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Old Mar 25, 2004 | 04:04 PM
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Your Scion Radio most likely is set to XA. This is how you can change it.
Press the SSP botton for about 3 seconds. Then hit your up or down arrow to make it Xa or Xb see the pictures. Hppes this helps.


Old Mar 25, 2004 | 04:09 PM
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Yeah, mine was set to xA. Does it make a difference??? I didn't have time to listen to it....
Old Mar 25, 2004 | 04:17 PM
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Hello and welcome to last week

J/K. I always wanted to do that. I saw a post about it a while back and tried it. Sounded better set as xA in my xB. Now that I have my aftermarket in, it sounds better than both.
Old Mar 25, 2004 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by lecterman
Hello and welcome to last week

J/K. I always wanted to do that. I saw a post about it a while back and tried it. Sounded better set as xA in my xB. Now that I have my aftermarket in, it sounds better than both.
I had posted this about 6 month a go i figured it's time to do it again because all the new Xb owner out there.
Old Mar 25, 2004 | 04:39 PM
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you just wanted to show off the BLING on your wrist.
Old Mar 25, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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i like the way it sounds on xA better...I usually show my customers the difference, and they often agree with me.
Old Mar 25, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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im using xa as well..
when i had a scion headunit in my old car(before i had a scion)
xa was better as well.. more hi/mids so sound is clearer.

this ''tip'' is actually in the manual
Old Mar 25, 2004 | 09:21 PM
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yeah, xA untill this weekend, then premier "power" eq :o
Old Mar 25, 2004 | 11:28 PM
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xA here too, and i also read the owners manual, where its also listed.
Old Mar 26, 2004 | 12:24 AM
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Great tip! I just changed my settings to the xA mode and it definitely sounds better. Thanks for the tip dude!!! Rock on!
Old Mar 26, 2004 | 01:01 AM
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Yeah that was posted a while back. My xB sounded better on the xA setting. I don't have to worry about that anymore because I have a new in dash TV unit now :D
Old Mar 26, 2004 | 02:30 AM
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Gotta be the xA setting, it's much cleaner.
Old Jun 23, 2004 | 03:31 AM
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For us '05 guys, mine was set on tc from the factory. I changed it to xB...sounds a little cleaner.
Old Jun 23, 2004 | 04:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Skylab™
For us '05 guys, mine was set on tc from the factory. I changed it to xB...sounds a little cleaner.
that is interesting. thanks for the heads up on that.
Old Jun 23, 2004 | 04:51 AM
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Hey toyotaisme, Did you connect your your Hi/lo converter to the left or right side of your rear speaker wires??


I did this with my dealers xB.... but theres also had tC on it!!!!!

tC= No treble
xB=Balanced
xA=Lower Bass amount
Old Jun 23, 2004 | 04:53 AM
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I was surprized the dealer actually had mine set to xB, but mine also has the option of tC. on tC it sounds more muted....
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