Get Audio Guide for Subaru Outback SUV Third Generation (2005-2009)

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

Printed antenna................................................... 5-2

FM reception ....................................................... 5-2

Satellite radio reception (if equipped) ..... 5-2

Installation of accessories.................................. 5-4

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

Type A audio set (if equipped) ............................. 5-5

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

Power and sound controls ................................. 5-7

Power switch and volume control ........................ 5-7

Tone and balance control .................................... 5-7

Audio effector switching (type B) ......................... 5-9

FM/AM radio operation ...................................... 5-10

FM/AM selection................................................. 5-10

Tuning ............................................................... 5-10

Station preset .................................................... 5-11

Satellite radio operation (if equipped) .............. 5-12

satellite radio ............................................ 5-12

Satellite radio reception...................................... 5-12

Band selection ................................................... 5-12

Channel and category selection.......................... 5-13

Channel preset................................................... 5-14

Display selection................................................ 5-14

CD player operation .......................................... 5-15

How to insert a CD (type A)................................ 5-15

How to insert a CD(s) (type B)............................ 5-15

How to play back a CD ...................................... 5-17

To select a track from its beginning.................... 5-17

Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing ..................... 5-18

Repeating .......................................................... 5-19

Random playback .............................................. 5-20

Scan ................................................................. 5-21

Display selection ............................................... 5-22

Folder selection................................................. 5-22

How to eject a CD from the player (type A) ......... 5-23

How to eject CDs from the player (type B) .......... 5-23

When the following messages are

displayed......................................................... 5-24

AUX unit operation ............................................ 5-25

AUX jack ........................................................... 5-25

AUX inputs selection button............................... 5-25

Audio control buttons (if equipped) ................. 5-26

MODE button..................................................... 5-26

Precautions to observe when handling a

compact disc................................................... 5-27

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Antenna system

& 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.

Sedan

Station wagon

The anten na is printed o n the inner

surface of the rear window glass.

& FM reception

Although FM is normally static free,

reception can be affected by the surround-

ing area, atmospheric conditions, station

strength and transmitter distance. Build-

ings or other obstructions may cause

momentary static, flutter or station inter-

ference. If reception continues to be

unsatisfactory, switch to a stronger station.

Satellite radio recep-

tion (if equipped)

is a continental U.S. based satellite

radio service that offers more than 160

coast to coast channels, including music,

news, sports, talk and children’s program-

ming. XM

provides digital quality audio

and text information, including song title

and artist name. A service fee is required

to receive the XM

service. For more

information, contact XM

www. or call 1-800-XM-

RADIO (1-800-967-2346).

The XM

satellite radio receiver that is

fitted to your vehicle receives the neces-

sary signals from two specially designated

satellites that are in a geostationary orbit

over the equator. One satellite covers the

east coast and the other covers the west

coast. Both of them direct their signals

north. These signals are then relayed

throughout the USA by a network of

ground repeater stations. The satellite

radio signals are transmitted as “line of

sight” signals. Line of sight signals can be

blocked by objects such as buildings, but

the network of repeater stations allows

signal coverage within urban areas such

as cities.

You may experience problems in receiving

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satellite radio signals in the follow-

ing situations.

. If you are driving northward in a coastal

area

You will notice that the XM

satellite

radio antenna is fixed to the upper right

hand corner of your windscreen.

The signal comes from the south and may

not be able to reach the antenna in some

circumstances when you are driving north.

. If you are driving in a tunnel or a

covered parking area

. If you are driving beneath the top level

of a multi-level freeway

. If you drive under a bridge

. If you are driving next to a tall vehicle

(such as a truck or a bus) that blocks the

signal

. If you are driving in a valley where the

surrounding hills or peaks block the signal

from the south

. If you are driving on a mountain road

where the southern direction is blocked by

mountains

. If you are driving in an area with tall

trees that block the signal (10 m or more),

for example on a road that goes through a

dense forest

. The signal can become weak in some

areas that are not covered by the repeater

station network.

Pleas e note that these may be other

unforeseen circumstances when t here

are problems with the reception of XM

satellite radio signals.

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Installation of accessories

Always consult your SUBARU dealer

before installing a citizen band radio or

other transmitting device in your vehicle.

Such devices may cause the electronic

control system to malfunction if they are

incorrectly install ed or if they are not

suited for the vehicle.

