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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND
CONTROLS
Audio and handsfree phone systems
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Using your audio system 173
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AUX adapter 191
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Audio remote controls 191
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Rear seat entertainment system 194
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Audio/video system operating hints 232
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Hands −free phone system 239
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“”: The channel you selected is no
longer available. Wait for about 2 seconds
until the radio returns to the previous
channel or “CH001”. If it does not change
automatically, select another channel.
The XM  Listener Care Center is also
available on the phone, please call
1 −800− 967−2346 (U.S.A.) or
1 −877− 438−9677 (Canada).
∗: Use of satellite radio requires XM 
tuner and service. Contact your Toyota
dealer for details.
AUDIO CONTROL (Tone and sound bal-
ance adjustment function)
Each time you push the “AUDIO
CONTROL” knob, the mode changes. To
adjust the tone and balance, turn the
knob.
Ty p e 2 −1—
BAS: Adjusts low −pitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from −5 to 5.
TRE: Adjusts high −pitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from −5 to 5. FAD: Adjusts the sound balance between
the front and rear speakers. The display
ranges from F7 to R7.
BAL: Adjusts the sound balance between
the right and left speakers. The display
ranges from L7 to R7.
ASL: The Automatic Sound Levelizer can
be turned on by turning the knob. In addi-
tion, turning the knob allows you to select
from LOW, MID, and HIGH volume and
tone settings. The ASL system automati-
cally adjusts volume and tone in accor-
dance with the driving speed. This helps
ensure an optimal listening experience
even if noise levels rise while driving.
Ty p e 2
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BAS: Adjusts low −pitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from −5 to 5.
MID: Adjusts mid −pitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from −5 to 5.
TRE: Adjusts high −pitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from −5 to 5.
FAD: Adjusts the sound balance between
the front and rear speakers. The display
ranges from F7 to R7.
BAL: Adjusts the sound balance between
the right and left speakers. The display
ranges from L7 to R7. ASL: The Automatic Sound Levelizer can
be turned on by turning the knob. The
ASL system automatically adjusts volume
and tone in accordance with ambient noise
levels. This helps ensure an optimal lis-
tening experience even when road, wind
or other ambient noise levels rise.
RSE: Vehicles with a rear seat entertain-
ment system—See “Rear seat entertain-
ment system” on page 194 in this Section.
DISC·AUX (Compact disc)
Push the “DISC·AUX” button to play a
compact disc.
When the audio system is set into com-
pact disc operation, the display shows the
track, or track and disc number currently
being played.
Vehicles with rear seat entertainment sys-
tem—
The “DISC·AUX” button may also be used
to operate the DVD player when a disc is
in the DVD player. Pressing the
“DISC·AUX” button allows you to switch
between the CD player and the DVD play-
er. When the DVD player is in operation,
“RSE DVD” appears on the display.

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Compact disc player
There are two scan features—you can ei-
ther scan the tracks on a specific disc or
scan the first tracks of all the discs in the
magazine.
Scanning the tracks on a disc:
Quickly push and release “SCAN”. “SCAN”
will appear on the display and the player
will scan up or down all the tracks on the
disc you are listening to. To stop scan-
ning, push this button again. If the player
scanned all the tracks on the disc, it will
stop scanning.
The discs in the compact disc changer of
separate unit can be scanned up only.
Scanning the first tracks of all the discs
in the magazine:
Push “SCAN” until you hear a beep.
“
SCAN” will appear on the display and
the player will scan up or down the first
track of the next disc. To stop scanning,
push this button again. If the auto changer
has scanned all the di scs, it will stop
scanning.
The discs in the compact disc changer of
separate unit can be scanned up only. MP3/WMA player
There are two scan features—you can ei-
ther scan the files in a folder on a specif-
ic disc or scan the first file of all the
folder.
Scanning the files on a folder:
Quickly push and release “SCAN”. “SCAN”
will appear on the display and the player
will scan all the files in the folder you are
listening to. To select a file, push the
“SCAN” again. After all the tracks on the
disc have been scanned in one pass, nor-
mal play resumes.
Scanning the first file of all the folders:
Push “SCAN” until you hear a beep.
“
SCAN” will appear on the display and
the player will scan the first file of the
next folder. To select a folder, push the
“SCAN” again. After all the folders have
been scanned in one pass, normal play
resumes. SEEK/TRACK (Seeking/Track up/down)
Radio
In the seek mode, the radio finds and
plays the next station up or down the
station band.
To seek the next station, quickly push and
release “
” or “ ” side of the
“SEEK/TRACK” button. Do this again to
find the station after that.
Compact disc player
Use this button to skip up or down to a
different track.
Push “ ” or “ ” side of the
“SEEK/TRACK” button until the number of
the track you want to listen to appears on
the display. If you want to return to the
beginning of the current track, quickly
push the down side of the button one
time.
Vehicles with rear seat entertainment sys-
tem—
While the rear DVD player is in operation,
the chapter or track can be changed by
pushing the “ ” or “ ” side of the
“SEEK·TRACK” button.

