navigation system SUBARU FORESTER 2017 SJ / 4.G Multimedia System Manual
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This supplement contains explanations and instructions for correctly
operating the following systems.
· Navigation System
· Audio and Visual System
· Handsfree System
· APPS
If your vehicle contains one of the systems above, be sure to check the
contents of this supplement carefully.
If you transfer the ownership of the vehicle to another person, make
sure that this supplement is provided with the Owner's Manual inside
the vehicle.
The information, specifications and illustrations in this supplement are
valid at the time of publication. Fuji Heavy Industries reserves the right
to change the specifications and design without prior notice, with no
obligation to perform the same or equivalent changes to vehicles sold
in the past.
This Owner's Manual supplement applies to all models, and describes
all devices, including manufacturer-installed options. This means that
information may be included about devices that are not installed in
your vehicle.
SUBARU STARLINK is the “in-car connectivity system” available on select
Subaru vehicles.
FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD., TOKYO, JAPAN
is a registered trademark of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
©Copyright 2015, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
Foreword
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1QUICK GUIDE19
2BASIC FUNCTION37
3AUDIO53
4PHONE11 5
5APPS149
6INFORMATION165
7SETTINGS175
8NAVIGATION SYSTEM
(WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION)197
9Siri/VOICE RECOGNITION
SYSTEM247
10APPENDIX/WHAT TO DO IF/
INDEX273
*:Pandora is available in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
1 QUICK GUIDE
· BASIC FUNCTION... 20 · QUICK REFERENCE... 28
· NAVIGATION OPERATION... 29 · FUNCTION INDEX... 34
2 BASIC FUNCTION
· BASIC INFORMATION BEFORE OPERATION... 38
· REAR VIEW CAMERA... See vehicle Owner’s Manual
3 AUDIO
· BASIC OPERATION... 54 · RADIO OPERATION... 60
· MEDIA OPERATION... 78 · AUDIO/VISUAL REMOTE CONTROLS... 96
· SETUP... 99 · TIPS FOR OPERATING THE AUDIO/VISUAL SYSTEM... 102
4 PHONE
· PHONE OPERATION... 116 · SETUP... 136
5 APPS
· SUBARU STARLINK... 153 · MirrorLinkTM... 154 · ahaTM... 156 · Pandora®*... 162
6 INFORMATION
· USEFUL INFORMATION... 166
7 SETTINGS
· Bluetooth® SETTINGS... 176 · OTHER SETTINGS... 190
8 NAVIGATION SYSTEM (WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION)
· NAVIGATION... 197
9 Siri/VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM
· Siri... 248 · VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM OPERATION... 251
· COMMAND LIST... 257
10 APPENDIX / WHAT TO DO IF / INDEX
· MAP DATABASE INFORMATION AND UPDATES... 274
· TROUBLESHOOTING... 283 · ERROR MESSAGES... 289 · INDEX.\
.. 296
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INTRODUCTION
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PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
WARNING
OThe main unit requires a 12 V DC power supply. The main unit
should not be installed in any vehicle which does not have a
12 V power system with a ground-connected negative side.
An installation other than the one intended may cause severe
damage to the main unit, and electric shock or serious injury
to the users.
O Even when using the route guidance of the navigation
V \ V W H P E H V X U H W R G U L Y H E \ I R O O R Z L Q J W K H D F W X D O W U D I
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INTRODUCTION
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SAFETY INSTRUCTION (WITHOUT
NAVIGATION FUNCTION)
To use this system in the safest possible manner, follow all
the safety tips shown below.
