Lexus CT (2021 year). Manual in english — page 21

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5-12. Setup (Lexus Display Audio System)

Display settings

Go to “Display”: “MENU” button

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“Display”

Turn off screen.
Adjust screen quality.
Adjust screen quality of the rear
view monitor camera.
Change to day mode.

This setting turns the screen off. To turn it on, press any button such as the
“AUDIO” button or “MENU” button.

If a screen off image has been set, the set image will be displayed.

When the headlights are turned on, the screen dims.
However, the screen can be switched to day mode by selecting “Day mode”.

The screen will stay in day mode when the headlights are turned on until “Day mode”

is selected again.

Settings are available for adjusting the contrast and brightness of the screen.
The display can also be turned off.

Screen for display settings

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Screen off

Day mode

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Select “General” or “Camera” on the “Display” screen or select “Display” on
audio menu screen. (

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Adjust the display as desired by turning the controller clockwise (+) or coun-
terclockwise (-).

To select “Contrast”, “Brightness”, “Colour” or “Tone”, move the controller to the left.

(“Colour” and “Tone” are available when “Display” on the audio settings screen for

each audio source is selected.)

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Changing the sample image (when “General” is selected)

Move the controller to the right and select the desired sample image.

Adjusting the screen contrast/brightness/color/tone

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Selecting the audio source

Press the “AUDIO” button to display the “Source” screen.

If the “Source” screen is not displayed, press the button again.

Select the desired audio source.

The audio source can be selected by pressing the “RADIO” or “MEDIA” button.

Press the “MODE” switch when the audio system is turned on. The audio source
changes each time the “MODE” switch is pressed.

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Rearranging the list

The listing order of the source list can be rearranged.

Move the controller to the left while on the “Source” screen.
Select “Audio source select”.
Select an item you wish to move and then select where to move the item to.

Switching between audio sources, such as the radio and CD, is explained in
this section.

Changing audio source

Using the steering wheel switches to change audio sources

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Optimal use of the audio system

Go to “Sound settings”: “MENU” button

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“Setup”

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“Audio”

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“Sound settings”

To change between the sound setting screen and DSP setting screen, move
the controller to the right then select the desired screen.



“Sound settings”

Adjusts the treble, mid or

bass.

Adjusts the front/rear audio bal-
ance.
Adjusts the left/right audio bal-
ance.

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“DSP”

Sets the automatic sound leve-
liser (ASL) on/off
Sets the surround function on/off

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The sound quality level is adjusted individually

The treble, mid and bass levels can be adjusted for each audio mode separately.

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About Automatic Sound Leveliser (ASL)

ASL automatically adjusts the volume and tone quality according to the vehicle speed.

On the “Sound settings” screen, sound quality (Treble/Mid/Bass), volume bal-
ance and DSP settings can be adjusted.

How to adjust the sound settings and sound quality

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Audio settings

Go to “Audio settings”: “MENU” button

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“Setup”

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“Audio”

Change sound settings (

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Change FM radio settings
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Change DAB settings (if equipped)
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Change iPod settings (

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Change USB settings (

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Change external video settings
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Change the cover art settings
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Screen for audio settings

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To display the radio settings screen in a different way, select “FM radio settings”
on the audio menu screen. (

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Change the order of the station list
Select to set the traffic announce-
ment interrupt operation on/off

When traffic announcement is set to on,

the radio will begin seeking a TP station.

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Select to set the alternative fre-
quency network following operation
on/off

When alternative frequency is set to on, a station providing good reception is auto-

matically selected if current reception worsens.

Select to set the region code change operation on/off

When region code change operation is set to on, programs will switch over to a

broadcasting station within the same local program network.

Select to set the FM Radio text feature on/off

To display the DAB settings screen in a different way, select “DAB settings” on
the audio menu screen. (

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Update the DAB station list
Select to set the L-band on/off

When set to off, the physical channel

range for tune operations is limited to

Band III except preset channels.
When set to on, the physical channel

range for tune operations is Band III and

L-band.

Select to set traffic announcement
operation on/off

When traffic announcement is set to on, the tuner will automatically seek a station that

regularly broadcasts traffic information and the station will broadcast when the traffic

information program starts.

Select to set alternative frequency network following operation on/off

When alternative frequency is set to on, a station providing good reception is auto-

matically selected if current reception worsens.

Select to set the DAB radio text feature on/off

Changing FM radio settings

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Changing DAB settings (if equipped)

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To display the iPod settings screen in a different way, select “iPod settings” on the
audio menu screen. (

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Change the screen size (video
mode)
Change the cover art settings
(

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Adjust the screen quality (video
mode) (

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Change video sound input port

To display the USB settings screen in a different way, select “USB settings” on the
audio menu screen. (

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Change the screen size (video
mode)
Change the cover art settings
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Adjust the screen quality (video
mode) (

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Changing iPod settings

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Changing USB settings

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To display the external video settings screen in a different way, select “External
video settings” on the audio menu screen. (

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Change the screen size
Change the video signal
Adjust the screen quality (

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To display the cover art settings screen in a different way, select “Cover art set-
tings” on the audio menu screen. (

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Select to set the cover art display of
DISC mode on/off.
Select to set the cover art display of
USB mode on/off.
Change the priority of the cover art
display for USB mode.
Select to set the cover art display of
iPod mode on/off.
Change the priority of the cover art display for iPod mode.

