audio SUBARU OUTBACK 2012 5.G User Guide

&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 5-8. Radio operation: refer to page 5-12
. Satellite radio operation (if equipped):
refer to page 5-19. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to page 5-23. Auxiliary input jack: refer to page 5-30 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 audio controls: refer to page
5-8. Radio operation: refer to page 5-12
. Satellite radio operation (if equipped):
refer to page 5-19. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to page 5-23. Auxiliary input jack: refer to page 5-30
. USB storage device/iPod
®operation:
refer to page 5-33. Bluetooth
®audio: refer to page 5-43
. Hands-free system: refer to page 5-49

&Type C audio set (if equipped)The audio set will operate only when the
ignition switch is in the “Acc ”or “ON ”
position. . Power and audio controls: refer to page
5-8. Radio operation: refer to page 5-12
. Satellite radio operation (if equipped):
refer to page 5-19. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to page 5-23. Auxiliary input jack: refer to page 5-30
. USB storage device/iPod
®operation:
refer to page 5-33. Bluetooth
®audio: refer to page 5-43
. Hands-free system: refer to page 5-49
NOTE
HD Radio Technology should be in-
cluded as a feature in the type C audio. Audio
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Power and audio controls &Power switch and volume control
Type A audio
Type B audio
Type C audio
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. & Sound controls and audio settings
NOTE . SPEED VOLUME CONTROL (SVC) is
a function that automatically adjusts
the volume according to the vehicle
speed. As the vehicle speed increases,
the audio volume automatically in-
creases to match the vehicle speed, in order to create a pleasant listening
environment even as the driving noiseincreases..
For type A audio, SRS CS Auto is
equipped. SRS CS Auto creates a 5.1ch
equivalent surround field using 4
speakers that are installed in thevehicle.. For type B audio, SRS TruBass and
FOCUS are equipped.. SRS Sound features:
(1) Sound originating from door
mount speakers can be heard at
ear level (built in SRS FOCUS effect)
(type B audio).
(2) Ultra rich bass sound can be
obtained from standard door mount
speakers (built in SRS TruBass
effect) (type B audio).
(3) Surround sound can be ob-
tained from 2-channel stereo
sources such as CD, MP3 and FM
(built in SRS Circle Surround II
effect) (type A audio).
(4) SRS CS Auto can position the
center channel image in the center
of the vehicle ’s windshield. This
eliminates the need for a center
speaker (built in SRS Circle Sur-
round II phantom center and SRS
FOCUS effects) (type A audio).
. CS Auto, SRS, “
”and “”symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. .
CS Auto technology is incorporated
under license from SRS Labs, inc.. TruBass, FOCUS, SRS and “
”
symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. . TruBass and FOCUS technologies
are incorporated under license from
SRS Labs, Inc.

!Tone and balance control (type A
and B audio)
“ TUNE ”dial:
Type A audio
Type B audio
Each brief press of the “TUNE ”dial
changes the control modes in the follow-
ing sequence.
Choose the preferred level for each mode
by turning the “TUNE ”dial.
The control function returns to the tune/
track/channel control mode after approxi-
mately 5 seconds. !
Other settings (type A and B audio)
Type A audio
Type B audio
Each brief press of the “MENU ”button
changes the control modes in the follow-
ing sequence.
Type A audio:
Type B audio:
Choose the preferred settings for each
mode by turning the “TUNE ”dial.
The control function returns to the tune/
track/channel control mode after approxi-
mately 5 seconds. !
Position setting (type A audio)
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.
! Audio settings (type C audio)
“ SETTING ”dial
1. Press the “SETTING ”dial to display
the “Setting ”menu.
2. Turn the “SETTING ”dial clockwise or
counterclockwise to select the preferred
menu. The menu list is as follows. Audio
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Page Menu
1 Screen OFF BassMiddle
Treble Fader
2 BalanceSVC
AUX Vol. Brightness Contrast
3 HD
3. Press the “SETTING ”dial to enter the
selected menu.
4. Choose the preferred settings for the
selected menu by turning the “SETTING ”
dial.
5. Press the “SETTING ”dial.
NOTE . Press the
button to return to
the last mode. . The screen will turn off if you enter
the “Screen OFF ”menu.
. The screen will be displayed if you
perform either of the following proce-
dures after turning the screen off in the “
Screen OFF ”menu.
– Shifting the shift lever/select le-
ver into the “R ” position
– Pressing the “SETTING ”dial
– Pressing the “FM/AM ”button
– Pressing the “CD/AUX ”button
– Pressing the “SAT ”button
– Pressing the talk switch
–Pressing the OFF hook switch
. If a phone call is received on a cell
phone that is connected to the Hands-
free system, the audio screen will bedisplayed.

