2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER Owners Manual

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SELECTING THE MODE
Use the joystick to select the mode. Push
the “ENT” button to enter the mode.
The mode display which is selected by
the joystick is colored blue. When the
“ENT” button is pushed, the mode display
changes to green. If the mode display is
gray, it cannot be selected.
The “Speaker sound” on the mode display
is selected on the front audio system.Radio
Cassette tape player and compact disc
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When you select a mode, the screen indi-
cates which is selected.
Radio
AM mode:
When you select the AM mode, “AM” will
appear on the screen.
FM mode:
When you select the FM mode, “FM1” or
“FM2” will appear on the screen.
Tape mode
“TAPE” appears on the screen while this
mode is selected.
Compact disc mode
“CD” appears on the screen while this
mode is selected.
The screen shows the track, or track and
disc number currently being played.
Controller
DVD player unit
OPERATING FRONT AUDIO SYSTEM
To operate the front audio system, use
the following switches.
1. “DISC/CH/PROG” button
Radio
You can scan only the preset stations for
the band of the front audio system. (For
instructions, see “—Controls and features”
on page 171 in this Section.)
To scan the preset stations:
Push the “
” or “” side of the “DISC/
CH/PROG” button. The radio will tune in
the next preset station up or down the
band. The station frequency will appear on
the screen.

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Cassette tape player
Push the “
” or “” side of the “DISC/
CH/PROG” button to select the other side
of a cassette tape. The screen indicates
which side is currently selected. (“
” indi-
cates the top side, “
” indicates the bot-
tom side.)
Auto −reverse feature: After the cassette
player reaches the end of a tape side, it
automatically reverses and begins to play
the other side. This is true whether the
cassette was playing or fast forwarding.
Compact disc player with changer
Use these buttons to select a disc you
want to listen to.
Push the “
” or “” side of the “DISC/
CH/PROG” button until the number of the
disc you want to listen appears on the
display. 2. “TUNE/TRACK” button
Radio
Push the “
” or “” side of the “TUNE/
TRACK” button to tune or seek.
Tuning:
Quickly push and release the “
” or “”
side of the “TUNE/TRACK” button. Each
time you push the button, the radio will
step up or down to another frequency. If
you push and hold the button, and the
radio will go into the seek mode.
Seeking:
Push and hold the “
” or “” side of the
“TUNE/TRACK” button. The radio will seek
up or down for a station of the nearest
frequency and will stop on reception. Each
time you push the button, the stations will
be searched one after another.
Cassette tape player
To fast forward a cassette tape, push and
hol d the “
” side of the “TUNE/TRACK”
button until “FF” appears on the screen.
Push and hold the “
” side of the “TUNE/
TRACK” button until “REW” appears on
the screen to rewind a tape.
Use this button to skip up or down to
locate a song or recording. You can select up to nine recordings (in-
cluding current one).
Push the “
” or “” side of the “TUNE/
TRACK” button. “FF 1” or “REW 1” will
appear on the screen.
Next, push either side of the track button
until the number on the screen reaches
the number of tracks you want to skip. If
you push the button 10 times, the skip
feature will be turned off.
For the skip feature to work correctly a
blank space of at least 3 seconds is con-
sidered to be a start of a recording.
When a beginning of a tape is reached,
the player automatically resumes play.
When the end of the tape is reached, the
player automatically reverses sides and
resumes normal play.
In addition, the feature may not work well
with some spoken, live, or classical re-
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Compact disc player
Use this button to skip up or down to a
different track.
Push the “
” or “” side of the “TUNE/
TRACK” button until the number of the
track you want to listen to appears on the
screen. If you want to return to the begin-
ning of the current track, quickly push the
“
” side of the “TUNE/TRACK” button one
time.
Push and hold the “
” or “” side of the
“TUNE/TRACK” button to fast forward or
reverse within a compact disc. When you
release the button, the compact disc play-
er will resume playing. REPLACING CONTROLLER BATTERY
For replacement, use 3 AA batteries.
CAUTION
Special care should be taken to pre-
vent small children from swallowing
the removed battery or components.
NOTICE

