SUBARU FORESTER 2017 SJ / 4.G Owners Manual

Audio/Audio set
&Basic information before use
WARNING
When the vehicle is stopped with the
engine running, always apply the
parking brake for safety. Failure to
do so may result in loss of control of
your vehicle and cause an accident
or serious injury.
CAUTION
. To prevent damaging the screen,
touch the screen keys with your
finger lightly.
. Wipe off fingerprints using a
glass cleaning cloth. Do not use
chemical cleaners to clean the
screen, as they may damage the
touch screen. !
Touch screen gestures
Operations are performed by touching the touch screen directly with your finger.
Operation method OutlineMain use
Touch
Quickly touch and release
once.Changing and selecting various
settings
Drag*
Touch the screen with your
finger, and move the screen
to the desired position.
Scrolling the lists
Flick*
Quickly move the screen by
flicking with your finger.
Scrolling the main screen page
*: The above operations may not be performed on all screens.
NOTEThere may be a delayed response to flick operation that are performed at high
altitudes.
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!Touch screen operation
This system is operated mainly by the
keys on the screen.
When a screen key is touched, a beep
sounds. You can set the beep sound.
Refer to “Unit settings” F5-18.
NOTE
. If the system does not respond to
touching a screen key, move your
finger away from the screen and touch
it again.
. Grayed-out screen keys cannot be
operated.
. The displayed image may become
darker and moving images may be
slightly distorted when the screen is
cold.
. In extremely cold conditions, the
screen may not be displayed correctly.
Also, the screen keys may be less
responsive than usual when pressed.
. When you look at the screen
through polarized material such as
polarized sunglasses, the screen may
be dark and difficult to see. If so, look at
the screen from different angles, adjust
the screen settings or take off your
sunglasses. Refer to “Unit settings ”
F 5-18. !
Entering letters and numbers/list
screen operation
! Entering letters and numbers
When entering the Bluetooth device name
or PIN-code, or the phone number, letters
and numbers can be entered via the
screen.
Enter letters (example: In-Car-Device
setting)
No. Function
&1Enter the desired characters (alpha-
bet key mode).
&2Switch to the screen for characters.
&3Enter a space.
&4Confirm the characters/numbers en-
tered into the window. No. Function
&5Delete a character/number entered
into the window.
!
List screen
Multimedia playlists (example: iPod play-
list)
No. Function
&1Select a category that wants to play
back.
&2Return to the playback display of
each mode.
&3Select to skip to the next or previous
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!Initial screen
When the ignition switch is in the “ACC”or
“ON ”position, the initial screen will be
displayed and the system will begin
operating.
. When using the SUBARU STARLINK
function (if equipped), the display screen
may be different from the screen above.
. After a few seconds, the caution screen
will be displayed.
. After about 5 seconds, the caution
screen automatically switches to the next
screen.
! Connecting and disconnecting a
USB memory/portable device
The USB port and the AUX jack are
located as shown in the following illustra-
tion.
NOTE
. This unit does not support commer-
cially available USB hubs.
. Turn on the power of the device
when it is not turned on.
. This device has a USB port for USB
memory/portable device.
. For compatible USB memory de-
vices, refer to “USB memory device ”
F 5-9.
. For compatible iPod models, refer to
“ iPod ”F 5-9.
. Even if a USB hub is used to
connect more than two USB devices,
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only the first two connected devices
will be recognized.
&Basic operation
This section describes some of the basic
features of the audio/visual system. Some
information may not pertain to your sys-
tem.
Your audio/visual system works when the
ignition switch is turned to the “ACC”or
“ON ”position.
CAUTION
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the audio/
visual system on longer than neces-
sary when the engine is not running.
NOTE
Some functions can also be operated
by using the voice command system.
For details, refer to “Voice command
system ”F 5-80. !
Turning the system on and off
Press the power/VOLUME knob to turn
the audio/visual system on and off. When
the system turns on, the mode that was in
use the last time the system was turned off
will be displayed. Press and hold the knob
to turn the display off.
Turn this knob to adjust the volume. !
Selecting an audio source
1. Press the AUDIO/TUNE knob.
2. Select the desired source.
Example: Source select screen Audio/Audio set
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NOTE
.If the audio control screen appears,
select the “Source ”key on the audio
screen or press the AUDIO/TUNE knob
again.
. When you push the AUDIO/TUNE
knob while any screen other than the
audio control screen is displayed, the
display will return to the audio control
screen.
. When the AUDIO/TUNE knob is
pushed and held, the graphic equalizer
screen will be displayed. Refer to
““Graphic Equalizer ””F5-22.
! Selecting a function menu
Press the HOME button to display home
screen.Item Function
AUDIO Select to display the main
screen of the audio source that
was selected previously.
PHONE Select to display the hands-free
function using your cell phone.
Refer to
“Hands-free phone
system ”F 5-70.
APPS Select to display the functions
linked with a smartphone. Refer
to
“SUBARU STARLINK ”F 5-
25.
SETTINGS Select to display the functions
for performing various settings.
Refer to
“Unit settings ”F 5-18.
& Unit settings
Sound quality adjustment, screen adjust-
ment, and information of the audio unit are
displayed.
1. Press the HOME button on the audio
panel.
2. Touch the “SETTINGS”key.
3. Select the items to be set.
Available setting:
. General settings: Select the
tab to
check the system software update infor-
mation. Refer to “General settings” F5-19.
