Toyota RAV4 (2022 year). Manual in english — page 27

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5-8. Media operation

5

A

ud

io

*

: This function is not made avail-

able in some countries or areas.

The Android Auto operation
screen can be reached by the
following methods:



P.417



Connecting an Android device
(



P.418)



When an Apple CarPlay con-
nection is established, this
function will be unavailable.

Select to display the audio
source selection screen.

Select to return to the top
screen.

Select to display the sound
setting screen. (



P.418)

Select to display the audio
control screen of Android
Auto.

Select to change the track.

Select to play/pause.

Select to change the track.

Displays cover art

Press to change the track.

Turn to change the track.

Android Auto

*

Overview

Control screen

A

B

C

D

E

F

Control panel

WARNING

●

Do not connect smartphone or

operate the controls while driv-

ing.

NOTICE

●

Do not leave your smartphone

in the vehicle. In particular, high

temperatures inside the vehicle

may damage the smartphone.

●

Do not push down on or apply

unnecessary pressure to the

smartphone while it is con-

nected as this may damage the

smartphone or its terminal.

●

Do not insert foreign objects into

the port as this may damage the

smartphone or its terminal.

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H

A

B

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5-8. Media operation

The Bluetooth

®

audio operation

screen can be reached by the
following methods:



P.417



Connecting a Bluetooth

®

audio device (



P.436)



Depending on the type of por-
table player connected, some
functions may not be avail-
able and/or the screen may
look differently than shown in
this manual.



When an Apple Car-
Play/Android Auto connec-
tion is established, Bluetooth

®

audio will be suspended and
become unavailable.

*

*

: This function is not made avail-

able in some countries or areas.

Select to display the audio
source selection screen.

Select to return to the top
screen.

Select to display a song list
screen.

Select to display the play
mode selection screen.

Select to display the portable
device connection screen.
(



P.436)

Select to display the sound
setting screen. (



P.418)

Select to set repeat playback.
(



P.435)

Select to change the track.
Select and hold to fast
rewind.

Select to play/pause.

Select to change the track.
Select and hold to fast for-
ward.

Select to set random play-
back. (



P.435)

Bluetooth

®

audio

The Bluetooth

®

audio sys-

tem enables users to enjoy
listening to music that is
played on a portable player
on the vehicle speakers via
wireless communication.
This audio/visual system
supports Bluetooth

®

, a wire-

less data system capable of
playing portable audio
music without cables. If
your device does not sup-
port Bluetooth

®

, the

Bluetooth

®

audio system

will not function.

Overview

Control screen

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

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5

Audio

Select to change the album.

Displays cover art

Press to change the track.
Press and hold to fast for-
ward/rewind.

Turn to move up/down the
list. Also, the knob can be
used to enter selections on
the list screens by pressing it.

The track or album currently
being listened to can be
repeated.

1

Select

.

●

Each time

is selected, the

mode changes as follows:



When random playback is off

• all repeat



track repeat



album

repeat



off



When random playback is on

• all repeat



track repeat



off

Tracks or albums can be auto-
matically and randomly

selected.

1

Select

.

●

Each time

is selected, the

mode changes as follows:

• random (1 album random)



album random (all album random)



off

●

Depending on the Bluetooth

®

device that is connected to the

system, the music may start play-
ing when selecting

while it is

paused. Conversely, the music
may pause when selecting

while it is playing.

●

In the following conditions, the

system may not function:

• The Bluetooth

®

device is turned

off.

• The Bluetooth

®

device is not con-

nected.

• The Bluetooth

®

device has a low

battery.

●

When using the Bluetooth

®

audio

and Wi-Fi

®

Hotspot functions at

the same time, the following prob-

lems may occur:

• It may take longer than normal to

connect to the Bluetooth

®

device.

• The sound may cut out.

●

It may take time to connect the
phone when Bluetooth

®

audio is

being played.

●

For operating the portable player,

see the instruction manual that

comes with it.

●

If the Bluetooth

®

device is discon-

nected due to poor reception from
the Bluetooth

®

network when the

engine switch is in ACC or ON,

the system automatically recon-

nects the portable player.

