2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER radio

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The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise
by about 10 dB. For best sound reproduc-
tion, play your tapes with this button on
or off according to the mode used to re-
cord the tape.
∗: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the
double D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
FM
Push the “FM” button to turn on the radio
and select the FM band. “FM1”, “FM2” or
“FM TYPE” will appear on the display.
This system allows you to set twelve FM
and six RDS stations, three for each of
the preset button. If the RDS is off or
RDS stations are not preset to the preset
buttons, “FM TYPE” will not appear on the
display.
LOAD
This button is used to load the compact
discs in the compact disc player. This
player can store up to six discs.
To load one compact disc only, quickly
push and release the button, then insert
a compact disc. After the disc is loaded,
the shutter of the slot will close.
If no compact disc is inserted, the shutter
will close after 15 seconds. To load multiple compact discs, push and
hold the button (until you hear a beep
when the audio system is on), then insert
the first compact disc. After the disc is
loaded, the shutter of the slot will close.
After a few seconds, the shutter will auto-
matically open again so the next disc can
be inserted. The same process can be
applied for loading the rest of the di
scs.
If the player is full of discs, “DISC FULL”
will appear on the display.
If no compact disc is inserted, the shutter
will close after 15 seconds.
PWR·VOL (Power and Volume)
Push “PWR·VOL” to turn the audio system
on and off. Turn “PWR·VOL” to adjust the
volume.
RDS (Radio Data System)
Your audio system is equipped with Radio
Data System (RDS). RDS station providing
good reception is automatically selected if
current reception worsens.
The “RDS” button turns the RDS on and
off. This button is operational except in
AM mode. To turn on the RDS, push and hold this
button until you hear a beep and “RDS”
will appear on the display. At this time,
the radio starts to search the RDS sta-
tions and “RDS SEARCH” will flash on the
display.
Quickly push and release this button when
the RDS turns on, the radio starts to
search the RDS stations and “RDS
SEARCH” will flash on the display.
When the RDS stations are found,
“FOUND” and the number of the RDS sta-
tions will appear on the display, and you
will hear two beeps. The stations will be
preset to the preset buttons.
If the RDS stations can not be found, “NO
RDS ST” will appear on the display and
you will hear a beep, and the display
returns to the previous mode.
To turn the RDS off, push the button until
you hear a beep again.

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RAND (Random)
There are two random features—you can
either listen to the tracks on one compact
disc in random order, or listen to the
tracks on all the compact discs in the
magazine in random order.
To play the tracks on one disc in random
order:
Quickly push and release “RAND” (preset
button 1). “
” will appear on the
display and the player will perform the
tracks on the disc you are listening to in
random order. To turn off the random fea-
ture, push this button again.
To play all the tracks in the magazine in
random order:
Push and hold “RAND” (preset button 1)
until you hear a beep. “
” will ap-
pear on the display and the player will
perform all the tracks on all the discs in
the magazine in random order. To turn off
the random feature, push this button
again. RPT (Repeat)
Cassette player
Push “RPT” (preset button 2) while the
track is playing. “
” will appear on
the display. When the track ends, it will
automatically rewind and replay. To turn
off the repeat feature, push this button
again.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks in order for the re-
peat feature to work correctly.
Compact disc player
There are two repeat features—You can
either replay a disc track or a whole com-
pact disc.
Repeating a track:
Quickly push and release “RPT” (preset
button 2) while the track is playing.
“
” will appear on the display. When
the track ends, it will automatically replay.
To turn off the repeat feature, push this
button again. Repeating a disc:
Push and hold “RPT” (preset button 2)
until you hear a beep. “
” will ap-
pear 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. To turn off the repeat
feature, push this button again.
SCAN
Radio
You can either scan all the frequencies on
a band or scan only the preset stations
for that band.
To scan the preset stations:
Push and hold “ ” or “ ” side of the
“SCAN” button until you hear a beep. The
radio will tune in the next preset station
up or down the band, stay there for 5
seconds, and then move to the next pre-
set station. To stop scanning, push this
button again.
To scan all the frequencies:
Quickly push and release “ ” or “ ” side
of the “SCAN” button. The radio will find
the next station up or down the station
band, stay there for 5 seconds, and then
scan again to the next station. To stop
scanning, push this button again.

