radio LEXUS RX330 2006 Owner's Manual

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292Each time you
pushy the “” or “” 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 (Miscellaneous)
 ALERT (Emergency message)
Push the “SEEK·TRACK” or “SCAN” button with the program
type shown on the display and the radio seeks or scans the
station in the relevant program type. TRAF (Traffic) function: A station that regularly
broadcasts traffic information is automatically located.
When you push the “TRAF” button, “TRAF SEEK” appear on
the display and the radio will start seeking any traffic program
station.
If no traf
fic program station is found, “NO TRAF INFO” appears
on the display for a few seconds and the display returns to the
previous mode.

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Radio text message:
If the radio receives a radio text from RDS station, “MSG”
appears on the display. Push the “TEXT” button, and a text
message is displayed.
If the entire the message is not displayed, “
” will appear on
the display. To display the rest of the message, push and hold
the “TEXT” button until you hear a beep.
After the entire message has been displayed, the message will
disappear.
In case a text message is not accepted on the display, you can
push the “TEXT” button and hold it to display the rest of the
message. When the system can show the station name, “RDS” appears
on the display. Each time you push the “TEXT” button,
indication on
the display changes form the band to the station
name, a radio text in this order. After 6 seconds passes,
indication returns to the band.

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“
+” switches: Use these switches to adjust the volume.
To increase the volume, push the “+”. To decrease the volume,
push the “–”. The volume continues to increase or decrease
while the switch is being pressed.
(a) When the radio mode is selected
“
” or “” switch: Use these switches for seek tuning or to
select a preset station.
 To select a preset station, push this switch briefly. The
station you assigned to a switch on the audio system will be
selected.
 To seek a station, push and hold this switch until you hear
a beep. The radio will begin seeking up or down for a station,
and will stop on reception.
(b) When the “TAPE” mode is selected
“
” or “” switch: Use these switches to fast forward or
rewind the tape or for automatic program selection.
 To skip forward or reward for automatic program selection,
push this switch briefly. When automatically selecting a
program, you can skip up to 9 programs at a time. See page
276 or 296 for details.
 To fast forward or rewind the tape, push this switch until you
hear a beep. To stop fast forwarding or rewinding, push the
same side on the switch briefly. (c) When the “CD” mode is selected
“
” or “” switch: Use this switch to select a desired track.
Push this switch briefly, to select a desired track.
With a CD changer only —
“
” or “” switch: Use this switch to select a desired track
or CD.
 To select a desired track, push this switch briefly.
 To select a desired CD, push and hold this switch until the
desired number of the CD appears and you hear a beep.
Vehicles with rear seat entertainment system —
While the DVD player is in operation, the chapter or track can
be changed by pushing the “ ” or “” side of the switch.
CAUTION
Operate the switches with due care while you are
driving to avoid accidents.

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Buttons on the DVD player unit
The rear seat entertainment system can be operate with the
switches on the DVD player.
1“” (eject) switch: Use this switch to eject the disc
from the DVD player.
2“SOURCE” switch: Push this switch to turn on the rear
seat entertainment system.
To change the audio mode, turn on the system and push the
source switch until the mode you desire is displayed. If a tape
or disc is not inserted, the “TAPE”, “CD” and “DVD” modes are
skipped.
3“TUNE/TRACK” switch: Use this switch to tune or seek
(radio mode), fast forward or rewind (“TAPE” mode),
select a desired track (“CD” mode) or select a desired
chapter/track (“DVD” mode).
Radio mode: Use this switch to tune or seek.
 To tune, repeatedly push this switch briefly until your desired
station is found.
 To seek, push and hold this switch until you hear a beep.
The radio will begin seeking up or down the band for a
station, and will stop on reception.
TAPE mode: Use this switch to fast forward or rewind a tape,
or for automatic program selection.
 To skip forward or rewind using automatic program
selection, push this switch briefly. By using automatic
program selection, you can skip up to 9 programs at a time.
For details, see page 276 or 296.
 To fast forward or rewind the tape, push and hold this switch
until you hear a beep. To stop fast forwarding or rewinding,
push and hold the same side of the switch until you hear a
beep.

