2003 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER Owners Manual

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—Controls and features
Details of specific buttons, controls, and
features are described in the alphabetical
list that follows.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 (Preset buttons)
These buttons are used to preset and
tune in radio stations.
To preset a station to a button: Tune in
the desired station (see “AUDIOTUNE”
knob or “SEEK” button). Push and hold
down the button until you hear a
beep—this will set the station to the but-
ton. The button number will appear on the
display.
To tune in to a preset station: Push the
button for the station you want. The but-
ton number and station frequency will ap-
pear on the display.
These systems 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
Push the cassette tape eject button to
eject a cassette. Compact disc
To eject one compact disc only: Push and
release the compact disc eject 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 ejecting all the discs loaded in
the changer. You can also eject any spe-
cific one of the discs loaded in the player
as follows:
1. Push either side of the “DISC” button until the number of the disc you want
to eject is displayed.
2. Push and release the compact disc eject button.
To eject all the discs loaded in the player:
Push and hold the compact disc eject but-
ton (until you hear a beep when the audio
system is on). The last compact disc
played before pushing the button will be
ejected first. If a disc is left in the slot
for a long time, the function to eject all
the discs will be automatically cancelled.
(Program)
Push “
” to select the other side of a
cassette tape. The display indicates which
side is currently selected (“
” indicates
top side, “
” indicates 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.
(Reverse/Fast forward buttons)
Cassette Player
Push the fast forward button to fast for-
ward a cassette tape. “FF” will appear on
the display. Push the reverse button to
rewind a tape. “REW” will appear on the
display.
To stop the tape while it is fast forward-
ing, push the fast forward button or
“TAPE”; to stop the tape while it is re-
winding, push the reverse button or
“TAPE”.

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If a tape side rewinds completely, the cas-
sette player will stop and then play that
same side. If a tape fast forwards com-
pletely, the cassette player will play the
other side of the tape, using the autore-
verse feature.
Compact Disc Player
If you want to fast forward or reverse
through a compact disc track, push and
hold in the fast forward or reverse button.
When you release the button, the compact
disc player will resume playing.
AM button
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 radio operation.AUDIOTUNE Knob
This knob is used to adjust the tone and
balance or to tune the station manually on
the radio mode.
Tone and sound balance adjustment func-
tion—
Each time you push the ”AUDIOTUNE”
knob, the display changes as in the fol-
lowing. To adjust the tone and balance or
turn on or off the automatic sound leveliz-
er, turn the knob.
BAS:
Adjusts lowpitched tones.
MID: Adjusts midpitched tones.
TRE: Adjusts highpitched tones.
BAL: Adjusts the sound balance between
the right and left speakers.
FAD: Adjusts the sound balance between
the front and rear speakers.
ASL: Turns on or off the automatic sound
levelizer.
Automatic sound levelizer: When the au-
dio 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 dis-
play. Manual tuning function—
Turn the knob. The radio will step up or
down to another frequency.
DISC (Compact Disc) button
Push “DISC” to switch from radio or cas-
sette operation to compact disc operation.
If the audio system is off, you can turn
on the compact disc player by pushing
“DISC”. In both cases, a disc must alrea-
dy 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 three following er-
ror messages.
If “WAIT” appears on the display,
it indi-
cates that the inside of the player unit
may be too hot due to the very high ambi-
ent temperature. Remove the disc from
the player and allow the player to cool
down.
If “Err 1” appears on the display, it
indicates the disc is dirty, damaged or
label face down. Clean the disc or insert
it correctly.

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If “Err 3” appears on the display, it
indicates there is a trouble inside the sys-
tem. Eject the disc. Set the disc again.
If the malfunction is not rectified, 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 to
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. The “” will ap-
pear 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.
FM button
Push “FM” to turn on the radio and select
the FM band. “FM1” or “FM2” will appear
on the display. This system allows you to
set six stations in FM1 and six stations
in FM2.
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 radio operation.
LOAD button
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 di scs.
The key must be in the “ACC” or “ON”
position. 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 di
scs. After
pushing the button, insert a compact disc.
At this time, the indicators on both sides
of the slot are flashing. After the disc is
loaded, the shutter of the slot will close
and the indicators will stop flashing.
If no compact disc is inserted, the shutter
will close after 15 seconds.
Loading multiple compact di scs—
To load multiple compact discs, push and
hold (until you hear a beep when the au-
dio system is on). After pushing the but-
ton, insert the first compact disc. At this
time, the indicators on both sides of the
slot are flashing. After the disc is loaded,
the shutter of the slot will close and the
indicators will stop flashing. After a few
seconds, the shutter will automatically
open again so the next disc can be in-
serted. The same process can be applied
for loading the rest of the di scs.
If no compact disc is inserted, the shutter
will close after 15 seconds.

