audio SUBARU OUTBACK 2009 5.G User Guide

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 5-12. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to page 5-15. 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 5-12. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to page 5-15. AUX unit operation: refer to page 5-25

Power and sound controls &Power switch and volume control
The dial 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.
The dial can also be used for tone and
balance adjustment. &
Tone and balance control
The volume control dial normally functions
as a volume control. This dial becomes a
control for Bass, Midrange, Treble, Fader
or Balance when you select the appro-
priate tone and balance control mode.
Choose desired volume level for each
mode by turning the volume control dial.
The control function returns to volume
control mode after approximately 5 sec-onds. !
To change tone control modesEach brief press of the “AUDIO ”button
changes control modes in the following
sequence starting from volume control
mode. (When the radio is first turned on,
the control mode is in the volume control.)
The “AUDIO ”button is used for selecting
the following control modes: Audio
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Control mode (Range of levels)
Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
Bass control ( 6 to +6) For less bass sound For more bass sound
Midrange control ( 6 to +6) For less midrange sound For more midrange sound
Treble control ( 6 to +6) For less treble sound For more treble sound
Volume control (0 to 40) For less volume For more volume
AUX volume control* (0 to 40) For less volume For more volume
* Only when an AUX audio product is connected. !
To change balance control modes
Each brief press of the “BAL ”button
changes control modes in the following
sequence starting from volume control
mode. (When the radio is first turned on,
the control mode is in the volume control.)
The “BAL ”button is used for selecting the
following control modes:

Control mode (Range of levels)
Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
Fader control (R9 to F9) To decrease front speaker vo-
lume To decrease rear speaker vo-
lume
Balance control (L9 to R9) To increase left speaker vo-
lume and decrease right speaker volume To increase right speaker vo-
lume and decrease left speaker volume
Volume control (0 to 40) For less volume For more volume
AUX volume control* (0 to 40) For less volume For more volume
* Only when an AUX audio product is connected. Audio
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FM/AM radio operation &FM/AM selection
Push the “FM AM ”button 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 brief press of the “FM AM ”button
changes the radio in the following se-
quence starting from the last radio band
that you selected.
& Tuning
! Manual tuning
Press the “”side of the TUNE/TRACK
button to increase the tuning frequency
and press the tuning button marked “
”
to decrease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the
frequency interval can be changed be-
tween 10 kHz in the AM mode and 0.2
MHz in the FM mode.
If you hold down the “
”side of the
button, the tuning frequency will increase
continuously, and if you hold down the“
” side of the button, the tuning
frequency will decrease continuously. Re-
lease the button when your desired
frequency is reached. NOTE
While you are holding down either side
of the TUNE/TRACK button, the tuning
frequency will not stop changing even
if the frequency of a receivable station
is reached. !
Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST ”will illuminate
when an FM stereo broadcast is received. ! Seek tuning (SEEK)
If you press the “”or “”side of the
SEEK/SCAN button briefly, the radio will
automatically search for a receivable
station and stop at the first one it finds.
This function may not be available, how-
ever, when radio signals are weak. In such
a situation, perform manual tuning to
select the desired station.

