Get Audio -> FM/AM radio operation Guide for Subaru XV SUV First Generation (2010-2016)

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Audio/FM/AM radio operation

& AM selection

& Tuning

FM/AM radio operation

! Manual tuning

& FM selection

Type A audio

“TUNE/TRACK/CH”

“FM” button

dial

Type B audio

Press the “FM” button when the radio is off

Press the “AM” button when the radio is off

to turn on the radio.

Turn the “TUNE/TRACK/CH” dial clock-

to turn on the radio.

wise to increase the tuning frequency and

Press the “FM” button when the radio is on

turn the “TUNE/TRACK/CH” dial counter-

to select the preferred reception mode.

! Type A audio

clockwise to decrease it.

Each time the “FM” button is briefly

Press the “AM” button when the radio is on

Each time the dial is turned, the frequency

pressed, the radio will change in the

to select AM reception starting from the

interval can be changed between 10 kHz

following sequence starting from the last

last radio band and the last frequency

in the AM mode and 0.2 MHz in the FM

radio band that you selected.

interval that you selected.

mode.

Type A audio:

! Type B audio

! Stereo indicator

Each time the “AM” button is briefly

The stereo indicator “ST” (type A audio)/

pressed, the radio will change in the

“STEREO” (type B audio) will illuminate

following sequence starting from the last

when an FM stereo broadcast is received.

radio band that you selected.

Type B audio:

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5-12 Audio/FM/AM radio operation

! Seek tuning (SEEK)

! Scan tuning (SCAN)

! PTY (Program type) group tuning

(only FM reception)

Type A audio:

Type A audio* 1

Seek up

Type A audio

Type B audio* 2

*1: Press the button briefly.

Type B audio

*2: Press and hold the button.

Seek down

If you press the “SCAN” button, the radio

Press the indicated button to change to

will switch to the scan mode. In this mode,

the PTY selection mode. At this time, the

the radio scans through the radio band

PTY group that you are currently listening

until a receivable station is found. The

Type B audio:

to (type A audio)/that you selected the last

radio will briefly stop at the station while

time (type B audio) will be displayed for 10

displaying the frequency, after which

seconds. In the PTY selection mode,

Seek up

scanning will continue until the entire band

“PTY” is displayed on the screen.

has been scanned.

! PTY (Program type) group selec-

Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel

Seek down

tion

the SCAN mode and to stop at any

displayed channel.

In the PTY selection mode, perform the

If you press the “ ” or “ ” button briefly,

Automatic tuning may not function prop-

following procedures to change the PTY

the radio will automatically search for a

erly if the station reception is weakened by

group by one step at a time.

receivable station and stop at the first one

distance from the station or proximity to

Type A audio: Press the following but-

it finds. This function may not be available

tall buildings and hills.

tons.

when radio signals are weak. When this

happens, perform manual tuning to select

PTY group up by

the preferred station.

one step

PTY group down by

one step

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Audio/FM/AM radio operation

& HD Radio TM Technology (Di-

Type B audio: Turn the “TUNE/TRACK/

! Seek in PTY (Program type)

CH” dial.

gital AM and FM Radio) (type

group

B audio)

Type A audio:

Seek up

Seek down

Type B audio:

PTY group up by one step

PTY group down by one step

HD Radio Technology is fueling the digital

Seek up

This operation only changes the display. It

radio revolution in the United States and

does not change the station that is

around the world.

currently being received.

The digital technology enables broadcas-

Seek down

ters to offer new and unique FM content

via HD2 / HD3 channels, crystal-clear

In the PTY selection mode, when the

sound and data services on both AM

preferred PTY group has been selected,

and FM bands - all free, with no subscrip-

pressing the “SEEK” button “ ” or “ ”

tion fee.

seeks within that PTY group.

HD Radio Technology manufactured un-

The control function returns to the normal

der license from iBiquity Digital Corpora-

mode after approximately 10 seconds.

tion. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD

Radio TM and the HD, HD Radio, and

“Arc” logos are proprietary trademarks of

iBiquity Digital Corp.

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5-14 Audio/FM/AM radio operation

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. The “LIVE” indicator illuminates when

received in an area where the analog

com.

the “Ballgame” is received.

signal can be properly received, or the

system frequently switches the chan-

. The “STEREO” indicator illuminates

Press the

button while receiving FM

nels between the digital and analog

when an FM stereo broadcast is received.

radio (except an analog broadcast). The

signals. However, this does not indi-

. The “PTY” indicator illuminates during

next channel of the station that is being

cate a malfunction. If this frequent

the PTY selection mode.

received will play.

switching between digital and analog

! About HD Radio

causes annoyance, set the radio to the

! Mode selection

NOTE

analog mode (HD Radio off mode) that

Turn the “TUNE/TRACK/CH” dial and

provides the same radio broadcasting

. HD Radio Technology is a hybrid

select the HD Radio ON mode (hybrid

quality as a conventional radio.

broadcasting system that employs di-

mode) or OFF mode (analog mode).

gital and analog signals.

