CD player SUBARU FORESTER 2006 Owners Manual

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Audio
Antenna system .................................................. 5-2
FM reception ........................................................... 5-2
Installation of accessories ................................ 5-2
Audio set ............................................................. 5-3
Type A audio set ..................................................... 5-3
Type B audio set ..................................................... 5-3
In-dash 6 CD auto changer (Optional audio unit – if equipped) ........................................................ 5-3
Type A audio set (if equipped) .......................... 5-4
Radio operation ...................................................... 5-4
Compact disc player operation ............................. 5-8
CD changer control (if optional in-dash CD changer is connected) ......................................... 5-10
Type B audio set (if equipped) .......................... 5-12
Radio operation ...................................................... 5-12
Built-in CD changer operation ............................... 5-16
In-dash 6 CD auto changer (if equipped) ......... 5-19
Loading and unloading compact discs ................ 5-19
Precautions to observe when handling a compact disc ................................................... 5-21
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Audio setYour SUBARU may be equipped with one
of the following audio sets. See the pages
indicated in this section for operating de-
tails.„Type A audio setyRadio operation: refer to page 5-4
y Compact disc player operation: refer to
page 5-8
y CD changer control: refer to page 5-10
„ Type B audio setyRadio operation: refer to page 5-12
y Built-in CD changer operation: refer to
page 5-16
„ In-dash 6 CD auto changer
(Optional audio unit – if
equipped)yInserting and removing a disc or all
discs: refer to page 5-19
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„Compact disc player operation
(15) (7) (8) (9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
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(7) Disc slot
(8) CD button
(9) Eject button
(10) Fast-forwarding and track up button
(11) Fast-reversing and track down button
(12) Random button
(13) Repeat button
(14) Scan button
(15) PWR (power) switch
T To play back a compact disc
V 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 single CD (8 cm/3 inch CD) may also be
used without any adapter.NOTEy Make sure to always insert a disc
with the label side up. If a disc is insert-
ed with the label side down, it might be
ejected or the player might shut off.
y After the last song finishes, the play-
er will automatically return to track 1
(the first song on the disc).
V When CD is in the player
Press the “CD” button (8). The display will
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show “CD-IN” and the player will start
playback.NOTEAfter the last song finishes, playback
will automatically return to track 1 (the
first song on the disc).
TTo stop playback of a CD
When the “PWR” button (15) is pressed
during playback of a CD, the CD stops
playing temporarily. To let the CD resume
playing, press the button again.
T To select a song from its beginning
V Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
(10) to skip to the beginning of the next
track. Each time this side of the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will
increase.
V Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
(11) to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time this side of the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will
decrease.
T Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
V Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the button (10) continuously to fast-forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forward-
ing.
V
Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the button (11)
continuously to fast-reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing.
T Repeat playback
Briefly press the “RPT” button (13) while a
song is playing to play the song repeated-
ly. 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
Briefly press the “RAND” button (12) 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 ran-
dom order.
To cancel the random mode, press the
button again. Then the “RAND” indicator
goes out, and normal playback mode is
restored.
T Scan
Briefly press the “SCAN” button (14), and
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 has been scanned, nor-
mal playback mode is restored.
T
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 but-
ton “ ” (9). The disc will be ejected.
The disc may be removed even when the
ignition switch is in the “LOCK” position.
NOTEAvoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out, because vibration might
make it fall out.
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„CD changer control (if optional in-dash CD changer is connect-
ed)An optional CD changer can be connected to this audio unit. Consult the instructions that
accompany the CD changer for operating the CD changer itself (e.g., how to load or un-
load CDs). See your SUBARU dealer for more information.
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
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(16) CD button
(17) Track selection buttons
(18) RAND (Random) button
(19) RPT (Repeat) button
(20) SCAN button
T To start playback
When the “CD” button (16) is pressed, the
CD changer will start playback. The dis-
play shows the current disc number, track
number and the elapsed time during play-
back.NOTEy If a disc is in the player, the “DISC”
button is used to change from CD play-
er operation to DISC changer opera-
tion. Each time the “DISC” button is
pressed, the operating mode will
change alternately.
y At the end of the disc, the player au-
tomatically continues with the next
disc.
y After playback on the last disc finish-
es, playback will automatically return
to the first disc.
y If you have loaded fewer than 6
discs, any missing disc is automatical-
ly skipped.
T Selection of a desired disc
You can select a desired disc from among
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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 buttonsNOTEy Make sure to always insert a disc
with the label side up. If a disc is insert-
ed 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 supported, 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 maga-
zine in the player has an idle position
where you can insert a disc, the “DISC” in-
dicator (13) associated with the idle posi-
tion will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there is
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no idle position in the magazine.
