TOYOTA TACOMA 2021 Accessories, Audio & Navigation (in English)

1414-3. Media operation
4
Audio/visual system
engine switch is in ACC or ON,
the system automatically recon-
nects the portable player.
●If the Bluetooth® device is discon-
nected on purpose, such as it was
turned off, this does not happen.
Reconnect the portable player
manually.
●Bluetooth® device information is
registered when the Bluetooth®
device is connected to the Blue-
tooth
® audio system. When selling
or disposing of the vehicle,
remove the Bluetooth
® audio
information from the system.
(P. 6 3 )
●In some situations, sound output
via the Bluetooth® audio system
may be out of sync with the con-
nected device or output intermit-
tently.
To use the Bluetooth® audio
system, it is necessary to regis-
ter a Bluetooth
® device with the
system.
Registering an additional
device
1Display the Bluetooth
® audio
control screen. (P.139)
2Select “Connect”.
3Select “Add Device”.
When another Bluetooth
®
device is connected, a confir-
mation screen will be dis-
played. To disconnect the
Bluetooth
® device, select
“Yes”.
WA R N I N G
●Do not operate the player’s con-
trols or connect to the Blue-
tooth
® audio system while
driving.
●Your audio unit is fitted with
Bluetooth® antennas. People
with implantable cardiac pace-
makers, cardiac resynchroniza-
tion therapy-pacemakers or
implantable cardioverter defibril-
lators should maintain a reason-
able distance between
themselves and the Bluetooth
®
antennas. The radio waves may
affect the operation of such
devices.
●Before using Bluetooth®
devices, users of any electrical
medical device other than
implantable cardiac pacemak-
ers, cardiac resynchronization
therapy-pacemakers or implant-
able cardioverter defibrillators
should consult the manufacturer
of the device for information
about its operation under the
influence of radio waves. Radio
waves could have unexpected
effects on the operation of such
medical devices.
NOTICE
●Do not leave your portable
player in the vehicle. In particu-
lar, high temperatures inside the
vehicle may damage the porta-
ble player.
Registering/Connecting a
Bluetooth® device

1424-3. Media operation
4Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth
® phone for
the first time” from step 5.
(P. 3 6 )
Selecting a registered device
1Display the Bluetooth
® audio
control screen. (P.139)
2Select “Connect”.
3Select the desired device to
be connected.
4Check that a confirmation
screen is displayed when the
connection is complete.
If an error message is dis-
played, follow the guidance
on the screen to try again.

1434-4. Audio/visual remote controls
4
Audio/visual system
4-4.Audio/visual remote controls
Some parts of the audio/visual
system can be adjusted using
the switches on the steering
wheel.
Volume control switch
SEEK/TRACK switch
“MODE/HOLD” switch
■Volume control switch
• Press: Volume up/down
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or
more): Volume up/down con-
tinuously
■SEEK/TRACK switch
AM/FM
• Press: Preset channel
up/down
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or
more): Seek up/down
• Press and hold (1.5 sec. or
more): Seek up/down continu-
ously while the switch is being
pressed
SXM
• Press: Preset channel up/down
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or
more): Seek for stations in the
relevant program type/chan-
nel category
• Press and hold (1.5 sec. or
more): Fast channel up/down
USB, iPod/iPhone, Blue-
tooth
® audio
• Press: Track/file up/down
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or
more): Fast forward/rewind
Android Auto
• Press: Track up/down
■“MODE/HOLD” switch
AM/FM/SXM
• Press: Change audio modes
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or
more): Mute/pause (Press
and hold again to resume.)
USB, iPod/iPhone, Blue-
tooth
® audio, Android Auto,
Toyota apps
• Press: Change audio modes
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or
more): Pause (Press and hold
again to resume the play
mode.)
Steering switches
Steering switch operation
A
B
C

1444-5. Setup
4-5.Setup
1Press the “MENU” button.
2Select “Setup”.
3Select “Audio”.
4Select the desired items to
be set.
Select to set the common
settings. (P.144)
Select to set the radio set-
tings. (P.144)1Display the audio settings
screen. (P.144)
2Select “Common”.
3Select the desired items to
be set.
Select to set the cover art
display on/off.
Select to prioritize the display
of information from the Gra-
cenote database.
Select to change the screen
size.
* (P.123)
Select to display the image
quality adjustment screen.
*
(P.124)
*: Only in USB video mode
1Display the audio settings
screen. (P.144)
2Select “Radio”.
3Select the desired items to
be set.
Audio settings
Detailed audio settings can
be programmed.
Displaying the audio set-
tings screen
Audio settings screen
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B
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B
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1454-5. Setup
4
Audio/visual system
Edit smart favorites.*
(P.145)
Select to change the number
of preset radio stations dis-
played on the screen.
(P.145)
*: If equipped
1Select “Manage Smart
Favorites”.
2Select the desired channel to
be set.
●Displays the registered preset
channels.
●Up to 20 channels can be regis-
tered.
1Select “Number of Radio Pre-
sets”.
2Select the button with the
desired number to be dis-
played. Manage smart favorites
Setting the number of radio
presets
A
B

