2021 TOYOTA PRIUS Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)

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AUDIO SYSTEM
3
5. SETUP
1. AUDIO SETTINGS
1Press the “MENU” button.
2Select “Settings” .
3Select “Audio” .
4Select the items to be set.
*: Only in “Mixed Presets” ( P.91)
Detailed audio settings can be pro-
grammed.AUDIO SETTINGS SCREEN
No.FunctionPage
*
Select to change the num-
ber of preset radio sta-
tions/channels displayed
on the screen.
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Select to set detailed cov-
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1Display the audio setting screen.
(P.121)
2Select “Number of Radio Presets” .
3Select the button with the desired num-
ber to be displayed.
1Display the audio setting screen.
(P.121)
2Select “Cover Art Settings” .
3Select the desired button to be set.
SETTING THE NUMBER OF
RADIO PRESETSCOVER ART SETTINGS
No.Function
Select on/off to set the cover art dis-
play in USB mode.
Select on/off to set the priority of the
Gracenote database in USB mode.
Select on/off to set the cover art dis-
play in iPod mode.
Select on/off to set the priority of the
Gracenote database in iPod mode.
INFORMATION
●Images from the Gracenote database
displayed on the screen may be different
from the actual cover art.
● Selecting “Settings” on the “Sound Set-
tings” screen can also display “Cover Art
Settings” screen.

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AUDIO SYSTEM
3
6. TIPS FOR OPERATING THE AUDIO SYSTEM
1. OPERATING INFORMATION
Fading and drifting stations: Generally, the
effective range of FM is about 25 miles (40
km). Once outside this range, you may no-
tice fading and drifti ng, which increase with
the distance from the radio transmitter.
They are often accompanied by distortion.
Multi-path: FM signals are reflective, mak-
ing it possible for 2 signals to reach the ve-
hicle’s antenna at the same time. If this
happens, the signals will cancel each other
out, causing a momentar y flutter or loss of
reception.
Static and fluttering: These occur when
signals are blocked by buildings, trees or
other large objects. Increasing the bass
level may reduce static and fluttering.
Station swapping: If the FM signal being
listened to is interrupted or weakened, and
there is another str ong station nearby on
the FM band, the radio may tune in the
second station until the original signal can
be picked up again.
NOTICE
● To avoid damage to the audio system:
• Be careful not to spill beverages over
the audio system.
INFORMATION
● The use of a cellular phone inside or
near the vehicle may cause a noise from
the speakers of the audio system which
you are listening to. However, this does
not indicate a malfunction.
RADIO
Usually, a problem with radio reception
does not mean there is a problem with
the radio — it is just the normal result
of conditions outside the vehicle.
For example, nearby buildings and ter-
rain can interfere with FM reception.
Power lines or phone wires can inter-
fere with AM signals. And of course, ra-
dio signals have a limited range. The
farther the vehicle is from a station, the
weaker its signal will be. In addition, re-
ception conditions change constantly
as the vehicle moves.
Here, some common reception prob-
lems that probably do not indicate a
problem with the radio are described.
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Fading: AM broadcasts are reflected by
the upper atmosphere — especially at
night. These reflected signals can interfere
with those received directly from the radio
station, causing the radio station to sound
alternately strong and weak.
Station interference: When a reflected sig-
nal and a signal received directly from a ra-
dio station are very nearly the same
frequency, they can interfere with each
other, making it difficult to hear the broad-
cast.
Static: AM is easily affected by external
sources of electrical noise, such as high
tension power lines, lightening or electrical
motors. This results in static.
Cargo loaded on the roof luggage carrier,
especially metal objects, may adversely
affect the reception of XM Satellite Radio.
 Alternation or modifications carried out
without appropriate authorization may
invalidate the user’s right to operate the
equipment. 
“Made for iPod,” “Made for iPhone,” and
“Made for iPad” mean that an electronic
accessory has been designed to connect
specifically to iPod, iPhone, or iPad,
respectively, and has been certified by the
developer to meet Apple performance
standards.
 Apple is not responsible for the operation
of this device or its compliance with safety
and regulatory standards. Please note
that the use of this accessory with iPod,
iPhone, or iPad may affect wireless perfor-
mance.
 iPad, iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod
nano, and iPod touch are trademarks of
Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and
other countries. Lightning is a trademark
of Apple Inc.
 The Lightning connector works with
iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone
6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S
Plus, iPod touch (5th generation), and
iPod nano (7th generation).
 The 30-pin connector works with iPhone
4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch
(4th generation), iPod classic, and iPod
nano (6th and 7th generation).
AM
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AUDIO SYSTEM
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The following iPod nano®, iPod touch®
and iPhone® devices can be used with this
system.
Made for
• iPod touch (6th generation)
• iPod touch (5th generation)
• iPod nano (7th generation)
• iPhone X
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone 8
• iPhone 7 Plus
• iPhone 7
• iPhone SE
• iPhone 6S Plus
• iPhone 6S
• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 5S
• iPhone 5C
• iPhone 5
• iPhone 4S
■COMPATIBLE USB DEVICES
■COMPATIBLE COMPRESSED
FILES
COMPATIBLE MODELS
INFORMATION
● This system only supports audio play-
back.
● Depending on differences between
models or software versions etc., some
models might be incompatible with this
system.
When the portable player is not oper-
ated properly, make sure the connection
to the vehicle.
FILE INFORMATION
USB communication
formatsUSB 2.0 HS (480
Mbps) and FS
(12 Mbps)
File formatsFAT 16/32
Correspondence classMass storage
class
ItemUSB/iPod
Compatible file formatMP3/WMA/AAC
Folders in the deviceMaximum
9999
Files in the deviceMaximum 9999
Files per folderMaximum 255