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Audio set

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

indicated in this section for operating details.

& Type A audio set (if equipped)

The audio set will operate only when the

ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON”

position.

. Power and sound controls: refer to

page 5-7

. Radio operation: refer to page 5-10

. Satellite radio operation (if equipped):

refer to page 5-12

. CD (compact disc) player operation:

refer to page 5-15

. AUX unit operation: refer to page 5-25

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& Type B audio set (if equipped)

The audio set will operate only when the

ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON”

position.

. Power and sound controls: refer to

page 5-7

. Radio operation: refer to page 5-10

. Satellite radio operation (if equipped):

refer to page 5-12

. CD (compact disc) player operation:

refer to page 5-15

. AUX unit operation: refer to page 5-25

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Power and sound controls

& Power switch and volume

control

The dial 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.

The dial can also be used for tone and

balance adjustment.

& Tone and balance control

The volume control dial normally functions

as a volume control. This dial becomes a

control for Bass, Midrange, Treble, Fader

or Balance when you select the appro-

priate 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 approximately 5 sec-

onds.

! To change tone control modes

Each brief press of the “AUDIO” button

changes control modes in the following

sequence starting from volume control

mode. (When the radio is first turned on,

the control mode is in the volume control.)

The “AUDIO” button is used for selecting

the following control modes:

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Control mode (Range of levels)

Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise

Bass control (−6 to +6) For less bass sound For more bass sound

Midrange control (−6 to +6) For less midrange sound For more midrange sound

Treble control (−6 to +6) For less treble sound For more treble sound

Volume control (0 to 40) For less volume For more volume

AUX volume control* (0 to 40) For less volume

For more volume

* Only when an AUX audio product is connected.

! To change balance control modes

Each brief press of the “BAL” button

changes control modes in the following

sequence starting from volume control

mode. (When the radio is first turned on,

the control mode is in the volume control.)

The “BAL” button is used for selecting the

following control modes:

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Control mode (Range of levels)

Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise

Fader control (R9 to F9)

To decrease front speaker vo-

lume

To decrease rear speaker vo-

lume

Balance control (L9 to R9)

To increase left speaker vo-

lume and decrease right

speaker volume

To increase right speaker vo-

lume and decrease left speaker

volume

Volume control (0 to 40) For less volume For more volume

AUX volume control* (0 to 40) For less volume

For more volume

* Only when an AUX audio product is connected.

& Audio effector switching

(type B)

1. When continuing to press the “AUDIO”

button, the “SRS WOW” of audio effector

system starts up with a beep sound. The

illumination “

” of the indicator shows

the status of the SRS WOW mode

selection.

2. When continuing to press the “AUDIO”

button in the SRS WOW mode, the beep

sound and the SRS WOW mode finish,

and the “

” turns off.

NOTE

SRS technology is incorporated under

license from SRS Labs, Inc. SRS WOW,

SRS and

symbol are trademarks of

SRS Labs, Inc.

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The SRS WOW mode has the following

qualities.

. Natural feeling of stereophonic ef-

fect

. Rich and varied bass sound

. Crystal-clear sound

FM/AM radio operation

& FM/AM selection

Push the “FM AM” button 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 brief press of the “FM AM” button

changes the radio in the following se-

quence starting from the last radio band

with you selected.

& Tuning

! Manual tuning

Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK

button to increase the tuning frequency

and press the tuning button marked “

”

to decrease it.

Each time the button is pressed, the

frequency interval can be changed be-

tween 10 kHz in the AM mode and 0.2

MHz in the FM mode.

If you hold down the “

” side of the

button, the tuning frequency will increase

continuously, and if you hold down the

“

” side of the button, the tuning

frequency will decrease continuously. Re-

lease the butto n when your desired

frequency is reached.

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NOTE

While you are holding down either side

of the TUNE/TRACK button, the tuning

frequency will not stop changing even

if the frequency of a receivable station

is reached.

! Stereo indicator

The stereo indicator “ST” will come on

when an FM stereo broadcast is received.

! Seek tuning (SEEK)

If you press the “ ” or “ ” side of the

SEEK/SCAN button briefly, the radio will

automatically search for a receivable

station and stop at the first one it finds.