Changing external video settings

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Changing the cover art settings

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Audio menu screen operation

Go to audio menu screen: Move the controller to the left on the audio top screen

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Radio mode

You can change the settings and control functions for each audio source.

Audio menu screen

Button

Function

Target

radio mode

“Seek up”

Seeks a station of the nearest frequency (stops

when a station is found) (manual mode)

AM, FM

“Seek down”

“Rewind”

Adjusts the playback offset time on time shift mode DAB

“Forward”

“Time shift off”

Cancels time shift operation

DAB

“Next ensemble”

Selects an ensemble (manual mode)

DAB

“Prev. ensemble”

“Next station”

Selects a service (manual mode)

DAB

“Prev. station”

“FM radio settings” Changes FM radio settings (

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All mode

“DAB settings”

Changes DAB settings (

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All mode

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Media mode

Button

Function

Target audio source

“Play”

Plays or pauses a track/file

All media (except A/V)

“Pause”

“Track up”

Selects a track/file

All media (except A/V)

“Track down”

“File up”

“File down”

“Folder up”

Selects a folder/album

MP3/WMA/AAC

disc, USB audio

“Folder down”

“Fast forward”

Press and hold the Lexus Display Audio

controller: Fast forwards or rewinds a

track/file

All media (except A/V)

“Fast rewind”

“Repeat”

Selects a repeat mode (

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All media (except A/V)

“Random”

Selects a random/shuffle play mode

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All media (except A/V)

“Shuffle”

“Full screen”

Selects a full screen mode

iPod, USB video, A/V

“Connect”

Connects a Bluetooth

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device (

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“Cover art set-

tings”

Changes the cover art settings (

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disc, USB, iPod

“iPod settings” Changes iPod settings (

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iPod

“USB settings” Changes USB settings (

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USB audio/video

“A/V settings” Changes A/V settings (

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A/V

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Repeat play

Mode

Action

“Track repeat”

File/track repeat

“Repeat”

“On”

“Folder repeat”

Folder/album repeat

“Album repeat”

Random/shuffle playback

Mode

Action

“1 CD”

Random/shuffle play of the disc/folder/album

“Random”

“Shuffle”

“Folder random”

Random/shuffle play of all folders/albums

“Album random”

“Album shuffle”

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Radio operation

Pressing the “RADIO” button displays the radio top screen from any screen of
the selected source.

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Menu screen

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Move the controller to the right to display the right menu screen.

Change the radio top screen to the
preset selection screen.
Change the radio top screen to the
station list selection screen. (FM and
DAB)
Change the radio top screen to the
manual selection screen.
Change the radio top screen to the
time shift operation screen. (DAB)
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Tune in to the desired station using one of the following methods.

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Seek tuning

Manual screen: Press or press and hold the “

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” or “

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” button.

Seek tuning can also be operated on the menu screen. (

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The radio will begin seeking up or down for a station of the nearest frequency
and will stop when a station is found.

Select “AM”, “FM” or “DAB” on the “Source” screen to begin listening to the
radio.

Radio top screen

Changing the top screen mode

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Selecting a station

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Manual tuning (manual screen)

Turn the “TUNE•SCROLL” knob or turn the controller.

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Station list (preset or station list screen)

Select the desired station by pressing the “<” or “>” button, turn the
“TUNE•SCROLL” knob, or turning and pressing the controller.

Radio stations can be preset.

Search for desired stations.
Turn the controller to select one of the stations and then press the controller
until you hear a beep while on the preset selection screen.

The broadcast you are currently listening to can be re-listened to at any time.

Move the controller to the right and then select “Time shift”.
Turn the “TUNE•SCROLL” knob to set the desired offset.

An offset playback time can also be set on the menu screen. (

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To cancel the time shift operation while in time shift mode, move the controller to the

left and select “Time shift off”. If the time shift display is left showing “-0’ 00”” for 6

seconds without any operation, the time shift operation will be canceled.

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Reception sensitivity

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Maintaining perfect radio reception at all times is difficult due to the continually chang-

ing position of the antenna, differences in signal strength and surrounding objects, such

as trains, transmitters, etc.

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The radio antenna is mounted inside the rear window. To maintain clear radio reception,

do not attach metallic window tinting or other metallic objects to the antenna wire

mounted inside the rear window.

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Traffic announcement operation

When traffic announcement is set to on, “TP” will appear on the screen and the radio will

begin seeking a TP station. If the radio seeks out a TP station, a pop-up massage is dis-

played. To listen the program, select “Continue”. When the program ends, the initial

operation will resume.

