2021 TOYOTA RAV4 Owners Manual (in English)

4255-6. Using the audio/visual system
5
Audio
“POWER VOLUME” knob:
Press to turn the audio/visual
system on and off. The system
turns on in the last mode used.
Turn this knob to adjust the vol-
ume.1
Press the “AUDIO” button.
2 Select “Source” or press
“AUDIO” button again.
3 Select the desired source.
●Dimmed screen buttons cannot be
operated.
●When there are tw o pages, select
or to change the page.
●When an Apple CarPlay/Android
Auto connection is established,
some system functions, such as
the following, will be replaced by
similar Apple CarPlay/Android
Auto function or will become
unavailable:
• iPod (Audio Playback)
• USB audio/USB video
• Bluetooth
® audio
• Toyota Apps*
*
: This function is not made avail- able in some countries or areas.
Some basics
This section describes
some of the basic features
of the audio/visual system.
Some information may not
pertain to your system.
Your audio/visual system
works when the engine
switch is in ACC or ON.
NOTICE
●To prevent the battery from
being discharged, do not leave
the audio/visual system on lon-
ger than necessary when the
engine is not running.
Turning the system on
and off
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4265-6. Using the audio/visual system
1Display the audio source
selection screen. ( P.425)
2 Select “Reorder”.
3 Select the desired audio
source then or to reor-
der.
4 Select “OK”.
1 Connect a device.
 Turn on the power of the
device if it is not turned on.
●If a USB hub is plugged-in, two
devices can be connected at a
time.
●Even if a USB hub is used to con-
nect more than two USB devices,
only the first two connected
devices will be recognized.
●If a USB hub that has more than
two ports is connected to the USB
port, devices connected to the
USB hub may not charge or be
inoperable, as the supply of cur-
rent may be insufficient.
●When an Apple CarPlay/Android
Auto connection is established,
the other USB port can be used
only for device battery charger.
1 Display the audio control
screen. ( P.425)
2 Select “Sound”.
3 Select the desired item to be
set.
Select to set the tre-
ble/mid/bass. ( P.426)
Select to set the fader/bal-
ance. ( P.427)
Select to set the automatic
sound leveliser. ( P.427)
■Treble/Mid/Bass
How good an audio program
sounds is largely determined by
the mix of the treble, mid and
bass levels. In fact, different
kinds of music and vocal pro-
grams usually sound better with
different mixes of treble, mid
and bass.
1 Select “Treble/Mid/Bass”.
Reordering the audio
source
USB port
Sound settings
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5
Audio
2Select the desired screen
button.
Select “+” or “-” to adjust
high-pitched tones.
Select “+” or “-” to adjust mid-
pitched tones.
Select “+” or “-” to adjust low-
pitched tones.
■Fader/Balance
A good balance of the left and
right stereo channels and of the
front and rear sound levels is
also important.
Keep in mind that when listening
to a stereo recording or broad-
cast, changing the right/left bal-
ance will increase the volume of
1 group of sounds while
decreasing the volume of
another.
1 Select “Fader/Balance”. 2
Select the desired screen
button.
Select to adjust the sound
balance between the front
and rear speakers.
Select to adjust the sound
balance between the left and
right speakers.■Automatic sound levelizer
(ASL)
The system adjusts to the opti-
mum volume and tone quality
according to vehicle speed to
compensate for increased road
noise, wind noise, or other
noises while driving.
1 Select “Automatic Sound
Levelizer”.
2 Select “High”, “Mid”, “Low” or
“Off”.
■Screen format settings
The screen format can be
selected for USB video.
1 Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
3 Select “Audio”.
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4285-6. Using the audio/visual system
4Select “Common”.
5 Select “Screen Format”.
6 Select the desired item to be
adjusted.
Select to display a 4 : 3
screen, with either side in
black.
Select to enlarge the image
horizontally and vertically to
full screen.
Select to enlarge the image
by the same ratio horizontally
and vertically.
■Contrast and brightness
adjustment
The contrast and brightness of
the screen can be adjusted.
1 Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
3 Select “Audio”.
4 Select “Common”.
5 Select “Display”.
6 Select the desired item to be
adjusted.
 “Contrast”
“+”: Select to strengthen the con-
trast of the screen.
“-”: Select to weaken the contrast of the screen.

“Brightness”
“+”: Select to brighten the screen.
“-”: Select to darken the screen.
●Depending on the audio source,
some functions m ay not be avail-
able.
1 Press this switch to operate
the voice command system.
 The voice command system
and its list of commands can
be operated. ( P.462)
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Voice command system

4295-7. Radio operation
5
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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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.
*
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-
tem
How to subscribe to Siri-
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