Changing some of the Factory default settings

hannah · 07-20-2004, 06:45 AM

People,
This 1998 Toyota Prius I am about to buy is a Jap Import in New Zealand hence the manual is in Japanese. Would it be possible to download a manual in English from any site. Also the onboard LCD display is in Japanese. How can I change it to English? The radio would only tune to 90MHz in FM because it is a Jap Import. In New Zealand the FM goes up to 105MHz. Will it be possible to use a band expander to enable the radio to tune to more than 90MHz. This Prius comes with MiniDisc player. Is it normal? What about adding a CD player?

Many thanks in advance

**efusco** · 07-20-2004, 09:00 AM

Hannah,
I'm not sure there is an English version of the manual or that the LCD can be changed to English. I don't like to send people away, but I don't think you'll find anyone here that has experience with those Mark I versions of the Prius. It's a pretty rare bird.

Here's a link to the .Mk I Prius Group at Yahoo. I think your best bet to getting all the answers you want about battery life and other details will best be found there.

richard schumacher · 07-20-2004, 09:25 AM

In the U.S. "jap" is a rather nasty epithet. Is it not so amongst Kiwis?

victor · 07-20-2004, 10:05 AM

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Originally posted by richard schumacher
In the U.S. \"jap\" is a rather nasty epithet. Is it not so amongst Kiwis?

Its not in Europe, but then we didnt have a pearl harbour with them.

bruceha_2000 · 07-20-2004, 11:00 AM

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In New Zealand the FM goes up to 105MHz

Try harder hannah! We go to 108 in the U.S. :-)

DaveinOlyWA · 07-20-2004, 10:21 PM

your FM radio goes UP to 90 mhz or u mean down??

since the FM band starts at 88 Mhz on the low end and stops at 108 Mhz on the high end, me thinks you basically have hardly any stations at all.

btw, as far as i know, and i could be wrong, the FM band is the same the world over.

hannah · 07-20-2004, 10:35 PM

that's right..there will hardly be any station...

LewLasher · 07-21-2004, 12:02 AM

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In the U.S. "jap" is a rather nasty epithet.

Except in parts of Long Island, where it is borne, all in capitals, as a badge of pride by some.

hannah · 07-21-2004, 12:05 AM

I personally think we are losing touch here re: my original queries..here it is again:
People,
This 1998 Toyota Prius I am about to buy is a Jap Import in New Zealand hence the manual is in Japanese. Would it be possible to download a manual in English from any site. Also the onboard LCD display is in Japanese. How can I change it to English? The radio would only tune to 90MHz in FM because it is a Jap Import. In New Zealand the FM goes up to 105MHz. Will it be possible to use a band expander to enable the radio to tune to more than 90MHz. This Prius comes with MiniDisc player. Is it normal? What about adding a CD player?

Many thanks in advance

DaveinOlyWA · 07-21-2004, 01:09 AM

ummm my guess would be why would there be an english manual for a car that was only distributed in Japan??

and also, i think you will find similiar difficulty in getting the screen into english.

your only hope i would guess is that the difference bet your 1998 and the classic which started in 2001 and isnt exactly the same will be close enough that your learning curve of the japanese language wont be too severe.

as for the mini disc player, i would assume you are talking about the sony?? if so, its too bad that the technology was buried by the big business machine in america because it was truly awesome technology.

as for the radio, i would not think that it originally was that way. i fear she maybe broken. what you described was a reasonably common thing in older technology where the tuner was basically an RC (resistor-capacitor) circuit and a varistor. if the varistor wire broke it could effectively reduce the range of the resistance which would reduce the tuning band. but i was kinda under the impression that they didnt do that anymore, but maybe.

you know the touch screen has a lot of pictograms so you might not need to be able to read the screen that much. i must admit that i didnt really read the manual that came with my car until after i had had the car over a month and was bored at work one day, so i picked it up then.

most of what i learned, i learned here waaay before i got my car.

