TOYOTA RAV4 2005 XA30 / 3.G Owners Manual

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TRAF (Traffic)
This button turns the traffic announcement
(TA) feature on and off. This button is
operational only in FM mode.
By pushing the TRAFº button, TRAF
SEEKº will flash on the display and the
radio will seek a traffic program station.
When a traffic program station is found,
TRAFº will be displayed and you will hear
a beep.
After the traffic announcement program is
over, the display returns to the previous
mode.
If no traffic program station is found, NO
TRAFINFOº appears on the display, and
the display returns to the previous mode
and a beep sounds.
To cancel the traffic announcement, push
this button again.
TUNE (Tuning)
Turn the TUNEº knob clockwise to step
up the frequency. Turn the knob counter-
clockwise to step down the frequency.TYPE (Program Types)
When you push 

º or º of the TYPEº
button while receiving an RDS station, the
current program type will appear on the
display. If the system is receiving a sta-
tion that is not RDS, NO PTYº will ap-
pear.
Repeat this operation within 6 seconds to
display the program types in the following
order:
ROCK
EASY LIS (Easy listening)
CLS/JAZZ (Classical music and Jazz)
R&B (Rhythm and Blues)
INFORM (Information)
RELIGION
MISC (Miscellaneous)
ALERT (Emergency message)
To seek or scan for the same type of
program, push the SEEK/TRACKº or
SCANº button while the program type is
displayed. If no program is found, NOTHINGº will
appear on the display. The previous pro-
gram information will resume.
When the system is left untouched for 6
seconds, the program type display will
change to the frequency display.

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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 buttons)
These buttons are used to preset and
tune in radio stations.
To preset a station to a button: Tune in
the desired station. (See TUNEº or
SEEK/TRACKº.) Push and hold down the
button until you hear a beepÐthis will set
the station to the button. The preset but-
ton number will appear on the display.
To recall a preset station: Push the button
for the station you want. The preset but-
ton number and station frequency will ap-
pear on the display.
This radio can store one AM and two FM
stations for each button. (The display will
show AMº, FM1º or FM2º when you
push AMº or FMº button.)
(Eject button)
Push the cassette tape eject button to
eject a cassette. Push the compact disc
eject button to eject a compact disc.
(Program)
Push 
º (preset button 4) to select
the other side of a cassette tape. The
display indicates which side is currently
selected (
º indicates the top side, º
indicates the bottom side).
Auto- reverse feature: After the cassette
player reaches the end of a tape side, it
automatically reverses and begins to play
the other side. This is true whether the
cassette was playing or fast forwarding.
(Reverse/Fast- forward button)
Cassette player
Push 
º (preset button 6) to fast- for-
ward a cassette tape. FFº will appear on
the display. Push 
º (preset button 5)
to rewind a tape. REWº will appear on
the display.
To stop the tape while it is fast- forward-
ing, push 
º or TAPEº button. To stop
the tape while it is rewinding, push 
º
or TAPEº button.
If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette
player will stop and then play that same
side. If a tape fast- forwards completely,
the cassette will play the other side of the
tape using the auto- reverse feature. Compact disc player
Push and hold 
º (preset button 6) or

º (preset button 5) to fast forward or
reverse within a compact disc. When you
release the button, the compact disc play-
er will resume playing.
AM
Push the AMº button to turn on the radio
and select the AM band. AMº will appear
on the display.
AUDIO CONTROL (Tone and sound bal-
ance adjustment function)
Each time you push the AUDIO
CONTROLº knob, the mode changes. To
adjust the tone and balance, turn the
knob.
BAS: Adjusts low- pitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from -5 to 5.
MID (on some models): Adjusts mid-
pitched tones. The display ranges from -5
to 5.
TRE: Adjusts high- pitched tones. The dis-
play ranges from -5 to 5.
FAD: Adjusts the sound balance between
the front and rear speakers. The display
ranges from F7 to R7.