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PWR·VOL (Power and Volume) knob
Push “PWR·VOL” to turn the audio system
on and off. Turn “PWR·VOL” to adjust the
volume.
RAND (Random)
There are two random features—you can
either listen to the tracks on all the com-
pact discs in the player in random order,
or only listen to the tracks on a specific
compact disc in random order.
To randomly play for the tracks on a disc:
Quickly push and release “
”. “”
will appear on the display. The disc you
are listening to will play in random order.
If you hear a beep, you held the button
too long, and the player will play all the
tracks in the player in random order. To
turn off the random feature, push this but-
ton again.
To randomly play for all the tracks in the
player:
Push and hold “
” until you hear a
beep. “
” will appear on the dis-
play and the player will perform all the
tracks on all the discs in the player in
random order. To turn off the random fea-
ture, push this button again. RDS (Radio Date system) button
When you push this button briefly during
FM reception, the RDS turns on. ”RDS”
and ”RDS SEARCH” appear on the display
and the radio starts to search RDS sta-
tions.
If no RDS stations can be found, ”NO
RDS ST” appears and the display returns
to the previous mode.
If RDS stations are found, ”FOUND **ST”
appears on the display (**indicating the
number of stations which are found) in the
FM TYPE mode and the RDS stations are
preset by program type.
To turn off the RDS, push the button until
you hear a beep.
RPT (Repeat)
Cassette Player
Push “
” while the track is playing.
“
” will appear on the display. When
the track ends, it will automatically be
rewound and replayed. This process will
be continued until you push the button
again to turn off the repeat feature.
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 “
” 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.
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 first track of the disc and replay.
This process will be continued until you
push the button again to turn off the re-
peat feature.

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SCAN button
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
player.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 player. To select a track, push “SCAN”
again. If the player scanned all the tracks
on the disc, it will stop scanning.
Scanning the first track of all the discs in
the player:
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 di scs, it will stop scan-
ning.
SEEK TRACK button
Radio
In the seek mode, the radio finds and
plays the next station up or down the
station band.
To seek a station, quickly push and re-
lease the “ ” or “ ”. Do this again to
find another station. 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 right or left side of the button.
“FF 1” or “REW 1” will appear on the
display.
Next, push either side of the ”SEEK
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 left 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
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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.
Compact disc player
By using this button, you can skip up or
down to a different track.
Push either 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 beginning of
the current track, push the left side of the
button one time, quickly.
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. TAPE button
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.
TEXT button
Radio
If the radio receives a radio text message
during FM reception, ”MSG” and a text
message appears on the display. After the
text message goes off, ”MSG” also goes
off.
After the text message goes off from the
display, pushing the button during mes-
sage reception shows the text message
again on the display.
The RDS audio system can store three
messages consisting of 64 characters in
memory. To store a message in memory,
push the 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
button. Each time you push the button,
the available messages will be displayed
beginning with the newest one.If there is no radio text message in
memory and when no message is re-
ceived, ”NO MESSAGE” appears on the
display. After this, the display returns to
the previous mode.
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.

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TRAF (Traffic announcement function)
button
A station that regularly broadcasts traf-
fic information is automatically located.
When you push the ”TRAF” button, ”TRAF
SEEK” appears on the display and the
radio will start seeking any traffic program
station.
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.
TYPE (Program type) button
When you push this button while receiving
an RDS station, the current program type
appears on the display.
Each time you push the button, the pro-
gram 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)
NOTICE
To ensure correct audio system op-
erations:
Be careful not to spill beverages
over the audio system.
 Do not put anything other than a
cassette tape or Compact Disc into
the slot.
 The use of a cellular phone inside
or near the vehicle may cause a
noise from the speakers of the au-
dio system which you are listening
to. However, this does not indicate
a malfunction.
RADIO RECEPTION
Usually, a 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 signals. And of course, radio signals
have a limited range. The farther you are
from a station, the weaker its signal will
be. In addition, reception conditions
change constantly as your vehicle moves. Here are some common reception prob-
lems that probably do not indicate a prob-
lem 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
notice fading and drifting, which increase
with the distance from the radio transmit-
ter. They are often accompanied by distor-
tion.
Multipath—FM signals are reflective,
making it possible for two signals to reach
your antenna at the same time. If this
happens, the signals will cancel each oth-
er out, causing 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
level may reduce static and fluttering.
Station swapping—If the FM signal you
are listening to is interrupted or weak-
ened, and there is another strong station
nearby on the FM band, your radio may
tune in the second station until the origi-
nal signal can be picked up again.
Car audio system operating
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