TOYOTA MATRIX 2004 E130 / 1.G Owners Manual

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“PLAYER ERROR”: There is trouble in-
side the system. Eject the disc. Set the
disc again.
If malfunction is not rectified, take your
vehicle to your Toyota dealer.
Dolby 
B NR∗
If you are listening to a tape that was
recorded with Dolby  B Noise Reduction,
push the “
” button. “DOLBY NR ON”
will appear on the display. Push the button
again to turn off Dolby B NR. “DOLBY
NR OFF” will appear on the display.
The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise
by about 10 dB. For best sound reproduc-
tion, play your tapes with this button on
or off according to the mode used for
recording the tape.
∗: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the
double D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
EQ (Equalizer)
Your audio system can store five different
EQ settings so that you will not need to
readjust it every time you listen to a dif-
ferent program.
To use a preset setting:
Push the “EQ” button repeatedly until the
EQ number you want to use appears on
the display.
To change a preset EQ setting:
1. Use the “TONE” button and the “TUNE/ SELECT” knob to select the desired
equalization. (For details, see “TONE”.)
2. Push and hold the “EQ” button until “SELECT EQ #” appears on the dis-
play.
3. Push the “EQ” button repeatedly or turn the “TUNE/SELECT” knob to select
the desired preset EQ number.
4. Push and hold the “EQ” button until “EQ SAVED” appears on the display
and you hear a beep. This EQ setting
is saved to that number. HR/MIN (Hours/minutes adjustment)
These buttons are used to adjust the
clock time. (For details, see “Clock” on
page 154 in Section 1
−10.)
INFO (Information)
When an RDS radio station transmits a
text message, “INFO” will be displayed. At
this time, push the “INFO” button to view
the text message. If the whole message
does not appear on the display, part of
the message will appear every three sec-
onds until the message is completed. To
scroll through the message at your own
speed, push the “INFO” button consecu-
tively. When the whole message has been
displayed, the message will disappear.
The message display will be canceled if
any button that affects the display is
pushed. To view the message again, push
the “INFO” button again.
The RDS audio system saves a message
until a new message is received.
If the text message is not available when
you push “INFO” button, “NO INFO” will
appear on the display.

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PROG TYPE (Program Types)
To turn on the PTY mode, push the
“PROG TYPE” button while receiving an
RDS station. The current program type will
appear on the display.
You can select one of the following pro-
grams by turning the tune knob while the
PTY mode is on.
Any Type
News
Inform (Information)
Sports
Ta l k
Rock
Cls Rock (Classic Rock)
Adlt Hit (Adult Hits)
Soft Rck (Soft Rock)
To p 4 0
Country
Oldies
Soft
Nostalga (Nostalgia)
Jazz
classicl (Classical)
R & B
Soft R & B
Language
Rel Musc (Religious Music)
Rel Talk (Religious Talk)
Persnlty (Personality)
Public
College
Weather
Interrupt function
If the radio in on the compact disc mode,
the radio will switch to the FM band with
the previous interrupt volume. The pro-
gram type and “Int” will appear. If the
radio in on the FM mode, the volume will
be adjusted to the previous interrupt vol-
ume. To cancel the interrupt function,
press “PROG TYPE” or the selected mode
button.
If the radio in on the PTY mode, program
types, except Any Type, may be selected
as interrupts. To set a program type as an
interrupt, push and hold “PROG TYPE”
while a program type is displayed until
you hear a beep. The asterisk will appear
when an interrupt is set. To turn off an interrupt while the radio in
on the PTY mode, select the program type
marked with an asterisk. Push and hold
“PROG TYPE” until you hear a beep. The
asterisk will disappear.
NOTE: ALERT! is a special program type
interrupt that is always on. If an emergen-
cy broadcast is received during reception
of anything other than AM broadcasting,
“ALERT” appears on the display and the
system adjust the volume to the interrupt
volume.
Setting a PTY station
Program types can be stored to the preset
buttons. For details, see “1 2 3 4 5 6
(Preset buttons)”.
Seeking a PTY station
If the radio in on the PTY mode, it will
find and play the next station up or down
the station band within the same program
type. If no PTY station will be found,
“NOT FOUND” will appear on the display
and the radio will return to the previous
frequency.
For details, see “SEEK”.

