2002 Lexus ES300 Owner's Manuals (in English)

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To scan all the frequencies: Push the “SCAN” button briefly.
“SCAN” 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 “SCAN” button a
second time.
To scan the preset stations: Push the “P.SCAN” button.
“P.SCAN” 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 “P.SCAN” button a second time.
Cassette tape player operation
(a) Playing a cassette tape
When you insert a cassette tape, the exposed tape should
face to the right.
The player will automatically start when you insert a cassette
tape. At this time, “TAPE” appears on the display.
If a metal or chrome equivalent cassette tape is put in the
cassette player, the player will automatically recognize it and
“METAL” appears on the display.
To stop or eject the cassette tape, push the “EJECT” button.
Autoreverse 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 “TAPE” button.
Dolby\b Noise Reduction* feature: If you are listening to a
tape that was recorded with Dolby* Noise Reduction, push the
button by the doubleD symbol. The display will indicate that
the Dolby noise reduction system is on.
The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise by about 10 dB. For
best sound reproduction, play your tapes with the Dolby NR on
or off according to the mode used for recording the tape.
To play a tape recorded without Dolby NR, push the button
again to turn off the Dolby NR.
* Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporati on. “DOLBY” and the doubleD
symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
(b) Manual program selection
“Program” button: Push the “” button to select the
other side of a cassette tape. The display indicates which side
is currently selected ( indicates top side,
indicates bottom
side).
“Rewind” button: Push the “” button to rewind a tape.
“REW” appears on the display.
To stop rewinding, push the same button or “TAPE” button.
“Fast forward” button: Push the “” button to fast forward
a cassette tape. “FF” appears on the display.
To stop fast forwarding, push the same button or “TAPE”
button.

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“RPT” button: The repeat feature automatically replays the
current program.
Push
the “RPT” 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 3 seconds of blank space between
programs for the repeat feature to work correctly.
“SKIP” 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 “SKIP” 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 again.
“Automatic program selection” button: The automatic
program selection feature allows 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 programs at a time.
Push this button on the upper side to skip forward. “FF” and
the number will appear on the display . Push the button until the
number you want to skip appears on the display. After that, the
player will automatically skip forward.
When the end of the tape is reached, the player automatically
reverses sides and resumes normal play.

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Push
this button on the lower side to skip backward. Push the
button until “REW” and the number you want to skip appear on
the display.
 If you set “REW 1”, 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 “REW
3” appears on the display.
When the beginning of the tape is reached, the player
automatically resumes normal play.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank space between
programs for this feature to work correctly.
“RPT”, “SKIP” or “Automatic program selection”
features: These features may not work well with some spoken
word, live or classical recordings.
Compact disc player operation
(a) Inserting or ejecting compact discs
The ignition switch must be in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
 Setting a compact disc:
Gently push a disc in with the label faces up. (The player
will automatically eject a disc if the label faces down.)

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Ejecting a compact disc:
Push the “EJECT” button for the compact disc. (b) Playing a compact disc
Push
the “DISC” button if the disc is already loaded in the
player.
“CD” appears on the display.
The discs set in the player are played continuously. The track
number and the time from the beginning of the program appear
on the display.
When play of disc ends, the first track starts.
WIth automatic changer only—
Push the “DISC” button twice if the magazine is already
loaded in the player.
“CD1” appears on the display.
The discs set in the magazine are played continuously. The
disc number of the disc currently being played, the track
number and the time from the beginning of the program appear
on the display.

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When
play of one disc ends, the first track of the following disc
starts. When play of the final disc ends, play of the first disc
starts again.
The player will skip any empty disc trays.
Pushing the “DISC” button while playing a disc in the automatic
changer will switch from the disc in the changer to the disc in
the compact disc player.
If you push the “DISC” button when the source is other than the
compact disc, a disc in the compact disc player or automatic
changer, whichever was previously used, will play. (c) Selecting a desired disc (with automatic changer only)
Push the “” or “” button to select the disc number.
Push the button several times until the desired disc number
appears on the display. When you release the button, the
player will start playing the selected disc from the first track.

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Searching for a desired track:
Push the “SCAN” button briefly. “SCAN” will appear on the
display.
The compact disc player will play the next track for 10
seconds, then scan again. To select a track, push the “SCAN”
button a second time. If the player reaches the end of the disc,
it will continue scanning at track 1.
After all the tracks are scanned in one pass, normal play
resumes.
Searching for a desired disc (with automatic changer
only):
Push the “SCAN” button until you hear a beep. With “D.SCAN”
on the display, the program at the beginning of each disc will
be played for 10 seconds. To continue listening to the program
of your choice, push the button a second time.
After all the discs in the automatic changer are scanned in one
pass, the scan function is cancelled. (e) Selecting a desired track“TRACK” button: Use for direct access to a desired track.
Push
either side of the “TRACK” button several times until the
desired track number appears on the display. As you release
the button, the player will start playing the selected track from
the beginning.
“Fast forward” button.
Push the “” button and hold it to fast forward the disc.
When you release the button, the compact disc player will
resume playing from that position.
“Reverse” button.
Push the “” button and hold it to reverse the disc. When
you release the button, the compact disc player will resume
playing.

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(f) Repeating a track or a disc
“RPT” button:
There are 2 repeat features—you can either
replay a disc track or a whole compact disc.
Repeating a track: Push the “RPT” button briefly while the
track is playing. “RPT” will appear on the display. When the
track ends, it will automatically be replayed. This process will
be continued until you push the button again to turn off the
repeat feature.
Repeating a disc (with automatic changer only): Push the
“RPT” button and hold it until you hear a beep. “D.RPT” will
appear on the display. The player will repeat all the tracks on
the disc you are listening to. When the disc ends, the player
will automatically go back to the top track of the disc and replay.
This process will be continued until you push the button again
to turn off the repeat feature. (g) Random playing“RAND” button: There are 2 random features — you can
either
listen to the tracks on all the compact discs in the player
in random order, or only listen to the tracks on a specific
compact disc in random order.
Random playing for the tracks on a disc: Push the “RAND”
button briefly . “RAND” will appear on the display and play the
disc you are listening to in random order.
Random playing for all the tracks in the automatic changer
(with automatic changer only): Push the “RAND” button and
hold it until you hear a beep. “D.RAND” will appear on the
display and the player will perform all the tracks on all the discs
in the automatic changer in random order. To turn off the
random feature, push “RAND” a second time.
When a track is skipped or the system is inoperative, push the
button to reset.