Get Audio -> CD player operation Guide for Subaru Outback SUV Fourth Generation (2010-2014)

! Selecting preset channels

1. Press the “SAT” button to select SAT1,

SAT2 or SAT3 reception.

2. Press the preferred preset button

(from

to ) briefly.

& When the following mes-

sages are displayed (type B

audio)

If one of the following messages is

displayed when receiving XM signal s,

determine the cause based on the follow-

ing information. If you cannot clear these

messages, contact your SUBARU dealer.

Message Status

CHECK ANTENNA

The antenna cannot be

detected because it

has become discon-

nected, etc.

NO SIGNAL

There is no reception

because the system

cannot obtain signals

that are strong enough.

The system temporarily

cannot be used be-

cause it is currently

receiving signals or is

decoding.

CHANNEL OFF AIR

The channel that has

been selected is cur-

rently off air.

CHAN UNAVAIL-

ABLE

The service cannot

currently be used.

CH UNAUTHOR-

IZED

A channel for which

you do not have a

subscription has been

selected.

CD player operation

CAUTION

This is a class I laser product. Use of

controls or adjustments or perfor-

ma nce of procedures other than

those specified herein may result

in hazardous radiation exposure. Do

not open covers and do not attempt

to repair this unit by yourself. Refer

servicing to qualified personnel.

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” F5-25.

. If a disc is inserted during a radio

broadcast, the disc will interrupt the

broadcast.

. After the last track finishes, the disc

will automatically return to track 1 (the

first track 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.

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

not supported, and if inserted, they will

be immediately ejected.

. Audio data recorded in the MP3/

WMA/AAC formats may not be played

depending on the data recording con-

dition.

. CDs that can be played back are

accompanied by the following restric-

tions.

– Maximum number of folders: 255

– Maximum number of files in a

folder: 255

– Maximum number of files on a

CD: 510 (type A audio)/512 (type B

audio)

– Maximum number of layers: 8

(including the root folder)

& Play file

NOTE

. Copyright protected MP3/WMA/AAC

files will not be played by the system.

The player will automatically skip to the

next file (track).

. WMA9 Lossless, WMA9 Profes-

sional and WMA9 voice cannot be

played.

MP3:

. Based on MPEG 1, 2 and 2.5 Layer 3

(type A audio)

. Based on MPEG 1, 2 and 2.5 Layer 2

and 3 (type B audio)

. Sampling rate (kHz): 48, 44.1, 32, 24,

22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8

. Bit rate (kbps): 8 to 320 (type A audio)

. Bit rate (kbps): 32 to 320 (type B audio)

. Supports variable bit rates

WMA (type A audio):

. Based on Windows Media Audio 9

. Sampling rate (kHz): 48, 44.1, 32

. Bit rate (kbps): 32 to 192

WMA (type B audio):

. Based on Windows Media Audio 7, 8

and 9

. Sampling rate (kHz): 48, 44.1, 32

. Bit rate (kbps): 32 to 192

AAC (type A audio):

. Based on MPEG4 AAC

. Sampling rate (kHz): 48, 44.1, 32, 24,

22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8

. Bit rate (kbps): 24 to 320

. Number of channels: 1 to 2ch

AAC (type B audio):

. Based on MPEG2 AAC and MPEG4

AAC

. Sampling rate (kHz): 48, 44.1, 32, 24,

22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8

. Bit rate (kbps): 24 to 320

. Number of channels: 1 to 2ch

& How to insert a CD

While the ignition switch is in the “Acc” or

“ON” position, 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 play back a CD

! When there is no CD inserted

Insert a CD by referring to “How to insert a

CD” F5-20.

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 audio

Type B audio

Each brief press of the “CD/AUX” button

changes the modes in the following

sequence.

*: For type A audio, “BT-A” is displayed.

When the CD mode is selected, the player

will start playback.

& To select a track from the

beginning

NOTE

With an MP3, WMA or AAC:

. Skipping past the last track will take

you back to the first track in the folder.

. Skipping past the first track will take

you to the last track in the folder.

! By using the dial (type A audio)

“TRACK” dial

Turn the “TRACK ” dial clockwise to skip to

the beginning of the next track. Each time

the dial is turned, the indicated track

number will increase.

Turn the “TRACK” dial counterclockwise

to skip to the beginning of the current

track. Each time the dial is turned, the

indicated track number will decrease.

! By using the button

Type A audio:

Forward direction

Backward direction

Type B audio:

Forward direction

Backward direction

Press the “ ” button briefly to skip to the

beginning of the next track. Each time the

button is briefly pressed, the indicated

track number will increase.

Press the “

” button briefly to skip to the

beginning of the current track. Each time

the button is briefly pressed, the indicated

track number will decrease.

& Fast-forwarding and rewind-

ing

Type A audio:

Fast-forwarding

Rewinding

Type B audio:

Fast-forwarding

Rewinding

Press and hold the “ ” button to fast-

forward the track. Release the button to

stop fast-forwarding.

Press and hold the “

” button to rewind

the track. Release the button to stop

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rewinding.

NOTE

. If you fast-forward to the end of the

last track, fast-forwarding will stop and

the player will start playback beginning

with the first track. For an MP3, WMA or

AAC folder, the player will start play-

back beginning with the first track of

the next folder.

. If you rewind to the beginning of the

first track, rewinding will stop and the

player will start playback. For an MP3,

WMA or AAC folder, the player will start

playback beginning with the first track

of the current folder.

& Repeating

Repeat button:

Type A audio

Type B audio

To repeat a track, briefly press the repeat

button while the track is playing.

Each time you briefly press the repeat

button, the mode changes in the following

sequences.

