2000 SUBARU OUTBACK audio

5-8n
Tone and balance control (AUDIO)
The volume c ontrol d ial 1 normally func tions as a volume c ontrol.
This d ial b ec omes a c ontrol for Bass, Treb le, Fad er or Balanc e when
you selec t the ap p rop riate tone and b alanc e c ontrol mod e.
Choose d esired volume level for eac h mod e b y turnin g the volume
c ontrol d ial. The c ontrol func tion returns to volum e c ontrol mod e after
ab out 5 sec ond s.
To change control modes: Eac h b rief p ress of the “AUDIO ” b utton
2 c hang es c ontrol mod es in the following seq uenc e st arting from vol-
ume c ontrol mod e. (When the rad io is first turned o n, the c ontrol mod e
is in the volume c ontrol.)
Volume Bass Treb le Fad er Balanc e
The “AUDIO ” b utton 2 is used for selec ting the following c ontrol
mod es:
Display
Control mode
HB5036BA
Turn counterclockwiseTurn clockwise
BASBass controlFor less bassFor more bass
TRETreble controlFor less trebleFor more treble
FA dFader controlTo increase rear speaker
volume and decrease front
speaker volumeTo increase front speaker
volume and decrease rear
speaker volume
BALBalance controlTo increase left speaker
volume and decrease right
speaker volumeTo increase right speakervolume and decrease left
speaker volume
VOLVolume controlFor less volumeFor more volume

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Waveband selection
n FM/AM selection (P119 type audio set)
Push the “BAND ” b utton 3 to selec t FM1, FM2 or AM rec ep tion. The
d isp lay ind ic ates whic h one is c urrently selec ted . n FM/AM/Weather band selection (P120 type audio set)
Push the “BAND ” b utton 3 to selec t FM1, FM2, AM or Weather b and
(WB) rec ep tion. The d isp lay ind ic ates whic h is c urr ently 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 . Tuning (TUNE)
n Manual tuning (TUNE)
Press the tuning b utton 4 marked “ ” to inc rease the tuning freq uen-
c 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 inte rval c an b e
c hang ed b etween 10 kHz in the AM mod e and 0.2 MHz i n the FM
mod e.
Constant p ressure on the b utton c auses a c ontinuous c hang e in the
freq uenc y. n Manual tuning for weather band
When weather b and mod e is selec ted , p ress the tunin g b utton
4
marked “ ” to c hang e the WB c hannel up and p ress the tuning b ut-
ton marked “ ” to c hang e the WB c hannel d own. Eac h time the b ut-
ton is p ressed , the WB c hannel c hang es to the next c hannel.
Constant p ressure on the b utton c auses a c ontinuous c hang e in the
freq uenc y. n Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN ” b utton
6 to c hang e the rad io to the SCAN mod e. In
this mod e, the rad io sc ans throug h the rad io b and u ntil a station is
found . The rad io will stop at the station for five sec ond s while d isp lay-
ing the freq uenc y, after whic h sc anning will c ontin ue until the entire
b and has b een sc anned from the low end to the hig h end .

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Cassette player operation
HB5041CB
7 Cassette slot
8 Ejec t b utton
9 TAPE b utton
Q TPS (Tap e Prog ram Searc h)
W Rep eat b utton E
Fast-forward b utton
R Rewind b utton
T Dolb y B NR b utton
Y Prog ram b utton
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 button
Press the “TAPE b utton ”
9 when the c assette left in the c assette slot
is to b e p layed b ac k ag ain.

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Dolby B NR button (
)
Press the “
” b utton T when p laying tap es rec ord ed using the
Dolb y NR system*. The “
” ind ic ator will lig ht up and hig h-freq uen-
c y noise on the tap e will b e red uc ed for c learer so und rep rod uc tion.
*Noise red uc tion system manufac tured und er lic ense 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.
CD player control (If optional CD player is connected)
An op tional CD p layer c an b e c onnec ted to this aud i o unit. See your
SUBARU d ealer for more information. For p roc ed ures for load ing and un-
load ing CDs, refer to “CD p layer 1 ” in this c hap ter.
HB5041DB
U CD b utton
I RAND (Rand om) b utton
O RPT (Rep eat) b utton P
Trac k selec tion b uttons
A SCAN b utton
To start playback
n When CD is not in the CD player
Hold a d isc with a fing er in the c enter hole while g rip p ing the ed g e of
the d isc , then insert it in to the slot (with the l ab el sid e up ) on the CD
p layer and the p layer will automatic ally p ull the d isc into p osition.

