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“PLAYER ERROR”: There is trouble in-
side the system. Eject the disc. Set the
disc again.
If malfunction is not rectified, take your
vehicle to your Toyota dealer.
Dolby 
B NR∗
If you are listening to a tape that was
recorded with Dolby  B Noise Reduction,
push the “
” button. “DOLBY NR ON”
will appear on the display. Push the button
again to turn off Dolby B NR. “DOLBY
NR OFF” will appear on the display.
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.
EQ (Equalizer)
Your audio system can store five different
EQ settings so that you will not need to
readjust it every time you listen to a dif-
ferent program.
To use a preset setting:
Push the “EQ” button repeatedly until the
EQ number you want to use appears on
the display.
To change a preset EQ setting:
1. Use the “TONE” button and the “TUNE/ SELECT” knob to select the desired
equalization. (For details, see “TONE”.)
2. Push and hold the “EQ” button until “SELECT EQ #” appears on the dis-
play.
3. Push the “EQ” button repeatedly or turn the “TUNE/SELECT” knob to select
the desired preset EQ number.
4. Push and hold the “EQ” button until “EQ SAVED” appears on the display
and you hear a beep. This EQ setting
is saved to that number. HR/MIN (Hours/minutes adjustment)
These buttons are used to adjust the
clock time. (For details, see “Clock” on
page 154 in Section 1
−10.)
INFO (Information)
When an RDS radio station transmits a
text message, “INFO” will be displayed. At
this time, push the “INFO” button to view
the text message. If the whole message
does not appear on the display, part of
the message will appear every three sec-
onds until the message is completed. To
scroll through the message at your own
speed, push the “INFO” button consecu-
tively. When the whole message has been
displayed, the message will disappear.
The message display will be canceled if
any button that affects the display is
pushed. To view the message again, push
the “INFO” button again.
The RDS audio system saves a message
until a new message is received.
If the text message is not available when
you push “INFO” button, “NO INFO” will
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Scanning a PTY station
If the radio in on the PTY mode, it will
tune in the next station within the same
program type.
For details, see “SCAN”.
PWR/VOL (Power/Volume)
Push “PWR/VOL” to turn the audio system
on and off. Turn “PWR/VOL” to adjust the
volume.
RCL (Recall)
This button is designed to change the dis-
play in each mode.
You can also display the clock by pushing
this button when the ignition switch is off.
Radio
Push the “RCL” button to change the dis-
play among the frequency, program ser-
vice name and program type name when
RDS station is being received.
To change what is normally shown on the
display, push this button repeatedly until
you see the display you want, then hold
this button until the display flashes and
you hear a beep.Compact disc player
Push the “RCL” button to change the dis-
play between the track number and
elapsed time.
To change what is normally shown on the
display, push this button repeatedly until
you see the display you want, then hold
this button until the display flashes and
you hear a beep.
RDM (Random)
Push the “RDM” button to listen the tracks
on the disc in random order. “RDM” will
appear on the display. To turn off the
random feature, push this button again.
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 the “SEEK/SCAN” button
from more than 4 seconds. “P SCAN” will
appear on the display and you hear two
beeps. The radio will tune in the next
preset station up the band, stay there for
5 seconds, and then move to the next
preset station. To cancel scan and remain
on current station, push this button again.To scan all the frequencies:
Push and hold either side of the “SEEK/
SCAN” button for two seconds. “SCAN”
will appear on the display and you hear
a beep. The radio will find the next station
up the station band, stay there for 5 se-
conds, and then scan again. To cancel
scan and remain on 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
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Error messages
If the player malfunctions, your audio sys-
tem will display the following error mes-
sages.
“TIGHT TAPE”: This message is dis-
played when the tape is tight and the
player cannot turn the tape hubs. Remove
the tape. Hold the tape with the open end
down and try to turn the right hub coun-
terclockwise with a pencil. Turn the tape
over and repeat. If the hubs do not turn
easily, your tape may be damaged and
should not be used in the player. Try a
new tape to make sure your player is
working properly.
“BROKEN TAPE”: This message is dis-
played when the tape is broken. Try a
new tape.
