Lexus GX470 2004 Audio System / LEXUS 2004 GX470 FROM JAN. 2004 THROUGH JUL. 2004 PROD. OWNER'S MANUAL (OM60A87U)
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CAUTION
Do not drive with using the headphone. Otherwise,
you may be hard to hear the sound from the outside
while using the headphone and may cause an
accident.
With DVD player:
Conversational speech on some DVDs is recorded at
a low volume to emphasize the impact of sound
effects. If you adjust the volume assuming that the
conversations represent the maximum volume level
that the DVD will play, you may be startled by louder
sound effects or when you change to a different
audio source. Be sure to adjust the volume with this
in mind.
Make sure the volume is not increased, before you
turn on the headphone.
NOTICE
To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not leave the car audio on longer than necessary when theengine is not running.
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304Turning the system on and off
To turn on the system, push the SOURCEº button.
The screen indicates which mode can be selected. Push the
DVDº or VIDEOº button when the connected DVD player or
your personal audio machine is on. The rear seat
entertainment system will be turned on.
The rear seat entertainment system can select all the modes.
When a cassette tape, a compact disc, a DVD video disc, an
audio CD, a video CD, a CD text, a dts-CD or a DVD audio disc
is not loaded on the front audio system or the DVD player, only
the radio mode can be selected on the rear seat entertainment
system.
To turn off the system, push the OFFº button.
When the front audio system is turned off, the rear audio
system and the DVD player will be turned off simultaneously.
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Front audio system operation
All the modes of the front audio system can be operated on the
rear seat entertainment system.
When the same mode is selected on the front and rear audio
systems simultaneously, the system can be operated on the
front audio system.
If the radio mode is selected on the front and rear audio
systems at the same time, AM and FM modes cannot be
changed on the rear seat audio system.
Selecting the mode
Use the joy stick to select the mode. Push the ENTº
button to enter the mode.
The mode display which is selected by the joy stick is
colored blue. When the ENTº button is pushed, the mode
display changes to green. If the mode display is gray, it
cannot be selected.
The Speaker soundº on the mode display is selected on the
front audio system.
When you select a mode, the screen indicates which is
selected.
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Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
AM mode
FM mode
Using joy stick and the ENTº button to select either AM or FM
mode.
AMº, FM1º or FM2º appears on the screen.
If the front audio system receives a traffic announcement (TA)
while the rear seat audio system is in the radio mode, TRAFº
will flash on the screen and the rear seat audio system will turn
off. When the front audio receives a traffic announcement (TA),
the rear seat audio system cannot select the AM/FM mode.
(b) Selecting a station
Tune in the desired station using one of the following methods.
Seek tuning: Push and hold the º or º (TUNE/TRACK)
button. The radio will seek 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 one after
another.
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Manual tuning: Quickly push and release the
º or º
(TUNE/TRACK) button. Each time you push the button, the
radio will step up or down to another frequency. If you push and
hold the button, and the radio will go into the seek mode.
To scan the preset stations: You can scan only the preset
stations for the band of the front audio system. Push the º
or º (DISC/CH/PROG) button. The radio will tune in the next
preset station up or down the band. The station frequency will
appear on the screen.
Cassette tape player operation
(a) Playing a cassette tape
Using joy stick and the ENTº button to select the cassette tape
mode.
TAPEº appears on the display.
Auto-reverse feature: After the cassette player reaches the
end of a tape, it automatically reverses and begins to play the
other side, regardless of whether the cassette was playing or
fast forwarding.
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Programº button: Push the º or º (DISC/CH/PROG)
button to select the other side of a cassette tape. The screen
indicates which side is currently selected. (
º indicates the
top side, º indicates the bottom side.)
Rewindº button: Push the º (TUNE/TRACK) button to
rewind a tape. REWº appears on the display. To stop rewinding, push the same button.
Fast
forwardº button: Push the
º (TUNE/TRACK) button
to fast forward a cassette tape. FFº appears on the display.
To stop fast forwarding, push the same button.
(c) Automatic program selection
Automatic program selectionº button: The automatic
program selection feature allows you to program your cassette
player to skip forward or backward to locate the song you want
to hear. You can skip up to 9 programs at a time.
Push the
º (TUNE/TRACK) button to skip forward. FFº and
the number will appear on the display. Push the button until the
number you want to skip appears on the display. After that, the
player will automatically skip forward.
When the end of the tape is reached, the player automatically
reverses sides and resumes normal play.
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Push the
º (TINE/TRACK) button to skip backward. Push
the button until REWº and the number you want to skip appear
on the display.
If you set REW 1º, the player will rewind to the beginning
of the current program.
When counting the number of programs you want to rewind,
remember to count the current program as well. For
example, if you want to rewind to a song that is two before
the song you are listening to, push this button until REW
3º appears on the display.
When the beginning of the tape is reached, the player
automatically resumes normal play.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank space between
programs for this feature to work correctly.
This feature may not work well with some spoken word, live or
classical recordings.Compact disc player operation
(a) Playing a compact disc
Using joy stick and the ENTº button to select the compact
disc mode.
CDº appears on the display.
The discs set in the player are played continuously, starting
with the last disc you inserted. The disc number of the disc
currently being played, the track number and the time from the
beginning of the program appear on the display.
When p lay of one disc ends, the first track of the following disc
starts. When play of the final disc ends, play of the first disc
starts again.
The player will skip any empty disc trays.
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Searching for a desired disc:
Push the º and º
(DISC/CH/PROG) button to select the disc number.
Push the button several times until the desired disc number
appears on the display. When you release the button, the
player will start playing the selected disc from the first track. (c) Selecting a desired trackTo select a desired track: Push the º or º
(TUNE/TRACK) button until the number of the track you want
to listen to appears on the screen. If you want to return to the
beginning of the current track, quickly push the
º
(TUNE/TRACK) button one time.
Fast forwardº button: Push the
º (TUNE/TRACK) button
and hold it to fast forward the disc. When you release the
button, the compact disc player will resume playing from that
position.
Reverseº button: Push the
º (TUNE/TRACK) button and
hold it to reverse the disc. When you release the button, the
compact disc player will resume playing.
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Replacing controller battery
For replacement, use a CR2025 lithium battery or equivalent.CAUTION
Special care should be taken that small children do not
swallow the removed battery or components.
NOTICE
When replacing the battery, be careful not to lose thecomponents.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type ofbattery recommended by a Lexus dealer.
Dispose of used batteries according to localregulations.
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1. Pull the case out while pushing the lock release button to the
side.2. Remove the discharged battery.
3. Put in a new battery with the positive (+) side up.
4. Put it in the case securely.
NOTICE
Be sure that the positive side of the controller battery
is facing correctly.
Do not replace the battery with wet hands. Water may
cause rust.
Do not touch or move any components inside of the controller, or it may interfere with proper operation.
Be careful not to bend the electrode of the controllerbattery insertion and that dust or oil does not adhere
to the transmitter case.
Close the battery case securely.