audio TOYOTA AVALON 2021 Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)

1664-6. Tips for operating the audio/visual system
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
■USB
■iPod
■Bluetooth® audio
●If the malfunction is not rectified,
take your vehicle to your Toyota
dealer.
Error messages
MessageExplanation
“USB Error”
This indicates a
problem in the
USB memory or
its connection.
“No music files
found.”
This indicates
that no compati-
ble files are
included in the
USB memory.
“No video files
found.”
This indicates
that no video
files are included
in the USB mem-
ory.
MessageExplanation
“iPod Error”
This indicates a
problem in the
iPod or its con-
nection.
“No music files
found.”
This indicates
that there is no
music data in the
iPod.
“Please check
the iPod firm-
ware version.”
This indicates
that the firm-
ware version is
not compatible.
Perform the iPod
firmware
updates and try
again.
“Unable to
authorize the
iPod.”
This indicates
that it failed to
authorize the
iPod.
Please check
your iPod.
MessageExplanation
“Music tracks not
supported.
Please check
your portable
player.”This indicates a
problem in the
Bluetooth
®
device.
MessageExplanation

1715-1. Voice command system operation
5
Voice command system
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
*: Premium Audio only. This func-tion is not available in some
countries or areas.
Text messages can be written
using the dictation function.
To use the dictation function, a
subscription to the connected
services is necessary. Contact
your Toyota dealer for details.
1 Select .
2 Speak to the system.
 Words recognized through
your speech will be displayed.
To confirm the entered text,
select “OK”.
●A keyboard screen will not be dis-
played when the vehicle is being
driven.
●Text message reply with the dicta-
tion function may n ot be available
depending on the type of cellular
phone.
*: Premium Audio only. This func-
tion is not available in some
countries or areas.
Dictation function (English
only)
*
Natural language
understanding*
Due to natural language
speech recognition technol-
ogy, this system recognizes
commands when spoken
naturally. (If a connected
services subscription has
been entered, the system
will be able to connect to
the Cloud and the range of
naturally spoken English
which can be recognized
will be increased.) However,
the system cannot recog-
nize every variation of each
command. In some situa-
tions, it is possible to omit
the command for the proce-
dure and directly state the
desired operation. Not all
voice commands are dis-
played in the function menu.
To use this function, a sub-
scription to the connected
services is necessary. Con-
tact your Toyota dealer for
details.

1735-1. Voice command system operation
5
Voice command system
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
■Navigation*1
*1: Premium Audio only
*2: English and French only
*3: Best recognition results occur
when saying the full address
without the zipcode
*4: When the language is set to French, the supported area is
only Quebec Province in Canada
*5: For example; “Ga s stations”,
“Restaurants”, etc.
*6: Major national brands are always supported. Local brands are also
supported with a subscription to
the connected services. Contact
your Toyota dealer for details.
*7: When the language is set to French, the supported area is
only Quebec City in Canada
*8: Used when multiple destinations are set on a route
CommandAction
“Get directions to
<house #, street,
city, state>”
*2
Enables setting
a destination by
saying the
address
*3, 4
“Find a <POI cat-
egory/POI
name>”
Displays a list of
<POI cate-
gory
*5/POI
name
*6> near
the current posi-
tion
“Find a <POI>
near my destina-
tion”Displays a list of
<POI> near the
destination
“Find a <POI cat-
egory> in a
city”
*2
Displays a list of
<POI> in a spec-
ified city and
state
*7
“Go home”Displays the
route to home
“Go to favorite
<1-10>”
Sets the location
registered to the
corresponding
favorite number
as the destina-
tion
“Show recent
destinations”
Displays recent
destinations.
Selecting a num-
ber from the list
will start naviga-
tion to the
selected recent
destination.
“Cancel route”Cancels the
route guidance
“Delete destina-
tions”Displays a list of
destination to
delete
*8
“Show <POI cat-
egory> icons”
Displays the
specified point of
interest cate-
gory
*5 icons on
the map
CommandAction