Type A audio:

Type B audio:

NOTE

. The “TRACK RPT” (type A audio)/

“ONE” (type B audio) indication refers

to the repeat playback of a single track.

It repeats the track that is playing.

. The “FOLDER RPT” (type A audio)/

“FOLDER” (type B audio) indication

refers to the repeat playback of a folder.

It repeats the all of the tracks in the

folder. It is possible to select the

function when the MP3/WMA/AAC for-

mat track is playing.

To cancel the track repeat-play mode,

briefly press the repeat button and select

CANCEL. The “RPT” indication will turn

off, and the normal playback mode will be

resumed.

NOTE

The repeat-play mode will be cancelled

if you perform any of the following

steps:

. Press the “

” button.

. Press the “SCAN” button.

. Turn the “TUNE” dial during repeat

playback of a single track (type B

audio).

& Random playback

Random button:

Type A audio*

Type B audio*

*1: Press and hold the button.

*2: Press the button briefly.

To play back tracks at random, press the

random button.

Each time you press the button, the mode

changes in the following sequences.

Type A audio:

Type B audio:

NOTE

. The “RDM ” indication refers to the

random playback of the tracks. It

randomly repeats the tracks on the

CD. It is possible to select the function

when formats other than the MP3/WMA/

AAC format CD is playing.

. The “FOLDER RDM” (type A audio)/

“FOLDER” (type B audio) indication

refers to the random playback in the

folder. It randomly repeats the tracks in

the folder. It is possible to select the

function when an MP3/WMA/AAC for-

mat track is playing.

. The “ALL RDM” (type A audio)/

“ALL” (type B audio) indication refers

to the random playback of a disc. It

randomly repeats the tracks on the CD.

It is possible to select the function

when an MP3/WMA/AAC format track is

playing.

To cancel the random playback mode,

press the random button and sel ect

CANCEL.

The “RDM” indication will turn 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 “

” button.

. Press the “SCAN” button.

. Press the “

” or “ ” side of the

“FOLDER” button when an MP3/WMA/

AAC format track is playing (type A

audio).

. Turn the “TUNE” dial during random

playback of the disc (type B audio).

& Scan

Type A audio

Type B audio

The scan mode lets you listen to the first

10 seconds of each track in succession.

Press the “SCAN” button to start scanning

upward beginning with the track following

the currently selected one.

After all tracks in the disk/folder have been

scanned, normal playb ack will be re-

sumed. To cancel the scan mode, press

the “SCAN” button again.

NOTE

The scan mode will be cancelled if you

perform any of the following steps.

. Press the “RPT/RDM” button (type A

audio).

. Press the “RPT” button (type B

audio).

. Press the “RDM” button (type B

audio).

. Turn the “TUNE” dial.

. Press the “

” or “ ” side of the

“FOLDER” button (type A audio).

. Press the “

” button.

. Press the “

” or “ ” side of the

“SEEK” button.

. Select the radio or AUX mode.

. Turn off the power of the audio

equipment.

. Tu rn the ignition switch to the

“LOCK”/“OFF” position.

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& Display selection (type A

audio)

“TEXT” button

If you press the “TEXT” button during

playback, the indication will change to the

next one in the following sequence.

For CD-DA:

For MP3/WMA/AAC:

! Page (track/folder title) scroll

If you press and hold the “TEXT” button

while displaying the title (name), the title

will be scrolled so you can see all of it.

NOTE

The display is designed to show titles

for up to 30 characters.

& Folder selection

NOTE

. Selecting folders in this wa y is

possible only within a single disc.

. Only MP3/WMA/AAC folders are re-

cognized when an attempt to select the

next or previous folder is made. If no

appropriate folder exists on the disc,

performing the following procedur es

starts playback beginning with the first

track.

– Press the “

” or “ ” side of the

“FOLDER” button (type A audio).

– Turn the “TUNE” dial (type B

audio).

! Type A audio

Press the following buttons briefly.

To select the next

folder

To go back to the

previous folder

! Type B audio

“TUNE” dial

Turn the “TUNE” dial clockwise to select

the next folder. Turn the dial counter-

clockwise to go back to the previous

folder.

& How to eject a CD from the

player

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. The CD may fall out due to

vibration.

. If you do not remove the ejected

disc within approximately 15 seconds

(type A audio) /20 second s (type B

audio), a disc protection function will

operate, automatically reloading the

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

& 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

Press the

button to eject the disc.

Check the disc for damage or deforma-

tion, and also check that the correct disc is

inserted. Do not try to eject the disc

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

are not supported, and if inserted, they will

be immediately ejected. If the disc cannot

be ejected or this message rema ins

displayed, please contact your SUBARU

dealer.

! When “CHECK DISC” is displayed

Press the

button to eject the discs.

Check that the disc is not damaged or

scratched, and also check that the disc is

inserted correctly. This message may

appear when using some CD-RW discs.

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 CD-

DA, MP3, WMA and AAC data formats. If

the disc cannot be ejected or this mes-

sage remains displayed, please contact

your SUBARU dealer.

! When “No audio file” is displayed

(type B audio)

Press the

button to eject the disc.

This message appears when a CD has

been loaded that does not contain any

playable files. Insert a CD that contains

playable files.

Auxiliary input jack

1) Models without Hands-free system

2) Models with Hands-free system

You can connect an external audio device

to the vehicle’s audio system and play

back audio via the vehicle’s speakers.

An auxiliary (AUX) input jack is equipped

in the center console. A stereo mini pin

plug (3.5ø) can be inserted in this jack.

The connection cable is available at

electrical appliance or similar stores.

To use the AUX input jack:

1. Connect a portable audio player to the

AUX input jack.

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