1998 Toyota Avalon Owners Manual - Page 125

'98 AVALON (USA/CANADA) −U -Car audio system operating hints SKIP The skip feature allows you to fast forward past long stretches of blank tape. This is especially useful at the end of cassettes. Push "SKIP". "SKIP" will appear on the display. The cassette player will keep track of how much blank space it plays. Any time it has played about 10 seconds of blank tape, it will automatically fast forward to the next track and begin to play. Push the button a second time to turn off the skip feature. ST (Stereo reception) display Your radio automatically changes to stereo reception when a stereo broadcast is received. "ST" appears on the display. If the signal becomes weak, the radio reduces the amount of channel separation to prevent the weak signal from creating noise. If the signal becomes extremely weak, the radio switches from stereo to mono reception. TAPE Push "TAPE" to switch from radio or compact disc operation to cassette operation. If the audio system is off, you can turn on the cassette player by pushing "TAPE". In both cases, a cassette must already be loaded in the player. TRACK (Track up/down Compact disc player button): NOTICE To ensure the correct audio system operation: z Be careful not to spill beverages over the audio system. z Do not put anything other than a cassette tape or Compact Disc into the slot. RADIO RECEPTION Usually, a problem with radio reception does not mean there is a problem with your radio -it is just the normal result of conditions outside the vehicle. For example, nearby buildings and terrain can interfere with FM reception. Power lines or telephone wires can interfere with AM signals. And of course, radio signals have a limited range, and the farther you are from a station, the weaker its signal will be. In addition, reception conditions change constantly as your vehicle moves. Here are some common reception problems that probably do not indicate a problem with your radio: By using this button, you can skip up or down to a different track. Push either side of the track button until the number of the track you want to listen to appears on the display. If you want to return the beginning of the current track, push the down side of the button one time, quickly. TUNE (Tuning) Your Toyota has an electronic tuning radio (ETR). Push and release the "∧" (up) or "∨" (down) side of "TUNE" to step up or down the station band. (If you hear a beep, you held the button too long and the radio will go into the seek mode.) 125