When replacing the battery, be care-
ful not to lose the components.
 Replace only with the same or
equivalent type of battery recom-
mended by a Toyota dealer.
 Dispose of used batteries according
to local regulations.
Replace the battery according to the fol-
lowing procedure:
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2. Remove the discharged batteries and
put in the new batteries as shown.
Install the cover.
NOTICE
Be sure that the positive side and
negative side of the controller bat-
tery should be faced correctly.
 Do not replace the battery with wet
hands. Water may cause rust.
 Do not touch or move any compo-
nents inside of the controller, or it
may interfere with proper operation.
 Be careful not to bend the electrode
of the controller battery insertion.
 Close the battery case securely.
After replacing the battery, check that the
controller operates properly. If the control-
ler still does not operate properly, contact
your Toyota dealer. The DVD player can play audio CDs,
DVD video discs, CD texts, dtsCDs
and video CDs.
For appropriate discs for this player, see
“Audio/video system operating hints” on
page 238 in this Section.
The DVD player works when the ignition
key is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
To turn on the DVD player, a disc must
be loaded in the player.
To turn off the player, eject the disc.
Error messages
If the player malfunctions, your audio sys-
tem will display following error messages.
If “DISC CHECK” appears on the
screen:
It indicates that the disc is dirty,
damaged or it was inserted upside down.
Clean the disc or insert it correctly.
If “REGION CODE ERROR” appears on
the screen: It indicates that the DVD re-
gion code is not set properly.
If “DVD ERROR” appears on the
screen: There is a problem inside the
player. Eject the disc. Set the disc again.
If the malfunction still exists, take your
vehicle to your Toyota dealer.
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INSERTING THE DISC
Insert the compact disc into the slot
with the label side up.
“DISC” indicator light turns on while the
disc is loaded.
If the label faces down, the disc cannot
be played. In this case, “DISC CHECK”
and disc number appear on the screen.
If a disc which is not playable is inserted,
“DISC CHECK” will also appear on the
screen. For appropriate discs for this play-
er, see “Audio/video system operating
hints” on page 238 in this Section. The player will play the track or chapter,
and it will play from the beginning of the
track or chapter again after it reaches the
end.
NOTICE
Never try to disassemble or oil any
part of the DVD player. Do not insert
anything other than a disc into the
slot.
8 cm (3 in.) compact disc singles
Your compact disc player does not need
an adaptor to play compact disc singles.
Compact disc singles are about 8 cm (3
in.) in diameter
−smaller than standard
discs.
NOTICE
Do not use an adaptor for compact
disc singles—it could cause tracking
errors or interfere with the ejection of
compact discs.
EJECTING THE DISC
Push the “
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To select the DVD mode, push the
“DVD” button on the controller.
You can also select the DVD mode on the
mode selection screen mentioned above.
The “DVD Hint!” screen appears when
the DVD mode is first selected after
you turn the ignition key to the “ACC”
or “ON” position.
Push the “OK” switch when you read the
message.
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The DVD player can be operated with the
controller buttons directly.
1. “DVD” button
2. “RETURN” button
3. “MENU” button
4. “AUDIO” button
5. “SUB TITLE” button
6. “ANGLE” button
7. “SET UP” button
8. “SEARCH” button
9. “TOP MENU” button
10. “
”, “ ”, “  ” and “ ” buttons
Controller
DVD player unit
The player can also be operated with the
switches on the screen.
To operate the switches on the screen,
select the switch by the joystick and push
the “ENT” button. You cannot select the
switches on the screen by touching them
directly.
When the switch is selected by the joys-
tick, the outline of the switch changes to
blue. Push the “ENT” button, and the
switch will be highlighted in green.
—DVD player operation
switches