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The screen buttons for radio, CD
changer, DVD changer, Bluetoothrau-
dio player, AUX, USB memory and iPod
operation are displayed on the screen
when the audio control mode is se-
lected.
Touch the tab to select the desired mode
when the audio control mode is selected.
INFORMATION
You cannot operate dimmed screen
buttons.
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(h) AUX adapter
The sound of portable audio players
connected to the AUX adapter can be
enjoyed. Push the“AUX”or“AUX·USB”
button, or push the “AUDIO”button to
display audio screen and touch “AUX”tab
to switch to AUX mode. When the portable
audio player is not connected to the AUX
adapter, the tab will tone down. For
details, refer to the “ Owner’s Manual”.(a) Listening to the radio
Push the “AM”, “FM” or “AM·FM” but-
ton, or push the “AUDIO” button to dis-
play audio screen and touch “AM” or
“FM” tabs to choose either an AM or FM
station.
“AM”, “FM1” or “FM2” appears on the
screen.
If your vehicle is equipped with a satellite
radio broadcast system, when you push
the
“SAT” button or touch “SAT”tab on
audio screen, “SAT1”, “SAT2”, “SAT3”
station appears on the display. For details
about satellite radio broadcast, see “—
Radio operation (XM rSatellite Radio
broadcast)” on page 198.
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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. “ST” 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, “ST” disappears from the
screen.(b) Presetting a station
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Touch one of the buttons (1 — 6) you
want and hold it until a beep is heard.
This sets the station to the button and
the frequency appears on the button.
Each radio mode (AM, FM1 or FM2) can
store up to 6 stations. To change the pre-
set station to a different 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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(c) Selecting a station
Tune in the desired station using one of the
following methods.
Preset tuning:Touch the button (1 — 6) or
push the “
”or “”button of “CH/DISC”
for the station you want. The button is
highlighted and the station frequency ap-
pears on the screen.
Seek tuning: Push the“
”or “”but-
ton of “SEEK/TRACK” . 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
“SCAN” briefly. “SCAN” 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
“SCAN” again.
To scan the preset stations: Touch
“SCAN” for longer than a second. “P.
SCAN” appears on the screen. The radio
will tune in the next preset station, stay
there for a few seconds, and then move to
the next preset station. To select a station,
touch “SCAN” again. (d) Radio Data System
Your audio system is equipped with Radio
Data Systems (RDS). RDS mode pro-
vides you to receive text messages from
radio stations that utilize RDS transmit-
ters.
When RDS is on, the radio can
— only select stations of a particular pro-
gram type,
— display messages from radio stations,
— search for a stronger signal station.
RDS features are available for use only on
FM stations which broadcast RDS infor-
mation.
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“Message”
If the system receives a radio text from
RDS station, “MSG” appears on the dis-
play. Touch“Message”, and a text mes-
sage is displayed on the screen. This func-
tion is available only when the vehicle is
not moving.
When you touch “Message Off”, the dis-
play returns. (e) Traffic announcement
“Traffic”
A station that regularly broadcasts traffic
information is automatically located.
When you touch
“Traffic”, “Traf. Seek”
appears on the display and the radio will
start seeking any traffic program station.
If no traffic program station is found,
“Nothing” appears on the display.
If a traffic program station is found, the
name for traffic program station is dis-
played for a while until a traffic announce-
ment is received.
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To listen to a satellite radio broadcast in
your vehicle, a subscription to the XMr
Satellite Radio service is necessary.
(a) How to subscribe to an XM rSatel-
lite Radio
An XM rSatellite Radio is a tuner designed
exclusively to receive broadcasts provided
under a separate subscription. Availability
is limited to the 48 contiguous U.S. states
and some Canadian provinces.
How to subscribe:
You must enter into a separate service
agreement with the XM rSatellite Radio in
order to receive satellite broadcast pro-
gramming in the vehicle. Additional activa-
tion and service subscription fees apply
that are not included in the purchase price
of the vehicle and optional digital satellite
tuner.
For complete information on subscription
rates and terms, or to subscribe to the XM r
Satellite Radio.
U.S.A.—
Visit on the web at www.xmradio.com
or
call 1 −877− 515−3987.
Canada—
Visit on the web at www.xmradio.ca
or call
1− 877− 515−3987. The XM
rSatellite Radio is solely responsi-
ble for the quality, availability and content
of the satellite radio services provided,
which are subject to the terms and condi-
tions of the XM rSatellite Radio customer
service agreement.
Customers should have their radio ID
ready; the radio ID can be found by tuning
to “channel 000” on the radio. For details,
see “(b) Displaying the radio ID” below.
All fees and programming are the respon-
sibility of the XM rSatellite Radio and are
subject to change.
Satellite tuner technology notice:
Lexus’s satellite radio tuners are awarded
Type Approval Certificates from XM rSat-
ellite Radio Inc. as proof of compatibility
with the services offered by the XM rSatel-
lite Radio.
(b) Displaying the radio ID
Each XM rtuner is identified with a unique
radio ID. You will need the radio ID when
activating XM rservice or when reporting
a problem.
If you select the “CH 000” using the
“TUNE·FILE” knob, the ID code of 8 al-
phanumeric characters appears. If you se-
lect another channel, display of the ID
code is canceled. The channel(000) alter-
nates the display between the radio ID and
the specific radio ID code.
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(c) Listening to satellite radio
Push the “SAT” button, or push the
“AUDIO” button to display audio
screen and touch “SAT” tab to choose
a SAT channel.
“SAT1”, “SAT2” or “SAT3” appears on the
screen.
Turn this knob to select the next or pre-
vious channel.
If you turn continuously, you can rapidly
scroll forward or down through the chan-
nels.(d) Channel category
Touch either
“A Type” or“Type "”to go
to the next or previous category.
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(e) Presetting a channel
1. Tune in the desired channel.
2. Touch one of the channel selector
buttons (1 — 6) and hold it until a beep
is heard.
This sets the channels to the button and
the name and number of the channel ap-
pears on the button.
Each button can store three SAT channels.
To change the preset channel to a different
one, follow the same procedure.
The preset channel memory is cancelled
when the power source is interrupted by
battery disconnection or a blown fuse.(f) Selecting a channel
Tune in the desired channel using one of
the following methods.
Preset tuning:
Touch the channel selec-
tor button (1 — 6) or push the “
”or “”
button of “CH/DISC” for the channel you
want. The button (1 — 6) is highlighted and
channel number appears on the display.
To select channel within the current
category: Push the“
”or “”button of
“SEEK/TRACK” . The radio will step up or
down the channel within the current chan-
nel category.
To scan the currently selected channel
category: Touch“SCAN” briefly. “SCAN”
appears on the display. The radio will find
the next channel in the same channel cate-
gory, stay there for a few seconds, and
then scan again. To select a channel,
touch “SCAN” a second time.
To scan the preset channels: Touch
“SCAN” and hold it until you hear a beep.
“P.SCAN” appears on the display. The ra-
dio will find the next preset channel, stay
there for a few seconds, and then move to
the next preset channel. To select a chan-
nel, touch “SCAN”a second time.
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