radio SUBARU OUTBACK 2016 6.G Owner's Manual

&Tips for operating the audio/
visual system
CAUTION
To avoid damage to the audio/visual
system:
.Be careful not to spill beverages
over the audio/visual system.
.Do not put anything other than an
appropriate disc into the disc
slot.
NOTE
The use of a cell phone inside or near
the vehicle may cause a noise from the
speakers of the audio/visual system
which you are listening to. However,
this does not indicate a malfunction.
!Radio
Usually, a problem with radio reception
does not mean there is a problem with the
radio—it is just the normal result of
conditions outside the vehicle.
For example, nearby buildings and terrain
can interfere with FM reception. Power
lines or phone wires can interfere with AM
signals. And of course, radio signals have
a limited range. The farther the vehicle isfrom a station, the weaker its signal will
be. In addition, reception conditions
change constantly as the vehicle moves.
Here, some common reception problems
that probably do not indicate a problem
with the radio are described.
!FM
Fading and drifting stations: Generally, the
effective range of FM is about 25 miles (40
km). Once outside this range, you may
notice fading and drifting, which increase
with the distance from the radio transmit-
ter. They are often accompanied by
distortion.
Multi-path: FM signals are reflective,
making it possible for 2 signals to reach
the vehicle’s antenna at the same time. If
this happens, the signals will cancel each
other out, causing a momentary flutter or
loss of reception.
Static and fluttering: These occur when
signals are blocked by buildings, trees or
other large objects. Increasing the bass
level may reduce static and fluttering.
Station swapping: If the FM signal being
listened to is interrupted or weakened, and
there is another strong station nearby on
the FM band, the radio may tune in the
second station until the original signal can
be picked up again.!AM
Fading: AM broadcasts are reflected by
the upper atmosphere—especially at
night. These reflected signals can inter-
fere with those received directly from the
radio station, causing the radio station to
sound alternately strong and weak.
Station interference: When a reflected
signal and a signal received directly from
a radio station are very nearly the same
frequency, they can interfere with each
other, making it difficult to hear the broad-
cast.
Static: AM is easily affected by external
sources of electrical noise, such as high
tension power lines, lightening or electrical
motors. This results in static.
!SiriusXM (if equipped)
.Cargo loaded on the roof luggage
carrier, especially metal objects, may
adversely affect the reception of SiriusXM
Satellite Radio.
.Alternation or modifications carried out
without appropriate authorization may in-
validate the user’s right to operate the
equipment.
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activated.
.You can also switch to aha or
Pandora (if equipped) from the APPS
screen.
!APPS main screen
No. Function
&1Select to go to the Music APPS
screen.
&2Select to go to the News APPS
screen.
&3Select to go to the Calender APPS
screen.
&4Select to go to the iHeartRadio
APPS screen.
&5Select to go to the Weather APPS
screen.
NOTE
.The error screen will be displayed
while using STARLINK due to one of
the following possible reasons.
–When your smartphone has no
service or the Bluetooth communi-
cation is not possible.
–When your smartphone is turned
off.
–When the STARLINK APPS is
quit.
–When connection to the
STARLINK server is not possible.
–When a problem occurs other
than a server error.
.When using the STARLINK function,
a disclaimer screen will be displayed.
Be sure to fully read the contents
before using the function.
.Supported devices
–iPhone: iPhone 4/iPhone 4s/
iPhone 5 (iOS Ver. 5.1 or later)/
iPhone 5c/iPhone 5s
–Android: (OS Ver. 4.0 or later)
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&AM/FM radio
!Control screen and audio panel
No. Function
&1Select to display the audio source
selection screen.
&2Select to change the band.
&3
The HD Radio indicator on the top
right of the screen changes accord-
ing to the reception condition of HD
Radio (if equipped).
&4Select to display a station list (if
equipped). Refer to“Selecting a
station from the list”F5-29.No. Function
&5
Select to scan radio channels.
This function enables searching for
receivable stations automatically,
and tunes in to a frequency for 5
seconds if a station is found. When
the 5-second period has elapsed, the
system searches for the next recei-
vable station again, and tunes in to
the frequency for 5 seconds.
&6Select to open the“Option”screen.
Refer to“Radio settings”F5-30.
&7
When you touch a key, the system
tunes to the stored frequency.