2. As soon as the “DISC” indicator (13)
begins to blink, the “LOAD” will blink on
display for a period of 15 seconds. Insert
a disc during the period. The disc will be
then automatically drawn in, and the play-
er will begin to play back the first track of
the disc.
yTo insert more discs in succession, re-
peat 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” but-
ton, the player will begin to play back the
first track of the last disc you have insert-
ed.
y The disc indicator steadily lights up if a
disc is already inserted in the correspond-
ing 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 posi-
tion where you can insert a disc, the
“DISC” indicator (13) 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 (17) at the
position where you want to insert a disc.
The associated “DISC” indicator will blink,
and then the “LOAD” will blink.
3. If you insert a disc during the 15-sec-
ond period while the “LOAD” is on display,
the disc will be automatically drawn in,
and the player will start playback of the
disc, beginning with the first track.
y
To insert more discs in succession, re-
peat 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 play-
back.
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 pe-
riod of 15 seconds. If a disc is successfully
loaded during this period, the “DISC” indi-
cator 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 interval, 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 but-
tons (17) the “DISC” indicator (13) of
which steadily lights up. The player will
then start playback of the selected CD,
beginning 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
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track. Each time the button is pressed, the
indicated track number will increase.
VBackward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
(18) to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time the button is pressed, the
indicated track number will decrease.
T Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
V Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the button (18)
continuously to fast-forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forward-
ing.
V Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the button (18)
continuously 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” in-
dicator 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.
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 con-
tinue listening to the program, press the
“SCAN” button again. After all tracks on
the disc have been scanned, normal play-
back 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 re-
move 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” indicator associated with the disc
you have selected will blink, and the disc
will be ejected.
To remove more discs in succession, re-
peat Steps 1 and 2.
If you press the eject button after turning
OFF the ignition switch, only one disc will be ejected.
V
Ejecting all discs from the player
(All disc ejection mode)
1. If you continue to press the eject button
(9), the player will produce beep sound
and will enter the all disc ejection mode.
2. Remove the disc that has been eject-
ed. The other discs loaded will then be
ejected one after another. If you do not re-
move the ejected disc within 15 seconds,
the “All disc ejection mode” will be can-
celed.
NOTEAvoid 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 mechanical damage to
the CD changer.
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TTo 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 direct-
ly above the corresponding disc select
buttons.
2. The indicator will begin blinking. The
blinking will last for 15 seconds.
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” (1) 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 Steps 1
and 2 choosing a different disc select but-
ton.
T
To insert six discs at a time
1. Press and hold the disc select button
number 1 until all disc indicators begin
blinking (approximately 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.)
T 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 Steps
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.)
T
To remove all discs at one time
1. Press and hold the eject button (4) until
all “Disc” indicators begin blinking (ap-
proximately 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.
T To replace a playing disc with an-
other
Simply press the desired one of disc se-
lect buttons (3) (numbered from 1 to 6) or
press the disc select button on the radio
unit to select the desired disc, and the disc
will begin to play.
T Disc indicators
Lit: when the corresponding storage tray
is occupied by a disc.
Blinking: Disc player is either in loading,
eject or changing mode.
y
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.
y Use only music CDs identified by
a mark.
y Do not use CDs listed in the fol-
lowing which could cause dam-
age to the CD player.
– 3 inch (8 cm) compact disc.
– Any disc with a peel-off or seal
on it.
– Bent disc.
– Cleaning disc.
– CD accessory. (E.g., 3 inch (8 cm) disc adapter)
y Do not insert or remove any disc
when the automatic transmission
selector lever is in the park posi-
tion; the selector lever in that po-
sition can interfere with disc in-
sertion or removal, causing
scratches on the disc surface (for
AT vehicles).
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OFF: No disc is loaded or the ignition
switch is in the “LOCK” position.
VOpen/Closed disc slot indicator
When the disc slot is open, the disc indica-
tors on both sides of the slot illuminate.
T Function control
Refer to CD changer control operating in-
structions described in the “Type A audio
set (if equipped)” section.
Precautions to observe when handling a compact discUse only compact discs (CDs) that have
the mark shown in the following illustra-
tion.
You may also use compact discs (CD-Rs
and CD-RWs) that have the following
marks, but you may not use some discs if
they were produced using writing methods
not compatible with your vehicle’s audio
system.
yYou 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 malfunc-
tion.
y In cold and/or rainy weather, dew can
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