USB SUBARU WRX 2018 User Guide

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connected content is subject to change
without notice and could be affected by
any of the following: compatibility
issues with future firmware versions
of the smartphone; compatibility is-
sues with future versions of the con-
nected content application(s) for the
smartphone; changes to or disconti-
nuation of the connected content ap-
plication(s) or service by its provider.
.Communication and phone call
charges for smartphones should be
paid by the wireless subscriber.
.If you lose the data in a smartphone
or other device while using it with the
system, no compensation will be given
for the lost data.
.SUBARU CORPORATION makes no
guarantee regarding the content pro-
vided by aha.
.aha may not work due to factors on
smartphones, smartphone applica-
tions or stations. SUBARU CORPORA-
TION is not responsible for it.!About the supported devices
This system supports the following de-
vices.
.For iPhone/iPod touch users
Type GenerationFirmware
version or
OS
iPhoneiPhone 3G iOS 4.2.x
iPhone 3GS iOS 6.1.x
iPhone 4 iOS 7.0.x
iPhone 4s iOS 7.0.x
iPhone 5 iOS 7.0.x
iPhone 5c iOS 7.0.x
iPhone 5s iOS 7.0.x
iPod touchiPod touch iOS 3.1.x
iPod touch 2 iOS 4.2.x
iPod touch 3 iOS 5.1.x
iPod touch 4 iOS 6.1.x
iPod touch 5iOS 7.0.x
NOTENote that the warranty does not apply if
an unsupported iPhone/iPod touch is
connected..For Android device users
Android OS Specification Profile
Android
Ver. 2.2 or
Ver. 2.3Bluetooth
Specification
Ver. 1.1 or
higher
(Ver. 2.0 +
EDR or higher
is recom-
mended).aha Con-
nect Bin-
ary API
over SPP
.Digital
audio by
A2DPNOTEThe available functions may vary de-
pending on the type of Android device.
!Connecting a smartphone
If you connect a smartphone to this system
after starting a supported aha application
on the smartphone, you can display and
operate the aha application displayed on
the smartphone on the system screen.
1. Runtheahaapplicationonyour
smartphone.
2. Connect the iPhone/iPod touch to the
USB port or connect the Android device by
utilizing the Bluetooth connection (SPP
and A2DP profile).
.For details about connecting an
iPhone/iPod touch: Refer to“Connect-
ing and disconnecting a USB memory/
portable device”F5-16.
.For details about registering or con-
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&Pandora
®(if equipped)
Pandora is an application for a smart-
phone. This can automatically select and
play recommended tracks.
By rating the track currently playing, tracks
that better match your preference will be
recommended.
In order to connect to this system, use a
USB port for an iPhone or iPod touch and
Bluetooth for Android devices.
Depending on differences between mod-
els or software version etc., some models
might be incompatible with this system.
This function is not available if the Pandora
application has not been installed on the
smartphone.
WARNING
Do not operate the player’s controls
or connect 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.NOTEFollow the specific operation proce-
dures for the smartphone application.
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!Control screen and audio panelNo. Function&1
Select to display the audio source
selection screen.
&2
Select to open the station list. Refer to
“Station list”F5-50.
&3
Select to skip the current track.
&4
The track pauses when touched during
playback and plays when touched dur-
ing pause.
&5
Select to set thumbs up.
This gives a high rating to the current
song.
All other similar songs will be played
back more frequently.No. Function
&6
Select to set thumbs down.
This gives a low rating to the current
song.
All other similar songs will be played
back less frequently.
When you select thumbs down, the
current track is skipped.
&7
During playback of a station, you can
use this key to bookmark a song or
artist. Refer to“
Registering Bookmarks”
F5-50.
&8
Turn to adjust volume.
Press to turn the audio system on/off.
&9
Turn clockwise to skip to the next track.
Press to select an audio source. Refer
to“
Selecting an audio source”F5-17.
&10
Press to display the sound setting
screen. Refer to“
Unit settings”F5-18.
No. Function&11
Press to skip to the next track/cover art.
!Connecting a smartphone
Connect the iPhone/iPod touch to the USB
port or connect the Android device by
using Bluetooth connection (SPP and
A2DP profile).
.For details about connecting an
iPhone/iPod touch: Refer to“Connecting
and disconnecting a USB memory/porta-
ble device”F5-16.