●

If the Bluetooth

®

device is discon-

Control panel

Repeating

Random order

L

M

A

B

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5-8. Media operation

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
Bluetooth

®

audio system. When

selling or disposing of the vehicle,
remove the Bluetooth

®

audio

information from the system.

(



P.413)

●

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

1

Display the Bluetooth

®

audio

control screen. (



P.434)

2

Select “Connect”.

3

Select “Add Device”.



When another Bluetooth

®

device is connected, a confir-
mation screen will be dis-
played. To disconnect the
Bluetooth

®

device, select

“Yes”.

WARNING

●

Do not operate the player’s con-

trols or connect to the
Bluetooth

®

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

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5

Audio

4

Follow the steps in “Register-
ing a Bluetooth

®

phone for

the first time” from step

5

.

(



P.386)



Selecting a registered device

1

Display the Bluetooth

®

audio

control screen. (



P.434)

2

Select “Connect”.

3

Select the desired device to
be connected.

4

Check 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.

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5-9. Audio/visual remote controls

5-9.Audio/visual remote controls

Some parts of the audio/visual
system can be adjusted using
the switches on the steering
wheel.

Volume control switch

“MODE” switch

switch

■

Volume control switch

• Press: Volume up/down
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or

more): Volume up/down con-
tinuously

■

“MODE” switch



AM/FM/SXM

*1

• Press: Change audio modes
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or

more): Mute/pause

*2

(Press

and hold again to resume)



USB

*3, 4

, iPod/iPhone (Apple

CarPlay)

*4

, Bluetooth

®

audio

*3, 4

, Android Auto

*3

,

Toyota Apps

*3, 4

• Press: Change audio modes

• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or

more): Pause (Press and hold
again to resume the play
mode.)

*1

:This function is not made avail-

able in some countries or areas.

*2

:If cached radio is enabled, press-

ing and holding the “MODE”
switch pauses the broadcast.
(Press and hold again to play
back the cached radio program.)

*3

:When an Apple CarPlay connec-

tion is established, this function
will be unavailable.

*4

:When an Android Auto connec-

tion is established, this function
will be unavailable.

■

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

• Press and hold (1.5 sec. or

more): Fast channel up/down



SXM

*1

• 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

Steering switches

Steering switch operation

A

B

C

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5-9. Audio/visual remote controls

5

Audio



USB

*2, 3

, iPod/iPhone (Apple

CarPlay)

*3

, Bluetooth

®

audio

*2, 3

• Press: Track/file up/down
• Press and hold (0.8 sec. or

more): Fast forward/rewind



Android Auto

*2

• Press: Track up/down

*1

:This function is not made avail-

able in some countries or areas.

*2

:When an Apple CarPlay connec-

tion is established, this function
will be unavailable.

*3

:When an Android Auto connec-

tion is established, this function
will be unavailable.

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5-10. Audio settings

5-10.Audio settings

1

Press the “MENU” button.

2

Select “Setup”.

3

Select “Audio”.

4

Select the desired items to
be set.

Select to set the common
settings. (



P.440)

Select to set the radio set-
tings. (



P.440)

1

Display the audio settings
screen.



P.440

2

Select “Common”.

3

Select the desired items to
be set.

Select to set the cover art
display on/off.

Select to prioritize the display
of information from the
Gracenote database.

Select to change the screen
size.

*

(



P.419)

Select to display the image
quality adjustment screen.

*

(



P.420)

*

: Only in USB video mode

1

Display the audio settings
screen



P.440

2

Select “Radio”.

3

Select the desired number of
preset radio stations dis-
played on the screen.

Setup

Detailed audio settings can
be programmed.

Displaying the audio set-
tings screen

Audio settings screen

A

B

Common settings

Radio settings

A

B

C

D

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5

Audio

1

Select “Manage Smart
Favorites”.

2

Select the desired channel to
be set.

●

Displays the registered preset

channels.

●

Up to 20 channels can be regis-

tered.

1

Select “Number of Radio Pre-
sets”.

2

Select the button with the
desired number to be dis-
played.

