display LEXUS SC300 1999 User Guide

INTERIOR EQUIPMENT
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CLOCK
The digital clock indicates the time with the ignition key
at the ºONº position. To reset the hour, press the ºHº
button. To reset the minutes, press the ºMº button. To
adjust the time to the nearest hour, press the º:00º button.
For example, if the º:00º button is pressed when the time is
between 9:30 ± 9:59 or between 10:01 ± 10:29, the time will
change to 10:00.
With the tail lights on, the background brightness of the time
indication will be reduced.
If the electrical power source has been disconnected from the
clock, the time display will automatically be set to 1:00 (one
o'clock).CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND ASHTRAY
Front cigarette lighter and ashtray

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180The automatic air conditioning automatically maintains the
set temperature.
This air conditioning features automatic fan speed and air
flow
control which automatically selects the most suitable fan
speed and air flow to control the temperature. The ignition
key must be in the ºONº position.
You may use manual control to override the automatic
settings.
You can adjust the brightness of the display. See ºInstrument
panel light controlº on page 64 for details.

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(a) Climate control
SETTING OPERATION ± automatic control
1. Push the ºAUTOº knob.
Air flow quantity, switching of the diffusers, on±off of the air
conditioning, and switching of the air intake between
RECIRCULATED AIR and OUTSIDE AIR are
automatically adjusted. The operation status is shown by
each indicator.
When one of the manual control buttons is depressed while
operating in automatic mode, the operation corresponding to
the button depressed is set. Other conditions continue to be
adjusted automatically. 2. Turn the ºTEMPº knob until the desired temperature
is displayed.
The ºTEMPº knob is used to set the desired passenger
compartment temperature. The temperature of air delivered
to the passenger compartment will be controlled
automatically according to the setting. The figures on the
panel indicate degrees Fahrenheit.
SETTING OPERATION ± manual control
If manual air flow selection is desired ±
The outlets from which air is delivered can be selected
manually by pushing either side of the air flow control
(MODE) button. The mode appears on the display.
The function of each mode is as follows:
PANEL mode ± Directs air flow at face level.
BI±LEVEL mode ± Directs air flow at face level and
at floor level for both front and rear. Except in ventilation, the
air to the floor is slightly warmer than air to the face.
FLOOR mode ± Directs air flow mostly at floor level
for both front and rear.
FLOOR/WINDSHIELD mode ± Directs air flow to
the windshield and front side windows as well as floor level
for both front and rear.
FRONT WINDSHIELD mode ± Directs air flow
mostly to the windshield and front side windows.
When this mode is selected while operating in automatic
mode, the air conditioning is set to operate and the OUTSIDE

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182AIR mode is set.
If you push the ºFRONT WINDSHIELDº button once again
while in the FRONT WINDSHIELD mode, the mode then
returns to the last mode used.
CAUTION
Do not use the FRONT WINDSHIELD mode during cooled
air operation in extremely humid weather. The difference
between the temperature of the outside air and that of the
windshield could cause the outer surface of the windshield to
fog up blocking your vision.
If quick heating or cooling is desired ±
Obtain maximum power by turning the ºTEMPº knob fully.
At this time, ºMAX. HOTº or ºMAX. COLDº will appear on
the display.
If manual fan speed control is desired ±
The fan speed can be set to your desired speed by pushing
either
side of the fan speed control
(FAN) button. The
higher the fan speed is, the more air is delivered. Pushing in
the
(OFF) button turns off the fan.
To remove exterior windshield frost, use the high speed
setting. Stopping the fan ±
Push in the
(OFF) button.
The fan stops in automatic mode or manual mode.
If manual switching of air intake is desired ±
(AIR INTAKE) button is used to switch the air
intake between the OUTSIDE AIR mode and
RECIRCULATED AIR mode.
With the button in the OUTSIDE AIR mode, the OUTSIDE
AIR mode indicator light will come on and the system will
take fresh outside air into the vehicle.
If quick circulation of cooled air is desired, press in the air
intake control button for RECIRCULATED AIR. The
RECIRCULATED AIR mode indicator light will come on.
For normal use, it is best to keep the air intake control button

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To prevent the battery from being discharged, do not leave
the car audio on longer than necessary when the engine
is not running.
To ensure the correct audio system operation:


Be careful not to spill beverages over the audio system.

