2021 TOYOTA RAV4 radio

3795-1. Basic function
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Audio
5-1.Basic function
*: Vehicles with Audio onlyFor details about Audio Plus or Premium Audio, refer to “Navigation and
Multimedia System Owner’s Manual”.
By touching the screen with y our finger, you can control the
selected functions. ( P.386, 387)
Press to seek up or down for a radio station or to access a
desired track/file. ( P.429, 436, 438, 442)
Press to access the Bluetooth
® hands-free system. ( P.471)
• When an Apple CarPlay connecti on is established, press to display the
Phone application screen.
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Press to display the Toyota Apps screen.*1, 2 (  P.510)
Turn to change the radio station or skip to the next or previou s
track/file. ( P.429, 436, 438, 442)
Press to turn the audio/visual system on and off, and turn it t o
adjust the volume. Press and hold to restart the system. ( P.385,
425)
Buttons overview*
Operations of each part
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3825-1. Basic function
Indicate during data commu-
nication performed via Data
Communication Module
(DCM)
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The reception level of Data
Communication Module
(DCM) display
*1 ( P.382)
The reception level of the
connected phone display
( P.382)
Remaining battery charge
display ( P.383)
Bluetooth
® phone connection
condition display ( P.383)
Wi-Fi
® connection condition
display
*1, 2 (  P.406)
*1: Vehicles equipped with DCM
*2: This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
●The number of status icons that
can be displayed differs depend-
ing on the displayed screen.
The level of reception does not
always correspond with the level
displayed on the cellular phone.
The level of reception may not
be displayed depending on the
phone you have.
When the cellular phone is out
of the service area or in a place
inaccessible by radio waves,
/ is displayed.
“Rm” is displayed when receiv-
ing in a roaming area. While
roaming, display “Rm” top-left
on the icon.
The receiving area may not be
displayed depending on the type
of Bluetooth
® phone you have.
While connected with cellular
phone
Status icon
Status icons are displayed
at the top of the screen.
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Excellent

4095-3. Connectivity settings
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2Check that the following
screen is displayed.
Select to change the chan-
nel selection to auto-
matic/manual.
When “Manual” is selected,
select to change the channel.
1 Set “Select Channel” to
“Manual”.
2 Select “Channel Number”.
3 Enter the desired channel
number and select “OK”.
 Channels 1 through 11 can be
selected.
●If a connected devi ce is taken out
of the Wi-Fi® connection area, the
connection will be severed.
●If the vehicle is driven out of the
cellular communication coverage
area, connecting to the internet
via the Wi-Fi
® Hotspot will not be
possible.
●If a Bluetooth® device is used
while a device is connected using the Wi-Fi
® Hotspot function, the
communication speed may
decrease.
●If the vehicle is near a radio
antenna, radio station or other
source of strong radio waves and
electrical noise, communication
may be slow or impossible.
The condition of Wi-Fi® connec-
tion appears on the right upper
side of the screen. ( P.382)
Changing the channel
Wi-Fi® function operating
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●Use Wi-Fi® devices only when
safe and legal to do so.
●Your audio unit is fitted with
Wi-Fi® antennas. People with
implantable cardiac pacemak-
ers, cardiac resynchronization
therapy-pacemakers or implant-
able cardioverter defibrillators
should maintain a reasonable
distance between themselves
and the Wi-Fi
® antennas.
The radio waves may affect the
operation of such devices.
●Before using Wi-Fi® devices,
users of any electrical medical
device other than implantable
cardiac pacemakers, cardiac
resynchronization therapy-
pacemakers or implantable car-
dioverter defibrillators should
consult the manufacturer of the
device for information about its
operation under the influence of
radio waves.
Radio waves could have unex-
pected effects on the operation
of such medical devices.
Conditions displayed with
Wi-Fi
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4245-6. Using the audio/visual system
5-6.Using the audio/visual system
The audio control screen can be reached by the following methods:
From the “AUDIO” button
1 Press the “AUDIO” button.
From the “MENU” button
1 Press the “MENU” button, then select “Audio”.
• Using the radio ( P.429)
• Playing a USB memory ( P.436)
• Playing an iPod/iPhone (Apple CarPlay
*) ( P.438)
• Using the Android Auto
* (  P.441)
• Playing a Bluetooth
® device ( P.442)
• Using the steering wheel audio switches ( P.446)
• Audio system settings ( P.448)
*: This function is not made availa ble in some countries or areas.
Quick reference
Functional overview

