1996 Lexus GS 300 Owners Manual - Page 106

1996 Lexus GS 300 Manual

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AIR CONDITIONING AND AUDIO (a) Listening to the radio 1. Push the (A/M) or (F/M 1/2) button to turn the radio on and select either an AM or FM broadcast. "AM," "FM1" or "FM2" will appear on the display. The radio can also be turned on by pushing the "PWR.VOL" knob if the radio was being used when the system was turned off. 2. Tune the "PWR.VOL" knob to adjust the volume. 3. Tune in the desired station. (See "(b) Selecting a station.") The radio will change automatically to stereo reception when an FM stereo broadcast is being received. At the same time "ST" will appear on the display. When the receiving signal gets weak, the channel separation will automatically be reduced for lowest noise. If the signal becomes extremely weak, the radio will switch over to monaural reception. 4. Adjust the tone and sound balance. (See "(d) Adjusting the tone" and "(e) Adjusting the sound balance.") 5. To turn the radio off, push the "PWR.VOL" knob. (b) Selecting a station Tune in the desired station using one of the following methods. The frequency will appear on the display. Preset tuning: Use for tuning-in to a desired preset station. Push the station selector button to which the desired station has been preset. The radio will tune in to the station and the button number will appear on the display. See "(c) Presetting a station.") Seek tuning: Use for automatic station search and stop. Push the (SEEK) button and hold it until a beep is heard. The radio will begin seeking up or down for a station of the nearest frequency and will stop on reception. Each time you push the button, stations will be searched out one after another. Scan tuning: Use for scanning preset station channels or station-to-station scanning. Push the (SCAN) button for less than 2 seconds. With "P. SCAN" blinking on the display, the radio will automatically seek out a preset station of a higher channel number in the AM/FM mode. If there is a preset station on the channel, then the tuning is held for 5 seconds. If there is no station on the channel, then the tuning is only held for 1 second. If the (SCAN) button is pushed while listening to a preset station channel, then the scan proceeds to the next highest channel, proceeding in turn through the 6 channels of FM1 and then the 6 channels of FM2, then repeating the process. To continue listening to the channel of your choice, simply push the (SCAN) button once again. 92

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AIR CONDITIONING AND AUDIO
92
(a)
Listening to the radio
1.
Push the
(A/M) or
(F/M 1/2) button to
turn the radio on and select either an AM or FM broadcast.
“AM,” “FM1” or “FM2” will appear on the display.
The radio can also be turned on by pushing the “PWR.VOL”
knob if the radio was being used when the system was
turned off.
2.
Tune the “PWR.VOL” knob to adjust the volume.
3.
Tune in the desired station. (See “(b) Selecting a
station.”)
The radio will change automatically to stereo reception when
an FM stereo broadcast is being received. At the same time
“ST” will appear on the display. When the receiving signal
gets weak, the channel separation will automatically be
reduced for lowest noise. If the signal becomes extremely
weak, the radio will switch over to monaural reception.
4.
Adjust the tone and sound balance. (See “(d) Adjusting
the tone” and “(e) Adjusting the sound balance.”)
5.
To turn the radio off, push the “PWR.VOL” knob.
(b)
Selecting a station
Tune in the desired station using one of the following
methods. The frequency will appear on the display.
Preset tuning:
Use for tuning–in to a desired preset station.
Push the station selector button to which the desired station
has been preset. The radio will tune in to the station and the
button number will appear on the display. See “(c) Presetting
a station.”)
Seek tuning:
Use for automatic station search and stop.
Push the
(SEEK) button and hold it until a beep is heard.
The radio will begin seeking up or down for a station of the
nearest frequency and will stop on reception. Each time you
push the button, stations will be searched out one after
another.
Scan tuning:
Use for scanning preset station channels or
station–to–station scanning.
Push the
(SCAN) button for less than 2 seconds. With
“P. SCAN” blinking on the display, the radio will automatically
seek out a preset station of a higher channel number in the
AM/FM mode. If there is a preset station on the channel, then
the tuning is held for 5 seconds. If there is no station on the
channel, then the tuning is only held for 1 second. If the
(SCAN) button is pushed while listening to a preset station
channel, then the scan proceeds to the next highest channel,
proceeding in turn through the 6 channels of FM1 and then
the 6 channels of FM2, then repeating the process. To
continue listening to the channel of your choice, simply push
the
(SCAN) button once again.