Do no put anything other than a cassette tape or CD
magazine into the cassette tape slot or CD changer.

The use of cellular phone inside or near the vehicle
may cause a noise from the speakers of the audio
system which you are listening to. However, this does
not indicate a malfunction.
You can listen to the car audio when the ignition key is at
ºONº or ºACCº. However, if the engine is not running,
the key must be in the ºACCº position.
You can adjust the brightness of the display. See ºInstrument
panel light control on page 64 for details.
Audio operation is described in detail on the following pages:

Radio operation ± See page 187.

Cassette tape player operation ± See page 192.

Compact disc player operation ± See page 196.
Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
1. Push the
(AM) or (FM1/2) button to turn the
radio on and select either an AM or FM broadcast.
ºAMº, ºFM1º or ºFM2º will appear on the display.
The radio can also be turned on by pushing the ºPWR.VOLº
knob if the radio was being used when the system was turned
off.
2. Turn the ºPWR.VOLº knob to adjust the volume.
3. Tune in the desired station. (See º(b) Selecting a stationº.)
The radio will change automatically to stereo reception when
an FM stereo broadcast is being received. At the same time
ºSTº will appear on the display. When the receiving signal
gets weak, the channel separation will automatically be
reduced for lowest noise. If the signal becomes extremely
weak, the radio will switch over to monaural reception.
4. Adjust the tone and sound balance. (See º(d) Adjusting the
toneº and º(e) Adjusting the sound balanceº.)
5. To turn the radio off, push the ºPWR.VOLº knob.

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188(b) Selecting a station
Tune in the desired station using one of the following
methods. The frequency will appear on the display.
Preset tuning:
Use for tuning±in to a desired preset station.
Push the station selector button to which the desired station
has been preset. The radio will tune in to the station and the
button number will appear on the display. (See º(c) Presetting
a stationº.)
Seek tuning: Use for automatic station search and stop.
Push the
(SEEK) button and hold it until a beep is heard.
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, stations will be searched out one after
another.
Scan tuning: Use for scanning preset station channels or
station±to±station scanning.
Push the
(SCAN) button for longer than 1 seconds. With
ºP. SCANº blinking on the display, the radio will
automatically seek out a preset station of a higher channel
number in the AM/FM mode. If there is a preset station on the
channel, then the tuning is held for 5 seconds. If there is no
station on the channel, then the tuning is only held for 1
second. If the
(SCAN) button is pushed while listening
to a preset station channel, then the scan proceeds to the next
highest channel, proceeding in turn through the 6 channels of
FM1 and then the 6 channels of FM2, then repeating the
process. To continue listening to the channel of your choice, simply push the
(SCAN) button once again.

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Push the
(SCAN) button for less than 1 seconds. With
ºSCANº on the display, the radio will automatically seek out
a station of higher frequency, hold it for 5 seconds and scan
to the next. To continue listening to the broadcast of your
choice, simply push the
(SCAN) button once again.
Manual tuning: Push the
(TUNE) button briefly. Each
time you push the button, the radio will step up or down to
another frequency.
(c) Presetting a station.
1. Tune in the desired station. (See º(b) Selecting a stationº.)
2. Push one of the station selector buttons and hold it until a
beep is heard. This sets the station to the button and the button
number will appear 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 will be cancelled when the power source is
cut off (battery disconnected, blown fuse, etc.).
(d) Adjusting the tone
To adjust the low±pitched tone, push the ºBASSº knob (if
depressed) and turn it.
To adjust the middle±pitched tone, push the ºMIDº knob (if
depressed) and turn it.
To adjust the high±pitched tone, push the ºTREBº knob (if
depressed) and turn it. (e) Adjusting the sound balance
To balance the sound between the right and left speakers, push
the ºBALº knob (if depressed) and turn it.
To balance the sound between the front and rear speakers,
push the ºFADEº knob (if depressed) and turn it.
(f) Automatic sound levelizer
(Except Nakamichi model)
When the audio sound becomes difficult to be heard due to
road noise, wind noise, etc., during driving, push the
(ASL) button. ºASLº appears on the display. The system
adjusts to the optimum volume and tone quality according to
the noise level.

