2001 SUBARU FORESTER Owners Manual

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trols when the
“BAL/FAD” button 6 is in the depressed position.
Display
Control mode
HB5036BA
Turn counterclockwiseTurn clockwise
BASBass controlFor less bassFor more bass
TRETreble controlFor less trebleFor more treble
BALBalance controlTo increase left speaker
volume and decrease right
speaker volumeTo increase right speakervolume and decrease left
speaker volume
FA dFader controlTo increase rear speaker
volume and decrease front
speaker volumeTo increase front speaker
volume and decrease rear
speaker volume
VOLVolume controlFor less volumeFor more volume
nTone control
The volume control dial 7 normally function as volume control. The
dial become a control for Bass or Treble when you select the ap-
propriate tone control mode.
Choose desired level for each mode by turning the volume control
dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after about 5seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the “BAS/TRE” button
8 changes control modes in the following sequence starting from
bass control mode. (When the radio is first turned on, the control
mode is in the volume control.)
Bass Treble Volume(BAS) (TRE) (VOL)

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Fader and balance control
The volume control dial 7 normally function as volume control. The
dial become the controls for Fader or Balance when you select the
appropriate fader and balance control mode.
Choose desired setting for each mode by turning the volume control
dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after about 5seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the “FAD/BAL” button
6 changes control modes in the following sequence starting from
fader control mode. (When the radio is turned on, the control mode is
in the volume control.)
Balance Fader Volume
(BAL) (FAd) (VOL)
nDisplay illumination dimness cancellation
The brightness of the radio display dims when the light switch is in the “ p ” or “w ” positions. If this makes the display difficult to read,
press the volume dial for more than two seconds to return the displayto original brightness. FM/AM selection button
Push the “FM”
1 or “AM” 2 button when the radio is off to turn on the
radio. Push the “FM” or “AM” button when the radio is on to select FM1, FM2
or AM reception. Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM stereo broadcast
is received.

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Manual tuning (TUNE)
HS5005BA
nManual tuning
Turn the tuning knob 4 clockwise and release it immediately to
increase the tuning frequency and turn the tuning knob counterclock-
wise and release it immediately to decrease the tuning frequency.
Each time the knob is turned, the frequency changes 10 kHz in theAM waveband and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveband. n Seek tuning
Turn the tuning knob 4 and hold it for more than a half second. Seek
tuning will operate and stop automatically on the next station.
Continue this operation until you find the desired station. Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button
3 to change the radio to the SCAN mode. In
this mode, the radio scans through the radio band until a station is
found. The radio will stop at the station for five seconds while display-
ing the frequency, after which scanning will continue until the entire
band has been scanned from the low end to the high end.
Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel the SCAN mode and to stop
on any displayed frequency.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for automatic tuning, stations are
scanned in the direction of low frequencies to high frequencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function properly if the station reception is
weakened by distance from the station or proximity to tall buildings and
hills.
: Increase the tuning
: Decrease the
tuning
❚: Increase the seak
tuning
❚ : Decrease the seak
tuning

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Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button 5 allows you to select that
station in a single operation. Up to six AM, FM1 and FM2 stations
each may be preset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button to select AM, FM1 or FM2 re-
ception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button
3 or tune the radio manually until the de-
sired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons 5 for at least 1.5 seconds to store
the frequency. The frequency of the station will flash once on the dis-
play at this time. If the button is pressed for less than 1.5 seconds, the
preceding selection 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.

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Cassette player operation
HS5004CB
9 Cassette slot
Q Eject button
W Repeat button
E TAPE (cassette player selection) button R
TPS button
T Dolby B NR button
Y Fast forward button
U Program switching button
I Rewind button
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 .
To play back a cassette tape
n When cassette tape is not in the player
When a cassette is partially inserted, it is automatically drawn in and
starts tape playback.

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When cassette tape is in the player
When the “TAPE” button E is pressed, the display will show “PLAY”
and the player will start playback. 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 switching button (PROG)
When the program switching button “PROG”
U is pressed during
playback, the tape travel indicators will switch and the player will be- gin playing back the opposite side of the tape. The same mechanism
is automatically activated when the end of the tape is reached. This
allows the opposite side of the tape to play, providing continuousplayback. Fast-forward button (FF)
To fast-forward the tape, press the “FF” button
Y. The display will
show “FF”. To stop fast-forwarding, press the “FF” or “TAPE” E button.
Rewind button (REW)
To rewind the tape, press the “REW” button I. The display will indi-
cate “REW” . To stop rewinding, press the “REW” or “TAPE” E button.
Eject button (
)
When “
” button Q is pressed, play back stops and the cassette
tape is ejected. The ejection function also operates when the ignition switch is in the
“LOCK” position. Always make certain that you remove the cassette
tape. Tape program sensor button (TPS)
n Blank skip
When the “TPS” button
R is pressed, the “TPS” indicator will come on
and the player will automatically skip any blank portion of 15 second
or more and play the next program, even if it is on the other side. To
cancel blank skip mode, press the “TPS” button again.

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Blank search
Press “TPS” button R during playback to return to the beginning of
the current selection or to skip to the beginning of the next selection.
To use this function, press the “TPS” button to turn on the “TPS” indi-
cator. If the fast-forward button “FF”
Y is then pressed, the player ad-
vances the tape to the beginning of the next selection and starts play-
ing it. If the rewind button “REW”
I is pressed instead, the player
rewinds the tape to the beginning of the current selection and starts
replaying it. The “TPS” function may not operate properly under the
following conditions: When the recording level is low.
When there are long pauses in the middle of a selection.
When the tape contains verbal material such as conversations.
When the blanks between selections are shorter than five seconds.
When there are no blanks between selections (live concerts, etc.).
Repeat button (RPT)
Push the “RPT” button
W to repeat the piece of music being listened
to. To use this function, push the “RPT” button while the piece you
want to hear again is being played. “RPT” will be indicated on the dis-
play. When the selection ends, the cassette player automatically re-
winds to the beginning of the piece and the selection begins again.
To cancel the repeat function, push the “RPT” button again. Until the
repeat function is cancelled, the same piece of music will be repeated
indefinitely. The “RPT” function may not operate properly under the
following conditions: When the recording level is low.
When there are long pauses in the middle of a selection.
When the tape contains verbal material such as conversations.
When the blanks between selections are shorter than five seconds.
When there are no blanks between selections (live concerts, etc).
Dolby B NR button (
)
Press “
” button T when playing tapes recorded using the Dolby
NR system*. The “
” indicator will light up and high-frequency
noise on the tape will be reduced for clearer sound reproduction.

5-24* 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.
Auto metal sensor
The cassette player automatically adjusts for metal or CrO 2 tape.
Built in CD changer operation
HS5004DB
O LOAD button
P SCAN button
A Disc slot
S CD button
D Eject button F
Random button
G Fast forward/Fast reverse and track UP/DOWN knob
H Repeat button
J Disc select button
NOTE
Make sure to always insert a disc with the label side up. If a disc is inserted with the label side down, it might be ejected or theplayer might shut off.