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1Select “Options” .
2Select “Traffic” to seek a traffic program
station. “TRAF SEEK” will appear on the
screen.
TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT
(FM RADIO)
A station that regularly broadcasts traf-
fic information is automatically located.
INFORMATION
● If no traffic program station is found, “No
Traffic” will appear on the screen.
● If a traffic program station is found, the
name of the traffic program station will be
displayed for a while.
USING HD Radio ™

TECHNOLOGY
HD Radio ™
Technology is the digital
evolution of analog AM/FM radio. Your
radio product has a special receiver
which allows it to receive digital broad-
casts (where available) in addition to the
analog broadcasts it already receives.
Digital broadcasts have better sound
quality than analog broadcasts as digital
broadcasts provide free, crystal clear
audio with no static or distortion. For
more information, and a guide to avail-
able radio stations and programming,
refer to www.hdradio.com
.
HD Radio features included in Lexus
radios:
z Digital Sound  HD Radio broadcasts
deliver crystal-clear, digital audio quality
to listeners.
z HD2 /HD3 Channels  FM stations can
provide additional digital only audio pro-
gramming with expanded content and
format choices on HD2 /HD3 channels.
z PSD  Program Service Data (PSD)
gives you on-screen information such as
artist name and song title.
z iTunes Tagging  Listeners can tag
(store) songs they like for later review and
purchase through iTunes.
z Artist Experience  Images related to
the broadcast are displayed on the radio
screen, such as album cover art and sta-
tion logos.

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1Select the “HD)” logo.
2Select the desired channel.
zTu r n i n g t h e “TUNE·SCROLL” knob can
also select the desired multicast channel.
1Select “Tag” to bookmark the music in-
formation.
2Connect an iPod. ( →P. 173)
zTurn on the power of the iPod if it is not
turned on.
z Once an iPod is connected, the music tag
moves from the radio into the iPod.
z When the iPod is connected to iTunes, the
“tagged” information of the songs which
were tagged while listening to the radio can
be viewed. Then a user may decide to pur-
chase the song or CD/Album which had
been listened to on their radio.
HD Radio Technology manufactured
under license from iBiquity Digital
Corporation. U.S. and Foreign Patents.
HD Radio ™
and the HD, HD Radio, and
“Arc” logos are proprietary trademarks
of iBiquity Digital Corp.
AVAILABLE HD Radio ™

TECHNOLOGY
MULTICAST
On the FM radio frequency most digital
stations have “multiple” or supplemental
programs on one FM station.
PRESERVING A MUSIC
INFORMATION
Tag information in the music broadcast-
ing is preserved in the system and trans-
mits to an iPod.

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INFORMATION
●The tag information can not be preserved
while scanning or caching the radio sta-
tion.
● If tagging the music information fails,
“Saving the HD Radio tag failed.” will be
displayed on the screen. If this occurs, tag
the information again.
● HD Radio™ stations can be preset.
● An orange “HD)” logo indicator will be
displayed on the screen when in digital.
The “HD)” logo will first appear in a gray
color indicating the station is indeed (an
analog and) a digital station. Once the
digital signal is acquired, the logo will
change to a bright orange color.
● The song title, artist name and music
genre will appear on the screen when
available by the radio station. In addition,
radios stations may send album cover
pictures when available.
● As a user works through the analog radio
stations, (where applicable) the radio
receiver will automatically tune from an
analog signal to a digital signal within 5
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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
ExperienceCauseAction
Mismatch of time align-
ment- a user may hear a
short period of program-
ming replayed or an echo,
stutter or skip.The radio stations analog
and digital volume is not
properly aligned or the sta-
tion is in ballgame mode.
None, radio broadcast issue. A
user can contact the radio station.
Sound fades, blending in
and out.Radio is shifting between
analog and digital audio.
Reception issue, may clear-up as
the vehicle continues to be driven.
Turning the indicator of the “HD
Radio” button off can force radio in
an analog audio.
Audio mute condition
when an HD2/HD3 multi-
cast channel had been play-
ing.The radio does not have ac-
cess to digital signals at the
moment.This is normal behavior, wait until
the digital signal returns. If out of
the coverage area, seek a new sta-
tion.
Audio mute delay when se-
lecting an HD2/HD3 mul-
ticast channel preset.
The digital multicast con-
tent is not available until HD
Radio™ broadcast can be
decoded and make the au-
dio available. This takes up
to 7 seconds.
This is normal behavior, wait for the
audio to become available.
Text information does not
match the present song au-
dio.Data service issue by the
radio broadcaster.Broadcaster should be notified.
Complete the form;
www.ibiquity.com/automotive/
report_radio_station_experiences.
No text information shown
for the present selected fre-
quency.Data service issue by the
radio broadcaster.Broadcaster should be notified.
Complete the form;
www.ibiquity.com/automotive/
report_radio_station_experiences.

