2001 SUBARU FORESTER Owners Manual

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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 cassette with the exposed tape side facing to the right. After
insertion, playback starts. TAPE button
Press the “TAPE button ”
9 when the cassette left in the cassette slot
is to be played back again. Tape travel indicators
These indicate the direction the cassette tape is moving. : Indicates that the top side of the cassette is being played back.
: Indicates that the bottom side of the cassette is being played
back. Program button (PROG)
When the program button Y is pressed during playback, the tape
travel indicators will switch and the player will begin playing back the opposite side of the tape. The same mechanism is automatically acti-
vated when the end of the tape is reached. This allows the opposite
side of the tape to play, providing continuous playback. Fast-forward button (FF)
To fast-forward the tape, press the “FF” button
E. To stop fast-for-
warding, lightly press the “
” 8 button.
Rewind button (REW)
To rewind the tape, press the “REW” button R. To stop rewinding,
lightly press the “
” 8 button.
Eject button (
)
When “
” button 8 is pressed, playback stops and the cassette
tape is ejected. The ejection function is also active when the ignition switch is in the
“LOCK” position. Always make certain that you remove the cassette
tape.

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Repeat (RPT)
Press the “RPT” button W while a song is playing to play the song
repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will come on and the song will be
played continuously. To cancel the repeat mode, press the button
again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode
is restored. Dolby B NR button (
)
Press the “
” button T when playing tapes recorded using the
Dolby NR system*. The “
” indicator will light up and high-frequen-
cy noise on the tape will be reduced for clearer sound reproduction.
*Noise reduction system manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. “Dolby” and the double-D Symbol are trade marks of
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
CD player control (If optional CD player is connected) An optional CD player can be connected to this audio unit. See your
SUBARU dealer for more information. For procedures for loading and un-
loading CDs, refer to “CD player 1 ” in this chapter.
HS5003DB
U CD button
I RAND (Random) button
O RPT (Repeat) button P
Track selection buttons
A SCAN button

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To start playback
n When CD is not in the CD player
Hold a disc with a finger in the center hole while gripping the edge of
the disc, then insert it in to the slot (with the label side up) on the CDplayer and the player will automatically pull the disc into position.
After insertion, the CD player mode indicator “CD” will come on and
playback will start. n When CD is in the CD player
Press the “CD” button
U. The “CD” indicator will come on, and the
track number will appear on the display and the CD player will start playback. NOTE If the “CD” button is pressed during a radio broadcast, the
disc will interrupt the broadcast. After playback on the last song finishes, the player will auto-
matically return to track 1 (the first song on the disc). To select a song from its beginning
Briefly press the “ ❚” button
P to skip to the beginning of the next
track and briefly press the “❚ ” button to skip to the beginning of
the current track. Fast-forwarding and fast-reverse
Press the “ ❚” button
P continuously for more than a half second
to fast-forward the disc.
Press the “❚ ” button continuously for more than a half second to
fast reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding or fast reverse. Repeat
Press the “RPT” button
O while a song is playing to play the song
repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will come on and the song will be
played continuously. To cancel the repeat mode, press the button
again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode
is restored.

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Random playback
Press the “RAND” button I while a disc is being played back to play
all songs on the disc in a random order. The “RAND” indicator will
come on and all songs on the disc will be played in a random order.
To cancel the random mode, press the button again. Then the
“RAND” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored.
Scan (a convenient way to become familiar with a disc)
1. Press the “SCAN” button
A.
– The display shows “SCAN” and the track number being
scanned.– You hear the first 10 seconds of each track.
– The operation is automatically cleared after playing all pro-
grams. Then, normal playback starts.
2. Press the “SCAN” button again when you hear a track you like.
– Normal playback resumes.
To stop playback
To stop playback and switch over to the radio mode, press the
“BAND” button. To stop playback and switch over to the cassette
player mode, press the “TAPE” button.

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CD changer control (If optional in dash CD changer is connected) An optional CD changer can be connected to this audio unit. See your
SUBARU dealer for more information. For procedures for loading and un-
loading CDs, refer to
“In-dash 6 CD auto changer ” in this chapter.
HS5003EB
S CD button
D Disc up/down buttons
F RAND (Random) button G
RPT (Repeat) button
H Track selection buttons
J SCAN button
To start playback
Press the “CD” button S. The “CD” indicator will come on and the
disc number will appear on the display and the CD changer will start playback.
NOTE If the “CD” button is pressed during a radio broadcast, the CD
changer will interrupt the broadcast. At the end of the disc, playback automatically continues with
the next disc. After playback on the last disc finishes, the player will auto-
matically return to the first disc.

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If you have loaded fewer than 6 discs, any missing disc is
automatically skipped. Selection of a desired disc
Briefly press the “ ” button
D to skip to the next disc and briefly
press the “ ” button to skip to the previous disc.
n Operation with the in-dash CD changer unit
Press the desired “Disc select ” button (numbered from 1 to 6) and the
disc will begin to play. To select a song from its beginning
Briefly press the “ ❚” button
H to skip to the beginning of the next
track and briefly press the “❚ ” button to skip to the beginning of
the current track. Fast-forwarding and fast-reverse
Press the “ ❚” button H continuously for more than a half second
to fast-forward the disc.
Press the “❚ ” button continuously for more than a half second to
fast reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding or fast reverse. Repeat
Press the “RPT” button
G while a song is playing to play the song
repeatedly. The “RPT” indicator will come on and the song will be
played continuously. To cancel the repeat mode, press the button
again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode
is restored. Random playback
Press the “RAND” button
F while a disc is being played back to play
all songs on the disc in a random order. The “RAND” indicator will
come on and all songs on the disc will be played in a random order.
To cancel the random mode, press the button again. Then the
“RAND” indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored.

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Scan (a convenient way to become familiar with a disc)
1. Press the “SCAN” button J.
– The display shows “SCAN” and the track number being
scanned. – You hear the first 10 seconds of each track.
– The operation is automatically cleared after playing all pro-
grams. Then, normal playback starts.
2. Press the “SCAN” button again when you hear a track you like.
– Normal playback resumes.
To stop playback
To stop playback and switch over to the radio mode, press the
“BAND” button. To stop playback and switch over to the cassette
player mode, press the “TAPE” button.

5-16Type B audio set (if equipped) The radio will operate only when the ignition switch is in the
“ACC” or
“ON” position.
Radio operation
HS5004BB
1 FM button
2 AM button
3 SCAN button
4 Tuning knob
5 Preset buttons 6
Fader/Balance selection button
7 Power switch, Volume control,
Bass/Treble control and
Fader/Balance control dial
8 Bass/Treble selection button
Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/balance control (PWR/VOL)
The dial 7 is used for both power (ON/OFF) and volume control. The
radio is turned ON and OFF by pushing the dial and the volume is
controlled by turning the dial.
This dial is used for bass/treble controls when the “BAS/TRE” button
8 is in the depressed position. It is also used for fader/balance con-