CD player SUBARU FORESTER 2009 SH / 3.G Owners Manual

Antenna system.................................................. 5-2
Roof antenna ...................................................... 5-2
FM reception ....................................................... 5-2
XM
TMsatellite radio reception (if equipped) ...... 5-2
Installation of accessories .................................. 5-4
Audio set ............................................................. 5-5
Type A audio set (if equipped) ............................. 5-5
Type B audio set (if equipped) ............................. 5-6
Power and sound controls ................................. 5-7
Power switch and volume control ........................ 5-7
Sound control ..................................................... 5-7
Adjustable level of each mode ............................. 5-9
FM/AM radio operation ...................................... 5-10
FM/AM selection ................................................. 5-10
Tuning ............................................................... 5-10
Displaying radio PS (Program Service Name) and RT (Radio Text) ................................................ 5-12
Station preset .................................................... 5-12
Satellite radio operation (if equipped) .............. 5-13
XM
TMsatellite radio ............................................ 5-13
Sirius satellite radio ........................................... 5-13
Satellite radio reception ...................................... 5-13
Displaying satellite radio ID of tuner ................... 5-13
Band selection ................................................... 5-14 Channel and category selection
......................... 5-14
Channel preset .................................................. 5-16
Display selection ............................................... 5-16
CD player operation .......................................... 5-17
How to insert a CD (type A) ................................ 5-17
How to insert a CD(s) (type B) .. .......................... 5-17
How to play back a CD ...................................... 5-19
To select a track from its beginning. ................... 5-19
Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing ..................... 5-20
Repeating .......................................................... 5-21
Random playback .............................................. 5-21
Scan ................................................................. 5-22
Display selection ............................................... 5-22
Folder selection ................................................. 5-23
How to eject a CD from the player (type A) .... ..... 5-23
How to eject CDs from the player (type B) ..... ..... 5-24
When the following messages are displayed. . ..... 5-25
AUX unit operation ............................................ 5-25
AUX jack ........................................................... 5-25
AUX inputs selection button ............................... 5-26
Audio control buttons (if equipped) ................. 5-26
MODE button ..................................................... 5-26
Precautions to observe when handling a compact disc ................................................... 5-28 Audio
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Audio set
Your SUBARU may be equipped with one of the following audio sets. See the pages
indicated in this section for operating details. &Type A audio set (if equipped)The audio set will operate only when the
ignition switch is in the “Acc ”or “ON ”
position. . Power and sound controls: refer to
page 5-7. Radio operation: refer to page 5-10
. Satellite radio operation (if equipped):
refer to page 5-13. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to page 5-17. AUX unit operation: refer to page 5-25 Audio
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& Type B audio set (if equipped)
The audio set will operate only when the
ignition switch is in the “Acc ”or “ON ”
position. . Power and sound controls: refer to
page 5-7. Radio operation: refer to page 5-10
. Satellite radio operation (if equipped):
refer to page 5-13. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to page 5-17. AUX unit operation: refer to page 5-25

CD player operation NOTE .Make sure to always insert a disc
with the label side up. If a disc is
inserted with the label side down, the
player displays “CHECK DISC ”.
Refer to the “When the following mes-
sages are displayed ”section in this
chapter.. If a disc is inserted during a radio
broadcast, the disc will interrupt thebroadcast.. After the last song finishes, the disc
will automatically return to track 1 (the
first track on the disc) and will auto-
matically play back. . The player is designed to be able to
play music CD-Rs and music CD-RWs,
but it may not be able to play certainones.. CDs (i.e., 8 cm/3 inch CDs) are not
supported, and if inserted, they will be
immediately ejected.. The file (track) that has protected by
copyright of WMA cannot be played,
and the player will skip to the next file(track). &
How to insert a CD (type A)
Hold a disc with a finger in the center hole
while gripping the edge of the disc, then
insert it in to the slot (with the label side
up) and the player will automatically pull
the disc into position. NOTE
DO NOT INSERT TWO DISCS INTO THE
DISC INSERTION SLOT AT A TIME. & How to insert a CD(s) (type B)
1. Briefly press the “LOAD ”button. If the
magazine in the player has an idle
position where you can insert a disc, the
disc number indicator associated with the
idle position will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there is no idle position in the magazine.
