2000 SUBARU FORESTER Owners Manual

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Treble control
HG0088
When the treble volume level is set at the level
–6
Treble volume control indication
HG0087
Selec t the Treb le c ontrol mod e b y p ressing the “T/B ” b utton. In the
treb le c ontrol mod e, the d isp lay shows the ind ic ati on as shown.
The treb le c ontrol has total of 13 volume levels (T R: –6 for minimum, 0
for mid d le, TR: + 6 for maximum). Choose d esired tre b le volume level
b y turning the volume c ontrol knob . The c ontrol fun c tion returns to vol-
ume c ontrol mod e after ab out 5 sec ond s. Fader control
HG0090
When the fader setting is at the F12 (front maximum and rear minimum)
Fader control indication
HG0089
Selec t the Fad er c ontrol mod e b y p ressing the “T/B ” b utton. In the
fad er c ontrol mod e, the d isp lay shows the ind ic atio n as shown.
The fad er c ontrol has total of 25 setting s (F: 12 f or front maximum and
rear minimum, 0 for neutral, R: 12 for front minimu m and rear maxi-
mum). Choose d esired setting b y turning the volume c ontrol knob . The
c ontrol func tion returns to volume c ontrol mod e aft er ab out 5 sec ond s.

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Balance control
HG0092
When the balance setting is at the L12 (left side maximum and right side mini- mum)
Balance control indication
HG0091
Selec t the Balanc e c ontrol mod e b y p ressing the “T/B ” b utton. In the
b alanc e c ontrol mod e, the d isp lay shows the ind ic at ion as shown.
The b alanc e c ontrol has total of 25 setting s (L: 12 for left sid e maxi-
mum and rig ht sid e minimum, 0 for neutral, R: 12 fo r left sid e mini-
mum and rig ht sid e maximum). Choose d esired setting b y turning the
volume c ontrol knob . The c ontrol func tion returns t o volume c ontrol
mod e after ab out 5 sec ond s.
FM/AM selection switch
Use this switc h to selec t either FM or AM rec ep tion . The d isp lay ind i-
c ates whic h one is c urrently selec ted . Stereo indicator
The stereo ind ic ator “ST ” will c ome on when an FM stereo b road c ast is
rec eived .
Manual tuning (TUNING)
Press the tuning b utton marked “ ” to inc rease the tuning freq uenc y and
p ress the tuning b utton marked “ ” to d ec rease it.
Eac h time the b utton is p ressed , the freq uenc y c han g es b y 10 KHz in
the AM mod e and b y 0.2 MHz in the FM mod e.
Constant p ressure on the b utton c auses a c ontinuous c hang e in the fre-
q uenc y.

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Automatic tuning (SCN)
Press the “SCN ” b utton to c hang e the rad io to the SCAN mod e. In th is
mod e, the rad io sc ans throug h the rad io b and until a station is found .
The rad io will stop at the station for five sec ond s while d isp laying the fre-
q uenc y, after whic h sc anning will c ontinue until th e entire b and has b een
sc anned from the low end to the hig h end .
Press the “SCN ” b utton ag ain to c anc el the SCAN mod e and to stop o n
any d isp layed freq uenc y.
When the “SCN ” b utton is p ressed for automatic tuning , stations a re
sc anned in the d irec tion of low freq uenc ies to hig h freq uenc ies only.
Automatic tuning may not func tion p rop erly if the s tation rec ep tion is
weakened b y d istanc e from the station or p roximity to tall b uild ing s and
hills. Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a p reset b utton allows yo u to selec t that station
in a sing le op eration. Up to six AM and FM stations eac h may b e p reset.
How to preset stations
1. Press the FM/AM selec tion switc h to selec t either FM or AM rec ep tion.
2. Press the “SCN ” b utton or tune the rad io manually until the d esire d
station freq uenc y is d isp layed .
3. Press one of the p reset b uttons for at least two seconds to store the
freq uenc y. The freq uenc y of the station will flash onc e on the d isp lay at
this time. If the b utton is p ressed for less than t wo sec ond s, the p rec ed -
ing selec tion 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 stationsstored in the preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is neces-sary to reset the preset buttons.

5-10Cassette player operation
Stop and eject button
HG0093
Tape travel indicator
Cassette player operation indicator
Metal tape button
Metal tape indicator
Tape program sensor buttonNR button Fast forward/ Rewind button (Program switching buttons)
NR indicator
Cassette slot
NOTE Only use good quality cassettes (cassettes longer than C-90 are
not recommended). Put cassettes back in their boxes immediately after use to protect
them from dust and dirt and to prevent the tape from unwinding. Never expose cassettes to heat, direct sunlight or moisture.
Clean the tape head (once or twice a month) using a wet-type
cleaning cassette .
Cassette slot
Insert a c assette with the exp osed tap e sid e fac ing to the rig ht. After
insertion, p layb ac k starts. Tape travel indicators
These ind ic ate the d irec tion the c assette tap e is m oving .
:ind ic ates that the top sid e of the c assette is b ein g p layed b ac k.
:ind ic ates that the b ottom sid e of the c assette is b eing p layed b ac k.

