SUBARU OUTBACK 2000 3.G Owners Manual

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Stereo indicator
The stereo ind ic ator “ST ” will c ome on when an FM stereo b road c ast
is rec eived . Weather band button (WB)
Push the “WB ” b utton
3 when the rad io is off to turn on the rad io in
the weather b and .
Press the “WB ” b utton when the rad io is on to selec t the weather
b and . Manual tuning (TUNE)
n Manual tuning for AM and FM waveband
Push the tuning b utton 4 marked “ ” to inc rease the tuning freq uen-
c y and p ress the tuning b utton marked “ ” to d ec rease it.
Eac h time the b utton is p ressed , the freq uenc y c han g es 10 KHz in the
AM waveb and and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveb and .
Constant p ressure on the b utton c auses a c ontinuous c hang e in the
freq uenc y. n Manual tuning for weather band
When weather b and mod e is selec ted , p ress the tunin g b utton
4
marked “ ” to c hang e the WB c hannel up and p ress the tuning b ut-
ton marked “ ” to c hang e the WB c hannel d own. Eac h time the b ut-
ton is p ressed , the WB c hannel c hang es to the next c hannel.
Constant p ressure on the b utton c auses a c ontinuous c hang e in the
c hannel. Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN ” b utton
2 to c hang e the rad io to the SCAN mod e. In
this mod e, the rad io sc ans throug h the rad io b and u ntil a station is
found . The rad io will stop at the station for five sec ond s while d isp lay-
ing the freq uenc y, after whic h sc anning will c ontin ue until the entire
b and has b een sc anned from the low end to the hig h end .
Press the “SCAN ” b utton ag ain to c anc el the SCAN mod e and to stop
on any d isp layed freq uenc y.
When the “SCAN ” b utton is p ressed for automatic tuning , stations a re
sc anned in the d irec tion of low freq uenc ies to hig h freq uenc ies only.

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Automatic tuning may not func tion p rop erly if the s
tation rec ep tion is
weakened b y d istanc e from the station or p roximity to tall b uild ing s and
hills. Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a p reset b utton 5 allows you to selec t that
station in a sing le op eration. Up to six AM, FM1, F M2 and WB stations
eac h may b e p reset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM ” selec tion b utton to selec t AM, FM1 or FM2 re-
c ep tion.
OR
Press the “WB ” b utton
3 to selec t the weather b and .
2. Press the “SCAN ” b utton 2 or tune the rad io manually until the d e-
sired station freq uenc y is d isp layed .
3. Press one of the p reset b uttons 5 for at least 1.5 seconds to store
the freq uenc y. The freq uenc y of the station will fl ash onc e on the d is-
p lay at this time. If the b utton is p ressed for les s than 1.5 sec ond s, the
p rec ed ing selec tion will remain in memory. NOTE If the connection between the radio and battery is broken for any
reason such as vehicle maintenance or radio removal, all stationsstored in the preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is neces-sary to reset the preset buttons.

5-24Cassette player operation
HB5042CB
9 TAPE (c assette p layer
selec tion) b utton
Q Cassette slot
W Ejec t b utton
E TPS b utton R
Rep eat b utton
T Fast forward b utton
Y Rewind b utton
U Dolb y B NR b utton
I Prog ram switc hing b utton
NOTE Only use good quality cassettes (cassettes longer than C-90 are
not recommended). Put cassettes back in their boxes immediately after use to protect
them from dust and dirt and to prevent the tape from unwinding. Never expose cassettes to heat, direct sunlight or moisture.
Clean the tape head (once or twice a month) using a wet-type
cleaning cassette .
To play back a cassette tape
n When cassette tape is not in the player
When a c assette is p artially inserted , it is automa tic ally d rawn in and
starts tap e p layb ac k.