2. When the
“LOAD ”indicator illumi-
nates, insert the disc. Once you have
inserted the disc, the “LOAD ”indicator will
turn off. The disc will then be automatically
drawn in, and the player will begin to play
back the first track of the disc. . To insert more discs in succession,
repeat Steps 1 and 2. The magazine will
be loaded with discs in the ascending
order of position number.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds
after you have pressed the “LOAD ”button,
the player will begin to play back the first
track of the last disc you have inserted. . The disc indicator steadily lights up if a
disc is already inserted in the correspond-
ing position of the magazine. . While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press “FM/AM ”, “SAT ”or “AUX ”
button, the player will enter the standby
mode. Press the “CD ”button to start
playback. Audio
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! Inserting a disc in a desired posi- tion
1. Briefly press the “LOAD ”button. If the
magazine in the player has an idle
position where you can insert a disc, the
disc number indicator associated with the
idle position will blink.
The positions in the magazine the indica-
tor of which steadily lights up are already
loaded with discs.
2. Press the disc select button at the
position where you want to insert a disc.
3. When the “LOAD ”indicator illumi-
nates, insert the disc. Once you have
inserted the disc, the “LOAD ”indicator will
turn off. The disc will then be automatically
drawn in, and the player will begin to play
the first track on the disc. . If you wish to insert another disc,
repeat the procedure beginning with step 1.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds
after you have pressed the “LOAD ”button,
the player will begin to play back the first
track of the last disc you have inserted. . While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press “FM/AM ”, “SAT ”or “AUX ”
button, the player will enter standby mode. Press the
“CD ”button to start playback.
! Loading all the magazine (full disc
loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD ”
button for more than 1.5 seconds, the
player will produce beep sound and will
enter the full disc loading mode.
2. When the disc number indicator
flashes and “ALL LOAD ”indicator illumi-
nates, insert a disc within 15 seconds. If a
disc is successfully loaded during this
period, the disc number indicator will stop
blinking and will steadily light.
3. When the loading of a disc is com-
plete, the next disc number 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 inserted first.
If you fail to insert any disc during each 15
seconds 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
! When there is no CD inserted
Insert a CD by referring to “How to insert a
CD (type A) ”/“How to insert a CD(s) (type
B) ”.
When a CD is loaded, the player will start
playback of the CD, beginning with the
first track. ! When CD is in the player (type A)
When the “CD ”button is pressed, the player will start playback. !
When there are CDs loaded (type B)
Press a desired one of the disc select
buttons the disc number indicator of which
steadily lights up. The player will then start
playback of the selected CD, beginning
with the first track.
If a disc that the player cannot read has
been loaded, the player will display themessage “CHECK DISC ”. &
To select a track from its beginning
! Forward direction
Turn the “TRACK ”dial clockwise to skip to
the beginning of the next track/file (track).
Each time the dial is turned, the indicated
track/file (track) number will increase.
NOTE
In an MP3 or WMA folder, skipping past
the last track/file (track) will take you
back to the first track/file (track) in the
folder. Audio
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! Backward direction
Turn the “TRACK ”dial counterclockwise
to skip to the beginning of the current
track/file (track). Each time the dial is
turned, the indicated track/file (track)
number will decrease.
NOTE
In an MP3 or WMA folder, skipping past
the first track/file (track) will take you to
the last track/file (track) in the folder. &
Fast-forwarding and fast-re- versing
! Fast-forwarding
Press the “”side of the “SEEK ”button
continuously to fast-forward the disc/
folder.
Release the button to stop fast-forwarding.
NOTE
If you fast-forward to the end of the last
track/file (track), fast-forwarding will
stop and the player will start playback
beginning with the first track/file(track). !