This function may not be available, how-

ever, when radio signals are weak. In such

a situation, perform manual tuning to

select the desired station.

! Scan tuning (SCAN)

If you press the “ ” or “ ” side of the

SEEK/SCAN button for 0.5 second or

longer, the radio will switch to scan mode.

In this mode, the radio scans through the

radio band until a station is found. The

radio will stop at the stati on for five

seconds while displaying the frequency,

after which scanning will continue until the

entire band has been scanned.

Press the “

” or “ ” side of the button

again to cancel the scan mode and to stop

on any displayed frequency.

If you hold down the “

” side of the

button, the radio will scan up the fre-

quency band (from low frequencies to high

frequencies). If you hold down the “

”

side of the button, the radio will scan down

the frequency band (from high frequencies

to low frequencies).

Automatic tuning may not function prop-

erly if the station reception is weakened by

distance from the station or proximity to

tall buildings and hills.

& Station preset

! How to preset stations

1. Press the “FM AM” button to select

FM1, FM2 or AM reception.

2. Press the “

” or “ ” side of the

button or tune the radio manually until the

desired station frequency is displayed.

3. Press one of the preset buttons for

more than 1.5 seconds to store the

frequency. 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 cl eared. If this

occurs, it is necessary to reset the

preset buttons.

. If a cell phone is placed near the

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radio, it may cause the radio to emit

noise when it receives calls. This noise

does not indicate a radio fault.

! Selecting preset stations

Presetting a station with a preset button

allows you to select that station in a single

operation. Up to six AM, FM1 and FM2

stations each may be preset.

Satellite radio operation (if

equipped)

To receive satellite radio, it is necessary to

install the Subaru genuine satellite recei-

ver (dealer option) and to enter into a

contract. For details, please contact your

SUBARU dealer.

& XM

satellite radio

is a continental U.S. based satellite

radio service that offers more than 160

coast to coast channels, including music,

news, sports, talk and children’s program-

ming. XM

provides digital quality audio

and text information, including song title

and artist name. A service fee is required

to receive the XM

service. For more

information, contact XM

www. or cal l 1-800-XM-

RADIO (1-800-967-2346).

& Satellite radio reception

Satellite radio signals are best received in

areas with a clear view of the open sky. In

areas where there are tall buildings, trees,

tunnels or other structures that may

obstruct the signal of the satellites, there

may be signal interruptions. Other circum-

stances that may result in signal loss

include driving near a wall, steep cliff, hill

or driving on the lower level of a multi-

tiered road or inside of a parking garage.

To help reduce this condition, satellite

radio providers have installed ground-

based repeaters in heavily populated

areas. However, you may still experience

reception problems in some areas.

& Band selection

Push the “SAT” button when the radio is

off to turn on the radio.

Push the “SAT” button when the radio is

on to select XM1, XM2 or XM3 reception.

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& Channel and category selec-

tion

! Channel selection

Press “ ” of the TUNE TRACK button to

select the next channel and press “

” of

the button to select the previous channel.

Keep pressing “

” ofthebuttonto

change to the next channel continuously

and keep pressing “

” of the button to

change to the previous channel continu-

ously.

! Category selection

Press “ ” of the FOLDER/CATEGORY

button to select the next category and

press “

” of the button to select the

previous category.

! Channel scan

Press the “ ” side of the SEEK/SCAN

button to change the radio to the SCAN

mode. In this mode, the radio scans

through the channel until a station is

found. The radio will stop at the station

for five seconds while displaying the

channel number, after which scanning will

continue until the entire channel has been

scanned from the low end to the high end.

Press the “

” side of the button again to

cancel the SCAN mode and to stop on any

displayed channel.

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& Channel preset

! How to preset channels

1. Press the “SAT” button to select XM1,

XM2 and XM3 reception.

2. Press the SEEK/SCAN button or the

TUNE TRACK button to select the chan-

nel.

3. Press one of the preset buttons for

more than 1.5 seconds to store the

channel. 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 re-

moval, all channels stored in the preset

buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is

necessary to reset the preset buttons.

! Selecting preset channels

Presetting a channel with a preset button

allows you to select that channel in a

single operation. Up to six XM1, XM2 and

XM3 channels each may be preset.