Do not use any feature of this system to the extent it
E H F R P H V D G L V W U D F W L R Q D Q G S U H Y H Q W V V D I H G U L Y L Q J 7 K H
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3AUDIO
BASIC OPERATION ............................................. 54
SOME BASICS ......................................................................54 ” TURNING THE SYSTEM ON AND OFF .........................54
” SELECTING AN AUDIO SOURCE ..................................55
” SOUND SETTINGS.........................................................56
” AUDIO SCREEN ADJUSTMENT ....................................58
” VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM ...................................59
RADIO OPERATION ............................................. 60
AM/FM RADIO.......................................................................60
” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..60
” PRESETTING A STATION ..............................................61
” SELECTING A STATION FROM THE LIST .....................62
” RADIO BROADCAST DATA SYSTEM ............................62
” AVAILABLE HD Radio™ TECHNOLOGY .......................64
” CACHING RADIO PROGRAMS......................................67
SiriusXM
® Satellite Radio ....................................................69
” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..69
” HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO SiriusXM
® Satellite Radio .....70
” DISPLAYING THE RADIO ID ..........................................73
” PRESETTING A CHANNEL ............................................73
” CACHING RADIO PROGRAMS......................................74
” REGISTERING A SMART FAVORITE CHANNEL ...........75
” TuneStart
TM FUNCTION ..................................................75
” TuneScanTM FUNCTION ..................................................76
” SEARCHING BY FEATURED FAVORITES ....................76
” SELECTING A CHANNEL FROM THE LIST ...................76
” PRESERVING A MUSIC INFORMATION .......................77
MEDIA OPERATION ............................................. 78
CD .....................................................................\
.....................78
” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..78
USB MEMORY ......................................................................81 ” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..81
iPod ...................................................................\
....................84 ” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..84
SD CARD (WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION) .......................87 ” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..87
Bluetooth AUDIO ..................................................................91
” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..91
” CONNECTING A Bluetooth DEVICE ...............................94
AUX ....................................................................\
...................94 ” OVERVIEW ...................................................................\
..94
AUDIO/VISUAL REMOTE CONTROLS ............... 96
STEERING SWITCHES ........................................................96
SETUP ................................................................... 99
AUDIO SETTINGS ................................................................99
” AUDIO SETTINGS SCREEN ..........................................99
TIPS FOR OPERATING THE AUDIO/VISUAL
SYSTEM .............................................................. 102
OPERATING INFORMATION ..............................................102
” RADIO ..................................................................\
.........102
” CD PLAYER AND DISC ................................................104
” USB MEMORY ..............................................................107
” iPod ...................................................................\
............107
” SD CARD (WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION) ...............108
” FILE INFORMATION .....................................................108
” TERMS ..................................................................\
........ 112
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
15
OTHER SETTINGS ............................................. 190
GENERAL SETTINGS ........................................................190” GENERAL SETTINGS SCREEN ..................................190
VOICE SETTINGS ...............................................................196 ” VOICE SETTINGS SCREEN ........................................196
8NAVIGATION SYSTEM
BASIC OPERATION ........................................... 198
QUICK REFERENCE ..........................................................198 ” MAP SCREEN ...............................................................198
” MAP OPERATIONS ......................................................199
” NAVIGATION MENU .....................................................201
” CHECK CURRENT POSITION .....................................202
MAP SCREEN OPERATION ...............................................203 ” CURRENT POSITION DISPLAY ...................................203
” SHOW MAP ...................................................................203
” MAP SCALE ..................................................................204
” ORIENTATION OF THE MAP ........................................205
” POSITION MARKER .....................................................206
TRAFFIC INFORMATION ...................................................206 ” DISPLAYING TRAFFIC INFORMATION .......................206
DESTINATION SEARCH .................................... 207
DESTINATION SEARCH SCREEN .....................................207
SEARCH OPERATION ........................................................208
” SETTING HOME AS DESTINATION .............................209
” SEARCHING BY FIND ADDRESS ................................209
” SEARCHING BY FIND PLACES ...................................212
” SEARCHING BY FIND ON MAP ...................................216
” SEARCHING BY FAVORITES ......................................216
” SEARCHING FROM A FREQUENTLY USED
DESTINATION (SMART HISTORY) .............................217
” SEARCHING FROM HISTORY .....................................217