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Scanning a PTY station
If the radio in on the PTY mode, it will
tune in the next station within the same
program type.
For details, see “SCAN”.
PWR/VOL (Power/Volume)
Push “PWR/VOL” to turn the audio system
on and off. Turn “PWR/VOL” to adjust the
volume.
RCL (Recall)
This button is designed to change the dis-
play in each mode.
You can also display the clock by pushing
this button when the ignition switch is off.
Radio
Push the “RCL” button to change the dis-
play among the frequency, program ser-
vice name and program type name when
RDS station is being received.
To change what is normally shown on the
display, push this button repeatedly until
you see the display you want, then hold
this button until the display flashes and
you hear a beep.Compact disc player
Push the “RCL” button to change the dis-
play between the track number and
elapsed time.
To change what is normally shown on the
display, push this button repeatedly until
you see the display you want, then hold
this button until the display flashes and
you hear a beep.
RDM (Random)
Push the “RDM” button to listen the tracks
on the disc in random order. “RDM” will
appear on the display. To turn off the
random feature, push this button again.
SCAN
Radio
You can either scan all the frequencies on
a band or scan only the preset stations
for that band.
To scan the preset stations:
Push and hold the “SEEK/SCAN” button
from more than 4 seconds. “P SCAN” will
appear on the display and you hear two
beeps. The radio will tune in the next
preset station up the band, stay there for
5 seconds, and then move to the next
preset station. To cancel scan and remain
on current station, push this button again.To scan all the frequencies:
Push and hold either side of the “SEEK/
SCAN” button for two seconds. “SCAN”
will appear on the display and you hear
a beep. The radio will find the next station
up the station band, stay there for 5 se-
conds, and then scan again. To cancel
scan and remain on current station, push
this button again.
The radio will scan in forward only.
You can also scan only to stations with
the types of programs you want to listen
to or traffic announcements. (See “PROG
TYPE”.)
Compact disc player
Push and hold either side of the “SEEK/
SCAN” button for more than two seconds.
“SCAN” will appear on the display and
you hear a beep. The disc will go to the
the next track and play for 10 seconds,
then go on the next track. To select a
track, push this button again.
The compact disc will scan in forward
only.

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Cassette player
Push and hold either side of the “SEEK/
SCAN” button for more than two seconds.
“SCAN” appears on the display and you
hear a beep. The tape will go to the next
track and play for 10 seconds, then go on
to the next track.
To stop scanning, push this button again.
The tape will scan in forward only.
SEEK (Seeking)
Radio
In the seek mode, the radio finds and
plays the next station up or down the
station band.
To seek a station, quickly push and re-
lease either side of the “SEEK/SCAN” but-
ton. Do this again to find another station.
You can also seek only to stations with
the types of programs you want to listen
to or traffic announcements. (See “PROG
TYPE”.)Cassette player
By using the “SEEK/SCAN” button, you
can skip up or down to a different track.
You can skip up to nine tracks at a time.
Push the up or down side of the button.
“SEEK +1” or “SEEK
−1” will appear on
the display.
Next, push either side of this button until
the number on the display reaches the
number of tracks you want to skip.
When counting the number of tracks you
want to rewind, remember to count the
current track as well. For example, if you
want to rewind to a song that is two be-
fore the song you are listening to, push
on the down side of the button until
“SEEK −3” appears on the display.
If you have pushed this button more than
you wanted to, push the other side of the
button. The track number will be reduced.
The track number you select is not valid
if it is higher than the number of tracks
remaining on the current cassette side.
After the beginning of the tape is
reached, the player will automatically
start playing the same side.
After the end of the tape is reached,
the player will automatically reverse
sides and start playing the other side. There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks for this button to
work correctly. In addition, the feature
may not work well with some spoken
word, live, or classical recordings.
Compact disc player
By using the “SEEK/SCAN” button, you
can skip up or down to a different track.
Push either side of this button until the
number of the track you want to listen to
appears on the display. If you want to
return to the beginning of the current
track, push the down side of the button
one time, quickly.
TA P E
Push the “CD/TAPE” button to switch be-
tween the cassette operation and the com-
pact disc operation. A cassette must al-
ready be loaded in the player.
Also, push this button to switch from radio
to the cassette operation or the compact
disc operation.

