bluetooth SUBARU OUTBACK 2017 6.G Owners Manual

Antenna................................................................ 5-2
Printed antenna ................................................... 5-2
Roof antenna (if equipped) .................................. 5-2
Audio set............................................................. 5-2Base display audio set (if equipped) .................... 5-4
SUBARU STARLINKTMMultimedia Plus audio set
(U.S. spec. models only, if equipped) ................. 5-6
Tips for operating the audio/visual system ........... 5-7
Basic information before use .............................. 5-15
Basic operation .................................................. 5-18
Unit settings ...................................................... 5-19
SUBARU STARLINK (if equipped) ....................... 5-26
AM/FM radio ....................................................... 5-28
SiriusXM Satellite Radio (if equipped) ................. 5-37
aha
TMby HARMAN ............................................. 5-44
Pandora®(if equipped) ....................................... 5-50
CD ..................................................................... 5-53
USB memory ...................................................... 5-55
iPod ................................................................... 5-56
Bluetooth audio .................................................. 5-58
AUX ................................................................... 5-61
Steering switches for audio .............................. 5-63
Bluetooth®settings ............................................ 5-66Regulatory information ....................................... 5-66 Registering/connecting Bluetooth
®device
.......... 5-66
Setting Bluetooth details .................................... 5-69
Hands-free phone system ................................. 5-71
Control screen................................................... 5-72
Registering/connecting a Bluetooth phone ......... 5-73
Using the phone switch/microphone ................... 5-73
How to change the hands-free phone system ..... 5-73
Making a call ..................................................... 5-73
Receiving a call ................................................. 5-77
Talking on the phone ......................................... 5-78
Phone settings .................................................. 5-79
Voice command system .................................... 5-81Using the voice command system ...................... 5-81
Voice command system operation ...................... 5-82
Command list .................................................... 5-84
What to do if.... ................................................... 5-88Troubleshooting ................................................. 5-88
Appendix............................................................ 5-92Certification ....................................................... 5-92
Certification for the Hands-free system ............... 5-92
Certification for Mexico models .......................... 5-93
Audio
5

Audio/Audio set
&Base display audio set (if equipped)
1) Power/VOLUME knob
2) Eject button
3) AUDIO/TUNE knob
4) HOME button 5) APPS button
6) Display
7) SEEK/TRACK buttons
The audio set will operate only when the
ignition switch is in the
“ACC”or “ON ”
position.
. Power and audio controls: refer to
“Basic operation” F5-18.
. SUBARU STARLINK (if equipped):
refer to “SUBARU STARLINK ”F 5-26.
. Radio operation: refer to “AM/FM radio”
F 5-28.
. Satellite radio operation (if equipped):
refer to “SiriusXM Satellite Radio” F5-37.
. aha
TM: refer to “ahaTMby HARMAN ”
F 5-44.
. Pandora
®(if equipped): refer to “Pan-
dora®” F 5-50.
. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to “CD”F 5-53.
. USB storage device: refer to “USB
memory ”F 5-55.
. iPod operation: refer to “iPod”F 5-56.
. Bluetooth
®audio: refer to “Bluetooth
audio ”F 5-58.
. Auxiliary input jack: refer to “AUX”F 5-
61.
. Hands-free phone system: refer to
“Hands-free phone system ”F 5-71.
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!File information
Compatible compressed files (Audio)
Item USB DISC
Compatible
file format MP3/WMA/AAC
Folders in the
device Maximum
512 Maximum
255
Files in the
device Maximum
8000 Maximum
512
Files per
folder Maximum
255 —
Corresponding sampling frequency
(Audio)
File type Frequency (kHz)
MP3 files:
MPEG 1 LAYER 3 32/44.1/48
MP3 files:
MPEG 2 LSF LAYER 3 16/22.05/24
WMA files:
Ver. 7, 8, 9 (9.1/9.2) 32/48/64/80/96/128/
160/192
AAC files:
MPEG4/AAC-LC 48/44.1/32/24/22.05/
16/12/11.025/8
Corresponding bit rates (Audio)
File type
Bit rate (kbps)
MP3 files:
MPEG 1 LAYER 3 32 - 320
MP3 files:
MPEG 2 LSF LAYER 3 8 - 160
WMA files: Ver. 7, 8 CBR 48 - 192
WMA files:
Ver. 9 (9.1/9.2) CBR 32 - 192
AAC files:
MPEG4/AAC-LC 16 - 320
(Variable Bit Rate (VBR) compatible)
.
