TOYOTA tC 2011 Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)

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z Turning on the power




1. Push the “AV” button.

2. Turn on the power by touching
any one of the audio mode touch
screen buttons.
You can select the function that enables
automatic return to the previous screen
from the audio screen. See “(a) Screen
priority” on page 174 for details.
z Turning off the power
Push the “AV” button and touch
“AUDIO OFF” to turn off the power.
z Adjusting the volume
Push “ S” or “ T” button of “VOL” to
adjust the volume.
z
Inserting or ejecting disc
Vehicles with smart entry and start sys-
tem—
The “ENGINE START STOP” switch
must be in the ACCESSORY or
IGNITION ON mode.
Vehicles without smart entry and start
system—
The engine switch must be set at ACC or
ON position.
INSERTING A DISC
1. Push the “
OPEN” button.

2. Touch “Open”.
3. Insert a disc.
The disc is loaded automatically.
4. Touch “Close”.

If the label faces down, the disc cannot
be played. In this case, “Check Disc”
appears on the screen.

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EJECTING A DISC
1. Push the “
OPEN” button.

2. Touch “Disc ”.
The disc will be ejected. A disc can
then be inserted.
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Switching between functions




1. Push the “AV” button.

2. Touch the desired mode touch
screen button.
Touch these touch screen buttons if you
want to switch from one mode to an-
other.
Changing modes to Satellite Radio,
Bluetooth
® audio, AUX, iPod, USB or
Video is not possible unless they are
connected.
If the disc is not loaded, the “CD” or
“DVD” screen will not appear.

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The selected audio mode will display on
the screen.
The touch screen button of the currently
selected audio mode is highlighted.
Push the “AV” button and touch
“AUDIO” to display the respective audio
mode operation screen.
You can turn off the CD/DVD player by
ejecting the disc. If the audio/video
system was previously off, then the en-
tire audio/video system will be turned off
when you eject the disc. If another
function was previously playing, it will
come on again.
OPERATION SCREEN
►
AM radio mode

► FM radio mode

► Satellite radio mode

► CD mode

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► DVD mode

► Bluetooth® audio mode

► AUX mode

► iPod mode


► USB mode

► Video mode

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The touch screen buttons for radio,
CD/DVD player, USB player, Bluetooth®
audio, AUX, iPod and Video operation
are displayed on the function button dis-
play screen when the audio operation
mode is selected.
Touch them lightly and directly on the
screen.
The selected touch screen button is
highlighted.

INFORMATION
z If the system does not respond to
a touch of a touch screen button,
move your finger away from the
screen and then touch it again.
z You cannot operate dimmed
touch screen buttons.
z Wipe off fingerprints on the sur-
face of the display using a glass
cleaning cloth.

z Sound menu screen display
The sound quality inside the cabin will be
altered greatly by such factors as the
type of media or music used, and the
vehicle body type. This system allows
you to set the most appropriate sound
quality to suit these factors.
1. Push the “AV” button.

2. Touch “SOUND”.

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3. Touch the desired touch screen
button.
Settings such as the following can be
made from the “Sound” screen.
The tone of each mode (for such as AM,
FM and CD player) can be adjusted.
“P.EQ”: Allows the previously set
equalizer curve to be adjusted and the
preferred equalizer curve to be created.
(See page 185.)
“SSP”: The optimum acoustic environ-
ment can be created by setting vehicle
information. (See page 187.)
“Auto Vol”: Detects the vehicle speed
and adjusts the volume accordingly.
(See page 188.)
“Focus”: Allows the time taken for the
sound to reach the listener’s ear from
each speaker to be adjusted. (See page
188.)
“FAD BAL”: Allows the front, rear, left,
and right volume balance to be adjusted.
(See page 189.)
“Sub Woofer”: Allows the subwoofer
output level and phase control to be set.
(See page 189.)
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P.EQ (Parametric Equalizer) ad-
justments
The parametric equalizer can be ad-
justed to the preferred sound quality
based on a variety of music genres and
sources.
ADJUSTING THE SOUND QUALITY
The currently set equalizer curve can be
selected and set to the preferred sound
quality.
1. Touch “P.EQ” to display the “Pa-
rametric EQ” screen.

