Get Audio Guide for Subaru Outback SUV Second Generation (2000-2004)

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Antenna system 5-2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Installation of accessories 5-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Audio set 5-3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Type A and B audio set (if equipped) 5-6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Type C audio set (if equipped) 5-16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

McIntosh audio set (if equipped) 5-26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In-dash 6 CD auto changer (if equipped) 5-36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Precautions to observe when handling

a compact disc (CD) 5-39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Antenna system

B Printed antenna

CAUTION

Do not use sharp instruments or window cleaner containing abra-

sives to clean the inner surface of the window on which the

antenna is printed. Doing so may damage the antenna printed on

the window.

The antenna is printed on the inside of the rear window glass (sedan)

or the left side rear quarter window glass (station wagon).

HB5038AA

HBF013IA

B Pillar mounted antenna

OM-H2376

Pull the antenna out to extend it to its full length.

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B FM reception

Although FM is normally static free, reception can be affected by the

surrounding area, atmospheric conditions, station strength and trans-

mitter distance. Buildings or other obstructions may cause momentary

static, flutter or station interference. If reception continues to be unsat-

isfactory, switch to a stronger station.

Installation of accessories

Always consult your SUBARU dealer before installing a citizen band ra-

dio or other transmitting device in your vehicle. Such devices may cause

the electronic control system to malfunction if they are incorrectly

installed or if they are not suited for the vehicle.

Audio set

Your SUBARU may be equipped with one of the following audio sets.

See the pages indicated in this section for operating details.

B Type A and type B audio set

HB5052AA

D Radio operation: refer to page 5-6

D CD (compact disc) player operation: refer to page 5-10

D CD changer control: refer to page 5-13

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B Type C audio set

HB5064AA

D Radio operation: refer to page 5-16

D Built-in CD changer operation: refer to page 5-21

B McIntosh audio set

HB5063AA

D Radio operation: refer to page 5-26

D Built-in CD changer operation: refer to page 5-31

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B In-dash 6 CD auto changer (Optional audio unit — if equipped)

HB5040AA

D Inserting and removing a disc or all discs: refer to page 5-36

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Type A and B audio set (if equipped)

Type A: Without weather band

Type B: With weather band

The audio set will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or

“ON” position.

Radio operation

HB5052BB

1 Power switch/Volume, Tone,

Balance, Fader control dial

2 BAND button

3 Tuning buttons

4 Preset buttons

5 AUDIO button

6 SCAN button

B Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/balance control

n Power switch and volume control (PWR/VOL)

The dial 1 is used for both power (ON/OFF) and volume control. The

radio is turned ON and OFF by pushing the dial and the volume is

controlled by turning the dial.

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n Tone and balance control (AUDIO)

The volume control dial 1 normally functions as a volume control.

This dial becomes a control for Bass, Treble, Fader or Balance when

you select the appropriate tone and balance control mode.

Choose desired volume level for each mode by turning the volume

control dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after

about 5 seconds.

To change control modes: Each brief press of the “AUDIO” button

5 changes control modes in the following sequence starting from vol-

ume control mode. (When the radio is first turned on, the control mode

is in the volume control.)

Volume Bass Treble Balance Fader

(VOL) (BAS) (TRE) (BAL) (FAD)

The “AUDIO” button 5 is used for selecting the following control

modes:

Display

Control mode

HB5036BA

Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise

BAS Bass control For less bass For more bass

TRE Treble control For less treble For more treble

FAD Fader control To increase rear speaker

volume and decrease front

speaker volume

To increase front speaker

volume and decrease rear

speaker volume

BAL Balance control To increase left speaker

volume and decrease right

speaker volume

To increase right speaker

volume and decrease left

speaker volume

VOL Volume control For less volume For more volume

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B Waveband selection

n FM/AM selection

Push the “BAND” button 2 to select FM1, FM2 or AM reception. The

display indicates which one is currently selected.

n FM/AM/Weather band selection

Push the “BAND” button 2 to select FM1, FM2, AM or Weather band

(WB) reception. The display indicates which is currently selected.

B Stereo indicator

The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM stereo broadcast

is received.

B Tuning (TUNE)

n Manual tuning (TUNE)

Press the tuning button 3 marked “Y” to increase the tuning frequen-

cy and press the tuning button marked “B” to decrease it.

Each time the button is pressed, the frequency interval can be

changed between 10 kHz in the AM mode and 0.2 MHz in the FM

mode.

Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in the

frequency.

n Manual tuning for weather band

When weather band mode is selected, press the tuning button

marked “Y” to change the WB channel up and press the tuning but-

ton marked “B” to change the WB channel down. Each time the but-

ton is pressed, the WB channel changes to the next channel.

Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in the

frequency.

n Automatic tuning (SCAN)

Press the “SCAN” button

6 to change the radio to the SCAN mode. In

this mode, the radio scans through the radio band until a station is

found. The radio will stop at the station for five seconds while display-

ing the frequency, after which scanning will continue until the entire

band has been scanned from the low end to the high end.

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Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel the SCAN mode and to stop

on any displayed frequency.

When the “SCAN” button is pressed for automatic tuning, stations are

scanned in the direction of low frequencies to high frequencies only.

Automatic tuning may not function properly if the station reception is

weakened by distance from the station or proximity to tall buildings

and hills.

B Selecting preset stations

Presetting a station with a “preset button”

4 allows you to select that

station in a single operation. Up to six WB (if equipped), AM, FM1 and

FM2 stations each may be preset.

B How to preset stations

1. Press the “BAND” button 2 to select FM1, FM2, AM or WB (if

equipped) reception.

2. Press the “SCAN” button or tune the radio manually until the

desired station frequency is displayed.

3. Press one of the preset buttons for more than 2 seconds to store

the frequency. At this time, there will momentarily be no sound from

the radio. If the button is pressed for less than 2 seconds, the preced-

ing selection will remain in memory.

NOTE

If the connection between the radio and battery is broken for any

reason such as vehicle maintenance or radio removal, all stations

stored in the preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is neces-

sary to reset the preset buttons.

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Compact disc player operation

HB5052CB

7 Disc slot

8 CD button

9 Eject button

Q Fast forward and track up

button

W Fast reverse and track down

button

E Random button

R Repeat button

T Scan button

Y PWR (power) switch

B To playback a compact disc

n When CD is not in the player

Hold a disc with a finger in the center hole while gripping the edge of

the disc, then insert it in to the slot (with the label side up) and the

player will automatically pull the disc into position.

A 8 cm/3 inch CD may also be used without any adapter.

NOTE

D DO NOT INSERT TWO DISCS INTO THE DISC INSERTION

SLOT AT A TIME.

D Be sure to always insert a disc with the label side up. If a disc

is inserted with the label side down, it might be ejected or the

player might shut off.

D After the last song finishes, the player will automatically return

to track 1 (the first song on the disc).

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n When CD is in the player

When the “CD” button 8 is pressed, the player will start playback.

NOTE

After the last song finishes, the player will automatically return to

track 1 (the first song on the disc).

B To stop playback of a CD

When the “PWR” button Y is pressed during playback of a CD, the

CD stops playing temporarily. To let the CD resume playing, press the

button again.

B To select a song from its beginning

n Forward direction

Briefly press the “Y” button Q to skip to the beginning of the next

track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated track number will

increase.

n Backward direction

Briefly press the “B” button W to skip to the beginning of the current

track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated truck number will

decrease.

B Fast forwarding and fast reverse

n Fast forward

Press the “Y” button Q continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast

forward the disc.

Release the button to stop fast forwarding.

n Fast reverse

Press the “B” button

W continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast

reverse the disc.

Release the button to stop fast reverse.

B Repeat playback

Use this to play a certain track repeatedly. During playback, press the

“RPT” button

R and release it in less than 2 seconds. The “RPT” indi-

cator will come on and the song will be played continuously. To can-

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cel the repeat mode, press the button again. Then the “RPT” indicator

goes out, and normal playback mode is restored.

B Random playback

Use this to play the tracks on the disc in random order. During play-

back, press the “RDM” button

E and hold it in for more than 2 se-

conds. The “RDM” indicator will come on and all songs on the disc

will be played in a random order.

To cancel the random mode, press the button again. Then the “RDM”

indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored.

B Scan

Press the “SCAN” button

T and release it in less than 2 seconds, and

you can hear the first 10 seconds of each track to seach for the

desired program. To continue listening to the program, press the

“SCAN” button again. After all tracks on the disc has been scanned,

normal playback mode is restored.

B To eject a disc from the player

When a disc is being played back or when a disc is in the player,

press the eject button “

” 9. The disc will be ejected.

The disc may be removed even when the ignition switch is in the

“LOCK” position.

NOTE

D Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out, because

vibration might make it fall out.

D To protect the disc, the disc is automatically loaded if it is left

in the ejected position for more than approximately 15 seconds

(Auto Reload). In this case, the disc is not played.

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CD changer control (If optional in dash CD changer is

connected)

An optional CD changer can be connected to this audio unit. See your

SUBARU dealer for more information. For procedures for loading and un-

loading CDs, refer to “In-dash 6 CD auto changer” in this chapter.

