Auto Lexus GS350 2008 Repair Manual
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Loading a CD■ Loading a single CD
Press .
When the indicator changes from flashing amber to green, insert
a CD after the CD/DVD player door opens.
■ Loading multiple CDs
Press and hold until you hear a beep.
When the indicator changes from flashing amber to green, insert
a CD after the CD/DVD player door opens.
After inserting a CD, wait until the indicator changes from flash-
ing amber to green, then insert the next CD after the CD/DVD
door has opened.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have inserted all CDs.
To cancel the operation, press the or button. If you do not
insert a CD within 15 seconds, loading will be canceled automatically.
Ejecting CDs
■ Ejecting a CD
To select the CD to be ejected, touch the desired disc number
(1 - 6) on the screen or press ∧ or ∨ on .
Press and remove the CD.
■ Ejecting all CDs
Press and hold until you hear a beep, then remove the CDs.
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Loading a discs■ Loading a single disc
Push .
When the indicator changes from flashing amber to green, insert
a disc after the DVD player door opens.
■ Loading multiple discs
Press and hold until you hear a beep.
When the indicator changes from flashing amber to green, insert
a disc after the DVD player door opens.
After inserting a disc, wait until the indicator changes from flash-
ing amber to green, then insert the next disc after the DVD player
door has opened.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have inserted all discs.
To cancel the operation, press the or button. If you do not
insert a disc within 15 seconds, loading will be canceled automatically.
■DVD hint screen
This screen appears when a DVD
video, DVD audio or video CD is
first selected with the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch in ACCES-
SORY or IGNITION ON mode.
Touch once you have
read the message.
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■DVD compatibility
■CD/DVD player protection feature
To protect the internal components, playback is automatically stopped when a
problem is detected.
■If discs are left inside the CD/DVD player or in the ejected position for extended
periods
Discs may be damaged and may not play properly.
■Lens cleaners
Do not use lens cleaners. Doing so may damage the CD/DVD player.Use only discs marked as shown to the left.
The following products may not be playable
on your DVD player.
●SACDs
●dts-CDs
●Copy-protected CDs
●DVD-Rs
●DVD+Rs
●DVD-RWs
●DVD+RWs
●DVD-ROMs
●DVD-R AMs
Audio CDs
DVD video discs
DVD audio discs Video CDs
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Setting DSPThe following features can be set as desired by touching on the
screen. With CD player
With DVD player
■ Turning Automatic Sound Levelizer (ASL) ON or OFF
Touch or .
ASL automatically adjusts the volume and tone quality according to the
noise level as you drive your vehicle.
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Selecting a disc in the CD or DVD player
Press to select the CD or DVD mode.
Press and hold ∧ or ∨ on until you hear a beep.
■Canceling automatic selection of a radio station
Push the same switch.
CAUTION
■To reduce the risk of an accident
Exercise care when operating the audio switches on the steering wheel.
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Bluetooth® phone connection
There are two connection methods available—automatic and manual. Press .
Touch on the “Information” screen.
Touch on the “Telephone” screen.
Choose one of the following methods. Automatic connection
If the “ENGINE START STOP”
switch is in the ACCESSORY or
IGNITION ON mode, the system
will automatically connect to the
Bluetooth
® phone. Touching auto-
matic connection will turn it on/off.
Manual connection
If automatic connection fails or is
turned off, connection must be
made manually.
If the message “Bluetooth* con-
nection successful” is displayed,
connection is complete.
*: Bluetooth is a registered trade- mark of Bluetooth SIG. Inc.
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■Reconnecting to the Bluetooth® phone
If the system cannot connect due to poor signal strength with the “ENGINE START
STOP” switch in the ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode, the system will auto-
matically attempt to reconnect.
If the phone is turned off, the system will not attempt to reconnect. In this case, con-
nection must be made manually, or the phone must be re-selected.
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Setting the volumePress .
Touch on the “Information” screen.
Touch on the “Telephone” screen.
Touch on the “Settings” screen. Touch or to lower or raise
the volume.
Vo i c e Vo l u m e : C h a n g e t h espeaker volume
Ring Volume: Change the ring vol- ume
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■Adaptive volume control
When traveling at 50 mph (80 km/h) or over, the system automatically raises the
volume one level.
If the vehicle’s speed drops to 43 mph (70 km/h), the volume will return to its origi-
nal level.
You can turn this function on/off by touching .
■To return to the default volume settings
To u c h , t h e n .
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Changing the screen settings
Press .
Touch on the “Information” screen.
Touch on the “Telephone” screen.
Touch on the “Settings” screen.
The following settings can be changed.
“Incoming Call Display”The incoming call screen set-
tings can be changed.
“Auto Answer”
When a call is received, the sys-
tem automatically switches to
the talking screen after the set
period of time, meaning you
can speak without pressing any-
thing.
“Show Bluetooth* connection sta-
tus at startup” You can set the system to show
the status confirmation display
when connecting.
*: Bluetooth is a registered trade-mark of Bluetooth SIG. Inc.
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■“Incoming Call Display” settings
Select the desired switch.
: The hands-free screen is displayed when a call isreceived, and you can operate the system from that
screen.
: A message is displayed at the top of the screen, and you can only operate the system with the steering
switches.
■ “Auto Answer” settings
To u c h .
Set the wait time using and . (1 - 60 seconds)
■ “Show Bluetooth* connection status at startup” settings
To u c h / .
*: Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG. Inc.
■To set the screen settings to default
To u c h , t h e n .
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3-5. Using the interior lights
Interior lights list
Illuminated entry system: The various lights automatically turn on/off
according to the presence of the electronic key, whether the doors are
locked/unlocked, whether the doors are open/closed, and the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch mode.
When the instrument panel light control switch is turned to minimum, the foot
lights, inside door handle lights and shift lever light will turn off. (→P. 1 3 3 )
Outer foot light
Steering spot light
Front personal lights
(→P. 3 3 9 )
Shift lever light
Front interior lights ( →P. 3 3 8 )
Inside door handle lightsRear personal lights (→P. 3 3 9 )
Rear interior lights
Door courtesy lights
Foot light
Front scuff light
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