2003 Lexus LS 430 Owners Manual - Page 227

AUDIO Radio text message: Cassette tape player operation (a) Playing a cassette tape 20L177a 20L140a If the radio receives a radio text message during FM reception, "MSG" and a text message appears on the display. After the text message goes off, "MSG" also goes off. After the text message goes off from the display, pushing the "MSG" button during message reception shows the text message again on the display. The RDS audio system can store three messages consisting of 64 characters in memory. To store a message in memory, push the "MSG" button until you hear a beep. If three messages are already stored in memory, the oldest message will be overwritten by the new message. To recall a radio text message, push the "MSG" button. Each time you push the button, the available messages will be displayed beginning with the newest one. If there is no radio text message in memory and when no message is received, "NO MSG STORED" appears on the display. After this, the display returns to the previous mode. When you insert a cassette tape, the exposed tape should face to the right. The player will automatically start when you insert a cassette tape. At this time, "TAPE" appears on the display. If a metal or chrome equivalent cassette tape is put in the cassette player, the player will automatically recognize it, and "METAL" appears on the display. To stop or eject the cassette tape, push the "EJECT" button. Auto−reverse feature: After the cassette player reaches the end of a tape, it automatically reverses and begins to play the other side, regardless of whether the cassette was playing or fast forwarding. 213