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When cassette tape is in the player
When the “TAPE ” b utton 9 is p ressed , the d isp lay will show “PLAY ”
and the p layer will start p layb ac k. Tape travel indicators
These ind ic ate the d irec tion the c assette tap e is m oving .
: ind ic ates that the top sid e of the c assette is b eing p layed b ac k.
: ind ic ates that the b ottom sid e of the c assette i s b eing p layed
b ac k. Program switching button (PROG)
When the p rog ram switc hing b utton “PROG ”
I is p ressed d uring
p layb ac k, the tap e travel ind ic ators will switc h an d the p layer will b e-
g in p laying b ac k the op p osite sid e of the tap e. The same mec hanism
is automatic ally ac tivated when the end of the tap e is reac hed . This
allows the op p osite sid e of the tap e to p lay, p rovi d ing c ontinuous
p layb ac k. Fast-forward button (FF)
To fast-forward the tap e, p ress the “FF ” b utton
T. The d isp lay will
show “FF ”. To stop fast-forward ing , p ress the “FF ” or “TAPE ” 9 b utton.
Rewind button (REW)
To rewind the tap e, p ress the “REW ” b utton Y. The d isp lay will ind i-
c ate “REW ”. To stop rewind ing , p ress the “REW ” or “TAPE ” 9 b utton.
Eject button (
)
When “
” b utton W is p ressed , p lay b ac k stop s and the c assette
tap e is ejec ted .
The ejec tion func tion also op erates when the ig niti on switc h is in the
“ LOCK ” p osition. Always make c ertain that you remove the c assette
tap e. Tape program sensor button (TPS)
n Blank skip
When the “TPS ” b utton
E is p ressed , the “TPS ” ind ic ator will c ome on
and the p layer will automatic ally skip any b lank p o rtion of 15 sec ond
or more and p lay the next p rog ram, even if it is on the other sid e. To
c anc el b lank skip mod e, p ress the “TPS ” b utton ag ain.

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Blank search
Press “TPS ” b utton E d uring p layb ac k to return to the b eg inning of
the c urrent selec tion or to skip to the b eg inning o f the next selec tion.
To use this func tion, p ress the “TPS ” b utton to turn on the “TPS ” ind i-
c ator. If the fast-forward b utton “FF ”
T is then p ressed , the p layer ad -
vanc es the tap e to the b eg inning of the next selec t ion and starts p lay-
ing it. If the rewind b utton “REW ”
Y is p ressed instead , the p layer
rewind s the tap e to the b eg inning of the c urrent se lec tion and starts
rep laying it. The “TPS ” func tion may not op erate p rop erly und er the
following c ond itions: When the rec ord ing level is low.
When there are long p auses in the mid d le of a selec tion.
When the tap e c ontains verb al material suc h as c onv ersations.
When the b lanks b etween selec tions are shorter than five sec ond s.
When there are no b lanks b etween selec tions (live c onc erts, etc .).
Repeat button (RPT)
Push the “RPT ” b utton
R to rep eat the p iec e of music b eing listened
to. To use this func tion, p ush the “RPT ” b utton while the p iec e you
want to hear ag ain is b eing p layed . “RPT ” will b e ind ic ated on the d is-
p lay. When the selec tion end s, the c assette p layer automatic ally re-
wind s to the b eg inning of the p iec e and the selec ti on b eg ins ag ain.
To c anc el the rep eat func tion, p ush the “RPT ” b utton ag ain. Until the
rep eat func tion is c anc elled , the same p iec e of mus ic will b e rep eated
ind efinitely. The “RPT ” func tion may not op erate p rop erly und er the
following c ond itions: When the rec ord ing level is low.
When there are long p auses in the mid d le of a selec tion.
When the tap e c ontains verb al material suc h as c onv ersations.
When the b lanks b etween selec tions are shorter than five sec ond s.
When there are no b lanks b etween selec tions (live c onc erts, etc ).
Dolby B NR button (
)
Press “
” b utton U when p laying tap es rec ord ed using the Dolb y
NR system*. The “
” ind ic ator will lig ht up and hig h-freq uenc y
noise on the tap e will b e red uc ed for c learer sound rep rod uc tion.

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* Noise red uc tion system manufac tured und er lic ense
from Dolb y Lab oratories
Lic ensing Corp oration. “Dolb y ” and the d oub le-D Symb ol are trad e marks of
Dolb y Lab oratories Lic ensing Corp oration.
Auto metal sensor
The c assette p layer automatic ally ad justs for metal or CrO
2 tap e.
Compact disc player operation
HB5042DB
O SCAN b utton
P Disc slot
A Ejec t b utton
S Rand om b utton D
Rep eat b utton
F Trac k selec tion b uttons
G CD (CD p layer selec tion)
b utton
To play back a compact disc
n When CD is not in the player
Hold a d isc with a fing er in the c enter hole while g rip p ing the ed g e of
the d isc , then insert it in to the slot (with the l ab el sid e up ) and the
p layer will automatic ally p ull the d isc into p ositi on.
A sing le CD (8 c m/3 inc h CD) may also b e used witho ut any ad ap ter.