1464-6. Tips for operating the audio/visual system
4-6.Tips for operating the audio/visual system
●The use of a cellular phone inside
or near the vehicle may cause a
noise from the speakers of the
audio/visual system which you are
listening to. However, this does
not indicate a malfunction.
Usually, a problem with radio
reception does not mean there
is a problem with the radio  it
is just the normal result of condi-
tions outside the vehicle.
For example, nearby buildings
and terrain can interfere with FM
reception. Power lines or phone
wires can interfere with AM sig-
nals. And of course, radio sig-
nals have a limited range. The
farther the vehicle is from a sta-
tion, the weaker its signal will
be. In addition, reception condi-
tions change constantly as the
vehicle moves.
Here are some common recep-
tion problems that may not indi-
cate a problem with the radio as
described.
■FM
Fading and drifting stations:
Generally, the effective range of FM is about 25 miles (40 km).
Once outside this range, you
may notice fading and drifting,
which increase with the distance
from the radio transmitter. They
are often accompanied by dis-
tortion.
Multi-path: FM signals are
reflective, making it possible for
2 signals to reach the vehicle’s
antenna at the same time. If this
happens, the signals will cancel
each other out, causing a
momentary flutter or loss of
reception.
Static and fluttering: These
occur when signals are blocked
by buildings, trees or other large
objects. Increasing the bass
level may reduce static and flut-
tering.
Station swapping: If the FM sig-
nal being listened to is inter-
rupted or weakened, and there
is another strong station nearby
on the FM band, the 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 atmo-
sphere  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.
Operating infor mation
NOTICE
●To avoid damage to the
audio/visual system:
• Be careful not to spill beverages
over the audio/visual system.
Radio

1474-6. Tips for operating the audio/visual system
4
Audio/visual system
Station interference: When a
reflected signal and a signal
received directly from a radio
station are very nearly the same
frequency, they can interfere
with each other, making it diffi-
cult to hear the broadcast.
Static: AM is easily affected by
external sources of electrical
noise, such as high tension
power lines, lightening or electri-
cal motors. This results in static.
■SiriusXM
Cargo loaded on the roof lug-
gage carrier, especially metal
objects, may adversely affect
the reception of SiriusXM Sat-
ellite Radio.
Alternation or modifications
carried out without appropri-
ate authorization may invali-
date the user’s right to
operate the equipment.
■CertificationUse of the Made for Apple
badge means that an acces-
sory has been designed to
connect specifically to the
Apple product(s) identified in
the badge, and has been cer-
tified by the developer to meet
Apple performance stan-
dards. Apple is not responsi-
ble for the operation of this
device or its compliance with
safety and regulatory stan-
dards. Please note that the
use of this accessory with an
Apple product may affect
wireless performance.
iPhone
®, iPod®, iPod nano®,
iPod touch
®, and Lightning®
are trademarks of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and
other countries.
■Compatible models
The following iPod touch
® and
iPhone
® devices can be used
with this system.
Made for
• iPhone X
• iPhone 8
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone 7
• iPhone 7 Plus
iPod/iPhone

1484-6. Tips for operating the audio/visual system
• iPhone SE
• iPhone 6s
• iPhone 6s Plus
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone 5s
• iPhone 5c
• iPhone 5
• iPod touch (6th generation)
• iPod touch (5th generation)
●This system only supports audio
playback.
●Depending on difference between
models or software versions etc.,
some models might be incompati-
ble with this system.
This device supports high-reso-
lution sound sources.
The definition of high-resolution
is based on the standards of
groups such as the CTA (Con-
sumer Technology Association).
Supported formats and play-
able media are as follows.
■Supported formats
WAV, FLAC, ALAC, OGG Vorbis
■Playable media
USB memory*: USB video only
High-resolution sound
source
File information
Compatible USB devices
USB communi-
cation formatsUSB 2.0 HS (480
Mbps)
File formatsFAT 16 /3 2
Correspon-
dence classMass storage
class
Compatible audio format
Compatible compressed files
ItemUSB
Compatible file
format
MP3/WMA/AAC
WAV(LPCM)/FL
AC/ALAC/OGG
Vo r b i s
MP4/AVI/WMV
Compatible file
format (video)
*MP4/AVI/WMV
Folders in the
deviceMaximum
3000
Files in the
deviceMaximum
9999
Files per folderMaximum
255

