Toyota TAS500 User manual

Owner’s Manual
TAS500
Owner’s Manual
TAS500

TAS500
Owner’s Manual

2Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. Basic Operation
Multimedia System .................... 5
Home Screen.............................. 5
Main System Controls ............... 6
POWER / HOME Button ........ 6
Volume Controls Buttons........ 6
Voice Recognition Button ....... 6
Control by Touch Gestures..... 7
Steering Wheel Controls ........... 7
Volume UP/DOWN Button ..... 8
SEEK UP / SEEK DOWN
Button ................................. 8
Mode Button........................... 8
2. Settings
Overview..................................... 9
Display Settings......................... 9
Display Brightness Modes...... 9
Colour..................................... 9
Audio Settings ......................... 10
Equaliser (EQ) and Balance. 10
Beeps ................................... 10
Ring Tone ............................. 10
Phone Call............................ 11
ASL....................................... 11
Radio Settings.......................... 11
Bluetooth®Settings ................. 12
System Settings....................... 12
Language Settings................... 12
Toyota Apps ............................. 13
Android Auto™ Settings ......... 13
Apple CarPlay Settings ........... 14
3. AM and FM radio
Activating FM/AM radio........... 15
Selecting a radio station ......... 15
Manual Tuning...................... 15
Station List ........................... 15
Recalling a preset ................ 15
RDS (Radio Data System) ....... 16
Alternative Frequency .......... 16
Regionalisation..................... 16
Tra󰀩c Announcement .......... 16
4. USB / iPod
Connection ............................... 17
Audio Playback ........................ 17
Video Playback and Image
Viewing.................................. 18
Video Playback .................... 18
Image Viewing...................... 19
Compatible Extensions ........... 20

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5. Bluetooth®
Overview................................... 21
Compatible Devices................. 21
Device Pairing .......................... 21
Voice Call .................................. 22
Call using the dial pad.......... 22
Call using the contact list ..... 22
Call using the call list............ 23
Call using the favourites list . 23
Call using the message list .. 23
Receiving calls ..................... 24
During a call ......................... 24
Short Message Function ......... 25
Playing Bluetooth® audio les 25
6. Apple CarPlay
Requirements........................... 27
Starting Apple CarPlay ............ 27
Exiting Apple CarPlay Screen. 28
7. Android Auto™
Requirements........................... 29
Starting Android Auto.............. 29
Exiting Android Auto ............... 30
8. Toyota Apps
Requirements........................... 31
Connecting a device................ 31
Starting an app......................... 31
9. Updates
10. Rear View Monitor System
Screen Description .................. 36
Rear View Monitor
Precautions........................... 37
Area displayed on the
screen ............................... 37
Camera ................................ 37
Di󰀨erences between the
screen and the road.......... 38
Approaching three-dimensional
objects .............................. 39
Things you should know....... 41
11. Certication

