display Lexus GX470 2004 Engine / LEXUS 2004 GX470 FROM NOV. 2003 THROUGH DEC. 2003 PROD. (OM60A74U) Owner's Guide

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247 (a) Turning the system on and off
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.
Push the AMº, FMº, TAPEº or DISCº 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 cassette player or compact disc
player does not turn on.
You can turn off each player by ejecting the cassette tape or
compact disc. If the audio system was previously off, then the
entire audio system will be turned off when you eject the
cassette tape or compact disc. If the another function was
previously playing, it will come on again.
Vehicles with rear seat entertainment system Ð
The DISCº button may also be used to operate a DVD player.
Pressing the DISCº button changes between the CD player
and DVD player. When the DVD player is in operation, AUXº
appears on the display.

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In the TAPEº or CDº mode, the applicable functions are
shown in the lowest part of the display. Push the switch
just below to turn on each function.
(b) Tone and balance
How good an audio program sounds to you is largely
determined by the mix of the treble, mid-range, and bass
levels. In fact, different kinds of music and vocal programs
usually sound better with different mixes of treble, mid-range
and bass.
A good balance of the left and right stereo channels and of the
front and rear sound levels is also important.
Keep in mind that if you are listening to a stereo recording or
broadcast, changing the right/left balance will increase the
volume of one group of sounds while decreasing the volume
of another.Each time you push the AUDIO´TUNEº knob, the display
changes as in the following. To adjust the tone and
balance or turn on or off the automatic sound levelizer,
turn the knob.
BAS: Adjusts low-pitched tones.
MID: Adjusts mid-pitched tones.
TRE: Adjusts high-pitched tones.
FAD: Adjusts the sound balance between the front and rear
speakers.
BAL: Adjusts the sound balance between the right and left
speakers.
ASL: Turns on or off the automatic sound levelizer.
Automatic sound levelizer: When the audio sound becomes
difficult to be heard due to road noise, wind noise, etc. during
driving, the system adjusts to the optimum volume and tone
quality according to the noise level. While the automatic sound
levelizer is on, ASLº appears on the display.

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250(e) Your compact disc player with changer
Your compact disc player with changer can store up to 6 discs
and play selected discs or continuously play all the discs set in
the player.
When you set discs into the player, make sure their labels face
up. If not, the player will display ERROR 1º and the disc
number.
NOTICE
Do not stack up two discs for insertion, or it will cause
damage to the compact disc auto changer. Insert
only one compact disc into slot at a time.
Never try to disassemble or oil any part of the
compact disc player. Do not insert anything other
than compact discs into the slot.
The 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 these buttons to choose either an AM or FM station.
AMº, FM1º, FM2º or FM TYPEº appears on the display.Turn this knob to the right to step up the frequency or to
the left to step down.
Your radio automatically changes to stereo reception when a
stereo broadcast is received. STº appears on the display. If
the signal becomes weak, the radio reduces the amount of
channel separation to prevent the weak signal from creating
noise. If the signal becomes extremely weak, the radio
switches from stereo to mono reception. In this case, STº
disappears from the display.

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252(b) Presetting a station
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Push one of the station selector buttons (1 Ð 6) and
hold it until a beep is heard. This sets the station to the
button and the button number (1 Ð 6) appears on the
display.
Each button can store one AM station and two FM stations. To
change the preset station to a different one, follow the same
procedure.
The preset station memory is cancelled when the power
source is interrupted by battery disconnection or a blown fuse.(c) Selecting a station
Tune in the desired station using one of the following methods.
Seek tuning: Push the SEEKº button. The radio will begin
seeking up or down for a station of the nearest frequency and
will stop on reception. Each time you push the button, the
stations will be searched automatically one after another.
Preset tuning: Push the button (1 Ð 6) for the station you
want. The button number (1 Ð 6) and station frequency
appear on the display.
Manual tuning: Turn the AUDIO´TUNEº knob. The radio will
step up or down to another frequency.

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To scan all the frequencies: Push the SCANº button briefly.
SCANº appears on the display. The radio will find the next
station up the band, stay there for a few seconds, and then
scan again. To select a station, push the SCANº button a
second time.
To scan the preset stations: Push the SCANº button until
you hear a beep. SCANº appears on the display. The radio
will tune in the next preset station up the band, stay there for
a few seconds, and then move to the next preset station. To
select a station, push the SCANº button a second time.(d) RDS (Radio Data System)
When you push the RDSº button briefly during FM reception,
the RDS turns on. RDSº and RDS SEARCHº appear on the
display and the radio starts to search RDS stations.
If no RDS stations can be found, NO RDS STº appears and
the display returns to the previous mode.
If RDS stations are found, FOUNDº and the number of the
RDS stations appear on the display in the FM TYPE mode and
the RDS stations are preset by program type.
To turn off the RDS, push the RDSº button until you hear a
beep.

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254TYPE (Program type):
When you push the TYPEº button while receiving an RDS
station, the current program type appears on the display.
Each time you push the TYPEº button, the program type
changes as in the following:
ROCK
EASY LIS (Easy listening)
CLS/JAZZ (Classical music and jazz)
R&B (Rhythm and Blues)
INFORM (Information)
RELIGION
MISC
ALERT (Emergency message)TRAF (Traffic) function: A station that regularly
broadcasts traffic information is automatically located.
When you push the TRAFº button, RDSº and TRAF SEEKº
appear on the display and the radio will start seeking any traffic
program station.
If no traffic program station is found, NO TRAF INFOº appears
on the display for a few seconds and the display returns to the
previous mode.

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255 Radio text message:
If the radio receives a radio text message during FM reception,
MSGº and a text message appears on the display. After the
text message goes off, MSGº also goes off.
After the text message goes off from the display, pushing the
TEXTº button during message reception shows the text
message again on the display.
The RDS audio system can store three messages consisting
of 64 characters in memory. To store a message in memory,
push the TEXTº button until you hear a beep.
If three messages are already stored in memory, the oldest
message will be overwritten by the new message.To recall a radio text message, push the TEXTº button. Each
time you push the button, the available message will be
displayed beginning with the newest one.
If there is no radio text message in memory and when no
message is received, NO MESSAGEº appears on the display.
After this, the display returns to the previous mode.

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Cassette tape player operation
(a) Playing a cassette tape
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, TAPEº appears on the display.
To stop or eject the cassette tape, push the EJECTº button.
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.
If a cassette is already in the slot, push the TAPEº button.
Dolby Noise Reduction* feature: If you are listening to a
tape that was recorded with Dolby Noise Reduction, push the
button. The display will indicate that the Dolby noise
reduction system is on.
The Dolby NR mode reduces tape noise by about 10 dB. For
best sound reproduction, play your tapes with the Dolby NR on
or off according to the mode used for recording the tape.
To play a tape recorded without Dolby NR, push the button
again to turn off the Dolby NR.
* Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation. DOLBYº and the double-D
symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.

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257 (b) Manual program selection
Programº button: Push the 
º button to select the
other side of a cassette tape. The display indicates which side
is currently selected (º indicates top side, º indicates
bottom side).
Rewindº button: Push the º button to rewind a tape.
REWº appears on the display.
To stop rewinding, push the same button or TAPEº button.
Fast forwardº button: Push the 

º button to fast forward
a cassette tape. FFº appears on the display.
To stop fast forwarding, push the same button or TAPEº
button.(c) Automatic program selectionRPTº button: The repeat feature automatically replays the
current program.
Push the RPTº button while the program is playing. When the
program ends, it will automatically be rewound and replayed.
Push the button 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.