“CLEAN PLAYER”: This message is dis-
played when the cassette tape player
need to be cleaned. It will still play tapes,
but you should clean it as soon as pos-
sible to prevent damage to the tapes and
player. After cleaning the player, push and
hold the cassette tape eject button until
you hear a beep. “CLEANED” will appear
on the display. “WRAPPED TAPE”:
This message is dis-
played when the tape is wrapped around
the tape head. Attempt to get the cassette
out. Try a new tape.
If malfunction is not rectified, take your
vehicle to your Toyota dealer.
Cut tape bypass function
When you use the endless type tape
(head cleaner tape etc.), you must deacti-
vate the tape bypass feature.
To deactivate this feature:
1. Turn the ignition key to the “ACC” or “ON” position, and the audio is off.
2. Push and hold the “TAPE/CD” button for more than two seconds. “READY”
will appear on the display.
3. Insert the endless type tape.
The tape bypass feature will stay deacti-
vated until the cassette tape eject button
is pushed. 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
“TUNE/SELECT” knob.
“BASS”: Adjusts low
−pitched tones. The
display ranges from −6 to +6.
“MID”: Adjusts mid −pithed tones. The dis-
play ranges from −6 to +6.
“TREB”: Adjusts high −pitched tones. The
display ranges from −6 to +6.
To adjusts all of the tone controls to the
middle position, push and hold the “TONE”
button for more than two seconds. “FLAT”
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If you try to push the disc back into the
receiver before 25−second time period is
complete, the receiver will try to eject the
disc again when the 25 −second time peri-
od is complete.
Do not repeatedly push the eject button to
eject a disc after you have tried to push
it in manually. The receiver 25 −second
eject timer will reset at each push of
eject, which will cause the receiver not to
eject the disc until the 25 −second time
period has elapsed.
Once the player stops and the disc is
ejected, remove the disc. After removing
the disc, push the “PWR/VOL” knob off
and then on again. This will clear the
disc −sensing feature and enable discs to
be loaded into the player again.
While the ignition is in “LOCK”, you can
eject one or all discs but you cannot rein-
sert them.
<< REV FDW >> (Reverse/Fastforward
button)
If you want to fast −forward or reverse a
compact disc track, push and hold the
“>>” (fast −forward) or “<<” (reverse) but-
ton. When you release the button, the
compact disc player will resume playing.
The display will show elapsed time. AM/FM
Push the “AM/FM” button to switch be-
tween the AM and FM band. “AM”, “FM1”
or “FM2” will appear on the display.
Also, push this button to switch from the
compact disc operation to the radio.
Alternate Frequency function
To turn the AF mode on, push and hold
the “AM/FM” button until you hear a beep.
“AF ON” will appear on the display.
When reception condition worsen, the au-
dio system will select the RDS station
which has the same PI (Program Identifi-
cation) code.
To turn off the AF mode off, push and
hold the “AM/FM” button again until you
hear a beep. “AF OFF” will appear on the
display.
AUDIO (Manual tone and sound balance
adjustment function)
Manual tone adjustment function—
This knob is used to adjust the tone
manually.
Manual tone operations are saved into the
custom setting of the equalization. (See
“AUTO EQ”.)
For low
−pitch tone adjustment, push the
“AUDIO” knob repeatedly until “BASS”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to suit your preference.
The display will show the range from
“BASS −6” to “BASS +6”.
For middle −pitch tone adjustment, push
the “AUDIO” knob repeatedly until “MID”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to suit your preference.
The display will show the range from “MID
− 6” to “MID +6”.
For high −pitch tone adjustment, push the
“AUDIO” knob repeatedly until “TREB”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to suit your preference.
The display will show the range from
“TREB −6” to “TREB +6”.

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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 player
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 player operation. A disc
must already be loaded in the player.
When the audio is set into compact disc
operation, the display shows the track
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 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 player
unit.

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“NO CD”: The compact disc player is
empty. Insert a disc.
If the disc is not playing correctly, for any
other reason, try a known good disc.
