2003 TOYOTA AVALON Owners Manual

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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 “
” while the
track is playing. “
” will appear on the
display. If you hear a beep, you held the
button too long, and the player will repeat
the whole disc. When the track ends, it
will automatically be replayed. This pro-
cess will be continued until you push the
button again to turn off the repeat feature.
Compact disc auto changer only—
Repeating a disc:
Push and hold “
” until you hear a
beep. “
” 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 re-
peat feature.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 “SCAN” until you hear a
beep. The radio will tune in the next pres-
et station up the band, stay there for 5
seconds, and then move to the next pre-
set station. To select a station, push
“SCAN” again.
To scan all the frequencies:
Quickly push and release “SCAN”. If you
hear a beep, you held the button too long,
and the radio will scan the preset sta-
tions. The radio will find the next station
up the station band, stay there for 5 se-
conds, and then scan again. To select a
station, push “SCAN” again.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 “SCAN”. “SCAN”
will appear on the display and the player
will scan all the tracks on the disc you
are listening to. If you hear a beep, you
held the button too long, and the player
will scan the first track of all the discs in
the magazine. To select a track, push
“SCAN” again. If the player scanned all
the tracks on the disc, it will stop scan-
ning.
Compact disc auto changer only—
Scanning the first track of all the discs in
the magazine:
Push “SCAN” until you hear a beep.
“
·SCAN” will appear on the display
and the player will perform the first track
of the next disc. To select a disc, push
the “SCAN” again. If the player has
scanned all the discs, it will stop scan-
ning.

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SEEK (Seeking)
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 the “” or “” side of “SEEK”.
Do this again to find the station after that.
If you push and hold the “” or “” side
of “SEEK”, the radio will continue seeking
up or down for stations and will stop at
the next station that it finds after the but-
ton is released. on reception. Press the
button again to resume the search.
Cassette Player
By using this button, you can skip up or
down to a different track.
You can skip up to nine tracks at a time.
Push the up or down side of the button.
From “SEEK +9” to “SEEK 9” 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 ten times, the skip
feature will be turned off.When counting the number of 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 be-
fore the song you are listening to, push
on the down side of the button until “REW
3” appears on the display.
If you have pushed the track button more
than you wanted to, push the other side
of the button. The track number will be
reduced.
The track number you select is not valid
if it is higher than the number of tracks
remaining on the current cassette side.
After the beginning of the tape is
reached, the player will automatically
start playing the same side.
After the end of the tape is reached,
the player will automatically reverse
sides and start playing the other side.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks for the track button
to work correctly. In addition, the feature
may not work well with some spoken
word, live, or classical recordings.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 “TAPE” to switch from radio or com-
pact disc operation to cassette operation.
If the audio system is off, you can turn
on the cassette player by pushing “TAPE”.
In both cases, a cassette must already be
loaded in the player.
TRACK (Track up/down button):
Compact disc player
By using this button, you can skip up or
down to a different track.
Push either side of the track button until
the number of the track you want to listen
to appears on the display. If you want to
return to the beginning of the current
track, push the down side of the button
one time, quickly.

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TUNE (Tuning)
Your Toyota has an electronic tuning radio
(ETR). Push and release the “” or “”
side of “TUNE” to step up or down the
station band. Do this again to find another
frequency.
If you push and hold the “” or “” side
of “TUNE”, the radio will continue seeking
up or down for frequencies and will stop
at the next frequency that it finds after the
button is released. Press the button again
to resume the search.

