Get OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS - Car audio system Guide for Toyota Prius 4 Door First Generation (1997-2003)

SECTION 2– 7

OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND

CONTROLS

Car audio system

Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Using your audio systemm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Cassette tape player operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Car audio system operating hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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Reference

1. Multi−information display screen

(See page 119 for details.)

2. Traffic announcement function

(See page 123 for details.)

3. Audio operation screen display button

(See page 119 for details.)

4. Stopping and ejecting a cassette tape

(See page 126 for details.)

5. Scan tuning

(See page 122 for details.)

6. Cassette tape slot

(See page 126 for details.)

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7. Turning the system on and adjusting

the volume

(See page 119 for details.)

8. Radio mode:

Tape mode:

Frequency tuning

(See page 122 for

details.)

Direct access to a

desired program (See

page 128 for details.)

9. Tape mode button

(See page 126 for details.)

10. Radio function button

(See page 120 for details.)

Use the “DISC” switch in case you have

a

compact

disc

automatic

changer

installed at Toyota dealer.

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Using your audio system—

—Some basics

This section describes some of the basic

features on Toyota audio systems. Some

information may not pertain to your sys-

tem.

VOLUME CONTROL

To adjust the volume, turn the “VOL”.

YOUR RADIO ANTENNA

To remove an antenna on the roof, care-

fully turn it counterclockwise.

Your audio system works when the ignition

key is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.

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TURNING THE SYSTEM ON AND OFF

NOTICE

Push “PWR” to turn the audio system on

and off.

To prevent damage to the antenna,

make sure to remove it before driving

your Toyota through an automatic car

wash.

Push “AUDIO” to display switches for au-

dio system.

Push “AM”, “FM” or “TAPE” to turn on that

function without pushing “PWR”.

AUDIO CONTROL

You can turn on each player by inserting

a cassette tape.

This function adjusts the tone or bal-

ance.

You can turn off each player by ejecting

the cassette tape. If the audio system was

previously off, then the entire audio sys-

tem will be turned off when you eject the

cassette tape. If another function was pre-

viously playing, it will come on again.

Touching the “SOUND” switch on the

screen displays the sound adjustment

screen.

SWITCHING BETWEEN FUNCTIONS

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

is already on but you want to switch from

one function to another.

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Radio operation

YOUR CASSETTE PLAYER

When you insert a cassette, the exposed

tape should be to the right.

NOTICE

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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BASS “+” or “−”: Adjusts low−pitched

(a) Listening to the radio

tone.

Push the “AM/FM” button on either

side.

TREB “+” or “−”: Adjusts high−pitched

tone.

“Front” or “Rear”: Adjusts sound balance

between the front and rear speakers.

“L” or “R”: Adjusts sound balance be-

tween the left and right speakers.

“OK”: The previous screen returns.

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Push the “ TUNE ” button on either

side to step up the station band or to

step down.

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 pre-

vent the weak signal from creating noise.

If the signal becomes extremely weak, the

radio switches from stereo to mono recep-

tion. In this case, “ST” disappears from

the display.

(b) Presetting a station

1. Tune in the desired station.

2. Touch one of the station selector

switches (1−6) and hold it until

a

beep is heard. This sets the station

to the switch and the frequency ap-

pears at the right of the switch.

Each switch can store one FM1, FM2 and

AM station. To change the preset station

to a different one, follow the same proce-

dure.

The preset station memory is cancelled

when the power source is interrupted by

battery disconnection or a blown fuse.

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(c) Selecting a station

Preset tuning: Touch the switch (1−6) for

the station you want. The switch is high-

lighted in green. The station frequency ap-

pears on the display.

Scan tuning: Push the “SCAN” button

or touch the “SCAN” switch briefly.

“SCAN” appears on the display. The radio

will find the next station up or down the

band, stay there for a few seconds, and

then scan again. To select a station, push

the “SCAN” button or touch the “SCAN”

switch a second time.

Tune in the desired station using one of

the following methods.

Manual tuning: Push the “ TUNE ” but-

ton on either side briefly. Each time you

push the same side, the radio will step up

or down to another frequency.

Seek tuning: Push the “ TUNE ” button

on either side and hold it until you hear

a beep. The radio will begin seeking up

or down for a station of the nearest fre-

quency and will stop on reception. Each

time you push the same side, the stations

will be searched out one after another.

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Preset scan tuning: Push the “SCAN”

button or touch the “SCAN” switch and

hold it until you hear a beep. “P.SCAN”

appears on the display. The radio will tune

in the next preset station up or down the

band, stay there for a few seconds, and

then move to the next preset station. To

select a station, push the “SCAN” button

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or touch the “SCAN” switch

time.

a

second

(d) RDS (Radio Data System)

TRAF (Traffic) function: A station that

regularly broadcasts traffic information

is automatically located and broadcasts

when the program starts.

AF (Alternative Frequency) function: A

station providing good reception is au-

tomatically selected if current reception

worsens.

When you push the “TRAF” button, “TRAF

SEEK” appears on the display and the

radio will start seeking any traffic program

station.

This functions switches over to the broad-

casting station providing good reception

within the same RDS network and is con-

venient for following the appropriate sta-

tions.

If no traffic program station is found,

“NOTHING” appears and the display re-

turns to the previous mode.

If a traffic program station is found, the

name for traffic program station is dis-

played for a while until a traffic announce-

ment is received. On reception of “TRAF”

is displayed and a traffic announcement

program starts broadcasting.