4295-7. Radio operation
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Audio
5-7.Radio operation
*: This function is not made avail-able in some countries or areas.
The radio operation screen can
be reached by the following
methods:
 P.425
Select to display the audio
source selection screen.
Select to display the preset
stations screen. ( P.430)
Select to display the cache
radio operation screen.
( P.430)
Select to display a list of
receivable stations.
( P.431)
Select to display the radio
options screen. ( P.431)
Select to display the sound
setting screen. ( P.426)
Select to tune to preset sta- tions/channels. (
P.430)
Displays items on the chan-
nels registered to smart
favorites
* (  P.434, 449)
Displays the artist info and
song title or album
Select to change the dis-
played information.
Displays messages when
available
*
Displays cover art, station
logo, etc.
*
Displays information about
the song/track currently
being played
*
*: This function is not made avail- able in some countries or areas.
Press to seek for stations in
the relevant program
type/channel category.
Press and hold for continu-
ous seek.
Turn to step up/down fre-
quencies/channels.
Turn to move up/down the
station list. Also, the knob
AM/FM/SiriusXM (SXM)
radio*
Overview
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4305-7. Radio operation
can be used to enter selec-
tions on the list screens by
pressing it.
●The radio automatically changes
to stereo reception when a stereo
broadcast is received.
Radio mode has a mix preset
function, which can store up to
36 stations (6 stations per page
x 6 pages) from any of the AM,
FM or SXM
* bands.
1 Tune in the desired station.
2 Select and hold “(Hold Edit)”.
 When “(Hold Edit)” is
selected, a confirmation mes-
sage appears. Select “Yes”
and select “OK”.
 To change the preset station
to a different one, select and
hold the preset station.
*: This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
●The number of preset radio sta-
tions displayed on the screen can
be changed. ( P.448)
*: This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
AM/FM and SXM radio program
can be cached and played back
in a time-shifted manner.
■Automatic playback of the
cache
If the radio broadcast is inter-
rupted by another audio output,
such as an incoming phone call,
the system will automatically
cache the interrupted portion
and perform time-shift playback
when the interruption ends. This
function is available when “Auto
Pause” is set to on. ( P.431)
■Playing back the cache
manually
The broadcast cached in the
program cache can be played
back manually.
1 Select “SXM Replay”.
2 Select the desired cache
radio operation button.
Returns to the live radio
broadcast
Displays the replay offset
Presetting a station
Caching a radio program*
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4315-7. Radio operation
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Audio
from the current time
Skips backward 2 minutes
(AM/FM)
Select to select current/previ-
ous track (SXM)
Fast rewinds continuously
Pauses the playback (To
restart, select )
Fast forwards continuously
Skips forward 2 minutes
(AM/FM)
Select to change the track
(SXM)
●The system can store up to 20
minutes of AM/FM and less than
60 minutes of SXM. Cached data
will be erased wh en the radio
mode or station is changed or
when the audio system is turned
off.
●AM/FM: If noise or silence occurs
during the caching process, cache
writing will continue, with the noise
or silence recorded as is. In this
case, the cached broadcast will
contain the noise or silence when
played back.
1 Select “Station List”.
2 Select “AM”, “FM” or “SXM
*”.
 Select the desired program
genre when the genre selec-
tion screen is displayed.
3 Select the desired station.
*: This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
■Refreshing the station list
(AM/FM)
1 Select “Station List”.
“Cancel Refresh”: Select to can-
cel the refresh.
“Source”: Select to change to
another audio source while
refreshing.
●The audio/visual s ystem sound is
muted during refresh operation.
●In some situations, it may take
some time to update the station
list.
1 Select “Options”.
2 Select the desired item to be
set.
Select to turn automatic play-
back of the cache on/off.
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When “SXM Tune Start” is
turned on, the current song is
played from the beginning
when you select the chan-
nel.
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Analog FM only: Select to
display RBDS text mes-
sages.
Selecting a station from
the list
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4325-7. Radio operation
Select to scan for receivable
stations. (Type scan in case
SXM
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type/channel category.)
*: This function is not made avail- able in some countries or areas.
This audio/visual system is
equipped with Radio Broadcast
Data Systems (RBDS). RBDS
mode allows text messages to
be received from radio stations
that utilize RBDS transmitters.
When RBDS is on, the radio can
do the following functions.
• Only selecting stations of a
particular program type
• Displaying messages from radio stations
• Searching for a stronger sig- nal station
RBDS features are available
only when listening to an FM
station that broadcasts RBDS
information and the “FM Info”
function is on. ( P.431)
*: This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
All SiriusXM services, including
satellite radio and data services,
plus streaming services, require
a subscription, sold separately or as a package by Sirius XM
Radio Inc. (or, in Canada, Sirius
XM Canada Inc.), after any trial
subscription which may be
included with your vehicle pur-
chase or lease. To subscribe
after your trial subscription, call
1-877-447-0011 (U.S.A.) or 1-
877-438-9677 (Canada).
■Important information
about your subscription
Your SiriusXM services will
automatically stop at the end of
your trial unless you decide to
subscribe. If you decide to con-
tinue service, the paid subscrip-
tion plan you choose will
automatically renew and you will
be charged the rate in effect at
that time and according to your
chosen payment method. Fees
and taxes apply. You may can-
cel at any time by calling 1-866-
635-2349. See SiriusXM Cus-
tomer Agreement for complete
terms at www.siriusxm.com

(U.S.A.) or www.siriusxm.ca

(Canada). All fees and program-
ming subject to change. Traffic
information not available in all
markets.
Radio broadcast data sys-
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