& Display selection

Press the “TEXT” button while receiving

the satellite radio to change the display as

follows:

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CD player operation

NOTE

. Make sure to always insert a disc

with the label side up. If a disc is

inserted with the label side down, the

player displays “CHECK DISC”.

Refer to “When the following messages

are displayed” in this section.

. If a disc is inserted during a radio

broadcast, the disc will interrupt the

broadcast.

. After the last song finishes, the disc

will automatically return to track 1 (the

first song on the disc) and will auto-

matically play back.

. The player is designed to be able to

play music CD-Rs and music CD-RWs,

but it may not be able to play certain

ones.

. Single CDs (i.e., 8 cm/3 inch CDs)

are not supported, and if inserted, they

will be immediately ejected.

. The file (song) that has protected by

and the player will skip to the next file

(song).

& How to insert a CD (type A)

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.

NOTE

DO NOT INSERT TWO DISCS INTO THE

DISC INSERTION SLOT AT A TIME.

& How to insert a CD(s) (type B)

1. Briefly press the “LOAD” button. If the

magazine in the player has an idle

position where you can insert a disc, the

disc number indicator associated with the

idle position will blink.

If no indicator blinks, it means that there is

no idle position in the magazine.

2. When the “LOAD” indicator flashes,

insert the disc. Once you have inserted

the disc, the “LOAD” indicator will go off.

The disc will then be automatically drawn

in, and the player will begin to play back

the first track of the disc.

. 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

track of the last disc you have inserted.

. The disc indicator steadily lights up if a

disc is already inserted in the correspond-

ing position of the magazine.

. While the player is in the loading mode,

if you press “FM AM”, “SAT” or “AUX”

button, the player will enter the standby

mode. Press the “CD” button to start

playback.

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! Inserting a disc in a desired posi-

tion

1. Briefly press the “LOAD” button. If the

magazine i n the player has an idle

position where you can insert a disc, the

disc number indicator associated with the

idle position will blink.

The positions in the magazine the indica-

tor of which steadily lights up are already

loaded with discs.

2. Press the disc select button at the

position where you want to insert a disc.

3. When the “LOAD” indicator flashes,

insert the disc. Once you have inserted

the disc, the “LOAD” indicator will go off.

The disc will then be automatically drawn

in, and the player will begin to play the first

track on the disc.

. If you wish to insert another disc,

repeat the procedure beginning with step

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

track of the last disc you have inserted.

. While the player is in the loading mode,

if you press “FM AM”, “SAT” or “AUX”

button, the player will enter standby mode.

Press the “CD” button to start playback.

! Loading all the magazine (Full disc

loading mode)

1. If you continue to press the “LOAD”

button for more than 1.5 seconds, the

player will produce beep sound and will

enter the full disc loading mode.

2. When the disc number indicator and

“ALL LOAD” indicator start flashing, insert

a disc within 15 seconds. If a disc is

successfully loaded during this period, the

disc number indicator will stop blinking

and will steadily light.

3. When the loading of a disc is com-

plete, the next disc number indicator will

blink. Then repeat Step 2.

4. When the magazine is filled with discs

by repeating Steps 2 and 3, the player will

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start playback of the discs, beginning with

the one inserted first.

If you fail to insert any disc during each 15

seconds interval, the full disc loading

mode will be canceled, and the player will

start playback of the disc inserted first.

& How to play back a CD

! When there is no CD inserted

Insert a CD by referring to “How to insert a

CD (type A)” / “How to insert a CD(s) (type

B)”.

When a CD is loaded, the player will start

playback of the CD, beginning with the

first track.

! When CD is in the player (type A)

When the “CD” button is pressed, the

player will start playback.

! When there are CDs loaded (type B)

Press a desired one of the disc select

buttons the disc number indicator of which

steadily lights up. The player will then start

playback of the selected CD, beginning

with the first track.

If a disc that the player cannot read has

been loaded, the player will display the

message “CHECK DISC”.

& To select a track from its

beginning

! Forward direction

Briefly press the “ ” side of the TUNE/

TRACK button to skip to the beginning of

the next track/file (track). Each time the

button is pressed, the indicated track/file

(track) number will increase.

NOTE

In an MP3 or WMA folder, skipping past

the last track/file (track) will take you

back to the first track/file (track) in the

folder.

