Get OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS Audio system -> Radio operation Guide for Toyota Prius 4 Door Second Generation (2004-2009)

Radio operation

(a) Listening to the radio

Push these buttons to choose either an

AM or FM station.

“AM”, “FM1” or “FM2” appears on the dis-

play.

If your vehicle is equipped with satellite

radio broadcast system, when you push

the “AM·SAT” button, “AM”, “SAT1”,

“SAT2” or “SAT3” station appears on the

display. For details about satellite radio

broadcast, see “Radio operation (XM sat-

ellite radio broadcast)” on page 260.

Type 1

NOTICE

z Do not stack up two discs for in-

sertion, or it will damage the com-

pact disc player. Insert only one

compact disc into a slot at a time.

z Never try to disassemble or oil any

part of the compact disc player. Do

not insert anything other than com-

pact discs into the slot.

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The player is intended for use with 12 cm

(4.7 in.) discs only.

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Push and turn this knob 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.

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Type 3

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(c) Selecting a station

Tune in the desired station using one of

the following methods.

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

the station you want. The switch (1−6) is

highlighted in green and station frequency

appears on the display.

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Manual tuning: Turn the “TUNE·FILE” and

“TUNE” knob briefly. Each time you turn

the knob, the radio will step up or down

to another frequency.

Seek tuning: Push the “SEEK·TRACK”

button on either side. The radio will begin

seeking up or down for a station of the

nearest frequency and will stop on recep-

tion. Each time you push the button, the

stations will be searched out one after

another.

Type 3

Type 1

(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 on the switch.

Each switch can store FM1, FM2 and AM.

To change the preset station to a different

one, follow the same procedure.

The preset station memory is cancelled

when the power source is interrupted by

battery disconnection or a blown fuse.

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Preset scan tuning: Push the “SCAN”

button or touch the “SCAN” switch (AM

mode only) and hold it until you hear a

beep. “P. SCAN” appears on the display.

The radio will tune in the next preset sta-

tion 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 a second time.

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Type 3

Type 1

Scan tuning: Push the “SCAN” button or

touch the “SCAN” switch (AM mode only)

briefly. “SCAN” appears on the display.

The radio will find the next station up or

down the band, stay there for a few se-

conds, and then scan again. To select a

station, push the “SCAN” button a second

time.

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(d) RDS (Radio Data System)

(1) Program type

Each time you touch the “TYPE ꢀ” or

“TYPE ꢁ” switch, the program type

changes as in the following:

ꢂ ROCK

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ꢂ EASY LIS (Easy listening)

ꢂ CLS JAZZ (Classical music and Jazz)

ꢂ R&B (Rhythm and Blues)

ꢂ INFORM (Information)

ꢂ RELIGION

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Type 1

ꢂ MISC

ꢂ ALERT (Emergency message)

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Type 3

Type 1

Type 3

When you touch the “TYPE ꢀ” or “TYPE

ꢁ”, “TYPE SEEK” switch appears. Touch

the switch and the system starts to seek

the station in the relevant program type.

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(2) Traffic program:

A station that regularly broadcasts traf-

fic information is automatically located.

When you touch the “TRAF” switch,

“TRAF SEEK” appears on the display and

the radio will start seeking any traffic pro-

gram station.

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If any traffic program station is not found,

“NOTHING” appears and the previous

mode returns.

If the traffic program station is found, the

name for traffic program station is dis-

played and “TRAF” is lit for a while until

traffic announcement is received.

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(3) Radio text

If the system receives a radio text from

RDS station, “MSG” appears on the dis-

play. Touch the “MSG” switch, and a text

message is displayed on the screen.

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Type 1

Type 3

In case a text message is not accepted

in a screen, you can touch the “MSG”

switch and hold it to display the rest of

the message.

When the system can show the station

name, “RDS” appears on the display.

Each time you touch the “MSG” switch,

indication on the display changes from the

band to the station name, a radio text in

this order. After six seconds passes, indi-

cation returns to the band.

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