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Details of specific buttons, controls, and
features are described in the alphabetical
listing that follows. Ty p e 2
Preset buttons

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Preset buttons
These buttons are used to preset and
tune in radio stations. These preset but-
tons are programmable only when RDS is
not selected.
To preset a station to a button: Tune in
the desired station. (See “TUNE” or
“SEEK” button.) Push and hold down the
button until you hear a beep—this will set
the station to the button. The preset but-
ton number will appear on the display.
To tune in to a preset station: Push the
button for the station you want. The pre-
set button number and station frequency
will appear on the display.
This radio can store one AM and two FM
stations for each button. (The display will
show “AM”, “FM1” or “FM2” when you
push “AM” “FM”.)
(Eject button)
Cassette tape
This button is used to eject a cassette.
While the ignition is in “LOCK”, you can
eject a cassette but you cannot reinsert
it.Compact disc
This button is used to eject one or all
compact discs. To eject the current com-
pact disc, push and release the compact
disc eject button. To eject all specific
discs, push either side of the “DISC” but-
ton until the number of the disc you want
to eject is displayed. Push and release
the eject button. To eject all discs, press
and hold the eject button until you hear
a beep. The last compact disc played be-
fore pushing the button will be ejected
first. If the ejected disc is not removed for
a long time, the eject function will be
cancelled.
While the ignition is in “LOCK”, you can
eject one or all discs but you cannot rein-
sert them.
(Reverse/Fastforward button)
Cassette Player
Push the fastforward button to fastfor-
ward a cassette tape. “
” will appear
on the display. Push the reverse button to
rewind a tape. “
” will appear on the
display.
To stop the tape while it is fastforward-
ing, push the fastforward button or
“TAPE”; to stop the tape while it is re-
winding, push the reverse button or
“TAPE”.
If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette
player will stop and then play that same
side. If a tape fastforwards completely,
the cassette will play the other side of the
tape using the autoreverse feature.
Compact Disc Player
If you want to fastforward or reverse a
compact disc track, push and hold the
fastforward or reverse button. When you
release the button, the compact disc play-
er will resume playing.

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AM
Push “AM” to turn on the radio and select
the AM band. “AM” will appear on the
display.
If the audio system is off, you can turn
on the radio by pushing “AM”. Also, push
“AM” to switch from cassette or compact
disc operation to AM.
AUDIO CTRL / MODE (Audio control
and mode adjustment)
Each time you push the AUDIO CONTROL
knob, the mode changes. To adjust the
tone and balance, turn the knob.
BASS: Adjusts lowpitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from 5 to 5.
MID: Adjusts midpitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from 5 to 5.
TREBLE: Adjusts highpitched tones. The
display ranges from 5 to 5.
BALANCE: Adjusts the sound balance be-
tween the right and left speakers. The
display ranges from 7 to 7.
FADER: Adjusts the sound balance be-
tween the front and rear speakers. The
display ranges from 7 to 7.CD (Compact Disc)
Push “CD” while in radio or cassette
mode to switch to compact disc mode. If
the audio system is off, pressing “CD” will
turn on the compact disc player. A disc
must be loaded in the player.
When the audio is set into compact disc
operation, the display shows the track or,
track and disc number currently being
played.
If the player or another unit equipped with
the player malfunctions, your audio system
will display one of the six following error
messages.
Error codes
“WAIT”: The compact disc player unit
may be too hot due to temperature. Allow
the player to cool down.
“ERR 1”: The disc may be dirty, damaged
or inserted incorrectly (upside down).
Clean disc and reinsert.
“ERR 2”: The compact disc player is
empty. Load disc and retry.
“ERR 3” or “ERR 4”: This indicates in-
ternal error. Reload discs.
“OPEn”: The compact disc auto changer
lid is open. Close the compact disc auto
changer lid.If the malfunction still exists, take your
vehicle to your Toyota dealer.
DISC
By using this button, you can select a
disc you wish to listen to.
Push either side of the button until the
number of the disc you want to listen
appears on the display.
Dolby
B NR∗
If you are listening to a tape that was
recorded with Dolby B Noise Reduction,
push the button marked with the doubleD
symbol. The doubleD symbol will appear
on the display. Push the button again to
turn off Dolby B NR.
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 for
recording 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.

