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IS F_EEEjecting all the CDs
Press and hold until you hear a beep, and then remove the
CDs.
Selecting, fast-forwarding and reversing tracks
Selecting a track
Press “” to move up and “” to move down using until
the desired track number is displayed.
To fast forward or reverse, press and hold “” or “” on until
you hear a beep.
Selecting a CD
To select a CD to play
To select the desired CD, press “” or “” on .
Random playback
Current CD
Press (RAND).
All CDs
Press and hold (RAND) until you hear a beep.

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Repeat play
To repeat a track
Press (RPT).
To repeat all of the tracks on a CD
Press and hold (RPT) until you hear a beep.
Playing and pausing tracks
To play or pause a track, press ( ).
Switching the display
Press .
Each time is pressed, the display changes in the order of Track
no./Elapsed timeCD titleTrack title.
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
seconds or more, the display will return to the first 12 characters.
Depending on the contents recorded, the characters may not be displayed
properly or may not be displayed at all.
Canceling random and repeat playback
Press (RAND) or (RPT) again.

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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 . Contact any authorized
Lexus dealer or repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped
professional, 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 fea-
tures, or due to scratches, dirt or deterioration.
CDs with copy-protection features may not play correctly.
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
periods
CDs may be damaged and may not play properly.
Lens cleaners
Do not use lens cleaners. Doing so may damage the CD player.

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Playing back MP3 and WMA discs
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.
Returning to the first folder
Press and hold () until you hear a beep.
Powe Vol-
CD ejectPlayback
CD loadCD selectionFile selection Random play-Repeat
Displays
text
Folder selection
File selection
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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
seconds or more, the display will return to the first 12 characters.
Depending on the contents recorded, the characters may not be displayed
properly or may not be displayed at all.
Canceling random and repeat playback
Press (RAND) or (RPT) again.
When “LOAD”, “ERROR”, “WAIT” or “NO MUSIC” is shown on the dis-
play.
“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 . Contact any authorized
Lexus dealer or repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped
professional, 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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Compatible disc formats
The following disc formats can be used.
• Disc formats:CD-ROM Mode 1 and Mode 2
CD-ROM XA Mode 2, Form 1 and Form 2
• File formats: ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2, (Romeo, Joliet)
MP3 and WMA files written in any format other than those listed
above may not play correctly, and their file names and folder names
may not be displayed correctly.
Items related to standards and limitations are as follows.
• Maximum directory hierarchy: 8 levels
• Maximum length of folder names/file names: 32 characters
• Maximum number of folders: 192 (including the root)
• Maximum number of files per disc: 255
File names
The only files that can be recognized as MP3/WMA and played are those
with the extension .mp3 or .wma.
Multi-sessions
As the audio system is compatible with multi-sessions, it is possible to
play discs that contain MP3 and WMA files. However, only the first ses-
sion can be played.
ID3 and WMA tags
ID3 tags can be added to MP3 files, making it possible to record the track
title, artist name, etc.
The system is compatible with ID3 Ver. 1.0, 1.1, and Ver. 2.2, 2.3 ID3
tags. (The number of characters is based on ID3 Ver. 1.0 and 1.1.)
WMA tags can be added to WMA files, making it possible to record the
track title and artist name in the same way as with ID3 tags.

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Selecting a play mode
Press to select iPod menu mode.
Pressing or changes the play mode in the fol-
lowing order:
“PLAYLISTS”“ART-
ISTS”“ALBUMS”“SONGS”
“PODCASTS”“GENRES”“COMPOSERS”
“AUDIOBOOKS”
Press to select the desired play mode.
Control panel
Repeat play
PlaybackPlayback/Pause
Go back
Song selec- Shuffle play-
iPod menu/
Song selection
Power Vol-Displays text message
Song selection
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IS F_EEPlay mode list
Selecting a list
Press or to display the first selection list.
Press to select the desired item.
Pressing changes to the second selection list.
Repeat the same procedure to select the desired item.
To return to the previous selection list, select “GO BACK” or
press
().
Play modeFirst
selectionSecond
selectionThird
selectionFourth
selection
“PLAY-
LISTS”Playlists
selectSongs select--
“ARTISTS”Artists selectAlbums
selectSongs select-
“ALBUMS”Albums
selectSongs select--
“SONGS”Songs select---
“POD-
CASTS”Albums
selectSongs select--
“GENRES”Genre selectArtists selectAlbums
selectSongs select
“COMPOS-
ERS”Composers
selectAlbums
selectSongs select-
“AUDIO-
BOOKS”Songs select---
STEP1
STEP2
STEP3