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3), WMA
(Windows Media Audio) and AAC (Ad-
vanced Audio Coding) are audio compres-
sion standards.
. This system can play MP3/WMA/AAC
files on CD-R, CD-RW discs, USB mem-
ory, and Bluetooth device.
. This system can play disc recordings
compatible with ISO 9660 level 1 and level
2 and with the Romeo and Joliet file
system.
. When naming an MP3/WMA/AAC file,
add an appropriate file extension (.mp3/
.wma/.m4a).
. This system plays back files with .mp3/
.wma/.m4a file extensions as MP3/WMA/
AAC files respectively. To prevent noise and playback errors, use the appropriate
file extension.
.
This system can play only the first
session when using multi-session compa-
tible CDs.
. MP3 files are compatible with the ID3
Tag Ver. 1.0, Ver. 1.1, Ver. 2.2 and Ver. 2.3
formats. This system cannot display disc
title, track title and artist name in other
formats.
. WMA/AAC files can contain a WMA/
AAC tag that is used in the same way as
an ID3 tag. WMA/AAC tags carry informa-
tion such as track title and artist name.
. The emphasis function is available only
when playing MP3/WMA files recorded at
32, 44.1 and 48 kHz.
. This system can play back AAC files
encoded by iTunes.
. The sound quality of MP3/WMA files
generally improves with higher bit rates. In
order to achieve a reasonable level of
sound quality, discs recorded with a bit
rate of at least 128 kbps are recom-
mended.
. The MP3/WMA player does not play
back MP3/WMA files from discs recorded
using packet write data transfer (UDF
format). Discs should be recorded using
“pre-mastering ”software rather than pack-
etwrite software.
Audio/Audio set
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Audio/Audio set
!Touch screen operation
This system is operated mainly by the
keys on the screen.
When a screen key is touched, a beep
sounds. You can set the beep sound.
Refer to “Unit settings” F5-19.
NOTE
. If the system does not respond to
touching a screen key, move your
finger away from the screen and touch
it again.
. Grayed-out screen keys cannot be
operated.
. The displayed image may become
darkerandmovingimagesmaybe
slightly distorted when the screen is
cold.
. In extremely cold conditions, the
screen may not be displayed correctly.
Also, the screen keys may be less
responsive than usual when pressed.
. When you look at the screen
through polarized material such as
polarized sunglasses, the screen may
be dark and difficult to see. If so, look at
the screen from different angles, adjust
the screen settings or take off your
sunglasses. Refer to “Unit settings ”
F 5-19. !
Entering letters and numbers/list
screen operation
! Entering letters and numbers
When entering the Bluetooth device name
or PIN-code, or the phone number, letters
and numbers can be entered via the
screen.
Enter letters (example: In-Car-Device
setting)
No. Function
&1Enter the desired characters (alpha-
bet key mode).
&2Switch to the screen for characters.
&3Enter a space.
&4Confirm the characters/numbers en-
tered into the window. No. Function
&5Delete a character/number entered
into the window.
!
List screen
Multimedia playlists (example: iPod play-
list)
No. Function
&1Select a category that wants to play
back.
&2Return to the playback display of
each mode.
&3Select to skip to the next or previous
page.
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NOTE
.If the audio control screen appears,
select the “Source ”key on the audio
screen or press the AUDIO/TUNE knob
again.
. When you push the AUDIO/TUNE
knob while any screen other than the
audio control screen is displayed, the
display will return to the audio control
screen.
. When the AUDIO/TUNE knob is
pushed and held, the graphic equalizer
screen will be displayed. Refer to
““Graphic Equalizer ””F5-23.