When you touch and hold a key, the
system stores the frequency to the
selected preset channel. Refer to
“Presetting a station”F5-29.No. Function
&8Turn to adjust volume.
Press to turn the audio system on/
off.
&9
Turn to step up/down frequencies.
Turn to move up/down the list. Also,
the knob can be used to enter
selections on the list screens by
pressing.
Press to select an audio mode. For
details, refer to“Selecting an audio
source”F5-18.
&10Press to display the sound setting
screen. Refer to“Unit settings”F5-
19.
&11Press to seek for a station/channel.
Press and hold for continuous seek.
NOTE
.Although FM is normally static free,
reception can be affected by the sur-
rounding area, atmospheric conditions,
station strength and transmitter dis-
tance. Buildings or other obstructions
may cause momentary static, flutter or
station interference. If reception con-
tinues to be unsatisfactory, switch to a
stronger station.
.The radio automatically changes to
stereo reception when a stereo broad-
cast is received.
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.The radio automatically blends to an
HD Radio signal (if equipped) in AM or
FM where available.
!How to change the source
Select the“AM”or“FM”key on the source
select screen. Refer to“Selecting an audio
source”F5-18.
!Presetting a station
In total 18 stations can be set for the FM
band (6 each for FM1, FM2 and FM3) and
12 stations can be set for the AM band (6
each for AM1 and AM2).
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. If you touch and hold a key, the system
stores the frequency to the selected
preset channel.!Selecting a station from the list (if
equipped)
A station list can be displayed.
1. Touch the
tab.
2. Touch thetab and the station list will
appear.
3. Select the desired station.
!Update the station list
Touch the“Update Station List”key on the
station list screen and the following screen
will be displayed.
Item Function
OKSelect to execute the manual
update.
CancelSelect to cancel the manual
update.
NOTE
.The audio system sound is muted
during refresh operation.
.In some situations, it may take some
time to update the station list.
!Bookmark the list
You can store and call up the received
data (images, song titles, artist names,
etc.). The stored data is displayed as a list.
1. Touch the
tab on the station list
screen and the following screen will be
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displayed.
2. Select an item from the bookmark list,
the following image will be displayed.
3. When you call up bookmark informa-
tion, a QR code converted from the
bookmark information will be displayedon the screen. You can access a URL by
reading the QR code using a smartphone,
etc.
!Delete bookmark from the list
1. Touch the“Delete Bookmark”key on
the station list screen and the following
screen will be displayed.
2. If you select an item from the book-
mark list, the item will be deleted from the
bookmark list.
3. Touch the“Delete All”key. If the
confirmation screen appears and the
“OK”key is selected, all bookmark items
in the list will be deleted.!Radio settings
You can perform various radio settings.
1. Touch the
tab.
2. Select the desired item from the
following table.
Item Function
HD (if
equipped)Select to turn HD radio on/off.
PTY Select
(if
equipped)Select to set the PTY group.
Auto StoreSelect to detect 6 radio stations
with strong frequencies automa-
tically and to store them in the
order of frequency.
!About HD RadioTMtechnology (if
equipped)
HD Radio
TMTechnology is the digital
evolution of analog AM/FM radio. Your
radio product has a special receiver which
allows it to receive digital broadcasts
(where available) in addition to the analog
broadcasts it already receives. Digital
broadcasts have better sound quality than
analog broadcasts as digital broadcasts
provide free, crystal clear audio with no
static or distortion. For more information,
and a guide to available radio stations and
programming, refer to www.hdradio.com.
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AM and FM broadcast sound quality is
now crystal clear, with AM sound quality
that virtually matches FM quality of the
past, and FM broadcasts that have near
CD-level sound quality.
HD Radio Technology manufactured un-
der license from iBiquity Digital Corpora-
tion. Foreign Patents. HD Radio
TMand the
HD, HD Radio, and“Arc”logos are
proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital
Corp.
FM stations can provide additional digital-
only audio programming on HD2/HD3
Channels.
!Available HD Radio
TMtechnology (if
equipped)
!Multicast
On the FM radio frequency most digital
stations have“multiple”or supplemental
programs on one FM station.
1. Touch the“Sub CH”key on the control
screen and the following screen will be
displayed.
2. The indication that shows whether the
current broadcast is digital or analog is
displayed on the top right of the control
screen.