! iTunes ® tagging

. When the vehicle moves outside the

& Displaying radio PS (Pro-

To tag the received song, press and hold

digital broadcasting area (that is nar-

gram Service Name) and RT

button. Connect an iPod ® to

the

rower than the analog broadcasting

(Radio Text)

store the tagged song to the iPod ® . When

area due to the FCC output require-

the iPod ® is connected to iTunes ® , you

ments), the radio reception automati-

can purchase the tagged songs from the

cally changes from the digital signal to

“TEXT” button

Apple ® iTunes Music Store.

the analog signal. When the vehicle

For the models of iPod ® that support

reenters the digital broadcasting area,

iTunes ® tagging, refer to the following

the radio reception automatically

! Type A audio

website:

changes from the analog signal to the

If the PS (Program Service Name) and/or

id=itunes.

digital signal. When in a digital mode

RT (Radio Text) are available, pressing

the

Logo will be in orange on the

! HD Radio indicators

the “TEXT” button will change the display

radio display.

Each indicator illuminates under the fol-

among PS, RT and frequency. The default

. Depending on the broadcasting sta-

lowing conditions.

setting is “PS”.

tion, a condition such as a sound delay,

. The

indicator illuminates while a

echo effect or skipping sound may

NOTE

digital broadcast is received during the HD

occur. However, this does not indicate

. The maximum number of characters

Radio ON mode.

a malfunction.

that can be displayed for PS is 8.

. The “TAG” indicator illuminates when

. Depending on the broadcasting

. The maximum number of characters

you can operate the iTunes ® tagging.

area, the digital signal may not be

that can be displayed for RT is 64.

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Audio/FM/AM radio operation

. If RT is 13 characters or longer,

memory.

vice).

press and hold the “TEXT” button in

. When you use Auto-store, the new

order to change the page.

stations replace any stations pre-

NOTE

viously stored.

. Up to six stations for each reception

! Type B audio

. Interrupting Auto-store: If you acci-

mode may be preset.

Press the “TEXT” button to show the next

dentally press the

button, you can

. If the connection between the radio

page when the text is not fully displayed

cancel the Auto-store function before it

and battery is broken for any reason

while the PSD (Program Service Data) or

has been completed as follows.

such as vehicle maintenance or radio

RT (Radio Text) service is received.

– switching to the other source

removal, all stations stored in the

mode

NOTE

preset buttons are cleared. If this

– pressing the

button

occurs, it is necessary to reset the

. When the HD Radio function is

– switching to the other band

preset buttons.

turned on, PSD provides additional

– turning the “TUNE/TRACK/CH”

information about the broadcast. Text

! Selecting preset stations

dial

data such as “Title” and “Artist” is

– pressing the “SCAN” button

1. Select the preferred reception mode.

displayed on the screen.

2. Press the preferred preset button

. When the HD Radio function is

! Displaying and selecting preset

(from

) briefly.

turned off (HD Radio off mode), the

stations (type B audio)

radio text is displayed on the screen

1. Press and hold the

button during

! Auto-store (type B audio)

while receiving the broadcasting sta-

AM/FM reception to display the radio

tion with RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data

Using the Auto-store function, you can

screen.

System).

automatically store 6 stations on the

2. Operate the “TUNE/TRACK/CH” dial

current waveband (FM-AS or AM-AS) by

to select the stations.

pressing and holding the

button.

& Station preset

Use Auto-store to quickly find the stron-

! How to preset stations

gest stations, for example when traveling

through different reception areas.

1. Select the preferred reception mode.

2. Select the preferred station.

NOTE

3. Press and hold one of the preset

. When the HD Radio function is

buttons (from

) to store the

turned on, Auto-store cannot be used

frequency. If the button is pressed briefly,

while receiving a broadcasting station

the preceding selection will remain in the

with SPS (Supplemental Program Ser-

5-16 Audio/CD player operation

CD player operation

– Maximum number of files on a

AAC (type A audio):

CD: 510 (type A audio)/999 (type B

. Based on MPEG4 AAC

audio)

NOTE

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

22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8

. Make sure to always insert a disc

& Play file

. Bit rate (kbps): 8 to 320

with the label side up. If a disc is

inserted with the label side down, the

. Number of channels: 1 to 2ch

NOTE

player displays “CHECK DISC”. Refer

. Copyright protected MP3/WMA/AAC

AAC (type B audio):

to “When the following messages are

files will not be played by the system.

. Based on MPEG2 AAC and MPEG4

displayed” F5-20.

The player will automatically skip to the

AAC

. If a disc is inserted during a radio

next file (track).

broadcast, the disc will interrupt the

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

. WMA9 Lossless, WMA9 Profes-

broadcast.

22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8

sional and WMA9 voice cannot be

. After the last song finishes, the disc

. Bit rate (kbps): 8 to 320

played.

will automatically return to track 1 (the

. Number of channels: 1 to 2ch

first track on the disc) and will auto-

MP3:

matically play back.

& How to insert a CD

. Based on MPEG1, 2 and 2.5 Layer3

. The player is designed to be able to

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

Hold a disc with a finger in the center hole

play music CD-Rs and music CD-RWs,

22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8

while gripping the edge of the disc, then

but it may not be able to play certain

insert it in to the slot (with the label side

. Bit rate (kbps): 8 to 320

ones.

up) and the player will automatically pull

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

. Supports variable bit rates

the disc into position.

not supported, and if inserted, they will

WMA (type A audio):

be immediately ejected.

NOTE

. Based on Windows Media Audio 9

. CDs that can be played back are

DO NOT INSERT TWO DISCS INTO THE

accompanied by the following restric-

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

DISC INSERTION SLOT AT THE SAME

tions.

. Bit rate (kbps): 32 to 192

TIME.

– Maximum number of folders: 255

WMA (type B audio):

– Maximum number of files in a

. Based on Windows Media Audio 7, 8

folder: 255

and 9

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

. Bit rate (kbps): 32 to 192

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