CD player Lexus GS300 2006 Audio

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279 (a) Turning the system on, volume control and mode
selection
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POWER−VOL: Push this knob to turn the audio system on and
off. Turn this knob to adjust the volume. The system turns on
in the last mode used.
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Push the “AM (AM·SAT)”, “FM”, “TAPE” or “DISC” button
to turn on that mode. The selected mode turns on directly.
Push these buttons if you want to switch from one mode to
another.
If the tape or disc is not set, the tape mode or disc mode does
not turn on.
You can turn off the cassette player by ejecting the cassette
tape. If the audio system was previously off, then the entire
audio system will be turned off when you eject the cassette
tape. If another function was previously playing, it will come on
again.

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Radio mode
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Tape mode
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Disc mode
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Disc mode (for a Mark Levinson audio system)
The switches for radio, cassette tape and CD player or
DVD player (if a Mark Levinson audio system is installed)
operation are displayed on the liquid crystal display.
Touch them lightly and directly on the screen.

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283 If a Mark Levinson brand audio system is installed:
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Automatic sound levelizer (ASL):
When the audio sound becomes difficult to be heard due to
road noise, wind noise, etc. during driving, touch the “ASL”
switch. The system adjusts to the optimum volume and tone
quality according to the noise level.
When the system is on, the sound adjustment level is
displayed on the screen.
SURROUND:
If you touch “SURROUND”, surround sound will be enabled.(d) Your radio antenna
The wire antenna is mounted inside the rear window.
NOTICE
When cleaning the inside of the rear window, be
careful not to scratch or damage the wire antenna.
Putting a window tint (especially, conductive or
metallic type) on the rear window may affect the
reception of radio or mobile telephone. For the
installation of the window tint, consult with your
Lexus dealer.
(e) Your cassette player
When you insert a cassette, the exposed tape should be to the
right.
NOTICE
Do not oil any part of the cassette player, and do not
insert anything except a cassette tape into the slot.

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284(f) Your automatic changer
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This vehicle is equipped with an automatic changer which can
store up to 6 discs, and play selected discs or continuously play
all the discs set in the player.
When you insert discs into the player, make sure their labels
face upward. If the disc is inserted incorrectly, the player will
display “CD CHECK” or “DISC CHECK”.
NOTICE
Never try to disassemble or oil any part of the CD
player or DVD player. Do not insert anything except
a disc into the slot.
Do not insert a disc upon another one, or it will
damage to the automatic changer. Insert only one
disc into the slot at a time.
Your CD player or DVD player is intended for use with 12 cm
(4.7 in.) discs only.
Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
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Push “AM (AM·SAT)” or “FM” button to choose either an
AM or FM band.
The “AM”, “FM1” or “FM2” screen appears on the display.
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 satellite radio broadcast)” on page 289

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NOTICE
This XM tuner supports “Audio Services” (Music and
Talk) of only XM satellite radio and “Text Information”,
linked to the respective “Audio Services”.
*Text Information includes, Station Name, (Artist)
Name, (Song) Title and Category Name.
Cassette tape player operation
(a) Playing a cassette tape
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When you insert a cassette tape, the exposed tape should
face to the right.
The player will automatically start when you insert a cassette
tape. At this time, the “TAPE” screen appears on the display.
If a metal or chrome equivalent cassette tape is put in the
cassette player, the player will automatically recognize it and
“MTL” appears on the display.
To stop or eject the cassette tape, push the “
” (eject)
button.

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298If a tape rewinds completely, the cassette player will stop and
then play the same side. If a tape fast forwards completely, the
cassette player will play the other side of the tape using the
auto−reverse feature.
Auto−reverse feature: After the cassette player reaches the
end of a tape, it automatically reverses and begins to play the
other side, regardless of whether the cassette was playing or
fast forwarding.(c) Automatic program selection
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“RPT” switch: The repeat feature automatically replays the
current program.
Touch the “RPT” switch while the program is playing. When the
program ends, it will automatically be rewound and replayed.
Touch the switch again to turn off the repeat feature.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank space between
programs for the repeat feature to work correctly.
“SKIP” switch: The skip feature allows you to fast forward
past long stretches of blank tape. This is especially useful at
the end of cassettes.
Touch the “SKIP” switch. The player will automatically skip any
blank portions of 15 seconds or more and play the next
program. To cancel it, touch the switch once again.

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“Automatic program selection” button: The automatic
program selection feature allows you to program your cassette
player to skip forward or backward to locate the song you want
to hear. You can skip up to 9 programs at a time.
Push the “SEEK TRACK
”button to skip forward. “FF” and
the number will appear on the display. Push the button until the
number you want to skip appears on the display. After that, the
player will automatically skip forward.When the end of the tape is reached, the player automatically
reverses sides and resumes normal play.
Push the “SEEK TRACK
” button on the lower side to skip
backward. Push the button until “REW” and the number you
want to skip appear on the display.
If you set “REW 1”, the player will rewind to the beginning
of the current program.
When counting the number of programs you want to rewind,
remember to count the current program as well. For
example, if you want to rewind to a song that is two before
the song you are listening to, push this button until “REW
3” appears on the display.
When the beginning of the tape is reached, the player
automatically resumes normal play.
There must be at least 5 seconds of blank space between
programs for this feature to work correctly.
“RPT”, “SKIP” or “Automatic program selection”
features: These features may not work well with some spoken
word, live or classical recordings.

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CD player operation
(a) Inserting or ejecting CDs
The engine switch must be in “ACC” or “IG−ON” mode.
Your automatic changer can store up to 6 discs.
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Setting a single CD:
1. Push the “LOAD” button briefly.
The green indicators at both ends of the slot start blinking and
“WAIT” appears on the display. After the blinking indicators
stay on and the “WAIT” changes to the “LOAD”, the CD door
opens.2. Insert only one disc while the CD door is open.
You can set a disc at the lowest empty disc number.
After insertion, the set disc is automatically loaded.
If the label faces downward, the disc cannot be played. In this
case, “CD CHECK” appears on the display.
If you need to insert the next disc, repeat the same procedure
to insert another disc.
Setting all the discs:
1. Push the “LOAD” button until you hear a beep.
The green indicators at both ends of the slot start blinking and
“WAIT” appears on the display. After the blinking indicators
stay on and the “WAIT” changes to the “LOAD”, the CD door
opens.
2. Insert only one disc while the CD door is open.
The CD door closes and “WAIT” appears again.
3. Insert the next disc after the “WAIT” changes to the
“LOAD” and the CD door opens.
4. Repeat this procedure until you insert all the discs.
To cancel the operation, push the “LOAD” or “DISC” button.
If you do not insert the discs within 15 seconds after pushing
the “LOAD” button and “LOAD” is displayed, the operation will
be canceled automatically.

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NOTICE
Do not insert one disc stacked on top of another one or
feed them in continuously, to prevent discs from getting
stuck in the player.
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Ejecting a single CD:
1. Push the “CH DISC
” or “ ” button to highlight the
disc number you want to eject.
2. Push the “
” (eject) button for the CD briefly.
At this time, the green indicators of the slot start blinking.
Ejecting all the discs:
Push the “
” (eject) button for the CD until you hear a
beep.

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The numbers of the trays where the CD is not set are dimmed.(b) Playing a CD
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Push the “DISC” button if CDs are already loaded in the
player.
The “CD CHANGER” screen appears on the display.
The discs set in the player are played continuously, starting
with the last disc you inserted. The disc number of the disc
currently being played, the track number and the time from the
beginning of the program are shown on the display.
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 trays.