HB5052DB

U CD button

I Track selection buttons

O RAND (Random) button

P RPT (Repeat) button

A SCAN button

B To start playback

Press the “CD” button U. The “CD” indicator will come on and the

disc number will appear on the display and the CD changer will start

playback.

NOTE

D If the “CD” button is pressed during a radio broadcast, the CD

changer will interrupt the broadcast.

D At the end of the disc, playback automatically continues with

the next disc.

D After playback on the last disc finishes, the player will auto-

matically return to the first disc.

D If you have loaded fewer than 6 discs, any missing disc is

automatically skipped.

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B Selection of a desired disc

Discs cannot be selected using the main audio unit. To select a disc,

press one of the “Disc select” buttons (these are numbered from 1 to

6) on the CD changer unit. The disc will begin to play.

B To select a song from its beginning

Briefly press the “Y” button

I to skip to the beginning of the next

track and briefly press the “B” button to skip to the beginning of the

current track.

B Fast-forwarding and fast-reverse

Press the “Y” button I continuously for more than a half second to

fast-forward the disc.

Press the “B” button continuously for more than a half second to fast

reverse the disc.

Release the button to stop fast forwarding or fast reverse.

B Repeat

Press the “RPT” button

P while a song is playing to play the song

repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will come on and the song will be

played continuously. To cancel the repeat mode, press the button

again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode

is restored.

B Random playback

Press the “RAND” button

O while a disc is being played back to play

all songs on the disc in a random order. The “RAND” indicator will

come on and all songs on the disc will be played in a random order.

To cancel the random mode, press the button again. Then the

“RAND” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored.

B Scan (a convenient way to become familiar with a disc)

1. Press the “SCAN” button

– The display shows “SCAN” and the track number being

scanned.

– You hear the first 10 seconds of each track.

– The operation is automatically cleared after playing all pro-

grams. Then, normal playback starts.

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2. Press the “SCAN” button again when you hear a track you like.

– Normal playback resumes.

B To stop playback

To stop playback and switch over to the radio mode, press the

“BAND” button.

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Type C audio set (if equipped)

The radio will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or

“ON” position.

Radio operation

HB5064BB

1 Power switch, Volume control,

Bass/Middle/Treble control and

Fader/Balance control dial

2 AUDIO (audio mode) button

3 Fader/Balance selection

button

4 FM/AM selection button

5 WB (weather band) button

6 Preset buttons

7 Tuning buttons

8 SCAN button

B Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/balance control

(PWR/VOL)

The dial 1 is used for both power (ON/OFF) and volume control. The

radio is turned ON and OFF by pushing the dial and the volume is

controlled by turning the dial.

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This dial is used for bass/middle/treble controls when the “AUDIO”

button 2 is in the depressed position. It is also used for fader/balance

controls when the “BAL” button 3 is in the depressed position.

Display

Control mode

HB5036BA

Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise

BASS Bass control For less bass For more bass

MIDDLE Middle note

control

For less middle note For more middle note

TREBLE Treble control For less treble For more treble

FADER Fader control To increase rear speaker

volume and decrease

front speaker volume

To increase front speaker

volume and decrease

rear speaker volume

BALANCE Balance control To increase left speaker

volume and decrease

right speaker volume

To increase right speaker

volume and decrease left

speaker volume

VOLUME Volume control For less volume For more volume

n Tone control

The volume control dial 1 normally function as volume control. The

dial become a control for Bass, Middle note or Treble when you select

the appropriate tone control mode.

Choose desired level for each mode by turning the volume control

dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after about 5

seconds.

To change control modes: Each brief press of the “AUDIO” button

2 changes control modes in the following sequence starting from

bass control mode. (When the radio is first turned on, the control

mode is in the volume control.)

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Bass Middle Treble Volume

(BASS) (MIDDLE) (TREBLE) (VOLUME)

n Fader and balance control

The volume control dial 1 normally function as volume control. The

dial become the controls for Fader or Balance when you select the

appropriate fader and balance control mode.

Choose desired setting for each mode by turning the volume control

dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after about 5

seconds.

To change control modes: Each brief press of the “BAL” button

changes control modes in the following sequence starting from fader

control mode. (When the radio is turned on, the control mode is in the

volume control.)

Fader Balance Volume

(FADER) (BALANCE) (VOLUME)

n Display illumination dimness cancellation (BRIGHT)

The brightness of the radio display dims when the light switch is in the

“p” or “w” positions. If this makes the display difficult to read,

press the volume dial for more than 1.5 seconds to return the display

to original brightness.

