radio Lexus GS300 2001 Audio System

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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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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(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.

Audio System
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.
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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)
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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.
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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)
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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)

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(f) Emergency broadcast
UNG616
If an emergency broadcast is received dur-
ing reception of other than AM broadcasting,
ºAlertº appears and an emergency broad-
cast will start.
(g) Radio text message
UNG617
If ºMSGº appears during FM reception,
touching the ºMSGº switch displays the mes-
sage display screen which indicates the text
message from the RDS station.
UNG618
If a new message is received with the first
text message on the display, ºMSGº appears
on the corner of the screen again. When you
touch the ºLATEST MESSAGEº switch, the
new message appears.
The RDS audio system has memory to store
three messages consisting of 64 characters.
To store a message in memory, touch the
ºSTOREº switch until you hear a beep.
If 3 messages are already stored in memory,
the oldest message will be overwritten by the
new message.

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100To recall a radio text message, touch the
ºRECALLº switch. Each time you touch the
switch, the message will be displayed from
the new one.
When you touch the ºOKº switch, the pre-
vious screen returns.
Cassette tape player operation
(a) Playing a cassette tape
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When you insert a cassette tape, the ex-
posed tape should be to the right.
The player will automatically start when you
insert a cassette tape. At this time, ºTAPEº
appears on the display.
If a metal or chrome equivalent cassette tape
is put in the cassette player, the player will
automatically adapt to it and ºMTLº appears
on the display.
To stop or eject the cassette tape, push the
º
º button.
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If a cassette is already in the slot, push the
ºTAPEº button.
Dolby Noise Reduction* feature: If you
are listening to a tape that was recorded with
Dolby B Noise Reduction, touch the switch
marked with the double
±D symbol. The
ºDOLBY
±Bº will appear on the display. Touch
the switch again to turn off Dolby B NR.
The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise by
about 10 dB. For best sound reproduction,
play your tapes with this switch on or off ac-
cording to the mode used for recording the
tape.

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Car audio system operating
hints
NOTICE
To ensure the correct audio system op-
eration:
Be careful not to spill beverages
over the audio system.
Do not put anything other than a cas-
sette tape or CD magazine into the
cassette tape slot or CD changer.
The use of cellular phone inside or
near the vehicle may cause a noise
from the speakers of the audio
system which you are listening to.
However, this does not indicate a
malfunction.
Radio reception
Usually, the 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.For example, nearby buildings and terrain
can interfere with FM reception. Power lines
or telephone wires can interfere with AM sig-
nals. And of course, radio signals have a lim-
ited range, and the farther you are from a sta-
tion, the weaker its signal will be. In addition,
reception conditions change constantly as
your vehicle moves.
Here are some common reception problems
that probably do not indicate a problem with
your radio:
FM
Fading and drifting stations ± Generally,
the effective range of FM is about 40 km (25
miles). Once outside this range, you may no-
tice fading and drifting, which increase with
the distance from the radio transmitter. They
are often accompanied by distortion.
Multi±path ± FM signals are reflective, mak-
ing it possible for two signals to reach your
antenna at the same time. If this happens,
the signals will cancel each other out, caus-
ing a momentary flutter or loss of reception.
Static and fluttering ± These occur when
signals are blocked by buildings, trees, or
other large objects. Increasing the bass lev-
el may reduce static and fluttering.Station swapping ± If the FM signal you are
listening to is interrupted or weakened, and
there is another strong station nearby on the
FM band, your radio may tune in the second
station until the original signal can be picked
up again.
AM
Fading ± AM broadcasts are reflected by the
upper atmosphere ± especially at night.
These reflected signals can interfere with
those received directly from the radio station,
causing the radio station to sound alternately
strong and weak.
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 broadcast.
Static ± AM is easily affected by external
sources of electrical noise, such as high ten-
sion power lines, lightening, or electrical mo-
tors. This results in static.
Caring for your cassette player and tapes
For high performance from your cassette
player and tapes:
Clean the tape head and other parts regular-
ly.