TOYOTA SUPRA 1996 Owners Manual

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(a) Listening to the radio
1. Push the AM
VFMº button to turn the
radio on and select either an AM or FM broadcast.
AMº or FMº will appear on the display.
The radio can also be turned on by push-
ing the PWR VOLº knob if the radio was
on when the system was turned off.
2. Turn the PWR VOLº knob to adjust the volume.
3. Tune in the desired station. (See (b)
Selecting a stationº and (c) Presetting astationº.)
The radio will change automatically to ste-
reo reception when an FM stereo broad-
cast is being received. At the same time,
STº will appear on the display. When the
receiving signal gets weak, the channel
separation will automatically be reduced
for the lowest noise. If the signal becomes
extremely weak, the radio will switch over
to monaural reception.
4. Adjust the tone and sound balance. (See (d) Adjusting the toneº and (e) Ad-
justing the sound balanceº.)
5. To turn the radio off, push the
PWR VOLº knob. (b) Selecting a station
Tune in the desired station using one of
the following methods. The frequency will
appear on the display.
Preset tuning:
Use for tuning-in to a de-
sired preset station. (See (c) Presetting a stationº.)
1. Push the AM VFMº button repeatedly
until the desired selection appears on the
display.
2. Push the station selector button which has been preset to the desired station.
The radio will tune in to the station and the
button number will appear on the display.
Seek tuning: Use for automatic station
search and stop.
Push the TUNEº button on either side
and hold it until a beep is heard. The radiowill begin seeking up or down for a station
of the nearest frequency and will stop on reception. Each time you push the button,
stations will be sought out one after anoth-
er.
Scan tuning: Use for station-to-station
scanning. Scanning for all frequenciesÐPush the
SCANº button and hold it until a beep is heard.
With SCANº on the display, the ra-
dio will automatically seek out a station of
a higher frequency, hold it for 5 seconds
and scan to the next. To continue listening
to the broadcast of your choice, simply
push the SCANº button once again.
If the radio scans over all frequencies
without stop because the signals are too
weak or just because you leave it going,
the radio will begin scanning again with
sensitivity boosted for searching out weak
stations.
Scanning for preset stationsÐPush the
SCANº button within 2 seconds. With
SCANº on the display, the radio will auto-
matically seek out a preset station, hold it
for 5 seconds and scan to the next. To
continue listening to the station of your choice, simply push the SCANº button
once again. Manual tuning
Push the  TUNEº button on either side for
less than 0.5 second. Each time you push the button, the radio will step up or down
to another frequency where stations couldexist. (c) Presetting a station
1. Push the AM VFMº button repeatedly
until the desired selection, AMº, FM1º or
FM2º, appears on the display.