. Bluetooth settings: Select the
tab to
set the Bluetooth settings. Refer to
“Bluetooth settings” F5-19. .
Sound settings: Select the
tab to set
the sound quality settings. Refer to
“Sound settings” F5-19.
. Display settings: Select the
tab to
set the screen settings. Refer to “Display
settings ”F 5-24.
. SUBARU STARLINK settings (if
equipped): Select to the
tab set the
SUBARU STARLINK settings. Refer to
“ SUBARU STARLINK settings” F5-25.
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!General settings
Touch the
tab for the audio unit basic
settings.
Item Function
System
Language Select to change the language.
Button
Beeps Select to set the sound beeps
on/off.
System
Software Select to update software ver-
sions. This menu is not used in
usual operation.
Reset to
Factory
Setting Select to reset the device to
factory settings. This menu is not
used in usual operation.
After resetting to factory settings,
turn ignition off and on again.
!
Bluetooth settings
Touch the
tab to set Bluetooth.
Item Function
BT De-
vices Con-
nection Select to pair/connect the
Bluetooth devices.
In-Car-De-
vice setting Select to enter the Bluetooth
device name or PIN-code.
For details, refer to
“Bluetooth®settings”
F 5-65. !
Sound settings
Touch the
tab to set the sound quality.
Item Function
Balance/
Fader Select to adjust speaker volume
balance (right/left and front/rear).
Speed Vo-
lume Con-
trol Select to adjust speaker volume
coupled to vehicle speed.
Graphic
Equalizer Select to adjust sound quality in
each frequency band.
Sound Re-
storer Select to add high-pitched tone
to the compressed audio file.
Volume
Smoother Select to adjust volume differ-
ence between audio sources.
Virtual
Bass Select to add harmonic tone so
that low-pitched tone is
strengthened.Audio/Audio set
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ItemFunction
Vocal Im-
age Con-
trol Select to pick-up vocal sound
signal from the sound data, and
adjust it to right/left or front/rear.Refer to the following table for the adjustment range of each audio setting item and
default value.
Item
StepDefault
Balance/
Fader Volume
Balance
Control Balance L9-R9
0 (Center)
Fader F9-R9 0 (Center)
Vocal
Image
Control Balance L9-R9
R3
Fader F9-R9 0 (Center)
Speed Volume Control OFF, Low, HighLow
Graphic Equalizer −6-+60 (Flat)
Sound Restorer ON, OFFON
Volume Smoother OFF, Low, Mid, High Mid
Virtual Bass OFF, Low, Mid, HighMid
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!“Balance/Fader ”
A good balance of the left and right stereo
channels and of the front and rear sound
levels is important for good quality audio
program listening.
Keep in mind that when listening to a
stereo recording or broadcast, changing
the right/left balance will increase the
volume of 1 group of sounds while
decreasing the volume of another.
Touch the “Set ”key of the “Balance/Fader ”
key. The “Balance/Fader ”screen will
appear.. Volume Balance setting
1. Select the “Volume Balance Control ”
key.
2. Adjust the balance by pressing “”or
“” key.
3. Adjust the fader by pressing “
”or
“” key. .
Vocal image setting
1. Select the “Vocal Image Control ”key.
2. Adjust the balance by pressing “”or
“” key.
3. Adjust the fader by pressing “
”or
“” key.
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!“Speed Volume Control ”
The system adjusts to the optimum
volume and tone quality according to
vehicle speed to compensate for in-
creased vehicle noise.
1. Touch the right side key of the “Speed
Volume Control ”key.
2. Select the desired item. The “High ”
key comes to have a bigger effect. When
the “OFF ”key is selected, speed volume
control function is cancelled.! “Graphic Equalizer ”
You can adjust the sound quality by
increasing/decreasing the gain for each
frequency range.
1. Touch the “Set ”key of the “Graphic
Equalizer ”key.
2. In this mode, 6 preset equalizer
patterns (the “Bass ”,“Treble ”,“Acoustic ”,
“Impact ”,“Smooth” and“Flat”key) and 3
customized patterns (the “SET 1”-“SET
3 ” key) are available.
3. When customizing the equalizer pat-
tern, touch among “SET 1”,“SET 2 ”or
“SET 3 ”and then touch the “Adjust”key.
4. Adjust the level of each frequency
band by touching “”or “”key.
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!“Sound Restorer ”
You can play compressed audio data with
a sound quality that is close to the original
sound.
Select the “ON”or “OFF ”key by the right
side key of the “Sound Restorer ”key.
! “Volume Smoother”
This function reduces the difference in
volume among the sound sources to be
played.
1. Touch the right side key of the “Volume
Smoother ”key.
2. Select the “OFF ”, “Low ”, “Mid ”or
“High ”key. The “High”key comes to have
a bigger effect. When the “OFF ”key is
selected, the volume smoother function is
cancelled.
! “Virtual Bass ”
This function enables you to adjust the
bass tone.
1. Touch the right side key of the “Virtual
Bass ”key.
2. Select the “OFF ”, “Low ”, “Mid ”or
“High ”key. The “High”key comes to have
a bigger effect. When the “OFF ”key is
selected, the virtual bass function is
cancelled.! “Vocal Image Control ”
Refer to ““Balance/Fader ””F5-21.
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