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

1344-1. Basic operation
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4-1.Basic operation
The audio control screen can be reached by the following methods:
From the “AUDIO” button
1 Press the “AUDIO” button.
From the “MENU” button
1 Press the “MENU” button, then select “Audio”.
The audio functions can also be displayed and operated on the s ide
display. ( P. 3 1 )
8-inch display model
12.3-inch display model
Quick reference
Functional overview

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Using the radio ( P.141)
 Playing a USB memory ( P.152)
 Playing an iPod/iPhone (Apple CarPlay
*) ( P.154)
 Using the Android Auto
* ( P.157)
 Playing a Bluetooth
® device ( P.158)
 Using the steering wheel audio switches ( P.162)
 Audio system settings ( P.164)
*: This function is not availabl e in some countries or areas.

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8-inch display model
12.3-inch display model
“POWER VOLUME”/
“PWR/VOL” knob: Press to turn
the audio/visual system on and
off. The system turns on in the
last mode used. Turn this knob
to adjust the volume.
1 Press the “AUDIO” button.
8-inch display model
12.3-inch display model
Some basics
This section describes
some of the basic features
of the audio/visual system.
Some information may not
pertain to your system.
Your audio/visual system
works when the engine
switch <power switch> is in
ACC or ON.
NOTICE
●To prevent the 12-volt battery
from being discharged, do not
leave the audio/visual system
on longer than necessary when
the engine is not running <the
hybrid system is not operating>.
Turning the system on
and off
Selecting an audio source

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2Select “Source” or press
“AUDIO” button again.
3 Select the desired source.
●Dimmed screen buttons cannot be
operated.
●When there are two pages, select
or to change the page.
●When an Apple CarPlay/Android
Auto connection is established,
some system functions, such as
the following, will be replaced by
similar Apple CarPlay/Android
Auto function or will become
unavailable
*:
• iPod (Audio Playback)
• USB audio/USB video
• Bluetooth
® audio
• Toyota apps
*: This function is not available in
some countries or areas.
1 Display the audio source
selection screen. ( P.136)
2 Select “Reorder”.
3 Select the desired audio
source then or to reor-
der.
4 Select “OK”.
1 Open the cover and connect
a device.
 Turn on the power of the
device if it is not turned on.
●If a USB hub is plugged-in, two
devices can be connected at a
time.
●Even if a USB hub is used to con-
nect more than two USB devices,
only the first two connected
devices will be recognized.
●If a USB hub that has more than
two ports is connected to the USB
port, devices connected to the
USB hub may not charge or be
operable, as the su pply of current
may be insufficient.
Reordering the audio
source
USB port

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1Display the audio control
screen. ( P.136)
2 Select “Sound”.
3 Select the desired item to be
set.
Ty p e A
Select to set the tre-
ble/mid/bass. ( P.138)
Select to set the fader/bal-
ance. ( P.138)
Select to set the automatic
sound levelizer. ( P.139)
Ty p e B
Select to set the tre-
ble/mid/bass. ( P.138)
Select to set the fader/bal-
ance. ( P.138)
Select to set the automatic
sound levelizer. ( P.139) Select to set the surround
on/off.
This function can create a
feeling of presence items.*
*: If equipped
■Treble/Mid/Bass
How good an audio program
sounds is largely determined by
the mix of the treble, mid and
bass levels. In fact, different
kinds of music and vocal pro-
grams usually sound better with
different mixes of treble, mid
and bass.
1 Select “Treble/Mid/Bass”.
2 Select the desired screen
button.
Select “+” or “-” to adjust
high-pitched tones.
Select “+” or “-” to adjust
mid-pitched tones.
Select “+” or “-” to adjust
low-pitched tones.
■Fader/Balance
A good balance of the left and
right stereo channels and of the
front and rear sound levels is
also important.
Keep in mind that when listening
Sound settings
A
B
C
A
B
C
D
A
B
C

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to a stereo recording or broad-
cast, changing the right/left bal-
ance will increase the volume of
1 group of sounds while
decreasing the volume of
another.
1Select “Fader/Balance”.
2 Select the desired screen
button.
Select to adjust the sound
balance between the front
and rear speakers.
Select to adjust the sound
balance between the left and
right speakers.
■Automatic sound levelizer
(ASL)
The system adjusts to the opti-
mum volume and tone quality
according to vehicle speed to
compensate for increased road
noise, wind noise, or other
noises while driving.
Ty p e A
1 Select “Automatic Sound
Levelizer”.
2 Select “High”, “Mid”, “Low” or
“Off”.
Type B
1 Select “Automatic Sound
Levelizer”.
2 Select to set the automatic
sound levelizer on/off.
■Screen format settings
The screen format can be
selected for USB video.
1 Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
3 Select “Audio”.
4 Select “Common”.
5 Select “Screen Format”.
6 Select the desired item to be
adjusted.
Select to display a 4:3
screen, with either side in
black.
Select to enlarge the image
horizontally and vertically to
full screen.
Select to enlarge the image
by the same ratio horizontally
and vertically.
A
B
Audio screen adjustment
A
B
C