Subsequently pressing the volume dial again for more than 1.5

seconds or if you can safely do so, turning the light switch to the OFF

position and back to the “p” or “w” position makes the radio dis-

play dim again.

B FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)

Push the “FM/AM” button

4 when the radio is off to turn on the radio.

Push the “FM/AM” button when the radio is on to select FM1, FM2 or

AM reception. Each time this button is pressed, the band will change

in the following order:

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FM1 FM2 AM

The display indicates which one is currently selected.

B Stereo indicator

The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM stereo broadcast

is received.

B Weather band button (WB)

Push the “WB” button

5 when the radio is off to turn on the radio in

the weather band.

Press the “WB” button when the radio is on to select the weather

band.

B Manual tuning (TUNE)

n Manual tuning for AM and FM waveband

Push the tuning button

7 marked “Y” to increase the tuning frequen-

cy and press the tuning button marked “B” to decrease it.

Each time the button is pressed, the frequency changes 10 KHz in the

AM waveband and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveband.

Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in the

frequency.

n Manual tuning for weather band

When weather band mode is selected, press the tuning button

marked “Y” to change the WB channel up and press the tuning but-

ton marked “B” to change the WB channel down. Each time the but-

ton is pressed, the WB channel changes to the next channel.

Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in the

channel.

B Automatic tuning (SCAN)

Press the “SCAN” button

8 to change the radio to the SCAN mode. In

this mode, the radio scans through the radio band until a station is

found. The radio will stop at the station for five seconds while display-

ing the frequency, after which scanning will continue until the entire

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band has been scanned from the low end to the high end.

Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel the SCAN mode and to stop

on any displayed frequency.

When the “SCAN” button is pressed for automatic tuning, stations are

scanned in the direction of low frequencies to high frequencies only.

Automatic tuning may not function properly if the station reception is

weakened by distance from the station or proximity to tall buildings and

hills.

B Selecting preset stations

Presetting a station with a preset button

6 allows you to select that

station in a single operation. Up to six AM, FM1, FM2 and WB stations

each may be preset.

B How to preset stations

1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button to select AM, FM1 or FM2 re-

ception.

Press the “WB” button

5 to select the weather band.

2. Press the “SCAN” button 8 or tune the radio manually until the de-

sired station frequency is displayed.

3. Press one of the preset buttons

6 for at least 1.5 seconds to store

the frequency. The frequency of the station will flash once on the dis-

play at this time. If the button is pressed for less than 1.5 seconds, the

preceding selection will remain in memory.

NOTE

If the connection between the radio and battery is broken for any

reason such as vehicle maintenance or radio removal, all stations

stored in the preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is neces-

sary to reset the preset buttons.

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Built-in CD changer operation

HB5064CB

9 Eject button

Q Disc slot

W CD (CD player selection)

button

E Repeat button

R Random button

T LOAD button

Y Disc select buttons

U Track selection buttons

I SCAN button

NOTE

Make sure to always insert a disc with the label side up. If a disc is

inserted with the label side down, it might be ejected or the player

might shut off.

B How to insert a CD(s)

n Inserting a CD

1. Press “LOAD” button E. If the magazine in the player has an idle

position where you can insert a disc, the “DISC” indicator associated

with the idle position will blink.

If no indicator blinks, it means that there is no idle position in the mag-

azine.

2. As soon as the “DISC” indicator begins to blink, the “IN” will ap-

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pear on display for a period of 15 seconds. Insert a disc during the

period. The disc will be then automatically drawn in, and the player

will begin to play back the first number of the disc.

D To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1 and 2. The

magazine will be loaded with discs in the ascending order of position

number.

If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds after you have pressed the

“LOAD” button, the player will begin to play back the first number of

the last disc you have inserted.

D The disc indicator steadily lights up if a disc is already inserted in

the corresponding position of the magazine.

D While the player is in the loading mode, if you press the “FM/AM”

selection button

4, the player will enter the standby mode. Press the

“CD” button W to start playback.

n Inserting a disc in a desired position

1. Press the “LOAD” button. If the magazine in the player has an idle

position where you can insert a disc, the “DISC” indicator associated

with the idle position will blink.

The positions in the magazine the indicator of which steadily lights up

are already loaded with discs.

2. Press the “DISC SELECT” button

Y at the position where you want

to insert a disc. The associated “DISC” indicator will blink, and the

“IN” will be displayed.

3. If you insert a disc during the 15-second period while the “IN” is on

display, the disc will be automatically drawn in, and the player will

start playback of the disc, beginning with the first number.

D To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1 and 2.

