TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2020 Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)
Manufacturer: TOYOTA, Model Year: 2020, Model line: HIGHLANDER, Model: TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2020Pages: 402, PDF Size: 18.72 MB
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HIGHLANDER_HIGHLANDER
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4
Audio/visual system
Audio/visual system
.4-1. Basic operationQuick reference........... 132
Some basics ............... 134
4-2. Radio operation
AM/FM/SiriusXM
® Satellite 
Radio ......................... 139
4-3. Media operation USB memory............... 150
iPod/iPhone (Apple  CarPlay) .................... 152
Android Auto ............... 155
Bluetooth
® audio ......... 156
4-4. Audio/visual remote con- trols
Steering switches ........ 160
4-5. Setup Audio settings ............. 162
4-6. Tips for operating the  audio/visual system
Operating information . 165
4-7. Rear seat entertainment  system
Rear seat entertainment  system features ......... 175
Some basics ............... 176
4-8. Rear seat entertainment  system operation
Playing a Blu-ray Disc™  (BD) and DVD discs .. 184Playing an audio CD and 
MP3/WMA/AAC discs.................................. 194
Playing an SD card ..... 196
Using the DLNA mode .................................. 204
Using the Miracast
® mode
.................................. 209
Using the HDMI mode . 211
4-9. Tips for operating rear  seat entertainment sys-
tem
Operating information.. 212 
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1324-1. Basic operation
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4-1.Basic operation
The audio control screen can be reached by the following methods:
From the “AUDIO” button
1 Press the “AUDIO” button.
From the “MENU” button
1 Press the “MENU” button, then select “Audio”.
The audio functions can also be displayed and operated on the s ide 
display. ( P. 3 1 )
8-inch display model
12.3-inch display model
Quick reference
Functional overview 
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 Using the radio ( P.139)
 Playing a USB memory ( P.150)
 Playing an iPod/iPhone (Apple CarPlay
*) ( P.152)
 Using the Android Auto
* ( P.155)
 Playing a Bluetooth
® device ( P.156)
 Using the steering wheel audio switches ( P.160)
 Audio system settings ( P.162)
*: This function is not made availa ble in some countries or areas. 
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8-inch display model
12.3-inch display model
“POWER VOLUME”/
“PWR/VOL” knob: Press to turn 
the audio/visual system on and 
off. The system turns on in the 
last mode used. Turn this knob 
to adjust the volume.
1 Press the “AUDIO” button.
8-inch display model
12.3-inch display model
Some basics
This section describes 
some of the basic features 
of the audio/visual system. 
Some information may not 
pertain to your system.
Your audio/visual system 
works when the engine 
switch 
ACC or ON.
NOTICE
●To prevent the 12-volt battery 
from being discharged, do not 
leave the audio/visual system 
on longer than necessary when 
the engine is not running 
Turning the system on 
and off
Selecting an audio source 
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Audio/visual system
2 Select “Source” or press 
“AUDIO” button again.
3 Select the desired source.
●Dimmed screen buttons cannot be 
operated.
●When there are two pages, select 
 or   to change the page.
●When an Apple CarPlay/Android 
Auto connection is established, 
some system functions, such as 
the following, will  be replaced by 
similar Apple CarPlay/Android 
Auto function or will become 
unavailable
*:
• iPod (Audio Playback)
• USB audio/USB video
• Bluetooth
® audio
• Toyota apps
*: This function is not made avail-
able in some countries or areas.
1 Display the audio source 
selection screen. ( P.134)
2 Select “Reorder”.
3 Select the desired audio 
source then   or   to reor-
der.
4 Select “OK”. 1
Open the cover and connect 
a device.
 Turn on the power of the 
device if it is not turned on.
●If a USB hub is plugged-in, two 
devices can be connected at a 
time.
●Even if a USB hub is used to con-
nect more than two USB devices, 
only the first two connected 
devices will be recognized.
●If a USB hub that has more than 
two ports is connected to the USB 
port, devices connected to the 
USB hub may not charge or be 
operable, as the su pply of current 
may be insufficient.
Reordering the audio 
source
USB port 
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1Display the audio control 
screen. ( P.134)
2 Select “Sound”.
3 Select the desired item to be 
set.
Ty p e A
Select to set the tre-
ble/mid/bass. ( P.136)
Select to set the fader/bal-
ance. ( P.136)
Select to set the automatic 
sound levelizer. ( P.137)
Ty p e  B
Select to set the tre-
ble/mid/bass. ( P.136)
Select to set the fader/bal-
ance. ( P.136)
Select to set the automatic 
sound levelizer. ( P.137) Select to set the surround 
on/off.
This function can create a 
feeling of presence items.
■Treble/Mid/Bass
How good an audio program 
sounds is largely determined by 
the mix of the treble, mid and 
bass levels. In fact, different 
kinds of music and vocal pro-
grams usually sound better with 
different mixes of treble, mid 
and bass.