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After the traffic announcement program is

over, “TRAF” display turns off and the

display returns to the previous mode.

If in one program type, more than 6 sta-

tions are found, the 6 stations are preset

in the order of the lower frequency.

Each time you push the “

” or ”

”

switch, the program type changes as in

the following:

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D ROCK

D EASY LIS (Easy listening)

D CLS/JAZZ (Classical music and jazz)

D R&B (Rhythm and Blues)

D INFORM (Information)

D RELIGION

(e) PTY (Program type)

D MISC.

When you touch “RDS SRCH” during FM

reception, “RDS SEARCH” appears and

the radio starts to search RDS stations.

D ALERT (Emergency message)

If any RDS stations cannot be found, “NO

RDS Stations Found” appears and the pre-

vious mode returns.

If RDS stations are found, the stations are

read and preset by program type. The FM

TYPE mode screen displays the “** RDS

Stations Found” (** indicates the number

of stations which are found) and then

RDS stations appear in the order of fre-

quency.

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(f) Emergency broadcast

(g) Radio text message

If a new message is received with the

first text message on the display, “MSG”

appears on the corner of the screen

again. When you touch “LATEST MES-

SAGE”, the new message appears.

If an emergency broadcast is received

during reception of other than AM broad-

casting, “ALERT” appears and an emer-

gency broadcast will start.

If “MSG” appears during FM reception,

touching the “MSG” switch displays the

message display screen which indicates

the text message from the RDS station.

The RDS audio system can store three

messages consisting of 64 characters. To

store a message in memory, touch the

“STORE” switch until you hear a beep.

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Cassette tape player

operation

If

3

messages are already stored in

memory, the oldest message will be over-

written by the new message.

To recall a radio text message, touch the

“RECALL” switch. Each time you touch the

switch, the display returns to the previous

mode.

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When you touch “OK”, the available mes-

sage will be displayed beginning with the

newest one.

(a) Playing a cassette tape

If a cassette is already in the slot, push

the “DISC/TAPE” button on the “TAPE”

side.

The player will automatically start when

you insert a cassette tape. At this time,

“Tape” appears on the display.

If a metal or chrome equivalent cassette

tape is put in the cassette player, the

player will automatically recognize it and

“MTL” appears on the display.

To eject the cassette tape, push the “

button.

”

Auto−reverse feature: After the cassette

player reaches the end of a tape, it auto-

matically reverses and begins to play the

other side, regardless of whether the cas-

sette was playing or fast forwarding.

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If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette

player will stop and then play the same

side. If a tape fast forwards completely,

the cassette player will play the other side

of the tape using the auto−reverse feature.

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:

Dolbyr Noise Reduction* feature If you

are listening to a tape that was recorded

with Dolbyr B Noise Reduction, touch the

switch marked with the double−D symbol.

(b) Manual program selection

Reverse switch: You can reverse the tape

by touching the “

” switch at the same

time. The display will show the opposite

direction after reversing the tape. Also if

the tape reaches the end of one side, it

is automatically reversed to the other side.

The “

” switch will be highlighted in

green. Touch the switch again to turn off

Dolbyr B NR.

The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise

by about 10 dB. For best sound reproduc-

tion, play your tapes with this switch on

or off according to the mode used for

recording the tape.

Fast forward and Rewind switches: You

can fast forward or fast rewind by touch-

ing the “

To stop the tape while it is fast forward-

ing, touch “ ”; to stop the tape while

it is rewinding, touch “ ”.

” or “

” switch.

∗

: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the

double D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories

Licensing Corporation.

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“SKIP” switch: Use it for fast forward

past long stretches of blank tape. This is

especially useful at the end of cassettes.

Touch the “SKIP” switch. The letters light

up on the “SKIP” switch. The cassette

player will keep track of how much blank

space it plays. After it plays on the blank

portion for about 15 seconds, it will auto-

matically fast forward to the next track

and play.

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Touch the switch a second time to turn off

the skip feature.

(c) Start of a track

(d) Other cassette tape player functions

You can skip forward or skip rewind by

pushing the “ TUNE ” button on either

side. You like to choose within previous 9

“RPT” switch: Use it for automatic repeat

of the track you are currently listening to.

Touch the switch while the track is play-

ing. When the track is finished, the player

will automatically go back to the beginning

of the track and play the track again. To

cancel it, touch the switch once again.

tracks and next

9

tracks being played.

Press the start of track button as many

as you like to skip (3 times if you like to

skip to the third track).

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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Car audio system operating

hints

CARING FOR YOUR CASSETTE PLAYER

AND TAPES

D Avoid using cassettes with a total play-

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.

NOTICE

To ensure correct audio system op-

erations:

For the best performance for your cas-

sette player and tapes:

z Be careful not to spill beverages

over the audio system.

Clean the tape head and other parts regu-

larly.

z Do not put anything other than a

cassette tape into the cassette tape

slot.

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.)

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.

Use high−quality cassettes:

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.

RADIO RECEPTION

FM broadcasts have a range of about 40

km or 25 miles. When driving away from

a station, you may have to fine−tune your

radio and turn up the volume as the sta-

D Do not use a cassette if it has been

damaged or tangled or if its label is

peeling off.

tion gets weaker. Because FM uses

a

D Do not leave a cassette in the player

if you are not listening to it, especially

if it is hot outside.

line−of−sight signal, tall buildings or hills

may sometimes block reception. These

are all normal characteristics of FM recep-

tion and do not indicate any problem with

the radio itself.

D Store cassettes in their cases and out

of direct sunlight.

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