audio Lexus IS300 2005 Basic Functions / LEXUS 2005 IS300 (OM53489U) User Guide

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210(c) Your radio antenna
To remove an antenna, carefully turn it counterclockwise.
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the antenna, make sure it is
removed before driving your vehicle through anautomatic car wash.
(d) 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.
(e) Your automatic changer (with six CD changer only)
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Your automatic changer can be store up to 6 CDs and play
selected CDs or continuously play all the CDs set in the player.
When you set CDs into the player, make sure their labels face
up. If not, the player will display ªERR 1º and the CD number.
NOTICE
Do not stack up two CDs for insertion, or it will cause
damage to the CD changer. Insert only one CD intoslot at a time.
Never try to disassemble or oil any part of the CDplayer. Do not insert anything other than CDs into theslot.
Do not insert a CD upon another one.
The player is intended for use with 12 cm (4.7 in.) CDs only.
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Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
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Push these buttons to choose either an AM or FM station.
ªAMº, ªFM1º or ªFM2º appears on the display.
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Turn the knob clockwise to step up the frequency. Turn the
knob counterclockwise to step down the frequency.
Your radio automatically changes to stereo reception when a
stereo broadcast is received. ªSTº 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, ªSTº
disappears from the display.
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212(b) Presetting a station
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1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Push
one of the station selector buttons ( 1±6 ) and hold
it until a beep is heard. This sets the station to the button
and the button number ( 1±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.
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Preset
tuning: Push the button ( 1±6 ) for the station you want.
The button number ( 1±6 ) and station frequency appear on the
display.
Manual tuning: Turn the ªAUDIO CONTROLº knob clockwise
to step up the frequency. Turn the knob counterclockwise to
step down the frequency. (See page 211.)
Seek tuning: Push the ªSEEKº 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.
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To scan all the frequencies: Push the ªSCANº button briefly.
ªSCANº 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 ªSCANº button a
second time.
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To scan the preset stations: Push the ªSCANº button until
you hear a beep. ªSCANº 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 ªSCANº button a second time.
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214(d) RDS (Radio Data System)
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This function is operative at any time. Under the ªFMº mode,
ªRDSº appears on the display as long as the audio system
picks up RDS stations. When the audio system is in other than
ªFMº mode, or it can not pick up RDS stations, ªRDSº is off.
TYPE (Program type):
When you push the ªTYPE
º or ªTYPE  º button while
receiving an RDS station, the current program type appears on
the display.
If you push the ªTYPE º or ªTYPE  º button when ªRDSº is
off on the display, ªNO_PTYº appears.
Each time you push the ªTYPE º or ªTYPE º 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 ªTRAFº button in the ªFMº mode, ªTRAF
SEEKº appears on the display and the radio will start seeking
any traffic program station.
If no traf fic program station is found, ªNO TRAF INFOº appears
on the display for a few seconds and the display returns to the
previous mode.
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Radio text message:
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If the radio receives a radio text message during FM reception,
ªMSGº and a text message appears on the display. After the
text message goes off, ªMSGº also goes off.
After the text message goes off from the display, pushing the
ªMSGº button during message reception shows the text
message again on the display.
In case of the text message consisting of more than 14 letters,
the display shows only the first 13 letters and the next 14
letters. If you want to show the letters unshown on the display,
push the ªMSGº button continuously. Then, move back to the
first 13 letters.
Each time you push the ªMSGº button, the screen display
cycles as follows:
Frequency
RDS station name
Text message
If no message are received, ªNO MESSAGEºappears on the
display. After this, the display returns to the previous mode.
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216
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, ªPLAYº appears on the display.
If a metal or chrome equivalent cassette tape is put in the
cassette player, the player will automatically adapt to it and
ªMTLº appears on the display.
To stop or eject the cassette tape, push the ªEJECTº 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.
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If a cassette is already in the slot, push the ªTA PEº button.
DolbyB Noise Reduction* feature: If you are listening
to a tape that was recorded with
Dolby  B Noise Reduction,push the ªº 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 this button 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 B NR.
*: Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. ªDOLBYº and the
double D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
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(b) Manual program selection
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ªProgramº button:
Push the ª
º button to select the
other side of a cassette tape. The display indicates which side
is currently selected (  indicates top side,  indicates bottom
side).
ªRewindº button: Push the ª º button to rewind a tape.
ªREWº appears on the display.
To stop rewinding, push the same button or ªTAPEº button.
ªFast forwardº button: Push the ª

º button to fast forward
a cassette tape. ªFFº appears on the display.
To stop fast forwarding, push the same button or ªTAPEº
button. (c) Automatic program selection
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ªRPTº button: The repeat feature automatically replays the
current program.
Push
the ªRPTº 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 5 seconds of blank space between
programs for the repeat feature to work correctly.
ªSKIPº button: The skip feature allows you to fast forward
past long stretches of blank tape. This is especially useful at
the end of cassettes.
Push the ªSKIPº button. The player will automatically skip any
blank portions of 15 seconds or more and play the next
program. To cancel it, push the button once again.
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ªAutomatic program selectionº button: The automatic
program selection feature allows you to program your cassette
player to skip forward or backward to locate the music you want
to hear. You can skip up to nine programs at a time.
Push this button on the upper side to skip forward. ªFFº 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 this button on the lower side to skip backward. Push the
button
until ªREWº and the number you want to skip appear on
the display.
 If you set ªREW 1ª, 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 ªREW 3º 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.
ªRPTº, ªSKIPº or ªAutomatic program selectionº
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 ignition switch must be in the ªACCº or ªONº position.
Your automatic changer can store up to 6 CDs.
With six CD changer
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Setting a single CD:
1. Push the ªLOADº button briefly.
You can set a CD at the lowest empty CD number.
2. When the amber indicators of the slot start blinking, the
ªWAIT DISCº appears on the display. After the indicators
blinking amber change to the green, and the ªWAIT DISCº
changes to the ªLOAD DISCº on the display, the CD door
opens. While the CD door is open, insert only one CD. If
you need to insert the next CD, repeat the same procedure
to insert another CD.
After insertion, the set CD is automatically loaded. If the label faces down, the CD cannot be played. In this case,
ªERROR1º and CD number appear on the display.

Setting all the CDs:
1. Push the ªLOADº button until you hear a beep.
2. When the amber indicators of the slot start blinking, the
ªWAIT DISCº appears on the display. After the indicators
blinking amber change to the green, and the ªWAIT DISCº
changes to the ªLOAD DISCº on the display, the CD door
opens. While the CD door is open, insert only one CD.
After inserting the CD, the CD door closes and the ªWAIT
DISCº appears on the display again. After the ªWAIT
DISCº changes to the ªLOAD DISCº, you can insert the
next CD. Repeat this procedure until you insert all the
CDs.
To cancel the operation, push the ªLOADº or ªDISCº button.
If you do not insert the CDs within 15 seconds after pushing the
ªLOADº button and ªLOADº is displayed, the operation will be
canceled automatically.
NOTICE
Do not insert one CD stacked on top of another one or feed them in continuously, to prevent CDs from gettingstuck in the player.
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