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Program switching buttons (PROG)
When the p rog ram switc hing b uttons ( “
” and “” b uttons) are
p ressed at the same time d uring p layb ac k, the tap e travel ind ic ators will
switc h and the p layer will b eg in p laying b ac k the o p p osite sid e of the
tap e. The same mec hanism is automatic ally ac tivated when the end of
the tap e is reac hed . This allows the op p osite sid e of the tap e to p lay,
p rovid ing c ontinuous p layb ac k. Fast-forward button
To fast-forward the tap e, p ress the “
” or “” b utton in the same
d irec tion to the tap e travel ind ic ator. To stop fas t-forward ing , lig htly p ress
the op p osite sid e of the “
” or “” b utton.
Rewind button
To rewind the tap e, p ress the “
” or “” b utton in the op p osite
d irec tion to the tap e travel ind ic ator. To stop rew ind ing , lig htly p ress the
op p osite sid e of the “
” or “” b utton.
Stop and eject button (
)
When “
” b utton is p ressed , p lay b ac k stop s and the c assett e tap e is
ejec ted .
Before the ig nition switc h turn to the “OFF ” p osition, ejec t the tap e from
the p layer. Always make c ertain that you remove the c assette tap e.
Tape program sensor button (TPS)
Press “TPS ” b utton d uring p layb ac k to return to the b eg inning of the c ur-
rent selec tion or to skip to the b eg inning of the n ext selec tion. To use this
func tion, p ress the “TPS ” b utton to turn on the “TPS ” ind ic ator. If the fast-
forward b utton is then p ressed , the p layer ad vanc es the tap e to the b e-
g inning of the next selec tion and starts p laying it . If the rewind b utton is
p ressed instead , the p layer rewind s the tap e to the b eg inning of the c ur-
rent selec tion and starts rep laying it. The “TPS ” func tion may not op erate
p rop erly und er the following c ond itions:
When the rec ord ing level is low.
When there are long p auses in the mid d le of a selec tion.

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When the tap e c ontains verb al material suc h as c onv ersations.
When the b lanks b etween selec tions are shorter than five sec ond s.
When there are no b lanks b etween selec tions (live c onc erts, etc .).
Dolby NR button (BNR)
Press “BNR ” b utton when p laying tap es rec ord ed using the Dolb y NR
system*. The “BNR ” ind ic ator will lig ht up and hig h-freq uenc y noise o n
the tap e will b e red uc ed for c learer sound rep rod uc tion.
* Noise red uc tion system manufac tured und er lic ens e from Dolb y Lab oratories
Lic ensing Corp oration. “Dolb y ” and the d oub le-D Symb ol are trad e marks of
Dolb y Lab oratories Lic ensing Corp oration. Metal tape button (MTL)
Press the “MTL ” b utton when p laying a metal or CrO
2 tap e.
Clock function
The rad io has a b uilt-in c loc k func tion that d isp la ys the time when the
ig nition switc h is turned either to “ACC ” or “ON ”.
HG0094
“DISP” buttons
Tuning buttons

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Display mode
You c an selec t either the time d isp lay mod e or func tion d isp lay mod e b y
p ressing the “DISP/CLK ” b utton when the ig nition switc h is either “ACC ”
or “ON ” p osition.
Time display mode
When the time d isp lay mod e is selec ted , the time d i sp lay takes p rior-
ity of the func tion d isp lay. The time is shown on t he d isp lay whenever
the ig nition switc h is “ACC ” or “ON ” p osition.
When the rad io is turned on or the station is c hang ed d uring the time
d isp lay mod e, the time d isp lay is rep lac ed b y the f req uenc y d isp lay.
However, after the freq uenc y has b een d isp layed for five sec ond s, it
is rep lac ed b y the time d isp lay ag ain. Function display mode
When the func tion d isp lay mod e is selec ted , the tim e is not shown on
the d isp lay. The d isp lay ind ic ates the c urrent func tion only.
When the rad io is turned off d uring the func tion d i sp lay mod e, the
b ac k-up lig ht on the d isp lay g oes out.
Setting the time
1. Turn the ig nition switc h to “ACC ” or “ON ”.
2. To adjust hour: Press the “DISP ” b utton and the “TUNING ” b utton
ind ic ated with “ ” tog ether to ad vanc e the hours in one-hour inc remen ts.
Keep ing the b uttons p ressed ad vanc es the hours q uic kly.
3. To adjust minute: Press the ”DISP ” b utton and the “TUNING ” b utton
ind ic ated “
 ” tog ether to ad vanc e the minutes in one-minute inc r ements.
Keep ing the b uttons p ressed ad vanc es the minutes q u ic kly.
NOTE
If the connection between the radio and battery is broken for any reason such as vehicle maintenance or radio removal, the time set-ting will be cleared. If this occurs, it is necessary to reset the time.

5-14Installation of accessories
Always c onsult your SUBARU d ealer b efore installing
a c itizen b and ra-
d io or other transmitting d evic e in your vehic le. S uc h d evic es may c ause
the elec tronic c ontrol system to malfunc tion if the y are inc orrec tly
installed or if they are not suited for the vehic le .