!Scan tuning (SCAN)
If you press the “”or “”side of the
SEEK/SCAN button for 0.5 second or
longer, the radio will switch to 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 5 seconds
while displaying the frequency, after which
scanning will continue until the entire band
has been scanned.
Press the “
”or “”side of the button
again to cancel the scan mode and to stop
on any displayed frequency.
If you hold down the “
”side of the
button, the radio will scan up the fre-
quency band (from low frequencies to high
frequencies). If you hold down the “
”
side of the button, the radio will scan down
the frequency band (from high frequencies to low frequencies).
Automatic tuning may not function prop-
erly if the station reception is weakened by
distance from the station or proximity to
tall buildings and hills. &
Station preset
! How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM AM ”button to select
FM1, FM2 or AM reception.
2. Press the “
”or “”side of the
button or tune the radio manually until the
desired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons for
more than 1.5 seconds to store the
frequency. 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 stations stored in the
preset buttons are cleared. If this
occurs, it is necessary to reset the
preset buttons.. If a cell phone is placed near the
radio, it may cause the radio to emit
noise when the phone receives calls. This noise does not indicate a problem
with the radio. !
Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button
allows you to select that station in a single
operation. Up to six AM, FM1 and FM2
stations each may be preset. Audio
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Satellite radio operation
(if equipped)
To receive satellite radio, it is necessary to
install the SUBARU genuine satellite
receiver (dealer option) and to enter into
a contract. For details, please contact your
SUBARU dealer. &XM
TMsatellite radio
XMTMis a continental U.S. based satellite
radio service including music, news,
sports, talk and children ’s programming.
XM
TMprovides digital quality audio and
text information, including song title and
artist name. A service fee is required to
receive the XM
TMservice. For more
information, contact your SUBARU dealer
or XM
TMatwww.xmradio.com or call 1-800-
XMRADIO (1-800-967-2346) for U.S.
www.xmradio.ca or call 1-877-GET-XMSR
(1-877-438-9677) for Canada. & Sirius satellite radio
Sirius satellite radio is a recent innovation
that allows the listener to experience
digital sound quality and to have a greater
variety of channels.
Use of satellite radio (Sirius) requires a
tuner, antenna and a service contract. For details, please contact your SUBARU
dealer or visit Sirius Satellite Radio at
www.sirius.com or call 1-888-539-SIRIUS
(7474) for more information. Sirius, the
Sirius dog logo, channel names and logos
are trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite RadioInc. &
Satellite radio reception
Satellite radio signals are best received in
areas with a clear view of the open sky. In
areas where there are tall buildings, trees,
tunnels or other structures that may
obstruct the signal of the satellites, there
may be signal interruptions. Other circum-
stances that may result in signal loss
include driving near a wall, steep cliff, hill
or driving on the lower level of a multi-
tiered road or inside of a parking garage.
To help reduce this condition, satellite
radio providers have installed ground-
based repeaters in heavily populated
areas. However, you may still experience
reception problems in some areas. & Displaying satellite radio ID
of tuner
When you activate satellite radio, you
should have your satellite radio tuner ID
ready because each tuner is identified by
its unique satellite radio tuner ID. The satellite radio ID will be needed when
you activate satellite radio and receive
satellite radio customer support.
The satellite radio ID can be found on the
audio display by tuning the channel to
“0 ”.
Turn the “TUNE/TRACK ”button to select
the satellite radio channel.
& Band selection
Push the “SAT ”button when the radio is
off to turn on the radio.
Push the “SAT ”button when the radio is
on to select SAT1, SAT2 or SAT3 recep- tion.

&Channel and category selec- tion
! Channel selection
Press “”of the TUNE TRACK button to
select the next channel and press “”of
the button to select the previous channel.
Keep pressing “
”ofthebuttonto
change to the next channel continuously
and keep pressing “
”of the button to
change to the previous channel continu-
ously. !
Category selection
Press “”of the FOLDER/CATEGORY
button to select the next category and press “
”of the button to select the
previous category. !
Channel scan
Press the “”side of the SEEK/SCAN
button to change the radio to the SCAN
mode. In this mode, the radio scans
through the channel until a station is
found. The radio will stop at the station
for 5 seconds while displaying the channel
number, after which scanning will continue
until the entire channel has been scanned
from the low end to the high end.
Press the “
”side of the button again to
cancel the SCAN mode and to stop on any
displayed channel. Audio
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& Channel preset
! How to preset channels
1. Press the “SAT ”button to select SAT1,
SAT2 and SAT3 reception.
2. Press the SEEK/SCAN button or the
TUNE TRACK button to select the chan-nel.
3. Press one of the preset buttons for
more than 1.5 seconds to store the
channel. 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 re-
moval, all channels stored in the preset
buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is
necessary to reset the preset buttons. !
Selecting preset channels
Presetting a channel with a preset button
allows you to select that channel in a
single operation. Up to six SAT1, SAT2
and SAT3 channels each may be preset. &
Display selectionPress the “TEXT ”button while receiving
the satellite radio to change the display as follows: