Get Car audio system Guide for Toyota Avalon 4 Door Second Generation (2000-2004)

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SECTION 1− 7

OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND

CONTROLS

Car audio system

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Using your audio system—

—Some basics

Reference

This section describes some of the basic

features on Toyota audio systems. Some

information may not pertain to your sys-

tem.

Your audio system works when the ignition

key is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.

TURNING THE SYSTEM ON AND OFF

Push “PWR·VOL” to turn the audio system

on and off.

Push “AM”, “FM”, “TAPE” or “CD” to turn

pushing

on that

“PWR·VOL”.

function

without

Type 1: AM·FM ETR radio/cassette player/

compact disc player (with compact disc

auto changer controller)

Type 2: AM·FM ETR radio/cassette player/

compact disc auto changer

You can turn on each player by inserting

a cassette tape or compact disc.

You can turn off each player by ejecting

the cassette tape or compact disc. If the

audio system was previously off, then the

entire audio system will be turned off

when you eject the cassette tape or com-

pact disc. If the another function was pre-

viously playing, it will come on again.

SWITCHING BETWEEN FUNCTIONS

Push “AM”, “FM”, “TAPE” or “CD” if the

system is already on but you want to

switch from one function to another.

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TONE AND BALANCE

YOUR RADIO ANTENNA

YOUR COMPACT DISC PLAYER (type 1)

For details about your system’s tone and

balance controls, see the description of

your own system.

Your vehicle has an antenna printed on

the inside of the rear window.

When you insert a disc, gently push it in

with the label side up. (The player will

automatically eject a disc if the label side

is down.) The compact disc player will

play from track 1 through the end of the

disc. Then it will play from track 1 again.

NOTICE

Tone

Attaching the film (especially conduc-

tive or metallic type) on the rear win-

dow will noticeably reduce the sensi-

tivity of the radio.

How good an audio program sounds to

you is largely determined by the mix of

the treble, midrange, and bass levels. In

fact, different kinds of music and vocal

programs usually sound better with differ-

ent mixes of treble, midrange and bass.

NOTICE

Never try to disassemble or oil any

part of the compact disc player. Do

not insert anything except a compact

disc into the slot.

YOUR CASSETTE PLAYER

Balance

When you insert a cassette, the exposed

tape should face to the right.

A good balance of the left and right stereo

channels and of the front and rear sound

levels is also important.

The player is intended for use with 12 cm

(4.7 in.) discs only.

NOTICE

Keep in mind that if you are listening to

a stereo recording or broadcast, changing

the right/left balance will increase the vol-

ume of one group of sounds while de-

creasing the volume of another.

Do not oil any part of the player and

do not insert anything other than cas-

sette tapes into the slot, or the tape

player may be damaged.

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YOUR COMPACT DISC AUTO CHANGER

(type 2)

When you insert a disc, push the “LOAD”

button and gently push the disc in with

the label side up. (The player will auto-

matically eject a disc if the label side is

down.) The compact disc auto changer will

play from track 1 through the end of the

disc. Then it will play from track 1 of the

next disc.

The changer is intended for use with 12

cm (4.7 in.) discs only.

NOTICE

z Do not stack up two discs for in-

sertion, or it will cause damage to

the compact disc auto changer. In-

sert only one compact disc into slot

at a time.

z Never try to disassemble or oil any

part of the compact disc player. Do

not insert anything except a com-

pact disc into the slot.

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—Controls and features

"Type 1

Details of specific buttons, controls, and

features are described in the alphabetical

listing that follows.

Preset buttons

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Preset buttons

AM

(Reverse/Fast forward button)

Cassette Player

Push the fast forward button to fast for-

ward a cassette tape. “ ” will appear

on the display. Push the reverse button to

These buttons are used to preset and

tune in radio stations.

Push “AM” to turn on the radio and select

the AM band. “AM” will appear on the

display.

To preset a station to a button: Tune in

the desired station. (See “TUNE” or

“SEEK” button.) Push and hold down the

button until you hear a beep—this will set

the station to the button. The button num-

ber will appear on the display.

If the audio system is off, you can turn

on the radio by pushing “AM”. Also, push

“AM” to switch from cassette or compact

disc operation to radio operation.

rewind a tape. “

display.

” will appear on the

To stop the tape while it is fast forward-

ing, push the fast forward button or

“TAPE”; to stop the tape while it is re-

winding, push the reverse button or

“TAPE”.

AUDIO CTRL

and mode adjustment)

/

MODE (Audio control

To tune in to a preset station: Push the

button for the station you want. The but-

ton number and station frequency will ap-

pear on the display.

Manual tone adjustment function—

This knob is used to adjust the tone

manually.

If a tape side rewinds completely, the cas-

sette player will stop and then play that

same side. If a tape fast forwards com-

pletely, the cassette player will play the

other side of the tape, using the auto−re-

verse feature.

These systems can store one AM and two

FM stations for each button. (The display

will show “AM”, “FM1” or “FM2” when you

push “AM” “FM”.)

For low−pitch tone adjustment, push

“AUDIO CTRL / MODE” repeatedly until

“BASS” appears on the display. Then turn

the knob to suit your preference.

(Eject button)

The display will show the range from

“BASS −5” to “BASS 5”.

Compact Disc Player

Push the cassette tape eject button to

eject a cassette. Push the compact disc

eject button to eject a compact disc.

If you want to fast forward or reverse

through a compact disc track, push and

hold in the fast forward or reverse button.

When you release the button, the compact

disc player will resume playing.

For middle−pitch tone adjustment, push

“AUDIO CTRL / MODE” repeatedly until

“MID” appears on the display. Then turn

the knob to suit your preference.

After you turn the ignition to “LOCK”, you

will be able to eject a cassette or disc,

but you will not be able to reinsert it.

The display will show the range from “MID

−5” to “MID 5”.

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For high−pitch tone adjustment, push

“AUDIO CTRL / MODE” repeatedly until

“TREB” appears on the display. Then turn

the knob to suit your preference.

CD (Compact Disc)

If “Err 3” or “Err 4” appears on the

display, it indicates there is a trouble in-

side the system. Eject the disc or maga-

zine. Set the disc or magazine again.

Push “CD” to switch from radio or cas-

sette operation to compact disc operation.

If the audio system is off, you can turn

on the compact disc player by pushing

“CD”. In both cases, a disc must already

be loaded in the player.

The display will show the range from

“TREB −5” to “TREB 5”.

If “OPEn” appears on the display, it

indicates the compact disc auto changer

lid is open. Close the compact disc auto

changer lid.

Sound balance adjustment function—

When the audio is set into compact disc

operation, the display shows the track or,

track and disc number currently being

played. Each time you push “CD”, the

system changes to the automatic changer.

This knob is also used to adjust the

sound balance between the front and rear,

and the right and left speakers.

If the malfunction is not rectified, take

your vehicle to your Toyota dealer.

DISC

For front/rear adjustment, push “AUDIO

CTRL / MODE” repeatedly until “FADE”

appears on the display. Then turn the

knob to adjust the front/rear balance.

Compact disc auto changer only—

If the player malfunctions, your audio sys-

tem will display one of the six following

error messages.

By using this button, you can select a

disc you wish to listen to.

The display will show the range from

“FADE FRONT 7” to “FADE REAR 7”.

Push either side of the button until the

number of the disc you want to listen to

appears on the display.

If “WAIT” appears on the display, it indi-

cates that the inside of the player unit

may be too hot due to the very high ambi-

ent temperature. Remove the disc or mag-

azine from the player and allow the player

to cool down.

For left/right adjustment, push “AUDIO

CTRL / MODE” repeatedly until “BAL” ap-

pears on the display. Then turn the knob

to adjust the left/right balance.

The display will show the range from “BAL

LEFT 7” to “BAL RIGHT 7”.

If “Err 1” appears on the display, it

indicates the disc is dirty, damaged, or it

was inserted up−side down. Clean the

disc or insert it correctly.

If “Err 2” appears on the display, it

indicates no disc is loaded inside the

magazine. Insert a disc.

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PROG (Program)

To randomly play the tracks on a disc:

Quickly push and release ”. ”

Dolbyr

B NR

“

Push “

” to select the other side of a

If you are listening to a tape that was

recorded with Dolbyr B Noise Reduction,

push the button marked with the double−D

symbol. The double−D symbol will appear

on the display. Push the button again to

turn off Dolbyr B NR.

will appear on the display. The disc you

are listening to will play in random order.

If you hear a beep, you held the button

too long, and the player will play all the

tracks in the magazine in random order.

To turn off the random feature, push this

button again.

cassette tape. The display indicates which

side is currently selected (“ ” indicates

top side, “ ” indicates bottom side).

Auto−reverse feature: After the cassette

player reaches the end of a tape side, it

automatically reverses and begins to play

the other side. This is true whether the

cassette was playing or fast forwarding.

The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise

by about 10 dB. For best sound reproduc-

tion, play your tapes with this button on

or off according to the mode used for

recording the tape.

Compact disc auto changer only—

To randomly play all the tracks in the

magazine:

PWR·VOL (Power and Volume)

∗

Push and hold

“

”

until you hear

a

: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the

Push “PWR·VOL” to turn the audio system

on and off. Turn “PWR·VOL” to adjust the

volume.

beep. “ ” will appear on the display

double D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories

and the player will perform all the tracks

on all the discs in the magazine in ran-

dom order. To turn off the random feature,

push this button again.

Licensing Corporation.

FM

RND (Random)

There are two random features—you can

either listen to the tracks on all the com-

pact discs in the magazine in random or-

der, or only listen to the tracks on a

specific compact disc in random order.

Push “FM” to turn on the radio and select

the FM band. “FM1” or “FM2” will appear

on the display. This system allows you to

set twelve FM stations, two for each but-

ton.

RPT (Repeat)

Cassette Player

Push

“

”

while the track is playing.

If the audio system is off, you can turn

on the radio by pushing “FM”. Also, push

“FM” to switch from cassette or compact

disc operation to radio operation.

” will appear on the display. When

the track ends, it will automatically be

rewound and replayed. This process will

be continued until you push the button

again to turn off the repeat feature.

There must be at least 3 seconds of blank

space between tracks in order for the re-

peat feature to work correctly.

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Compact Disc Player

SCAN

Radio

Compact disc player

There are two repeat features—You can

either replay a disc track or a whole com-

pact disc.

There are two scan features—you can ei-

ther scan the tracks on a specific disc or

scan the first tracks of all the discs in the

magazine.

You can either scan all the frequencies on

a band or scan only the preset stations

for that band.

Repeating a track:

Scanning the tracks on a disc:

Quickly push and release “

” while the

To scan the preset stations:

Quickly push and release “SCAN”. “SCAN”

will appear on the display and the player

will scan all the tracks on the disc you

are listening to. If you hear a beep, you

held the button too long, and the player

will scan the first track of all the discs in

track is playing. “ ” will appear on the

Push and hold “SCAN” until you hear a

beep. The radio will tune in the next pres-

et station up the band, stay there for 5

seconds, and then move to the next pre-

display. If you hear a beep, you held the

button too long, and the player will repeat

the whole disc. When the track ends, it

will automatically be replayed. This pro-

cess will be continued until you push the

button again to turn off the repeat feature.

set station. To select

“SCAN” again.

a

station, push

the magazine. To select

a

track, push

To scan all the frequencies:

“SCAN” again. If the player scanned all

the tracks on the disc, it will stop scan-

ning.

Compact disc auto changer only—

Repeating a disc:

Quickly push and release “SCAN”. If you

hear a beep, you held the button too long,

and the radio will scan the preset sta-

tions. The radio will find the next station

up the station band, stay there for 5 se-

conds, and then scan again. To select a

station, push “SCAN” again.

Push and hold

“

”

until you hear

a

Compact disc auto changer only—

beep. “ ” will appear on the display.

Scanning the first track of all the discs in

the magazine:

The player will repeat all the tracks on the

disc you are listening to. When the disc

ends, the player will automatically go back

to the top track of the disc and replay.

This process will be continued until you

push the button again to turn off the re-

peat feature.

Push “SCAN” until you hear

a

beep.

“

·SCAN” will appear on the display

and the player will perform the first track

of the next disc. To select a disc, push

the “SCAN” again. If the player has

scanned all the discs, it will stop scan-

ning.

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SEEK (Seeking)

Radio

When counting the number of tracks you

ST (Stereo reception) display

want to rewind, remember to count the

current track as well. For example, if you

want to rewind to a song that is two be-

fore the song you are listening to, push

on the down side of the button until “REW

3” appears on the display.

Your radio automatically changes to stereo

reception when a stereo broadcast is re-

ceived. “ST” appears on the display. If the

signal becomes weak, the radio reduces

the amount of channel separation to prev-

ent the weak signal from creating noise.

If the signal becomes extremely weak, the

radio switches from stereo to mono recep-

tion.

In the seek mode, the radio finds and

plays the next station up or down the

station band.

To seek the next station, quickly push and

release the “Ɯ” or “Ɲ” side of “SEEK”.

Do this again to find the station after that.

If you have pushed the track button more

than you wanted to, push the other side

of the button. The track number will be

reduced.

If you push and hold the “Ɯ” or “Ɲ” side

of “SEEK”, the radio will continue seeking

up or down for stations and will stop at

the next station that it finds after the but-

ton is released. on reception. Press the

button again to resume the search.

TAPE

The track number you select is not valid

if it is higher than the number of tracks

remaining on the current cassette side.

Push “TAPE” to switch from radio or com-

pact disc operation to cassette operation.

If the audio system is off, you can turn

on the cassette player by pushing “TAPE”.

In both cases, a cassette must already be

loaded in the player.

D After the beginning of the tape is

reached, the player will automatically

start playing the same side.

Cassette Player

By using this button, you can skip up or

down to a different track.

D After the end of the tape is reached,

the player will automatically reverse

sides and start playing the other side.

TRACK (Track up/down button):

Compact disc player

You can skip up to nine tracks at a time.

Push the up or down side of the button.

From “SEEK +9” to “SEEK −9” will appear

on the display.

By using this button, you can skip up or

down to a different track.

There must be at least 3 seconds of blank

space between tracks for the track button

to work correctly. In addition, the feature

may not work well with some spoken

word, live, or classical recordings.

Push either side of the track button until

the number of the track you want to listen

to appears on the display. If you want to

return to the beginning of the current

track, push the down side of the button

one time, quickly.

Next, push either side of the track button

until the number on the display reaches

the number of tracks you want to skip. If

you push the button ten times, the skip

feature will be turned off.

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TUNE (Tuning)

Your Toyota has an electronic tuning radio

(ETR). Push and release the “Ɯ” or “Ɲ”

side of “TUNE” to step up or down the

station band. Do this again to find another

frequency.

If you push and hold the “Ɯ” or “Ɲ” side

of “TUNE”, the radio will continue seeking

up or down for frequencies and will stop

at the next frequency that it finds after the

button is released. Press the button again

to resume the search.

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"Type 2

Details of specific buttons, controls, and

features are described in the alphabetical

listing that follows.

Preset buttons

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Preset buttons

Compact disc

(Reverse/Fast−forward button)

Cassette Player

Push the fast−forward button to fast−for-

ward a cassette tape. “ ” will appear

on the display. Push the reverse button to

These buttons are used to preset and

tune in radio stations. These preset but-

tons are programmable only when RDS is

not selected.

This button is used to eject one or all

compact discs. To eject the current com-

pact disc, push and release the compact

disc eject button. To eject all specific

discs, push either side of the “DISC” but-

ton until the number of the disc you want

to eject is displayed. Push and release

the eject button. To eject all discs, press

and hold the eject button until you hear

a beep. The last compact disc played be-

fore pushing the button will be ejected

first. If the ejected disc is not removed for

To preset a station to a button: Tune in

the desired station. (See “TUNE” or

“SEEK” button.) Push and hold down the

button until you hear a beep—this will set

the station to the button. The preset but-

ton number will appear on the display.

rewind a tape. “

display.

” will appear on the

To stop the tape while it is fast−forward-

ing, push the fast−forward button or

“TAPE”; to stop the tape while it is re-

winding, push the reverse button or

“TAPE”.

To tune in to a preset station: Push the

button for the station you want. The pre-

set button number and station frequency

will appear on the display.

a long time, the eject function will be

cancelled.

If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette

player will stop and then play that same

side. If a tape fast−forwards completely,

the cassette will play the other side of the

tape using the auto−reverse feature.

While the ignition is in “LOCK”, you can

eject one or all discs but you cannot rein-

sert them.

This radio can store one AM and two FM

stations for each button. (The display will

show “AM”, “FM1” or “FM2” when you

push “AM” “FM”.)

Compact Disc Player

If you want to fast−forward or reverse a

compact disc track, push and hold the

fast−forward or reverse button. When you

release the button, the compact disc play-

er will resume playing.

(Eject button)

Cassette tape

This button is used to eject a cassette.

While the ignition is in “LOCK”, you can

eject a cassette but you cannot reinsert

it.

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AM

CD (Compact Disc)

If the malfunction still exists, take your

vehicle to your Toyota dealer.

Push “AM” to turn on the radio and select

the AM band. “AM” will appear on the

display.

Push “CD” while in radio or cassette

mode to switch to compact disc mode. If

the audio system is off, pressing “CD” will

turn on the compact disc player. A disc

must be loaded in the player.

DISC

By using this button, you can select a

disc you wish to listen to.

If the audio system is off, you can turn

on the radio by pushing “AM”. Also, push

“AM” to switch from cassette or compact

disc operation to AM.

Push either side of the button until the

number of the disc you want to listen

appears on the display.

When the audio is set into compact disc

operation, the display shows the track or,

track and disc number currently being

played.

AUDIO CTRL

and mode adjustment)

/

MODE (Audio control

∗

Dolbyr

B NR

If you are listening to a tape that was

recorded with Dolbyr B Noise Reduction,

push the button marked with the double−D

symbol. The double−D symbol will appear

on the display. Push the button again to

turn off Dolbyr B NR.

If the player or another unit equipped with

the player malfunctions, your audio system

will display one of the six following error

messages.

Each time you push the AUDIO CONTROL

knob, the mode changes. To adjust the

tone and balance, turn the knob.

BASS: Adjusts low−pitched tones. The dis-

play ranges from −5 to 5.

Error codes

“WAIT”: The compact disc player unit

may be too hot due to temperature. Allow

the player to cool down.

MID: Adjusts mid−pitched tones. The dis-

play ranges from −5 to 5.

The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise

by about 10 dB. For best sound reproduc-

tion, play your tapes with this button on

or off according to the mode used for

recording the tape.

TREBLE: Adjusts high−pitched tones. The

display ranges from −5 to 5.

“ERR 1”: The disc may be dirty, damaged

or inserted incorrectly (up−side down).

Clean disc and re−insert.

BALANCE: Adjusts the sound balance be-

tween the right and left speakers. The

display ranges from −7 to 7.

∗

: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the

“ERR 2”: The compact disc player is

empty. Load disc and re−try.

double D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories

Licensing Corporation.

FADER: Adjusts the sound balance be-

tween the front and rear speakers. The

display ranges from −7 to 7.

“ERR 3” or “ERR 4”: This indicates in-

ternal error. Re−load discs.

“OPEn”: The compact disc auto changer

lid is open. Close the compact disc auto

changer lid.

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FM

If no compact disc is inserted, the shutter

will close after 15 seconds.

MSG (Message)

Push “FM” to turn on the radio to FM

band. “FM1” or “FM2” will appear on the

display. This system allows you to set

twelve FM stations, two for each of the

six preset button.

This button is operational only in RDS

mode.

Loading multiple compact discs—

To load multiple compact discs, push and

hold the button (until you hear a beep

when the audio system is on). After push-

ing the button, insert the first compact

disc. After the disc is loaded, the shutter

of the slot will close. After a few seconds,

the shutter will automatically open again

so the next disc can be inserted. The

same process can be applied for loading

the rest of the discs.

When an RDS radio station transmits a

text message, “MSG” will be displayed. At

this time, push “MSG” button to view the

text message. The message display will

be canceled if any button that affects the

display is pushed. To view the message

again, push the “MSG” button again. After

the entire message has been displayed,

the message will disappear.

If the audio system is off, you can turn

on the radio by pushing “FM”. Also, push

“FM” to switch from cassette or compact

disc operation to FM.

LOAD

This button is used to load the compact

discs in the compact disc auto changer

which is integrated with the radio and cas-

sette player. This compact disc auto

changer can store up to 6 discs.

The RDS audio system has memory to

store three 64 character messages. To

store a message in memory, push and

hold the “MSG” button until you hear a

beep.

If no compact disc is inserted, the shutter

will close after 15 seconds.

The key must be in the “ACC” or “ON”

position for the load function.

If

3

messages are already stored in

memory, the oldest message will be over-

written by the new message.

Loading one compact disc only—

To load one compact disc only, quickly

push and release the button. If you hold

the button too long (if the audio system

is on at this time, you hear a beep.), the

mechanism will change to the mode for

loading multiple compact discs. After

pushing the button, insert a compact disc.

After the disc is loaded, the shutter of the

slot will close.

To recall a radio text message, push the

“MSG” button momentarily. This will dis-

play the most recent message. A second

push of the “MSG” button while the most

stored message(s) are displayed begins

with the newest one.

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If no messages have been stored, or if

there are no more messages to be re-

called, “NO MSG STORED” will appear on

the display, and the message display will

be canceled. The display then returns to

show the program service name. The

message display will be canceled if you

activate any function that affects the dis-

play.

<PROG TYPES> (Program Types)

Program Type List

The following program type names are

available. After program type search,

the radio will display one of the following

program types for seconds, then the

program type name for seconds (if

available). After that, it will display the

first 8 characters of the program service

name of the current station.

This button is operational only in RDS

mode.

a

This button is used for program type

(PTY) search of RDS stations. 32 program

types are available as listed here.

3

By pushing this button, RDS turns on in

FM mode and “RDS” will be displayed. If

the program type search is not already

performed, the radio will start a program

type search (see “SRCH” for details). If a

program type search has already been

performed, the last active program type

will be tuned.

Message display can be canceled by

pressing any of the following buttons:

“AM”, “FM”, “CD”, “TAPE”, “LOAD”,

“SEEK”, “TUNE”, any preset, “SCAN”, any

audio control, “RDS”, “SRCH”, or “<PROG

TYPES>”. If the current station is not a

traffic program and traffic announcements

is off, pushing “TRAF” will cancel the dis-

play. The message will be canceled after

the entire message has been displayed.

Program types included are

D Adlt Hit (Adult Hits)

D Alert! (Emergency message)

D Classicl (Classical)

D Cls Rock (Classic Rock)

D College

If you are already in FM type mode and

a program type is not already being dis-

played, pushing this button will recall the

display for the current program type.

D Country

D Inform (Information)

D Jazz

PROG (Program)

After a program type is being displayed,

subsequent pushes of this button within 3

seconds will toggle through the available

program types. Pushing the right or left

arrows repeatedly will increment or decre-

ment the display through the available pro-

gram types in alphabetical order.

The “

” button switches the side of

D Language

the cassette being played. The display in-

dicates which side is currently selected

(“°” indicates top side, “±” indicates bot-

tom side).

D News

D Nostalga (Nostalgia)

D Oldies

Auto−reverse feature: After the cassette

reaches the end of a tape, it automatically

reverses and begins to play the other

side. This feature works both in play and

fast−forward mode.

D Persnlty (Personality)

D Public

D R & B (Rhythm and Blues)

D Rel Musc (Religious Music)

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D Rel Talk (Religious Talk)

PWR·VOL (Power and Volume)

ALERT: This type of announcement warns

of national or local emergencies. You will

not be able to turn off alert announce-

ments. Alert announcements will come on

even if RDS mode is turned off. “Alert!”

appears on the display when an alert an-

nouncement plays. The radio uses TA vol-

ume during these announcements. When

an alert announcement comes on the

tuned radio station or a related network

station, you will hear it even if the volume

is muted or a cassette tape or compact

disc is playing. If the radio tunes to a

related network station for an alert an-

nouncement, it will return to the original

station when the announcement is fin-

ished. If the cassette tape or compact

disc player is playing, play will stop for

the announcement and resume when the

announcement is finished.

D Rock

Push “PWR·VOL” to turn the audio system

on and off. Turn “PWR·VOL” to adjust the

volume.

D Soft

D Soft R&B (Soft Rhythm and Blues)

D Soft Rck (Soft Rock)

D Sports

RDS (Radio Data System)

Your audio system is equipped with Radio

Data Systems (RDS). RDS mode provides

you to receive text messages from radio

stations that utilize RDS transmitters.

D Talk

D Test (Emergency Test)

D Top 40

If the FM radio, cassette player or com-

pact disc player is on, pushing this button

will turn RDS on or off.

D Weather

When RDS is on, the radio can

—select only stations of a particular pro-

gram type,

—seek to stations with traffic announce-

ments,

—display messages from radio stations,

—search for a stronger signal station,

—receive announcements concerning local

and national emergencies (even if RDS

function is turned off)

RDS features are available for use only

on FM stations which broadcast RDS in-

formation.

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RND (Random)

RPT (Repeat)

Compact Disc Player

There are two random features—you can

either listen to the tracks on all the com-

pact discs in the magazine in random or-

der, or only listen to the tracks on a

specific compact disc in random order.

Cassette Player

There are two repeat features—You can

either replay a disc track or a whole com-

pact disc.

Push

“

”

while the track is playing.

” will appear on the display. When

Repeating a track:

the track ends, it will automatically rewind

and replay. To turn off the repeat feature,

push this button again.

Quickly push and release “

” while the

To randomly play the tracks on a disc:

track is playing. “ ” will appear on the

Quickly push and release

“

”.

“

”

display. If you hear a beep, the player will

repeat the whole disc. When the track

ends, it will automatically replay. To turn

off the repeat feature, push this button

again.

There must be at least 3 seconds of blank

space between tracks in order for the re-

peat feature to work correctly.

will appear on the display. The disc you

are listening to will play in random order.

If you hear a beep, the player will play all

the tracks in the magazine in random or-

der. To turn off the random feature, push

this button again.

Repeating a disc:

Push and hold

“

”

until you hear

a

To randomly play all the tracks in the

magazine:

beep. “ ” will appear on the display.

The player will repeat all the tracks on the

disc you are listening to. When the disc

ends, the player will automatically go back

to the top track of the disc and replay. To

turn off the repeat feature, push this but-

ton again.

Push and hold

“

”

until you hear

a

beep. “ ” will appear on the display

and the player will perform all the tracks

on all the discs in the magazine in ran-

dom order. To turn off the random feature,

push this button again.

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SCAN

Radio

Compact disc player

SEEK (Seeking)

There are two scan features—you can ei-

ther scan the tracks on a specific disc or

scan the first tracks of all the discs in the

magazine.

Radio

You can either scan all the frequencies on

a band or scan only the preset stations

for that band.

In the seek mode, the radio finds and

plays the next station up or down the

station band.

Scanning the tracks on a disc:

To scan the preset stations:

To seek the next station, quickly push and

release the “Ɯ” or “Ɲ” side of “SEEK”.

Do this again to find the station after that.

Quickly push and release “SCAN”. “SCAN”

will appear on the display and the player

will scan all the tracks on the disc you

are listening to. If you hear a beep, the

player will scan the first track of all the

discs in the magazine. To select a track,

push “SCAN” again. If the player scanned

all the tracks on the disc, it will stop

scanning.

Push and hold “SCAN” until you hear a

beep. The radio will tune in the next pres-

et station up the band, stay there for 5

seconds, and then move to the next pre-

If you push and hold the “Ɯ” or “Ɲ” side

of “SEEK”, the radio will continue seeking

up or down for stations and will stop at

the next station that it finds after the but-

ton is released. Press the button again to

resume the search.

set station. To select

“SCAN” again.

a

station, push

To scan all the frequencies:

Quickly push and release “SCAN”. The

radio will find the next station up the sta-

tion band, stay there for 5 seconds, and

then scan again to the next preset. To

select a station, push “SCAN” again. If

you hear a beep, the radio will scan the

preset stations.

Cassette Player

Scanning the first track of all the discs in

the magazine:

By using this button you can skip up or

down to locate a song or recording.

Push “SCAN” until you hear

“DSCAN” will appear on the display and

the player will scan the first track of the

a

beep.

You can select up to 9 recordings (includ-

ing current one).

next disc. To select

a

disc, push the

A blank space of at least 3 seconds is

considered to be a start of a recording.

“SCAN” again. If the player has scanned

all the discs, it will stop scanning.

When a beginning of a tape is reached,

the player automatically resumes play.

When the end of the tape is reached, the

player automatically reverses sides and

resumes normal play.

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In addition, the feature may not work well

with some spoken word, live, or classical

recordings.