&Adjustable level of each mode
Mode Range of levels (displayed)Initial setting Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
Volume Volume control 0 to 40 15 (type A and B audio)/16
(type C)For less volume For more volume
AUX volume control* (type
A and B audio) 0 to 40 15 For less volume For more volume
AUX volume control (type Caudio) LOW, MID, HIGH MID From HIGH to MID, MID to
LOW, LOW to HIGHFrom LOW to MID, MID to
HIGH, HIGH to LOW
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 (type A audio) ALL, FR, FL ALL From FL to FR, FR to ALL From ALL to FR, FR to FL
SRS Sound (type B audio) OFF to ON OFF OFF ON
Beep (type B audio) OFF to ON ON OFF ON
Brightness (type C audio) 8 to +8 0 For less brightness For more brightness
Contrast (type C audio) 8 to +8 0 For less contrast For more contrast
HD Radio (type C audio) OFF to ON ON OFF ON
*For type A audio, only when an AUX audio product is connected. Audio
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FM/AM radio operation
Press the “FM ”or “AM ”button (type A and
B audio)/ “FM/AM ”button (type C audio)
when the radio is off to turn on the radio.
& FM selection (type A and B audio)
Type A audio
Type B audio
Press the “FM ”button when the radio is on
to select the preferred reception mode.
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.
Type A audio:
Type B audio:
& AM selection (type A and B audio)
Type A audio
Type B audio
! Type A audio
Press the “AM ”button when the radio is on
to select AM reception starting from the
last radio band and the last frequency
interval that you selected. ! Type B audio
Each time the “AM ”button is briefly
pressed the radio changes in the following
sequence starting from the last radio band
that you selected.
& FM/AM selection (type C audio)
“ FM/AM ”button
Press the “FM/AM ”button when the radio is on to select the preferred reception mode.
Each brief press of the
“FM/AM ”button
changes the radio in the following se-
quence starting from the last radio band
with you selected.
& Tuning
! Manual tuning
“ TUNE ”dial:
Type A audio
Type B audio
Type C audio
Turn the “TUNE ”dial clockwise to in-
crease the tuning frequency and turn the “ TUNE ”dial counterclockwise 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 (type A and B audio)
The stereo indicator “ST ”will illuminate
when an FM stereo broadcast is received. ! Seek tuning (SEEK)
Type A audio:
1) Seek up
2) Seek down Type B audio:
Seek up
Seek down
Type C audio:Seek up
Seek down
If you press the indicated 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
when radio signals are weak. When this
happens, perform manual tuning to select
the preferred station. !
Scan tuning (SCAN)
Type A audio
Type B audio
Type C audio
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
briefly stop at the station while displaying
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 (type A and C
audio)/The radio stops at a frequency
when the “SCAN ”button is pressed (type
B audio).
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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) (type A and Baudio)
Type A audio
Type B audio
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. !
PTY (Program type) group selection
In the PTY selection mode, press the
following button to change the PTY group
by one step at a time.
Type A audio:
1) PTY group up by one step
2) PTY group down by one step
Type B audio:
PTY group up by
one step
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
Type A audio:
1) Seek up
2) Seek down
Type B audio:
Seek up
Seek down
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.
The control function returns to the normal