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FM
Push “FM” to turn on the radio to FM
band. “FM1” or “FM2” will appear on the
display. This system allows you to set
twelve FM stations, two for each of the
six preset button.
If the audio system is off, you can turn
on the radio by pushing “FM”. Also, push
“FM” to switch from cassette or compact
disc operation to FM.
LOAD
This button is used to load the compact
discs in the compact disc auto changer
which is integrated with the radio and cas-
sette player. This compact disc auto
changer can store up to 6 discs.
The key must be in the “ACC” or “ON”
position for the load function.
Loading one compact disc only—
To load one compact disc only, quickly
push and release the button. If you hold
the button too long (if the audio system
is on at this time, you hear a beep.), the
mechanism will change to the mode for
loading multiple compact discs. After
pushing the button, 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.
Loading multiple compact discs—
To load multiple compact discs, push and
hold the button (until you hear a beep
when the audio system is on). After push-
ing the button, insert the first compact
disc. After the disc is loaded, the shutter
of the slot will close. After a few seconds,
the shutter will automatically open again
so the next disc can be inserted. The
same process can be applied for loading
the rest of the discs.
If no compact disc is inserted, the shutter
will close after 15 seconds.MSG (Message)
This button is operational only in RDS
mode.
When an RDS radio station transmits a
text message, “MSG” will be displayed. At
this time, push “MSG” button to view the
text message. The message display will
be canceled if any button that affects the
display is pushed. To view the message
again, push the “MSG” button again. After
the entire message has been displayed,
the message will disappear.
The RDS audio system has memory to
store three 64 character messages. To
store a message in memory, push and
hold the “MSG” button until you hear a
beep.
If 3 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
“MSG” button momentarily. This will dis-
play the most recent message. A second
push of the “MSG” button while the most
stored message(s) are displayed begins
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If no messages have been stored, or if
there are no more messages to be re-
called, “NO MSG STORED” will appear on
the display, and the message display will
be canceled. The display then returns to
show the program service name. The
message display will be canceled if you
activate any function that affects the dis-
play.
Message display can be canceled by
pressing any of the following buttons:
“AM”, “FM”, “CD”, “TAPE”, “LOAD”,
“SEEK”, “TUNE”, any preset, “SCAN”, any
audio control, “RDS”, “SRCH”, or “ TYPES>”. If the current station is not a
traffic program and traffic announcements
is off, pushing “TRAF” will cancel the dis-
play. The message will be canceled after
the entire message has been displayed.
PROG (Program)
The “
” button switches the side of
the cassette being played. The display in-
dicates which side is currently selected
(“” indicates top side, “” indicates bot-
tom side).
Autoreverse feature: After the cassette
reaches the end of a tape, it automatically
reverses and begins to play the other
side. This feature works both in play and
fastforward mode. (Program Types)
This button is operational only in RDS
mode.
This button is used for program type
(PTY) search of RDS stations. 32 program
types are available as listed here.
By pushing this button, RDS turns on in
FM mode and “RDS” will be displayed. If
the program type search is not already
performed, the radio will start a program
type search (see “SRCH” for details). If a
program type search has already been
performed, the last active program type
will be tuned.
If you are already in FM type mode and
a program type is not already being dis-
played, pushing this button will recall the
display for the current program type.
After a program type is being displayed,
subsequent pushes of this button within 3
seconds will toggle through the available
program types. Pushing the right or left
arrows repeatedly will increment or decre-
ment the display through the available pro-
gram types in alphabetical order.Program Type List
The following program type names are
available. After a program type search,
the radio will display one of the following
program types for 3 seconds, then the
program type name for 3 seconds (if
available). After that, it will display the
first 8 characters of the program service
name of the current station.
Program types included are
Adlt Hit (Adult Hits)
Alert! (Emergency message)
Classicl (Classical)
Cls Rock (Classic Rock)
College
Country
Inform (Information)
Jazz
Language
News
Nostalga (Nostalgia)
Oldies
Persnlty (Personality)
Public
R & B (Rhythm and Blues)
Rel Musc (Religious Music)