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Scan (a convenient way to become familiar with a disc)
1. Press the “SCAN ” b utton A.
– The d isp lay shows “SCAN ” and the trac k numb er b eing
sc anned .
– You hear the first 10 sec ond s of eac h trac k.
– The op eration is automatic ally c leared after p layin g all p ro-
g rams. Then, normal p layb ac k starts.
2. Press the “SCAN ” b utton ag ain when you hear a trac k you like.
– Normal p layb ac k resumes.
To stop playback
To stop p layb ac k and switc h over to the rad io mod e, p ress the
“ BAND ” b utton. To stop p layb ac k and switc h over to the c a ssette
p layer mod e, p ress the “TAPE ” b utton.

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If you have loaded fewer than 6 discs, any missing disc is
automatically skipped. Selection of a desired disc
Briefly p ress the “ ” b utton
D to skip to the next d isc and b riefly
p ress the “ ” b utton to skip to the p revious d isc .
n Operation with the in-dash CD changer unit
Press the d esired “Disc selec t ” b utton (numb ered from 1 to 6) and the
d isc will b eg in to p lay. To select a song from its beginning
Briefly p ress the “ ❚” b utton
H to skip to the b eg inning of the next
trac k and b riefly p ress the “❚ ” b utton to skip to the b eg inning of
the c urrent trac k. Fast-forwarding and fast-reverse
Press the “ ❚” b utton H c ontinuously for more than a half sec ond
to fast-forward the d isc .
Press the “❚ ” b utton c ontinuously for more than a half sec ond to
fast reverse the d isc .
Release the b utton to stop fast forward ing or fast reverse.
Repeat
Press the “RPT ” b utton
G while a song is p laying to p lay the song
rep eated ly. The “RPT ” ind ic ator will c ome on and the song will b e
p layed c ontinuously. To c anc el the rep eat mod e, p re ss the b utton
ag ain. Then the “RPT ” ind ic ator g oes out, and normal p layb ac k mod e
is restored . Random playback
Press the “RAND ” b utton
F while a d isc is b eing p layed b ac k to p lay
all song s on the d isc in a rand om ord er. The “RAND ” ind ic ator will
c ome on and all song s on the d isc will b e p layed in a rand om ord er.
To c anc el the rand om mod e, p ress the b utton ag ain. Then the
“ RAND ” ind ic ator g oes out, and normal p layb ac k mod e is re stored .

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Type P121 audio set (if equipped)
* The aud io typ e c od e numb er is found on the lid of
the c assette slot.
The rad io will op erate only when the ig nition switc h is in the “ACC ” or
“ ON ” p osition.
Radio operation
HB5042BB
1 FM/AM selec tion b utton
2 SCAN b utton
3 WB (weather b and ) b utton
4 Tuning b uttons
5 Preset b uttons 6
Fad er/Balanc e selec tion
b utton
7 Power switc h, Volume c ontrol,
Bass/Mid d le/Treb le c ontrol and
Fad er/Balanc e c ontrol d ial
8 AUDIO (aud io mod e) b utton
Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/balance control (PWR/VOL)
The d ial 7 is used for b oth p ower (ON/OFF) and volume c ontrol . The
rad io is turned ON and OFF b y p ushing the d ial and the volume is
c ontrolled b y turning the d ial.

5-20This d ial is used for b ass/mid d le/treb le c ontrols w
hen the “AUDIO ”
b utton 8 is in the d ep ressed p osition. It is also used for fad er/b alanc e
c ontrols when the “FAD/BAL ” b utton 6 is in the d ep ressed p osition.
Display
Control mode
HB5036BA
Turn counterclockwiseTurn clockwise
BASBass controlFor less bassFor more bass
MIdMiddle note controlFor less middle noteFor more middle note
TRETreble controlFor less trebleFor more treble
FA dFader controlTo increase rear speaker
volume and decrease front
speaker volumeTo increase front speaker
volume and decrease rear
speaker volume
BALBalance controlTo increase left speaker
volume and decrease right
speaker volumeTo increase right speakervolume and decrease left
speaker volume
VOLVolume controlFor less volumeFor more volume
nTone control
The volume c ontrol d ial 7 normally func tion as volume c ontrol. The
d ial b ec ome a c ontrol for Bass, Mid d le note or Treb le when you selec t
the ap p rop riate tone c ontrol mod e.
Choose d esired level for eac h mod e b y turning the v olume c ontrol
d ial. The c ontrol func tion returns to volume c ontro l mod e after ab out 5
sec ond s.
To change control modes: Eac h b rief p ress of the “AUDIO ” b utton
8 c hang es c ontrol mod es in the following seq uenc e st arting from
b ass c ontrol mod e. (When the rad io is first turned on, the c ontrol
mod e is in the volume c ontrol.)