2020 TOYOTA TACOMA audio

1524-6. Tips for operating the audio/visual system
when using USB memory
containing numerous levels of
folders. For this reason, we
recommend creating USB
memory with no more than 2
levels of folders.
 The play order of the USB
memory with the structure
shown above is as follows:
 The order changes depending
on the personal computer and
MP3/WMA/AAC encoding
software you use.Compatible video format
FormatCodec
MPEG-4
Video codec:
H.264/MPEG-
4 AVC
 MPEG4
Audio codec:
 AAC
 MP3
Corresponding
screen size:
 MAX
19201080
Corresponding
frame rate:
 MAX 60i/30p

1534-6. Tips for operating the audio/visual system
4
Audio/visual system
■ID3 tag
 This is a method of embed- ding track related information
in an MP3 file. This embed-
ded information can include
the track number, track title,
the artist’s name, the album
title, the music genre, the year
of production, comments,
cover art and other data. The
contents can be freely edited
using software with ID3 tag
editing functions. Although
the tags are restricted to a
number of characters, the
information can be viewed
when the track is played back.
■WMA tag
 WMA files can contain a
WMA tag that is used in the
same way as an ID3 tag.
WMA tags carry information
such as track title and artist
name.
■MP3
 MP3 is an audio compression
standard determined by a
working group (MPEG) of the
ISO (International Standard
Organization). MP3 com-
presses audio data to about
1/10 the size of that on con-
ventional discs.
■WMA
 WMA (Windows Media Audio)
is an audio compression for-
mat developed by Microsoft
®.
It compresses files into a size
smaller than that of MP3 files.
The decoding formats for
AVI Container
Video codec:
 H.264/MPEG-
4 AVC
 MPEG4
 WMV9
 WMV9
Advanced pro-
file
Audio codec:
 AAC
 MP3
 WMA9.2 (7, 8,
9.1, 9.2)
Corresponding
screen size:
 MAX
1920 1080
Corresponding
frame rate:
 MAX 60i/30p
Windows Media
Video
Video codec:
WMV9
 WMV9
Advanced pro-
file
Audio codec:
 WMA9.2 (7, 8,
9.1, 9.2)
Corresponding
screen size:
 MAX
1920 1080
Corresponding
frame rate:
 MAX 60i/30p
Te r m s
FormatCodec

1544-6. Tips for operating the audio/visual system
WMA files are Ver. 7, 8 and 9.
 Windows Media is either a
registered trademark or trade-
mark of Microsoft Corpora-
tion in the United States
and/or other countries. This
product is protected by certain
intellectual property rights of
Microsoft. Use or distribution
of such technology outside of
this product is prohibited with-
out a license from Microsoft.
 This product includes technol-
ogy owned by Microsoft Cor-
poration and cannot be used
or distributed without a
license from Microsoft Licens-
ing, Inc.
■AAC
 AAC is short for Advanced
Audio Coding and refers to an
audio compression technol-
ogy standard used with
MPEG2 and MPEG4.
■USB
■iPod
Error messages
MessageExplanation
“USB Error”
This indicates a
problem in the
USB memory or
its connection.
“No music files
found.”
This indicates
that no
MP3/WMA/AAC
files are included
in the USB mem-
ory.
“No video files
found.”
This indicates
that no video
files are included
in the USB mem-
ory.
MessageExplanation
“iPod Error”
This indicates a
problem in the
iPod or its con-
nection.
“No music files
found.”
This indicates
that there is no
music data in the
iPod.

1554-6. Tips for operating the audio/visual system
4
Audio/visual system
■Bluetooth® audio
●If the malfunction is not rectified:
Take your vehicle to your Toyota
dealer.
“Please check
the iPod firm-
ware version.”
This indicates
that the firm-
ware version is
not compatible.
Perform the iPod
firmware
updates and try
again.
“Unable to
authorize the
iPod.”
This indicates
that it failed to
authorize the
iPod.
Please check
your iPod.
MessageExplanation
“Music tracks not
supported.
Please check
your portable
player.”This indicates a
problem in the
Bluetooth
®
device.
MessageExplanation