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1. Basic Operation
1.Basic Operation
Multimedia System
The Multimedia System is composed
of the following systems:
zAV (audio and video) playback and
streaming using USB or Bluetooth®.
zHands-free telephony.
zSmartphone projection using Apple
CarPlay, Android Auto™ and Toyota
Apps.
zParking assistance with back-up
camera.
Home Screen
The HOME screen of the Multimedia
System displays soft keys to access
various functions:
1Hands-free Telephony
[PHONE][ ].
2Media Source Selection
[MEDIA][ ]:
AM/FM radio, iPod, USB,
Bluetooth®.
3Projection Applications
[APPS][ ]:
Toyota Apps (SDL), Android
Auto™ or Apple CarPlay.
4Device currently connected to
Bluetooth.
Shortcut to Bluetooth®set-
tings.
5Shortcut to Media Source
that is currently active.
6Shortcut to Maps application
(if available).
7Shortcut to Settings [ ].
8Toggle Display On/O󰀨 [ ].
9Mini-Player showing currently
playing content and controls.
10 Status of currently connected
device.
NOTE:
When an Android Auto™, Apple Car-
Play or Toyota Apps enabled device
is connected, the [APPS] icon will
change to reect the respective
application type.
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61. Basic Operation
Main System Controls
Operation of the Multimedia System
can be performed using the side
buttons 1, 2 and 3, using the touch-
screen or the control buttons (if avai-
lable) on the steering wheel.
NOTE:
If the Multimedia System is OFF,
Press any button 1, 2, 3or touch
the screen 4to turn ON. The audio
source is not selected after turning
ON.
POWER / HOME Button
The table below summarizes the 1
POWER/HOME button functions:
Button Action Action
Short Press Go to HOME screen.
No action if in active
phone call or if the
reverse camera is on.
Long Press Turn o󰀨 Audio and
Display.
No action if in active
phone call or if the
reverse camera is on.
Long Press
greater than
6 seconds
Option to restart the
Multimedia System.
Volume Controls Buttons
Press the button 2– / + to adjust
the volume.
Refer to the table below for more
information:
Button Action Action
Short Press Decrease/Increase
volume of current
source* by one-step.
Long Press Decrease/Increase
volume of current
source* continuously
until button release
or until minimum/
maximum volume is
reached.
*Current Source includes:
zAudio Source (AM / FM / USB /
iPod / MTP / Bluetooth®and Projec-
tion).
zPhone Ring.
zPhone Call.
zNavigation prompts (Projection).
Voice Recognition Button
Press the button 3[ ] for voice
commands.
Refer to the table below for more
information:
Button Action Action
Short Press Voice recognition in
projection and tele-
phony modes.
Long Press Same behaviour as a
short Press.
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2
3
4
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1. Basic Operation
Control by Touch Gestures
The following table summarizes the Touch Gestures that are recognized by the
Multimedia System. Permissible Touch Gestures can vary based on the active
screen.
Operation method Outline Main use
Tap
Quickly Touch and release
once.
Selecting an item on the
screen.
Drag
Touch the screen with
your nger, and move to
the desired position.
Scrolling through lists.
Moving the map screen.
Flick
Quickly move the screen
by icking with your nger.
Scrolling through lists.
NOTE:
Do not apply pressure when touch-
ing the screen. Screen damage
could result if excessive pressure is
applied.
Only use your ngers to touch the
screen.
Wipe o󰀨 ngerprints using a soft
cleaning cloth.
Using chemical cleaners may dam-
age the screen.
Steering Wheel Controls
The Multimedia System can be con-
trolled by using the following steering
wheel buttons:
NOTE:
If the Multimedia System is OFF,
press any steering wheel button 1,
2, 3to turn it ON. Please note that
an audio source will not be selected
when it is turned ON.

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Volume UP/DOWN Button
The Volume buttons 1can be used
to adjust the audio volume level for
the Multimedia System.
Refer to the table below for more
information:
Button Action Action
Short Press Decrease/Increase
volume of current
source by one-step.
Long Press Decrease/Increase
volume of current
source continuously
until button release
or until minimum/
maximum volume is
reached.
SEEK UP / SEEK DOWN
Button
The Seek Up/Down buttons 2can
be used to change radio stations and
active tracks.
Refer to the table below for more
information:
Button Action Action
Short Press Select next/previous
preset station position
for radio*.
Select next/previous
track while playing
back USB/iPod/
Bluetooth®Audio, Pro-
jection mode content.
Long Press Perform seek up/seek
down function for
radio.
Perform fast forward/
rewind of the current
track for USB/iPod/
Bluetooth®and Pro-
jection mode content.
*This requires preset stations to be
stored. Unassigned preset positions will
be skipped.
Mode Button
The Mode button 3allows you to
cycle through all of the audio modes
and control audio playback functions.
Refer to the table below for more
information.
Button Action Action
Short Press Audio sources are
cycled in sequence
(FM, AM, Bluetooth®,
USB/iPod, Projection,
Audio O󰀨). Inac-
tive sources will be
skipped.
Long Press Mute/Unmute or
Pause/Resume audio
depending on the
current source.
When receiving a call:
mute/unmute phone
ring sound.

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2. Settings
2.Settings
Overview
To access the settings menu, touch
the [ ] key on the HOME screen.
The settings menu enables you to
change preferences in the following
areas.
zDisplay
zAudio
zRadio
zBluetooth®
zSystem
zLanguage
zToyota Apps
zAndroid Auto™
zApple CarPlay
Setting changes are retained when
the system is switched o󰀨.
Display Settings
The Display settings menu can be
used to adjust the following items:
zDisplay brightness modes
zDisplay brightness
zColour themes
Display Brightness Modes
There are three modes available
(Auto, Day, Night).
zThe Auto mode switches the dis-
play brightness to Day/Night auto-
matically based on the illumination
state of the instrument panel. If
illumination is OFF then Day mode
is set and if illumination is ON then
night mode is set.
zThe Day and Night buttons can be
used to select the desired mode
manually.
zThe brightness level for each mode
can be adjusted by using the slider
control.
Colour
There are three colour schemes avai-
lable (Blue, Red and White).
The colour scheme is applied
instantly when a selection is made.