audio SUBARU OUTBACK 2002 3.G Owner's Guide

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Type F audio set (if equipped) The audio set will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or
“ON” positions.
Radio operation
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1 Tuning buttons
2 SCAN button
3 FM/AM selection button
4 Preset buttons 5
AUDIO button
6 Power switch and volume
control
Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/balance control
n Power switch and volume control (PWR/VOL)
The dial 6 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 con-
trolled by turning the dial. Tone and balance control
The volume control dial 6 normally functions as a volume control.
This dial becomes a control for Bass, Treble, Fader or Balance when
you select the appropriate tone and balance control mode.

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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.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the “AUDIO” button
5 changes control 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.)
Volume Bass Treble Fader Balance(VOL) (BAS) (TRE) (FAD) (BAL)
The “AUDIO” button 5 is used for selecting the following control
modes:
Display
Control mode
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Turn counterclockwiseTurn clockwise
BASBass controlFor less bassFor more bass
TRETreble controlFor less trebleFor more treble
FA DFader controlTo increase rear speaker
volume and decrease front
speaker volumeTo increase front speaker
volume and decrease rear
speaker volume
BALBalance controlTo increase left speaker
volume and decrease right
speaker volumeTo increase right speakervolume and decrease left
speaker volume
VOLVolume controlFor less volumeFor more volume

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Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button 4 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/AM” selection button
3 to select FM1, FM2 or AM
reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button 2 or tune the radio manually until the de-
sired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons 4 for at least two seconds to
store the frequency. The frequency of the station will flash once on the
display at this time. If the button is pressed for less than two seconds,
the preceding selection 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.

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Program switching buttons
When the program switching buttons “
” and “” 9, are
pressed at the same time during playback, the tape travel indicators will switch and the player will begin playing back the opposite side ofthe tape. The same mechanism is automatically activated when the
end of the tape is reached. This allows the opposite side of the tape
to play, providing continuous playback. Fast-forward button
To fast-forward the tape, press the “
” or “” button 9 in the
same direction as the tape travel indicator. To stop fast-forwarding,
lightly press the opposite side of the “
” or “” button.
Rewind button
To rewind the tape, press the “
” or “” button 9 in the direc-
tion opposite to the tape travel indicator. To stop rewinding, lightly
press the opposite side of the “
” or “” button.
Eject button (
)
When the “
” button 7 is pressed, playback stops and the cassette
tape is ejected.
Before the ignition switch is turned to the “OFF” position, eject the
tape from the player. Always make certain that you remove the cas-sette tape. Dolby BNR button (BNR)
Press “BNR” button
Q when playing tapes recorded using the Dolby
NR system*. The “BNR” indicator will light up and high-frequency
noise on the tape will be reduced for clearer sound reproduction.
* Noise reduction system manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. “Dolby” and the double-D Symbol are trade marks of
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
CD player operation (if optional CD player is connected) An optional CD player can be connected to this audio unit. See your
SUBARU dealer for more information. For CD player operation proce-
dures, refer to “CD player 2 ” in this chapter.

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McIntosh audio set (if equipped) The audio set will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or
“ON” positions.
CAUTION
The power amplifier for this audio set is mounted under the front
passenger’ s seat. The amplifier will become hot if the audio con-
tinues to operate.
Never touch the amplifier. Doing so could cause burns.
Radio operation
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1 POWER ON/OFF/BRIGHT button
2 FM/AM selection button
3 Tuning/FF FB dial
4 Weather band button 5
Preset buttons
6 Treble sound control knob
7 Volume and fader/balance
control dial
8 Bass sound control knob

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ON-OFF switch
The audio system can be turned on by pressing the POWER button
when the ignition key is in the ACC or ON position. Pressing the
POWER button once again will turn off the power. In addition, the fol-
lowing six operations will also result in the audio system ’s power be-
ing turned on: Pressing the FM/AM selector button
Pressing the Tape Mode selector button
Pressing the Disc Mode selector button (provided that a CD has
been inserted or that a CD multi-changer is connected to the system) Inserting a cassette
Inserting a CD
Pressing the Traffic information button
Volume control
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Turn clockwise to increase the audio-system volume.
Turn counterclockwise to reduce the audio-system volume. Tone control
Bass and treble adjustments are made using separate knobs. To
make an adjustment, press the knob to make it pop out then turn the
knob as desired. Then push the knob back in.

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nFADER control
The balance control adjusts the volume balance between the front
and rear speakers.
The balance is adjusted by turning the knob from left to right in thiscondition.
Turn clockwise to increase the relative sound volume in the front of thevehicle.
Turn counterclockwise to increase the relative sound volume in the
rear of the vehicle. n BALANCE control
The balance control adjusts the volume balance between the left and
right speakers. Pull the knob out until it stops. The balance is adjusted
by turning the knob from left to right in this condition.
Turn clockwise to make the sound louder on the right of the vehicle.
Turn counterclockwise to make the sound louder on the left of the ve-hicle. n Display illumination dimness cancellation (BRIGHT)
The brightness of the radio display dims when the light switch is in the “ p ” or “w ” positions. If this makes the display difficult to read,
press the POWER ON/OFF button for more than two seconds to returnthe display to original brightness.
Subsequently pressing the POWER ON/OFF button again for more
than two seconds or if you can safely do so, turning the light switch tothe OFF position and back to the “p ” or “w ” position makes the
radio display dim again. FM/AM selection button
Press the FM/AM selector button to choose either FM or AM broad-
casts. The display will show FM or AM accordingly.Use the tuning dial to select the station to which you wish to listen. Manual tuning
Turn the tuning dial ’s outer tuner to increase or decrease the reception
frequency in individual steps.
FM band: 0.2 MHz steps AM band: 10 kHz steps

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Weather band button (WB)
Push the “WB” button when the radio is off to turn on the radio in the
weather band.
Press the “WB” button when the radio is on to select the weather
band.
Cassette player operation
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9 Cassette slot
Q Eject button
W TAPE (cassette player selection) button
E Repeat button R
Fast forward button
T Play button
Y Rewind button
U Program switching button
I Dolby B NR button
If a cassette is inserted into the cassette slot while the ignition switch is
in the ACC or the ON position, that tape will start to play automatically.
Press the TAPE button when you want to play a cassette that has pre-
viously been inserted.

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Compact disc player operation
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O DISC IN indicator light
P Disc slot
A Disc button S
Eject button
D FF· FB dial
F Repeat button
To play back a compact disc
n When CD is not in the player
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 theplayer will automatically pull the disc into position.
Single CDs (8 cm/3 inch CD) may also be used without an adapter.
After inserting, the DISC IN indicator (LED) will come on and playback
start. 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 shut off.

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Fast forwarding and fast reverse
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nFast forward
Turn the “FFFB” dial clockwise and hold it continuously for more than
2 seconds to fast forward the disc.
Release the knob to stop fast forwarding. n Fast reverse
Turn the “FFFB” dial counterclockwise and hold it continuously for
more than 2 seconds to fast reverse the disc.
Release the knob to stop fast reverse. Repeat
Press the “RPT” button 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. To stop playback
Press the power switch to stop playback. 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 “
”. The disc will be ejected.
The disc may be removed even when the ignition switch is in the
“LOCK” position.