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! Backward direction

Briefly press the “ ” side of the TUNE/

TRACK button to skip to the beginning of

the current track/file (track). Each time the

button is pressed, the indicated track/file

(track) number will decrease.

NOTE

In an MP3 or WMA folder, skipping past

the first track/file (track) will take you to

the last track/file (track) in the folder.

& Fast-forwarding and fast-re-

versing

! Fast-forwarding

Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK

button continuously to fast-forward the

disc/folder.

Release the button to stop fast-forwarding.

NOTE

If you fast-forward to the end of the last

track/file (track), fast-f orwarding will

stop and the player will start playback

beginning with the first t rack/file

(track).

! Fast-reversing

Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK

button continuously to fast-reverse the

disc/folder.

Release the button to stop fast-reversing.

NOTE

If you fast-reverse to the beginning of

the first track/file (track), fast-reversing

will stop and the player will start play-

back.

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& Repeating

! To repeat the currently playing

track/file (track)

To repeat a track/file (track), briefly press

the “RPT” button while the track/file (track)

is playing. The display will show “RPT”,

and the track/file (track) will be repeated.

To cancel the track/file (track) repeat-play

mode, briefly press the “RPT” button

twice. The “RPT” indication will go off,

and the normal playback mode will be

resumed.

NOTE

. Each time you briefly press the

button, the mode will change to the

next one in the following sequence.

If you accidentally press the button and

cancel the track/file (track) repeat-play

mode, press it again to reselect the

repeat-play mode.

. The repeat-play mode will be can-

celled if you perform any of the follow-

ing steps:

. Press the “RPT” button

. Press the “

” button

. Press the disc select button

. Select the radio or AUX mode

. Press the “

” or “ ” side of the

SEEK/S CAN button on folder re-

peating (MP3 or WMA disc)

. Press the “LOAD” button when

thereisfreespaceintheCD

magazine.

. Turn off the power of the audio

equipment.

. Turn the ignition switch to the

“OFF” position.

! To repeat the currently playing disc/

folder

To repeat the currently playing disc/folder,

press the “RPT” button twice while a track/

file (track) is playing. The display will show

“D-RPT” for non-MP3/WMA disc, “F-RPT”

for MP3/WMA folder. And the disc/folder

will be played repeatedly.

To cancel the disc/folder repea t play

mode, press the “RPT” button once more.

The “D-RPT” or “F-RPT” indication will go

off, and the normal playback mode will be

resumed.

NOTE

. Each time you briefly press the

button, the mode will change to the

next one in the following sequence.

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If you accidentally press the button and

cancel the disc/folder repeat-play

mode, press it again to reselect the

disc/folder repeat-play mode.

. For MP3 and WMA discs, they can

play back repeatedly onl y for the

currently playing file folder. They can-

not play back the whole disc.

. The disc/folder repeat-play mode

will be cancelled if you perform any of

the following steps:

. Press the “RPT” button

. Press the “

” button

. Press the disc select button

. Select the radio or AUX mode

. Press the “

” or “ ” side of the

SEEK/SCAN button in the folder

repeating mode “F-RPT”

. Turn off the power of the audio

equipment.

. Turn the ignition switch to the

“OFF” position.

& Random playback

! Non-MP3/WMA disc

Press the “RPT” button for 0.5 second or

longer during disc playback to play all of

the tracks on the disc in a random order.

The display will show “RDM”, and all of the

tracks on the disc will be played in a

random order.

To cancel random playback, press the

“RPT” button again for at least 0.5 second.

The “RDM” indication will go off, and the

normal playback mode will be resumed.

NOTE

Random playback will be cancelled if

you perform any of the following steps:

. Press the “RPT” button

. Press the “

” button

. Press the disc select button

. Select the radio or AUX mode

. Press the “LOAD ” button when

there is free space in the CD magazine.

. Turn off the power of the audio

equipment.

. Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF”

position.

! MP3/WMA disc

Press the “RPT” button for 0.5 second or

longer during disc playback to play all of

the tracks in the folder currently being

played in random order. The display will

show “F-RDM ” during the folder random

mode. Press the “RPT” button again for

0.5 second or longer to play all of the

tracks on the disc in random order. The

display will show “D-RDM” during the disc

random mode.

To cancel the random mode, press the

“RPT” button for 0.5 second or longer

during “D-RDM” random playback. The

“D-RDM” indication will go off, and the

normal playback mode will be resumed.

