2004 TOYOTA SOLARA Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)

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AUDIO SYSTEM
Audio system
Quick reference11 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using your audio system11 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Car audio system operating hints128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION V

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1Function switch display screen
Touch the switches displayed on the
screen to control the radio and compact
disc player. For details, see page 114.
2“TUNE” knob
Turn this knob to move up or down the
station band. For details, see page 116,
120 and 122.
3“AM·SAT” button
Push this button to choose either an AM
or SAT station. For details, see pages
114, 116 and 120.
4“FM” button
Push this button to choose a FM station.
For details, see pages 114 and 116.
5“DISC” button
Push this button to turn the compact disc
player on. For details, see pages 114
and 126.
6“SCAN” button
Push this button to scan radio stations or
scan the tracks on a compact disc. For
details, see pages 117, 122 and 127.
7“OPEN” button
Push this button to open the display to
access the slot for the compact disc
player. For details, see page 125.
Quick reference

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8“AUDIO” button
Push this button to display the audio
control screen. For details, see page
113.
9“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 117, 122 and 127.
10“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 113.
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.
(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 auto-
matic return to the previous screen from the
audio screen. See page 109 for details.

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Push “AM·SAT”, “FM” or “DISC” button to
turn on the desired mode. The selected
mode turns on immediately.
Push these buttons if you want to switch from
one mode to another.
If the disc is not set, the compact disc player
does not turn on.
You can turn off the compact disc player by
ejecting the compact disc. If the audio system
was previously off, then the entire audio sys-
tem will be turned off when you eject the com-
pact disc. If the another function was pre-
viously playing, it will come on again.
The switches for radio and compact 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.

11 5 (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-
ume of another.
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) Sound adjusting function
(convertible with 7 speakers)
The audio system automatically adjusts the
sound to the suitable tone according to the
convertible top condition.
When the tone level is adjusted, audio will be
disrupted momentarily.

11 6 (d) Your compact disc player
When you insert a compact disc, insert it with
the label side up. The compact disc player will
play from track 1 through the end of the disc.
Then it will play from track 1 again.
NOTICE
Never try to disassemble or oil any part
of the compact disc player. Do not in-
sert anything other than compact discs
into the slot.
The player is intended for use with 12 cm (4.7
in.) discs only.
— 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.
If your vehicle is equipped with satellite ra-
dio broadcast system, when you push the
“AM·SAT” button, “AM”, “SAT1”, “SAT2” or
“SAT3” station appears on the display. For
details about satellite radio broadcast, see
“— Radio operation (XM satellite radio broad-
cast)” on page 119.
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,
“ST” disappears from the screen.

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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 out automatically 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-
tion.

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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.