SUBARU OUTBACK 2001 3.G Owners Manual

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FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)
Push the “FM/AM ” b utton 3 when the rad io is on to selec t FM1, FM2
or AM rec ep tion. Eac h time this b utton is p ressed , the b and will
c hang e in the following ord er:
FM1 FM2 AM
The d isp lay ind ic ates whic h one is c urrently selec t ed .
Stereo indicator
The stereo ind ic ator “ST ” will c ome on when an FM stereo b road c ast
is rec eived . Manual tuning (TUNING)
Press the tuning b utton 1 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 mod e and 0.2 MHz in the FM mod e.
Constant p ressure on the b utton c auses a c ontinuous c hang e in the
freq uenc y. 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.
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.

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Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a p reset b utton 4 allows you to selec t that
station in a sing le op eration. Up to six AM, FM1 an d FM2 stations
eac h may b e p reset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM ” selec tion b utton
3 to selec t FM1, FM2 or AM
rec ep tion.
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 4 for at least two seconds to
store the freq uenc y. The freq uenc y of the station w ill flash onc e on the
d isp lay at this time. If the b utton is p ressed for less than two 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.

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Cassette player operation
HB5043CB
7 Ejec t b utton
8 Cassette slot 9
Fast-forward /Rewind b utton
(Prog ram switc hing b uttons)
Q Dolb y B NR 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 .
Cassette slot
Insert a c assette with the exp osed tap e sid e fac ing to the rig ht. After
inserting , p layb ac k starts. Tape travel indicators
The tap e travel ind ic ators ind ic ate the d irec tion t he c assette tap e is
moving . : 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.

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Program switching buttons
When the p rog ram switc hing b uttons “
” and “” 9 , are
p ressed at the same time d uring p layb ac k, the tap e travel ind ic ators
will switc h and the p layer will b eg in p laying b ac k the op p osite sid e of
the tap e. The same mec hanism is automatic ally ac tiv ated when the
end of the tap e is reac hed . This allows the op p osit e sid e of the tap e
to p lay, p rovid ing c ontinuous p layb ac k. Fast-forward button
To fast-forward the tap e, p ress the “
” or “” b utton 9 in the
same d irec tion as the tap e travel ind ic ator. To sto p fast-forward ing ,
lig htly p ress the op p osite sid e of the “
” or “” b utton.
Rewind button
To rewind the tap e, p ress the “
” or “” b utton 9 in the d irec -
tion op p osite to the tap e travel ind ic ator. To stop rewind ing , lig htly
p ress the op p osite sid e of the “
” or “” b utton.
Eject button (
)
When the “
” b utton 7 is p ressed , p layb ac k stop s and the c assette
tap e is ejec ted .
Before the ig nition switc h is turned to the “OFF ” p osition, ejec t the
tap e from the p layer. Always make c ertain that you remove the c as-
sette tap e. Dolby BNR button (BNR)
Press “BNR ” b utton
Q when p laying tap es rec ord ed using the Dolb y
NR system*. The “BNR ” 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.
* 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.
CD player operation (if optional CD player is connected)
An op tional CD p layer c an b e c onnec ted to this aud i o unit. See your
SUBARU d ealer for more information. For CD p layer o p eration p roc e-
d ures, refer to “CD p layer 2 ” in this c hap ter.

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McIntosh audio set (if equipped)
The aud io set will op erate only when the ig nition s
witc h is in the “ACC ” or
“ ON ” p ositions.
CAUTION
The power amplifier for this audio set is mounted under the front
passenger’ s seat. The amplifier will become hot if the audio con-
tinues to operate.
Never touch the amplifier. Doing so could cause burns.
Radio operation
HB5045BB
1 POWER ON/OFF b utton
2 FM/AM selec tion b utton
3 Tuning /FF FB d ial
4 Weather b and b utton
5 Preset b uttons 6
Treb le sound c ontrol knob
7 Volume and fad er/b alanc e
c ontrol d ial
8 Bass sound c ontrol knob

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ON-OFF switch
The aud io system c an b e turned on b y p ressing the P OWER b utton
when the ig nition key is in the ACC or ON p osition. Pressing the
POWER b utton onc e ag ain will turn off the p ower. In ad d ition, the fol-
lowing six op erations will also result in the aud io system’s p ower b e-
ing turned on: Pressing the FM/AM selec tor b utton
Pressing the Tap e Mod e selec tor b utton
Pressing the Disc Mod e selec tor b utton (p rovid ed th at a CD has
b een inserted or that a CD multi-c hang er is c onnec t ed to the system)
Inserting a c assette
Inserting a CD
Pressing the Traffic information b utton
Volume control
HBS040BB
Turn c loc kwise to inc rease the aud io-system volume.
Turn c ounterc loc kwise to red uc e the aud io-system vo lume.
Tone control
Bass and treb le c ontrol is op erated using the same knob . Use that
knob for the sep arate ad justment of low p itc h and h ig h p itc h sound s.

