audio SUBARU OUTBACK 2004 4.G User Guide

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TWaveband selection
V FM/AM selection
Push the “BAND” button (2) to select FM1, FM2 or AM
reception. The display indicates which one is currently selected. V FM/AM/Weather band selection
Push the “BAND” button (2) to select FM1, FM2, AM
or Weather band (WB) reception. The display indi-
cates which is currently selected. T Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM
stereo broadcast is received. T Tuning (TUNE)
V Manual tuning (TUNE)
Press the tuning button (3) marked “ ” to increase
the tuning frequency and press the tuning button
marked “ ” to decrease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the frequency interval
can be changed between 10 kHz in the AM mode and
0.2 MHz in the FM mode. V Seek tuning
If the tuning button (3) is pressed for longer than half
of a second, the radio will begin to automatically search for receivable frequencies and will stop at the
first one found. This function may not be available,
however, when radio signals are weak. In such a situ-
ation, perform manual tuning to select the desired sta-
tion. V
Manual tuning for weather band
When weather band mode is selected, press the tun-
ing button (3) marked “ ” to change the WB chan-
nel up and press the tuning button marked “ ” to
change the WB channel down. Each time the button is
pressed, the WB channel changes to the next chan-
nel. V Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (6) 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 displaying the fre-
quency, after which scanning will continue until the en-
tire band has been scanned from the low end to the
high end.
Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel the SCAN
mode and to stop on any displayed frequency.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for automatic tun-
ing, stations are scanned in the direction of low fre-
quencies to high frequencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function properly if the sta-

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tion reception is weakened by distance from the sta-
tion or proximity to tall buildings and hills. T
Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “preset button” (4) allows
you to select that station in a single operation. Up to
six WB (if equipped), AM, FM1 and FM2 stations eachmay be preset. T How to preset stations
1. Press the “BAND” button (2) to select FM1, FM2,
AM or WB (if equipped) reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button or tune the radio manually
until the desired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons for more than 2
seconds to store the frequency. At this time, there will
momentarily be no sound from the radio. If the button
is pressed for less than 2 seconds, the preceding se-
lection will remain in memory.
NOTE y If the connection between the radio and battery
is broken for any reason such as vehicle mainte-
nance or radio removal, all stations stored in the
preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is nec-
essary to reset the preset buttons.y If a mobile telephone is placed near the radio, it
may cause the radio to emit noise when it receives calls. This noise does not indicate a radio fault.

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„Compact disc player operation
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(7) Disc slot
(8) CD button
(9) Eject button
(10) Fast forward and track up button
(11) Fast reverse and track down
button
(12) Random button
(13) Repeat button
(14) Scan button
(15) PWR (power) switch

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T
To playback a compact disc
V When CD is not in the player
Hold a disc with a finger in the center hole while grip-
ping the edge of the disc, then insert it in to the slot
(with the label side up) and the player will automatical-
ly pull the disc into position.
A 8 cm/3 inch CD may also be used without any adapt- er.
NOTE y DO NOT INSERT TWO DISCS INTO THE DISC IN-
SERTION SLOT AT A TIME. y Be 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.y After the last song finishes, the player will auto-
matically return to track 1 (the first song on the
disc). V 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 auto-
matically return to track 1 (the first song on the disc). T
To stop playback of a CD
When the “PWR” button (15) is pressed during play-
back 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 “ ” button (10) to skip to the be-
ginning of the next track. Each time the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will increase. V Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” button (11) to skip to the be-
ginning of the current track. Each time the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will decrease. T Fast forwarding and fast reverse
V Fast forward
Press the “ ” button (10) continuously for more
than 0.5 second to fast forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding. V Fast reverse
Press the “ ” button (11) continuously for more
than 0.5 second to fast reverse the disc.

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Release the button to stop fast reverse. TRepeat playback
Use this to play a certain track repeatedly. During
playback, press the “RPT” button (13) and release it in
less than 2 seconds. 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
Use this to play the tracks on the disc in random order.
During playback, press the “RDM” button (12) and
hold it in for more than 2 seconds. The “RDM” 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 “RDM” indicator goes out, and normal play-
back mode is restored. T Scan
Press the “SCAN” button (14) and release it in less
than 2 seconds, and you can hear the first 10 seconds
of each track to seach for the desired program. To
continue listening to the program, press the “SCAN”
button again. After all tracks on the disc has been
scanned, normal 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 button “ ” (9). The disc
will be ejected.
The disc may be removed even when the ignition
switch is in the “LOCK” position.
NOTE y Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out,
because vibration might make it fall out. y To protect the disc, the disc is automatically
loaded if it is left in the ejected position for more
than approximately 15 seconds (Auto Reload). In
this case, the disc is not played.

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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 (Optional audio unit – if
equipped)” in this chapter.
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(17)
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(16) CD button
(17) Track selection buttons
(18) RAND (Random) button
(19) RPT (Repeat) button
(20) SCAN button

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TTo start playback
Press the “CD” button (16). The “CD” indicator will
come on and the disc number will appear on the dis-
play and the CD changer will start playback.
NOTE y If the “CD” button is pressed during a radio
broadcast, the CD changer will interrupt the
broadcast. y At the end of the disc, playback automatically
continues with the next disc. y After playback on the last disc finishes, the play-
er will automatically return to the first disc. y If you have loaded fewer than 6 discs, any miss-
ing disc is automatically skipped. T 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. T To select a song from its beginning
Briefly press the “ ” button (17) to skip to the be-
ginning of the next track and briefly press the “ ”
button to skip to the beginning of the current track. T
Fast-forwarding and fast-reverse
Press the “ ” button (17) 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 re-verse. T Repeat
Press the “RPT” button (19) 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 playbackmode is restored. T Random playback
Press the “RAND” button (18) 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 play-
back mode is restored. T Scan (a convenient way to become familiar with
a disc)
1. Press the “SCAN” button (20).

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– 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 play-
ing all programs. Then, normal playback starts.
2. Press the “SCAN” button again when you hear a
track you like. – Normal playback resumes.
T To stop playback
To stop playback and switch over to the radio mode,
press the “BAND” button.

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Type C audio set (if equipped)
The radio will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position. „Radio operation
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(1) Power switch, Volume control,
Bass/Middle/Treble control and
Fader/Balance control dial
(2) AUDIO (audio mode) button
(3) Fader/Balance selection button
(4) FM/AM selection button
(5) WB (weather band) button
(6) Preset buttons
(7) Tuning buttons
(8) SCAN button

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Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/
balance control (PWR/VOL)
The dial (1) is used for both power (ON/OFF) and vol-
ume control. The radio is turned ON and OFF by push-
ing the dial and the volume is controlled by turning the
dial.
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.