D While the player is in the loading mode, if you press the “FM/AM”

selection button

4, the player will enter standby mode. Press the

“CD” button to start playback.

n Loading all the magazine (Full disc loading mode)

1. If you continue to press the “LOAD” button for more than 1.5 se-

conds, the player will produce beep sound and will enter the full disc

loading mode.

2. A “DISC” indicator will blink, and the “IN” will be on display for a

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period of 15 seconds. If a disc is successfully loaded during this peri-

od, the “DISC” indicator will stop blinking and will steadily light.

3. When the loading of a disc is complete, the next “DISC” indicator

will blink. Then repeat Step 2.

4. When the magazine is filled with discs by repeating Steps 2 and 3,

the player will start playback of the discs, beginning with the one in-

serted first.

If you fail to insert any disc during each 15-second interval, the full

disc loading mode will be canceled, and the player will start playback

of the disc inserted first.

B How to play back a CD or make a pause

n When there is no CD inserted:

Insert a CD by referring to “How to Insert a CD(s)”.

When a CD is loaded, the player will start playback of the CD, begin-

ning with the first number.

n When there are CDs loaded:

Press a desired one of the “DISC SELECT” buttons

Y the “DISC” indi-

cator of which steadily lights up. The player will then start playback of

the selected CD, beginning with the first number.

B To select a song from its beginning

n Forward direction

Briefly press the “∧” button U to skip to the beginning of the next

track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated track number will

increase.

n Backward direction

Briefly press the “

∨” button U to skip to the beginning of the current

track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated truck number will

decrease.

B Fast forwarding and fast reverse

n Fast forwarding

Press the “

∧” button U continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast

forward the disc.

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Release the button to stop fast forwarding.

n Fast reverse

Press the “∨” button U continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast

reverse the disc.

Release the button to stop fast reverse.

B Repeat playback

Press the “RPT” button E while a song is playing to play the song

repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will come on and the song will be

played continuously. To cancel the repeat mode, press the button

again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode

is restored.

B Random playback

Press the “RAND” button

R while a disc is being played back to play

all songs on the disc in a random order. The “RAND” indicator will

come on and all songs on the disc will be played in a random order.

To cancel the random mode, press the button again. Then the

“RAND” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored.

B Scan

When the “SCAN” button

I is pressed while the disc is being played

back, you can hear the first 10 seconds of each track to seach for the

desired program. To continue listening to the program, press the

“SCAN” button again. After all tracks on the disc have been scanned,

normal playback mode is restored.

B How to unload CDs from the player

n Ejecting a CD from the player

Of the discs loaded, you can select and remove only one disc.

1. Press the “DISC SELECT” button

Y of the disc whose “DISC” indi-

cator is ON.

2. Press the “EJECT” button 9. Then the “DISC” indicator associated

with the disc you have selected will blink, and the disc will be ejected.

To remove more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1 and 2.

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n Ejecting all discs from the player (All disc ejection mode)

1. If you continue to press the “EJECT” button 9, the player will pro-

duce beep sound and will enter the all disc ejection mode.

2. Remove the disc that has been ejected. The other discs loaded

will then be ejected one after another. If you do not remove the disc

that has been ejected, the “All disc ejection mode” will be canceled.

NOTE

Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out, because vibra-

tion might make it fall out.

OnStar system operation (models with OnStar sys-

tem)

When the OnStar system operates and a call is initiated, the message

“CALL” will be shown on the display, and the speakers will automatically

switch over to the incoming voice signal.

NOTE

A call will not be suspended even if the ignition key is turned to the

Off position. In such a case, however, the audio system will turn off

when the call is ended.

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McIntosh audio set (if equipped)

The audio set will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or

“ON” positions.

CAUTION

The power amplifier for this audio set is mounted under the front

passenger’s seat. The amplifier will become hot if the audio con-

tinues to operate.

Never touch the amplifier. Doing so could cause burns.

Radio operation

HB5063BB

1 FM/AM selection button

2 Weather band button

3 Tuning/FF⋅FB dial

4 SCAN button

5 Preset buttons

6 Fader/Balance control

button

7 Power switch, Volume

control, Bass/Treble control

and Fader/Balance control

dial

8 Bass/Treble sound control

button

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B Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/balance control

(ON/VOL)

The dial

1 is used for both power (ON/OFF) and volume control. The

radio is turned ON and OFF by pushing the dial and the volume is

controlled by turning the dial.

This dial is used for bass/treble controls when the “BASS/TREB” but-

ton 8 is in the depressed position. It is also used for fader/balance

controls when the “FAD/BAL” button 6 is in the depressed position.