! Selecting a function menu
Press the HOME button to display home
screen.Item Function
AUDIO Select to display the main
screen of the audio source that
was selected previously.
PHONE Select to display the hands-free
function using your cell phone.
Refer to
“Hands-free phone
system ”F 5-71.
APPS Select to display the functions
linked with a smartphone. Refer
to
“SUBARU STARLINK ”F 5-
26.
SETTINGS Select to display the functions
for performing various settings.
Refer to
“Unit settings ”F 5-19.
& Unit settings
Sound quality adjustment, screen adjust-
ment, and information of the audio unit are
displayed.
1. Press the HOME button on the audio
panel.
2. Touch the “SETTINGS ”key.
3. Select the items to be set.
Available setting:
. General settings: Select the
tab to
check the system software update infor-
mation. Refer to “General settings” F5-20.
. Bluetooth settings: Select the
tab to
set the Bluetooth settings. Refer to “Blue-
tooth settings” F5-20. .
Sound settings: Select the
tab to set
the sound quality settings. Refer to
“Sound settings” F5-20.
. Display settings: Select to the
tab
set the screen settings. Refer to “Display
settings ”F 5-25.
. SUBARU STARLINK settings (if
equipped): Select to the
tab set the
SUBARU STARLINK settings. Refer to
“SUBARU STARLINK settings” F5-26.
Audio/Audio set
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Audio/Audio set
!General settings
Touch the
tab for the audio unit basic
settings.
Item Function
System
Language Select to change the language.
Button
Beeps Select to set the sound beeps
on/off.
System
Software Select to update software ver-
sions. This menu is not used in
usual operation.
Reset to
Factory
Setting Select to reset the device to
factory settings. This menu is not
used in usual operation.
After resetting to factory settings,
turn ignition off and on again.
!
Bluetooth settings
Touch the
tab to set Bluetooth.
Item Function
BT De-
vices Con-
nection Select to pair/connect the Blue-
tooth devices.
In-Car-De-
vice setting Select to enter the Bluetooth
device name or PIN-code.
For details, refer to
“Bluetooth®settings”
F 5-66. !
Sound settings
Touch the
tab to set the sound quality.
Item Function
Balance/
Fader Select to adjust speaker volume
balance (right/left and front/rear).
Speed Vo-
lume Con-
trol Select to adjust speaker volume
coupled to vehicle speed.
Graphic
Equalizer Select to adjust sound quality in
each frequency band.
Sound Re-
storer Select to add high-pitched tone
to the compressed audio file.
Volume
Smoother Select to adjust volume differ-
ence between audio sources.
Virtual
Bass Select to add harmonic tone so
that low-pitched tone is
strengthened.
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Audio/Audio set
!SUBARU STARLINK settings (if
equipped)
Touch the
tab to change the SUBARU
STARLINK settings.
Item Function
Browser
cache Select to initialize cache files
that the browser stores. If the
confirmation screen appears
and the
“OK ”key is selected, the
cache files will be deleted.
& SUBARU STARLINK (if
equipped)
The SUBARU STARLINK function allows
the system to link with a smartphone using
Bluetooth.
! How to use SUBARU STARLINK
1. Connect to the audio system. Use a
USB port for an iPhone or iPod touch and
Bluetooth for Android devices. .For details about connecting an
iPhone/iPod touch: Refer to “Connect-
ing and disconnecting a USB memory/
portable device ”F 5-17.
. For details about registering or con-
necting an Android device: Refer to
“ Registering/connecting Bluetooth
®
device ”F 5-66.
2. Press the HOME button, and then
touch the “APPS”key, or press the APPS
button on the audio panel. The APPS
screen is displayed.
3. Touch the “SUBARU STARLINK ”key
on the APPS screen. The disclaimer
screen or the error screen is displayed.
4. Touch the “Check”key on the disclai-
mer screen and then the APPS main
screen will appear. If you touch the
“Cancel ”key, the disclaimer screen dis-
appears and the previous screen will be
displayed again.
