radio SUBARU OUTBACK 2003 3.G User Guide

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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.

5-16Type C audio set (if equipped) The radio will operate only when the ignition switch is in the
“ACC” or
“ON” position.
Radio operation
HB5064BB
1 Power switch, Volume control,
Bass/Middle/Treble control and
Fader/Balance control dial
2 AUDIO (audio mode) button
3 Fader/Balance selectionbutton 4
FM/AM selection button
5 WB (weather band) button
6 Preset buttons
7 Tuning buttons
8 SCAN button
Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/balance control (PWR/VOL)
The dial 1 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
controlled by turning the dial.

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This dial is used for bass/middle/treble controls when the
“AUDIO”
button 2 is in the depressed position. It is also used for fader/balance
controls when the “BAL” button 3 is in the depressed position.
Display
Control mode
HB5036BA
Turn counterclockwiseTurn clockwise
BASSBass controlFor less bassFor more bass
MIDDLEMiddle note controlFor less middle noteFor more middle note
TREBLETreble controlFor less trebleFor more treble
FADERFader controlTo increase rear speaker volume and decrease
front speaker volumeTo increase front speaker volume and decrease
rear speaker volume
BALANCEBalance controlTo increase left speaker volume and decrease
right speaker volumeTo increase right speakervolume and decrease left
speaker volume
VOLUMEVolume controlFor less volumeFor more volume
nTone control
The volume control dial 1 normally function as volume control. The
dial become a control for Bass, Middle note or Treble when you select
the appropriate tone control mode.
Choose desired level for each mode by turning the volume control
dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after about 5seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the “AUDIO” button
2 changes control modes in the following sequence starting from
bass control mode. (When the radio is first turned on, the control
mode is in the volume control.)

5-18Bass Middle Treble Volume (BASS) (MIDDLE) (TREBLE) (VOLUME)
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Fader and balance control
The volume control dial 1 normally function as volume control. The
dial become the controls for Fader or Balance when you select the
appropriate fader and balance control mode.
Choose desired setting for each mode by turning the volume control
dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after about 5seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the “BAL” button
3
changes control modes in the following sequence starting from fader
control mode. (When the radio is turned on, the control mode is in the
volume control.)
Fader Balance Volume
(FADER) (BALANCE) (VOLUME)
nDisplay 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 volume dial for more than 1.5 seconds to return the displayto original brightness.
Subsequently pressing the volume dial again for more than 1.5
seconds or if you can safely do so, turning the light switch to the OFFposition and back to the “p ” or “w ” position makes the radio dis-
play dim again. FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)
Push the “FM/AM” button
4 when the radio is off to turn on the radio.
Push the “FM/AM” button when the radio is on to select FM1, FM2 or
AM reception. Each time this button is pressed, the band will change
in the following order:

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FM1 FM2 AM
The display indicates which one is currently selected.
Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM stereo broadcast
is received. Weather band button (WB)
Push the “WB” button
5 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. Manual tuning (TUNE)
n Manual tuning for AM and FM waveband
Push the tuning button 7 marked “ ” to increase the tuning frequen-
cy and press the tuning button marked “ ” to decrease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the frequency changes 10 KHz in the AM waveband and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveband.
Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in the
frequency. n Manual tuning for weather band
When weather band mode is selected, press the tuning button 7
marked “ ” to change the WB channel up and press the tuning but-
ton marked “ ” to change the WB channel down. Each time the but-
ton is pressed, the WB channel changes to the next channel.
Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in thechannel. Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button
8 to change the radio to the SCAN mode. In
this mode, the radio scans through the radio band until a station is
found. The radio will stop at the station for five seconds while display-
ing the frequency, after which scanning will continue until the entire

5-20band has been scanned from the low end to the high end.
Press the
“SCAN” button again to cancel the SCAN mode and to stop
on any displayed frequency.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for automatic tuning, stations are
scanned in the direction of low frequencies to high frequencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function properly if the station reception is
weakened by distance from the station or proximity to tall buildings and
hills. Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button 6 allows you to select that
station in a single operation. Up to six AM, FM1, FM2 and WB stations
each may be preset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button to select AM, FM1 or FM2 re-
ception.
OR
Press the “WB” button
5 to select the weather band.
2. Press the “SCAN” button 8 or tune the radio manually until the de-
sired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons 6 for at least 1.5 seconds to store
the frequency. The frequency of the station will flash once on the dis-
play at this time. If the button is pressed for less than 1.5 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.

5-26McIntosh 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
HB5063BB
1 FM/AM selection button
2 Weather band button
3 Tuning/FF FB dial
4 SCAN button
5 Preset buttons
6 Fader/Balance control button 7
Power switch, Volume
control, Bass/Treble control
and Fader/Balance control dial
8 Bass/Treble sound controlbutton

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Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/balance control (ON/VOL)
The dial 1 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
controlled by turning the dial.
This dial is used for bass/treble controls when the “BASS/TREB” but-
ton 8 is in the depressed position. It is also used for fader/balance
controls when the “FAD/BAL” button 6 is in the depressed position.
Display
Control mode
HB5036BA
Turn counterclockwiseTurn clockwise
BASSBass controlFor less bassFor more bass
TREBTreble 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
nTone control
The volume control dial 7 normally function as volume control. The
dial become a control for Bass or Treble when you select the ap-
propriate tone control mode.
Choose desired level for each mode by turning the volume control
dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after about 5seconds.

5-28To change control modes:
Each brief press of the “BASS/TREB” but-
ton 8 changes control modes in the following sequence starting from
bass control mode. (When the radio is first turned on, the control
mode is in the volume control.)
Bass Treble Volume(BASS) (TREB) (VOL)
nFader and balance control
The volume control dial 7 normally function as volume control. The
dial become the controls for Fader or Balance when you select the
appropriate fader and balance control mode.
Choose desired setting for each mode by turning the volume control
dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after about 5seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the “FAD/BAL” button
6 changes control modes in the following sequence starting from
fader control mode. (When the radio is turned on, the control mode is
in the volume control.)
Fader Balance Volume
(FAD) (BAL) (VOL)
nDisplay 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 dial 7 for more than two seconds to return the display to
original brightness.
Subsequently pressing the dial 7 again for more than two seconds or
if you can safely do so, turning the light switch to the OFF positionand back to the “p ” or “w ” position makes the radio display dim
again.

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FM/AM selection button
Press the “FM/AM” selection button 1 to choose either FM or AM
broadcasts. 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 3 outer tuner to increase or decrease the recep-
tion frequency in individual steps.
FM band: 0.2 MHz steps AM band: 10 kHz steps
Seek tuning (SEEK)
If the Tuning dial 3 outer tuner is turned for longer than half of a se-
cond, the radio will begin to automatically search for receivable fre-
quencies and will stop at the first one found. This function may not be
available, however, when radio signals are weak. In such a situation,
perform manual tuning to select the desired station. Scan tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button
4 to change the radio to the SCAN mode. In
this mode, the radio scans through the radio band until a station is
found. The radio will stop at the station for five seconds while display-
ing the frequency, after which scanning will continue until the entireband has been scanned.
Turn the tuning dial 3 inner tuner again to cancel the SCAN mode
and to stop on any displayed frequency.
Scan tuning may not function properly if the station reception is weak-
ened by distance from the station or proximity to tall buildings andhills. Preset tuning
Press any one of the preset buttons 5 to select the corresponding,
previously-registered radio station. The LED at the top of that button
will turn on. n Manual preset
Use the tuning dial 3 to select the radio station which you wish to
register.