audio SUBARU OUTBACK 2003 3.G User Guide

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When CD is in the player
When the “CD” button 8 is pressed, the player will start playback.
NOTE After the last song finishes, the player will automatically return to track 1 (the first song on the disc). To stop playback of a CD
When the “PWR” button Y is pressed during playback of a CD, the
CD stops playing temporarily. To let the CD resume playing, press the
button again. To select a song from its beginning
n Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” button Q to skip to the beginning of the next
track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated track number will
increase. n Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” button W to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated truck number will
decrease. Fast forwarding and fast reverse
n Fast forward
Press the “ ” button Q continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast
forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding. n Fast reverse
Press the “ ” button
W continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast
reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast reverse. Repeat playback
Use this to play a certain track repeatedly. During playback, press the
“RPT” button
R and release it in less than 2 seconds. The “RPT” indi-
cator will come on and the song will be played continuously. To can-

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CD changer control (If optional in dash CD changer is connected) An optional CD changer can be connected to this audio unit. See your
SUBARU dealer for more information. For procedures for loading and un-
loading CDs, refer to
“In-dash 6 CD auto changer ” in this chapter.
HB5052DB
U CD button
I Track selection buttons
O RAND (Random) button P
RPT (Repeat) button
A SCAN button
To start playback
Press the “CD” button U. The “CD” indicator will come on and the
disc number will appear on the display and the CD changer will start playback.
NOTE If the “CD” button is pressed during a radio broadcast, the CD
changer will interrupt the broadcast. At the end of the disc, playback automatically continues with
the next disc. After playback on the last disc finishes, the player will auto-
matically return to the first disc. If you have loaded fewer than 6 discs, any missing disc is
automatically skipped.

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Selection of a desired disc
Discs cannot be selected using the main audio unit. To select a disc,
press one of the “Disc select ” buttons (these are numbered from 1 to
6) on the CD changer unit. The disc will begin to play. To select a song from its beginning
Briefly press the “ ” button
I to skip to the beginning of the next
track and briefly press the “ ” button to skip to the beginning of the
current track. Fast-forwarding and fast-reverse
Press the “ ” button I continuously for more than a half second to
fast-forward the disc.
Press the “ ” button continuously for more than a half second to fast
reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding or fast reverse. Repeat
Press the “RPT” button
P 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. Random playback
Press the “RAND” button
O 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 random order.
To cancel the random mode, press the button again. Then the
“RAND” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored.
Scan (a convenient way to become familiar with a disc)
1. Press the “SCAN” button
A.
– The display shows “SCAN” and the track number being
scanned.– You hear the first 10 seconds of each track.
– The operation is automatically cleared after playing all pro-
grams. Then, normal playback starts.

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2. Press the
“SCAN” button again when you hear a track you like.
– Normal playback resumes.
To stop playback
To stop playback and switch over to the radio mode, press the
“BAND” button.

5-16Type C audio set (if equipped) The radio will operate only when the ignition switch is in the
“ACC” or
“ON” position.
Radio operation
HB5064BB
1 Power switch, Volume control,
Bass/Middle/Treble control and
Fader/Balance control dial
2 AUDIO (audio mode) button
3 Fader/Balance selectionbutton 4
FM/AM selection button
5 WB (weather band) button
6 Preset buttons
7 Tuning buttons
8 SCAN button
Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/balance control (PWR/VOL)
The dial 1 is used for both power (ON/OFF) and volume control. The
radio is turned ON and OFF by pushing the dial and the volume is
controlled by turning the dial.

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This dial is used for bass/middle/treble controls when the
“AUDIO”
button 2 is in the depressed position. It is also used for fader/balance
controls when the “BAL” button 3 is in the depressed position.
Display
Control mode
HB5036BA
Turn counterclockwiseTurn clockwise
BASSBass controlFor less bassFor more bass
MIDDLEMiddle note controlFor less middle noteFor more middle note
TREBLETreble controlFor less trebleFor more treble
FADERFader controlTo increase rear speaker volume and decrease
front speaker volumeTo increase front speaker volume and decrease
rear speaker volume
BALANCEBalance controlTo increase left speaker volume and decrease
right speaker volumeTo increase right speakervolume and decrease left
speaker volume
VOLUMEVolume controlFor less volumeFor more volume
nTone control
The volume control dial 1 normally function as volume control. The
dial become a control for Bass, Middle note or Treble when you select
the appropriate tone control mode.
Choose desired level for each mode by turning the volume control
dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after about 5seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the “AUDIO” button
2 changes control modes in the following sequence starting from
bass control mode. (When the radio is first turned on, the control
mode is in the volume control.)

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FM1 FM2 AM
The display indicates which one is currently selected.
Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM stereo broadcast
is received. Weather band button (WB)
Push the “WB” button
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the weather band.
Press the “WB” button when the radio is on to select the weather
band. Manual tuning (TUNE)
n Manual tuning for AM and FM waveband
Push the tuning button 7 marked “ ” to increase the tuning frequen-
cy and press the tuning button marked “ ” to decrease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the frequency changes 10 KHz in the AM waveband and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveband.
Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in the
frequency. n Manual tuning for weather band
When weather band mode is selected, press the tuning button 7
marked “ ” to change the WB channel up and press the tuning but-
ton marked “ ” to change the WB channel down. Each time the but-
ton is pressed, the WB channel changes to the next channel.
Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in thechannel. Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button
8 to change the radio to the SCAN mode. In
this mode, the radio scans through the radio band until a station is
found. The radio will stop at the station for five seconds while display-
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Built-in CD changer operation
HB5064CB
9 Eject button
Q Disc slot
W CD (CD player selection) button
E Repeat button R
Random button
T LOAD button
Y Disc select buttons
U Track selection buttons
I SCAN button
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 playermight shut off.
How to insert a CD(s)
n Inserting a CD
1. Press “LOAD” button E. If the magazine in the player has an idle
position where you can insert a disc, the “DISC” indicator associated
with the idle position will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there is no idle position in the mag-azine.
2. As soon as the “DISC” indicator begins to blink, the “IN” will ap-

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period of 15 seconds. If a disc is successfully loaded during this peri- od, the
“DISC” indicator 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 in-
serted first.
If you fail to insert any disc during each 15-second interval, the full
disc loading mode will be canceled, and the player will start playback
of the disc inserted first. How to play back a CD or make a pause
n 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, begin-
ning with the first number. n When there are CDs loaded:
Press a desired one of the “DISC SELECT ” buttons
Y the “DISC” indi-
cator of which steadily lights up. The player will then start playback of
the selected CD, beginning with the first number. To select a song from its beginning
n Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” button U to skip to the beginning of the next
track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated track number will
increase. n Backward direction
Briefly press the “
 ” button U to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated truck number will
decrease. Fast forwarding and fast reverse
n Fast forwarding
Press the “
 ” button U continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast
forward the disc.

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Ejecting all discs from the player (All disc ejection mode)
1. If you continue to press the “EJECT” button 9, the player will pro-
duce beep sound and will enter the all disc ejection mode.
2. Remove the disc that has been ejected. The other discs loaded
will then be ejected one after another. If you do not remove the discthat has been ejected, the “All disc ejection mode ” will be canceled.
NOTE
Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out, because vibra- tion might make it fall out.
OnStar  system operation (models with OnStar  sys-
tem) When the OnStar system operates and a call is initiated, the message
“CALL” will be shown on the display, and the speakers will automatically
switch over to the incoming voice signal. NOTE A call will not be suspended even if the ignition key is turned to the
Off position. In such a case, however, the audio system will turn offwhen the call is ended.