2012 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER Owners Manual

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Loading CDs
■ Loading a CD
Type A and B
Insert a CD.
Type C
Press .
When the indicator on the slot turns from amber to green,
insert a CD.
■ Loading multiple CDs (type C only)
Press and hold until you hear a beep.
When the indicator on the slot turns from amber to green,
insert a CD.
The indicator on the slot turns to amber when the CD is inserted.
When the indicator on the slot turns from amber to green
again, insert the next CD.
Repeat the procedure for the remaining CDs.
To cancel, press . If you do not insert a disc within 15 sec-
onds, loading will be canceled automatically.
STEP1
STEP2
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Ejecting CDs■ Ejecting a CD
Type A and B
Press and remove the CD.
Type C
To select the CD to be ejected, press ( ) or
().
The selected CD number is shown on the display.
Press and remove the CD.
■ Ejecting all the CDs (type C only)
Press and hold until you hear a beep, and then remove the
CDs.
Selecting a track
Press “
” to move up or “ ” to move down using until the
desired track number is displayed.
Fast-forwarding and reversing tracks
To fast-forward or reverse, press and hold “
” or “ ” on .
Scanning tracks
Press .
The first ten seconds of each track will be played.
To cancel, press again.
Press again when the desired track is reached.
STEP1
STEP2
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Selecting a CD (type B with a CD changer and type C)
■ Selecting a CD to play
Press ( ) or ( ).
■ Scanning loaded CDs
Press and hold until you hear a beep.
The first ten seconds of the first track on each CD will be played.
To cancel, press again.
Press again when the des ired CD is reached.
Playing and pausing tracks (type B and C)
Press .
Random playback■ Current CD
Press (RAND) or (RDM).
Songs are played in random order.
To cancel, press the button once more (type A and type B without a CD
changer), or twice more (type B with a CD changer and type C).
■All CDs (type B with a CD changer and type C)
Press (RDM) twice.
Tracks on all loaded CDs are played in random order.
To cancel, press the button again.
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Repeat play■ Repeating a track
Press (RPT) or (RPT).
To cancel, press the button once more (type A and type B without a CD
changer), or twice more (type B with a CD changer and type C).
■Repeating all of the tracks on a CD (type B with a CD changer
and type C)
Press (RPT) twice.
To cancel, press the button again.
Switching the display
Press .
Each time is pressed, the display changes in the following order:
Type A: Track no./Elapsed time  CD title Track name.
Type B and C: Track title Track name/Artist name Track name/
Elapsed time.
Silencing a sound (type A only)
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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 for 1 second
or more will display the remaining characters.
A maximum of 24 characters can be displayed.
If is pressed for 1 second or more 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.
■ Error messages
“CD CHECK”: This indicates a problem eit her in the CD or inside the player.
The CD may be dirty, damaged or inserted up-side down.
“WAIT” or “PLEASE WAIT”: Operation has stopped due to a high tempera- ture inside the player. Wait for a while and then
press or . Contact your
Toyota 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 fea-
tures, or due to scratches, dirt or deterioration.
CDs with copy-protect features may not be used.
■ 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 periods
CDs may be damaged and may not play properly.

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■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
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Playing back MP3 and WMA discs
Ty p e A
Type B and C
Vol um eRandom playback
File selection Repeat playPlayback
PowerCD eject
Displaying text messageSearch playback
CD slot
Folder selection
File selection
Reverse Fast-forward
Mute
Power Volume
Displaying text
messages
CD eject
PlaybackPlayback/pause Selecting a file
CD load
(type C only)
Selector buttons
Selecting a
folder and file
Searching playback
Selecting a file/
fast-forwarding
and rewinding