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Jan 20, 2009 | 11:49 PM

Rahstyles

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Antena issue!!

My son the other day pressed some button on the radio.. and now whenever the cd player turns on.. the anena pops out. it used to never do that.. when i play the cd the antenna stays in and only when i listen to the radio it goes up.. i dont liek the antenna poping up because it only goes half way cause its jammed or somthing and it makes a werid noise like it trying to go up but its stuck

Jan 21, 2009 | 01:03 AM

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if i remember right, it does that in rds mode. i think you push the button marked "traf" to turn it off.

Jan 21, 2009 | 01:27 AM

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if i remember right, it does that in rds mode. i think you push the button marked "traf" to turn it off.

press that and the anrena goes back in?

Jan 21, 2009 | 06:29 AM

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Press and hold the RDS button to turn the RDS back off (I think it'll beep)...then the antenna will only be up when the radio is on.

Jan 21, 2009 | 02:16 PM

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Press and hold the RDS button to turn the RDS back off (I think it'll beep)...then the antenna will only be up when the radio is on.

What is the RDS for anyway?? Sorry my sc never came with a manuel

Jan 21, 2009 | 02:22 PM

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it adjusts the antenna for the best reception. you can get a free manual on lexus's website.

Jan 21, 2009 | 02:27 PM

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it adjusts the antenna for the best reception. you can get a free manual on lexus's website.

I didn't know what RDS did Either! Thanks jason702 for the info!

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Jan 21, 2009 | 05:12 PM

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I didn't know what RDS did Either! Thanks jason702 for the info!

Huh? RDS is for Radio Data System or something like that. It will show a messages/title and artist/radio station type or other information like traffic and what not. The reason it keeps the antena up is that it takes a little while for the radio to download the information so it will be ready the minute you turn back on the radio.

I turned mine off cause it was causing drop outs of music from the radio. I would be listening and all of a sudden my radio would go silent, like as if the gps was gonna tell me something and then the radio would start to play again. I turned off the RDS and I have zero problems now and my antena stays down when listening to a tape or CD.

But even with the RDS off your antena will still go up and down a bit depending on what frequency the station your listening to is to get the best reception.

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Jan 21, 2009 | 05:34 PM

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lol... that's what lexus told me when i had mine replaced. sometimes i think the service guys pull things out of their ***.

Jan 21, 2009 | 06:06 PM

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Thanks for the help.. it was the RDS that my son had pressed and now i have no problem with the stupid antenna pulling up!!

Jan 23, 2009 | 06:54 AM

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lol... that's what lexus told me when i had mine replaced. sometimes i think the service guys pull things out of their ***.

I've noticed that too. "I don't know" is a perfectly acceptable answer sometimes! Or "I'm not sure; let me check and get back to you."...don't just BS me.