If more than 6 stations of a program type

Night mode (headlights on): In addition to

the display described for day mode, the

radio will illuminate the jewels of the pre-

sets that have stations available. The re-

maining preset button(s) will have no func-

tion.

are found, the radio will create a second

bank of presets, such as “Rock 1” and

“Rock 2”. These are accessible through

the “<PROG TYPES>” button. If more than

12 stations are found, the radio will load

the 12 strongest stations signal of the

program type into the presets.

SRCH (Search)

This feature is available only in RDS

mode.

A type search in progress can be can-

celed by pushing the following buttons:

“SEEK”, “TUNE”, “SCAN”, “AM”, “FM”, any

preset button, “CD” (if CD mode is avail-

able), “TAPE” (if tape mode is available),

This button allows you to search all avail-

able RDS stations out of the entire FM

band and sort them by program type (see

“<PROG TYPES>” for details on program

types).

After the search is complete, the radio will

display the number of RDS stations found

for

RDS.” The radio will then display the se-

lected program type for seconds: for

example, “ROCK.” After the program type

has been displayed for seconds, the

3

seconds: for example, “Found 19

“RDS”,

“SRCH”,

“<PROG

TYPES>”,

3

“TRAF”, or “LOAD”. If any of these but-

tons is pressed, the search will be can-

celed and the appropriate function started.

By pushing this button, RDS is turned on

if it was off (“RDS” will display). The radio

is switched to FM type mode. During the

program type search, “SEARCHING....” will

show on the display. Also at this time,

“FM” and “TYPE” will appear on the dis-

play to indicate that the preset buttons are

for program type.

3

radio will display the program type name

for 3 seconds. After that, the radio will

display the program service name.

Inserting

search.

a

tape will also cancel the

If no RDS stations are found, “FOUND 0

RDS” will display and the radio will return

to the previous FM mode and frequency.

Day mode (headlights off): The radio will

only display the number of presets that

have a frequency for the selected program

type. For example, if program type Rock

is selected, and there are three rock sta-

tions, only preset numbers 1, 2 and 3 will

be displayed. The remaining preset num-

bers will not be displayed and the remain-

ing preset button(s) will have no function.

After searching for all available RDS sta-

tions, the radio will activate the previously

used program type. If the previously used

program type is not available, or if the

radio has not yet performed a program

type search, the radio will activate the

first available program type, in alphabeti-

cal order, that has stations in memory.

The radio will preset the stations of the

current program type into the preset but-

tons.

ST (Stereo reception) display

Your radio automatically changes to stereo

reception when a stereo broadcast is re-

ceived. “ST” appears on the display. If the

signal becomes weak, the radio reduces

the amount of channel separation to prev-

ent the weak signal from creating noise.

If the signal becomes extremely weak, the

radio switches from stereo to mono recep-

tion.

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TAPE

By pushing this button, RDS is turned on

When “TA” is received next time, the sys-

tem compares the volume before “TA” is

received and the memorized TA volume

and automatically selects the louder vol-

ume. However, the range of volume

memory is limited: if the volume received

previously is less than the minimum, this

volume will be used.

if it was off (“RDS” will display), and traf-

fic announcement feature is on. “TRAF”

appears on the display when the radio is

tuned to a traffic station. When the traffic

announcement feature is on, “< >” will be

displayed (<TRAF>).

Push “TAPE” to switch from radio or com-

pact disc operation to cassette operation.

If the audio system is off, you can turn

on the cassette player by pushing “TAPE”.

In both cases, a cassette must already be

loaded in the player.

If the current station is not a traffic sta-

tion, the radio will start a traffic program

search in increasing frequency order. Dur-

ing a traffic program search, “Seek Traffic”

will display. If no traffic programs are

found, “No Traf Info” will display.

TRACK (Track up/down button):

Compact disc player

You can adjust the volume independently

from the memorized TA volume range

while receiving a TA station.

By using this button, you can skip up or

down to a different track.

Traffic announcement can be canceled by

turning RDS off, or pressing the “TRAF”

button again.

Push either side of the track button until

the number of the track you want to listen

to appears on the display. If you want to

return to the beginning of the current

track, quickly push the down side of the

button one time.

If the radio receives a traffic announce-

ment, it will interrupt the cassette player

or compact disc mode (if either one was

on), adjust the volume to Traffic An-

nouncement level, and broadcast the traf-

TUNE (Tuning)

Your Toyota has an electronic tuning radio

(ETR). Push and release the “Ɯ” or “Ɲ”

side of “TUNE” to step up or down the

station band. Do this again to find another

frequency.

fic announcement. During

a

traffic an-

TRAF (Traffic)

nouncement, “TRAFFIC” will appear on the

display. After traffic announcement, it will

return to the previous mode and volume

level.

This feature is available only in RDS

mode.

If you push and hold the “Ɯ” or “Ɲ” side

of “TUNE”, the radio will continue seeking

up or down for frequencies and will stop

at the next frequency that it finds after the

button is released. Press the button again

to resume the search.