1755-1. Voice command system operation
5
Voice command system
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
■Radio
*1: A station list must be built first using the radio screen ( P.135)
*2: Requires a satellite radio sub-
scription
■Audio*
*: The audio device must be con- nected via a USB cable to use the
CommandAction
“Tune to <fre-
quency> AM”
Changes the
radio to the
specified AM fre-
quency
“Tune to <fre-
quency> FM”
Changes the
radio to the
specified FM fre-
quency
“Play a <genre>
station”
Changes the
radio to an FM
station of the
specified genre
*1
“Tune to preset
<1-36>”
Changes the
radio to the
specified preset
radio station
“Tune to a
<genre> satel-
lite station”
Changes the
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel
of the specified
genre
*2
“Tune to <satel-
lite channel
name>”
Changes the
radio to the sat-
ellite radio chan-
nel with the
specified name
*2
“Tune to chan-
nel <number> on
XM”
Changes the
radio to a satel-
lite radio channel
of the specified
number
*2
CommandAction
“Play Playlist
<name>”Plays tracks
from the
selected playlist
“Play Artist
<name>”Plays tracks
from the
selected artist
“Play Song
<name>”Plays the
selected track
“Play Album
<name>”Plays tracks
from the
selected album
“Play Genre
<name>”Plays tracks
from the
selected genre
“Play Composer
<name>”
Plays tracks
from the
selected com-
poser
“Play Podcast
<name>”Plays tracks
from the
selected podcast
“Play Audiobook
<name>”
Plays tracks
from the
selected audio-
book
“Audio On”
Turns the
audio/visual sys-
tem on
“Audio Off”
Turns the
audio/visual sys-
tem off
“Change the
audio source to
<source name>”Sets the source
to the specified
audio mode

1765-1. Voice command system operation
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)functionality in this section
■Information*1
*1: Premium Audio only
*2: Only major US cities are sup-
ported by voice
■Toyota apps
*: When an application is opened and is in full screen mode, press-
ing the talk swit ch will start the
voice command system and com-
mands for the currently displayed
application will be available
●Commands relating to operation
of the audio/visual system can
only be performed when the
audio/visual system is turned on.
CommandAction
“Get the Fore-
cast”Displays weather
information
“Get the Fore-
cast for <city>”
*2
Displays weather
for the specified
city
“Show Traffic”Displays traffic
information
“Show Traffic
near here”
Displays traffic
information near
your current
location
“Get traffic along
my route”
Displays traffic
information
along your cur-
rent route
“Show Traffic on
this street”
Displays traffic
information
along road you
are currently
driving on
“Show Traffic for
saved route”Displays traffic
information for a
saved route
“Show Predic-
tive Traffic”Displays the pre-
dictive traffic
map
CommandAction
“Launch <appli-
cation name>”
*Activates the
Toyota apps

1786-1. Information display
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
6-1.Information display
*: Premium Audio only
1Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Info”.
3 Select “Weather”.
4 Check that the weather
screen is displayed.
Select to display the current
weather information.
( P.179)
Select to display a 3-day
weather forecast for the cur- rently displayed location. To
view the details of a specific
day, select the date.
Select to display the weather
information for the next 6
hours and 12 hours. (This
button is not displayed when
a location is selected from
the “National Cities” list of
“National/ Local”.)
Select to display the weather
of a desired location in the
recently checked locations
list.
Select to change the dis-
played weather location. A
location can be selected from
two different lists: a list of
national cities and a list of
local cities. (
P.179)
Select to display Doppler
weather radar information
over the map.
●This function is not available in
some countries or areas.
●The weather for current location
might not show the closest city
when it first displays.
●The weather information is
updated every 5 to 90 minutes.
The time elapsed since the last
update is displayed at the bottom
right corner of the screen. If the
weather has been updated less
than 5 minutes a go, “Now” will be
displayed.
Receiving weather
infor mation*
Weather information can be
received via HD Radio
broadcast or DCM (Data
Communication Module).
Displaying weather
screen
A
B
C
D
E
F