Display

Control mode

HB5036BA

Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise

BASS Bass control For less bass For more bass

TREB Treble control For less treble For more treble

FAD Fader control To increase rear speaker

volume and decrease front

speaker volume

To increase front speaker

volume and decrease rear

speaker volume

BAL Balance control To increase left speaker

volume and decrease right

speaker volume

To increase right speaker

volume and decrease left

speaker volume

VOL Volume control For less volume For more volume

n Tone control

The volume control dial 7 normally function as volume control. The

dial become a control for Bass or Treble when you select the ap-

propriate tone control mode.

Choose desired level for each mode by turning the volume control

dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after about 5

seconds.

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To change control modes: Each brief press of the “BASS/TREB” but-

ton 8 changes control modes in the following sequence starting from

bass control mode. (When the radio is first turned on, the control

mode is in the volume control.)

Bass Treble Volume

(BASS) (TREB) (VOL)

n Fader and balance control

The volume control dial 7 normally function as volume control. The

dial become the controls for Fader or Balance when you select the

appropriate fader and balance control mode.

Choose desired setting for each mode by turning the volume control

dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after about 5

seconds.

To change control modes: Each brief press of the “FAD/BAL” button

6 changes control modes in the following sequence starting from

fader control mode. (When the radio is turned on, the control mode is

in the volume control.)

Fader Balance Volume

(FAD) (BAL) (VOL)

n Display illumination dimness cancellation (BRIGHT)

The brightness of the radio display dims when the light switch is in the

“p” or “w” positions. If this makes the display difficult to read,

press the dial

7 for more than two seconds to return the display to

original brightness.

Subsequently pressing the dial

7 again for more than two seconds or

if you can safely do so, turning the light switch to the OFF position

and back to the “p” or “w” position makes the radio display dim

again.

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B FM/AM selection button

Press the “FM/AM” selection button 1 to choose either FM or AM

broadcasts. The display will show FM or AM accordingly.

Use the tuning dial to select the station to which you wish to listen.

B Manual tuning

Turn the tuning dial

3 outer tuner to increase or decrease the recep-

tion frequency in individual steps.

FM band: 0.2 MHz steps

AM band: 10 kHz steps

B Seek tuning (SEEK)

If the Tuning dial

3 outer tuner is turned for longer than half of a se-

cond, the radio will begin to automatically search for receivable fre-

quencies and will stop at the first one found. This function may not be

available, however, when radio signals are weak. In such a situation,

perform manual tuning to select the desired station.

B Scan tuning (SCAN)

Press the “SCAN” button

4 to change the radio to the SCAN mode. In

this mode, the radio scans through the radio band until a station is

found. The radio will stop at the station for five seconds while display-

ing the frequency, after which scanning will continue until the entire

band has been scanned.

Turn the tuning dial

3 inner tuner again to cancel the SCAN mode

and to stop on any displayed frequency.

Scan tuning may not function properly if the station reception is weak-

ened by distance from the station or proximity to tall buildings and

hills.

B Preset tuning

Press any one of the preset buttons

5 to select the corresponding,

previously-registered radio station. The LED at the top of that button

will turn on.

n Manual preset

D Use the tuning dial 3 to select the radio station which you wish to

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D Choose the preset button 5 to which you wish to assign that sta-

tion and press it continuously for a period of more than 2 seconds.

When the radio station has been successfully registered, the display

will flash the corresponding radio frequency on and off once.

NOTE

D Each preset button can be used to store both an FM station

and an AM station.

D If the power supply is interrupted by disconnection of the bat-

tery, memory presets will be cleared and will be required to be re-

input.

B Weather band button (WB)

Push the “WB” button

2 when the radio is off to turn on the radio in

the weather band.

Press the “WB” button

2 when the radio is on to select the weather

band.

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Built-in CD changer operation

HB5063CB

9 DISC IN indicator light

Q Disc slot

W Eject button

E LOAD button

R Repeat button

T FF·FB dial

Y Disc button

U Disc select button

NOTE

D Single CDs (i.e., 8-cm/3-inch CDs) are not supported, and if in-

serted, they will be immediately ejected.

D Make sure to always insert a disc with the label side up. If a disc

is inserted with the label side down, it might be ejected or the player

might shut off.

D If a disc is inserted during a radio broadcast, the disc will inter-

rupt the broadcast.

D After the last song finishes, the disc will automatically return to

track 1 (the first song on the disc) and will automatically play back.

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B How to insert a CD(s)

n Inserting a CD

1. Press “LOAD” button E. If the magazine in the player has an idle

position where you can insert a disc, the “DISC” indicator associated

with the idle position will blink.

If no indicator blinks, it means that there is no idle position in the mag-

azine.