90The radio has two FM selections, FM1º
and FM2º. You can preset any desired six
stations in each selection. W
hen you pre-
set an FM station, check which selection you have used.
2. Tune in the desired station. (See (b)
Selecting a stationº.)
3. Push one of the station selector but-
tons and hold it until a beep is heard. This
sets the station to the button and the but-
ton number will appear on the display.
To change the preset station to a dif ferent
one, follow the same procedure.
The preset station will be cancelled when
the power source is severed (battery dis-connected, burnt fuse, etc.). (d) Adjusting the tone Automatic tone adjustment Push the EQº button repeatedly until the
desired frequency response pattern ap-
pears on the display. This function auto-matically controls the tone in accordance with the selected pattern.
To change the preset mode, adjust the manual tone control knobs as you like. (See the following Manual tone adjust- mentº.) To memorize the setting you have se-
lected, push the EQº button for 2 sec-
onds until a beep is heard. To cancel the
memory,
push the EQº button for 10 sec-
onds until the second beep is heard.
To cancel all the memory which you have
set, push the EQº button for 20 seconds until the third beep is heard. Manual tone adjustment
Before using the tone controls, push the
EQº button repeatedly until your desired
response pattern appears on the display.
To adjust a low-pitched tone, push the
BASSº knob (if pushed in) and turn it. At the time, the BASSº display will change.
To adjust a middle-pitched tone, push the
MID BALº knob (if pushed in) and turn it.
At the time, the MIDº display will change.
To adjust a high-pitched tone, push the
TREB FADEº knob (if pushed in), and
turn it. At the time, the TREBº display will
change. (e) Adjusting the sound balance
To balance the sound between the right
and left speakers, push the MID BALº knob (if pushed in), pull it fully out and turn it.
To balance the sound between the front
and rear speakers, push the TREB
FADEº knob (if pushed in), pull it fully outand turn it. (f) Listening to the cassette tape
1. Put the cassette into the slot, with the
tape side to the right and lightly push it in.The tape player will grab the cassette and
slide it into place to play it. If the radio or
Compact Disc
player is on when inserting
the cassette, it will automatically turn off.
If the cassette is already in the slot, push
the TAPEº button.
At this time, PLAYº will appear on the dis-
play.
The tape player can also be turned on by
pushing the PWR VOLº knob if the tape
player was playing when the system was
turned off by pushing the knob. When a metal or chrome equivalent tape
is inserted, the player will automatically
adapt to it and MTLº will appear on the
display.
2. If using a tape recorded with Dolby
NR*, push the button by the double-D
symbol to select the Dolby B NR or Dolby
C NR mode. The display will indicate
which Dolby noise reduction system is op-
erating. The Dolby B NR mode reduces tape noise by about 10 dB. The Dolby C NR mode re-duces tape noise by another 10 dB, or
about 20 dB total. For best sound repro-
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To play a tape recorded without Dolby NR*, push the button until the Dolby NR
indicator disappears.
*: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Lab-
oratories Licensing Corporation. DOLBYº and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
3. Turn the PWR VOLº knob to adjust the volume.
4. Select your program. (See (g) Select-
ing a programº.)
5. Adjust the tone and sound balance. (See (d) Adjusting the toneº and (e) Ad-
justing the sound balanceº.)
6. If desired, other functions may be used
for your convenience. (See (h) Other tape player functionsº.)
7. To eject the cassette, push the EJECT button. As this is done, the player will turn
off. If the radio or Compact Disc player was on when the cassette tape was in-
serted, it will automatically turn on again.
8. To turn the player off, push the
PWR VOLº knob.
You can eject the cassette only once after
the system is turned off. (g) Selecting a program
1. Push the PROGº button to select a
side to play. The tape operation indicator
display shows you which side is being played.
The player will automatically reverse di- rections at the end of the tape to play the other side.
2. Have a desired program played using either of the following methods. Manual program selection Push
the FAST FORWARD button to fast
forward the tape. FFº will appear on the
display. Push the REWIND button to re- wind the tape. REWº will appear on the
display.
To stop the tape while it is fast forwarding,
push FAST FORW ARD or TAPEº; to stop
the tape while it is rewinding, push RE-
WIND or TAPEº. The tape will immedi-
ately begin to play.
Automatic program selection: Use for
quick access to a desired program.
1. Push the TRACK UP/DOWN button on
either side. 1.RRº or 1.FFº will appear on
the display. 2. Repeat the push until the number
indi-
cates how many programs ahead of/be-
hind the one currently being played youwish to listen to (include the program you are currently listening to when counting back previous programs).
The maximum number of settings is nine.
The tenth push on the button will cancel the function and the skip feature will dis-
appear on the display.
If the number you set exceeds the number
of the programs remaining on the side
currently being played, the tape will fast
forward to the beginning of the other side
(when fast forwarding) or rewind to the be-
ginning of that side (when rewinding).
This function does not work properly un- less the blank portions on the tape have 3
seconds or more between one program
and another. (h) Other tape player functions
RPTº button: Use for automatic repeat
of the program currently being listened to.Push the RPTº button while the program
is being played. As this is done, RPTº will
appear on the display. When the program is finished, the tape will automatically be
rewound to the beginning of the program
and the program will be played again. To cancel it, push the button once again.