1806-1. Information display
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
When weather information for
areas around the current posi-
tion, destination, or along the set
route is available, important
information will be output
through the speakers and a
pop-up message asking if you
would like to view the full
weather information will be dis-
played.
1Select “Yes” when the pop-up
message appears.
2 Check that the weather infor-
mation is displayed.
 The time since the information
was last updated is displayed.
 When detailed audio weather
information is available, an
icon will be displayed on the
weather map. Select the icon
to listen to the weather infor-
mation.
*: Premium Audio only
1 Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
3 Select “Data Services”.
4 Select “Data Download
Source”.
Weather guidance serviceData ser vices set-
tings*
Data service information,
which is comprised of traffic
information and weather
information, can be
received via HD Radio
broadcast or DCM (Data
Communication Module).
The receiving method can
be set to both or only via HD
Radio broadcast.
Setting download meth-
ods

2037-2. Panoramic view monitor
7
Peripheral monitoring system
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
When you press the camera switch or shift the shift lever to the “R”
position while the engine switch <power switch> is in IGNITION ON
mode <ON mode>, the panoramic view monitor operates.
The monitor displays various views of the position of the vehicle.
(The following is an example)
Map screen, audio screen, etc.
Moving view
See-through view
How to switch the display
When the shift lever is in the “P” position
A
B
C

2047-2. Panoramic view monitor
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
Map screen, audio screen, etc.
Wide front view & panoramic view
Side views
Rear view & panoramic view
Wide rear view
Rear viewWhen the shift lever is in the “D” or “N” position
When the shift lever is in the “R” positionA
B
C
A
B
C

2418-1. Phone operation (Hands-free system for cellular phones)
8
Phone
AVALON_AVALON HV_Navi_(U)
●This system is not guaranteed to
operate with all Bluetooth®
devices.
●If your cellular phone does not
support Bluetooth®, this system
cannot function.
●In the following conditions, the
system may not function:
• The cellular phone is turned off.
• The current position is outside the
communication area.
• The cellular phone is not con-
nected.
• The cellular phone has a low bat- tery.
●Depending on the type of Blue-
tooth® phone, some function is
not available.
●When using the hands-free sys-
tem or Bluetooth® audio and
Wi-Fi® hotspot functions at the
same time, the following problems
may occur:
• The Bluetooth
® connection may
be cut.
• Noise may be heard on the Blue-
tooth
® audio playback.
• A noise may be heard during phone calls.
●Bluetooth® uses the 2.4 GHz fre-
quency band. If both a Wi-Fi® con-
nection and Bluetooth®
connection are being used simul-
taneously, each connection may
be affected.
●If a Bluetooth® device is attempt-
ing to connect to the vehicle while
another device is connected as a
Bluetooth
® audio device or con-
nected using the hands-free sys-
tem or Wi-Fi
® hotspot function, the
communication speed may
decrease or malfunctions may
occur, such as image distortion or
audio skipping. If a Bluetooth
®
device is connected to the system,
the interference it may cause will
be reduced. When carrying a
device with its Bluetooth
® connec-
tion enabled, make sure to regis-
ter it to the system and connect it
or disable its Bluetooth
® function.
●When a device is connected via
Bluetooth®, the Bluetooth® icon
on the status bar will be displayed
in blue. ( P. 1 6 )
Some basics
The hands-free system
enables calls to be made
and received without having
to take your hands off the
steering wheel.
This system supports Blue-
tooth
®. Bluetooth® is a wire-
less data system that
enables cellular phones to
be used without being con-
nected by a cable or placed
in a cradle.
The operating procedure of
the phone is explained here.
When an Apple CarPlay
connection is established,
phone functions will be per-
formed by Apple CarPlay
instead of the hands-free
system.
*
*: This function is not available in some countries or areas.
WA R N I N G
●While driving, do not operate a
cellular phone.