2007 Lexus GS450h Using the audio system / LEXUS 2007 GS450H THROUGH JUNE 2006 PROD. OWNER'S MANUAL (OM30727U)

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■CD compatibility
■CD player protection feature
To protect the internal components, playback is automatically stopped when a
problem is detected.
■If CDs are left inside the CD player or in the ejected position for extended peri-
ods
CDs may be damaged and may not play properly.
■Lens cleaners
Do not use lens cleaners. Doing so may damage the CD player.
Only audio CDs with the marks shown to the
left can be used.
The following products may not be playable
on your CD player.
●SACDs
●dts-CDs
●Copy-protected CDs
Audio CDs

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NOTICE
■Discs and adapters that cannot be used
Do not use the following types of discs, 3 in. (8 cm) disc adapters or dual discs.
Doing so may damage the player and render the disc insert/eject function unus-
able.
●Discs that have a diameter that is not 4.7 in.
(12 cm).
●Low-quality and deformed discs.
●Discs with a transparent or translucent
recording area.
●Discs that have tape, stickers or CD-R
labels attached to them, or that have the
label peeled off.

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NOTICE
■Player precautions
Failure to follow the precautions below may result in damage to the discs or the
player itself.
●Do not insert anything other than discs into the disc slot.
●Do not apply oil to the player.
●Store discs away from direct sunlight.
●Never try to disassemble any part of the player.
●Do not insert more than one disc at a time.

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Playing MP3 and WMA discs
Insert an MP3 or WMA disc or press with a disc inserted.
When you press during playback of the disc, the following audio con -
trol screen appears.
This illustration is a vehicle equipped with the DVD player.
Po w e r Vo l u m e
CD ejectPlayback Select folder
Search playback
CD slot
Random playback
Repeat play
Select file
CD loadSelect CD
Display audio control screen
Select file
Display folder list

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Loading, ejecting and selecting MP3 and WMA discs
Refer to the section entitled “Using the CD player” for details. (P. 2 1 6 )
Selecting a folder
■Selecting a folder
Touch “FOLDER ” or “” on the screen to select the previ -
ous/next folder.
■ Selecting a folder fr
om the folder list
To u c h on the screen.
Touch the desired folder number.
or :changes the list by 6
folder groups.
: displays the details of the file currently playing.
: displays the file list.
This function is available only when
the v
ehicle is not moving.
■Selecting the desired folder by cueing the first file of each folder
Touch and hold on the screen until “FLD SCAN” appears. When
the desired folder is reached, touch once again.
STEP1
STEP2

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Selecting and scanning files
■Selecting one file at a time
Turn the dial or press  or  on
to select the desired file.
■ Selecting a file fr
om the file list
To u c h on the screen to turn the folder list on.
To u c h on the folder list
screen.
Touch the desired file number.
or : changes the list by 6
groups.
: displays the folder list. : displays the details of the file currently play -
ing.
This function is available only when
the v
ehicle is not moving.
STEP1
STEP2
STEP3

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■Selecting a desired file by cuein g the files in the folder
To u c h on the screen.
When the desired file is reached, touch once again.
File repeat
To u c h on the screen.
Folder repeat
Touch and hold on the screen until the “FLD RP T” appears.
Random playback
■To play files from a particular folder in random order
To u c h on the screen.
■ T
o play all the files on a disc in random order
Touch and hold on the screen until the “F
LD RAND” appears.
■Canceling random, repeat and scan playback
To u c h , or on the screen once again.
■Error messages
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■CD player protection feature
To protect the internal components, play back
is automatically stopped when a
problem is detected while th e CD player is being used.
■If CDs are left inside the CD player or in the ejected position for extended peri -
ods
CDs may be damaged and may not play properly.
■Lens cleaners
Do not use lens cleaners. Doing so may damage the CD player.

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■MP3 and WMA files
MP3 (MPEG Audio LAYER 3) is a standard audio compression format.
Files can be compressed to approximately 1 /10 of their original size by using MP3
compression.
WMA (Windows Media
TMAudio) is a Microsoft audio compression format.
This format compresses audio data to a size smaller than that of the MP3 format.
There is a limit to the MP3 and WMA file standards and to the media/formats
recorded by them that can be used.
●MP3 file compatibility
• Compatible standards 
MP3 (MPEG1 LAYER3, MPEG2 LSF LAYER3)
• Compatible sampling frequencies MPEG1 LAYER3: 32, 44.1, 48 (kHz) 
MPEG2 LSF LAYER3: 16, 22.05, 24 (kHz)
• Compatible bit rates 
MPEG1 LAYER3: 64, 80, 96, 112, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320 (kbps)
• MPEG2 LSF LAYER3: 64, 80, 96 , 112, 128, 144, 160 (kbps)
*: Compatible with VBR
• Compatible channel modes: stereo, joint stereo, dual channel and monaural
●WMA file compatibility
• Compatible standards 
WMA Ver. 7, 8, 9
• Compatible sampling frequencies
32, 44.1, 48 (kHz)
• Compatible bit rates 
Ver. 7, 8: CBR 48, 64, 80, 96, 128, 160, 192 (kbps) 
Ver. 9: CBR 48, 64, 80, 96, 128, 160, 192, 256, 320 (kbps)
*: Only compatible with 2-channel playback
●Compatible media
Media that can be used for MP3 and WMA playback are CD-Rs and CD-RWs.
Playback in some instances may not be po ssible, depending on the status of the
CD-R or CD-RW. Playback may not be possible or the audio may jump if the disc
is scratched or marked with fingerprints.