audio SUBARU FORESTER 2003 SG / 2.G User Guide

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to select that station in a single operation. Up to six
WB, AM, FM1 and FM2 stations each may be preset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “BAND” selection button to select AM,
FM1, FM2 or WB reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button (6) or tune the radio man-
ually until the desired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons (4) for at least 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
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.

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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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To play back 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.
A single CD (8 cm/3 inch CD) may also be used with-
out any adapter.
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 player might shutoff. After the last song finishes, the player will auto-
matically return to track 1 (the first song on the disc). When CD is in the player
Press the “CD” button (8). The display will show “CD”
and the player will start playback.
NOTE
After the last song finishes, playback will automat-
ically return to track 1 (the first song on the disc). 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.
To select a song from its beginning
Forward direction
Brieflypressthe“ ”button(10)toskiptothebe-
ginning of the next track. Each time the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will increase. Backward direction
Brieflypressthe“ ”button(11)toskiptothebe-
ginning of the current track. Each time the button is
pressed, the indicated truck number will decrease. Fast forwarding and fast reverse
Fast forwarding
Press the “ ” button (10) continuously for more
than 1 second to fast forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding. Fast reverse
Press the “ ” button (11) continuously for more
than 1 second to fast reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast reverse. Repeat playback
Press the “RPT” button (13) and release it in less than

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2 seconds while a song is playing to play the song re-
peatedly. 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” indica-
tor goes out, and normal playback mode is restored.
Random playback
Press the “RAND” button (12) and hold it in for more
than 2 seconds 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
discwillbeplayedinarandomorder.
To cancel the random mode, press the button again.
Then the “RAND” indicator goes out, and normal play-
back mode is restored. 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 search 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. 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 “ ” (7). The disc
will be ejected. The disc may be removed even when the ignition
switch is in the “LOCK” position.
NOTE
Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out,
because vibration might make it fall out. 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. Consult the
instructions that accompany the CD changer for operating the CD changer
itself (e.g., how to load or unload CDs). See your SUBARU dealer for moreinformation.
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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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To start playback
When the “CD” button (16) is pressed, the CD changer
will start playback. The display shows the current disc
number, track number and the elapsed time during
playback.
NOTE If a disc is in the player, the “DISC” button is
used to change from CD player operation to DISC
changer operation. Each time the “DISC” button is
pressed, the operating mode will change alter-
nately. At the end of the disc, the player automatically
continues with the next disc. After playback on the last disc finishes, play-
back will automatically return to the first disc. If you have loaded fewer than 6 discs, any miss-
ing disc is automatically skipped. Selection of a desired disc
You can select a desired disc from among the discs
contained in the CD changer only by pressing the cor-
responding number on one of the disc select buttons.
If you are to listen to the 5th disc in the CD changer,
press the “5” button of the disc select buttons. All other
discs in the CD changer can also be selected in a sim-
ilar way.
NOTE No disc change takes place if the button corre-
sponding to the storage tray in which no disc is
loaded is pressed. If the disc select button corresponding to the
disc now in playback is pressed again, the disc
will be replayed from its beginning. To select a song from its beginning
Forward direction
Brieflypressthe“ ”button(17)toskiptothebe-
ginning of the next track. Each time the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will increase. Backward direction
Brieflypressthe“ ”button(17)toskiptothebe-
ginning of the current track. Each time the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will decrease. Fast forwarding and fast reverse
Fast forwarding
Press the “ ” button (17) continuously for more
than 1 second to fast forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding.
If you continue fast forwarding to the end of the disc,
the CD changer will automatically stop fast forwarding
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current disc. Fast reverse
Press the “ ” button (17) continuously for more
than 1 second to fast reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast reverse.
If you continue fast reverse to the beginning of the
disc, the CD changer will automatically stop fast re-
verse and start playback beginning with the first track
on the current disc. 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 playback
mode is restored. 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.
Scan (a convenient way to become familiar with
adisc)
1. Press the “SCAN” button (20). – 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.
To stop playback
To stop playback and switch over to the radio mode,
press the “BAND” button.

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Type B 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) FM/AM button
(2) WB button
(3) SCAN button
(4) Tuning knob
(5) Preset buttons
(6) Fader/Balance selection button
(7) Power switch, Volume control,
Bass/Treble control and Fader/
Balance control dial
(8) Bass/Treble selection button

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Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/
balance control (PWR/VOL)
The dial (7) 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/treble controls when the
“BAS/TRE” button (8) is in the depressed position. It is
also used for fader/balance controls when the “BAL/
FAD” button (6) is in the depressed position.

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Display Control mode
Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
BAS Bass control For less bass For more bass
TRE Treble control For less treble For more treble
BAL Balance control To increase left speaker volume and
decrease right speaker volume To increase right speaker volume and
decrease left speaker volume
FAD Fader control To increase rear speaker volume and
decrease front speaker volume To increase front speaker volume and
decrease rear speaker volume
VOL Volume control For less volume For more volume
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