.For details about registering or con-
necting an Android device: Refer to“Re-
gistering/connecting Bluetooth
®
device”
F5-64.
!How to change the source
The Pandora operation screen can be
reached by the following methods:
.Connecting a Pandora device. Refer to
“Connecting a Bluetooth device”F5-67 or
“Connecting and disconnecting a USB
memory/portable device”F5-16.
.Select the“Pandora”key on the source
select screen. Refer to“Selecting an audio
source”F5-17.
.Select the“Pandora”key on the APPS
screen. Refer to“SUBARU STARLINK”
F5-25.
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&USB memoryAudio files on the USB memory can be
played.
WARNING
Do not operate the player’s controls
or connect the USB memory while
driving. Doing so may result in
losing control of your vehicle and
cause an accident or serious injury.
CAUTION
.Do not leave your USB memory in
the car. In particular, high tem-
peratures inside the vehicle may
damage the USB memory.
.Do not push down on or apply
unnecessary pressure to the USB
memory while it is connected as
this may damage the USB mem-
ory or its terminal.
.Do not insert foreign objects into
the port as this may damage the
USB memory or its terminal.!Control screen and audio panel
No. Function&1
Select to display the audio source
selection screen.
&2
Select to display the play mode
currently selected. Refer to“
Select
play mode”F5-54.
&3
Select to display folder list.
&4
Shows progress.
&5
The tracks in the folder are played
back 10 seconds each from the
beginning of the track.
&6
Select to choose a folder.
&7
Turn to adjust volume.
Press to turn the audio system on/off.No. Function
&8
Turn to select a file/track.
Press to select an audio source. Refer
to“
Selecting an audio source”F5-17.
&9
Press to display the sound setting
screen. Refer to“
Unit settings”F5-18.
&10
Press to select a file/track.
Press and hold to fast forward/rewind.
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!Connecting a USB device
You can connect a USB device to the
vehicle USB port. Refer to“Connecting
and disconnecting a USB memory/porta-
ble device”F5-16.
!How to change the source
The USB Audio playback screen can be
reached by the following methods:
.Connect a USB memory. Refer to
“Connecting and disconnecting a USB
memory/portable device”F5-16.
.Select the“USB/iPod”key on the
source select screen. Refer to“Selecting
an audio source”F5-17.!Select play mode
The play mode settings display will appear
when play mode key is touched. Select the
preferred play mode from the following
items.
Icon Function
Touch to start 1 track repeat.Touch to start repeat all.Touch to start folder repeat.Touch to start shuffle all.Touch to start shuffle folder.Return to the control screen.
&iPodAudio files on the iPod can be played.
WARNING
Do not operate the player’s controls
or connect the iPod 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 portable player
in the car. In particular, high
temperatures inside the vehicle
may damage the portable player.
.Do not push down on or apply
unnecessary pressure to the por-
table player while it is connected
as this may damage the portable
player or its terminal.
.Do not insert foreign objects into
the port as this may damage the
portable player or its terminal.
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!Control screen and audio panelNo. Function&1
Select to display the audio source
selection screen.
&2
Select to display the play mode cur-
rently selected. Refer to“
Select play
mode”F5-56.
&3
Select to display iPod List. Refer to
“iPod settings”F5-56.
&4
Shows progress.
&5
Turn to adjust volume.
Press to turn the audio system on/off.
&6
Turn to select a track/file.
Press to select an audio source. Refer
to“
Selecting an audio source”F5-17.
&7
Press to display the sound setting
screen. Refer to“
Unit settings”F5-18.
No. Function&8
Press to select a track/file.
Press and hold to fast forward/rewind.
NOTE.When an iPod is connected using a
genuine USB cable, the iPod starts
charging its battery.
.When an iPod is connected and the
audio source is changed to iPod mode,
the iPod will resume playing from the
same point it was last used.
.Depending on the iPod that is con-
nected to the system, certain functions
may not be available.
.Files/tracks selected by operating a
connected iPod may not be recognized
or displayed properly.
!Connecting the iPod
You can connect an iPod to the vehicle
USB port using the USB cable. Refer to
“Connecting and disconnecting a USB
memory/portable device”F5-16.
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!How to change the source
The iPod operation screen can be reached
by the following methods:
.Connect an iPod. Refer to“Connecting
and disconnecting a USB memory/porta-
ble device”F5-16.
