2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER radio

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1Function switch display screen
Touch the switches displayed on the
screen to control the radio, cassette
tape player and disc players. For de-
tails, see page 118.
2“AUDIO” button
Push this button to display the audio
control screen. For details, see page
118.
3“SEEK·TRACK” button
Push either side of this button to seek up
or down for a station, or to access a desi-
red program or track. For details, see
pages 122, 125, 129, and 132.
4“LOAD” button
Push this button to insert the compact
discs. For details, see pages 120 and
126.
5“DISC” button
Push this button to turn the compact disc
player with changer and DVD player on.
For details, see pages NO TAG and 128.
6“TUNE” knob
Turn this knob to move up or down the
station band. For details, see page 121.
Quick reference

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7“SCAN” button
Push this button to scan radio stations or
scan the tracks on a compact disc. For
details, see pages 122, 129 and 133.
8Cassette tape slot
Insert a cassette tape into the slot. For
details, see page 124.
9“TAPE” button
Push this button to turn the cassette tape
player on. For details, see pages 118
and 124.
10“FM” button
Push this button to choose a FM station.
For details, see pages 118 and 121.
11“” button for the cassette tape
Push this button to stop and eject the
cassette tape. For details, see page
124.
12“PWR·VOL” knob
Push this knob to turn the audio system
on and off, and turn it to adjust the volu-
me. For details, see page 118.
13“AM” button
Push this button to choose an AM sta-
tion. For details, see pages 118 and
121.
14“” button for the compact discs
Push this button to eject the compact
discs. For details, see page 127.
15Compact disc slot
Insert compact discs into the slot after
pushing “LOAD” button. For details, see
pages 120 and 126.
Using your audio system —
— Some basics
This section describes some of the basic fea-
tures of your audio system. Some information
may not pertain to your system.
Your audio system works when the ignition
switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the car audio on
longer than necessary when the engine
is not running.

