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1. AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM OPERATION
2. SOME BASICS
This section describes some of the ba-
sic features of the audio/video system.
Some information may not pertain to
your system.
Your audio/video system works when
the power 
ACCESSORY or ON 
mode.
CAUTION
●For vehicles sold in U.S.A. and Canada:
Part 15 of the FCC Rules
FCC Warning: Changes or modifications
in construction not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment. Radio frequency expo-
sure. This device is approved for Mobile
Application only and, to comply with
applicable FCC radio frequency expo-
sure regulations, must be used with a
distance of at least 7.9 in. (20 cm)
between the antenna and the body of
any person at all time during use.
● Laser products
• Do not take this unit apart or attempt to
make any changes yourself. This is an
intricate unit that uses a laser pickup to
retrieve information from the surface of
compact discs. The laser is carefully
shielded so that its rays remain inside
the cabinet. Therefore, never try to dis-
assemble the player or alter any of its
parts since you may be exposed to
laser rays and dangerous voltages.
• This product utilizes a laser. Use of controls or adjustments or perfor-
mance of procedures other than those
specified herein may result in hazard-
ous radiation exposure.
NOTICE
● To prevent the 12-volt battery from being
discharged, do not leave the audio/video
system on longer than necessary when
the hybrid system is off 
VOICE COMMAND SYSTEM
Press this switch to operate the voice
command system.
 For the operation of the voice command
system and its list of commands, see
pages 242 and 250.
AUDIO SPLIT SCREEN 
DISPLAY
The audio split screen can be dis-
played while the map screen is dis-
played. For details, see page 39. 
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AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEM
“RADIO”, “MEDIA” button: Press to dis-
play screen but tons for the audio system.
“PWR VOL”  knob: Press to turn the audio
system on and off. Turn this knob to adjust
the volume. The system turns on in the last
mode used.
1Every time the  “RADIO” or “MEDIA”
button is pressed, the audio control
mode changes.
“RADIO”  button: To display the  “AM”,
“FM”,  “SAT” and  “Apps” tabs on the
screen. (Radio mode) “MEDIA” button: To display the 
“DISC”,
“BT Audio” , “AUX” , “USB”  and “iPod”
tabs on the screen. (Media mode)
1Press the  “RADIO” or “MEDIA”  but-
ton.
2Touch .
TURNING THE SYSTEM ON 
AND OFF
 A function that enables automatic return
to the previous screen from the audio
screen can be selected. See page 42
for details.
SWITCHING BETWEEN 
FUNCTIONS
 Up to 4 tabs can be displayed on the
screen. Touch 
 or , located
either side of the screen tabs, to display
tabs from the previous or next page.
 The desired audio mode can be found
by touching   or   and then
selecting that audio mode tab.
INFORMATION
●If a disc is not inserted, the DVD player
cannot be turned on.
● The DVD player can be turned off by
ejecting a disc.
● When radio or media mode is selected,
the respective screen buttons are dis-
played on the screen.
● Dimmed screen buttons cannot be oper-
ated.
● If the system does not respond to a
touch of a screen button, move your fin-
ger away from the screen and then
touch it again.
● Wipe off fingerprints using a glass clean-
ing cloth. Do not use chemical cleaners
to clean the screen.
DSP CONTROL 
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1Press the “MEDIA” button to display
the media control screen and touch the
“AUX”  tab or press the  “MEDIA” but-
ton repeatedly to change to AUX
mode.
1Press the  “MEDIA” button to display
the media control screen and touch the
“USB”  or “iPod”  tab or press the
“MEDIA” button repeatedly to change
to USB memory/iPod mode.
AUX PORT
The sound of portable audio players
connected to the AUX port can be en-
joyed. For details, refer to  “Owner’s
Manual” .
CAUTION
●Do not connect portable audio device or
operate the controls while driving.
NOTICE
●Depending on the size and shape of the
portable audio device that is connected
to the system, the lid may not close fully.
In this case, do not forcibly close the lid
as this may damage the portable audio
device or the terminal, etc.
● Do not leave portable audio device in
the vehicle. The temperature inside the
vehicle may become high, resulting in
damage to the player.
● Do not push down on or apply unneces-
sary pressure to the portable audio
device while it is connected as this may
damage the portable audio device or its
terminal.
● Do not insert foreign objects into the port
as this may damage the portable audio
device or its terminal.
INFORMATION
●When the portable audio player is not
connected to the AUX port, the tab will
be dimmed.
USB PORT
A USB memory/iPod can be connect-
ed to the USB port. For details, see
“CONNECTING A USB MEMORY” on
page 212 and “CONNECTING iPod”
on page 217. 
INFORMATION
●When a USB memory/iPod is not con-
nected with the USB port, the tab will be
dimmed. 
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3. RADIO OPERATION
1Press the “RADIO” button to display
the radio control screen.
