2008 Lexus ES350 ECO mode

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Surround function (DVD changer only):
Select ONº of SURROUNDº and
touch OKº.
The surround function will turn on.
Automatic sound levelizer (ASL):
When the audio sound becomes difficult to
hear due to road noise, wind noise or other
noises while driving, touch ONº. The
system adjusts to the optimum volume and
tone quality according to the noise level.
When the system is on, the sound adjust-
ment level is displayed on the screen.
Positioning selector (CD changer
only):
By selecting the listening position, the sys-
tem controls the output timing of the
speakers to allow sound to be heard even-
ly, creating the ideal music environment.
Touching CHANGEº switches the posi-
tion in the following order: all seats, driver's
seat, front seat, rear seat.
The position currently selected is dis-
played on the screen.Selecting screen size
The video screen can be changed from no-
ral mode to side mode.
1. Push the AUDIOº button.
2. Touch WIDEº.
NORMALº:When a 3
4 screen is dis-
played, the remaining parts
will be in black.
WIDE 1º:When a 3
4 screen is dis-
played, the screen will be
widened horizontally to fill
the display.
WIDE 2º:When a 3
4 screen is dis-
played, the screen will be
widened vertically and hori-
zontally, in the same ratio, to
fill the display.
When a 9
16 screen is
displayed, this mode should
be selected.
When you touch
, the previous
screen returns.

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Turn the knob clockwise to step up the
station band or counterclockwise to
step down.
Your radio automatically changes to stereo
reception when a stereo broadcast is re-
ceived. STº appears on the screen. If the
signal becomes weak, the radio reduces
the amount of channel separation to pre-
vent the weak signal from creating noise.
If the signal becomes extremely weak, the
radio switches from stereo to mono recep-
tion. In this case, STº disappears from the
screen.
Presetting a station
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Touch one of the channel selector
touch-screen buttons (1 Ð 6) you want
and hold it until a beep is heard.
This sets the station to the button and the
frequency appears on the touch-screen
button.
Each radio mode can store up to 6 station-
s. To change the preset station to a differ-
ent one, follow the same procedure.
The preset station memory is cancelled
when the power source is interrupted by
battery disconnection or a blown fuse.

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Selecting a station
Tune in the desired station using one of the
following methods.
Preset tuning: Touch the channel selec-
tor touch-screen button (1 Ð 6) or push
the 
º or º button of CH/DISCº for
the station you want. The touch-screen
button is highlighted and the station fre-
quency appears on the screen.
Seek tuning: Push the 
º or º but-
ton of SEEK/TRACKº. The radio will be-
gin seeking up or down for a station of the
nearest frequency and will stop on recep-
tion. Each time you push the button, the
stations will be searched automatically
one after another.
To scan all the frequencies: Touch
SCANº on the screen or push the
SCANº button briefly. SCANº 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 SCANº or push the SCANº but-
ton again.
To scan the preset stations: Touch
SCANº on the screen or push the
SCANº button for longer than approxi-
mately a second. P´SCANº appears on
the screen. The radio will tune in the next
preset station, stay there for a few se-
conds, and then move to the next preset
station. To select a station, touch SCANº
or push the SCANº button again.
RDS (Radio Data System)
Your audio system is equipped with Radio
Data Systems (RDS). RDS mode allows
you to receive text messages from radio
stations that utilize RDS transmitters.
When RDS is on, the radio can
Ð select only stations of a particular pro-
gram type,
Ð display messages from radio stations,
Ð search for a stronger signal station.
RDS features are available for use only on
FM stations which broadcast RDS infor-
mation.
If the system receives no RDS stations,
NO PTYº appears on the display.

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Dolby Noise Reduction* feature: If you
are listening to a tape that was recorded
with Dolby B Noise Reduction, touch

º. The º touch-screen button will
be highlighted. Touch 
º again to turn
off Dolby B NR.
The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise by
about 10 dB. For best sound reproduction,
play your tapes with these buttons on or off
according to the mode used for recording
the tape.
* Dolby noise reduction manufactured un-
der license from Dolby Laboratories Li-
censing Corporation. DOLBY and the
double-D symbol
are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpora-
tion.
Manual program selection
Reverse button: You can reverse the tape
by touching 
. The display will show
the opposite direction after reversing the
tape. Also if the tape reaches the end of
one side, it is automatically reversed to the
other side.
Fast forward and Rewind buttons: Yo u
can fast forward or fast rewind by touching
 or

.
To stop the tape while it is fast forwarding,
touch

, to stop the tape while it is re-
winding, touch  .
If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette
player will stop and then play the same
side. If a tape fast forwards completely, the
cassette player will play the other side of
the tape using the auto-reverse feature.
Auto-reverse feature: After the cassette
player reaches the end of a tape, it auto-
matically reverses and begins to play the
other side, regardless of whether the cas-
sette was playing or fast forwarding.

