2002 Lexus ES300 Owner's Manuals (in English)

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AUDIO SYSTEM (type A)
Quick reference for your audio system
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You can adjust the brightness of the display. See “Instrument panel light control” on page 59 for details.

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1Ejecting a compact disc
(See page 183 for details.)
2Function buttons
1 6: Station selector buttons
(See page 179 for details.)
SCAN: Scan tuning
(See page 180 for details.)
P.SCAN: Preset scan tuning
(See page 180 for details.)
3
Display of functions in TAPE or CD mode
:DOLBY NR
(See page 181 for details.)
: Rewinding or reversing
(See page 181 or 186 for details.)
: Fast forwarding
(See page 181 or 186 for details.)
RPT: Automatic repeat
(See page 182 or 187 for details.)
SKIP: Automatic skip of blank portions of tape
(See page 182 for details.)
:Disc selection
(See page 185 for details.)
RAND: Random access
(See page 187 for details.)
SCAN: Scan selection
(See page 186 for details.)
4
Compact disc slot
(See page 183 for details.)
5Automatic sound levelizer/Mute
(See page 175 or 177 for details.)
6TUNE/AUDIO CONTROL knob
(See page 176 for details.)
7:
Side change
(See page 181 for details.)
8 Mode selectors
(See page 175 for details.)
9Stopping and ejecting a cassette tape
(See page 180 for details.)
10Turning the system on and adjusting the volume
(See page 174 for details.)
11Cassette tape slot
(See page 180 for details.)
12Radio mode: Seek tuning
(See page 179 for details.)
TAPE mode: Direct access to a desired program
(See page 182 for details.)
CD mode: Direct access to a desired program
(See page 186 for details.)

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Using your audio system: some basics
This section describes some of the basic features of the Lexus
audio system. Some informat ion may not pertain to your
system.
Your audio system adjusts to the optimum volume and tone
quality automatically. While the system is adjusting the audio
sound, the audio sound fades out and then fades in.
Your audio system works when the ignition switch is in the
“ACC” or “ON” 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
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.

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Push the “MUTE” button to decrease the volume
momentarily.
To return to its original volume, push the same button again.
When the audio system is turned on, the mute is always off
regardless of the previous mode.Push “AM”, “FM”, “TAPE” or “DISC” 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 player or compact disc
player does not turn on.
You can turn off the cassette player by ejecting the cassette
tape. If the audio system was previously off, then the entire
audio system will be turned off when you eject the cassette
tape. If another function was previously playing, it will come on
again.

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In the “TAPE” or “CD” mode, the applicable functions are
shown in the lowest part of the display. Push the switch
just below to turn on each function.
(b) Tone and balance
How good an audio program sounds to you is largely
determined by the mix of the treble, midrange, and bass
levels. In fact, different kinds of music and vocal programs
usually sound better with different mixes of treble, midrange,
and bass.
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
volume of one group of sounds while decreasing the volume
of another.Each time you push the “AUDIO CONTROL” knob, the
display changes as in the following. To adjust the tone
and balance, turn the knob.
BAS: Adjusts lowpitched tones.
MID: Adjusts midpitched tones.
TRE: Adjusts highpitched tones.
FAD: Adjusts the sound balance between the front and rear
speakers.
BAL: Adjusts the sound balance between the right and left
speakers.

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(c) Automatic sound levelizer
When the audio sound becomes difficult to be heard due to
road noise, wind noise, etc. during driving, the system adjusts
to the optimum volume and tone quality according to the noise
level. While the automatic sound levelizer is on, “ASL” appears
on the display.
(d) Your radio antennas
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 or mobile telephone. 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 face 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 compact disc player
When you insert a disc, gently push it in with the label face up.
(The player will automatically eject a disc if the label face 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. On
models with the compact disc auto changer, next disc will be
played from track 1.
NOTICE
 Never try to disassemble or oil any part of the
compact disc player. Do not insert anything except
a compact disc into the slot.
 Do not insert a disc upon another one.
The player is intended for use with 12 cm (4.7 in.) discs only.

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Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
Push these buttons to choose either an AM or FM station.
“AM”, “FM1” or “FM2” appears on the display.
Turn this knob to the right to step up the station band or
to the left to step down.
Your radio automatically changes to stereo reception when a
stereo broadcast is received. “ST” 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, “ST”
disappears from the display.

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(b) Presetting a station
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Push
one of the station selector buttons ( 16 ) and hold
it until a beep is heard. This sets the station to the button
and the button number ( 16 ) 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.
Seek tuning: Push the “SEEK” button. 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.
Preset tuning: Push the button ( 16 ) for the station you want.
The button number ( 16 ) and station frequency appear on the
display.
Manual tuning: Turn the “TUNE” knob. The radio will step up
or down to another frequency.