2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER rear entertainment

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The brightness or contrast of the
screen can be adjusted depending on
the brightness of your surroundings.
You can also turn the display off.
Push the “DISP” button.
Contrast and brightness adjustment
“Contrast” “+”:
Strengthens the contrast of the screen.
“Contrast” “”:
Weakens the contrast of the screen.
“Brightness” “+”:
Brightens the screen.
“Brightness” “”:
Darkens the screen.
After adjusting the screen, touch “OK”.If your vehicle is equipped with the rear
seat entertainment system, the rear
screen turns on or off when “Rear” is
touched.
The screen goes off when “Screen Off” is
touched. To turn the display screen back
on, push any button such as “INFO”, etc.
The selected screen appears.
INFORMATION
When you do not touch any touch
screen button on the “Display”
screen for 20 seconds, the previous
screen will be displayed.
Screen adjustment

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Color and tone adjustment (with rear
seat entertainment system)
You can adjust the color and the tone while
the DVD video and video CD are being
played.
“Color” “R”:
Strengthens the red color of the screen.
“Color” “G”:
Strengthens the green color of the screen.
“Tone” “+”: Strengthens the tone of the
screen.
“Tone” “”: Weakens the tone of the
screen.
After adjusting the screen, touch “OK”.
The rear screen turns on or off when
“Rear” is touched.
The screen turns off when “Screen Off” is
touched. To turn the screen back on, push
any button such as “INFO”, etc. The se-
lected screen appears.
INFORMATION
When you do not touch any touch
screen button on the “Display”
screen for 20 seconds, the previous
screen will be displayed.
Depending on the position of the head-
light switch, the screen changes to ei-
ther day mode or night mode.
To display the screen in the day mode even
with the headlight switch on, touch “Day
Mode” on the adjustment screen for
brightness and contrast control.
If the screen is set in the day mode with the
headlight switch turned on, this condition is
memorized in the system even with the en-
gine turned off.

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(b) Switch color
You can select a color of touchscreen
buttons.
Select “Green” or “Orange” and then
touch “OK”.(c) Rear system lock
(with rear seat entertainment system)
If the vehicle is equipped with the rear
seat entertainment system, the rear
seat entertainment system can be
locked to prevent rear passengers from
operating the entertainment system.
Select “ON” or “OFF” and then touch
“OK”.
“ON”: The rear passengers cannot oper-
ate the rear seat entertainment system.
Only front passengers can operate the
system.
“OFF”: Both the front and rear passen-
gers can operate the rear seat entertain-
ment system.

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3. Adjust the tone and balance as fol-
lows:
To adjust the tone, touch “+” or “” on
the screen. To adjust the balance be-
tween the front and rear speakers,
touch “FRONT” or “REAR” on the
screen, and to adjust the balance be-
tween the left and right, touch “L” or
“R” on the screen.
“TREB”: Adjusts high−pitched tones.
“MID”: Adjusts mid−pitched tones.
“BASS”: Adjusts low−pitched tones.
As the yellow display approaches “+”,
each tone is more emphasized.
(d) Automatic sound levelizer (ASL):
When the audio sound becomes diffi-
cult to be heard due to road noise, wind
noise or other noises while driving, the
system adjusts to the optimum volume
according to the noise level. To turn
this function, touch “ASL” on the audio
control screen.(e) Selecting screen size (with rear
seat entertainment system)
Touching “WIDE” displayed on the
screen in the video control mode will
display the wide mode control screen.
“NORMAL”:Displays a 3  4 screen,
with either side in black.
“WIDE 1”:Widens the 3  4 screen
horizontally to fill the
screen.
“WIDE 2”:Widens the 3  4 screen
vertically and horizontally, in
the same ratio, to fill the
screen.
When you touch
, the previous
screen returns.