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Compact disc player
There are two scan features—you can ei-
ther scan the tracks on a specific disc or
scan the first tracks of all the discs in the
magazine.
Scanning the tracks on a disc:
Quickly push and release “” or “ ” side
of the “SCAN” button. “SCAN” will appear
on the display and the player will scan up
or down all the tracks on the disc you are
listening to. To stop scanning, push this
button again. If the player scanned all the
tracks on the disc, it will stop scanning.
Scanning the first tracks of all the discs
in the magazine:
Push “ ” or “ ” side of the “SCAN” but-
ton until you hear a beep. “
·SCAN” will
appear on the display and the player will
scan up or down the first track of the
next disc. To stop scanning, push this
button again. If the auto changer has
scanned all the di scs, it will stop scan-
ning. SEEK/TRACK (Seeking/Track up/down)
Radio
In the seek mode, the radio finds and
plays the next station up or down the
station band.
To seek the next station, quickly push and
release “
” or “ ” side of the “SEEK/
TRACK” button. Do this again to find the
station after that.
Cassette Player
Use this button to skip up or down to
locate a song or recording.
You can select up to nine recordings (in-
cluding current one).
A blank space of at least 3 seconds is
considered to be a start of a recording.
When a beginning of a tape is reached,
the player automatically resumes play.
When the end of the tape is reached, the
player automatically reverses sides and
resumes normal play.
In addition, the feature may not work well
with some spoken word, live, or classical
recordings. Compact disc player
Use this button to skip up or down to a
different track.
Push “
” or “ ” side of the “SEEK/
TRACK” button until the number of the
track you want to listen to appears on the
display. If you want to return to the begin-
ning of the current track, quickly push the
down side of the button one time.
ST (Stereo reception) display
Your radio automatically changes to stereo
reception when a stereo broadcast is re-
ceived. “ST” appears on the display. If the
signal becomes weak, the radio reduces
the amount of channel separation to prev-
ent the weak signal from creating noise.
If the signal becomes extremely weak, the
radio switches from stereo to mono recep-
tion.
TA P E
Push the “TAPE” button to play a cassette
tape.

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TEXT
Radio
This button is operational only in RDS
mode.
When an RDS radio station transmits a
text message, “TEXT” will be displayed. At
this time, push the “TEXT” button to view
the text message. The message display
will be canceled if any button that affects
the display is pushed. To view the mes-
sage again, push this button again. After
the entire message has been displayed,
the message will disappear.
The RDS audio system has memory to
store three 64character messages. To
store a message in memory, push and
hold the “TEXT” button until you hear a
beep.
If three messages are already stored in
memory, the oldest message will be over-
written by the new message.
To recall a radio text message, push the
“TEXT” button momentarily. This will dis-
play the most recent message. Each push
of the button will display messages in the
order of most to least recent. If no messages have been stored, or if
there are no more messages to be re-
called, “NO MESSAGE” will appear on the
display, and the message display will be
canceled.
The message display will be canceled if
you activate any function that affects the
display.
Compact disc player
This button is used to change the display
for the compact disc that contains text
data.
To change the display, quickly push and
release the “TEXT” button while the com-
pact disc is playing. The display changes
in the order from the elapsed time to disc
title to track title, then back to the
elapsed time.
If this button is pushed while a compact
disc that does not contain text data is
playing, “NO TITLE” will appear on the
display.
If the entire disc or track title does not
appear on the display, push and hold the
button until you hear a beep. The rest of
the title will appear.TRAF (Traffic)
This button turns the traffic announcement
(TA) feature on and off. This button is
operational only in FM mode.
By pushing the “TRAF” button, “TRAF
SEEK” will flash on the display and the
radio will start seeking any traffic program
station.
When a traffic program station is found,
“TRAF” will be displayed and you will hear
a beep.
After the traffic announcement program is
over, the display returns to the previous
mode.
If no traffic program station is found, “NO
TRAF INFO” appears on the display for a
few seconds and the display returns to
the previous mode.
To cancel the traffic announcement, push
this button again.
TUNE (Tuning)
Turn the “TUNE” knob clockwise to step
up the frequency. Turn the knob counter-
clockwise to step down the frequency.