NOTE
. The SUBARU STARLINK connection
error screen will be displayed due to
one of the following possible reasons.
–Your smartphone and the system
has not been connected via USB
(for iPhone) or Bluetooth (for An-
droid).
– SUBARU STARLINK APPS has
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not been 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 SUBARU 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 SUBARU STARLINK
APPS is quit.
– When connection to the SUBARU
STARLINK server is not possible.
– When a problem occurs other
than a server error.
. When using the SUBARU 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)
Audio/Audio set
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Audio/Audio set
&ahaTMby HARMAN
aha is a cloud-based application that
connects to the system and gives you
access to your favorite web content safely
and easily. There are over 30,000 stations
spanning internet radio, personalized mu-
sic, audiobooks, Facebook, Twitter, res-
taurant and hotel searches, weather and
more. For more about aha, go to the aha
site (http://www.aharadio.com).
When connecting iPhone and iPod touch
or Android devices with the aha applica-
tion installed, you can control, view, and
hear aha content through the system.
In order to connect to this system, use a
USB port for an iPhone or iPod touch and
Bluetooth for Android devices. In this chapter, iPhone and iPod touch or
Android devices will be referred to as a
smartphone.
WARNING
Do not connect or operate the
smartphone while driving. Doing so
may result in loss of control of your
vehicle and cause an accident or
serious injury.
CAUTION
.
Do not leave your smartphone in
the car. In particular, high tem-
peratures inside the vehicle may
damage the smartphone.
. Do not push down on or apply
unnecessary pressure to the
smartphone while it is connected
as this may damage the smart-
phone or its terminal.
. Do not insert foreign objects into
the port as this may damage the
smartphone or its terminal.
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–Outside wireless communication
range, such as some countryside
areas
– Where the wireless communica-
tion network is congested, or where
communications are restricted
. Depending on the circumstances
and environment, the signal may be
weak or not be received. In such cases,
an error may occur.
. Top 35 entries in the preset station
list on the smartphone are displayed.
When there are more than 35 entries in
the preset station list, change the order
of the entries in the list on the smart-
phone. You can change the priority of
your preset stations within the aha
application (after disconnected from
this system) to modify the station list
shown on the screen. Please see your
smartphone aha application “Edit Pre-
sets (in Main menu) ”to modify this list.
. For operating the smartphone, see
the instruction manual that comes with
it.
. If there are multiple music files
stored on your iPhone or iPod touch,
it may take some time until playback
starts.
. Playback may be intermittent when
you switch to streaming Bluetooth
audio from aha on your smartphone device.
.
When connecting the device via
Bluetooth, the communication speed
may become slower than via USB.
! Before using aha application
In order to use the aha application on this
system, the application must be installed
on the smartphone.
! Settings required to use aha
application
. Search and download the aha applica-
tion from your smartphone app store.
–iPhone and iPod touch: Apple App
Store via iTunes
– Android device: Google Play Store
. Create an account and login to the aha
application on the smartphone.
NOTE
Please use the latest version of the aha
application.
!About app-based connected con-
tent
Requirements for using the connected
content services of the aha application
on this system.
. Latest version of the system is compa-
tible with connected content application(s)
for the smartphone, available from aha, downloaded to your smartphone.
.
A current account with a wireless
content service provider.
. A smartphone data plan: If the data
plan for your smartphone does not provide
for unlimited data usage, additional
charges from your carrier may apply for
accessing app-based connected content
via 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi or 4G LTE wireless
networks.
. Connection to the internet via 3G, 4G,
Wi-Fi or 4G LTE networks.
NOTE
. Changes to product specifications
may result in differences between the
content of the manual and features of
the product.
. Be careful not to exceed the data
usage limits for your smartphone.
Doing so will result in additional data
usage charges from your phone car-
rier.
. Access to app-based connected
content will depend on the availability
of wireless cell and/or Wi-Fi network
coverage for the purpose of allowing
your smartphone to connect to the
internet.
. Service availability may be geogra-
phically limited by region. Consult the
wireless connected content service
Audio/Audio set
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