2002 SUBARU FORESTER audio

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Type A and B audio set (if equipped)
Type A: Without weather band
Type B: With weather band
The audio set will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or
“ON” position.
Radio operation
HB5041BC
1 Power switch/Volume, Tone,
Balance, Fader control dial
2 AUDIO button
3 BAND button 4
Tuning buttons
5 Preset buttons
6 SCAN button
Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/balance control
n Power switch and volume control (PWR/VOL)
The dial 1 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.

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nTone and balance control (AUDIO)
The volume control dial 1 normally functions as a volume control.
This dial becomes a control for Bass, Treble, Fader or Balance when
you select the appropriate tone and balance control mode.
Choose desired volume level for each mode by turning the volume
control dial. The control function returns to volume control mode after
about 5 seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the “AUDIO” button
2 changes control modes in the following sequence starting from vol-
ume control mode. (When the radio is first turned on, the control mode
is in the volume control.)
Volume Bass Treble Fader Balance
(VOL) (BAS) (TRE) (FAd) (BAL)
The “AUDIO” button 2 is used for selecting the following control
modes:
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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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 buildingsand hills. Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “preset button ”
5 allows you to select that
station in a single operation. Up to six WB (if equipped), AM, FM1 and
FM2 stations each may be preset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “BAND” button 3 to select FM1, FM2, AM or WB (if
equipped) reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button or tune the radio manually until the
desired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons for more than 2 seconds to store
the frequency. At this time, there will momentarily be no sound from
the radio. If the button is pressed for less than 2 seconds, the preced-
ing 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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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. Tape program sensor button (TPS)
n Blank skip
When the “TPS” button Q 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.
n Blank search
Press “TPS” button
Q during playback to return to the beginning of
the current selection or to skip to the beginning of the next selection.

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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.
HB5041DB
U CD button
I RAND (Random) button
O RPT (Repeat) button P
Track selection buttons
A SCAN button
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.

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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.
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.
HB5041EB
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.

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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
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.

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Type C audio set (if equipped) The radio will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or
“ON” position.
Radio operation
HB5042BB
1 FM/AM selection button
2 SCAN button
3 WB (weather band) button
4 Tuning buttons
5 Preset buttons 6
Fader/Balance selection button
7 Power switch, Volume control,
Bass/Middle/Treble control and
Fader/Balance control dial
8 AUDIO (audio mode) 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.