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1. Volume control switch
Push “+” to increase the volume. The vol-
ume continues to increase while the
switch is being pushed.
Push “” to decrease the volume. The
volume continues to decrease while the
switch is being pushed. 2. “ ” switch
Radio
This switch has the following features—
To select a preset station:
Quickly push and release the “ ” or “ ”
side of the switch. Do this again to select
the next preset station.
To seek a station:
Push and hold the “ ” or “ ” side of the
switch until you hear a beep. Do this
again to find the next station. If you push
the switch on either side during the seek
mode, seeking will be cancelled.
Cassette player
This switch has the following features—
To skip to a different track in either direc-
tion:
Quickly push and release the “ ” or “ ”
side of the switch. “FF 1” or “REW 1” will
appear on the display. Next, push either side of the track switch
until the track you want to listen to is set.
If you push the switch ten times, the skip
function will turn off. (You can skip up to
nine tracks at a time.)
When counting the number of the tracks
you want to rewind, remember to count
the current track as well. For example, if
you want to rewind to a song that is two
tracks before the song you are listening
to, push the “
” side of the switch three
times.
If you push the track switch further than
you wanted to, push the other side of the
switch. The track number will be in-
creased or reduced.
The track number you select is not valid
if it is higher than the number of the
tracks remaining on the current side of
the cassette.
When the tape reaches to the begin-
ning, the player will automatically start
playing that side.
After the tape reaches to the end, the
player will automatically reverse and
start playing the other side. There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks for the track switch
to work correctly. In addition, the feature
may not work well with some spoken, live,
or classical recordings.
To fast forward or reverse:
Push and hold the “
” side of the switch
to fast forward a cassette tape. “FF” will
appear on the display. Push and hold the
“  ” side of the switch to rewind a tape.
“REW” will appear on the display.
To stop the tape while it is fast forward-
ing, push the “ ” side of the switch. To
stop the tape while it is rewinding, push
the “ ” side of the switch.
If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette
player will stop and then play that same
side. If a tape fast forwards completely,
the cassette will play the other side of the
tape using the autoreverse feature.
Compact disc player
Use this switch to skip up or down to a
different track in either direction.
Quickly push and release the “ ” or “ ”
side of the switch until the track you want
to listen to is set. If you want to return
to the beginning of the current track, push
the “ ” side of the switch once, quickly.

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With compact disc changer only—
Push and hold the “” or “ ” side of the
switch until the disc you want to listen to
is set.
3. “MODE” switch
Push “MODE” switch to select an audio
mode. Each push changes the mode se-
quentially if the desired mode is ready to
use.
To turn the audio system on, push the
“MODE” switch.
To turn the audio system off, push and
hold the “MODE” switch until the system
turns off. The rear seat audio system is designed
for the rear seat passengers to enjoy the
audio sound separately between the front
seats and rear seats.
The rear seat audio system can be turned
on with the rear audio system controller
even if the front audio system is off.
When the front audio is turned off, the
rear audio system will be turned off simul-
taneously.
The rear passengers can enjoy all the
modes (AM and FM radio, cassette tape
player, compact disc player, compact disc
player with changer and DVD player) with
the rear seat audio system when a cas-
sette tape and discs are loaded in the
front audio system.
When the same mode is selected on the
front and rear audio systems at the same
time, the system can be operated on the
front audio system.
If the radio mode is selected on the front
and rear audio systems at the same time,
AM and FM modes cannot be changed on
the rear seat audio system.
You can enjoy the rear seat audio system
with a special headphone. For details, re-
fer to the manufacturer ’s instructions.The wireless headphone can be used with-
in a radius of approximately 7 m (23 ft.)
from the rear seat audio system. If the
signal becomes weak, the headphone will
mute.
You can purchase a wireless headphone
at a Toyota dealer.
Rear seat audio system—

