TOYOTA TACOMA 2009 Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)
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method 2 (Quick Search)
The  user  can  do  a  music  search  in  the  categories:  Playlist, 
Artist, Album and Podcast. 
Presets 1-4 are assigned to each of these 4 categories. Cat-
egory browsing is not needed and selection is made directly 
from  the  Presets.  Presets  1-4,  Preset  6  and  TUNe  are  used 
together as follows.
a. Preset Assignment  
ButtonDisplayBrowse
Preset 1PlaylistPlaylist names
Preset 2ArtistArtist names
Preset 3AlbumAlbum names
Preset 4PodcastPodcast episodes
b. Category Selection 
 The  last  item  displayed  in  the  category  will  be  displayed 
on the radio using Presets 1-4. 
  Press  Preset  1  to  display  the  name  of  the  last  displayed 
Playlist on the radio.  
  Press  Preset  2  to  display  the  name  of  the  last  displayed  
Artist. 
  Press  Preset  3  to  display  the  name  of  the  last  displayed  
Album.
 Press Preset 4 to display the last displayed Podcast episode.
NOTE:   If this is the first search after the iPod is connected, 
the first item in the list is shown.
c. Browsing the Items in the Selected Category
  If  the  user  chooses  to  play  all  the  songs  in  the  last  dis
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played title of the chosen category (last displayed Playlist 
/ Artist / Album / Genre / Podcast / Audiobook), go to the 
next step. 
  The  TUNe
•FILe  knob  is  used  for  browsing  the  items  in 
the selected category. Turn the  TUNe•FILe knob right/left 
to  display  the  name  of  the  next/previous  item  in  the  se-
lected category.
d. Select Songs
  Preset  6  is  used  to  make  a  selection  when  the  desired 
item in the selected category is shown in the radio’s dis-
play. Press the Preset 6 button to play songs from the dis-
played item in the selected category. This item becomes 
the “Now Playing” list of the iPod. The song track will be 
displayed on the radio and the search is completed. 
  If  Preset  6  is  not  pressed  for  over  15  seconds  after  the 
item  in  the  chosen  category  is  displayed  on  the  radio, 
the  Search  operation  will  time-out  and  the  radio  returns 
to  the  playback  mode.  The  radio  continues  playing  the 
previous “Now Playing” list, with its song information dis-
played. 
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rEmOTE  CONT rOL 
(Steering Wheel Switches)
1     Power ON/Change mode: Press 
    Power 
OFF: Press and hold
2 
  Volume 
3 
  Playback mode: Track  UP/DOWN
    Search mode: Sub Category select 
    (selected by Preset 6)
1
2
3
The radio system can be operated using the remote control lo-
cated on the steering wheel. 
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SAT
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Track NumberTrack NumberLast two digitsCategory Name
Podcast Search
Shuffle All Playback
Select Button
Text Information
SCAN Track or Shuffle ON/OFF (long press)
Fast-ForwardSearch Category Selection
Album Search
Artist Search
Playlist Search
dISPLA y AN d m ESSA gES
Song Number
 • Song number is assigned to SAT Channel number.
 •  Song number can be viewed by pressing the TeXT but-
ton if it is not currently being shown in the radio’s dis-
play.
 •  When  using  the  rotary  Tune  knob  to  skip  songs,  the 
song  number  change  is  shown  in  the  radio’s  display. 
The song numbers are valid up to 100. Once the song 
number reaches 100, the next press of the  UP/DOWN 
button  rolls  the  song  number    back  to  1  although  the 
song itself is number 101.
Track Name
 • Track name is assigned to SAT Song title.
Artist Name
 • Artist name is assigned to SAT Artist name.
TeXT button is used to display the above messages.
Press the TeXT button to cycle the Track Number, Track 
Name and Artist Name in the radio’s display.
The  maximum  displayable  characters  allowed  by  the 
radio will be displayed.
The radio may display incomplete names if they include 
more  characters  than  the  display  is  capable  of  show-
ing.  
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The  following  table  illustrates  the  SAT  Radio  information  to 
the corresponding iPod information.
sAT FieldiPod Data Displayed
Channel NumberFor track number
Category NumberField not used
Category NameFor displaying search category
Channel NameAlso for track number
Song NameFor song title
Artist NameFor artist name
iPod Status messages
No iPod  ________________iPod not connected to interface 
cable.
Hello iPod   ____________Message shown in the radio’s 
display during iPod connection to 
the interface cable.  
This message is displayed when 
the radio is in satellite mode.
Check iPod  ___________Radio communication error.
No Songs  ____________iPod contains no songs.
Shuffle  ON/OFF  _______When Shuffle mode is changed to 
ON
 or  OFF.
end Audio 
____________At the end of the last chapter of 
the current Audiobook.
iPod Charge  __________When the iPod is fully discharged, 
playback may be inhibited tempo-
rarily.