3. Select the desired channel.
Turning the AUDIO/TUNE knob can also
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select the desired multicast channel.
NOTE
.HD RadioTMstations can be preset.
.An orange
HD)(HD)) will be dis-
played on the screen when in digital.
The
HD)(HD)) will first appear in a gray
color indicating the station is indeed
(an analog and) a digital station. Once
the digital signal is acquired, the logo
will change to a bright orange color.
.The song title and artist name will
appear on the screen when available by
the radio station. The radio station can
send album pictures when available.
.As a user works through the analog
radio stations, (where applicable) the
radio receiver will automatically tune
from an analog signal to a digital signal
within 5 seconds.
!Preserving a music information
Tag information in the music broadcasting
is preserved in the system and transmits
to an iPod.
1. Touch the“Ta g”key in the control
screen while receiving HD Radio, the tag
setting screen will be displayed.
2. Connect an iPod. Refer to“Connecting
and disconnecting a USB memory/porta-
ble device”F5-17..Turn on the power of the iPod if it is
not turned on.
.Once an iPod is connected, the
music tag moves from the radio into
the iPod.
.When the iPod is connected to
iTunes, the tagged information of the
songs which were tagged while listen-
ing to the radio can be viewed. Then a
user may decide to purchase the song
or CD/Album which had been listened
to on their radio.
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In addition, the following messages appear.
Display Message Contents
“Tag storage full”If there is not enough memory in the digital
audio
“Already Stored”If the same information is stored in the digital
audio
“Storing Failed”If the store process in the digital audio failed
“iPod full Tags cannot be stored”If there is not enough memory in the iPod
“Starting to transfer the Tag files.”If the system starts to transmit music informa-
tion to an iPod
“Transferring Failed”If the transmitting process of music information
to an iPod failed
“X Tag(s) Sent”(X = number of transmitted
information) will be displayed.If the transmitting process of music information
to an iPod is successful
NOTE
.The tag information can not be
preserved while scanning or caching
the radio station.
.If tagging the music information
fails,“Saving the HD Radio tag was
unsuccessful. (Saving the HD Radio
tag was unsuccessful.)”will be dis-
played on the screen. If this occurs, tag
the information again.
.Program Service Data: Presents song
name, artist, station IDs, and other rele-
vant data streams.
.iTunes Tagging provides you the op-
portunity to discover a wide range of
content and the means to“tag”that
content for later review and purchase from
the iTunes Store. Also refer to the Apple
Automotive specifications for implement-
ing iTunes Tagging.
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.Visual information related to content
being played on your HD Radio receiver,
such as Album Art, historical photographs,
still art from live broadcasts, among other
related content.
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!Troubleshooting guide
Experience Cause Action
Mismatch of time alignment - a user may hear
a short period of programming replayed or an
echo, stutter or skip.The radio stations analog and digital volume is
not properly aligned or the station is in ballgame
mode.None, radio broadcast issue. A user can contact
the radio station.
Sound fades, blending in and out.Radio is shifting between analog and digital
audio.Reception issue. May clear-up as the vehicle
continues to be driven. Turning the indicator of the
HD Radio
TMoff will change the radio mode to
analog audio.
Audio mute condition when an HD2/HD3
multicast channel had been playing.The radio does not have access to digital
signals at the moment.This is normal behavior, wait until the digital signal
returns. If out of the coverage area, seek a new
station.
Audio mute delay when selecting an HD2/
HD3 multicast channel preset.The digital multicast content is not available until
HD Radio
TMbroadcast can be decoded and
make the audio available. This takes up to 7
seconds.This is normal behavior, wait for the audio to
become available.
Text information does not match the present
song audio.Data service issue by the radio broadcaster.Broadcaster should be notified. Complete the form;
www.ibiquity.com/automotive/report_radio
_station_experiences.
No text information shown for the present
selected frequency.Data service issue by the radio broadcaster.Broadcaster should be notified. Complete the form;
www.ibiquity.com/automotive/report_radio
_station_experiences.
The“Acquiring”caution message appears
when the system attempts to acquire digital
transmission.When acquiring digital data while receiving a
digital broadcast and SPS station..When the reception in digital of the SPS station
is confirmed.
.When the system determined that the SPS
station could not be received.
.When the SPS broadcast is ended (stopped) by
the radio station while receiving SPS.Audio/Audio set
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