Fast-reversing
Press the “”side of the “SEEK ”button
continuously to fast- reverse the disc/
folder.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing. NOTE
If you fast-reverse to the beginning of
the first track/file (track), fast-reversing
will stop and the player will start play-back.

For CD-DA:
For MP3/WMA:
!Page (track/folder title) scroll
If you press the “TEXT ”button again for at
least 0.5 second, the title will be scrolled
so you can see all of it. NOTE
The display is designed to show titles
for up to 24 characters. &
Folder selection
Press the “”side of the “FOLDER ”
button briefly to select the next folder.
Press the “
”side of the button briefly to
go back to the previous folder. The folder
title will be shown each time you press
one of the buttons.
NOTE . Selecting folders in this way is
possible only within a single disc. . Only MP3/WMA folders are recog-
nized when an attempt to select the
next or previous folder is made. If no
appropriate folder exists on the disc,
pressing the “
”or “”side of the
“ FOLDER ”button starts playback be-
ginning with the first track/file (track). &
How to eject a CD from the
player (type A)
When a disc is being played back or when
a disc is in the player, press the ejectbutton “
”. The disc will be ejected.
NOTE . Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out, because vibration might
make it fall out.. If the disc is left ejected for more
than approximately 15 seconds after
the ignition switch is turned to the“ OFF ”position, a disc protection func-
tion will operate, automatically reload-
ing the disc. In this case, the disc is not played. Audio
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& How to eject CDs from the
player (type B)
! Ejecting a CD from the player
Of the discs loaded, you can select and
remove only one disc.
1. Use the disc select button to select the
disc to be ejected.
2. Briefly press the “”button. The
selected disc will be ejected. The disc
number indicator will flash at this time.
When you remove the ejected disc, the
disc number indicator will turn off.
To remove more discs in succession,
repeat steps 1 and 2. !
Ejecting all discs from the player
(all disc ejection mode)
1. If you continue to press the “”
button, the player will produce beep sound
and will enter the all disc ejection mode. At
this time, the disc number indicator and“ ALL EJECT ”indicator will flash.
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 disc that has been ejected, the“ All disc ejection mode ”will be canceled.
NOTE . Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out, because vibration might
make it fall out.. If you press the “
”button while

the player is in all disc ejection mode,
the mode will be cancelled following
ejection of the disc that is currently
being ejected..If you press the “CD ”button or
“ LOAD ”button while the player is in
all disc ejection mode, the player will
draw in the discs that have been
ejected and play them. & When the following mes-
sages are displayed
If one of the following messages is
displayed while operating the CD player,
determine the cause based on the follow-
ing information. If you cannot clear those
messages, please contact your SUBARU
dealer. ! When “PUSH EJECT ”is displayed
Press the eject button to unload the disc.
Check the disc for damage or deforma-
tion, and also check that the correct disc is
inserted. Do not try to unload the disc
forcibly. Single CDs (i.e., 8 cm/3 inch CDs)
are not supported, and if inserted, they will
be immediately ejected and this message
will be displayed. If the disc cannot be
unloaded or this message remains dis-
played, please contact your SUBARU
dealer. !
When “CHECK DISC ”is displayed
Press the eject button to unload the discs.
Check that the disc is not damaged or
scratched, and also check that the disc is
inserted correctly. This message may
appear when using some CD-RW discs.
Check that the disc type (i.e., 8 cm/3 inch
CDs are not supported) and data format
are correct. This player can only play MP3
and WMA data formats. If the disc cannot
be unloaded or this message remains
displayed, please contact your SUBARU
dealer. AUX unit operation &
AUX jack
By connecting a commercial audio pro-
duct to the vehicle, such as portable audio
player, you can hear its sound via thevehicle ’s speaker.
Connect the portable audio player and
push the “AUX ”button.
For the audio input jack, a stereo mini pin
plug (3.5ø) can be connected. For detailed
information, see the Owner ’s Manual of
the portable audio player. Audio
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