SUBARU OUTBACK 2010 5.G Owners Manual

&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 5-14. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to page 5-18. AUX unit operation: refer to page 5-28 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 5-14. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to page 5-18. AUX unit operation: refer to page 5-28

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 pressing the dial, and the
volume is controlled by turning the dial. &
Sound control
! Tone and balance control
Each brief press of the “TUNE/TRACK/
CH ”dial changes the control modes in the
following sequence.
Choose the desired level for each mode
by turning the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial.
The control function returns to the tune/
track/channel control mode after approxi-
mately 5 seconds. !
Other sound setting controls (type
A audio)
Each brief press of the “MENU ”button
changes the control modes in the follow-
ing sequence.
Choose the desired settings for each
mode by turning the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”
dial.
The control function returns to the tune/
track/channel control mode after approxi-
mately 5 seconds. Audio
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! SVC setting
SVC (Speed Volume Control) is a function
that automatically adjusts the volume
according to the vehicle speed. As the
vehicle speed increases, the audio vo-
lume automatically increases to match the
vehicle speed, in order to create a
pleasant listening environment even as
the driving noise increases. The amount of
this automatic volume change can be set
in the range from OFF to 2. The initial
setting is OFF. ! SRSCSAuto
TMsetting (type A
audio)
SRS CS Auto
TMcan be set in the range
from OFF to 2. When this setting is ON (1
or 2), “
”is displayed on the screen.
NOTE
SRS CS Auto
TMcreates a 5.1ch equiva-
lent surround field using 4 speakers
that are installed in the vehicle.
SRS CS Auto
TMfeatures:
1) Sound originating from door mount
speakers can be heard at ear level
(built in SRS FOCUS
TMeffect).
2) Ultra rich bass sound can be ob-
tained from standard door mount
speakers (built in SRS TruBass ®ef-
fect).
3) Surround sound can be obtained from 2-channel stereo sources such as
CD, MP3 and FM (built in SRS Circle
Surround II
TMeffect).
4) SRS CS AutoTMcan position the
center channel image in the center of
the vehicle ’s windshield. This elimi-
nates the need for a center speaker
(built in SRS Circle Surround II
TM
phantom center and SRS FOCUSTM
effects).
CS Auto, SRS and “
”symbol are
trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc.
CS Auto technology is incorporated
under license from SRS Labs, inc. ! Position setting
Position setting is used to adjust the
sound to the best condition for the
selected seating position.
ALL: The sound is adjusted to the best for all seating positions.
FR: The sound is adjusted to the best for the front passenger.
FL: The sound is adjusted to the best for the driver.

