2003 TOYOTA MATRIX radio controls

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This section describes some of the basic
features on Toyota audio systems. Some
information may not pertain to your sys-
tem.
Your audio system works when the ignition
key is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
TURNING THE SYSTEM ON AND OFF
Push “PWR/VOL” or “PWR” to turn the
audio system on and off.
You can turn on each player by inserting
a cassette tape or compact disc.
The audio system will change to the radio
mode when a cassette or a compact disc
is ejected during play.
SWITCHING BETWEEN FUNCTIONS
Push “AM/FM”, “CD/AUX” or “CD/TAPE” if
the system is already on but you want to
switch from one function to another.TONE AND BALANCE
For details about your system’s tone and
balance controls, see the description of
your own system.
Tone
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 differ-
ent mixes of treble, midrange and bass.
Balance
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 vol-
ume of one group of sounds while de-
creasing the volume of another.YOUR RADIO ANTENNA
Your vehicle has a mast type antenna.
To remove the antenna, carefully turn it
counterclockwise.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the antenna,
make sure it is removed before driv-
ing your Toyota through an automatic
car wash.
YOUR CASSETTE PLAYER
When you insert a cassette, the exposed
tape should face to the right.
NOTICE
Do not oil any part of the player and
do not insert anything other than cas-
sette tapes into the slot, or the tape
player may be damaged.
Using your audio system—
—Some basics

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To scan all the frequencies:
Push and hold either side of the “SEEK/
SCAN” button for two seconds. “SCAN”
appears on the display and you hear a
beep. The radio will find the next station
up the station band, stay there for 5 sec-
onds, and then scan again. To cancel
scan and remain on the current station,
push this button again.
The radio will scan in forward only.
You can also scan only to stations with
the types of programs you want to listen
to or traffic announcements. (See “PROG
TYPE”.)
Compact disc player
Push and hold either side of the “SEEK/
SCAN” button for more than two seconds.
“SCAN” will appear on the display and
you hear a beep. The disc will go to the
the next track and play for 10 seconds,
then go on the next track. To select a
track, push this button again.
The compact disc will scan in forward
only.SEEK (Seeking)
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 either side of the “SEEK/SCAN” but-
ton. If you hear a beep, the radio will
scan the stations. (See “SCAN”.) Do this
again to find another station.
You can also seek only to stations with
the types of programs you want to listen
to or traffic announcements. (See “PROG
TYPE”.)
Compact disc player
By using this button, you can skip up or
down to a different track.
Push either side of the “SEEK/SCAN” but-
ton repeatedly 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, push the down
side of the button one time, quickly.
TONE (Manual tone adjustment function)
Push the “TONE” button to select the
bass, midrange or treble tone control posi-
tion. (“BASS”, “MID”, “TREB” will appear
on the display.) To adjust the tone, turn
the “TUNE/SELECT” knob.
“BASS”: Adjusts lowpitched tones. The
display ranges from 6 to +6.
“MID”: Adjusts midpitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from 6 to +6.
“TREB”: Adjusts highpitched tones. The
display ranges from 6 to +6.
To adjust all of the tone controls to the
middle position, push and hold the “TONE”
button for more than two seconds. “FLAT”
will appear on the display.
TRAF (Traffic)
This button turns the traffic announcement
(TA) feature on and off.
By pushing the “< >” button, “TRAF” ap-
pears on the display and the radio will
start seeking any traffic program station.
When a traffic program station is found,
“TRAF” will be displayed (). If no
traffic program stations are found, “No
Traffic” will appear on the display.

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To adjust all of the tone controls to the
middle position, push and hold the
“AUDIO” knob for more than 2 seconds.
“FLAT” will appear on the display.
Sound balance adjustment function—
This knob is also used to adjust the
sound balance between the front and rear,
and the right and left speakers.
For front/rear adjustment, push the
“AUDIO” knob repeatedly until “FAD”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to adjust the front/rear balance.
For left/right adjustment, push the
“AUDIO” knob repeatedly until “BAL”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to adjust the left/right balance.
To return to the middle position balances,
push and hold the “AUDIO” knob for more
than 2 seconds.
Auto EQ (Automatic equalization)
Radio
This button is designed to select the pre-
set equalization (EQ) settings for tone.
The preset settings are designed for 6
program types (Classical, Pop, Rock,
Jazz, Talk, Country). Settings consist of
the bass, midrange and treble control
positions which can be stored into the
custom setting.To use a preset EQ setting: Push the
“AUTO EQ” button until you reach the
setting you want. Every time you push
this button, the display toggles through the
six presets and custom setting in the fol-
lowing order; 1: Classical, 2: Pop, 3:
Rock, 4: Jazz, 5: Talk, 6: Country, 7: Cus-
tom.
To return to the manual mode (CUSTOM):
Push the “AUTO EQ” button until
“CUSTOM” appears on the display. Then
you can manually adjust the bass,
midrange, treble using the “AUDIO” knob.
(See “AUDIO”.) This will overwrite any
previous custom setting that was saved
with a station preset.
When a tuner preset is saved, the current
EQ preset name is saved along with the
tuner setting. Additionally, the current EQ
setting is saved with the current mode
(AM, FM1, FM2 or CD).
Compact disc auto changer
Push “AUTO EQ” to select the desired
preset equalization setting while playing a
CD. The equalization will be automatically
set whenever you play a CD.
CD/AUX (Compact Disc/Auxiliary)
Push “CD/AUX” to switch from radio to
compact disc auto changer operation. A
disc must already be loaded in the auto
changer.
When the audio is set into compact disc
operation, the display shows the track
number currently being played.
If the auto changer or another unit
equipped with the player malfunctions,
your audio system will display one of the
six following error messages.
Error messages
If the player malfunctions, your audio sys-
tem will display the following error mes-
sages.
“CHECK CD”:
The road is too rough. The disc should
play when the road is smoother.
The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or
upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about
an hour and try again.
“PLAYER ERROR”: There may be a mo-
tor problem in loading or unloading a disc
or communication problem in the changer
unit.