1494-6. Tips for operating the audio/visual system
4
Audio/visual system
*1: Only compatible with Windows
Media Audio Standard
*2: Sound source of 48kHz or more
is down-converted to
48kHz/24bit.
*1: Variable Bit Rate (VBR) compati-
ble
*2: Only compatible with Windows
Media Audio Standard
Corresponding sampling fre-
quency
File typeFrequency (kHz)
MP3 files:
MPEG 1 LAYER
3
32/44.1/48
MP3 files:
MPEG 2 LSF
LAYER 3
16/22.05/24
WMA files:
Ver. 7, 8, 9
*1
(9.1/9.2)32/44.1/48
AAC files:
MPEG4/AAC-LC11.025/12/16/
22.05/24/32/
44.1/48
WAV (LPCM)
files
*2
8/11.025/12/16/
22.05/24/32/
44.1/48/88.2/
96/176.4/192
FLAC*2
8/11.025/12/16/
22.05/24/32/
44.1/48/88.2/
96/176.4/192
ALAC*2
8/11.025/12/16/
22.05/24/32/
44.1/48/64/
88.2/96
OGG Vorbis*28/11.025/16/
22.05/32/44.1/
48
Corresponding bit rates*1
File typeBit rate (kbps)
MP3 files:
MPEG 1 LAYER
3
32 - 320
MP3 files:
MPEG 2 LSF
LAYER 3
8 - 160
WMA files: Ver.
7, 8CBR 48 - 192
WMA files:
Ver. 9
*2 (9.1/9.2)CBR 48 - 320
AAC files:
MPEG4/AAC-LC8 - 320
OGG Vorbis32 - 500
File typeQuantization bit
rate (bit)
WAV (LPCM)
files
16/24FLAC
ALAC
Compatible channel modes
File typeChannel mode
MP3 files
Stereo, joint ste-
reo, dual chan-
nel and
monaural
WMA files2ch

1504-6. Tips for operating the audio/visual system
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3),
WMA (Windows Media Audio)
and AAC (Advanced Audio
Coding) are audio compres-
sion standards.
This system can play
MP3/WMA/AAC files on USB
memory.
MP4, WMV and AVI files can
use the following resolutions:
128x96, 160x120, 176x144
(QCIF), 320x240 (QVGA),
352x240 (SIF), 352x288
(CIF), 640x480 (VGA),
720x480 (NTSC), 720x576
(PAL)
When naming an
MP3/WMA/AAC file, add an
appropriate file extension
(.mp3/.wma/.m4a).
This system plays back files
with .mp3/.wma/.m4a file
extensions as
MP3/WMA/AAC files respec-
tively. To prevent noise and
playback errors, use the
appropriate file extension.
MP3 files are compatible with
the ID3 Tag Ver. 1.0, Ver. 1.1,
Ver. 2.2 and Ver. 2.3 formats.
This system cannot display disc title, track title and artist
name in other formats.
WMA/AAC files can contain a
WMA/AAC tag that is used in
the same way as an ID3 tag.
WMA/AAC tags carry infor-
mation such as track title and
artist name.
The emphasis function is
available only when playing
MP3 files.
This system can play back
AAC files encoded by iTunes.
The sound quality of
MP3/WMA files generally
improves with higher bit rates.
m3u playlists are not compati-
ble with the audio player.
MP3i (MP3 interactive) and
MP3PRO formats are not
compatible with the audio
player.
The player is compatible with
VBR (Variable Bit Rate).
When playing back files
recorded as VBR (Variable Bit
Rate) files, the play time will
not be correctly displayed if
the fast forward or reverse
operations are used.
It is not possible to check fold-
ers that do not include
MP3/WMA/AAC files.
MP3/WMA/AAC files in fold-
ers up to 8 levels deep can be
played. However, the start of
playback may be delayed
AAC files
1ch, 2ch (Dual
channel is not
supported)
WAV (LPCM)/
FLAC/ALAC/
OGG Vorbis
2ch
File typeChannel mode