07-20-2004, 06:45 AM	#1
hannah Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 54 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Changing some of the Factory default settings People, This 1998 Toyota Prius I am about to buy is a Jap Import in New Zealand hence the manual is in Japanese. Would it be possible to download a manual in English from any site. Also the onboard LCD display is in Japanese. How can I change it to English? The radio would only tune to 90MHz in FM because it is a Jap Import. In New Zealand the FM goes up to 105MHz. Will it be possible to use a band expander to enable the radio to tune to more than 90MHz. This Prius comes with MiniDisc player. Is it normal? What about adding a CD player? Many thanks in advance

07-21-2004, 01:09 AM	#10
DaveinOlyWA Opps !! I Did it Again!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 9,661 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	ummm my guess would be why would there be an english manual for a car that was only distributed in Japan?? and also, i think you will find similiar difficulty in getting the screen into english. your only hope i would guess is that the difference bet your 1998 and the classic which started in 2001 and isnt exactly the same will be close enough that your learning curve of the japanese language wont be too severe. as for the mini disc player, i would assume you are talking about the sony?? if so, its too bad that the technology was buried by the big business machine in america because it was truly awesome technology. as for the radio, i would not think that it originally was that way. i fear she maybe broken. what you described was a reasonably common thing in older technology where the tuner was basically an RC (resistor-capacitor) circuit and a varistor. if the varistor wire broke it could effectively reduce the range of the resistance which would reduce the tuning band. but i was kinda under the impression that they didnt do that anymore, but maybe. you know the touch screen has a lot of pictograms so you might not need to be able to read the screen that much. i must admit that i didnt really read the manual that came with my car until after i had had the car over a month and was bored at work one day, so i picked it up then. most of what i learned, i learned here waaay before i got my car. __________________ My 2006: Last tank 463.1 miles @49.2 pump (49.4 computer) 4.22 cpm winter mpg 50.70 summer mpg 54.59 lifetime: 33,038.3 miles 52.79 mpg pump (54.04 mpg computer) 5.74 cpm My 2007 Zenn Driven 5945 miles, 2.01 cpm/ 105 mpg (at $2.05/gal), 4.04 miles/ Kwh Savings over my Prius $302.66 The Corolla...573.26 The REAL SAVINGS from not driving Corolla 657.39 +Prius= 958.18 (excludes maintenance costs...would be unfair to ICE vehicles) My Plate: DUALPWR (Dual Power)

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07-20-2004, 09:00 AM	#2
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 14,229 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 1 Time in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 24	Hannah, I'm not sure there is an English version of the manual or that the LCD can be changed to English. I don't like to send people away, but I don't think you'll find anyone here that has experience with those Mark I versions of the Prius. It's a pretty rare bird. Here's a link to the .Mk I Prius Group at Yahoo. I think your best bet to getting all the answers you want about battery life and other details will best be found there.

07-20-2004, 09:25 AM	#3
richard schumacher nacreous lacquer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,126 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	In the U.S. "jap" is a rather nasty epithet. Is it not so amongst Kiwis?

07-20-2004, 10:21 PM	#6
DaveinOlyWA Opps !! I Did it Again!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 9,661 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	your FM radio goes UP to 90 mhz or u mean down?? since the FM band starts at 88 Mhz on the low end and stops at 108 Mhz on the high end, me thinks you basically have hardly any stations at all. btw, as far as i know, and i could be wrong, the FM band is the same the world over.

07-20-2004, 10:35 PM	#7
hannah Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 54 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	that's right..there will hardly be any station...

07-21-2004, 12:05 AM	#9
hannah Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 54 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I personally think we are losing touch here re: my original queries..here it is again: People, This 1998 Toyota Prius I am about to buy is a Jap Import in New Zealand hence the manual is in Japanese. Would it be possible to download a manual in English from any site. Also the onboard LCD display is in Japanese. How can I change it to English? The radio would only tune to 90MHz in FM because it is a Jap Import. In New Zealand the FM goes up to 105MHz. Will it be possible to use a band expander to enable the radio to tune to more than 90MHz. This Prius comes with MiniDisc player. Is it normal? What about adding a CD player? Many thanks in advance