2. As soon as the “DISC” indicator begins to blink, the “CD-IN” will

appear on display for a period of 15 seconds. Insert a disc during the

period. The disc will be then automatically drawn in, and the player

will begin to play back the first number of the disc.

D To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1 and 2. The

magazine will be loaded with discs in the ascending order of position

number.

If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds after you have pressed the

“LOAD” button

E, the player will begin to play back the first number

of the last disc you have inserted.

D The disc indicator steadily lights up if a disc is already inserted in

the corresponding position of the magazine.

D While the player is in the loading mode, if you press “FM/AM”

selection button

1, the player will enter the standby mode. Press the

“Disc” button Y to start playback.

n Inserting a disc in a desired position

1. Press the “LOAD” button

E. If the magazine in the player has an

idle position where you can insert a disc, the “DISC” indicator

associated with the idle position will blink.

The positions in the magazine the indicator of which steadily lights up

are already loaded with discs.

2. Press the “DISC SELECT” button

U at the position where you want

to insert a disc. The associated “DISC” indicator will blink, and the

“CD-IN” will be displayed.

3. If you insert a disc during the 15-second period while the “IN” is on

display, the disc will be automatically drawn in, and the player will

start playback of the disc, beginning with the first number.

D To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1 and 2.

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D While the player is in the loading mode, if you press FM/AM selec-

tion button, the player will enter standby mode. Press the “DISC” but-

ton to start playback.

n Loading all the magazine (Full disc loading mode)

1. If you continue to press the “LOAD” button

E for more than 1.5 se-

conds, the player will produce beep sound and will enter the full disc

loading mode.

2. A “DISC” indicator will blink, and the “CD-IN” will be on display for

a period of 15 seconds. If a disc is successfully loaded during this

period, the “DISC” indicator will stop blinking and will steadily light.

3. When the loading of a disc is complete, the next “DISC” indicator

will blink. Then repeat Step 2.

4. When the magazine is filled with discs by repeating Steps 2 and 3,

the player will start playback of the discs, beginning with the one in-

serted first.

If you fail to insert any disc during each 15-second interval, the full

disc loading mode will be canceled, and the player will start playback

of the disc inserted first.

B How to play back a CD or make a pause

n When there is no CD inserted:

Insert a CD by referring to “How to Insert a CD(s)”.

When a CD is loaded, the player will start playback of the CD, begin-

ning with the first number.

n When there are CDs loaded:

Press a desired one of the “DISC SELECT” buttons

U the “DISC” indi-

cator of which steadily lights up. The player will then start playback of

the selected CD, beginning with the first number.

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B Selecting a desired track (TRACK)

HB5065BA

n Skipping forward

Turn the FF·FB dial T clockwise and release it immediately to skip to

the beginning of the next track. Each time the knob is turned and re-

leased, the indicated track number will increase.

n Skipping backward

Turn the FF·FB dial

T counterclockwise and release it immediately to

skip to the beginning of the current track. If you continue to turn and

release the knob, the indicated truck number will decrease.

n Fast forwarding

Turn the FF·FB dial T clockwise and hold it continuously for more than

0.5 second to fast forward the disc.

Release the knob to stop fast forwarding.

n Fast reversing

Turn the FF·FB dial T counterclockwise and hold it continuously for

more than 0.5 second to fast reverse the disc.

Release the knob to stop fast reverse.

B Repeat playback

Press the “RPT” button R while a song is playing to play the song

repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will come on and the song will be

played continuously. To cancel the repeat mode, press the button

again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode

is restored.

""❚ : Skipping forward

❚AA : Skipping backward

"" : Fast forwarding

AA : Fast reversing

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B How to unload CDs from the player

n Ejecting a CD from the player

Of the discs loaded, you can select and remove only one disc.

1. Press the “DISC SELECT” button U of the disc whose “DISC” indi-

cator is ON.

2. Press the “EJECT” button

W. Then the “DISC” indicator associated

with the disc you have selected will blink, and the disc will be ejected.

To remove more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1 and 2.

n Ejecting all discs from the player (All disc ejection mode)

1. If you continue to press the “EJECT” button W, the player will pro-

duce beep sound and will enter the all disc ejection mode.

2. Remove the disc that has been ejected. The other discs loaded

will then be ejected one after another. If you do not remove the disc

that has been ejected, the “All disc ejection mode” will be canceled.

NOTE

Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out, because vibra-

tion might make it fall out.

OnStar system operation (models with OnStar sys-

tem)

When the OnStar system operates and a call is initiated, the message

”PHONE” will be shown on the display, and the speakers will automati-

cally switch over to the incoming voice signal.

