2021 TOYOTA AVALON radio

1685-1. Voice command system operation
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
5-1.Voice command system operation
■Steering switchTa l k s w i t c h
Voice command system:
• Press the talk switch to start the voice command system. To can-
cel voice command, press and
hold the talk switch.
When an Apple CarPlay/Android
Auto connection is established:
*
• Press and hold the talk switch to start Siri/Google Assistant. To
cancel Siri/Google Assistant,
press the talk switch.
• Press the talk switch to start the voice command system.
*: This function is not available in some countries or areas.
■Microphone
 It is unnecessary to speak
directly into the microphone
when giving a command.
●Voice commands may not be rec-
ognized if:
• Spoken too quickly.
• Spoken at a low or high volume.
• The roof or windows are open.
• Passengers are talking while
voice commands are spoken.
• The fan speed of the air condition- ing system is set at high.
• The air conditioning vents are turned towards the microphone.
●In the following c onditions, the
system may not recognize the
command properly and using
voice commands may not be pos-
sible:
• The command is incorrect or
unclear. Note that certain words,
accents or speech patterns may
be difficult for the system to recog-
nize.
• There is excessive background noise, such as wind noise.
●Normally, it is necessary to wait
for a beep before saying a com-
mand. To enable th e ability to talk
over prompts and say commands
before the beep, enable the voice
prompt interrupt function. ( P. 6 7 )
●This system may not operate
immediately after the engine
switch is in
ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON
mode .
Voice command sys-
tem
The voice command sys-
tem enables the radio,
phone dialing, etc. to be
operated using voice com-
mands. Refer to the com-
mand list for samples of
voice commands. ( P.172)
Using the voice command
system
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1755-1. Voice command system operation
5
Voice command system
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
■Radio
*1: A station list must be built first using the radio screen ( P.135)
*2: Requires a satellite radio sub-
scription
■Audio*
*: The audio device must be con- nected via a USB cable to use the
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”
Changes the
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel
of the specified
genre
*2
“Tune to lite channel
name>”
Changes the
radio to the sat-
ellite radio chan-
nel with the
specified name
*2
“Tune to chan-
nel on
XM”
Changes the
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel
of the specified
number
*2
CommandAction
“Play Playlist
”Plays tracks
from the
selected playlist
“Play Artist
”Plays tracks
from the
selected artist
“Play Song
”Plays the
selected track
“Play Album
”Plays tracks
from the
selected album
“Play Genre
”Plays tracks
from the
selected genre
“Play Composer
”
Plays tracks
from the
selected com-
poser
“Play Podcast
”Plays tracks
from the
selected podcast
“Play Audiobook
”
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

1786-1. Information display
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
6-1.Information display
*: Premium Audio only
1Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Info”.
3 Select “Weather”.
4 Check that the weather
screen is displayed.
Select to display the current
weather information.
( P.179)
Select to display a 3-day
weather forecast for the cur- rently displayed location. To
view the details of a specific
day, select the date.
Select to display the weather
information for the next 6
hours and 12 hours. (This
button is not displayed when
a location is selected from
the “National Cities” list of
“National/ Local”.)
Select to display the weather
of a desired location in the
recently checked locations
list.
Select to change the dis-
played weather location. A
location can be selected from
two different lists: a list of
national cities and a list of
local cities. (
P.179)
Select to display Doppler
weather radar information
over the map.
●This function is not available in
some countries or areas.
●The weather for current location
might not show the closest city
when it first displays.
●The weather information is
updated every 5 to 90 minutes.
The time elapsed since the last
update is displayed at the bottom
right corner of the screen. If the
weather has been updated less
than 5 minutes a go, “Now” will be
displayed.
Receiving weather
infor mation*
Weather information can be
received via HD Radio
broadcast or DCM (Data
Communication Module).
Displaying weather
screen
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B
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D
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1806-1. Information display
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
When weather information for
areas around the current posi-
tion, destination, or along the set
route is available, important
information will be output
through the speakers and a
pop-up message asking if you
would like to view the full
weather information will be dis-
played.
1Select “Yes” when the pop-up
message appears.
2 Check that the weather infor-
mation is displayed.
 The time since the information
was last updated is displayed.
 When detailed audio weather
information is available, an
icon will be displayed on the
weather map. Select the icon
to listen to the weather infor-
mation.
*: Premium Audio only
1 Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
3 Select “Data Services”.
4 Select “Data Download
Source”.
Weather guidance serviceData ser vices set-
tings*
Data service information,
which is comprised of traffic
information and weather
information, can be
received via HD Radio
broadcast or DCM (Data
Communication Module).
The receiving method can
be set to both or only via HD
Radio broadcast.
Setting download meth-
ods