1564-6. Tips for operating the audio/visual system

1615-1. Voice command system operation
5
Voice command system
from being displayed again.
Select to proceed to the
voice command screen.
*: Premium Audio only. This func-
tion is not made available in
some countries or areas.
Text messages can be written
using the dictation function.
To use the dictation function, a
subscription to the connected
services is necessary. Contact
your Toyota dealer for details.
1 Select .
2 Speak to the system.
 Words recognized through
your speech will be displayed.
To confirm the entered text,
select “OK”.
●A keyboard screen will not be dis-
played when the vehicle is being
driven.
●Text message reply with the dicta-
tion function may n ot be available
depending on the type of cellular
phone.
*: Premium Audio only. This func-
tion is not made available in
some countries or areas.
Dictation function (English
only)
*
D
Natural language
understanding*
Due to natural language
speech recognition technol-
ogy, this system recog-
nizes commands when
spoken naturally. (If a con-
nected services subscrip-
tion has been entered, the
system will be able to con-
nect to the Cloud and the
range of naturally spoken
English which can be rec-
ognized will be increased.)
However, the system cannot
recognize every variation of
each command. In some sit-
uations, it is possible to
omit the command for the
procedure and directly state
the desired operation. Not
all voice commands are dis-
played in the function
menu.
To use this function, a sub-
scription to the connected
services is necessary. Con-
tact your Toyota dealer for
details.

1635-1. Voice command system operation
5
Voice command system
■Navigation*1
*1: Premium Audio only
*2: English and French only
*3: Best recognitio n results occur
when saying the full address
without the zipcode
*4: When the language is set to French, the supported area is
only Quebec Province in Canada
*5: For example; “Ga s stations”,
“Restaurants”, etc.
*6: Major national brands are always supported. Local brands are also
supported with a subscription to
the connected services. Contact
your Toyota dealer for details.
*7: When the language is set to French, the supported area is
only Quebec City in Canada
*8: Used when multiple destinations are set on a route
CommandAction
“Get directions to
city, state>”
*2
Enables setting
a destination by
saying the
address
*3, 4
“Find a egory/POI
name>”
Displays a list of
gory
*5/POI
name
*6> near
the current posi-
tion
“Find a
near my destina-
tion”Displays a list of
near the
destination
“Find a egory> in a
city”
*2
Displays a list of
in a spec-
ified city and
state
*7
“Go home”Displays the
route to home
“Go to favorite
<1-10>”
Sets the location
registered to the
corresponding
favorite number
as the destina-
tion
“Show recent
destinations”
Displays recent
destinations.
Selecting a num-
ber from the list
will start naviga-
tion to the
selected recent
destination.
“Cancel route”Cancels the
route guidance
“Delete destina-
tions”Displays a list of
destination to
delete
*8
“Show egory> icons”
Displays the
specified point of
interest cate-
gory
*5 icons on
the map
CommandAction

1655-1. Voice command system operation
5
Voice command system
commands will be unavailable.
■Radio
*1: A station list must be built first
using the radio screen ( P.125)
*2: If equipped
*3: Requires a satellite radio sub- scription
■Audio*1
CommandAction
“Tune to quency> AM”
Changes the
radio to the
specified AM fre-
quency
“Tune to quency> FM”
Changes the
radio to the
specified FM fre-
quency
“Play a
station”
Changes the
radio to an FM
station of the
specified genre
*1
“Tune to preset
<1-36>”
Changes the
radio to the
specified preset
radio station
“Tune to a
satel-
lite station”
*2
Changes the
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel
of the specified
genre
*3
“Tune to lite channel
name>”
*2
Changes the
radio to the sat-
ellite radio chan-
nel with the
specified name
*3
“Tune to chan-
nel on
XM”
*2
Changes the
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel
of the specified
number
*3
CommandAction
“Play Playlist
”
*2
Plays tracks
from the
selected playlist
“Play Artist
”
*2
Plays tracks
from the
selected artist
“Play Song
”
*2Plays the
selected track
“Play Album
”
*2
Plays tracks
from the
selected album
“Play Genre
”
*2
Plays tracks
from the
selected genre
“Play Composer
”
*2
Plays tracks
from the
selected com-
poser
“Play Podcast
”
*2
Plays tracks
from the
selected podcast
“Play Audiobook
”
*2
Plays tracks
from the
selected audio-
book
“Audio On”
Turns the
audio/visual sys-
tem on
“Audio Off”
Turns the
audio/visual sys-
tem off
“Change the
audio source to
”Sets the source
to the specified
audio mode