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■CORRESPONDING SAMPLING
FREQUENCY
■CORRESPONDING BIT RATES
(Variable Bit Rate (VBR) compatible)
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3), WMA
(Windows Media Audio) and AAC
(Advanced Audio Coding) are audio com-
pression standards.
 This system can play MP3/WMA/AAC files
on USB memory.
 MP4, WMV and AVI files can use the fol-
lowing resolutions: 128×96, 160×120,
176×144 (QCIF), 320×240 (QVGA),
352×240 (SIF), 352×288 (CIF), 640×480
(VGA), 720×480 (NTSC), 720×576 (PAL)
 When naming an MP3/WMA/AAC file, add
an appropriate file extension (.mp3/.wma/
.m4a).
 This system plays back files with .mp3/
.wma/.m4a file extensions as MP3/WMA/
AAC files respectively. To prevent noise
and playback errors, use the appropriate
file extension.
 MP3 files are compatible with the ID3 Tag
Ver. 1.0, Ver. 1.1, Ver. 2.2 and Ver. 2.3 for-
mats. This system cannot display album
title, track title and artist name in other for-
mats.
 WMA/AAC files can contain a WMA/AAC
tag that is used in the same way as an ID3
tag. WMA/AAC tags carry information
such as track title and artist name.
 The emphasis function is available only
when playing MP3/WMA files recorded at
32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
 This system can play back AAC files
encoded by iTunes.
 The sound quality of MP3/WMA files gen-
erally improves with higher bit rates. In
order to achieve a reasonable level of
sound quality, files recorded with a bit rate
of at least 128 kbps are recommended.
File typeFrequency (kHz)
MP3 files:
MPEG 1 LAYER 332/44.1/48
MP3 files:
MPEG 2 LSF LAYER 316/22.05/24
WMA files:
Ver. 7, 8, 9 (9.1/9.2)32/44.1/48
AAC files:
MPEG4/AAC-LC11.025/12/16/
22.05/24/32/
44.1/48
File typeBit rate (kbps)
MP3 files:
MPEG 1 LAYER 332 - 320
MP3 files:
MPEG 2 LSF LAYER 38 - 160
WMA files: Ver. 7, 8CBR 48 - 192
WMA files:
Ver. 9 (9.1/9.2)CBR 48 - 320
AAC files:
MPEG4/AAC-LC16 - 320

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AUDIO SYSTEM
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MP3i (MP3 interactive) and MP3PRO for-
mats are not compatible with the audio
player.
 The player is compatible with VBR (Vari-
able Bit Rate).
 When playing back files recorded as VBR
(Variable Bit Rate) files, the play time will
not be correctly displayed if the fast for-
ward or reverse operations are used.
 It is not possible to check folders that do
not include MP3/WMA/AAC files.
 MP3/WMA/AAC files in folders up to 8 lev-
els deep can be played.
 The order changes depending on the per-
sonal computer and MP3/WMA/AAC
encoding software you use. 
This is a general term that describes the
process of writing data on-demand to CD-
R, etc., in the same way that data is writ-
ten to floppy or hard discs.
 This is a method of embedding track
related information in an MP3 file. This
embedded 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 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.
001.mp3
002.wma
Folder 1
003.mp3Folder 2
004.mp3
005.wma Folder 3
006.aac
Media device
TERMS
PACKET WRITE
ID3 TAG
WMA TAG

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MP3 is an audio compression standard
determined by a working group (MPEG) of
the ISO (International Standard Organiza-
tion). MP3 compresses audio data to
about 1/10 the size of that on conventional
discs.
 WMA (Windows Media Audio) is an audio
compression format developed by
Microsoft
®. It compresses files into a size
smaller than that of MP3 files. The decod-
ing formats for WMA files are Ver. 7, 8 and
9.
 This product is protected by certain intel-
lectual property rights of Microsoft Corpo-
ration and third parties. Use or distribution
of such technology outside of this product
is prohibited without a license from Micro-
soft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary
and third parties.
 AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding
and refers to an audio compression tech-
nology standard used with MPEG2 and
MPEG4.
MP3
WMA
AAC