1816-1. Information display
6
Information
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
5Select the desired item to be
set.
Select to receive data service
information via both HD
Radio broadcast and the
DCM. When both methods
are available, HD Radio
broadcast will be selected.
Select to receive data only
via HD Radio broadcast.
●This function is not available in
some countries or areas.
A
B

2428-1. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
To use the hands-free system
for cellular phones, it is neces-
sary to register a cellular phone
with the system. (P.36)
■Connecting a Bluetooth®
device
Registering an additional
device
1 Display the phone top
screen. ( P.240)
2 Select “Select Device”.
3 Select “Add Device”.
 When another Bluetooth
®
device is connected, a confir-
mation screen will be dis-
played. To disconnect the
Bluetooth
® device, select
“Yes”.
 Up to 5 Bluetooth
® devices
can be registered to the sys-
tem. If the maximum number
of devices are registered, reg-
istration cannot be performed
from the phone top screen.
4 Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth
® phone for
the first time” from step 5.
( P.36)
WA R N I N G
●Your audio unit is fitted with
Bluetooth® antennas. People
with implantable cardiac pace-
makers, cardiac resynchroniza-
tion therapy-pacemakers or
implantable cardioverter defibril-
lators should maintain a reason-
able distance between
themselves and the Bluetooth
®
antennas. The radio waves may
affect the operation of such
devices.
●Before using Bluetooth®
devices, users of any electrical
medical device other than
implantable cardiac pacemak-
ers, cardiac resynchronization
therapy-pacemakers or implant-
able cardioverter defibrillators
should consult the manufacturer
of the device for information
about its operation under the
influence of radio waves. Radio
waves could have unexpected
effects on the operation of such
medical devices.
NOTICE
●Do not leave your cellular phone
in the vehicle. In particular, high
temperatures inside the vehicle
may damage the cellular phone.
Registering/Connecting a
Bluetooth® phone

2728-3. What to do if...
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
■Notification of
SMS/MMS/E-mail reception
on this system is set to off.
Set notification of
SMS/MMS/E-mail reception on
this system to on. ( P.260)
■Automatic message trans-
fer function is not enabled
on the cellular phone.
Enable automatic transfer func-
tion on the cellular phone.
■Connection confirmation
display on this system is
set to on.
To turn off the display, set con-
nection confirmation display on
this system to off. ( P.48)
*: The engine switch switch> is in ACCESSORY or
IGNITION ON mode mode>.
■The cellular phone is not
close enough to this sys-
tem.
Bring the cellular phone closer
to this system.
■Radio interference has
occurred.
Turn off Wi-Fi
® devices or other
devices that may emit radio
waves.
■The cellular phone is the
most likely cause of the
symptom.
Turn the cellular phone off,
remove and reinstall the battery
pack, and then restart the cellu-
lar phone.
Enable the cellular phone’s
Bluetooth
® connection.
Disable the Wi-Fi
® connection of
the cellular phone.
Stop the cellular phone’s secu-
rity software and close all appli-
cations.
Before using an application
installed on the cellular phone,
carefully check its source and
how its operation might affect
this system.
●For details, refer to the owner’s
manual that came with the cellular
phone.
New message notifications
are not displayed.
In other situations
The Bluetooth
® connection
status is displayed at the top
of the screen each time the
system is activated
*.
Even though all conceivable
measures have been taken,
the symptom status does not
change.

2779-1. Connected Services overview
9
Connected Services
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
The required operations to acti-
vate applications and connect a
smartphone to the system, and
the registration steps for the
connected services are
explained in this section.
■Subscription
 Toyota apps do not require an
activation fee or monthly
recurring fees.
 Services requiring a separate
contract can also be used.
*
*: For details, refer to
https://www.toyota.com/
connected-services
or call 1-800-331-4331 in the
United States,
https://www.toyota.ca/connected
or call 1-888-869-6828 in Can-
ada, and
http://www.toyotapr.com/
connected-services
or call 1-877-855-8377 in Puerto
Rico.
■Availability of function
 Toyota apps is available in the
contiguous United States,
Washington D.C., Alaska,
Hawaii, the United States Vir-
gin Islands, Puerto Rico, Can-
ada and Mexico.
●Data usage fees may apply while
using Toyota apps. Confirm data
usage fees before using this func-
tion.
●For details regarding operation of
the Toyota apps, refer to
https://www.toyota.com/
connected-services
in the United States,
https://www.toyota.ca/connected
in Canada, and
http://www.toyotapr.com/
connected-services
in Puerto Rico.
●These functions are not available
in some countries or areas. Avail-
ability of functions of the Toyota
apps is dependent on network
reception level.
■Initializing personal data
The personal data used in appli-
cations can be reset. ( P. 6 6 )
 The following personal data
can be deleted and returned
to their default settings:
• Downloaded contents
• Radio stations that were listened
to
●Once initialized, the data and set-
tings will be eras ed. Pay much
attention when init ializing the data.
Before using the function