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Error messages
If the player malfunctions, your audio sys-
tem will display the following error mes-
sages.
“TIGHT TAPE”: This message is dis-
played when the tape is tight and the
player cannot turn the tape hubs. Remove
the tape. Hold the tape with the open end
down and try to turn the right hub coun-
terclockwise with a pencil. Turn the tape
over and repeat. If the hubs do not turn
easily, your tape may be damaged and
should not be used in the player. Try a
new tape to make sure your player is
working properly.
“BROKEN TAPE”: This message is dis-
played when the tape is broken. Try a
new tape.
“CLEAN PLAYER”: This message is dis-
played when the cassette tape player
need to be cleaned. It will still play tapes,
but you should clean it as soon as pos-
sible to prevent damage to the tapes and
player. After cleaning the player, push and
hold the cassette tape eject button until
you hear a beep. “CLEANED” will appear
on the display. “WRAPPED TAPE”:
This message is dis-
played when the tape is wrapped around
the tape head. Attempt to get the cassette
out. Try a new tape.
If malfunction is not rectified, take your
vehicle to your Toyota dealer.
Cut tape bypass function
When you use the endless type tape
(head cleaner tape etc.), you must deacti-
vate the tape bypass feature.
To deactivate this feature:
1. Turn the ignition key to the “ACC” or “ON” position, and the audio is off.
2. Push and hold the “TAPE/CD” button for more than two seconds. “READY”
will appear on the display.
3. Insert the endless type tape.
The tape bypass feature will stay deacti-
vated until the cassette tape eject button
is pushed. TONE (Manual tone adjustment function)
Push the “TONE” button to select the
bass, midrange or treble tone control posi-
tion. (”BASS”, “MID”, “TREB” will appear
on the display.) To adjust the tone, turn
“TUNE/SELECT” knob.
“BASS”: Adjusts low
−pitched tones. The
display ranges from −6 to +6.
“MID”: Adjusts mid −pithed tones. The dis-
play ranges from −6 to +6.
“TREB”: Adjusts high −pitched tones. The
display ranges from −6 to +6.
To adjusts all of the tone controls to the
middle position, push and hold the “TONE”
button for more than two seconds. “FLAT”
will appear on the display.

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TRAF (Traffic)
This button turns the traffic announcement
(TA) feature on and off.
By pushing the “< >” button, “TRAF” ap-
pears on the display and the radio will
start seeking any traffic program station.
When a traffic program station is found,
“TRAF” will be displayed (<TRAF>). If no
traffic program stations are found, “No
Traffic” will appear on the display.
After the traffic announcement program is
over, the display returns to the previous
mode.
If no traffic program station is found, “No
Traffic” will appear on the display for 5
seconds and the display returns to the
previous mode. If the “TRAF” button is
pushed when the cassette player or the
compact disc player is on, the radio will
start seeking traffic program stations. Au-
dio source will change only if there is a
traffic announcement.
When a “TA” is received, the radio stores
the volume of the previous mode and ad-
justs the volume to the previous interrupt
volume. During the traffic announcement,
you can adjust the volume using the
“PWR/VOL”.The adjusted volume will be used as the
new default interrupt volume. The interrupt
volume has a minimum default setting.
The stored interrupt volume will be the
greater of the current volume and the
minimum default setting. After an interrupt,
the radio system will return to the volume
that was active before the interrupt.
TUNE (Tuning)
Turn the knob clockwise to step up the
frequency. Turn the knob counterclockwise
to step down the frequency.

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Details of specific buttons, controls and
features are described in the alphabetical
list that follows.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 (Preset or disc selection
buttons)
Radio
These buttons are used to preset and
tune in radio stations.
To preset a station to a button:1. Tune in the desired station. (See “TUNE”, “SEEK” or “SCAN”.)
If you desire to select the equalization
that best suits the type of station se-
lected, push the “AUTO EQ” button.
(See “AUTO EQ”.)
2. Push and hold the preset button until you hear a beep—this will set the sta-
tion and EQ setting to the button. The
preset number will appear on the dis-
play.
3. Repeat the above steps for each but- ton.
To tune to a preset station: Push the but-
ton for the station you want. The preset
button number and station frequency will
appear on the display.
RDS stations will be preset to the buttons
when any of RDS stations is received in
the FM mode. To preset a program type to a button:
1. Push the “AM/FM” button to select “FM1” or “FM2”.
2. Push “P·TYPE” button to activate the program type mode. “P·TYPE” will ap-
pear on the display.
3. Turn the select knob to select the de- sired program type.
4. Push and hold the preset button until you hear a beep—this will set the pro-
gram type to the preset button.
5. Repeat the above steps for each but- ton.
To tune to a station with a desired pro-
gram type: While in a program type mode,
push the preset button for the program
type you want. The program type will ap-
pear on the display and the radio will tune
the station with strongest signal and the
desired program type.
Each button can store one AM and two
FM stations, and two RDS program types.
(The display will show “AM”, “FM1” or
“FM2” when you push “AM/FM”.) Compact disc player
These buttons are used to select the disc
while in the compact disc mode.
To select the disc, push the number but-
ton you want to listen to.
CD
(Eject button)
This button is used to eject one or all
compact discs. To eject the current com-
pact disc, push and release the eject but-
ton. To eject a specific disc while in the
compact disc mode, push the number but-
ton of the disc you want to eject then
push and release the eject button. To
eject all discs, press and hold the eject
button until you hear two beeps. The last
compact disc played before pushing the
button will be ejected first.
When the eject button is pushed,
“REMOVED CD” will be displayed and one
beep will sound. If the disc is not
removed within 25 seconds, the disc will
be automatically pulled back into the
receiver.
If the player is empty when the eject but-
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If you try to push the disc back into the
receiver before 25−second time period is
complete, the receiver will try to eject the
disc again when the 25 −second time peri-
od is complete.
Do not repeatedly push the eject button to
eject a disc after you have tried to push
it in manually. The receiver 25 −second
eject timer will reset at each push of
eject, which will cause the receiver not to
eject the disc until the 25 −second time
period has elapsed.
Once the player stops and the disc is
ejected, remove the disc. After removing
the disc, push the “PWR/VOL” knob off
and then on again. This will clear the
disc −sensing feature and enable discs to
be loaded into the player again.
While the ignition is in “LOCK”, you can
eject one or all discs but you cannot rein-
sert them.
<< REV FDW >> (Reverse/Fastforward
button)
If you want to fast −forward or reverse a
compact disc track, push and hold the
“>>” (fast −forward) or “<<” (reverse) but-
ton. When you release the button, the
compact disc player will resume playing.
The display will show elapsed time. AM/FM
Push the “AM/FM” button to switch be-
tween the AM and FM band. “AM”, “FM1”
or “FM2” will appear on the display.
Also, push this button to switch from the
compact disc operation to the radio.
Alternate Frequency function
To turn the AF mode on, push and hold
the “AM/FM” button until you hear a beep.
“AF ON” will appear on the display.
When reception condition worsen, the au-
dio system will select the RDS station
which has the same PI (Program Identifi-
cation) code.
To turn off the AF mode off, push and
hold the “AM/FM” button again until you
hear a beep. “AF OFF” will appear on the
display.
AUDIO (Manual tone and sound balance
adjustment function)
Manual tone adjustment function—
This knob is used to adjust the tone
manually.
Manual tone operations are saved into the
custom setting of the equalization. (See
“AUTO EQ”.)
For low
−pitch tone adjustment, push the
“AUDIO” knob repeatedly until “BASS”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to suit your preference.
The display will show the range from
“BASS −6” to “BASS +6”.
For middle −pitch tone adjustment, push
the “AUDIO” knob repeatedly until “MID”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to suit your preference.
The display will show the range from “MID
− 6” to “MID +6”.
For high −pitch tone adjustment, push the
“AUDIO” knob repeatedly until “TREB”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to suit your preference.
The display will show the range from
“TREB −6” to “TREB +6”.

