2010 Lexus IS F Audio/video System / LEXUS 2010 IS F OWNERS MANUAL (OM53A25U)

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■Display
Up to 12 characters can be displayed at a time.
If there are 13 characters or more, pressing and holding until you hear a
beep will display the remaining characters.
A maximum of 24 characters can be displayed.
If is pressed until you hear a beep again or has not been pressed for 6 sec-
onds or more, the display will return to the first 12 characters.
Depending on the contents recorded, the characters may not be displayed prop-
erly or may not be displayed at all.
■Canceling random, repeat and scan playback
Press (RAND), (RPT), again.
■When “LOAD”, “ERROR” or “WAIT” is shown on the display
“LOAD”: This indicates that the CD player has completed loading the CD.
“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”: Operation is stopped due to a high temperature inside the player. Wait
for a while and then press or . Contact your Lexus dealer if
the CD still cannot be played back.
■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 features may not play correctly.

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Interior features
■CD player protection feature
To protect the internal components, playback is automatically stopped when a
problem is detected.
■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.
NOTICE
■CDs and adapters that cannot be used
Do not use the following types of CDs, 3 in. (8 cm) CD adapters or Dual Disc.
Doing so may damage the CD player and/or the CD insert/eject function.
●CDs that have a diameter that is not 4.7 in.
(12 cm).
●Low-quality and deformed CDs.

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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.
●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.
●Do not insert more than one CD at a time.

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Playing back MP3 and WMA discs
Type A
Type B
Po w e r Vo l u m e
CD ejectPlayback
Search playbackCD loadCD selectionFile selection Random playbackRepeat play
Displays text message Folder selection
File
selection
Playback/Pause
Silencing a sound
Po w e r Vo l u m e
CD ejectPlayback
CD loadCD selectionFile selection Random playbackRepeat play
Displays text message Folder selection
File
selection
Silencing a
sound Playback/Pause

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Loading and ejecting MP3 and WMA discs
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Selecting MP3 and WMA discs
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Selecting a folder
■Selecting folders one at a time
Press () or () to select the desired folder.
■Selecting the desired folder by cueing the first file of each folder
(type A)
Press and hold until you hear a beep. When the desired folder is
reached, press once again.
■Returning to the first folder
Press and hold () until you hear a beep.
Fast-forwarding and reversing files
To fast-forward or reverse, press and hold “” or “” on until you
hear a beep.

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Selecting and scanning files
■Selecting one file at a time
Turn or press “” or “” on to select the desired file.
■Selecting the desired file by cueing the files in the folder (type A)
Press .
When the desired file is reached, press once again.
Repeat play
■Repeating a file
Press (RPT).
■Repeating all of the files in a folder
Press and hold (RPT) until you hear a beep.
Random playback
■To play files from a particular folder in random order
Press (RAND).
■To play all of the files on a disc in random order
Press and hold (RAND) until you hear a beep.
Playing and pausing files
To play or pause a file, press ( ).

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Switching the display
Press .
Each time is pressed, the display changes in the order of Folder no./
File no./Elapsed time  Folder name  File name  Album title (MP3
only)  Track title  Artist name.
■Display
Up to 12 characters can be displayed at a time.
If there are 13 characters or more, pressing and holding until you hear a
beep will display the remaining characters.
A maximum of 24 characters can be displayed.
If is pressed until you hear a beep again or has not been pressed for 6 sec-
onds or more, the display will return to the first 12 characters.
Depending on the contents recorded, the characters may not be displayed prop-
erly or may not be displayed at all.
■Canceling random, repeat and scan playback
Press (RAND), (RPT), again.
■When “LOAD”, “ERROR”, “WAIT” or “NO MUSIC” is shown on the display
“LOAD”: This indicates that the CD player has completed loading the CD.
“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”: Operation is stopped due to a high temperature inside the player. Wait
for a while and then press or . Contact your Lexus dealer if
the CD still cannot be played back.
“NO MUSIC”: This indicates that the MP3/WMA file is not included in the CD.

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Interior features
■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.
■CD player protection feature
To protect the internal components, playback is automatically stopped when a
problem is detected while the 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.
■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
TM 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 and to the media/formats
recorded by them that can be used.
●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