audio TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 XV40 / 8.G Navigation Manual

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Audio remote controls —
— Steering switches
3 spokes type
4 spokes type
Some parts of the audio system can be ad-
justed with the switches on the steering
wheel.
Details of the specific switches, controls, and
features are described below.
1Volume control switch
2“” “” switches
3“MODE” switch
1Volume control switch
Push “+” side to increase the volume. The
volume continues to increase while the switch
is being pressed.
Push “” side to decrease the volume. The
volume continues to decrease while the
switch is being pressed.
2“” “” switches (Seek, search,
track)
Radio
To select a preset station:
Quickly push and release the “
” or “”
switch. Do this again to select the next preset
station.
To seek a station:
Push and hold the “
” or “” switch until
you hear a beep. Do this again to find the next
station. If you push either the “
” or “”
switch in seek mode, the seek mode will can-
cel.
CD changer
Use this button to skip up or down to a differ-
ent track, file or chapter in either direction.
To select a desired track, file or chapter:
Quickly push and release the “
” or “”
switch until the track, file or chapter you want
to play is set. If you want to return to the be-
ginning of the current track, file or chapter,
push the “
” switch once, quickly.

175 To select a desired disc:
Push and hold the “
” or “” switch until
you hear a beep to change to the next or the
previous disc. Repeat this operation until you
reach the disc you want to listen to.
3“MODE” switch
Each time you push the “MODE” switch, the
system changes the audio mode.
To turn the audio system on, push the
“MODE” switch.
To turn the audio system off, push and hold
the “MODE” switch until you hear a beep.
Audio system operating hints
NOTICE
To ensure correct audio system opera-
tions:
Be careful not to spill beverages over
the audio system.
Do not put anything other than on ap-
propriate discs into the CD changer.
The use of a 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.
Radio reception
Usually, the problem with radio reception
does not mean there is a problem with your
radio − it is just the normal result of conditions
outside the vehicle.
For example, nearby buildings and terrain
can interfere with FM reception. Power lines
or telephone wires can interfere with AM sig-
nals. And of course, radio signals have a lim-
ited range, and the farther you are from a sta-
tion, the weaker its signal will be. In addition,
reception conditions change constantly as
your vehicle moves.
Here are some common reception problems
that probably do not indicate a problem with
your radio:
FM
Fading and drifting stations — Generally,
the effective range of FM is about 40 km (25
miles). Once outside this range, you may no-
tice fading and drifting, which increase with
the distance from the radio transmitter. They
are often accompanied by distortion.
Multipath — FM signals are reflective, mak-
ing it possible for two signals to reach your an-
tenna at the same time. If this happens, the
signals will cancel each other out, causing a
momentary flutter or loss of reception.

176 Static and fluttering — These occur when
signals are blocked by buildings, trees, or oth-
er large objects. Increasing the bass level
may reduce static and fluttering.
Station swapping — If the FM signal you are
listening to is interrupted or weakened, and
there is another strong station nearby on the
FM band, your radio may tune in the second
station until the original signal can be picked
up again.
AM
Fading — AM broadcasts are reflected by the
upper atmosphere — especially at night.
These reflected signals can interfere with
those received directly from the radio station,
causing the radio station to sound alternately
strong and weak.
Station interference — When a reflected
signal and a signal received directly from a ra-
dio station are very nearly the same frequen-
cy, they can interfere with each other, making
it difficult to hear the broadcast.
Static — AM is easily affected by external
sources of electrical noise, such as high ten-
sion power lines, lightening, or electrical mo-
tors. This results in static.MP3/WMA files
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3) and WMA
(Windows Media Audio) are audio com-
pression standards.
The MP3/WMA player can play MP3 and
WMA files on CD−ROM, CD−R and CD−
RW discs.
The unit can play disc recordings compat-
ible with ISO 9660 level 1 and level 2 and
with the Romeo and Joliet file system.
When naming an MP3 or WMA file, add
the appropriate file extension (.mp3 or
.wma).
The MP3/WMA player plays back files
with .mp3 or .wma file extensions as MP3
or WMA files. To prevent noise and play-
back errors, use the appropriate file ex-
tensions.
The player can play only the first session
using multi−session compatible CDs.
MP3 files are compatible with the ID3 Tag
Ver. 1.0, Ver. 1.1, Ver. 2.2, and Ver. 2.3 for-
mats. The unit cannot display disc title,
track title and artist name in other formats.
WMA files can contain a WMA tag that is
used in the same way as an ID3 tag. WMA
tags carry information such as track title,
artist name.
The emphasis function is available only
when playing MP3/WMA files recorded at
32, 44.1 and 48 kHz. (The system can
play MP3 files with sampling frequencies
of 16, 22.05, and 24 kHz. However, the
emphasis function is not available for files
recorded at these frequencies.)
The sound quality of MP3/WMA files gen-
erally improves with higher bit rates. In or-
der to achieve a reasonable level of sound
quality, discs recorded with a bit rate of at
least 128 kbps are recommended.
Playable bit rates
MP3 files:
MPEG1 LAYER3—64 to 320 kbps
MPEG2 LSF LAYER3—64 to 160 kbps
WMA files:
Ver. 7, 8 CBR—48 to 192 kbps
Ver. 9 CBR—48 to 320 kbps
The MP3/WMA player does not play back
MP3/WMA files from discs recorder using
packet write data transfer (UDF format).
Discs should be recorded using “pre−
mastering” software rather than packet−
write software.
The m3u playlists are not compatible with
the audio player.
MP3i (MP3 interactive) and MP3PRO for-
mats are not compatible with the audio
player.

178 CARING FOR YOUR CD CHANGER AND
DISCS
Your CD changer is intended for use with
12 cm (4.7 in.) discs only.
Extremely high temperature can keep
your CD changer from working. On hot
days, use air conditioning to cool the ve-
hicle interior before you listen to a disc.
Bumpy roads or other vibrations may
make your CD changer skip.
If moisture gets into your CD changer, you
may not hear any sound even though your
CD changer appears to be working. Re-
move the discs from the CD changer and
wait until it dries.
CAUTION
CD changer uses an invisible laser
beam which could cause hazardous
radiation exposure if directed outside
the unit. Be sure to operate the changer
correctly.
CD changer
Audio CDs
Use only compact discs marked as shown
above. The following products may not be
playable on your CD changer.
SACDs
dts−CDs
Copy−protected CDs
Special shaped discs
Transparent/translucent discs

181 m3u—
Playlists created using “WINAMP” software
have a playlist file extension (.m3u).
MP3—
MP3 is an audio compression standard deter-
mined by a working group (MPEG) of the ISO
(International Standard Organization). MP3
compresses audio data to about 1/10 the size
of that on conventional discs.
WMA—
WMA (Windows Media Audio) is an audio
compression format developed by Microsoft.
It compresses files into a size smaller than
that of MP3 files. The decoding formats for
WMA files are Ver. 7, 8, and 9.