.Select the“USB/iPod”key on the
source select screen. Refer to“Selecting
an audio source”F5-17.
!Select play mode
The play mode settings display will appear
when play mode key is touched. Select the
preferred play mode from the following
items.
Icon Function
Touch to start 1 track repeat.Touch to start repeat all.Touch to start shuffle all.Touch to turn off shuffle.Touch to start shuffle album.Return to the control screen.
!iPod settings
You can choose the following items from
the list screen after touching the
tab on
the screen.
Icon Function
Select to display the play list.Select to display tracks list.Select to display artists list.Select to display albums list.Select to open other list (“Gen-
res”,“Composers”,“Audiobooks”
and“Podcast”).Select to open“Genres”list.Select to open“Composers”list.Select to open“Audiobooks”list.Select to open“Podcasts”list.
&Bluetooth audioThe Bluetooth audio system enables users
to enjoy listening to music that is played on
a portable player on the vehicle speakers
via wireless communication.
This audio system supports Bluetooth, a
wireless data system capable of playing
portable audio music without cables. If
your device does not support Bluetooth,
the Bluetooth audio system will not func-
tion.
WARNING
.Do not operate the player’s con-
trols or connect to the Bluetooth
audio system while driving.
Doing so may result in loss of
control of your vehicle and cause
an accident or serious injury.
.Your audio unit is fitted with
Bluetooth antennas. People with
implantable cardiac pacemakers,
cardiac resynchronization ther-
apy-pacemakers or implantable
cardioverter defibrillators should
maintain a reasonable distance
between themselves and the
Bluetooth antennas. The radio
waves may affect the operation
of such devices.
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!Control screen and audio panelNo. Function&1
Select to display the audio source
selection screen.
&2
Select to adjust the audio gain level.
Refer to“
Audio level settings”F5-60.
&3
Turn to adjust volume.
Press to turn the audio system on/off.
&4
Press to select an audio source.
Refer to“
Selecting an audio source”
F5-17.
&5
Press to display the sound setting
screen. Refer to“
Unit settings”F5-18.
!Connecting a portable audio device
You can connect a portable audio device to
the vehicle AUX jack. Refer to“Connecting
and disconnecting a USB memory/porta-
ble device”F5-16.
!How to change the source
The AUX operation screen can be reached
by the following methods:
.Connect a portable audio device. Refer
to“Connecting and disconnecting a USB
memory/portable device”F5-16.
.Select the“AUX”key on the source
select screen. Refer to“Selecting an audio
source”F5-17.
!Audio level settings
You can set the audio gain level.
1. Select the
tab on the screen, and
then touch the right side key of the“Audio
Level”key.
2. Select the audio level from the follow-
ing items.
.Low
.Mid
.High
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.+/switch
Mode Operation Function
Except list screenPress Volume up/down
Press and hold Volume up/down continuously
List screen Press Move cursor up/down
Pandora main screen (if equipped) Press and hold“+”switch is thumb up/“”switch is thumb down
.
/
switch
Mode Operation Function
AM/FM Radio, SiriusXM (if equipped)Press Preset channel up/down
Press and holdSeek up/down continuously while the switch is
being pressed
ahaPress Content up/down
Press and holdReverse the current content item for 15 seconds/
Fast forward the current content item for 30
seconds
Audio CD, MP3/WMA/AAC disc, USB, iPod, BT
audioPress Select a track/file
Press and hold Fast forward/rewind
Pandora (if equipped) Press and hold Thumbs up
List screen PressMove cursor left/right
Audio/Steering switches for audio
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.Mute/Enter switch
Mode Operation Function
List screen Press Select cursor entry
CD, USB, iPod, BT audio, Pandora (if equipped), aha Press Pause or play back
AM/FM radio, AUX, SiriusXM (if equipped) PressMute or cancel mute
.Back switch
Mode Operation Function
All (except for SUBARU STARLINK) Press Return to the previous screen
All Press and holdReturn to the HOME screen
.List switch
Mode Operation Function
All (except for SUBARU STARLINK) PressShow list screen
.Source switch
Mode Operation Function
All PressChange audio modes
NOTEIn the aha, Pandora (if equipped) and SUBARU STARLINK (if equipped) mode, some operation may be done on the screen
depend on the selected APPS.
Audio/Steering switches for audio
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