If the malfunction still exists, take your
vehicle to your Toyota dealer.
H/M (Hours/minutes adjustment)
These buttons are used to adjust the
clock time. For details, see “Clock” on
page 154 in Section 1 −10.
INFO (Information)
When an RDS radio station transmits a
text message, “INFO” will be displayed. At
this time, push the “INFO” button to view
the text message. If the whole message
does not appear on the display, part of
the message will appear every three sec-
onds until the message is completed. To
scroll through the message at your own
speed, push the “INFO” button consecu-
tively. When the whole message has been
displayed, the message will disappear.
The message display will be canceled if
any button that affects the display is
pushed. To view the message again, push
the “INFO” button again.
The RDS audio system saves a message
until a new message is received. If the text message is not available when
you push “INFO” button, “NO INFO” will
appear on the display.
LOAD
This button is used to load the compact
discs in the compact disc player which is
integrated with the radio. This compact
disc player 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, the mechanism will
change to the mode for loading multiple
compact discs. After pushing the button,
wait for the load/eject status light to turn
green then, 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 8 seconds.
If you push this button when the player is
full, three beeps will sound.
Loading multiple compact di
scs—
To load multiple compact discs, push and
hold the button until you hear two beeps.
When the load/eject status light turns
green, insert a disc. Wait for the load/
eject status light to turn green before in-
serting the next disc.
If no compact disc is inserted, the shutter
will close after 8 seconds.
If you push this button when the player is
full, three beeps will sound.
PWR/VOL (Power/Volume)
Push “PWR/VOL” to turn the audio system
on and off. Turn “PWR/VOL” to adjust the
volume.
P·TYPE (Program Types)
To turn on the PTY mode, push the
“P·TYPE” button while receiving an RDS
station. The current program type will ap-
pear on the display.
You can select one of the following pro-
grams by turning the tune (P·TYPE) knob
while the PTY mode is on.
Any Type
News
Inform (Information)
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TRAF (Traffic)
This button turns the traffic announcement
(TA) feature on and off.
By pushing “< >” button, “TRAF” appears
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.
After the traffic announcement program is
over, the display returns to the previous
mode.
If no traffic program station is found, “No
Traffic” will appear on the display for 5
seconds and the display returns to the
previous mode. If the “TRAF” button is
pushed when the compact disc player is
on, the radio will start seeking traffic pro-
gram stations.
When a “TA” is received, the radio stores
the volume of the previous mode and ad-
justs the volume to the previous interrupt
volume. During the traffic announcement,
you can adjust the volume using the
“PWR/VOL”.The adjusted volume will be used as the
new default interrupt volume. The interrupt
volume has a minimum default setting.
The stored interrupt volume will be the
greater of the current volume and the
minimum default setting. After an interrupt,
the radio system will return to the volume
that was active before the interrupt.
TUNE (Tuning)
Turn the knob clockwise to step up the
frequency. Turn the knob counterclockwise
to step down the frequency.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.
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Your vehicle is not designed to be
dinghy towed (with four wheels on the
ground) behind a motorhome.
NOTICE
Do not tow your vehicle with four
wheels on the ground. This may
cause serious damage to your vehicle.
Your vehicle can be dinghy towed (with
four wheels on the ground) from the
front behind a motorhome.
CAUTION
Dinghy towing requires special equip-
ment and accessories. Please refer to
your service outlet of the motorhome
manufacture for the recommended
equipment.
NOTICE
Dinghy towing does not eliminate the
possibility of damage to your vehicle.
DINGHY TOWING TIPS
Before dinghy towing, be sure to ob-
serve the following in order to reduce
the damage to your vehicle.1. Put the shift lever in neutral.
2. Turn the ignition switch to the “ACC” position. Make sure the audio is turned
off and any item is not plugged into
the power outlet.
NOTICE
To avoid the locking of the steering
wheel, turn the ignition switch to the
“ACC” position.
3. Release the parking brake.
After dinghy towing, let the engine idle for
more than 3 minutes before driving the
vehicle.
Dinghy towing
(with automatic transmission) Dinghy towing
(with manual transmission)