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2. XM Satellite Radio
■CONTROL SCREEN
OVERVIEW
The radio operation screen can be reached by the following methods:
X Using the instrument panel
Press the “RADIO” button to display the audio control screen.
XUsing the Remote Touch
Press the “MENU” button on the Remote Touch, then select “Radio” to display the au-
dio control screen.

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■CONTROL PANEL

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No.Function
Select to display the audio source selection screen.
Select to display a receivable channel list.
Select to display the sound setting screen.
Select to display text messages.
Select to select a program type/channel category.
Select to scan for receivable channels.
Select to tune to preset stations/channels.
Select to change the page of preset buttons.
•Tu r n t o s t e p u p /d o w n c h a n n e l s .
• Turn to move up/down the list.
•Press to select a preset channel.
• Press and hold to seek for a channel.
•Press to select a radio mode.
• While in a radio mode, pressing the “RADIO” button changes radio modes.
•Turn to adjust volume.
• Press to turn the audio system on/off.
• Press and hold to restart the audio system.

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HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO AN
XM Satellite Radio
To listen to a satellite radio broadcast in
the vehicle, a subscription to the XM
Satellite Radio service is necessary.
An XM Satellite Radio is a tuner de-
signed exclusively to receive broadcasts
provided under a separate subscription.
Availability is limited to the 48 contigu-
ous U.S. states and some Canadian
provinces.
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE
It is necessary to enter into a separate
service agreement with XM Satellite
Radio in order to receive satellite broad-
cast programming in the vehicle. Addi-
tional activation and service
subscription fees apply that are not in-
cluded in the purchase price of the vehi-
cle and digital satellite tuner.
z For complete information on subscrip-
tion rates and terms, or to subscribe to
XM Satellite Radio:
XU.S.A.
Refer to
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-877-515-3987.
X Canada
Refer to www.xmradio.ca
or call
1-877-438-9677.
NOTICE
● XM Radio Services  Legal Disclaimers
and Warnings
• Fees and Taxes  Subscription fee,
taxes, one time activation fee, and other
fees may apply. Subscription fee is con-
sumer only. All fees and programming
subject to change.
Subscriptions subject to Customer
Agreement available at www.siri-
usxm.com. (U.S.A.) or www.xmradio.ca
(Canada) XM service only available in
the 48 contiguous United States and
Canada.
Explicit Language Notice  Channels
with frequent explicit language are indi-
cated with an “XL” preceding the chan-
nel name. Channel blocking is available
for XM Satellite Radio receivers by
notifying XM at;
U.S.A. Customers:
Visit www.siriusxm.com or calling
1-877-515-3987
Canadian Customers:
Visit www.xmradio.ca or calling
1-877-438-9677
● It is prohibited to copy, decompile, disas-
semble, reverse engineer, hack, manipu-
late, or otherwise make available any
technology or software incorporated in
receivers compatible with the XM Satel-
lite Radio System or that support the XM
website, the Online Service or any of its
content. Furthermore, the AMBE
® voice
compression software included in this
product is protected by intellectual prop-
erty rights including patent rights, copy-
rights, and trade secrets of Digital Voice
Systems, Inc.
● Note: this applies to XM receivers only
and not XM Ready devices.