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To adjust all of the tone controls to the
middle position, push and hold the
“AUDIO” knob for more than 2 seconds.
“FLAT” will appear on the display.
Sound balance adjustment function—
This knob is also used to adjust the
sound balance between the front and rear,
and the right and left speakers.
For front/rear adjustment, push the
“AUDIO” knob repeatedly until “FAD”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to adjust the front/rear balance.
For left/right adjustment, push the
“AUDIO” knob repeatedly until “BAL”
appears on the display. Then turn the
knob to adjust the left/right balance.
To return to the middle position balances,
push and hold the “AUDIO” knob for more
than 2 seconds.
Auto EQ (Automatic equalization)
Radio
This button is designed to select the pre-
set equalization (EQ) settings for tone.
The preset settings are designed for 6
program types (Classical, Pop, Rock,
Jazz, Talk, Country). Settings consist of
the bass, midrange and treble control
positions which can be stored into the
custom setting.To use a preset EQ setting: Push the
“AUTO EQ” button until you reach the
setting you want. Every time you push
this button, the display toggles through the
six presets and custom setting in the fol-
lowing order; 1: Classical, 2: Pop, 3:
Rock, 4: Jazz, 5: Talk, 6: Country, 7: Cus-
tom.
To return to the manual mode (CUSTOM):
Push the “AUTO EQ” button until
“CUSTOM” appears on the display. Then
you can manually adjust the bass,
midrange, treble using the “AUDIO” knob.
(See “AUDIO”.) This will overwrite any
previous custom setting that was saved
with a station preset.
When a tuner preset is saved, the current
EQ preset name is saved along with the
tuner setting. Additionally, the current EQ
setting is saved with the current mode
(AM, FM1, FM2 or CD).
Compact disc player
Push “AUTO EQ” to select the desired
preset equalization setting while playing a
CD. The equalization will be automatically
set whenever you play a CD.
CD/AUX (Compact Disc/Auxiliary)
Push “CD/AUX” to switch from radio to
compact disc player operation. A disc
must already be loaded in the player.
When the audio is set into compact disc
operation, the display shows the track
number currently being played.
If the player or another unit equipped with
the player malfunctions, your audio system
will display one of the six following error
messages.
Error messages
If the player malfunctions, your audio sys-
tem will display the following error mes-
sages.
“CHECK CD”:
The road is too rough. The disc should
play when the road is smoother.
The disc is dirty, scratched, wet or
upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about
an hour and try again.
“PLAYER ERROR”: There may be a mo-
tor problem in loading or unloading a disc
or communication problem in the player
unit.