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(f) Your CD changer
When you insert a disc, touch “LOAD” and
gently push the disc in with the label side
up. This CD changer can store up to four
discs. The changer will play from track 1
through to the end of the disc. Then it will
play from track 1 of the next disc.
The changer is intended for use with 12 cm
(4.7 in.) discs only.
NOTICE
Do not stack up two discs for inser-
tion, or it will cause damage to the
changer. Insert only one disc into
slot at a time.
Never try to disassemble or oil any
part of the changer. Do not insert
anything other than a disc into the
slot.
(g) Your DVD player
(with rear seat entertainment system)
The sound of the rear seat entertainment
system can be enjoyed by pushing the
“DISC·AUX” button.

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All the discs:
1. Push the “LOAD·
/CLOSE” but-
ton. The “LOAD·EJECT” screen ap-
pears.
2. Touch “ALL CD ”.
The display opens and the amber indica-
tors at either side of the slot start blinking.
After the disc is ejected, the blinking indi-
cators stay on.
3. Remove the disc.
The indicators start blinking again and the
next disc is ejected.
If a disc is not remove within 15 seconds
after it is ejected, the operation will be can-
celed.
When all the discs are removed, the amber
indicators change to green. A disc can be
inserted.
The numbers of the trays where the disc is
not set are dimmed.
(c) Playing a disc
Push the “DISC·AUX” button if the
discs are already loaded in the changer.
“CD CHANGER” appears on the screen.
The discs set in the changer are played
continuously, starting with the last disc you
inserted. The disc number of the disc cur-
rently being played, the track number and
the time from the beginning of the program
appear on the screen.
When play of one disc ends, the first track
of the following disc starts. When play of
the final disc ends, play of the first disc
starts again.
The changer will skip any empty disc trays.
Vehicles with rear entertainment system
—
If the DVD player is turned on, push the
“DISC·AUX” button again to switch to the
CD changer.
If the rear seat entertainment system is on,
pushing the “DISC·AUX” button switches
the sound of the front audiovideo system
and that of the rear seat entertainment sys-
tem.

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SELECTING A DESIRED TRACK
“SEEK/TRACK” button: Use for a direct
access to a desired track.
Push either side of the “SEEK/TRACK”
button and repeat it until the desired track
number appears on the screen. As you re-
lease the button, the changer will start
playing the selected track from the begin-
ning.
“TRACK LIST”: The desired track can be
selected from a list. This function is avail-
able only when the vehicle is not moving.
Touch “TRACK LIST”. The track list is
displayed.
Touch the desired track number. The
changer will start playing the selected
track from the beginning.
: By touching this touch−screen but-
ton, the list moves up by 6 track groups. If
this touch−screen button is touched when
the top page of the list is displayed, the last
page is displayed.
: By touching this touch−screen but-
ton, the list moves down by 6 track groups.
If this touch−screen button is touched
when the last page of the list is displayed,
the top page is displayed.
Vehicles with rear entertainment system
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While the DVD player is in operation, the
chapter or track can be changed by push-
ing either side of the “SEEK/TRACK” but-
ton.
Fast forward: Push “
” side of the
“SEEK/TRACK” button and hold it to fast
forward the disc. When you release the
button, the changer will resume playing
from that position.
Reverse: Push “
” side of the “SEEK/
TRACK” button and hold it to reverse the
disc. When you release the button, the
changer will resume playing.

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The DVD player can play DVD video, au-
dio CD, video CD, CD text, dtsCD or
MP3 disc only when a disc is loaded in
the DVD player. A WMA disc cannot be
played.
For details of “Rear seat entertainment
system”, refer to “Owner’s Manual”.
For appropriate discs for this player, see
“Audio/video system operating hints” on
page 241.(a) Inserting the disc
Insert the disc into the slot with the la-
bel side up.
An adapter must be used for 8 cm (3 in.)
discs which are loaded in the same man-
ner as for 12 cm (4.7 in.) discs.
The indicator light turns on while the disc
is loaded.
If the label faces forward, the disc cannot
be played. In this case, “DISC CHECK”
appears 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 241.
—DVD player operation