2Touch the  “AM”, “FM”, “SAT” or
“Apps” tab or press the  “RADIO” but-
ton repeatedly to select the desired
tab.
1Turn the knob clockwise to step up the
station band or counterclockwise to
step down.
1Tune in the desired station.
2Touch one of the left side screen but-
tons ( 1-6 ) and hold it until a beep is
heard. This sets the frequency to the
screen button. The station’s frequency
will be displayed in the screen button.
 To change the preset station to a different
one, follow the same procedure.
LISTENING TO THE RADIO
SELECTING A RADIO STATION
STEP UP AND DOWN THE 
STATION BAND
INFORMATION
● The radio automatically changes to ste-
reo reception when a stereo broadcast
is received.
PRESETTING A STATION
Radio mode has a mix preset function,
which can store up to 36 stations (6
stations per page x 6 pages) from any
of the AM, FM or SAT bands. 
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Preset tuning: Touch one of the mix pre-
set channels on the left side of the screen
to select the desired station. The screen
button is highlighted and the station fre-
quency appears on the screen.
Seek tuning : Press the “” or “”  button
of  “SEEK/TRACK” . The radio will begin
seeking up or down for a station of the
nearest frequency and will stop when a
station is found. Each time the button is
pressed, the stations will be searched au-
tomatically one after another.
To scan all the frequencies : Touch
“SCAN” . “SCAN” will appear on the
screen. The radio will find the next station
and stay there for 10 seconds if  “All” or
“HD Only”  is selected, or 5 seconds if
“Analog”  is selected, and then scan
again. To stay tuned to a station and stop
the scanning, touch  “SCAN” again. (To
set HD Radio
™ system, see page 239.)
1Touch  “Options” .
SELECTING A STATION
Tune in the desired station using one
of the following methods.
RADIO BROADCAST DATA 
SYSTEM
This audio system is equipped with Ra-
dio Broadcast Data Systems (RBDS).
RBDS mode allows text messages to
be received from radio stations that uti-
lize RBDS transmitters.
When RBDS is on, the radio can
— only select stations of a particular
program type,
— display messages from radio sta-
tions,
— search for a stronger signal station.
RBDS features are available only
when listening to an FM station that
broadcasts RBDS information and the
“FM info” indicator is on.
SELECTING A DESIRED TYPE 
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4. HD Radio™ TECHN OLOGY INFORMATION
1Press the “RADIO” button to display
the radio control screen.
2Touch the  “AM” or “FM” tab or press
the  “RADIO”  button repeatedly to se-
lect the desired tab.
 As a user works through the analog radio
stations, (where applicable) the radio
receiver will automatically tune from an
analog signal to a digital signal within 5
seconds.
 An orange “HD)” logo indicator will be dis-
played on the screen when in digital. The
“HD)” logo will first appear in a gray color
indicating the station is indeed (an analog
and) a digital station. Once the digital sig-
nal is acquired, the logo will change to a
bright orange color.
 The song title, artist name and music
genre will appear on the screen when
available by the radio station.
3This screen will be displayed if
“Options”  is touched.
When  “Text”  is touched, information such
as the artist name, song title, album title
and music genre of the track being lis-
tened to are displayed on the text screen.
To display messages from the station,
touch  “Additional Information” .
 When  “TYPE ”  or “ TYPE”  is
touched, a program type will be searched.
Once a program type has been set,
“TYPE SEEK” will appear on the screen.
(See “SELECTING A DESIRED TYPE” on
page 182.)
HD Radio™ Technology is the digital
evolution of analog AM/FM radio. Your
radio product has a special receiver
which allows it to receive digital
broadcasts (where available) in
addition to the analog broadcasts it
already receives. Digital broadcasts
have better sound quality than analog
broadcasts as digital broadcasts
provide free, crystal clear audio with no
static or distortion. For more
information, and a guide to available
radio stations and programming, refer
to www.hdradio.com
.
USING HD Radio™ 
TECHNOLOGY 
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6. RADIO OPERATION (INTERNET RADIO BROADCAST)
1Press the “RADIO” button.
2Touch the  “Apps” tab on the screen or
press the  “RADIO” button repeatedly
until the  “Apps” tab is selected.
If a compatible phone is already regis-
tered, it will be connected automatically.
 If a compatible phone has not been regis-
tered or the Bluetooth
® connection cannot
be completed correctly, touch  “Connect”
to register and/or connect your phone.
(See page 163.)
 When connection is complete, the applica-
tion screen can be displayed.
3Touch  “View Application Screen” .
The internet radio application screen is
displayed.
 Perform operations according to the dis-
played application screen.
 By pressing the “RADIO”  button, the
“Audio” screen can be returned to.
*
: For details, refer to http://
www.toyota.com/entune/ or call 1-800-
331-4331.
Some internet radio has to be linked to
your account in Toyota website before
using it in the vehicle.