1 Select “Treble/Mid/Bass”.
2 Select the desired screen 
button.
Select “+” or “-” to adjust 
high-pitched tones.
Select “+” or “-” to adjust 
mid-pitched tones.
Select “+” or “-” to adjust 
low-pitched tones.
■Fader/Balance
A good balance of the left and 
right stereo channels and of the 
front and rear sound levels is 
also important.
Keep in mind that when listening 
to a stereo recording or broad-
Sound settings
A
B
C
A
B
C
D
A
B
C 
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cast, changing the right/left bal-
ance will increase the volume of 
1 group of sounds while 
decreasing the volume of 
another.
1 Select “Fader/Balance”.
2 Select the desired screen 
button.
Select to adjust the sound 
balance between the front 
and rear speakers.
Select to adjust the sound 
balance between the left and 
right speakers.
■Automatic sound levelizer 
(ASL)
The system adjusts to the opti-
mum volume and tone quality 
according to vehicle speed to 
compensate for increased road 
noise, wind noise, or other 
noises while driving.
Ty p e A
1 Select “Automatic Sound 
Levelizer”.
2 Select “High”, “Mid”, “Low” or 
“Off”.
Type B
1 Select “Automatic Sound 
Levelizer”.
2 Select to set the automatic 
sound levelizer on/off.
■Screen format settings
The screen format can be 
selected for USB video.
1 Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
3 Select “Audio”.
4 Select “Common”.
5 Select “Screen Format”.
6 Select the desired item to be 
adjusted.
Select to display a 4:3 
screen, with either side in 
black.
Select to enlarge the image 
horizontally and vertically to 
full screen.
Select to enlarge the image 
by the same ratio horizontally 
and vertically.
A
B
Audio screen adjustment
A
B
C 
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■Color, tone, contrast and 
brightness adjustment
The color, tone, contrast and 
brightness of the screen can be 
adjusted.
1 Press the “MENU” button.
2 Select “Setup”.
3 Select “Audio”.
4 Select “Common”.
5 Select “Display”.
6 Select the desired item to be 
adjusted.
 “Color”
“R”: Select to strengthen the red 
color of the screen.
“G”: Select to strengthen the green 
color of the screen.
“Tone”
“+”: Select to strengthen the tone of 
the screen.
“-”: Select to weaken the tone of the 
screen.
“Contrast”
“+”: Select to strengthen the con-
trast of the screen.
“-”: Select to weaken the contrast of 
the screen.
“Brightness”
“+”: Select to brighten the screen.
“-”: Select to darken the screen.
●Depending on the audio source, 
some functions may not be avail-
able.
1 Press the talk switch to oper-
ate the voice command sys-
tem.
 The voice command system 
and its list of commands can 
be operated. ( P.244)
Voice command system 
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1394-2. Radio operation
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4-2.Radio operation
*: This function is not made avail- able in some countries or areas.
The radio operation screen can 
be reached by the following 
methods:  P. 1 3 4
Select to display the audio 
source selection screen.
Select to display the preset 
stations screen. ( P.140)
Select to display the cache 
radio operation screen.*
1 
( P.141)
Select to display a list of 
receivable stations. ( P.142)
Select to display the radio 
options screen. ( P.143)
Select to display the sound 
setting screen. ( P.136)
Select to tune to preset sta-
tions/channels. ( P.140)
Displays items on the chan- nels registered to smart 
favorites*
1 (
 P.142, 163)
Displays the artist info and 
song title or album
Select to change the dis-
played information.
Displays messages when 
available from RBDS.*
1
Displays cover art, station 
logo, etc.*
1
Displays genre information*1
Select to display HD) multi-
cast channels available.*
2 
( P.144)
*1: Audio with DCM/Audio Plus/Pre-
mium Audio/12.3-inch display 
model
*2: Audio Plus/Premium Audio/12.3-inch display model
AM/FM/SiriusXM® 
Satellite Radio*
Overview
Control screen
A
B
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D
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1404-2. Radio operation
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8-inch display model
12.3-inch display modelPress to seek for stations in 
the relevant program 
type/channel category.
Press and hold for continu-
ous seek.
Turn to step up/down fre-
quencies/channels.
Turn to move up/down the 
station. Also, the knob can be 
used to enter selections on 
the list screens by pressing it.
●The radio automatically changes 
to stereo reception when a stereo 
broadcast is received.
●The radio automatically blends to 
an HD Radio signal in AM or FM 
where available.
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 SXM bands.
1 Tune in the desired station.
2 Select and hold “(Hold Edit)”.
 To change the preset station 
to a different one, select and 
hold the preset station.
●The number of preset radio sta-
tions displayed on the screen can 
be changed. ( P.163)
Control panel
A
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