&Adjustable level of each mode
Mode Range of levels (displayed)Initial setting Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
Volume Volume control 0 to 40 15 For less volume For more volume AUX volume control* 0 to 40 15 For less volume For more volume
Tone and balance Bass control 8 to +8 0 For less bass sound For more bass sound
Midrange control 8 to +8 0 For less midrange sound For more midrange sound
Treble control 8 to +8 0 For less treble sound For more treble sound
Fader R9 to F9 0 Front attenuated Rear attenuated
Balance L9 to R9 0 Right channel attenuated Left channel attenuated
Other settings SPEED VOLUME OFF to 2 OFF For less auto volume change For more auto volume change
CS Auto (type A audio) OFF to 2 OFF From 2 to 1, 1 to OFF From OFF to 1, 1 to 2
POSITION ALL, FR, FL ALL From FL to FR, FR to ALL From ALL to FR, FR to FL
*Only when an AUX audio product is connected. Audio
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FM/AM radio operation
Press the “FM ”or “AM ”button when the
radio is off to turn on the radio.
& FM selection
Press the “FM ”button when the radio is on
to select FM1, FM2 or FM3 reception.
Each brief press of the “FM ”button
changes the radio in the following se-
quence starting from the last FM radio
band that you selected.
& AM selection
Press the “AM ”button when the radio is on
to select AM reception. &
Tuning
! Manual tuning
Turn the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial clock-
wise to increase the tuning frequency and
turn the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial counter-
clockwise to decrease it.
Each time the dial is turned, the frequency
interval can be changed between 10 kHz
in the AM mode and 0.2 MHz in the FMmode. ! 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 ”button briefly, the radio will auto-
matically search for a receivable station
and stop at the first one it finds. 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)If you press the “SCAN ”button, the radio
will switch 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 5 seconds while display-
ing the frequency, after which scanning
will continue until the entire band has beenscanned.
Press the “SCAN ”button again to cancel
the SCAN mode. If you press the “SCAN ”
button while the radio is stopped at a
station, the radio stays stopped at that
station. If you press the button while the
radio is scanning, the radio stops at the
next receivable station.
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. !
PTY (Program type) group tuning
(only FM reception)
Press the “PTY/CAT ”button to change to
the PTY selection mode. At this time, the
PTY group that you are currently listening
to will be displayed for 10 seconds. In PTY
selection mode, “PTY SEL ”is displayed
on the screen. Audio
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! PTY (Program type) group selection
In PTY selection mode, press the “PTY ”
button “”or “”to change the PTY
group by one step at a time. Pressing “
”changes the PTY group up
by one step. Pressing “”changes the
PTY group down by one step.
This operation only changes the display. It
does not change the station that is
currently being received. !
Seek in PTY (Program type) group
In the PTY selection mode, when the
desired PTY group has been selected,
pressing the “SEEK ”button “
”or “”
seeks within that PTY group. In this case, “ PTY SEEK ”is displayed on the screen.
Pressing “
”seeks up. Pressing “”
seeks down.
The control function returns to the normal
mode after approximately 10 seconds. &
RDS text display
If the PS (Program Service Name) and/or
RT (Radio Text) are available, pressingthe “TEXT ”button changes the display
among PS, RT and frequency. The initial
setting is “PS ”.
NOTE . The maximum number of characters
that can be displayed for PS is 8. . The maximum number of characters
that can be displayed for RT is 64.. If RT is 16 characters or longer,
press and hold the “TEXT ”button for
0.5 second or longer in order to change
the page.

&Station preset
Preset buttons
! How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM ”or “AM ”button to select
FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM reception.
2. Press the “
”or “”side of the
“ SEEK ”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 stations.. 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 radiofault. ! 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, FM2 and
FM3 stations each may be preset. !
Auto-store
Using the Auto-store function, you can
automatically store 6 stations on the
current waveband by pressing the “A.S ”
button for more than 2 seconds. Use Auto-
store to quickly find the strongest stations,
for example when traveling through differ-
ent reception areas.
NOTE . When you use Auto-store, the new
stations replace any stations pre-
viously stored.. Interrupting Auto-store: If you acci-
dentally press the “A.S ”(Auto-store)
button, you can cancel the Auto-store
function before it has been completed
as follows.
–Switching to the other source Audio
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mode –Switching to the other band
– Press the “A.S ”button
– Press the “SCAN ”button
– Press the “SEEK ”button
– Press any of the preset buttons
– Turn the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial
– Turn off the audio system
– Turn off the ignition switch
. When you use the Auto-store func-
tion while selecting the FM mode, even
if you have selected the FM1 or FM2
station, the new stations are stored in
the FM3 station. . If it is only possible to receive less
than 6 stations, the available stations
are stored from preset 1 in order by
frequency and the unused preset but-
tons are not registered to a station.
Also, the previously registered station
memories of the unused preset buttons
are cleared. . If no stations can be received, the
previously stored stations are not re- placed. . After pressing the “A.S ”button, if
more than 1 station is stored, the radio
receives the station stored in preset 1. . After pressing the “A.S ”button, if no
stations are stored, the radio receives
the band and station that the radio received before pressing the button.
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 XMTMatwww.xmradio.com or call 1-800-XM-
RADIO (1-800-967-2346) for U.S.,
www.xmradio.ca or 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