SUBARU FORESTER 2000 SF / 1.G Owners Manual

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Audio Radio5-2
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Antenna 5-2
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FM reception 5-4
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AM/FM stereo radio with cassette player 5-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Radio operation 5-4
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Cassette player operation 5-10
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Clock function 5-12
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Installation of accessories 5-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Radio
Antenna Printed antenna CAUTION
Do not use sharp instruments or window cleaner containing abra-
sives to clean the inner surface of the left side rear quarter win-
dow. Doing so may damage the antenna printed on the window.
HS5000BB
The antenna is p rinted on the inner surfac e of the left sid e rear q uarter
wind ow. Fixed mast antenna CAUTION
When washing the vehicle, always remove the antenna before- hand to prevent it from being damaged.

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HS5001BB
HS0084
The antenna and the sp ec ial wrenc h for mounting /rem oving the
antenna is stored in the lug g ag e floor storag e tray at the front sid e.
1. Remove the p lug from the antenna b ase.
2. Remove the c ap at the thread ed p ortion of the ant enna.
3. Install the antenna to the antenna b ase while tur ning the antenna
c loc kwise b y hand .
HS5002BB
HS0085
Tighten Loosen
4. Tig hten the antenna using the sp ec ial wrenc h. Do
not use an ord i-
nary wrenc h that is long er than sp ec ial wrenc h.
5. To remove the antenna, follow the installation se q uenc e in reverse.
Be c areful not to lose the sp ec ial tool.
Make sure that the antenna is fully tig htened b efor e op erating your
vehic le.

5-4NOTE
You may find that the antenna is already installed on the vehicle
at the time of delivery. In that case, ask your SUBARU dealerabout the storage location of the special wrench.
FM reception
Althoug h FM is normally static free, rec ep tion c an b e affec ted b y the sur-
round ing area, atmosp heric c ond itions, station stre ng th and transmitter
d istanc e. Build ing s or other ob struc tions may c ause momentary static ,
flutter or station interferenc e. If rec ep tion c onti nues to b e unsatisfac tory,
switc h to a strong er station.
AM/FM stereo radio with cassette player
The rad io will op erate only when the ig nition switc h is in the “ACC ” or
“ ON ” p ositions.
Radio operation
Waveband indicator
HG0084
Tone and balance control button
SCAN buttonPower switch andvolume controlTuning buttons
Preset buttons FM/AM selection switchDISP button
Stereo indicator
Press stationnumber Frequency

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Power switch and volume control (ON/VOL)
HS0087
HS0086
Volume control
Power ON/OFF When the volume level is set at the level 18:
The knob is used for b oth p ower (on/off) and volume
c ontrol. The rad io is
turned on and off b y p ushing the knob and the volum e is c ontrolled b y
turning the knob .
The volume c ontrol has total of 34 volume levels (V : 0 for minimum, V: 33
for maximum). Tone and balance control (TONE/BAL)
The volume c ontrol knob normally func tion as volume c ontrol. This knob
b ec omes a c ontrol for Bass, Treb le, Fad er or Balanc e when you selec t
the ap p rop riate tone and b alanc e c ontrol mod e.
The “T/B ” (Tone and b alanc e) b utton is used for selec ting th e following
c ontrol mod es: –Bass (low note) c ontrol
– Treb le (hig h note) c ontrol
– Fad er c ontrol (Volume b alanc e c ontrol b etween front and rear
sp eakers)
– Balanc e c ontrol (Volume b alanc e c ontrol b etween rig ht and left
sp eakers)

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To change control modes:
Eac h b rief p ress of the “T/B ” b utton
c hang es c ontrol mod es in the following seq uenc e sta rting from volume
c ontrol mod e. (When the rad io is first turned on, t he c ontrol mod e is in
the volume c ontrol.)
Bass control
HG0086
Bass volume control indication When the bass volume level is set at
the level +6HG0085
Selec t the Bass c ontrol mod e b y p ressing the “T/B ” b utton. In the
b ass c ontrol mod e, the d isp lay shows the ind ic ation as shown.
The b ass c ontrol has total of 13 volume levels (B: –6 for minimum, 0
for mid d le, B: + 6 for maximum). Choose d esired b ass volume level b y
turning the volume c ontrol knob . The c ontrol func ti on returns to vol-
ume c ontrol mod e after ab out 5 sec ond s. Volume Bass Treb le Fad er
Balanc e
(VOL) (BAS) (TRE) (FAD) (BAL)

