2010 Lexus HS250h CD player

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CAUTION
■Certification
●Pa r t 1 5 o f t h e F CC Ru l e s
FCC Warning:
Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment will void the user’s
authority to operate this device.
●Laser products
• Do not take this unit apart or attempt to make any changes by yourself. 
This is an intricate unit that uses a lase r pickup to retrieve information from the
surface of compact discs. The laser is carefully shielded so that its rays remain
inside the cabinet. Therefore, never try to disassemble the player or alter any
of its parts since you may be exposed to laser rays and dangerous voltages.
• This product utilizes a laser. 
Use of controls or adjustments or pe rformance of procedures other than
those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
NOTICE
■To prevent battery discharge
Do not leave the audio system on longer than necessary with the engine off.
■To avoid damaging the audio system
Take care not to spill drinks or other fluids over the audio system.

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Using the CD player
“PWRVOL” knob
Tr a c k s e l e c t o r
buttons
Eject button
Playback buttonSearch playback button Load button
CD selector buttons
Random playback button
Repeat play button
Te x t b u t t o n Po w e r Vo l u m e Playback/Pause button

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Repeat play
■Repeating a track
Press .
To cancel, press again.
■Repeating all of the tracks on a CD
Press and hold until you hear a beep.
To cancel, press again.
Switching the display
Press .
Each time the button is pressed, the display changes in the following order: 
Elapsed time  CD title  T
rack title
■CD player protection feature
To protect the internal components, play back
is automatically stopped when a
problem is detected.
■Display
Up to 12 characters can be displayed at a time. 
If there are 13 or more characters, pressing and holding for 1 second or
more enables to display the remaining characters. 
A maximum of 24 characters can be displayed. 
If is pressed for more than 1 second again or has not been operated for
more than 6 seconds, the display will return to the first 12 characters.
Depending on the contents recorded, th e char
acters may not be displayed prop-
erly or may not be displayed at all.

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■When “ERROR” or “WAIT” is shown on the display
“ERROR”: This indicates a trouble either in the CD or inside the player. The CD may be dirty, damaged, or inserted up-side down.
“WAIT”: This indicates that operation is stopped due to a high temperature inside
the player. Wait for a while and then press . If the CD still cannot
be played back, contact your Lexus dealer.
■Discs that can be used
Discs with the marks shown below can be used. 
Playback may not be possible depending on recording format or disc features, or
due to scratches, dirt or deterioration.
CDs with copy-protection fe atures may not be used.
■Lens cleaners
Do not use lens cleaners. Doing so may damage the CD player.
■If discs are left inside the CD player or in the ejected position for extended peri-
ods of time
The discs may be damaged an d may not play properly.

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

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

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Repeat play
■Repeating a file
Press .
To cancel, press again.
■Repeating all the files in a folder
Press and hold until you hear a beep.
To cancel, press again.
Switching the display
Press .
Each time the button is pressed, the display changes in the following order:
Folder no./File no./Elapsed time  Folder name  File name  Album title
(MP3 only)  Track title  Artist name
■CD player protection feature
P.
2 7 7
■Display
P.
2 7 7
■When “ERROR”, “WAIT” or “NO MUSIC” is shown on the display
“ERROR”: This indicates a problem either in the CD or inside the player. The CD
may
be dirty, damaged, or inserted up-side down.
“WAIT”: This indicates that operation is st op
ped due to a high temperatures inside
the player. Wait for a while and then press . If the CD still cannot be
played back, contact your Lexus dealer.
“NO MUSIC”: This indicates that an MP3/WMA file is not included in the CD.
■Discs that can be used
 P.
2 7 8

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■Lens cleaners
P. 2 7 8
■If discs are left inside the CD player or in the ejected position for extended peri-
ods of time
 P. 2 7 8
■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
® Audio) 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 that can be used and to the
media/formats on which the files are recorded.
●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 (compatible with VBR) 
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 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 (only compat ible with 2-channel playback)
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)