92This function does not work properly un- less
the blank portions on the tape have 3
seconds or more between one program
and another.
SKIPº button: Use for automatic skip-
ping of blank portions between programs. Push the SKIPº button. SKIPº appears
on the display. The player will automati-
cally skip any blank portions of 15 sec-
onds or more and play the next program,
even if it is on the other side. To cancel it,
push the button once again.
SCANº button: Use for program-to-
program scanning.Push the SCANº button. With SCANº on
the display, each program will be played
for 12 seconds and scan to the next. To
continue listening to the program of yourchoice, simply push the SCANº button
once again.
The player will automatically reverse di-
rections at the end of the tape and keep scanning. R VMº button (radio monitor system):
Use for automatic station reception. Push the R
VMº button. R VMº appears on
the display. In this mode, if you push the
REWIND or FAST FORWARD button
when listening to the tape, the system will change the radio mode and automatically
receive the last station which was set. Atthe time, the received station condition
appears on the display.
The system will be cancelled out when the
power source is severed (battery discon- nected, burnt fuse etc.). (i) Listening to the Compact DiscThis Compact Disc player does not need
to use an adaptor for 8 cm (3.2 in.) Discs. Do not use an adaptor when listening to 8
cm (3.2 in.) Discs, which cause tracking
errors or interfere with Disc ejection.
1. Put the Compact Disc into the slot, with
the label side up and lightly push it in. The
Disc player will grab the Disc and slide it
into place to play it from the track 1 pro-
gram. As this is done, the DISCº light will
come on. The track number will appear on
the display.
If the Compact Disc is already in the slot,
push the CDº button. The Compact Disc player can also beturned on by pushing the PWR VOLº
knob if
the Compact Disc player was play-
ing when the system was turned off by
pushing the knob.
If the radio or cassette tape player is on
when playing the Disc, it will automatically
turn off.
If the Disc is inserted with the label side
down, the Disc will automatically be ejected.
2. Turn the PWR VOLº knob to adjust the volume.
3. Select your program. (See (j) Selec- ting a programº.)
When the end of the Disc is reached, the
player starts playing the track 1 program again.
4. Adjust the tone and sound balance. (See (d) Adjusting the toneº and (e) Ad-
justing the sound balanceº.)
5. Push the EJECT button to eject the
Disc. As this is done, the Compact Disc
player will turn off. If the radio or cassette
tape player was on when the Disc was in-
serted, it will automatically turn on again.
6. Push the PWR VOLº knob to turn the
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You can eject the Disc only once after the
system is turned off.
When ejecting a 8 cm (3.2 in.) Disc, do not
put a 12 cm (4.7 in.) Disc into the slot until
the DISCº light goes off. (j) Selecting a program
Automatic program selection:
Use for
direct access to a desired program.
Push the TRACK UP/DOWN button on ei-
ther side and hold it until the desired pro- gram track number appears on the dis-
play. As you release the button, the player
will start playing the selected program
from the beginning. Manual program selection:
Push either of the FAST FORWARD or
REVERSE buttons and hold it to fast for-
ward or reverse the Disc. Releasing thebutton starts the play from that position.
Scan program selection: Use for pro-
gram-to-program scanning. Push the SCANº button. With SCANº on
the display, each program will be played
for 10 seconds from the beginning and
scan to the next. To continue listening to
the program of your choice, simply push the SCANº button once again. (k) Other Compact Disc player func-
tions
RPTº button: Use for automatic repeat
of the program currently being listened to. Push the RPTº button while the program
is being played. As this is done, RPTº will
appear on the display. When the program
is finished, the Disc will automatically re- turn to the beginning of the program and
the program will be played again. To can-
cel it, push the button once again. RANDº button: Use for automatic ran-
dom selection of Disc programs.
If the RANDº button is pushed while lis- tening to Compact Disc, RANDº will ap-pear on the display and the player will en-
dlessly repeat the programs selected at
random. To continue listening to the pro-
gram of your choice, simply push the
RANDº button once again. (l) Anti-theft system
To deter theft of your radio unit, the sys-
tem is designed so that the radio unit be-
comes
inoperable if the unit is stolen from
the vehicle.
The system is not preset at factory. You
must input a three-digit identification
number decided by you.
NOTICE
If you pushed any wrong buttons on the anti-theft system, the follow-
ing messages will appear on thedisplay.
ErrºÐYou have pushed wrongbuttons.
1-9ºÐIndicates the number oferrors you have made. You maymake up to nine errors, but nomore!
HELPºÐThe number of errors
you can make was exceeded. Theaudio system is completely inoper-
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Setting the anti-theft system
1. Make sure the radio unit is turned off with the ignition switch in ACCº.
2. While holding the 1 and 6 buttons in,
push and hold the PWR VOLº knob in un-
til SECº appears on the display.3. Press the 1 button while holding the right side of TUNEº button in. - - -º will
appear on the display.4. Input your identification number by
pressing the 1, 2 and 3 buttons repeated-
ly. Use the 1 button for the first digit, the
2 button for the second digit and the 3 but- ton for the last digit. For example, if your
number is 210, press the 1 button three
times, the 2 button twice and the 3 button once. If the display returns to - - -º while inputting, try again.
We recommend that your identification
number be associated with something
easy to remember. In case you are unsure
of the number, write it in a notebook you
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5. With your identification number ap-
pearing on the display, press the SCANº button and hold it in until SECº appears
on the display. SECº will go off to indicate the system is set. If invalid buttons have
been used, Errº will appear on the display
before SECº appears. Try again from the
step 3.
Once the system is set, the indicator light
turns on and off with the ignition switch in
OFFº and SECº will appear each time the key is turned to the ACCº position.
To change the identification number for some reason, cancel the system (See
Cancelling the anti-theft systemº) and
set it again with a new number.The system will be activated if the electri-
cal power source is disconnected from the
radio unit. When the system is activated,
the audio system cannot be turned on even after the power supply resumes and
SECº will appear on the display. If this
happens, such as when the battery is dis-
charged, see If the anti-theft system isactivatedº.Cancelling the anti-theft system
1. Follow the steps 1 to 4 described in
Setting the anti-theft systemº.
2. With your identification number ap-
pearing on the display, press the SCANº
button and hold it in until - - -º appears
on the display. - - -º will go off to indicate
the system is cancelled. If invalid buttons
have been used, Errº will appear on the
display and SECº appears. Try again from
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The figure with Errº indicates how many
errors you have made. You may make up
to nine errors, but no more!
A tenth error will activate the anti-theft system and HELPº will ap-
pear on the display. The audio sys-tem will be completely inoperable. At this time, the indicator light alsocomes on. If this occurs, contact your Toyota dealer.
NOTICE
At the time of resale of your vehicle, can-
cel the system for the new owner.
If the anti-theft system is activated
The audio system made inoperable by the
activated anti-theft system will be oper-
able if you give it the correct identification
number.
1. Follow the steps 3 and 4 described in Setting the anti-theft systemº.
2. With your identification number ap-
pearing on the display, press the SCANºbutton and hold it in until SECº appears
on the display. SECº will go off to indicate
that the system is reset and the audio sys-
tem is operable. If invalid buttons have
been used, Errº will appear on the display
before SECº appears. Try again from the
beginning.See Cancelling the anti-theft systemº for notes on the figure with Errº.

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Automatic air conditioning controls

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