Lexus GS300 2001 Audio System

SECTION VI
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AUDIO SYSTEM
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Audio System
UNG601
The ºDISCº button works only when your Lexus is equipped with an automatic
changer.
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Quick reference for your audio system
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1 Audio operation screen display
button 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Function switch display
screen 92. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Cassette tape slot 100. . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Traffic function button 97. . . . . . . . . .
5 Frequency turning knob 95. . . . . . . .
6 [Radio mode] Preset tuning 96. . . . .
[Tape mode] Side change of
cassette tape 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[CD mode] Disc selection 105. . . . . .
7 Mode selectors 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 [Radio mode] Seek tuning 96. . . . . . .
[Tape/CD mode] Direct access to
a desired program 102/106. . . . . . . . .
9 Turning the system on and
adjusting volume 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 Stopping and ejecting a
cassette tape 100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Using your audio system:
some basics
This section describes some of the basic fea-
tures of the Lexus audio system. Some in-
formation may not pertain to your system.
Your audio system works when the ignition
key is in the ºACCº or ºONº position.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the car audio
on longer than necessary when the
engine is not running.
(a) Turning the system on and
off
UNG602
POWER±VOL: Push this knob to turn the
audio system on and off. Turn this knob to
adjust the volume. The system turns on in
the last mode used.
AUDIO: Push this button to display switches
for audio system.
UNG603
Push the ºAMº, ºFMº, ºTAPEº or ºDISCº
button to turn on that mode. The selected
mode turns on directly.
Push these buttons if you want to switch from
one mode to another.
If the tape or disc is not set, the cassette play-
er or compact disc player does not turn on.
You can turn off the cassette player by eject-
ing the cassette tape. If the audio system
was previously off, then the entire audio sys-
tem will be turned off when you eject the cas-
sette tape. If another function was previously
playing, it will come on again.

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UNG604
UNG605
UNG606
The switches for radio, cassette tape and
compact disc player operation are dis-
played on the liquid crystal display.
Touch them lightly and directly on the
screen.
The selected switch is highlighted in green.
(b) Automatic sound levelizer
When the audio sound becomes difficult to
be heard due to road noise, wind noise, etc.
during driving, touch the ºASLº switch. The
system adjusts to the optimum volume and
tone quality according to the noise level.

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(c) Tone and balance
How good an audio program sounds to you
is largely determined by the mix of the treble,
mid±range, and bass levels. In fact, different
kinds of music and vocal programs usually
sound better with different mixes of treble,
mid±range, and bass.
A good balance of the left and right stereo
channels and of the front and rear sound lev-
els is also important.
Keep in mind that if you are listening to a ste-
reo recording or broadcast, changing the
right/left balance will increase the volume of
one group of sounds while decreasing the
volume of another.
UNG607
Touching the ºSOUNDº switch on the
screen displays the sound adjustment
screen.
UNG608
BASS º+º or º±º: Adjusts low±pitched
tones.
MID º+º or º±º: Adjusts mid±pitched tones.
TREB º+º or º±º: Adjusts high±pitched
tones.
ºFrontº or ºRearº: Adjusts sound balance
between the front and rear speakers.
ºLº or ºRº: Adjusts sound balance between
the left and right speakers.
ºOKº: The previous screen returns.

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(d) Your radio antenna
The wire antenna is mounted inside the rear
window.
NOTICE
When cleaning the inside of the rear
window, be careful not to scratch or
damage the wire antenna.
Putting a window tint (especially,
conductive or metallic type) on the
rear window may affect the reception
of radio. For the installation of the
window tint, consult with your Lexus
dealer.
(e) Your cassette player
When you insert a cassette, the exposed
tape should be to the right.
NOTICE
Do not oil any part of the cassette
player, and do not insert anything
except a cassette tape into the slot.
(f) Your automatic changer
UNG609
If your Lexus is equipped with an automatic
changer, it can play selected discs or contin-
uously play all the discs set in the magazine.
When you set discs into the magazine, make
sure they face the correct way. If not, the
player will display ºERRORº and the disc
number.
NOTICE
Never try to disassemble or oil any part
of the compact disc player. Do not
insert anything except a compact disc
into the magazine.

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95 The player is intended for use with 12 cm (4.7
in.) discs only.
Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
UNG610
Push these buttons to choose either an
AM or FM station.
ºAMº, ºFM1º, ºFM2º or ºFM TYPEº appears
on the display.
UNG611
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. ºSTº appears on the display. If the
signal becomes weak, the radio reduces the
amount of channel separation to prevent the
weak signal from creating noise. If the signal
becomes extremely weak, the radio
switches from stereo to mono reception. In
this case, ºSTº disappears from the display.

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(b) Presetting a station
UNG604
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 appears 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 bat-
tery disconnection or a blown fuse.
(c) Selecting a station
Your Lexus has an electronic tuning radio
(ETR). Tune in the desired station using one
of the following methods.
Preset tuning: Touch the switch (1±6) or
push the º

º or ºº bu tto n of th e ºCHº button
for the station you want. The switch (1±6) is
highlighted in green and station frequency
appears on the display.
Manual tuning: Turn the ºTUNEº knob brief-
ly. Each time you turn the knob, the radio will
step up or down to another frequency.
Seek tuning: Push the º

º or ºº button of
the ºSEEKº button and hold it until you hear
a beep. The radio will begin seeking up or
down for a station of the nearest frequency
and will stop on reception. Each time you
push the button, the stations will be searched
out one after another.
UNG612
Scan tuning:Touch the ºSCANº switch
briefly. ºSCANº 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, touch the
ºSCANº switch a second time.

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97 Preset scan tuning: Touch the ºSCANº
switch and hold it until you hear a beep. ºP.
SCANº 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, touch the ºSCANº switch a second
time.
(d) RDS (Radio Data System)
UNG613
AF (Alternative Frequency) function: A
station providing good reception is auto-
matically selected if current reception
worsens.
This functions switches over to the broad-
casting station providing good reception
within the same RDS network and is conve-
nient for following the appropriate stations.
UNG614
TRAF (Traffic) function: A station that reg-
ularly broadcasts traffic information is
automatically sought and broadcasts
when the program starts.
When you push the ºTRAFº button, ºTRAF
SEEKº appears on the display and the radio
will start seeking any traffic program station.
If any traffic program station is not found,
ºNOTHINGº appears and the previous mode
returns.

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98If the traffic program station is found, the
name for traffic program station is displayed
and ºTRAFº is lit for a while until traffic an-
nouncement is received. When traffic an-
nouncement program starts broadcasting,
ºTrafficº will appear on the screen.
After the traffic announcement program is
over, the previous mode returns.
(e) TYPE (Program type)
UNG615
When you touch the ºRDS SRCHº switch
during FM reception, ºRDS SEARCHº ap-
pears and the radio starts to search RDS sta-
tion.
If any RDS station cannot be found, ºNO
RDS Stations Foundº 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 º** RDS
Stations Foundº (** indicates the number of
stations which are found) and then RDS sta-
tions appear in the order of frequency.If in one program type, more than 6 stations
are found, the 6 stations are preset in the or-
der of the lower frequency.
Each time you push the º
º or ºº, the
program type changes as in the following:
ROCK
EASY LIS (Easy listening)
CLS/JAZZ (Classical music and Jazz)
R&B (Rhythm and Blues)
INFORM (Information)
RELIGION
MISC.
ALERT (Emergency message)