NOTE

. Each time you press the button for

0.5 second or longer, the mode will

change to the next one in the following

sequence.

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If you accidentally press the button and

cancel the random mode, press it again

to reselect the random mode.

. Random playback will be cancelled

if you perform any of the following

steps:

. Press the “RPT” button

. Press the “

” or “ ” side of the

SEEK/SCAN button in the folder ran-

dom mode “F-RDM”

. Press the “

” button

. Press the disc select button

. Select the radio or AUX mode

. Press the “LOAD” button when

there is free space in the CD magazine.

. Turn off the power of the audio

equipment.

. Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF”

position.

& Scan

The scan mode lets you listen to the first

10 seconds of each track/file (track) in

succession. Press the “

” side of the

SEEK/SCAN button for 0.5 second or

longer to start scanning upward beginning

with the track/file (track) following the

currently selected one. Press the “

”

side of the button to start scanning down-

ward beginning with the track/file (track)

preceding the currently selected one.

After all tracks/files (tracks) in the disk/

folder have been scanned, normal play-

back will be resumed. To cancel the scan

mode, press the “

” or “ ” side of the

button for 0.5 second or longer.

NOTE

The scan mode will be cancelled if you

perform any of the following steps:

. Press the “RPT” button

. Press the “

” or “ ” side of the

TUNE/TRACK button

. Press the “

” or “ ” side of the

SEEK/SCAN button

. Press the “

” button

. Press the disc select button

. Select the radio or AUX mode

. Press the “LOAD ” button when

there is free space in the CD magazine.

. Turn off the power of the audio

equipment.

. Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF”

position.

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& Display selection

If you press the “TEXT” button for 0.5

second or longer during playback of an

MP3/WMA file, the indication will change

to the next one in the following sequence.

! Page (track/folder title) scroll

If, having pressed the “TEXT” button to

select FOLDER NAME or FILE NAME

display, you press the “TEXT ” button

again for at least 0.5 second, the title will

be scrolled so you can see all of it.

NOTE

The display is designed to show titles

for up to three pages (64 characters in

total). However, it may in some cases

show titles for only up to two pages (32

characters in total).

& Folder selection

Press the “ ” side of the SEEK/SCAN

button briefly to select the next folder.

Press the “

” side of the button briefly to

go back to the previous folder. The folder

title will be shown each time you press

one of the buttons.

NOTE

. Selecting folders in this way is

possible only within a single disc.

. Only MP3/WMA folders are recog-

nized when an attempt to select the

next or previous folder is made. If no

appropriate folder exists on the disc,

pressing the “

” or “ ” side of the

SEEK/SCAN button starts playback

beginning with the first track/file

(track).

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& How to eject a CD from the

player (type A)

When a disc is being played back or when

a disc is in the player, press the eject

button “

”. The disc will be ejected.

NOTE

. Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD

sticking out, because vibration might

make it fall out.

. If the disc is left ejected for more

than approximately 15 seconds after

the ignition switch is turned to the

“OFF” position, a disc protection func-

tion will operate, automatically reload-

ing the disc. In this case, the disc is not

played.

& How to eject CDs from the

player (type B)

! Ejecting a CD from the player

Of the discs loaded, you can select and

remove only one disc.

1. Use the disc select button to select the

disc to be ejected.

2. Briefly press the “ ” button. The

selected disc will be ejected. The disc

number indicator will flash at this time.

When you remove the ejected disc, the

disc number indicator will go off.

To remove more discs in succession,

repeat Steps 1 and 2.

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! Ejecting all discs from the player

(All disc ejection mode)

1. If you continue to press the “ ”

button, the player will produce beep sound

and will enter the all disc ejection mode. At

this time, the disc number indicator and

“ALL EJECT” indicator will flash.

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 vibration might

make it fall out.

. If you press the “

” button while

the player is in all disc ejection mode,

the mode will be cancelled following

ejection of the disc that is currently

being ejected.

. If you press the “CD” button or

“LOAD” button while the player is in

all disc ejection mode, the player will

draw in the discs that have been

ejected and play them.

& When the following mes-

sages are displayed

If one of the following messages is

displayed while operating the CD player,

determine the cause based on the follow-

ing information. If you cannot clear those

messages, please contact your SUBARU

dealer.

