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This section describes some of the basic
features of the Toyota audio system.
Some information may not pertain to your
system.
Your audio system works when the igni-
tion switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” posi-
tion.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the car au-
dio on longer than necessary when
the engine is not running.
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(a) Turning the system on and off
PWR·VOL: Push this knob to turn the
audio system on and off. Turn this knob
to adjust the volume. The system turns
on in the last mode used.
AUDIO: Push this button to display
switches for audio system (audio control
mode).
You can select the function that enables
automatic return to the previous screen
from the audio screen. See page 125 for
details.Push “AM”, “FM”, “DISC” or “TAPE”
button to turn on the desired mode.
The selected mode turns on immedi-
ately.
Push these buttons if you want to switch
from one mode to another.
If the tape or disc is not set, the cassette
player or compact disc player does not
turn on.
You can turn off the cassette player or
compact disc player by ejecting the cas-
sette tape or compact disc. If the audio
system was previously off, then the entire
audio system will be turned off when you
eject the cassette tape. If another func-
tion was previously playing, it will come
on again.
Using your audio system—
—Some basics
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The switches for radio, cassette tape
player, compact disc player operation
is displayed on the function switch
display screen when the audio control
mode is selected. Touch the switches
lightly and directly on the screen.
The selected switch is highlighted in
green.
INFORMATION
If the system does not respond to
a touch of a switch, move your fin-
ger away from the screen and then
touch it again.
You cannot operate dimmed
switches.
Wipe off fingerprints on the surface
of the display using a glass clean-
ing cloth.
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(b) Tone and balance
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, mid−range and bass.
A good balance of the left and right ste-
reo 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.
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Touching the “SOUND” switch dis-
played on the screen at the audio con-
trol mode will display the sound con-
trol mode. Adjust the tone and balance
as follows.
To adjust the tone, touch the “+” or
“ ” switches on the screen. To adjust
the balance between the front and rear
speakers, touch the “Front” or “Rear”
switch on the screen, and to adjust
the balance between the left and right,
touch the “L” or “R” switch on the
screen.
BASS: Adjusts low−pitched tones.
MID: Adjusts mid−pitched tones.
TREB: Adjusts high−pitched tones.
As the orange display goes up, each tone
is more emphasized.(c) Surround function
Touching the “SURROUND” switch dis-
played on the screen at the audio con-
trol mode will turn on or off the sur-
round function.
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(d) Radio Data System
Your audio system is equipped with Radio
Data Systems (RDS). RDS mode pro-
vides you to receive text messages from
radio stations that utilize RDS transmit-
ters.
When RDS is on, the radio can
—only select stations of a particular pro-
gram type,
—display messages from radio stations,
—search for a stronger signal station,
—search for local stations broadcasting
the same network as the vehicle travels,
—receive announcements concerning lo-
cal and national emergencies (even if
RDS function is turned off).
RDS features are available for the use
only on FM stations which broadcast RDS
information.“RDS SRCH” (RDS search) switch
This switch allows you to search all avail-
able RDS stations out of the entire FM
band and sort them by program type
(See following “TYPE” switch for details
on program types).
By touching this button at the FM mode,
RDS is turned on and the radio is
switched to FM type mode. During the
program type search, “RDS SEARCH” will
be shown on the screen. Also at this
time, “FM TYPE” will appear on the
screen to indicate that the station selec-
tor switches are for program type.
After searching for all the available RDS
stations, the radio will activate the pre-
viously used program type. If the pre-
viously used program type is not avail-
able, or if the radio has not yet
performed a program type search, the
radio will activate the first available pro-
gram type that has stations in memory.
The radio will preset the stations of the
current program type into the preset but-
tons.
These are accessible through the “TYPE”
switch. If more than 6 stations are found,
the radio will load the 6 strongest sta-
tions signal of the program type into the
presets.If no RDS stations are found, “No RDS
Stations Found” will be displayed and the
beep sounds. Then the radio will return
to the previous FM mode and frequency.