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BAL: Adjusts the sound balance between
the right and left speakers. The display
ranges from L7 to R7.
DISC (Compact disc)
Push the DISCº button to play a compact
disc.
When the audio system is set into com-
pact disc operation, the display shows the
track, or track and disc number currently
being played.
Error messages
If the player malfunctions, your audio sys-
tem will display one of the six following
error messages.
WAITº: The compact disc player unit
may be too hot. Allow the player to cool
down.
ERROR 1º: The disc may be dirty, dam-
aged or inserted incorrectly (up- side
down). Clean the disc and re- insert it.
NO DISCº: The compact disc changer of
separate unit is empty. Insert a disc.
ERROR 3º: There is a problem inside
the system. Eject the disc or magazine.
Set the disc or magazine again.
ERROR 4º: Over- current. Ask your
Toyota dealer to inspect. CD OPENº:
The compact disc changer
lid of separate unit is open. Close the
compact disc changer lid.
If the malfunction still exists, take your
vehicle to your Toyota dealer.
 DISC

With compact disc changer onlyÐ
Use these buttons to select the disc you
want to listen to.
Push  º (preset button 3) or 
º (preset
button 4) until the number of the disc you
want to listen appears on the display.
Dolby 
B NR*
If you are listening to a tape that was
recorded with Dolby  B Noise Reduction,
push 
º (preset button 3). º will
appear on the display. Push the button
again to turn off Dolby B NR.
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 to re-
cord the tape.
*: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. DOLBYº and the
double D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
FM
Push the FMº button to turn on the radio
and select the FM band. FM1º or FM2º
will appear on the display. This system
allows you to set twelve FM stations, two
for each of the preset button.
PWR´VOL (Power and Volume)
Push PWR´VOLº to turn the audio system
on and off. Turn PWR´VOLº to adjust the
volume.
RAND (Random)
There are two random featuresÐyou can
either listen to the tracks on one compact
disc in random order, or listen to the
tracks on all the compact discs in the
magazine in random order.
To play the tracks on one disc in random
order:
Quickly push and release RANDº (preset
button 1). 
º will appear on the
display and the player will perform the
tracks on the disc you are listening to in
random order. To turn off the random fea-
ture, push this button again.

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With compact disc changer onlyÐ
To play all the tracks in the magazine in
random order:
Push and hold RANDº (preset button 1)
until you hear a beep. 
º will ap-
pear on the display and the player will
perform all the tracks on all the discs in
the magazine in random order. To turn off
the random feature, push this button
again.
RPT (Repeat)
Cassette player
Push RPTº (preset button 2) while the
track is playing. 
º will appear on
the display. When the track ends, it will
automatically rewind and replay. To turn
off the repeat feature, push this button
again.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks in order for the re-
peat feature to work correctly. Compact disc player
There are two repeat featuresÐyou can
either replay a disc track or a whole com-
pact disc.
Repeating a track:
Quickly push and release RPTº (preset
button 2) while the track is playing.

º will appear on the display. When
the track ends, it will automatically replay.
To turn off the repeat feature, push this
button again.
With compact disc changer onlyÐ
Repeating a disc:
Push and hold RPTº (preset button 2)
until you hear a beep. 
º will ap-
pear on the display. The player will repeat
all the tracks on the disc you are listening
to. When the disc ends, the player will
automatically go back to the first track on
the disc and replay. To turn off the repeat
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 SCANº button until
you hear a beep. 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 stop scanning,
push this button again.
To scan all the frequencies:
Quickly push and release the SCANº but-
ton. The radio will find the next station up
the station band, stay there for 5 seconds,
and then scan again to the next station.
To stop scanning, push this button again.