This button turns the traffic announcement

(TA) feature on and off.

TA volume memory function—The volume

level when receiving the traffic announce-

ment is memorized.

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Car audio system operating

hints

Here are some common reception prob-

lems that you may experience.

AM

NOTICE

Fading—AM broadcasts are reflected by

the upper atmosphere−especially at night.

These reflected signals can interfere with

those received directly from the radio sta-

tion, causing the radio station to sound

alternately strong and weak.

To ensure correct audio system op-

erations:

FM

Fading and drifting stations—Generally, the

effective range of FM is about 40 km (25

miles). Once outside this range, you may

notice fading and drifting, which increase

with the distance from the radio transmit-

ter. They are often accompanied by distor-

tion.

z Be careful not to spill beverages

over the audio system.

z Do not put anything other than a

cassette tape or Compact Disc into

the slot.

Station interference—When a reflected sig-

nal and a signal received directly from a

radio station are very nearly the same

frequency, they can interfere with each

other, making it difficult to hear the broad-

cast.

z The use of a cellular phone inside

or near the vehicle may cause a

noise from the speakers of the au-

dio system which you are listening

to. However, this does not indicate

a malfunction.

Multi−path—FM signals are reflective,

making it possible for two signals to reach

your antenna at the same time. If this

happens, the signals will cancel each oth-

Static—AM is easily affected by external

sources of electrical noise, such as high

tension power lines, lightening, or electri-

cal motors. This results in static.

er out, causing

loss of reception.

a

momentary flutter or

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.

RADIO RECEPTION

Usually,

a

problem with radio reception

does not mean there is a problem with

your radio—it is just the normal result of

conditions outside the vehicle.

Station swapping—If the FM signal you

are listening to is interrupted or weak-

ened, and there is another strong station

nearby on the FM band, your radio may

tune in the second station until the origi-

nal signal can be picked up again.

For example, nearby buildings and terrain

can interfere with FM reception. Power

lines or telephone wires can interfere with

AM signals. The farther you are from a

station, the weaker its signal will be. In

addition, reception conditions change

constantly as your vehicle moves.

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CARING FOR YOUR CASSETTE PLAYER

AND TAPES

D Avoid using cassettes with a total play-

CARING FOR YOUR COMPACT DISC

PLAYER AND DISCS

ing time longer than 100 minutes (50

minutes per side). The tape used in

these cassettes is thin and could get

stuck or tangled in the cassette player.

For the best performance for your cas-

sette player and tapes:

D Your compact disc player is intended

for use with 12 cm (4.7 in.) discs only.

Clean the tape head and other parts regu-

larly.

D Extremely high temperatures can keep

your compact disc player from working.

On hot days, use the air conditioning

to cool the vehicle interior before you

listen to a disc.

D A dirty tape head or tape path can

decrease sound quality and tangle your

cassette tapes. The easiest way to

clean them is by using a cleaning tape.

(A wet type is recommended.)

D Bumpy roads or other vibrations may

make your compact disc player skip.

Use high−quality cassettes.

D If moisture gets into your compact disc

player, you may not hear any sound

even though your compact disc player

appears to be working. Remove the

disc from the player and wait until it

dries.

D Low−quality cassette tapes can cause

many problems, including poor sound,

inconsistent

playing

speed,

and

constant auto−reversing. They can also

get stuck or tangled in the cassette

player.

CAUTION

D Do not use a cassette if it has been

damaged or tangled or if its label is

peeling off.

Compact disc players use an invisible

laser beam which could cause hazard-

ous radiation exposure if directed

outside the unit. Be sure to operate

the player correctly.

D Do not leave a cassette in the player

if you are not listening to it, especially

if it is hot outside.

D Store cassettes in their cases and out

of direct sunlight.

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Special shaped discs

Labeled discs

D Use only compact discs marked as

shown above. CD−R (CD−Recordable),

CD−RW (CD−Re−writable) and personal

computer use CD−ROMs may not be

playable on your compact disc player.

NOTICE

To prevent damage to the changer or

player, do not use special shaped, low

quality or labeled discs such as those

shown in the illustrations.

Low quality discs

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Correct

Wrong

D Handle compact discs carefully, espe-

cially when you are inserting them.

Hold them on the edge and do not

bend them. Avoid getting fingerprints

on them, particularly on the shiny side.

To clean a compact disc: Wipe it with a

soft, lint−free cloth that has been damp-

ened with water. Wipe in a straight line

from the center to the edge of the disc

(not in circles). Dry it with another soft,

lint−free cloth. Do not use a conventional

record cleaner or anti−static device.

D Dirt, scrapes, warping, pin holes, or

other disc damage could cause the

player to skip or to repeat a section of

a track. (To see a pin hole, hold the

disc up to the light.)

D Remove discs from the compact disc

player when you are not listening to

them. Store them in their plastic cases

away from moisture, heat, and direct

sunlight.

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Car audio system for Your Toyota Avalon 4 Door Second Generation (2000-2004)

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