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Cassette tape player operation
(a) Playing a cassette tape
1. Put the cassette into the slot, with the tape side to the right
and lightly push it in. The tape player will grasp the cassette
and slide it into place to play. If the radio is on when the
cassette is inserted, the radio will automatically turn off.
If the cassette is already in the slot, push the
(TAPE)
button.
At this time, ºTAPEº will appear on the display.
The tape player can also be turned on by pushing the
ºPWR.VOLº knob if the tape player was being used when the
system was turned off.
When a metal or chrome equivalent tape is inserted, the player
will automatically adapt to it and ºMETALº will appear on
the display.
2. If using a tape recorded with Dolby
 NR*, push the right
side of the ( B C) button to select the Dolby B
NR or Dolby C NR mode. The display will indicate which
Dolby noise reduction system is operating.
The Dolby B NR mode reduces tape noise by about 10 dB.
The Dolby C NR mode reduces tape noise by another 10 dB
or about 20 dB total. For best sound reproduction, select the
same NR mode that was used to record the tape. To play a tape
recorded without Dolby NR*, push the button until the Dolby
NR indicator disappears.

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*Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation. ºDOLBYº and the double±D
symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
3. Turn the ºPWR.VOLº knob to adjust the volume.
4. Select your program. (See º(b) Selecting a programº.)
5. Adjust the tone and sound balance. (See º(d) Adjusting the
toneº and º(e) Adjusting the sound balanceº of radio
operation.)
6. If desired, other functions may be used for your
convenience. (See º(c) Other tape player functionsº.)
7. To turn the player off, push the ºPWR.VOLº knob.
8. To eject the cassette, push the
(EJECT) button. As this
is done, the player will turn off. If the radio was on when the
cassette tape was inserted, it will automatically turn on again.
The ignition key can be at any position to eject the cassette.
(b) Selecting a program
1. Push the left side of
(PROG) button to select a
side to play. The tape operation indicator display shows you
which side is being played.
The player will automatically reverse directions at the end of
the tape to play the other side.
2. Play the program you want using either of the following
methods. Manual program selection
Push the
(REW, FF) button on the right side to fast
forward the tape or on the left side to rewind the tape. At this
time, ºFFºor ºREWº will appear on the display. To stop
either fast forwarding or rewinding, push the button on the
same side again or push the
(TAPE) button. The tape
will then resume playing.
ºAutomatic program selectionº 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 nine programs at a time.
Push
(TRACK) button on the upper side to skip forward.
ºFFº 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
(TRACK) button on the lower side to skip backward.
Push the button until ºREWº and the number you want to skip
appear on the display.

If you set ºREW 1º, 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

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eached, the player
automatically resumes normal play.
There must be at least 5 seconds of blank space between
programs for this feature to work correctly.
(c) Other tape player functions
ºRPTº button: Use for automatic repeat of the program
currently being listened to.
Push the
(RPT) button on the left side while the
program is being played. ºRPTº will appear on the display.
When the program is finished, the tape will automatically
rewind to the beginning of the program and the program will
be played again. To cancel it, push the button once again.
This function does not work properly unless there are blank
portions on the tape of 3 seconds or more between one
program and another.
ºSKIPº button: Use for automatic skipping of blank
portions between programs.
Push the
(SKIP) button on the right side. ºSKIPº
appears on the display. The player will automatically skip any
blank portions of 15 seconds or more and play the next
program, even if it is on the other side. To cancel it, push the
button once again.
ºSCANº BUTTON: Push the
(SCAN) button.
ºSCANº appears on the display. The player will fast forward
to the next program, play it for 12 seconds, and then scan
again. To select a program, push the button once again.