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Compact disc player
There are two scan featuresÐyou can ei-
ther scan the tracks on a specific disc or
scan the first tracks of all the discs in the
magazine.
Scanning the tracks on a disc:
Quickly push and release the SCANº but-
ton. SCANº will appear on the display
and the player will scan all the tracks on
the disc you are listening to. To stop
scanning, push this button again. If the
player scanned all the tracks on the disc,
it will stop scanning.
With compact disc changer onlyÐ
Scanning the first tracks of all the discs
in the magazine:
Push the SCANº button until you hear a
beep. 
´SCANº will appear on the dis-
play and the player will scan the first
track of the next disc. To stop scanning,
push this button again. If the player has
scanned all the di scs, it will stop scan-
ning. SEEK/TRACK (Seeking/Track up/down)
Radio
In the seek mode, the radio finds and
plays the next station up or down the
station band.
To seek the next station, quickly push and
release 

º or  º side of the SEEK/
TRACKº button. Do this again to find the
station after that.
Cassette Player
Use this button to skip up or down to
locate a song or recording.
You can select up to nine recordings (in-
cluding current one).
A blank space of at least 3 seconds is
considered to be a start of a recording.
When the beginning of a tape is reached,
the player automatically resumes play.
When the end of the tape is reached, the
player automatically reverses sides and
resumes normal play.
In addition, the feature may not work well
with some spoken word, live, or classical
recordings. Compact disc player
Use this button to skip up or down to a
different track.
Push 

º or  º side of the SEEK/
TRACKº button until the number of the
track you want to listen to appears on the
display. If you want to return to the begin-
ning of the current track, quickly push the
down side of the button one time.
ST (Stereo reception) display
Your radio automatically changes to stereo
reception when a stereo broadcast is re-
ceived. STº appears on the display. If the
signal becomes weak, the radio reduces
the amount of channel separation to prev-
ent the weak signal from creating noise.
If the signal becomes extremely weak, the
radio switches from stereo to mono recep-
tion.
TA P E
Push the TAPEº button to play a cassette
tape.

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TEXT
This button is used to change the display
for the compact disc that contains text
data.
To change the display, quickly push and
release the TEXTº button while the com-
pact disc is playing. The display changes
in the order from the elapsed time to disc
title to track title, then back to the
elapsed time.
If this button is pushed while a compact
disc that does not contain text data is
playing, NO TITLEº will appear on the
display.
If the entire disc or track title does not
appear on the display, push and hold the
button until you hear a beep. The rest of
the title will appear.
TUNE (Tuning)
Turn the TUNEº knob clockwise to step
up the frequency. Turn the knob counter-
clockwise to step down the frequency.

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Some parts of the audio system can be
adjusted using the switches on the steer-
ing wheel.
Details of the specific switches, controls,
and features are described below.1. -
+º switch
2.  
º switch
3. MODEº switch -
+º switch
Push +º side to increase the volume. The
volume continues to increase while the
switch is being pushed.
Push - º side to decrease the volume.
The volume continues to decrease while
the switch is being pushed.
 
º switch
Radio
To select a preset station:
Quickly push and release the 
º or  º
side of the switch. Do this again to select
the next preset station.
To seek a station:
Push and hold the 
º or  º side of the
switch until you hear a beep. Do this
again to find the next station. If you push
the switch on either side during the seek
mode, seeking will be cancelled.
To step up or down the frequency, push
and hold the switch even after you hear
a beep. When you release from the
switch, the radio will begin seeking up or
down for a station. Do this again to find
the next station. Cassette player
To skip to a different track in either direc-
tion:
Quickly push and release the 

º or  º
side of the switch. FF 1º or REW 1º will
appear on the display.
Next, push either side of the track switch
until the track you want to listen to is set.
If you push the switch ten times, the skip
function will turn off. (You can skip up to
nine tracks at a time.)
When counting the number of the 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
tracks before the song you are listening
to, push the  º side of the switch three
times.
If you push the track switch further than
you wanted to, push the other side of the
switch. The track number will be in-
creased or reduced.
Audio remote controls
(steering switches)

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The track number you select is not valid
if it is higher than the number of the
tracks remaining on the current side of
the cassette.
When the tape reaches to the begin-
ning, the player will automatically start
playing that side.
After the tape reaches to the end, the
player will automatically reverse and
start playing the other side.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank
space between tracks for the track switch
to work correctly. In addition, the feature
may not work well with some spoken, live,
or classical recordings.
To fast forward or reverse:
Push and hold the 
º side of the switch
to fast forward a cassette tape. FFº will
appear on the display. Push and hold the
  º side of the switch to rewind a tape.
REWº will appear on the display.
To stop the tape while it is fast forward-
ing, push the 
º side of the switch. To
stop the tape while it is rewinding, push
the  º side of the switch.
If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette
player will stop and then play that same
side. If a tape fast forwards completely,
the cassette will play the other side of the
tape using the auto- reverse feature. Compact disc player
Use this switch to skip up or down to a
different track in either direction.
Quickly push and release the 

