2007 Lexus GS450h CD player

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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 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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■CD-R and CD-RW discs
●CD-R/CD-RW discs that have not been subject to the “finalizing process” (a
process that allows discs to be played on a conventional CD player) cannot be
played.
●It may not be possible to play CD-R /CD-RW discs recorded on a music CD
recorder or a personal computer because of disc characteristics, scratches or
dirt on the disc, or dirt, condensati on, etc. on the lens of the unit.
●It may not be possible to play discs recorded on a personal computer depend-
ing on the application settings and the environment. Record with the correct
format. (For details, contact the appropriate application manufacturers of the
applications.)
●CD-R/CD-RW discs may be damaged by direct exposure to sunlight, high
temperatures or other storage conditions . The unit may be unable to play dam-
aged discs.
●If you insert a CD-RW disc into the MP3/WMA player, playback will begin
more slowly than with a conventional CD or CD-R disc.
●Recordings on CD-R/CD-RW cannot be played using the DDCD (Double
Density CD) system.
■Unsuitable discs, and player precautions
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Using the DVD player (if equipped)
Insert a disc or press with a disc inserted.
When you press during the playback of the disc, the following audio/
video control screen appears.
This illustration shows the audio system of a vehicle with the navigation
system.
Po w e r Vo l u m e
Track, file and chapter 
selection/fast forward/ 
rewind Disc eject
PlaybackDisc load Change disc
Display audio/video control screen
Select disc
Disc slot
Select file

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Loading a discs
■Loading a single disc
Push .
When the indicator changes from flashing amber to gr
een, insert
a disc after the DVD player door opens.
■ Loading multiple discs
Press and hold until you hear a beep.
When the indicator changes from flashing amber to gr
een, insert
a disc after the DVD player door opens.
After inserting a disc, wait until the indicator changes from flash -
ing amber to green, then insert the ne
xt disc after the DVD player
door has opened.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have inserted all discs.
To cancel the operation, press the or button. If you do not
insert a disc within 15 seconds, loading will be canc
eled automatically.
■DVD hint screen
This screen appears when a DVD
video
, DVD audio or video CD is
first selected with the power switch
in “ACC” or “IG-ON” mode.
To u c h once you have
read the message.
STEP1
STEP2
STEP1
STEP2
STEP3
STEP4

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2023Tw i2209Vietnamese2515Yo r u b a
2111Ukrainian2215Vo l a p ü k2621Zulu
2118Urdu2315Wo l o f
2126Uzbek2408Xhosa
■Error messages
If “Region Code Error” is displayed, check t
he region code printed on the DVD
matches the player's region code.
If a different message is displayed: P. 2 2 0