LISTENING TO INTERNET 
RADIO
One of Entune’s features is the ability
to listen to internet radio. In order to
use this service, an Entune compatible
phone and the navigation system
needs to be set. For details, refer to the
“ENTUNE SERVICE” section. (See
page 276.)
INFORMATION
● Other applications can be activated
while listening to internet radio.
● An iPhone cannot be connected via
Bluetooth
® and USB connection at the
same time. However, it is possible to
recharge an iPhone while using Entune
by connecting via USB. The system
uses the connection method that was
used last. Therefore, if connected via
USB after Bluetooth
® connection, it is
necessary to reconnect the iPhone via
Bluetooth
®.
● Services requiring a separate contract
can also be used.*
● Some parts of “Apps” can be adjusted
using the switches on the steering
wheel.
● If internet radio has never been listened
to by activating “Apps” from the “Infor-
mation” screen, the  “Apps” tab will be
dimmed. 
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,  : Touch to move the list up or down
by 5 track groups. If either of these screen
buttons is touched when the top/bottom
page of the list is displayed, the last/first
page is displayed.
“SEEK/TRACK”  button: Press the  “” or
“”  button of  “SEEK/TRACK”  to scroll
through the track list one by one.
“TUNE
 SCROLL”  knob: Turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to quickly
scroll up or down the  track list. To select
the desired track, press the knob.
,  : If   appears to the right of an item
name, the complete name is too long for
the screen. Touch   to scroll to the end of
the name. Touch   to scroll to the begin-
ning of the name.
■FAST FORWARDING OR REWIND-
ING
1Press and hold the  “” or “”  button
of  “SEEK/TRACK”  to fast forward or
rewind the disc.
  When the button is released, the player
resumes playing from that position.
■REPEATING A TRACK
1Touch  “RPT” while the track is play-
ing.
 “RPT” appears on the screen. When the
track is finished, the player will automati-
cally play it again. To cancel this function,
touch  “RPT”  again.
■PLAYING THE TRACKS ON THE
DISC IN RANDOM ORDER
1Touch  “RAND”  while the disc is play-
ing.
 Once “RAND” appears on the screen, the
system selects a track randomly from the
disc currently being listened to. To cancel
this function, touch  “RAND” again.
REPEATING
The track currently being listened to
can be repeated.
RANDOM ORDER
Tracks or albums can be automatically
and randomly selected. 
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1Touch the “DISC” tab.
The file name, folder name and artist
name currently being listened to and the
disc icon are displayed on the screen.
: Touch to pause the file.
: Touch to resume playing the file.
■ON THE AUDIO TOP SCREEN
,  : Touch to skip to the next or previ-
ous folder.
■ON THE FOLDER LIST SCREEN
1Touch the folder name screen button
to display the following folder list
screen.
2Touch the desired folder number to
display the folder’s file list. From the file
list, select the desired file number.
,  : Touch to move the list up or down
by 5 folder groups. If either of these screen
buttons is touched when the top/bottom
page of the list is displayed, the last/first
page is displayed.
“TUNE
 SCROLL”  knob: Turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to quickly
scroll up or down the folder list. To select
the desired folder, press the knob.
,  : If   appears to the right of an item
name, the complete name is too long for
the screen. Touch   to scroll to the end of
the name. Touch   to scroll to the begin-
ning of the name.
INFORMATION
● If a CD-TEXT disc is inserted, the title of
the disc and track will be displayed. Up
to 32 characters can be displayed.
PLAYING AN MP3/WMA DISC
SELECTING A DESIRED 
FOLDER 
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■FAST FORWARDING OR REWIND-
ING
1Press and hold the “” or “”  button
of  “SEEK/TRACK”  to fast forward or
rewind the file.
 When the button is released, the player
resumes playing from that position.
■ON THE AUDIO TOP SCREEN
“SEEK/TRACK”  button: Press the  “” or
“”  button of “SEEK/TRACK”  repeatedly
until the desired file  number appears on
the screen. The player will start playing the
selected file from the beginning.
“TUNE SCROLL”  knob: Turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to skip to
the desired file.
■ON THE FILE LIST SCREEN
1Touch the file name screen button to
display the following file list screen.
2Touch the desired file number. The
player will start playing the selected file
from the beginning.
,  : Touch to move the list up or down
by 5 file groups. If either of these screen
buttons is touched when the top/bottom
page of the list is displayed, the last/first
page is displayed.
“SEEK/TRACK”  button: Press the  “” or
“”  button of  “SEEK/TRACK”  to scroll
through the file list one by one.
“TUNE
 SCROLL”  knob: Turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to quickly
scroll up or down the file list. To select the
desired file, press the knob.
,  : If   appears to the right of an item
name, the complete name is too long for
the screen. Touch   to scroll to the end of
the name. Touch   to scroll to the begin-
ning of the name.
SELECTING A DESIRED FILE