TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 2.G Owners Manual

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AUTOMATIC SOUND LEVELIZER (ASL)
(Type 1 and Type 2 only)
When the audio sound becomes difficult to
be heard due to road noise, wind noise,
etc. during driving, the system adjusts to
the optimum volume and tone quality ac-
cording to the noise level.
Vehicles with compact disc changer:
Touch the “ASL” switch.
When the system is on, the sound adjust-
ment level is displayed on the screen.
Vehicles without compact disc changer:
Touch the “DSP” switch to display the
“ASL” screen.
Touch “High”, “Mid” or “Low” and then
“OK”.
When you touch “High”, you can obtain
higher sensitivity of the sound levelizer.
When you touch “Low”, the sensitivity will
be lowered.
Touching “Off” turns the system off.YOUR RADIO ANTENNA
To remove an antenna on the roof, care-
fully turn it counterclockwise.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the antenna,
make sure to remove it before driving
through an automatic car wash.
YOUR COMPACT DISC PLAYER
When you insert a disc, gently push it in
with the label side up.
The discs set in the player are played
continuously, starting with disc number 1.
The disc number of the disc currently be-
ing played, the track number and the time
from the beginning of the program appear
on the display.
Type 1 only:
When play 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 num-
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NOTICE
Do not stack up two discs for in-
sertion, or it will damage the com-
pact disc player. Insert only one
compact disc into a slot at a time.
 Never try to disassemble or oil any
part of the compact disc player. Do
not insert anything other than com-
pact discs into the slot.
The player is intended for use with 12 cm
(4.7 in.) discs only.
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Type 2 and Type 3
(a) Listening to the radio
Push these buttons to choose either an
AM or FM station.
“AM”, “FM1” or “FM2” appears on the dis-
play.
If your vehicle is equipped with satellite
radio broadcast system, when you push
the “AM·SAT” button, “AM”, “SAT1”,
“SAT2” or “SAT3” station appears on the
display. For details about satellite radio
broadcast, see “Radio operation (XM  sat-
ellite radio broadcast)” on page 260.
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Type 1 and Type 2
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Push and turn this knob to step up the
station band or to step down.
Your radio automatically changes to stereo
reception when a stereo broadcast is re-
ceived. “ST” appears on the display. If the
signal becomes weak, the radio reduces
the amount of channel separation to pre-
vent the weak signal from creating noise.
If the signal becomes extremely weak, the
radio switches from stereo to mono recep-
tion. In this case, “ST” disappears from
the display.
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(b) Presetting a station1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Touch one of the station selector switches (16) and hold it until a
beep is heard. This sets the station
to the switch and the frequency ap-
pears on the switch.
Each switch can store FM1, FM2 and AM.
To change the preset station to a different
one, follow the same procedure.
The preset station memory is cancelled
when the power source is interrupted by
battery disconnection or a blown fuse. (c) Selecting a station
Tune in the desired station using one of
the following methods.
Preset tuning:
Touch the switch (1 −6) for
the station you want. The switch (1 −6) is
highlighted in green and station frequency
appears on the display.
Manual tuning: Turn the “TUNE·FILE” and
“TUNE” knob briefly. Each time you turn
the knob, the radio will step up or down
to another frequency.
Seek tuning: Push the “SEEK·TRACK”
button on either side. The radio will begin
seeking up or down for a station of the
nearest frequency and will stop on recep-
tion. Each time you push the button, the
stations will be searched out one after
another.
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Scan tuning: Push the “SCAN” button or
touch the “SCAN” switch (AM mode only)
briefly. “SCAN” appears on the display.
The radio will find the next station up or
down the band, stay there for a few se-
conds, and then scan again. To select a
station, push the “SCAN” button a second
time. Preset scan tuning:
Push the “SCAN”
button or touch the “SCAN” switch (AM
mode only) and hold it until you hear a
beep. “P. SCAN” appears on the display.
The radio will tune in the next preset sta-
tion up or down the band, stay there for
a few seconds, and then move to the next
preset station. To select a station, push
the “SCAN” button a second time.
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(d) RDS (Radio Data System)
(1) Program type
Each time you touch the “TYPE ” or
“TYPE ” switch, the program type
changes as in the following:
ROCK
EASY LIS (Easy listening)
CLS JAZZ (Classical music and Jazz)
R&B (Rhythm and Blues)
INFORM (Information)
RELIGION
MISC
ALERT (Emergency message)
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When you touch the “TYPE ” or “TYPE
 ”, “TYPE SEEK” switch appears. Touch
the switch and the system starts to seek
the station in the relevant program type.
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(2) Traffic program:A station that regularly broadcasts traf-
fic information is automatically located.
When you touch the “TRAF” switch,
“TRAF SEEK” appears on the display and
the radio will start seeking any traffic pro-
gram station.
If any traffic program station is not found,
“NOTHING” appears and the previous
mode returns.
If the traffic program station is found, the
name for traffic program station is dis-
played and “TRAF” is lit for a while until
traffic announcement is received.
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(3) Radio textIf the system receives a radio text from
RDS station, “MSG” appears on the dis-
play. Touch the “MSG” switch, and a text
message is displayed on the screen.
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In case a text message is not accepted
in a screen, you can touch the “MSG”
switch and hold it to display the rest of
the message.
When the system can show the station
name, “RDS” appears on the display.
Each time you touch the “MSG” switch,
indication on the display changes from the
band to the station name, a radio text in
this order. After six seconds passes, indi-
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To listen to a satellite radio broadcast in
your vehicle, an additional genuine Toyota
satellite receiver and ant enna must be
purchased and installed, and the subscrip-
tion to the XM  satellite radio is neces-
sary.
(a) How to subscribe to an XM  satel-
lite radio
An XM  satellite radio is a t uner designed
exclusively to receive broadcasts provided
under a separate subscription. Availability
is limited to the 48 contiguous states.
How to subscribe:
You must enter into a separate service
agreement with the XM  radio in order to
receive satellite br oadcast programming in
the vehicle. Additional activation and ser-
vice subscription fees apply that are not
included in the purchase price of the ve-
hicle and optional digital satellite tuner.
For complete information on subscription
rates and terms, or to subscribe to the
XM  radio, visit XM  on the web at
www.xmradio.com
or call an XM ’s Listen-
er Care at (800) 967 −2346. The XM 
radio is solely responsible for the quality,
availability and content of the satellite ra-
dio services provided, which are subject
to the terms and conditions of the XM 
radio customer service agreement. Customers should have their radio ID
ready; the radio ID can be found by se-
lecting the “channel 000” on the radio.
For details, see the “Displaying the radio
ID” that follows.
All fees and programming are the respon-
sibility of the XM
 satellite radio and are
subject to change.
Satellite tuner tec hnology notice:
Toyota satellite radio tuners are awarded
Type Approval Certificates from XM  Sat-
ellite Radio Inc. as proof of compatibility
with the services offered by the XM  sat-
ellite radio.
(b) Displaying the radio ID
Each XM  tuner is identified with a unique
radio ID. You will need the radio ID when
activating XM  service or when reporting
a problem.
If you select the “CH 000” using the
“TUNE·FILE” knob, the ID code of 8 al-
phanumeric characters appears. If you
select another channel, display of the ID
code is canceled. The channel (000) al-
ternates the display between the radio ID
and the specific radio ID code.
(c) Listening to the satellite radio
Push the “AM·SAT” button to choose a
SAT channel.
“AM”, “SAT1”, “SAT2” or “SAT3” appears
on the display.
Radio operation (XM satellite
radio broadcast)
(Type 1 only)