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The switches for radio, cassette tape and
disc player operation are displayed on the
function switch display screen when the
audio control mode is selected. Touch
them lightly and directly on the screen.
The selected switch is highlighted in green or
yellow.
INFORMATION
If the system does not respond to a
touch of a switch, move your finger
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 cleaning
cloth.
(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 different mixes of treble,
mid−range, and bass.
A good balance of the left and right stereo
channels and of the front and rear sound lev-
els is also important.
Keep in mind that if you are listening to a ste-
reo recording or broadcast, changing the
right/left balance will increase the volume of
one group of sounds while decreasing the vol-
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Touching the “SOUND” switch displayed
on the screen at the audio control mode
will display the sound control mode. Ad-
just the tone and balance as follows.
To adjust the tone, touch the “+” or “”
switch on the screen. To adjust the bal-
ance between the front and rear speakers,
touch the “FRONT” or “REAR” switch on
the screen, and to adjust the balance be-
tween 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 yellow display goes up, each tone is
more emphasized.(c) Your radio antenna
Mast type antenna—
To remove: Turn it counterclockwise carefully.
To install: Turn it clockwise securely.
NOTICE
Mast type antenna:
To prevent damage to the antenna,
make sure it is removed before driv-
ing your Toyota through an automat-
ic car wash.
Onglass antenna (builtin on the
rear quarter glass):
Attaching the film (especially con-
ductive or metallic type) on the rear
quarter glass will noticeably reduce
the sensitivity of the radio.
(d) 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 cassette
tapes into the slot, or the tape player
may be damaged.
(e) Your compact disc player with chang-
er
When you insert a disc, push the “LOAD” but-
ton and gently push the disc in with the label
side up. (The player will automatically eject
a disc if the label side is down.) This compact
disc player can store up to six discs. The play-
er will play from track 1 through the end of the
disc. Then it will play from track 1 of the next
disc.
The player is intended for use with 12 cm (4.7
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NOTICE
Do not stack up two discs for inser-
tion, or it will cause damage to the
compact disc player with changer. In-
sert only one compact disc into slot
at a time.
Never try to disassemble or oil any
part of the compact disc player. Do
not insert anything except a compact
disc into the slot.
(f) Your DVD player
You can enjoy the sound of the rear seat en-
tertainment system by pushing the “DISC”
button.
— Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
Push these buttons to choose either an
AM or FM station.
“AM”, “FM1” or “FM2” appears on the screen.
Turn the knob clockwise to step up the sta-
tion band or counterclockwise to step
down.
Your radio automatically changes to stereo
reception when a stereo broadcast is re-
ceived. “ST” appears on the screen. If the
signal becomes weak, the radio reduces the
amount of channel separation to prevent the
weak signal from creating noise. If the signal
becomes extremely weak, the radio switches
from stereo to mono reception. In this case,
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(b) Presetting a station
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Touch one of the switches (1 — 6) you
want and hold it until a beep is heard. This
sets the station to the switch and the fre-
quency appears on the switch.
Each radio mode (AM, FM1 or FM2) can store
up to 6 stations. To change the preset station
to a different one, follow the same procedure.
The preset station memory is cancelled when
the power source is interrupted by battery dis-
connection or a blown fuse.(c) Selecting a station
Tune in the desired station using one of the
following methods.
Preset tuning: Touch the switch (1 — 6) for
the station you want. The switch is high-
lighted in green and the station frequency ap-
pears on the screen.
Seek tuning: Push the “SEEK·TRACK” but-
ton on either side. The radio will begin seek-
ing up or down for a station of the nearest fre-
quency and will stop on reception. Each time
you push the button, the stations will be
searched automatically one after another.
To scan all the frequencies: Touch the
“SCAN” switch on the screen or push the
“SCAN” button briefly. “SCAN” appears on
the screen. The radio will find the next station
and stay there for a few seconds, and then
scan again. To select a station, touch the
“SCAN” switch or push the “SCAN” button
again.
To scan the preset stations: Touch the
“SCAN” switch on the screen or push the
“SCAN” button for longer than approximately
a second. “P. SCAN” appears on the screen.
The radio will tune in the next preset station,
stay there for a few seconds, and then move
to the next preset station. To select a station,
touch the “SCAN” switch or push the “SCAN”
button again.(d) Radio Data System
Your audio system is equipped with Radio
Data Systems (RDS). RDS mode provides
you to receive text messages from radio sta-
tions that utilize RDS transmitters.
When RDS is on, the radio can
— only select stations of a particular program
type,
— display messages from radio stations,
— search for a stronger signal station.
RDS features are available for the use only on
FM stations which broadcast RDS informa-
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“TYPE  ” switch
If the system receives no RDS stations, “NO
PTY” appears on the display.
Each time you touch the “TYPE ” or “TYPE
” switch, the program type changes as in
the following:
ROCK
MISC (Miscellaneous)
Inform (Information)
Easy Lis (Easy listening)
Cls/Jazz (Classical music and Jazz)
R & B (Rhythm and Blues)
Religion
Alert (Emergency message)
“TYPE SEEK” switch
When a program is set, “TYPE SEEK” switch
appears. Touch the switch and the system
starts to seek the station in the relevant pro-
gram type.
If any type program station is not found,
“NOTHING” appears on the display.“MSG” (MESSAGE) switch
If the system receives a radio text from RDS
station, “MSG” appears on the display. Touch
the “MSG” switch, and a text message is dis-
played on the screen.
In case a text message is not accepted in a
screen, you can touch the “MSG” switch and
hold it to display the rest of the message.
When the system can show the station name,
“RDS” appears on the display. Each time you
touch the “MSG” switch, indication on the dis-
play changes from the band to the station
name, a radio text in this order. After six sec-
onds passes, indication returns to the band.

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(e) Traffic announcement
“TRAF” switch
A station that regularly broadcasts traffic in-
formation is automatically located.
When you push the “TRAF” switch, “TRAF
SEEK” appears on the display and the radio
will start seeking any traffic program station.
If any traffic program station is not found,
“NOTHING” appears on the display.
If the traffic program station is found, the
name for traffic program station is displayed
and “TRAF” is lit for a while until traffic an-
nouncement is received.
— Cassette tape player
operation
(a) Playing a cassette tape
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 au-
tomatically recognize it and “MTL” appears
on the screen.
To stop and eject the cassette tape, push the
“
” button.
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 high-
lighted in yellow.
The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise by
about 10 dB. For best sound reproduction,
play your tapes with the Dolby NR on or off ac-
cording to the mode used for recording the
tape.
To play a tape recorded without Dolby NR,
touch the switch once again.