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“MSG” (Message)
When an RDS radio station transmits a
text message, “MSG” will be displayed.
At this time, touch the “MSG” switch to
view the text message. The message dis-
play will be canceled if any button that
affects the display is pushed. To view the
message again, touch the “MSG” switch
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, touch and
hold the “STORE” switch 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 messages stored in
memory, touch the “RECALL” switch.
Touching the “LATEST MESSAGE” will
display the most recent message.
If no messages have been stored, or if
there are no more messages to be re-
called, “RECALL” switch is dimmed. The
message display will be canceled if you
activate any function that affects the dis-
play.
“TYPE” switch
This switch is used for changing the pro-
gram type (PTY) of RDS stations in all
RDS mode. 8 program types are avail-
able as listed here.
The following program type names are
available.
ROCK
EASY LIS
CLS/JAZZ
R & B
INFORM
RELIGION
MISC
ALERT (Emergency message)
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(e) Traffic broadcast station search
“TRAF” button
This button turns the traffic broadcast
station search feature on and off when
you are turning the FM radio on.
During a traffic broadcast station search,
“TRAF SEEK” will display. If the radio
finds a traffic broadcast station, it will
stop searching. If no traffic broadcast
stations are found, “NOTHING” will dis-
play.
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(a) Playing a cassette tape
To insert a cassette tape, push the
“OPEN” button to lower the display.
Put the cassette tape in the slot with
the exposed tape side to the right and
lightly push it in.
The player will automatically start when
you insert the cassette tape. At this time,
“Tape” appears on the screen.
If a metal or chrome equivalent cassette
tape is put in the cassette player, the
player will automatically adapt to it and
“MTL” appears on the screen.
CAUTION
Do not place anything on the
opened display, as such items may
be thrown about in the compart-
ment and possibly injure people in
the vehicle during sudden braking
or in an accident.
To reduce the chance of injury in
case of an accident or sudden
stop while driving, keep the dis-
play closed.
Take care not to jam your hand
while the display is moving. Other-
wise, you could be injured.
NOTICE
Do not obstruct the display while it
is moving. It could damage your au-
dio system.
—Cassette tape player
operation
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To stop and eject the cassette tape, push
the “OPEN” button to lower the display.
Push the “TAPE
” button.
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Push the “TAPE” button if a cassette
tape is already in the slot.
Dolby Noise Reduction
∗ feature: If you
are listening to a tape that was recorded
with Dolby
∗ Noise Reduction, touch the
“
” switch on the screen. The symbol
is highlighted in green.
The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise
by about 10 dB. For best sound repro-
duction, 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, touch the switch once again.
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∗: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the
double D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
(b) Manual program selection
Program switch: Touch the “
”
switch on the screen to select the other
side of a cassette tape. The display indi-
cates which side is currently selected (
indicates top side, indicates bottom
side).
Fast forward switch: Touch the “”
switch on the screen to fast forward a
cassette tape. “FF” appears on the
screen.
To stop fast forwarding, touch the same
switch or push the “TAPE” button.
Rewind switch: Touch the “” switch
on the lower side to rewind a tape.
“REW” appears on the screen.
To stop rewinding, touch the same switch
or push the “TAPE” button.
Auto reverse feature: After the cassette
player reaches the end of a tape, it auto-
matically reverses and begins to play the
other side, regardless of whether the cas-
sette was playing or fast forwarding.(c) Automatic program selection
“RPT” switch: The repeat feature auto-
matically replays the current program.
Touch the “RPT” switch while the pro-
gram is playing. When the program ends,
it will automatically be rewound and re-
played. Touch the switch 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” switch: The skip feature allows
you to fast forward past long stretches of
blank tape. This is especially useful at
the end of cassettes.
Touch the “SKIP” switch. The player will
automatically skip any blank portions of
15 seconds or more and play the next
program. To cancel it, touch the switch
once again.
