SUBARU OUTBACK 2003 3.G Owners Manual

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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)
n
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.

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Built-in CD changer operation
HB5064CB
9 Eject button
Q Disc slot
W CD (CD player selection) button
E Repeat button R
Random button
T LOAD button
Y Disc select buttons
U Track selection buttons
I SCAN button
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 playermight shut off.
How to insert a CD(s)
n Inserting a CD
1. Press “LOAD” button E. If the magazine in the player has an idle
position where you can insert a disc, the “DISC” indicator associated
with the idle position will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there is no idle position in the mag-azine.
2. As soon as the “DISC” indicator begins to blink, the “IN” will ap-

5-22pear on display for a period of 15 seconds. Insert a disc during the period. The disc will be then automatically drawn in, and the playerwill begin to play back the first number 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 number of
the last disc you have inserted. The disc indicator steadily lights up if a disc is already inserted in
the corresponding position of the magazine. While the player is in the loading mode, if you press the “FM/AM”
selection button 4, the player will enter the standby mode. Press the
“CD” button W to start playback.
n Inserting a disc in a desired position
1. Press the “LOAD” button. If the magazine in the player has an idle
position where you can insert a disc, the “DISC” indicator associated
with the idle position will blink.The positions in the magazine the indicator of which steadily lights up
are already loaded with discs.
2. Press the “DISC SELECT ” button
Y at the position where you want
to insert a disc. The associated “DISC” indicator will blink, and the
“IN” will be displayed.
3. If you insert a disc during the 15-second period while the “IN” is on
display, the disc will be automatically drawn in, and the player will
start playback of the disc, beginning with the first number. To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1 and 2.
While the player is in the loading mode, if you press the “FM/AM”
selection button 4, the player will enter standby mode. Press the
“CD” button to start playback.
n Loading all the magazine (Full disc loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD” button for more than 1.5 se-
conds, the player will produce beep sound and will enter the full disc
loading mode.
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period of 15 seconds. If a disc is successfully loaded during this peri- od, the
“DISC” indicator will stop blinking and will steadily light.
3. When the loading of a disc is complete, the next “DISC” 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 in-
serted first.
If you fail to insert any disc during each 15-second 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 or make a pause
n When there is no CD inserted:
Insert a CD by referring to “How to Insert a CD(s) ”.
When a CD is loaded, the player will start playback of the CD, begin-
ning with the first number. n When there are CDs loaded:
Press a desired one of the “DISC SELECT ” buttons
Y the “DISC” indi-
cator of which steadily lights up. The player will then start playback of
the selected CD, beginning with the first number. To select a song from its beginning
n Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” button U to skip to the beginning of the next
track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated track number will
increase. n Backward direction
Briefly press the “
 ” button U to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated truck number will
decrease. Fast forwarding and fast reverse
n Fast forwarding
Press the “
 ” button U continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast
forward the disc.

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Fast reverse
Press the “ ” button U continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast
reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast reverse. Repeat playback
Press the “RPT” button E 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
R 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 playback mode is restored.
Scan
When the “SCAN” button
I is pressed while the disc is being played
back, you can hear the first 10 seconds of each track to seach for the
desired program. To continue listening to the program, press the
“SCAN” button again. After all tracks on the disc have been scanned,
normal playback mode is restored. How to unload CDs from the player
n Ejecting a CD from the player
Of the discs loaded, you can select and remove only one disc.
1. Press the “DISC SELECT ” button
Y of the disc whose “DISC” indi-
cator is ON.
2. Press the “EJECT” button 9. Then the “DISC” indicator associated
with the disc you have selected will blink, and the disc will be ejected.
To remove more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1 and 2.

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Ejecting all discs from the player (All disc ejection mode)
1. If you continue to press the “EJECT” button 9, the player will pro-
duce beep sound and will enter the all disc ejection mode.
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 discthat has been ejected, the “All disc ejection mode ” will be canceled.
NOTE
Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out, because vibra- tion might make it fall out.
OnStar  system operation (models with OnStar  sys-
tem) When the OnStar system operates and a call is initiated, the message
“CALL” will be shown on the display, and the speakers will automatically
switch over to the incoming voice signal. NOTE A call will not be suspended even if the ignition key is turned to the
Off position. In such a case, however, the audio system will turn offwhen the call is ended.

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