! When “PUSH EJECT” is displayed

This message means that there is a

mechanical error. Depress the eject button

to unload the disc. Check the disc for

damage or deformation, and also check

that the correct disc is inserted. Do not try

to unload the disc forcibly. Single CDs

(i.e., 8 cm/3 inch CDs) are not supported,

and if inserted, they will be immediately

ejected and this error message will be

displayed. If the disc cannot be unloaded

or the error message remains displayed,

please contact your SUBARU dealer.

! When “CHECK DISC” is displayed

Press the eject button to unload the discs.

Check that the disc is not damaged or

scratched, and also check that the disc is

inserted correctly. Some CD-RW discs

may be causing this error message to

appear. Check that the disc type (i.e., 8

cm/3 inch CDs are not supported) and

data format are correct. This player can

only play MP3 and WMA data formats. If

the disc cannot be unloaded or the error

message remains displayed, please con-

tact your SUBARU dealer.

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AUX unit operation

& AUX jack

By connecting a commercial audio pro-

duct to the vehicle, such as portable audio

player, you can hear its sound via the

vehicle’s speaker.

Connect the portable audio player and

push the “AUX” button.

For the audio input jack, a stereo mini pin

plug (3.5ø) can be connected. For detailed

information, see the owner’s manual of the

portable audio player.

& AUX inputs selection button

Press the “AUX” button when the auxiliary

audio input is off to turn on the auxiliary

audio input.

NOTE

. The output sound of the portable

audio player is not loud, and the sound

via the vehicle’s speakers that are

connected to the vehicle audio set is

very small. If you turn up the volume of

the audio set, the volume becomes

louder. However, when you change

the player to the other portable audio

player, the sound may become a lot

louder. Turn down the volume when

you change between them.

. In some cases, when the sound

volume of the portable audio player is

low, the sound becomes bad when you

turn up the volume of the vehicle audio

system. In this case, adjust the sound

volume of the portable audio player.

. In some cases, noise occurs be-

cause of a bad connection between the

portable player of the vehicle audio

system or for the player.

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Audio control buttons (if

equipped)

These buttons are located on the spokes

of the steering wheel. They allow the

driver to control audio functions without

taking his/her hands off the steering

wheel.

& MODE button

This button is used to select the desired

audio mode. Each time it is pressed, the

mode changes to the next one in the

following sequence:

*1: The frequency last received in the selected

waveband will be displayed.

*2: Only when a CD is in the player.

*3: Only when with an auxiliary audio product is

connected.

! “ ” and “ ” buttons

! With radio mode selected

Press the “

” button or “ ” button. The

radio will seek the next receivable station

and stop on it.

That station’s frequency will be shown on

the audio display.

! With CD mode selected

Press the “

” button to skip forward in the

track/file (track) order. Pre ss the “

”

button to skip backward in the track/file

(track) order.

The track/file (track) number will be shown

on the audio display.

! With SAT mode selected

Press the “

” button to skip forward in the

channel order. Press the “

” button to

skip backward in the channel order. The

channel will be shown on the audio

display.

! Volume control buttons

Press the “+ ” button to increase the

volume. Press the “−” button to reduce

the volume.

A number indicating the volume will be

shown on the audio display.

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! MUTE button

Press this button if you wish to immedi-

ately cut the volume to zero.

The audio display will show “MUTE”.

If you press the button again, the original

sound volume will return and “MUTE”

goes off.

Precautions to observe when

handling a compact disc

Use only compact discs (CDs, CD-Rs and

CD-RWs) that have the mark shown in the

following. Also, some compact discs

cannot be played.

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. You cannot use a DualDisc in the CD

player. If you insert a DualDisc into the

player, the disc may not come out again,

possibly causing the player to malfunction.

. In cold and/or rainy weather, dew can

form inside the CD player, preventing

normal operation. If this happens, eject

the CD and wait for the player to dry out.

. Skipping may occur when the CD

player is subjected to severe vibration

(for example, when the vehicle is driven

on a rough surface).

. 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, contamination could

cause poor tone quality. Do not touch the

disc surface.

. 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.

. 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.

. A disc is vulnerable to heat. Never

keep it either in places exposed to direct

sunlight, near heaters or in ve hicles

parked in the sun or on hot days.

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