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■Color, tone, contrast and
brightness adjustment
The color, tone, contrast and
brightness of the screen can be
adjusted.
1 Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
3 Select “Audio”.
4 Select “Common”.
5 Select “Display”.
6 Select the desired item to be
adjusted.
 “Color”
“R”: Select to strengthen the red
color of the screen.
“G”: Select to strengthen the green
color of the screen.
“Tone”
“+”: Select to strengthen the tone of
the screen.
“-”: Select to weaken the tone of the
screen.
“Contrast”
“+”: Select to strengthen the con-
trast of the screen.
“-”: Select to weaken the contrast of
the screen.
“Brightness”
“+”: Select to brighten the screen.
“-”: Select to darken the screen.
●Depending on the audio source,
some functions may not be avail-
able.
1 Press the talk switch to oper-
ate the voice command sys-
tem.
 The voice command system
and its list of commands can
be operated. ( P.246)
Voice command system

1414-2. Radio operation
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4-2.Radio operation
*: If equipped
The radio operation screen can
be reached by the following
methods: P. 1 3 6
Select to display the audio
source selection screen.
Select to display the preset
stations screen. ( P.142)
Select to display the cache
radio operation screen.*
1
( P.143)
Select to display a list of
receivable stations. ( P.144)
Select to display the radio
options screen. ( P.145)
Select to display the sound
setting screen. ( P.138)
Select to tune to preset sta-
tions/channels. ( P.142)
Displays items on the chan- nels registered to smart
favorites*
1 (
 P.144, 165)
Displays the artist info and
song title or album
Select to change the dis-
played information.
Displays messages when
available from RBDS.*
1
Displays cover art, station
logo, etc.*
1
Displays genre information*1
Select to display HD) multi-
cast channels available.*
2
( P.147)
*1: Audio with DCM/Audio Plus/Pre-
mium Audio/12.3-inch display
model
*2: Audio Plus/Premium Audio/12.3-inch display model
AM radio/FM radio/
SiriusXM® Satellite
Radio(SXM)*
Overview
Control screen
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
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AM/FM*2 and SXM*1 radio pro-
gram can be cached and played
back in a time-shifted manner.
*1: Audio with DCM/Audio Plus/Pre- mium Audio/12.3-inch display
model
*2: Premium Audio/12.3-inch display model
■Automatic playback of the
cache
If the radio broadcast is inter-
rupted by another audio output,
such as an incoming phone call,
the system will automatically
cache the interrupted portion
and perform time-shift playback
when the interruption ends. This
function is available when “Auto
Pause” is set to on. ( P.145)
■Playing back the cache
manually
The broadcast cached in the
program cache can be played
back manually.
1 Select “SXM Replay”
*1 or
“Radio Replay”
*2.
*1: Audio with DCM/Audio Plus
*2: Premium Audio/12.3-inch display model
2 Select the desired cache
radio operation button.
Returns to the live radio
broadcast
Displays the replay offset
from the current time
Skips backward 2 minutes
(AM/FM)
Select to select current/previ-
ous track (SXM)
Fast rewinds continuously
Pauses the playback (To
restart, select )
Fast forwards continuously
Skips forward 2 minutes
(AM/FM)
Select to change the track
(SXM)
●The system can store up to 20
minutes of AM/FM and less than
60 minutes of SXM. Cached data
will be erased when the radio
mode or station is changed or
when the audio/v isual system is
turned off.
●AM/FM: If noise or silence occurs
during the caching process, cache
writing will continue, with the noise
or silence recorded as is. In this
case, the cached broadcast will
contain the noise or silence when
played back.
Caching a radio pro-
gram*1
A
B
C
D
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■Smart favorites
Up to 20 channels can be regis-
tered as presets in the cache.
Caches the latest less than 30
minutes for each channel. For
channel registration, refer to
( P.165)
1 Select channels registered to
smart favorites.
2 Select “SXM Replay”
*1 or
“Radio Replay”
*2.
*1: Audio with DCM/Audio Plus
*2: Premium Audio/12.3-inch display model
●Caches the latest less than 30
minutes for each channel.
●The radio plays the track from
start when that track has not previ-
ously been heard by the user and
the station is registered as a smart
favorite.
●When “SXM Tune Start” is turned
on ( P.145), the current song is
played from the beginning when
you select the channel.
●Displays icons on the channels
registered to sma rt favorites.
(  P.141)
1 Select “Station List”.
2 Select “AM”, “FM” or “SXM”
*.
 Select the desired program
genre when the genre selec-
tion screen is displayed.
3 Select the desired station.
■Refreshing the station list
1 Select “Refresh”.
“Cancel Refresh”: Select to can-
cel the refresh.
“Source”: Select to change to
another audio source while
refreshing.
*: Audio with DCM/Audio Plus/Pre- mium Audio/12.3-inch display
model
●The audio/visual s ystem sound is
muted during refresh operation.
●In some situations, it may take
some time to update the station
list.
Selecting a station from
the list