” SEARCHING BY COORDINATES ................................217
OTHER SEARCH OPERATION ..........................................218 ” SEARCHING BY WHERE AM I? ...................................218
STARTING ROUTE GUIDANCE .........................................219 ” STARTING ROUTE GUIDANCE ...................................219
” DISPLAYING ROUTE SIMULATION .............................219
” CANCELING ROUTE ....................................................220
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ROUTE GUIDANCE ............................................ 221
ROUTE GUIDANCE SCREEN ............................................221” SCREEN FOR ROUTE GUIDANCE .............................221
” STANDARD MAP ICON ................................................221
” DATA FIELDS ................................................................222
” ROUTE OVERVIEW ......................................................223
” LANE INFORMATION AND SIGNS ...............................223
” HIGHWAY SERVICES ...................................................224
” JUNCTION DISPLAY ....................................................225
TYPICAL VOICE GUIDANCE PROMPTS ..........................225
ROUTE RELATED FUNCTIONS .........................................226
” DISPLAYING CHANGE ROUTE ...................................226
” EDITING ROUTE ..........................................................227
” ADDING DESTINATIONS .............................................227
” REORDERING DESTINATIONS ...................................227
” DELETING DESTINATIONS .........................................228
” SETTING ROUTE PREFERENCES .............................228
” AVOIDANCES SETTING ...............................................230
” CHANGING ROUTE......................................................230
” SETTING A NEW STARTING POINT ............................231
” CREATING A ROUTE ....................................................232
” ROUTE ALTERNATIVES ...............................................233
MEMORY POINTS .............................................. 234
MEMORY POINTS SETTINGS ...........................................234
” SETTING UP HOME .....................................................234
” SAVING DESTINATIONS ..............................................235
SETUP ................................................................. 236
NAVIGATION SETTINGS ....................................................236
” OPTIONAL FUNCTIONS ..............................................236
TIPS FOR THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM ............. 244
GPS (GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) ..........................244
” REGARDING ERRORS
IN CURRENT POSITION DISPLAY ............................244
” LIMITATIONS OF THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM ............244
MAP DATA ........................................................................\
...246
” REGARDING ROADS AND PLACE NAME DATA ........246
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BASIC FUNCTION
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1
QUICK GUIDE
No.Function Page
Select or to seek up or
down for a radio station or to access a
G H V L U H G W U D F N ¿ O H
Press and hold
or to
continuously seek for a radio station, or
W R I D V W I R U Z D U G U H Z L Q G ¿ O H V R U W U D F N V 60, 69,
78, 81,
84, 87,
91,
156, 162
Select to display the “APPS (APPS)”
screen. 23
*1Select to access the Bluetooth hands-
free system.11 6
Select to display the “HOME (HOME)”
screen. 22
Press the
“POWER/VOLUME” knob to
turn the audio system on and off, and
turn it to adjust the volume.
Press and hold to turn the screen off. 54
Press to eject a disc.
41
No.Function Page
*2*3microSD card slot*4
Open the cover and insert an SD card
into this slot. 42
*2*3Select to display the navigation screen
(while the map SD card is inserted).
198
*1: Without navigation function
*2: With navigation function
*3: An “Unable to read the map SD data. Check the map SD. If necessary, consult your dealer.” message appears if the map SD card is not inserted,
or if an SD card containing no map data is inserted.
*
4: In this manual, microSD card is now referred to as SD card.
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BASIC FUNCTION
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1
QUICK GUIDE
SPLIT SCREEN
Press and hold the “AUDIO/TUNE” knob, to display the
split screen.
The split screen can display two information screens
simultaneously, such as the audio system screen and
hands-free screen or the hands-free screen and navigation*
screen. When hands-free mode is selected, it is possible
to make a call on the home screen if the desired telephone
number is registered to one of the 4 displayed buttons. In
order to register the contact, select and hold the desired
button and register the desired contact by obey displayed
P H V V D J H V R Q W K H V F U H H Q : 3
*: With navigation function
When a screen is selected, the selected screen is switched
to a full-screen display. The split screen can be set to a two-
way split screen.
) R U G H W D L O V D E R X W V H W W L Q J W K H V S O L W V F U H H Q : 3 No. Function Page
Select to display the “Customize Split
Screen (Customize Split Screen)” screen. 47
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FUNCTION INDEX
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FUNCTION INDEX
FUNCTION INDEX
XAudio
Function Page
Using the radio 60, 69
Playing an audio CD or MP3/WMA/AAC disc 78
Playing an SD*
1 card 87
Playing a USB memory 81
Playing an iPod
®84
Playing a Bluetooth device 91
Using the aha application 156
Using the AUX port 94
Using the MirrorLink
TM application 154
Using the Pandora
®*2 application 162
Using the steering wheel audio switches 96
Audio system settings 99
*1: With navigation function
*2: Pandora is available in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
X Map*
*: With navigation function
Displaying maps Page
Viewing the map screen 198
Displaying the current position 203
Changing the scale 204
Changing the map orientation 205
Displaying the estimated travel/arrival time to the
destination 222
' L V S O D \ L Q J W U D I ¿ F L Q I R U P D W L R Q 206
Searching for destinationsPage
Searching for the destination 208