selector
switches (1±6) and hold it until a beep is
heard. This sets the station to the switch
and the frequency appears on the switch
Each switch can store FM1, FM2 and AM. 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 bat-
tery 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.
Preset tuning: Touch the switch (1±6) or
push the º

º or ºº bu tto n of th e ºCHº button
for the station you want. The switch (1±6) is
highlighted in green and station frequency
appears on the display.
Manual tuning: Turn the ºTUNEº knob brief-
ly. Each time you turn the knob, the radio will
step up or down to another frequency.
Seek tuning: Push the º

º or ºº button of
the ºSEEKº 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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Scan tuning:Touch the ºSCANº switch
briefly. ºSCANº appears on the display. The
radio will find the next station up or down the
band, stay there for a few seconds, and then
scan again. To select a station, touch the
ºSCANº switch a second time.

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name for traffic program station is displayed
and ºTRAFº is lit for a while until traffic an-
nouncement is received. When traffic an-
nouncement program starts broadcasting,
ºTrafficº will appear on the screen.
After the traffic announcement program is
over, the previous mode returns.
(e) TYPE (Program type)
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When you touch the ºRDS SRCHº switch
during FM reception, ºRDS SEARCHº ap-
pears and the radio starts to search RDS sta-
tion.
If any RDS station cannot be found, ºNO
RDS Stations Foundº appears and the pre-
vious mode returns.
If RDS stations are found, the stations are
read and preset by program type. The FM
TYPE mode screen displays the º** RDS
Stations Foundº (** indicates the number of
stations which are found) and then RDS sta-
tions appear in the order of frequency.If in one program type, more than 6 stations
are found, the 6 stations are preset in the or-
der of the lower frequency.
Each time you push the º
º or ºº, the
program type changes as in the following:
ROCK
EASY LIS (Easy listening)
CLS/JAZZ (Classical music and Jazz)
R&B (Rhythm and Blues)
INFORM (Information)
RELIGION
MISC.
ALERT (Emergency message)

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Car audio system operating
hints
NOTICE
To ensure the correct audio system op-
eration:
Be careful not to spill beverages
over the audio system.
Do not put anything other than a cas-
sette tape or CD magazine into the
cassette tape slot or CD changer.
The use of cellular phone inside or
near the vehicle may cause a noise
from the speakers of the audio
system which you are listening to.
However, this does not indicate a
malfunction.
Radio reception
Usually, the problem with radio reception
does not mean there is a problem with your
radio ± it is just the normal result of conditions
outside the vehicle.For example, nearby buildings and terrain
can interfere with FM reception. Power lines
or telephone wires can interfere with AM sig-
nals. And of course, radio signals have a lim-
ited range, and the farther you are from a sta-
tion, the weaker its signal will be. In addition,
reception conditions change constantly as
your vehicle moves.
Here are some common reception problems
that probably do not indicate a problem with
your radio:
FM
Fading and drifting stations ± Generally,
the effective range of FM is about 40 km (25
miles). Once outside this range, you may no-
tice fading and drifting, which increase with
the distance from the radio transmitter. They
are often accompanied by distortion.
Multi±path ± FM signals are reflective, mak-
ing it possible for two signals to reach your
antenna at the same time. If this happens,
the signals will cancel each other out, caus-
ing a momentary flutter or loss of reception.
Static and fluttering ± These occur when
signals are blocked by buildings, trees, or
other large objects. Increasing the bass lev-
el may reduce static and fluttering.Station swapping ± If the FM signal you are
listening to is interrupted or weakened, and
there is another strong station nearby on the
FM band, your radio may tune in the second
station until the original signal can be picked
up again.
AM
Fading ± AM broadcasts are reflected by the
upper atmosphere ± especially at night.
These reflected signals can interfere with
those received directly from the radio station,
causing the radio station to sound alternately
strong and weak.
Station interference ± When a reflected sig-
nal and a signal received directly from a radio
station are very nearly the same frequency,
they can interfere with each other, making it
difficult to hear the broadcast.
Static ± AM is easily affected by external
sources of electrical noise, such as high ten-
sion power lines, lightening, or electrical mo-
tors. This results in static.
Caring for your cassette player and tapes
For high performance from your cassette
player and tapes:
Clean the tape head and other parts regular-
ly.