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MP3/WMA player
To file up or down to a different file:
Push either side of the “SEEK/TRACK”
several times until the file you want to
listen to appears on the display. If you
want to return to the beginning of the
current file, push the “” side of the but-
ton one time.
To fast forward or reverse the disc:
If you want to fast forward or reverse the
disc, push and hold it until you hear a
beep. When you release the button, the
player will resume playing.
Vehicles with rear seat entertainment sys-
tem—
While the rear DVD player is in operation,
the chapter or track can be changed by
pushing the “ ” or “ ” side of the
“SEEK·TRACK” button.
ST (Stereo reception) display
Your radio automatically changes to stereo
reception when a stereo broadcast is re-
ceived. “ST” appears on the display. If the
signal becomes weak, the radio reduces
the amount of channel separation to prev-
ent the weak signal from creating noise.
If the signal becomes extremely weak, the
radio switches from stereo to mono recep-
tion. TEXT
Compact disc player
This button is used to change the display
for the compact disc that contains text
data.
To change the display, quickly push and
release the “TEXT” button while the com-
pact disc is playing. The display changes
in the order from the elapsed time to disc
title to track title, then back to the
elapsed time.
If this button is pushed while a compact
disc that does not contain text data is
playing, “NO TITLE” will appear on the
display.
If the entire disc or track title does not
appear on the display, push and hold the
button until you hear a beep. The rest of
the title will appear.
MP3/WMA player
This button is used to change the display
for the MP3/WMA file that contains text
data.
To change the display, quickly push and
release the “TEXT” button while the
MP3/WMA file is playing. The display
changes in the order from the elapsed
time to folder name to file name to disc
title to track title to artist name, then back
to the elapsed time.
If this button is pushed while an
MP3/WMA file that does not contain text
data is playing, “NO TITLE” will appear on
the display.
If the entire text data is not displayed,
push and hold it until you hear a beep.
The rest of the text data will appear.
TUNE·FILE (Tuning and File up/down)
Radio
Turn the “TUNE·FILE” knob clockwise to
step up the frequency. Turn the knob
counterclockwise to step down the fre-
quency.
MP3/WMA player
Turn the knob clockwise to file up. Turn
the knob counterclockwise to file down.

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“+ ” switch
Push “+” side to increase the volume. The
volume continues to increase while the
switch is being pushed.
Push “−” side to decrease the volume.
The volume continues to decrease while
the switch is being pushed.
“MODE” switch
Push “MODE” switch to select an audio
mode. Each push changes the mode se-
quentially if the desired mode is ready to
use.
To turn the audio system on, push the
“MODE” switch.
To turn the audio system off, push and
hold the “MODE” switch until the system
turns off. “
  ” switch
Radio
To select a preset station:
Quickly push and release the “ ” or “ ”
side of the switch. Do this again to select
the next preset station.
To seek a station:
Push and hold the “ ” or “ ” side of the
switch until you hear a beep. Do this
again to find the next station. If you push
the switch on either side during the seek
mode, seeking will be cancelled.
To step up or down the frequency, push
and hold the switch even after you hear
a beep. When you release from the
switch, the radio will begin seeking up or
down for a station. Do this again to find
the next station. Compact disc player
To select a desired track:
Quickly push and release the “
” or “ ”
side of the switch until the track you want
to listen to is set. If you want to return
to the beginning of the current track, push
the “ ” side of the switch once, quickly.
Vehicles with rear seat entertainment sys-
tem—
While the rear DVD player is in operation,
the chapter or track can be changed by
pushing the “ ” or “ ” side of the switch.
With compact disc changer only—
To select a desired disc:
Push and hold the “ ” or “” side of the
switch until you hear a beep. Repeat this
until the disc you wish to listen to is set.

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MP3/WMA player
To select a desired file:
Quickly push and release the “” or “ ”
side of the switch until the file you want
to listen to is set. If you want to return
to the beginning of the current file, push
the “ ” side of the switch once, quickly.
To select a desired folder:
Push and hold the “ ” or “” side of the
switch until you hear a beep. Repeat this
until the folder you want to listen to is
set.
Vehicles with rear seat entertainment sys-
tem—
While the rear DVD player is in operation,
the file can be changed by pushing the
“  ” or “ ” side of the switch.
With compact disc changer only—
To select a desired disc:
Push and hold the “ ” or “” side of the
switch until you hear a beep. Repeat this
until the disc you want to listen to is set.

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The rear seat entertainment system con-
sists of the following components.1. Front audio system
∗
2. DVD player
3. Rear seat entertainment system display
4. Rear seat entertainment system controller
5. A/V input adapter
6. Power outlet (115 VAC)
7. Audio remote control switches
∗
8. Power outlet main switch
∗: For details, see “—Controls and fea-
tures” on page 176 or “Audio remote con-
trols” on page 191 in this section.
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The rear seat entertainment system is de-
signed for the rear passengers to enjoy
audio and DVD video separately from the
front audio system.
The rear seat entertainment system can
be operated when the engine switch is in
the “ACC” or “ON” position.
The rear passengers can enjoy DVD vid-
eo, audio CD, video CD, CD text, dts−CD
and MP3.
The rear seat entertainment system can
play DVD video, audio CD, video CD, CD
text, dts −CD or MP3 only when a disc is
loaded in the DVD player.
You can enjoy videos and sound when
your personal audio system is connected
to the A/V input adapter. For details, refer
to the manufacturer ’s instructions.
You can enjoy the rear seat entertainment
system with a wireless h eadphone. The
wireless headphone can be used within
rear seat. If the signal becomes weak, the
headphone will mute. For details, refer to
the manufacturer ’s instructions.
With some wireless headphone generally
available in the market, it may be difficult
to catch sound properly. Toyota recom-
mends the use of Toyota genuine wireless
headphone. You can purchase a wireless headphone
at a Toyota dealer.
CAUTION
Do not operate a motor vehicle
while using headphones. Doing so
may cause an accident, resulting in
death or serious injury.
With DVD player:
Conversational speech on some
DVDs is recorded at a low volume
to emphasize the impact of sound
effects. If you adjust the volume
assuming that the conversations
represent the maximum volume lev-
el that the DVD will play, you may
be startled by louder sound effects
or when you change to a different
audio source. Be sure to adjust the
volume with this in mind.
Make sure the volume is not in-
creased, before you turn on the
headphone.
To open the display, push the lock release
button.
—Display