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CONTROLLER FEATURES
1. “
” and “” (DISC/CH/PROG) buttons
2. “
” and “” (TUNE/TRACK) buttons
3. “ON/SOURCE” button
4. “OFF” button 1. “
” and “” (DISC/CH/PROG) but-
tons
Radio
You can scan only the preset stations for
the band of the front audio system. (For
instructions, see “—Controls and features”
on page 171 in this Section.)
To scan the preset stations:
Push the “
” or “” (DISC/CH/PROG)
button. The radio will tune in the next
preset station up or down the band. The
station frequency will appear on the dis-
play.
Cassette tape player
Push the “
” or “” (DISC/CH/PROG)
button to select the other side of a cas-
sette tape. The display indicates which
side is currently selected. (“
” indicates
t he top si de, “
” indicates the bottom
side.)
Autoreverse feature: After the cassette
player reaches the end of a tape side, it
automatically reverses and begins to play
the other side. This is true whether the
cassette was playing or fast forwarding.

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Compact disc player and DVD player
With disc changer only—
Use these buttons to select the disc you
want to listen to.
Push the “
” or “” (DISC/CH/PROG)
button until the number of the disc you
want to listen to appears on the display.
2. “
” and “” (TUNE/TRACK) buttons
Radio
Use the “
” or “” (TUNE/TRACK) but-
ton to tune or seek.
Tuning:
Quickly push and release the “
” or “”
(TUNE/TRACK) button briefly. Each time
you push the button, the radio will step up
or down to another frequency. If you push
and hold the button and the radio will go
into the seek mode.
Seeking:
Push and hold the “
” or “” (TUNE/
TRACK) button. The radio will seek up or
down for a station of the nearest frequen-
cy and will stop on reception. Each time
you push the button, the stations will be
searched automatically one after another. Cassette tape player
To fast forward a cassette tape, push and
hold the “
” (TUNE/TRACK) button until
“FF” will appears on the display. Push and
hold the “
” (TUNE/TRACK) button until
“REW” appears on the display to rewind
a tape.
Use this button to skip up or down to
locate a song or recording.
You can select up to nine recordings (in-
cluding current one).
Push the “
” or “” (TUNE/TRACK) but-
ton. “FF 1” or “REW 1” will appear on the
display.
Next, push either side of the track button
until the number on the display reaches
the number of tracks you want to skip. If
you push the button 10 times, the skip
feature will be turned off.
For the skip feature to work correctly a
blank space of at least 3 seconds is con-
sidered to be a start of a recording.
When a beginning of a tape is reached,
the player automatically resumes play.
When the end of the tape is reached, the
player automatically reverses sides and
resumes normal play. In addition, the feature may not work well
with some spoken, live, or classical re-
cordings.
Compact disc player and DVD player
Use this button to skip up or down to a
different track.
Push the “
” or “” (TUNE/TRACK) but-
ton until the number of the track or chap-
ter you want to listen to appears on the
display. If you want to return to the begin-
ning of the current track or chapter, quick-
ly push the “
” (TUNE/TRACK) button
one time.
Push and hold the “
” or “” (TUNE/
TRACK) button to fast forward or reverse
within a disc. When you release the but-
ton, the disc player will resume playing.
With disc changer only—
You can either scan the tracks or chap-
ters on a specific disc or scan the first
tracks or chapters of all the discs in the
changer.
Scanning the tracks or chapters on a disc:
Quickly push and release the “
” or “”
(TUNE/TRACK) button. “LOAD” will appear
on the display and the player will scan all
the tracks or chapters on the disc you are
listening to. To stop scanning, push this
button again. If the player scanned all the
tracks on the disc, it will stop scanning.