CD player SUBARU FORESTER 2007 SG / 2.G Owners Manual

5
Audio
Antenna system .................................................. 5-2FM 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 ............................. 5-7
CD changer control (if optional in-dash CD changer is connected) ......................................... 5-9
Type B audio set (if equipped) .......................... 5-11 Radio operation ...................................................... 5-11
Built-in CD changer control ................................... 5-15
Auxiliary unit operation .......................................... 5-20
In-dash 6 CD auto changer (if equipped) ......... 5-23 Loading and unloading compact discs ................ 5-23
Precautions to observe when handling a compact disc ................................................... 5-25

Audio 5-3
Audio set
Your 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 set
y Radio operation: refer to page 5-4
y Compact disc player operation: refer to
page 5-7 y CD changer control: refer to page 5-9 „
Type B audio set
y Radio operation: refer to page 5-11
y Built-in CD changer operation: refer to
page 5-15y Auxiliary unit operation: refer to page 5-
20 „
In-dash 6 CD auto changer
(Optional audio unit – if
equipped)
y Inserting and removing a disc or all
discs: refer to page 5-23
500257
6CD CHANGER C-123
CD/AUX
FM/AM DISP
SCANSEEK/TRACK/CATRPT/RDM
SOUND
PUSHTUNE/FOLDER/CH
POWER/VOLPUSHBRIGHT
M1FOLDER DISC ST TRACK RPT RDM WMA MP3 CAT MUTEM2123 456SAT
CAT LOAD
6
5
4
3
2
1
500261
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„Compact disc player operation
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(15) (7) (8) (9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(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.
NOTE
y 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.
NOTE
After 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.
NOTE
Avoid 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.
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(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
(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.
NOTE
y 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 control
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(7) (8) (9) (12) (11)
(10) (14) (13)
(15)
(16)
(7) CD button
(8) Eject button
(9) Disc slot
(10) Track selection buttons
(11) Repeat/Random button
(12) Disc number indicator
(13) Load button
(14) Folder selection dial
(15) Disc selection buttons
(16) Display button
NOTE y 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 If a disc is inserted during a radio
broadcast, the disc will interrupt the
broadcast. y 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. y 8 cm/3 inch CDs are not supported,
and if inserted, they will be immediate-
ly ejected.