5-28After insertion, the DISC ind ic ator
“
” will c ome on and “CD ” will
ap p ear on the d isp lay and the p layer will start p la yb ac k.
NOTE Make 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. After the last song finishes, the player will automatically return
to track 1 (the first song on the disc). n When CD is in the player
Press the “CD ” b utton
G. The d isp lay will show “CD ” and the p layer
will start p layb ac k. NOTE After the last song finishes, playback will automatically return to track 1 (the first song on the disc). To select a song from its beginning
n Forward direction
Briefly p ress the “ ❚” b utton
F to skip to the b eg inning of the next
trac k. Eac h time the b utton is p ressed , the ind ic at ed trac k numb er will
inc rease. n Backward direction
Briefly p ress the “❚ ” b utton
F to skip to the b eg inning of the c ur-
rent trac k. Eac h time the b utton is p ressed , the in d ic ated truc k num-
b er will d ec rease. Fast forwarding and fast reverse
n Fast forwarding
Press the “ ❚” b utton F c ontinuously for more than 0.5 sec ond to
fast forward the d isc .
Release the b utton to stop fast forward ing . n Fast reverse
Press the “❚ ” b utton F c ontinuously for more than 0.5 sec ond to
fast reverse the d isc .
Release the b utton to stop fast reverse.

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Repeat playback
Press the “RPT ” b utton D while a song is p laying to p lay the song
rep eated ly. The “RPT ” ind ic ator will c ome on and the song will b e
p layed c ontinuously. To c anc el the rep eat mod e, p re ss the b utton
ag ain. Then the “RPT ” ind ic ator g oes out, and normal p layb ac k mod e
is restored . Random playback
Press the “RAND ” b utton
S while a d isc is b eing p layed b ac k to p lay
all song s on the d isc in a rand om ord er. The “RAND ” ind ic ator will
c ome on and all song s on the d isc will b e p layed in a rand om ord er.
To c anc el the rand om mod e, p ress the b utton ag ain. Then the
“ RAND ” ind ic ator g oes out, and normal p layb ac k mod e is re stored .
Scan
When the “SCAN ” b utton
O is p ressed while the d isc is b eing p layed
b ac k, you c an hear the first 10 sec ond s of eac h tra c k to seac h for the
d esired p rog ram. To c ontinue listening to the p rog r am, p ress the
“ SCAN ” b utton ag ain. After all trac ks on the d isc have b e en sc anned ,
normal p layb ac k mod e is restored . To eject a disc from the player
When a d isc is b eing p layed b ac k or when a d isc is in the p layer,
p ress the ejec t b utton “
” A . The d isc will b e ejec ted .
The d isc may b e removed even when the ig nition swit c h is in the
“ LOCK ” p osition.
NOTE
Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out, because vibra- tion might make it fall out.

5-30CD changer control (If optional in-dash CD changer is connected)
An op tional CD c hang er c an b e c onnec ted to this aud
io unit. See your
SUBARU d ealer for more information. For p roc ed ures for load ing and un-
load ing CDs, refer to “In-d ash 6 CD auto c hang er ” in this c hap ter.
HB5042EB
H SCAN b utton
J Disc up /d own b utton
K Rand om b utton L
Rep eat b utton
Z Trac k selec tion b uttons
X CD b utton
To start playback
When the “CD ” b utton X is p ressed , the CD c hang er will start p lay-
b ac k. The d isp lay shows the c urrent d isc numb er, tr ac k numb er and
the elap sed time d uring p layb ac k.

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NOTE
If a disc is in the player, the “CD” button is used to change
from CD player operation to CD changer operation. Each time the
“CD” button is pressed, the operating mode will change alter-
nately. At the end of the disc, the player automatically continues with
the next disc. After playback on the last disc finishes, playback will automat-
ically return to the first disc. If you have loaded fewer than 6 discs, any missing disc is
automatically skipped. Selection of a desired disc
Briefly p ress the “ ” b utton
D to skip to the next d isc and b riefly
p ress the “ ” b utton to skip to the p revious d isc .
n Operation with the in-dash CD changer unit
Press the d esired “Disc selec t ” b utton (numb ered from 1 to 6) and the
d isc will b eg in to p lay. To select the desired disc
Press either the d isc up b utton “DISC ”
J or d isc d own b utton
“ DISC ” to selec t the d esired d isc . Eac h time the “DISC ” J b ut-
ton is p ressed , the ind ic ated d isc numb er will inc r ease. Eac h time the
“ DISC ” b utton is p ressed , the ind ic ated d isc numb er will d ec rease.
Constant p ressure on these b uttons c auses a c ontinu ous c hang e in
the d isc numb er. To select a song from its beginning
n Forward direction
Briefly p ress the “ ❚” b utton
Z to skip to the b eg inning of the next
trac k. Eac h time the b utton is p ressed , the ind ic at ed trac k numb er will
inc rease. n Backward direction
Briefly p ress the “❚ ” b utton
Z to skip to the b eg inning of the c ur-
rent trac k. Eac h time the b utton is p ressed , the in d ic ated trac k num-
b er will d ec rease.