Setting station presets (preset screen)

Time shift operation (DAB) (if equipped)

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5-15. Playing an audio CD and MP3/WMA/AAC discs (Lexus Display Audio System)

CD player operation

Pressing the “MEDIA” button displays the audio disc top screen from any screen
of the selected source.

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Menu screen

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Selecting a track/file

Press the “<” or “>” button, turn the “TUNE•SCROLL” knob to select the
desired track/file number.
To fast-forward or rewind, press and hold the “

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” or “

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” button.

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Selecting the track by the list (CD)

Move the controller to the right and then select the desired track.

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Selecting a folder (MP3/WMA/AAC disc)

Move the controller to the right and then select “Folders”.
Select the desired folder. Then select a file to begin using the selected
folder.

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Selecting a file by the selected folder (MP3/WMA/AAC disc)

Move the controller to the right and then select “Files”.
Select the desired file.

Insert a disc, press the “MEDIA” button or select “DISC” on the “Source”
screen with a disc inserted to begin listening to a disc.

Audio disc top screen

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Error messages

If the following error messages appear on the screen, refer to the table and take the

appropriate measures. If the problem is not rectified, take the vehicle to any authorized

Lexus retailer or Lexus authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.

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Discs that can be used

Discs with the marks shown below can be used.

Playback may not be possible depending on recording format or disc features, or due to

scratches, dirt or deterioration.

CDs with copy-protection features may not play correctly.

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Music disc player protection feature

To protect the internal components, playback is automatically stopped when a problem is

detected.

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If a disc is left inside the Music disc player or in the ejected position for extended peri-

ods

Disc may be damaged and may not play properly.

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Lens cleaners

Do not use lens cleaners. Doing so may damage the Music disc player.

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MP3, WMA and AAC files

MP3 (MPEG Audio LAYER3) is a standard audio compression format.
Files can be compressed to approximately 1/10 of their original size by using MP3 com-

pression.
WMA (Windows Media Audio) is a Microsoft audio compression format.
This format compresses audio data to a size smaller than that of the MP3 format.
AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and refers to an audio compression technol-

ogy standard used with MPEG2 and MPEG4.
MP3, WMA and AAC file and media/formats compatibility are limited.

Message

Cause

Correction procedures

“Check disc”

• The disc is dirty or dam-

aged.

• The disc is inserted

upside down.

• The disc is not playable

with the player.

• Clean the disc.

• Insert the disc correctly.

• Confirm the disc is play-

able with the player.

“DISC error”

There is a malfunction

within the system.

Eject the disc.

“No music files found.”

No playable data is

included on the disc.

Eject the disc.

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MP3 file compatibility
• Compatible standards

MP3 (MPEG1 LAYER3, MPEG2 LSF LAYER3)

• Compatible sampling frequencies

MPEG1 LAYER3: 32, 44.1, 48 (kHz)

MPEG2 LSF LAYER3: 16, 22.05, 24 (kHz)

• Compatible bit rates (compatible with VBR)

MPEG1 LAYER3: 32-320 (kbps)

MPEG2 LSF LAYER3: 8-160 (kbps)

• Compatible channel modes: stereo, joint stereo, dual channel and monaural

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WMA file compatibility
• Compatible standards

WMA Ver. 7, 8, 9 (only compatible with Windows Media Audio Standard)

• Compatible sampling frequencies

32, 44.1, 48 (kHz)

• Compatible bit rates (only compatible with 2-channel playback)

Ver. 7, 8: CBR 48-192 (kbps)

Ver. 9: CBR 48-320 (kbps)

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AAC file compatibility
• Compatible standards

MPEG4/AAC-LC

MPEG2/AAC-LC

• Compatible sampling frequencies

11.025/12/16/22.05/24/32/44.1/48 (kHz)

• Compatible bit rates

8-320 (kbps)

• Compatible channel modes: 1 ch and 2 ch

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Compatible media
Media that can be used for MP3, WMA and AAC playback are CD-Rs and CD-

RWs.
Playback in some instances may not be possible if the CD-R or CD-RW is not final-

ized. Playback may not be possible or the audio may jump if the disc is scratched or

marked with fingerprints.

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Compatible disc formats
The following disc formats can be used.
• Disc formats:

CD-ROM Mode 1 and Mode 2

CD-ROM XA Mode 2, Form 1 and Form 2

• File formats:

ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2, (Romeo, Joliet)

UDF (2.01 or lower)

MP3, WMA and AAC files written in any format other than those listed above may

not play correctly, and their file names and folder names may not be displayed cor-

rectly.

Items related to standards and limitations are as follows.
• Maximum directory hierarchy: 8 levels (including the root)

• Maximum length of folder names/file names: 32 characters

• Maximum number of folders: 192 (including the root)

• Maximum number of files per disc: 255