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THow to insert a CD(s)
V Inserting a CD
1. Briefly press the “LOAD” button (13). If
the magazine in the player has an idle po-
sition 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 “IN” is displayed, insert the disc.
Once you have inserted the disc, the disc
number indicator will stop blinking. 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, 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 within 15 seconds after you have
pressed the “LOAD” button and “IN” is dis-
played, the player will begin to play back
the first track of the last disc you have in-
serted. y While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press the “FM/AM” button (2), the
player will enter the standby mode. Press
the “CD/AUX” button (7) to start playback. V
Inserting a disc in a desired position
1. Briefly press the “LOAD” button (13). If
the magazine in the player has an idle po-
sition where you can insert a disc, the disc
number indicator (12) associated with the
idle position will blink.
2. Press the disc selection button (15) at
the position where you want to insert a
disc. The associated disc number indica-
tor will blink.
3. If you insert a disc during the 15 sec-
ond period while “IN” is displayed, the disc
will be automatically drawn in, and the
player will start playback of the disc, be-
ginning with the first track. y To insert more discs in succession, re-
peat Steps 1 and 3. y While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press the “FM/AM” button (2), the
player will enter standby mode. Press the
“CD/AUX” button (7) to start playback. V Loading all the magazine (Full disc
loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD”
button (13) for more than 2 seconds, the
player will enter the full disc loading mode.
2. The disc number indicator (12) associ-
ated with the idle position will blink. The
magazine will be loaded with discs in the
ascending order of position number.
3. When the loading of a disc is complete, the next disc number indicator (12) 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 can-
celed, 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:
Depress the “CD/AUX” button to turn on
the CD (when the last mode of the player
is CD) and press a desired one of the disc
select buttons (15). The player will then
start playback of the selected CD, begin-
ning with the first track. T To select a track from its beginning
V Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
(10) 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. V
Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the button
(10) to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time the button is pressed, the
indicated track number will decrease. T To select a folder (for MP3/WMA au-
dio)
Turn the “TUNE/FOLDER/CH” dial (14) to
select the folder. T Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
V Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the button (10)
continuously to fast-forward the disc. Re-
lease the button to stop fast-forwarding. V Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the button (10)
continuously to fast-reverse the disc. Re-
lease the button to stop fast-reversing. T Repeat playback
Depress the “RPT/RDM” button (11) while
a song is playing to play the song repeat-
edly. Each time this button is pressed, the
repeat play mode will change in the follow-
ing order: The “RPT” indicator will come on and the
song will be played continuously. When
the repeat OFF is selected, the “RPT” in-
dicator goes out and normal playback
mode is restored. y
The repeat play mode will be can-
celled if you perform any of the follow-
ing steps: y Press the “RPT/RDM” button to se-
lect the repeat OFF. y Press the eject button.
y Press the “LOAD” button.
y Select the radio mode.
y Turn the "TUNE/FOLDER/CH" dial
(for MP3/WMA audio).y Turn off the power of the audio
equipment. y Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF”
position. T Random playback
Press the “RPT/RDM” button (11) for
more than 2 seconds 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 ran-
dom order. When the random OFF is se-
lected, the “RDM” indicator goes out and
normal playback mode is restored. y
The random play mode will be can-
celled if you perform any of the follow-
ing steps: y Press the “RPT/RDM” button to se-
lect the random OFF. y Press the eject button.
y Press the “LOAD” button.
y Select the radio mode.
y Turn the “TUNE/FOLDER/CH” dial
(for MP3/WMA audio). y Turn off the power of the audio
equipment. y Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF”
position. 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 (15) of the
disc whose disc number indicator (12) isON.
2. Press the eject button (8). Then the
disc number indicator 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
Track repeat
Disc repeat
Repeat OFF Folder repeat
(only for MP3/WMA audio)
Disc random
Random OFF

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press the eject button after turning OFF
the ignition switch, only one disc will be
ejected. VEjecting all discs from the player
(All disc ejection mode)
1. If you continue to press the eject button
(8) for more than 2 seconds, the player will
enter the all disc ejection mode.
2. Remove the disc that has been eject-
ed, the display indicates “CD ALL EJECT”
(when the ignition switch is in the “Acc” po-
sition) and disc indicator will blink. 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.
T Title display selection
If you briefly press the “DISP” button (16)
during playback, the indication will change
to the next one in the following sequence.y For MP3/WMA:
y For Satellite radio:
The display mode that you selected will
not be changed until you select the display
mode again.
When you depress the “DISP” button for
more than 2 seconds, the title will be
scrolled so you can see all of it. You will
see 12 characters at a time.y The page scroll mode will be can-
celled if you perform any of the follow-
ing steps: y When you do not operate any button
within 10 seconds.y Press any button to select another
play mode. y Press the eject button.
y Press the disc selection button.
y Select the radio mode. y
Press the “ ” or “ ” button.
y Turn off the power of the audio
equipment. y Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF”
position.
NOTE
When the disc has no title, the display
indicates “NO TITLE”. T When the following messages are
displayed
If one of the following messages is dis-
played while operating the CD player, de-
termine the cause based on the following
information. If you cannot clear those
messages, please contact your SUBARU
dealer. V When “PUSH EJECT” is displayed
This message means that there is a me-
chanical error. Depress the eject button to
unload the disc. Check the disc for dam-
age or deformation, and also check that
the correct disc is inserted. Do not try to
unload the disc forcibly. 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 can-
not be unloaded or the error message re-
mains displayed, please contact your
SUBARU dealer.
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.TITLE OFF FOLDER TITLE FILE TITLE
TRACK TITLE
ARTIST TITLE
ALBUM TITLE
TITLE OFF TRACK TITLE
ARTIST TITLE
ALBUM TITLE

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V
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 ap-
pear. 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 mes-
sage remains displayed, please contact
your SUBARU dealer.