Manage smart favorites

Setting the number of radio
presets

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5-11. Tips for operating the audio/visual system

5-11.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 information

NOTICE

●

To avoid damage to the

audio/visual system, be careful

not to spill beverages over the

audio/visual system.

Radio

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5

Audio

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.

*

: This function is not made avail-

able in some countries or areas.

■

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 classic,
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
• iPhone SE

iPod/iPhone

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5-11. Tips for operating the audio/visual system

• 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 Vor-
bis

■

Playable media

USB

*

: USB video only

High-resolution sound
source

File information

Compatible USB devices

USB communi-
cation formats

USB 2.0 HS (480
Mbps)

File formats

FAT 16/32

Correspon-
dence class

Mass storage
class

Compatible audio format

Compatible compressed files

Item

USB

Compatible file

format

MP3/WMA/AAC

WAV(LPCM)/FL

AC/ALAC/OGG

Vorbis

Compatible file

format (video)

*

MP4/AVI/WMV

Folders in the

device

Maximum

3000

Files in the

device

Maximum

9999

Files per folder

Maximum

255

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5

Audio

*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 type

Frequency (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-LC

11.025/12/16/

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

*2

8/11.025/16/

22.05/32/44.1/

48

Corresponding bit rates

*1

File type

Bit rate (kbps)

MP3 files:
MPEG 1 LAYER
3

32 - 320

MP3 files:
MPEG 2 LSF
LAYER 3

8 - 160

WMA files: Ver.
7, 8

CBR 48 - 192

WMA files:
Ver. 9

*2

(9.1/9.2)

CBR 48 - 320

AAC files:
MPEG4/AAC-LC

8 - 320

OGG Vorbis

32-500

File type

Quantization bit

rate (bit)

WAV (LPCM)
files

16/24

FLAC

ALAC

Compatible channel modes

File type

Channel mode

MP3 files

Stereo, joint ste-
reo, dual chan-
nel and
monaural

WMA files

2ch

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5-11. 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

album title, track title and art-
ist 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 type

Channel mode

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5

Audio

when using USB memory
containing numerous levels of
folders. For this reason, we
recommend creating USB
memory with no more than 2
levels of folders.



The play order of the USB
memory with the structure
shown above is as follows:



The order changes depending
on the personal computer and
MP3/WMA/AAC encoding
software you use.

Compatible video format

Format

Codec

MPEG-4

Video codec:



H.264/MPEG-
4 AVC



MPEG4

Audio codec:



AAC



MP3

Corresponding
screen size:



MAX 1920



1080

Corresponding
frame rate:



MAX 60i/30p

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■

ID3 tag



This is a method of embed-

ding track-related information
in an MP3 file. This embed-
ded information can include
the track number, track title,
the artist’s name, the album
title, the music genre, the year
of production, comments,
cover art and other data. The
contents can be freely edited
using software with ID3 tag
editing functions. Although
the tags are restricted to a
number of characters, the
information can be viewed
when the track is played back.

■

WMA tag



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 and artist
name.

■

MP3



MP3 is an audio compression
standard determined by a
working group (MPEG) of the
ISO (International Standard
Organization). MP3 com-
presses audio data to about
1/10 the size of that on con-
ventional discs.

■

WMA



WMA (Windows Media Audio)
is an audio compression for-
mat developed by Microsoft

®

.

It compresses files into a size
smaller than that of MP3 files.
The decoding formats for

AVI Container

Video codec:



H.264/MPEG-
4 AVC



MPEG4



WMV9



WMV9
Advanced pro-
file

Audio codec:



AAC



MP3



WMA9.2 (7, 8,
9.1, 9.2)

Corresponding
screen size:



MAX 1920



1080

Corresponding
frame rate:



MAX 60i/30p

Windows Media
Video

Video codec:



WMV9



WMV9
Advanced pro-
file

Audio codec:



WMA9.2 (7, 8,
9.1, 9.2)

Corresponding
screen size:



MAX 1920



1080

Corresponding
frame rate:



MAX 60i/30p

Terms

Format

Codec