SUBARU FORESTER 2005 SG / 2.G Owners Manual

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Display Control mode
Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
BASS Bass control For less bass sound For more bass sound
MIDDLE Midrange control For less midrange sound For more midrange sound
TREBLE Treble control For less treble sound For more treble sound
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
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VTone control
The volume control dial (4) normally function as vol-
ume control. The dial become a control for Bass,
Midrange or Treble when you select the appropriate
tone 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
“TONE” button (5) changes control modes in the fol-
lowing sequence starting from bass control mode.
(When the radio is first turned on, the control mode is
in the volume control.) V Fader and balance control
The volume control dial (4) normally function as vol-
ume 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 vol-
ume control mode after about 5 seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the “BAL” button (6) changes control modes in the follow-
ing sequence starting from fader control mode. (When
the radio is turned on, the control mode is in the vol- ume control.) V
Display illumination dimness cancellation (BRIGHT)
The brightness of the radio display dims when the light
switch is in the “ ” or “ ” 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
“ ” or “ ” position makes the radio display
dim again. T FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)
Push the “FM/AM” button (2) when the radio is off to
turn on the radio.
Push the “FM/AM” button when the radio is on to se-
lect FM1, FM2 or AM reception. Each time this button
is pressed, the band will change in the following order:
VOLUME
BASS TREBLE MIDDLE
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The display indicates which one is currently selected. T
Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM
stereo broadcast is received. T Weather band button (WB)
Push the “WB” button (3) 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. T Manual tuning (TUNE)
V Manual tuning for AM and FM waveband
Push the “ ” side of the tuning button (8) to increase
the tuning frequency and press the “ ” side of the
button to decrease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the frequency chang-
es 10 KHz in the AM waveband and 0.2 MHz in the FM
waveband. V Manual tuning for weather band
When weather band mode is selected, press the “ ” side of the tuning button (8) to change the WB channel
up and press the “ ” side of the button to change the
WB channel down. Each time the button is pressed,
the WB channel changes to the next channel. T
Seek tuning
If the tuning button (8) is pressed for longer than half
of a second, the radio will begin to automatically
search for receivable frequencies and will stop at the
first one found. This function may not be available,
however, when radio signals are weak. In such a situ-
ation, perform manual tuning to select the desired sta- tion. T Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (1) 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 displaying the fre-
quency, after which scanning will continue until the en-
tire 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 tun-
ing, stations are scanned in the direction of low fre-
quencies to high frequencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function properly if the sta-
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tion reception is weakened by distance from the sta-
tion or proximity to tall buildings and hills. TSelecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button (7) allows you
to select that station in a single operation. Up to six
AM, FM1, FM2 and WB stations each may be preset. T How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button to select AM,
FM1 or FM2 reception.
OR
Press the “WB” button (3) to select the weather band.
2. Press the “SCAN” button (1) or tune the radio man-
ually until the desired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons (7) for at least 1.5
seconds to store the frequency. The frequency of the
station will flash once on the display at this time. If the
button is pressed for less than 1.5 seconds, the pre-
ceding selection will remain in memory.
NOTE y If the connection between the radio and battery
is broken for any reason such as vehicle mainte-
nance or radio removal, all stations stored in the
preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is nec-
essary to reset the preset buttons. y
If a cell phone is placed near the radio, it may
cause the radio to emit noise when it receives
calls. This noise does not indicate a radio fault.

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Built-in CD changer operation
(10)
(9) (11) (12) (14) (13) (15) (16)
(17)
(18)
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(9) Eject button
(10) SCAN button
(11) CD (CD player selection) button
(12) Disc slot
(13) DISC indicator
(14) Repeat button
(15) Random button
(16) LOAD button
(17) Disc select buttons
(18) Track selection buttons

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NOTE yMake 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. y Single CDs (i.e., 8 cm/3 inch CDs) are not sup-
ported, and if inserted, they will be immediately
ejected. y If a disc is inserted during a radio broadcast, the
disc will interrupt the broadcast. T How to insert a CD(s)
V Inserting a CD
1. Press “LOAD” button (16). If the magazine in the
player has an idle position where you can insert a disc,
the “DISC” indicator (13) associated with the idle posi-
tion will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there is no idle po-
sition in the magazine.
2. As soon as the “DISC” indicator (13) begins to
blink, the “LOAD” 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 track of the disc. y 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 in- serted.y
The disc indicator steadily lights up if a disc is al-
ready inserted in the corresponding position of the
magazine.y While the player is in the loading mode, if you press
the “FM/AM” selection button (2), the player will enter
the standby mode. Press the “CD” button (11) to start
playback. V Inserting a disc in a desired position
1. Press the “LOAD” button (16). If the magazine in
the player has an idle position where you can insert a
disc, the “DISC” indicator (13) 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 (17) at the position
where you want to insert a disc. The associated
“DISC” indicator will blink, and the “LOAD” will be dis-
played.
3. If you insert a disc during the 15-second period
while the “LOAD” is on display, the disc will be auto-
matically drawn in, and the player will start playback of
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y
To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1
and 2. y While the player is in the loading mode, if you press
the “FM/AM” selection button (2), the player will enter
standby mode. Press the “CD” button (11) to start
playback. V Loading all the magazine (Full disc loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD” button (16) for
more than 1.5 seconds, the player will produce beep
sound and will enter the full disc loading mode.
2. A “DISC” indicator (13) will blink, and the “ALL
LOAD” 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 inserted first.
If you fail to insert any disc during each 15 seconds in-
terval, the full disc loading mode will be canceled, and
the player will start playback of the disc inserted first. T
How to play back a CD or make a pause
V 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, beginning with the first track. V When there are CDs loaded:
Press a desired one of the disc select buttons (17) the
“DISC” indicator (13) of which steadily lights up. The
player will then start playback of the selected CD, be-
ginning with the first track. T To select a song from its beginning
V Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button (18) to skip to
the beginning of the next track. Each time the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will increase. V Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button (18) to skip to
the beginning of the current track. Each time the but-
ton is pressed, the indicated track number will de- crease.

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TFast-forwarding and fast-reversing
V Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the button (18) continuously for
more than 0.5 second to fast-forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forwarding. V Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the button (18) continuously for
more than 0.5 second to fast-reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing. T Repeat playback
Press the “RPT” button (14) 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. T Random playback
Press the “RDM” button (15) while a disc is being
played back to play all songs on the disc in a random
order. 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 play-
back mode is restored. T
Scan
When the “SCAN” button (10) is pressed while the disc
is being played back, you can hear the first 10 seconds
of each track to search 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. T How to unload CDs from the player
V Ejecting a CD from the player
Of the discs loaded, you can select and remove only
one disc.
1. Press the disc select button (17) of the disc whose
“DISC” indicator (13) is ON.
2. Press the eject button (9). Then the “DISC” indica-
tor 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.
If you press the eject button after turning OFF the igni-
tion switch, only one disc will be ejected. V Ejecting all discs from the player (All disc ejec- tion mode)
1. If you continue to press the eject button (9), the
player will produce beep sound and will enter the all
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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 ejected disc within 15 seconds,
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.
Do not attempt to insert two or more discs into
the slot at a time. Doing so can cause mechan-
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In-dash 6 CD auto changer (if equipped) „Loading and unloading compact discs
(5) (1) (2)
(4) (3)
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(1) Disc slot
(2) Disc indicators (disc No.1 to 6)
(3) Disc select buttons (disc No.1 to 6)
(4) Eject button
(5) Disc slot indicator