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HBS041AA
nBASS control
The b ass c ontrol ad justs the level of low p itc h sou nd s. The b ass is
ad justed b y turning the knob from left to rig ht in this c ond ition.
Turn c loc kwise to inc rease the level of b ass tones.
Turn c ounterc loc kwise to red uc e the level of b ass t ones.
n TREBLE control
The treb le c ontrol ad justs the level of hig h p itc h sound s. The treb le is
ad justed b y turning the knob from left to rig ht in this c ond ition.
Turn c loc kwise to inc rease the level of treb le tone s.
Turn c ounterc loc kwise to red uc e the level of treb le tones.
Balance control
HBS042BC

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FADER control
The b alanc e c ontrol ad justs the b alanc e b etween the front and rear
sp eakers.
The b alanc e is ad justed b y turning the knob from le ft to rig ht in this
c ond ition.
Turn c loc kwise to inc rease the relative sound volum e in the front of the
vehic le.
Turn c ounterc loc kwise to inc rease the relative soun d volume in the
rear of the vehic le. n BALANCE control
The b alanc e c ontrol ad justs the b alanc e b etween the left and rig ht
sp eakers. Pull the knob out until it stop s. The b al anc e is ad justed b y
turning the knob from left to rig ht in this c ond iti on.
Turn c loc kwise to make the sound loud er on the rig h t of the vehic le.
Turn c ounterc loc kwise to make the sound loud er on t he left of the ve-
hic le. FM/AM selection button
Press the FM/AM selec tor b utton to c hoose either FM or AM b road -
c asts. The d isp lay will show FM or AM ac c ord ing ly.
Use the tuning d ial to selec t the station to whic h you wish to listen.
Manual tuning
Turn the tuning d ial ’s outer tuner to inc rease or d ec rease the rec ep tion
freq uenc y in ind ivid ual step s. FM b and : 0.2 MHz step s
AM b and : 10 kHz step s
Seek tuning (SEEK)
If the Tuning d ial ’s outer tuner is turned for long er than half of a s e-
c ond , the rad io will b eg in to automatic ally searc h for rec eivab le fre-
q uenc ies and will stop at the first one found . This func tion may not b e
availab le, however, when rad io sig nals are weak. In suc h a situation,
p erform manual tuning to selec t the d esired station .

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Scan tuning (SCAN)
Turn the tuning d ial inner tuner to c hang e the rad i o to the SCAN
mod e. In this mod e, the rad io sc ans throug h the rad io b and until a
station is found . The rad io will stop at the statio n for five sec ond s
while d isp laying the freq uenc y, after whic h sc annin g will c ontinue until
the entire b and has b een sc anned .
Turn the tuning d ial ’s inner tuner ag ain to c anc el the SCAN mod e and
to stop on any d isp layed freq uenc y.
Sc an tuning may not func tion p rop erly if the statio n rec ep tion is weak-
ened b y d istanc e from the station or p roximity to t all b uild ing s and
hills. Preset tuning
Press any one of the p reset b uttons to selec t the c orresp ond ing , p re-
viously-reg istered rad io station. The LED at the to p of that b utton will
turn on. n Manual preset
Use the tuning d ial to selec t the rad io station whi c h you wish to
reg ister. Choose the p reset b utton to whic h you wish to assig n that station
and p ress it c ontinuously for a p eriod of more than 2 sec ond s. When
the rad io station has b een suc c essfully reg istered , the d isp lay will
flash the c orresp ond ing rad io freq uenc y on and off onc e.
NOTE Each preset button can be used to store both an FM station
and an AM station. If the power supply is interrupted by disconnection of the bat-
tery, memory presets will be cleared and will be required to be re-input. Weather band button (WB)
Push the “WB ” b utton 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 .

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HB5045CB
9 Cassette slot
Q Ejec t b utton
W TAPE (c assette p layer
selec tion) b utton
E Rep eat b utton R
Fast forward b utton
T Play b utton
Y Rewind b utton
U Prog ram switc hing b utton
I Dolb y B NR b utton
If a c assette is inserted into the c assette slot wh ile the ig nition switc h is
in the ACC or the ON p osition, that tap e will start to p lay automatic ally.
Press the TAPE b utton when you want to p lay a c asse tte that has p re-
viously b een inserted .
Cassette tape stop and eject button
When “
” b utton is p ressed , p layb ac k stop s and the c assette tap e
is ejec ted .
Before the ig nition switc h is turned to the “OFF ” p osition, ejec t the
tap e from the p layer. Always make c ertain that you remove the c as-
sette tap e.