º or  º
side of the switch until the track you want
to listen to is set. If you want to return
to the beginning of the current track, push
the  º side of the switch once, quickly.
With compact disc changer onlyÐ
To select a disc, push and hold the  º
or 
º side of the switch until you hear
a beep. Repeat this until the disc you
wish to listen to is set.
MODEº switch
Push MODEº switch to select an audio
mode. Each push changes the mode se-
quentially if the desired mode is ready to
use.
To turn the audio system on, push the
MODEº switch.
To turn the audio system off, push and
hold the MODEº switch until the system
turns off.
NOTICE
To ensure correct audio system op-
erations:

Be careful not to spill beveragesover the audio system.

Do not put anything other than acassette tape or Compact Disc into
the slot.

The use of a cellular phone insideor near the vehicle may cause a
noise from the speakers of the au-dio system which you are listeningto. However, this does not indicate
a malfunction.
RADIO RECEPTION
Usually, a problem with radio reception
does not mean there is a problem with
your radioÐit is just the normal result of
conditions outside the vehicle.
For example, nearby buildings and terrain
can interfere with FM reception. Power
lines or telephone wires can interfere with
AM signals. And of course, radio signals
have a limited range. The farther you are
from a station, the weaker its signal will
be. In addition, reception conditions
change constantly as your vehicle moves.
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Here are some common reception prob-
lems that probably do not indicate a prob-
lem with your radio:
FM
Fading and drifting stationsÐGenerally, the
effective range of FM is about 40 km (25
miles). Once outside this range, you may
notice fading and drifting, which increase
with the distance from the radio transmit-
ter. They are often accompanied by distor-
tion.
Multi- pathÐFM signals are reflective,
making it possible for two signals to reach
your antenna at the same time. If this
happens, the signals will cancel each oth-
er out, causing a momentary flutter or
loss of reception.
Static and flutteringÐThese occur when
signals are blocked by buildings, trees, or
other large objects. Increasing the bass
level may reduce static and fluttering.
Station swappingÐIf the FM signal you
are listening to is interrupted or weak-
ened, and there is another strong station
nearby on the FM band, your radio may
tune in the second station until the origi-
nal signal can be picked up again.AM
FadingÐAM broadcasts are reflected by
the upper atmosphere±especially at night.
These reflected signals can interfere with
those received directly from the radio sta-
tion, causing the radio station to sound
alternately strong and weak.
Station interferenceÐWhen a reflected sig-
nal and a signal received directly from a
radio station are very nearly the same
frequency, they can interfere with each
other, making it difficult to hear the broad-
cast.
StaticÐAM is easily affected by external
sources of electrical noise, such as high
tension power lines, lightening, or electri-
cal motors. This results in static.
CARING FOR YOUR CASSETTE PLAYER
AND TAPES
For the best performance for your cas-
sette player and tapes:
Clean the tape head and other parts regu-
larly.
A dirty tape head or tape path can
decrease sound quality and tangle your
cassette tapes. The easiest way to
clean them is by using a cleaning tape.
(A wet type is recommended.)Use high- quality cassettes.
Low- quality cassette tapes can cause
many problems, including poor sound,
inconsistent playing speed, and
constant auto- reversing. They can also
get stuck or tangled in the cassette
player.
Do not use a cassette if it has been
damaged or tangled or if its label is
peeling off.
Do not leave a cassette in the player
if you are not listening to it, especially
if it is hot outside.
Store cassettes in their cases and out
of direct sunlight.
Avoid using cassettes with a total play-
ing time longer than 100 minutes (50
minutes per side). The tape used in
these cassettes is thin and could get
stuck or tangled in the cassette player.