radio TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2021 Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)
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HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER HV_NAVI_(U)
Quick guide• Giving guidance for the route quickly
Basic function
• Information to be read before operation
• Setting initial settings before operation
• Connecting the Bluetooth
® device
Navigation 
system• Operating the map screen
• Searching the map
• Activating the route guidance
Audio/visual 
system• Listening to the radio
• Enjoying music and video
Voice command 
system• Operating the voice command system
Information• Operating the weather information screen
Peripheral 
monitoring 
system
• Checking the situation around the vehicle
Phone• Operating the phone
(Hands-free system for cellular phones)
Connected 
Services• Operating the connected services
Index• Search alphabetically 
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4-2. Radio operation AM radio/FM radio/
SiriusXM
® Satellite 
Radio(SXM) ..................... 141
4-3. Media operation USB memory ...................... 152
iPod/iPhone (Apple CarPlay)................ 154
Android Auto ...................... 157
Bluetooth
® audio ................ 158
4-4. Audio/visual remote controls Steering switches ............... 162
4-5. Setup Audio settings .................... 164
4-6. Tips for operating the  audio/visual system
Operating information......... 167
4-7. Rear seat entertainment sys- tem
Rear seat entertainment system features ............................ 177
Some basics ...................... 178
4-8. Rear seat entertainment sys- tem operation
Playing a Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) and DVD discs ................. 186
Playing an audio CD and  MP3/WMA/AAC discs ...... 197
Playing an SD card ............ 198
Using the DLNA mode........ 206
Using the Miracast
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Using the HDMI mode ........ 213
4-9. Tips for operating rear seat  entertainment system
Operating information......... 2145-1. Voice command system oper-
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Voice command system ..... 246
Natural language understanding ......................................... 249
Command list ..................... 250
5-2. Mobile Assistant operation Mobile Assistant ................. 255
6-1. Information display Receiving weather information......................................... 258
Data services settings ........ 260
7-1. Rear view monitor system Rear view monitor system.. 264
Rear view monitor system pre- cautions ........................... 266
Things you should know .... 272
7-2. Toyota parking assist monitor Toyota parking assist monitor......................................... 274
Estimated course line display  mode ................................ 277
Parking assist guide line display  mode ................................ 279
Distance guide line display  mode ................................ 280
Toyota parking assist monitor  precautions ...................... 280
Things you should know .... 287
7-3. Panoramic view monitor Panoramic view monitor..... 289
5Voice command system
6Information
7Peripheral monitoring 
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121-1. Basic function
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1-1.Basic function
8-inch display model (Audio/Audio Plus/Premium Audio)
By touching the screen with y our finger, you can control the 
selected functions. ( P.29, 30)
Press to seek up or down for a radio station or to access a 
desired track/file. ( P.141, 152, 154, 157, 158)
Press to access the Bluetooth
® hands-free system. ( P.334)
When an Apple CarPlay connection is established, press to dis-
play the Phone app screen.
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Press to display the Toyota apps screen.*2, 3 (  P.378)
Turn to change the radio station or skip to the next or previou s 
track/file. ( P.141, 152, 154, 157, 158)
Press to turn the audio/visual system on and off, and turn it t o 
adjust the volume. Press and hold to restart the system. ( P.28,  
136)
Premium Audio: Press to display the map screen and repeat a 
voice guidance. ( P.80)
Audio/Audio Plus: If a turn-by-tu rn navigation application has 
Buttons over view
Operations of each part
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Press to display the home screen. (P. 3 3 )
Press to display the “Menu” screen. ( P. 1 5 )
Press to display the audio/visual system screen. ( P.134, 136)
Press to display the map screen and repeat a voice guidance. 
( P. 8 0 )
Turn to change the radio station or skip to the next or previou s 
track/file. ( P.141, 152, 154, 157, 158)
Free/Open Source Software Information
This product contains Free/Open Source Software (FOSS).
The license information and/or the source code of such FOSS can  
be found at the following URL.
http://www.globaldenso.com/en/opensource/ivi/toyota/
Software license for  the 12.3-inch display
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Weather alert display*1, 2 
( P.258)
• Select to display important 
weather information for the current 
location or along the route.
Indicate during data commu-
nication performed via Data 
Communication Module 
(DCM)
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The reception level of Data 
Communication Module 
(DCM) display
*3 ( P. 1 7 )
The reception level of the 
connected phone display 
( P. 1 7 )
Remaining battery charge 
display ( P. 1 8 )
Bluetooth
® phone connection  condition display (
P. 1 8 )
Wi-Fi
® connection condition 
display
*2, 3 (  P. 1 7 )
*1: Premium Audio/12.3-inch display 
model only
*2: This function is not available in some countries or areas.
*3: Vehicles with DCM
●The number of status icons that 
can be displayed differs depend-
ing on the displayed screen.
The level of reception does not 
always correspond with the level 
displayed on the cellular phone. 
The level of reception may not 
be displayed depending on the 
phone you have.
When the cellular phone is out 
of the service area or in a place 
inaccessible by radio waves, 
/  is displayed.
“Rm” is displayed when receiv-
ing in a roaming area. While 
roaming, display “Rm” top-left 
on the icon.
The receiving area may not be 
displayed depending on the type 
of Bluetooth
® phone you have.
Status icon
Status icons are displayed 
at the top of the screen.
Status icon explanation
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332-1. Basic information before operation
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Basic function
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The selected audio source 
screen is displayed.
■Radio operation
1 Select “Option”.
Select to seek for stations in 
the relevant program 
type/channel category.
Select to return to the previ-
ous screen. 1
Press the “HOME” button.
8-inch display model
12.3-inch display model
Audio/visual system
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Home screen
On the home screen, multi-
ple screens, such as the 
audio/visual system screen, 
hands-free screen and clock 
screen, can be displayed 
simultaneously.
Home screen operation 
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572-2. Connectivity settings
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Basic function
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1Select “Channel”.
2 Check that the following 
screen is displayed.
Select to change the chan-
nel selection to auto-
matic/manual.
When “Manual” is selected, 
select to change the channel.
1 Set “Select Channel” to 
“Manual”.
2 Select “Channel Number”.
3 Enter the desired channel 
number and select “OK”.
 Channels 1 through 11 can be 
selected.●If a connected device is taken out 
of the Wi-Fi® connection area, the 
connection will be severed.
●If the vehicle is d riven out of the 
cellular communic ation coverage 
area, connecting to the internet 
via the Wi-Fi
® hotspot will not be 
possible.
●If a Bluetooth® device is used 
while a device is  connected using 
the Wi-Fi
® hotspot function, the 
communication speed may 
decrease.
●If the vehicle is near a radio 
antenna, radio station or other 
source of strong radio waves and 
electrical noise, communication 
may be slow or impossible.
Selecting a Wi-Fi® connec-
tion channel
Changing the channel
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