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mode: Use this switch to fast forward/rewind a disc
or select a desired track (“CD” mode)/chapter·track (“DVD\
”
mode).
 To select a desired track (“CD” mode) or chapter/track
(“DVD” mode), push this switch briefly.
 To fast forward or rewind a disc, push and hold this switch
until you hear a beep. To stop fast forwarding or rewinding,
push and hold the same side of the switch until you hear a
beep.
4“DISC/CH/PROG” switch: Use this switch to select a
preset station (radio mode), reverse side of a tape
(“TAPE” mode) or a desired CD (“CD” mode).
Radio mode: Push this switch to select a preset station. The
station you assigned to that particular switch on the audio
system will be selected.
“TAPE” mode: Push this switch to select the reverse side of
a cassette tape.
“CD” mode: Push this switch to select a desired CD (for a CD
changer only). Push until the desired CD number appears.
5“CURSOR (REMOTE)” switch: Use this switch to
display the DVD control switches or to locate the remote
control when you lose sight of the remote control.
6Joy stick and “ENT” switch: Use this joy stick to select
a control switch, mode switch on the screen or the menu
for a disc. Push the “ENT” switch to input the selected
switch or menu.
7“DISC” indicator light: This light indicates that the disc
is loaded.

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Using your audio system: some basics
The following instructions are for the rear passengers.
Please let the rear passengers read and follow the
instructions when the rear passengers use the rear seat
entertainment system.
This section describes some of the basic features of the rear
seat entertainment system. Some information may not pertain
to your system.
Your audio system adjusts to the optimum volume and tone
quality automatically. While the system is adjusting the audio
sound, the audio sound fades out and then fades in.
The rear seat entertainment system is designed for the rear
passengers to enjoy audio and DVD video separately from the
front audio system.
The rear seat entertainment system can be operated when the
ignition key is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.
The rear passengers can enjoy all modes (AM and FM radio,
cassette tape player, CD player with changer and DVD player)
on the rear seat entertainment system only if a cassette tape
and a CD are loaded in the front audio system.
The rear seat entertainment system can play DVD video, audio
CD, video CD, CD text, dts −CD or DVD audio only when a disc
is loaded in the DVD player. You can enjoy videos and sound when your personal audio
system is connected to the input terminal adapter. For details,
refer to the manufacturer’s instructions.
You can enjoy the rear seat entertainment system with
commercial
headphone. See “Headphone jacks” on page 371
in this Section for details.
You can also enjoy the rear seat entertainment system with a
wireless headphone. The wireless headphone can be used
within rear seat. If the signal becomes weak, the headphone
will mute. For details, refer to the manufacturer’s instructions.
With some wireless headphone generally available in the
market, it may be difficult to catch sound properly. Lexus
recommends the use of Lexus genuine wireless headphone.
You can purchase a wireless headphone at a Lexus dealer.

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1Remote control buttons (with navigation system)
2Remote control buttons (without navigation
system)
3DVD player unit
To turn on the system, push the “SOURCE” button.
The screen indicates which mode can be selected. Push the
“DVD” or “VIDEO” button when the connected DVD player or
your personal audio machine is on. The rear seat
entertainment system will be turned on.
The rear seat entertainment system can select all the modes.
When a cassette tape, a CD, a DVD video disc, an audio CD,
a video CD, a CD text, a dts−CD or a DVD audio disc is not
loaded on the front audio system or the DVD player, only the
radio mode can be selected on the rear seat entertainment
system.
To turn off the system, push the “OFF” button.
When the front audio system is turned off, the rear audio
system and the DVD player will be turned off simultaneously.

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Front audio system operation
All the modes of the front audio system can be operated on the
rear seat entertainment system.
When the same mode is selected on the front and rear audio
systems simultaneously, the system can be operated on the
front audio system.
If the radio mode is selected on the front and rear audio
systems at the same time, AM and FM modes cannot be
changed on the rear seat audio system.
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1Screen switch2Remote control button
3DVD player unit
Use the joy stick to select the mode. Push the “ENT”
button to enter the mode.
The mode display which is selected by the joy stick is
colored blue. When the “ENT” button is pushed, the mode
display changes to green. If the mode display is gray, it
cannot be selected.
The “Speaker sound” on the mode display is selected on the
front audio system.
When you select a mode, the screen indicates which is
selected.Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
 AM mode
FM mode

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322Using joy stick and the “ENT” button to select either AM or FM
mode.
“AM”, “FM1” or “FM2” appears on the screen.
If the front audio system receives
a traffic announcement (TA)
while the rear seat audio system is in the radio mode, “TRAF”
will flash on the screen and the rear seat audio system will turn
off. When the front audio receives a traf fic announcement (TA),
the rear seat audio system cannot select the AM/FM mode. (b) Selecting a station
Tune in the desired station using one of the following methods.
1Remote control button
2DVD player unit
Seek tuning: Push and hold the “
” or “” (TUNE/TRACK)
button. The radio will seek 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 one after
another.