2. Touch the touch screen button to
select the desired sound quality mode,
from the list written below.
Touch
when settings are complete.
EQ 1: POP
EQ 2: ROCK
EQ 3: JAZZ
EQ 4: CLASSICAL
EQ 5: VOCAL
Flat: No EQ offset

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ADJUSTING AND STORING THE EQ
CURVE
Allows the equalizer curve to be adjusted
to a sound quality other than the cur-
rently set equalizer curve and then
stored in the memory.

1. Touch the band from “A” to “E” to
adjust it.

2. Touch or to adjust the
frequency of the band.
3. Touch
or to adjust the
level of the band.
4. Touch the Q curve switch to ad-
just the Q curve (bandwidth).
The Q curve can be adjusted to three
phases.
: Widens the Q curve (bandwidth)
: Narrows the Q curve (bandwidth)
5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 for each band
from “A” to “E”.
6. Touch the switch to be stored in
the memory from “EQ 1” to “EQ 5”
until a beep sounds.
By touching
“Flat” until a beep sounds,
it is possible to return the stored equal-
izer curve to the originally setting.
Touch
when settings are complete.

Band
Median frequency Q curve (yellow) Q curve
switch

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z SSP (SCION Sound Processing)
settings
SSP is a modified DSP (Digital Signal
Processing) system that provides a cus-
tomized sound for your vehicle. You
can select from the modes below.
“Natural”: A subdued sound that does
not interfere with conversations.
“Hear”: A powerful, energetic, “live”
sound.
“Feel”: Player’s sound −> reproduces
the sound on the stage that musicians
hear.
For more details, please visit the SCION
Web site at http://www.scion.com/.
1. Touch “SSP” to display the
“SCION Sound Processing” screen.

2. Touch “Vehicle”.

3. Touch vehicle type.
Touch “Off” to cancel the SSP settings
and return to the “Sound” screen.


4. Touch sound type.
Touch
when settings are complete.
When SSP has been determined, the
system is automatically set to the opti-
mum EQ value.

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z Auto volume adjustment
(Auto Volume)
The volume can be set to increase
automatically to match road noise, which
varies based on the driving speed.
1. Touch “Auto Vol” to display the
“Auto Volume” screen.

2. Touch “Auto Vol 1” to “Auto Vol
5”.
Touch “Off” to clear the settings.
Touch
when settings are complete.
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Sound travel time adjustment
(Focus)
It is possible to offset the variations in
sound travel time that occur due to dif-
ferences in distance, by adjusting the
time allowed for sound to reach the lis-
tener’s ears.
1. Touch “Focus” to display the
“Focus” screen.

2. Touch the preferred point.
Touch
, , , or to make
fine adjustments.
Touch “Reset” to clear the setting.

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z Volume balance adjustments
(FAD BAL)
By individually adjusting the volume bal-
ance for the front, rear, left, and right
speakers, it is possible to enhance the
sound from distant speakers.
1. Touch “FAD BAL” to display the
“FAD·BAL” screen.

2. Touch the preferred balance
point.
Touch
, , , or to make
fine adjustments.
Touch “Reset” to clear the setting.
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Subwoofer settings
The preferred output level for the audio
when a subwoofer is connected can be
set.
1. Touch “Sub Woofer” to display
the “Subwoofer” screen.

Touch “On” of “Subwoofer” and ad-
just the “Phase Control” and “Level”.
“Normal”: Sound will be output from the
subwoofer and the speakers simultane-
ously.
“Reverse”: Sound will be output from
the subwoofer at a different time to the
speakers.
: Decreases level.
: Increases level.