NOTE

A call will not be suspended even if the ignition key is turned to the

Off position. In such a case, however, the audio system will turn off

when the call is ended.

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In-dash 6 CD auto changer (if equipped)

HB5040BB

1 Disc slot

2 Disc indicators (disc No.1 to

3 Disc select buttons

(disc No.1 to 6)

4 Eject button

CAUTION

D Do not attempt to insert two or more discs into the slot at a

time. Doing so can cause mechanical damage to the CD changer.

D Use only music CDs identified by a

mark.

D Do not use CDs listed below which could cause damage to the

CD player.

D 3-inch (8 cm) compact disc.

D Any disc with a peel-off or seal on it.

D Any disc with scratches and/or dust.

D Bent disc.

D Cleaning disc.

D CD accessory. (E.g., 3-inch (8 cm) disc adapter)

D Do not insert or remove any disc when the automatic transmis-

sion selector lever is in the park position; the selector lever in

that position can interfere with disc insertion or removal, causing

scratches on the disc surface (for AT vehicles).

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B To insert a disc

1. Press one of the “Disc select” buttons 3 (numbered from 1 to 6)

for which the disc indicator light 2 is “OFF”.

The Disc indicator lights are located directly above the corresponding

“Disc select” buttons.

2. The indicator will begin blinking. The blinking will last for 15 se-

conds.

During this period, insert a desired disc, and the disc will begin to

play. (If any disc is not inserted during this period, the “Disc slot”

door will close. Repeat step 1.)

Be sure to hold a disc with the label side (the side where titles are

printed) up.

3. To insert another disc, repeat step 1 and 2 choosing a different

disc select button.

B To insert six discs at a time

1. Press and hold the “Disc select” button number 1 until all disc indi-

cators begin blinking (about 1.5 seconds).

2. The indicators will blink for 15 seconds. During this period, insert

desired six discs.

3. When all discs are loaded, the first disc will begin to play. (If no

disc is inserted within this 15 seconds, the entire disc load sequence

will be canceled.)

B To remove a disc

1. Press the desired one of the “Disc select” buttons

3 (numbered

from 1 to 6) for which the disc indicator light is on.

2. Press the “Eject button”

4. The selected disc will be ejected and

the indicator light will begin blinking.

3. To remove another disc, repeat step 1 and 2 choosing a different

“Disc select” button.

(To remove discs when the ignition switch is in the “Lock” position,

press the “Eject” button, and the first disc will be ejected. Press the

“Eject” button again, and the next disc will be ejected and so on. At

this time, the “Disc select” buttons are disabled.)

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B To remove all discs at one time

1. Press and hold the “Eject” button 4 until all “Disc” indicators begin

blinking (about 1.5 seconds), and the first disc will be ejected.

2. When the disc is removed, the next one will be ejected, and so on.

B To replace a playing disc with another

Simply press the desired one of “Disc select” buttons

3 (numbered

from 1 to 6) or press the “DISC UP” or “DISC DOWN” button on the

radio unit to select the desired disc, and the disc will begin to play.

B Disc indicators

Lit: when the corresponding storage tray is occupied by a disc.

Blinking: Disc player is either in loading, eject or changing mode.

OFF: No disc is loaded or the ignition switch is in the “LOCK” position.

B Function control

Refer to CD player control operating instructions described in the

“Type A and B audio sets” or “Type C audio set” section.

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Precautions to observe when handling a compact

disc (CD)

Use only compact discs (CDs) that have the mark shown below. CD-

RWs cannot be used. Also, some CD-Rs cannot be played.

HB5062AA

D In cold and/or rainy weather, dew can form inside the CD player, pre-

venting normal operation. If this happens, eject the CD and wait for the

player to dry out.

D Skipping may occur when the CD player is subjected to severe vibra-

tion (for example, when the vehicle is driven on a rough surface).

D To remove a disc from the case, press the center of the case and hold

both edges of the disc. If the disc surface is touched directly, contamina-

tion could cause poor tone quality. Do not touch the disc surface.

D Use a clean disc whenever possible. If there are deposits, wipe the

disc surface from the center outward with a dry, soft cloth. Be sure not to

use a hard cloth, thinner, benzene, alcohol, etc.

D Do not use any disc that is scratched, deformed, or cracked. Also, do

not use any disc that has a non-standard shape (for example, a heart

shape). Malfunctions or problems might result.

D A disc is vulnerable to heat. Never keep it either in places exposed to

direct sunlight, near heaters or in vehicles parked in the sun or hot days.

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HB5061BA

Audio for Your Subaru Outback SUV Second Generation (2000-2004)

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