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Treble control
HG0088
When the treble volume level is set at the level
–6
Treble volume control indication
HG0087
Selec t the Treb le c ontrol mod e b y p ressing the “T/B ” b utton. In the
treb le c ontrol mod e, the d isp lay shows the ind ic ati on as shown.
The treb le c ontrol has total of 13 volume levels (T R: –6 for minimum, 0
for mid d le, TR: + 6 for maximum). Choose d esired tre b le volume level
b y turning the volume c ontrol knob . The c ontrol fun c tion returns to vol-
ume c ontrol mod e after ab out 5 sec ond s. Fader control
HG0090
When the fader setting is at the F12 (front maximum and rear minimum)
Fader control indication
HG0089
Selec t the Fad er c ontrol mod e b y p ressing the “T/B ” b utton. In the
fad er c ontrol mod e, the d isp lay shows the ind ic atio n as shown.
The fad er c ontrol has total of 25 setting s (F: 12 f or front maximum and
rear minimum, 0 for neutral, R: 12 for front minimu m and rear maxi-
mum). Choose d esired setting b y turning the volume c ontrol knob . The
c ontrol func tion returns to volume c ontrol mod e aft er ab out 5 sec ond s.

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Balance control
HG0092
When the balance setting is at the L12 (left side maximum and right side mini- mum)
Balance control indication
HG0091
Selec t the Balanc e c ontrol mod e b y p ressing the “T/B ” b utton. In the
b alanc e c ontrol mod e, the d isp lay shows the ind ic at ion as shown.
The b alanc e c ontrol has total of 25 setting s (L: 12 for left sid e maxi-
mum and rig ht sid e minimum, 0 for neutral, R: 12 fo r left sid e mini-
mum and rig ht sid e maximum). Choose d esired setting b y turning the
volume c ontrol knob . The c ontrol func tion returns t o volume c ontrol
mod e after ab out 5 sec ond s.
FM/AM selection switch
Use this switc h to selec t either FM or AM rec ep tion . The d isp lay ind i-
c ates whic h one is c urrently selec ted . 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 marked “ ” to inc rease the tuning freq uenc 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 b y 10 KHz in
the AM mod e and b y 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 fre-
q uenc y.

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Automatic tuning (SCN)
Press the “SCN ” b utton to c hang e the rad io to the SCAN mod e. In th is
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 station for five sec ond s while d isp laying the fre-
q uenc y, after whic h sc anning will c ontinue until th e entire b and has b een
sc anned from the low end to the hig h end .
Press the “SCN ” b utton ag ain to c anc el the SCAN mod e and to stop o n
any d isp layed freq uenc y.
When the “SCN ” 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. Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a p reset b utton allows yo u to selec t that station
in a sing le op eration. Up to six AM and FM stations eac h may b e p reset.
How to preset stations
1. Press the FM/AM selec tion switc h to selec t either FM or AM rec ep tion.
2. Press the “SCN ” b utton or tune the rad io manually until the d esire d
station freq uenc y is d isp layed .
3. Press one of the p reset b uttons for at least two seconds to store the
freq uenc y. The freq uenc y of the station will flash onc e on the d isp lay at
this time. If the b utton is p ressed for less than t wo 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.

5-10Cassette player operation
Stop and eject button
HG0093
Tape travel indicator
Cassette player operation indicator
Metal tape button
Metal tape indicator
Tape program sensor buttonNR button Fast forward/ Rewind button (Program switching buttons)
NR indicator
Cassette slot
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
insertion, p layb ac k starts. 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 ein g p layed b ac k.
:ind ic ates that the b ottom sid e of the c assette is b eing p layed b ac k.