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(d) Operating a DVD disc
NOTE: The playback condition of some
DVD discs may be determined by a DVD
software producer. This DVD changer
plays a disc as the software producer in-
tended. So some functions may not work
properly. Be sure to read the instruction
manual for the DVD disc separately pro-
vided. For the detailed information about
DVD video discs, see (g) DVD player and
DVD video disc informationº on page 244.
Precautions on DVD video disc
When recording with a DVD video, DVD
audio or video CD, audio tracks may not
record in some cases while the menu is
displayed. As audio will not play in this
case, verify that the video tracks are play-
ing and then activate playback.
When playback of a disc is completed:
If an audio CD or MP3/WMA disc is
playing, the first track or file starts.
If a DVD video, DVD audio or video CD
is playing, playback will stop or the
menu screen will be displayed.
The title/chapter number and playback
time display may not appear while playing
back certain DVD video discs.
CAUTION
Conversational speech on some
DVDs is recorded at a low volume to
emphasize the impact of sound ef-
fects. If you adjust the volume as-
suming that the conversations repre-
sent the maximum volume level that
the DVD will play, you may be startled
by louder sound effects or when you
change to a different audio source.
The louder sounds may have a signif-
icant impact on the human body or
pose a driving hazard. Keep this in
mind when you adjust the volume.
This DVD Hint!º screen appears when
the video screen is first displayed after
the ENGINE START STOPº switch is in
the ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON
mode.
Touch OKº when you read the message.

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Displaying operation buttons
If you touch the part where touch-screen
buttons are not located while you are
watching video on the video CD, video CD
operation buttons will appear.
>Page2º: Use this button to display the
operation buttons on the second page.
 operation buttons on the top page.
Hide Buttonsº: Use this button to turn off
the operation buttons from the display.
If 
º appears on the display when you
touch the button, the operation is not per-
mitted.
Description of each button
BUTTONS ON TOP PAGE
Select Numberº: The track or number
search screen appears. (See page 243.)
Returnº: Touching this will display the
predetermined scene and start playing
from there.
Prev. Menuº: When you touch this button
while the disc menu is displayed, the pre-
vious page appears on the screen. If you
touch this button while the changer is play-
ing video, the previous track is searched
and played.
Next Menuº: When you touch this button
while the disc menu is displayed, the next
page appears on the display. If you touch
this button while the changer is playing vid-
eo, the next track is searched and played.
Main/Subº: A multiplex transmission
changing button. The mode changes from
Main/Sub to Main, to Sub and back to
Main/Sub by touching this button.
BUTTONS ON SECOND PAGE
: Use this button to pause the video
screen.
: Touch this button to fast reverse
during playback.
: Touch this button during pause to
resume playing.
: Touch this button to fast forward
during the playback. During pause, touch
this button briefly to advance frame by
frame, or touch and hold it to play slowly.

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The track number you select is not valid if
it is higher than the number of the tracks re-
maining on the current side of the cassette.
When the tape reaches to the begin-
ning, the player will automatically start
playing that side.
After the tape reaches to the end, the
player will automatically reverse and
start playing the other side.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks for the switch to
work correctly. In addition, the feature may
not work well with some spoken, live, or
classical recordings.
To fast-forward or reverse:
Push and hold the 
º switch to fast-for-
ward a cassette tape. FFº will appear on
the display. Push and hold the 
º switch
to rewind a tape. REWº will appear on the
display.
To stop the tape while it is fast-forwarding,
push the 
º switch . To stop the tape
while it is rewinding, push the º switch.
If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette
tape player will stop and then play that
same side. If a tape fast-forwards com-
pletely, the cassette will play the other side
of the tape using the auto-reverse feature.
CD changer or DVD changer
Use this button to skip up or down to a dif-
ferent track, file or chapter in either direc-
tion.
To select a desired track, file or chapter:
Quickly push and release the 
º or º
switch until the track, file or chapter you
want to play is set. If you want to return to
the beginning of the current track, file or
chapter, push the 
º switch once, quick-
ly.
To select a desired disc:
Push and hold the 
º or º switch until
you hear a beep to change to the next or
the previous disc. Repeat this operation
until you reach the disc you want to listen
to.
3MODEº switch
Each time you push the MODEº switch,
the system changes the audio mode.
To turn the audio/video system on, push
the MODEº switch.
To turn the audio/video system off, push
and hold the MODEº switch until you hear
a beep.