SUBARU OUTBACK 2005 4.G Owners Manual

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Radio operation
! Power switch and volume control
The dial 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 di-
al. The dial can also be used for tone and balance ad-
justment. !
Tone and balance control
The volume control dial normally functions as a vol-
ume control. This dial becomes a control for Bass,
Midrange, Treble, Fader or Balance when you select
the appropriate tone and balance control mode.
Choose desired volume level for each mode by turning
the volume control dial. The control function returns to
volume control mode after about 5 seconds.
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"To change tone control modes
Each brief press of the “AUDIO” button changes con-
trol modes in the following sequence starting from vol-
ume control mode. (When the radio is first turned on,
the control mode is in the volume control.)
The “AUDIO” button is used for selecting the following
control modes:
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Volume
(VOLUME) Bass
(BASS) Midrange
(MIDDLE) Treble
(TREBLE)
Control mode
(Range of lev- els)
Turn
counterclockwise Turn clockwise
Bass control
(–6 to +6) For less bass sound For more bass
sound
Midrange con-
trol (–6 to +6) For less midrange
sound For more midrange
sound
Treble control
(–6 to +6) For less treble
sound For more treble
sound
Volume con-
trol (0 to 40) For less volume For more volume
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To change balance control mode
Each brief press of the “BAL” button changes control
modes in the following sequence starting from volume
control mode. (When the radio is first turned on, the
control mode is in the volume control.)
The “BAL” button is used for selecting the following control modes:
BAL
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Volume
(VOLUME) Balance
(BALANCE)
Fader
(FADER)
Control mode
(Range of lev- els)
Turn
counterclockwise Turn clockwise
Fader control
(R9 to F9) To increase rear
speaker volume and decrease front
speaker volume To increase front
speaker volume and decrease rear
speaker volume
Balance con-
trol (L9 to R9) To increase left
speaker volume and decrease right
speaker volume To increase right
speaker volume and
decrease left speak- er volume
Volume con-
trol (0 to 40) For less volume For more volume
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!FM/AM selection button
Push the “FM” or “AM” button when the radio is off to turn on the radio.
Push the “FM” or “AM” button when the radio is on to
select FM1, FM2 or AM reception. ! Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM
stereo broadcast is received. !
Tuning
" Manual tuning
Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK button to in-
crease the tuning frequency and press the “ ” side
of the button 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.
If you hold down the “ ” side of the button, the tun-
ing frequency will increase continuously, and if you
hold down the “ ” side of the button, the tuning fre-
quency will decrease continuously. Release the button
when your desired frequency is reached.
FM AM
CD
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NOTE
While you are holding down either side of the
TUNE/TRACK button, the tuning frequency will not
stop changing even if the frequency of a receiv-
able station is reached. "
Seek tuning
If you press the “ ” or “ ” side of the SEEK/SCAN
button and release it within 1.5 second, the radio will
automatically search for a receivable station and stop
at the first one it finds. This function may not be avail-
able, however, when radio signals are weak. In such a
situation, perform manual tuning to select the desired
station. "
Automatic tuning (SCAN)
If you press the “ ” or “ ” side of the SEEK/SCAN
button for 1.5 second or longer, the radio will switch to
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.
Press the “ ” or “ ” side of the button again to
cancel the scan mode and to stop on any displayed
frequency.
If you hold down the “ ” side of the button, the radio
will scan up the frequency band (from low frequencies
to high frequencies). If you hold down the “ ” side of
SEEK
SCAN
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the button, the radio will scan down the frequency
band (from high frequencies to low frequencies).
Automatic tuning may not function properly if the sta-
tion reception is weakened by distance from the sta-
tion or proximity to tall buildings and hills. !Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “preset button” allows you
to select that station in a single operation. Up to six,
AM, FM1 and FM2 stations each may be preset. ! How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM” or “AM” button to select FM1, FM2,
or AM reception. 2. Press the “ ” or “ ” side of the button or tune
the radio manually until the desired station frequency
is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons for more than 1.5
seconds to store the frequency. If the button is
pressed for less than 1.5 seconds, the preceding se-
lection will remain in memory.
NOTE "
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. " 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. ! Compact disc player operation
! To playback a compact disc
" 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.
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NOTE "
DO NOT INSERT TWO DISCS INTO THE DISC IN-
SERTION SLOT AT A TIME. " 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 shutoff. " After the last song finishes, the player will auto-
matically return to track 1 (the first song on the
disc). " If you insert a disc that the player cannot read,
the player will eject the disc and revert to its previ-
ous mode. " The player is designed to be able to play music
CD-Rs and music CD-RWs, but it may not be able
to play certain ones. "
When CD is in the player
When the “CD” button 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). ! To stop playback of a CD
When the “POWER-VOL” button is pressed during
playback of a CD, the CD stops playing temporarily.
To let the CD resume playing, press the button again.
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!To select a song from its beginning
" Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK but-
ton to skip to the beginning of the next track. Each time
this side of the button is pressed, the indicated track
number will increase. "
Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK but-
ton to skip to the beginning of the current track. Each
time this side of the button is pressed, the indicated
track number will decrease.
TUNE
TRACK
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Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
" Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK button con-
tinuously for more than 0.5 second to fast-forward the
disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forwarding.
NOTE
If you fast-forward past the last track on the disc,
the player will select the first track on the disc and
start playing it. "
Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK button con-
tinuously for more than 0.5 second to fast-reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing.
NOTE
If you fast-reverse to the beginning of the first
track on the disc, the fast-reversing will stop and
the player will start playing the first track on the
disc.
TUNE
TRACK
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!Repeat playback
Use this to play a certain track repeatedly. During
playback, press the “RPT” button. The “RPT” indicator
will come on and the track will be played continuously.
To cancel the repeat mode, press the button again.
Then the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal play-
back mode is restored.
NOTE
The repeat-playback mode will be cancelled if you
perform any of the following operations:" Press the “RDM” button
" Press the “ ” or “ ” side of the SEEK/SCAN
button "
Press the “ ” button
" Select the radio mode
" Turn off the power of the audio equipment.
" Turn the ignition switch to the “OFF” position.
! Random playback
Use this to play the tracks on the disc in random order.
During playback, press the “RDM” button. 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.
RPT
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