2002 SUBARU FORESTER CD player

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* 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.
Compact disc player operation
HB5042DB
O SCAN button
P Disc slot
A Eject button
S Random button D
Repeat button
F Track selection buttons
G CD (CD player selection) button
To play back a compact disc
n When CD is not in the 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) and theplayer will automatically pull the disc into position.
A single CD (8 cm/3 inch CD) may also be used without any adapter.

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After insertion, the DISC indicator “” will come on and “CD” will
appear on the display and the player will start playback. 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 the player might shut off. After the last song finishes, the player will automatically return
to track 1 (the first song on the disc). n When CD is in the player
Press the “CD” button
G. The display will show “CD” and the player
will start playback. NOTE After the last song finishes, playback will automatically return to track 1 (the first song on the disc). To select a song from its beginning
n Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ❚” button
F to skip to the beginning of the next
track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated track number will
increase. n Backward direction
Briefly press the “❚ ” button
F to skip to the beginning of the cur-
rent track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated truck num-
ber will decrease. Fast forwarding and fast reverse
n Fast forwarding
Press the “ ❚” button F continuously for more than 0.5 second to
fast forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding. n Fast reverse
Press the “❚ ” button F continuously for more than 0.5 second to
fast reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast reverse.

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Repeat playback
Press the “RPT” button D 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
S 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
When the “SCAN” button
O is pressed while the disc is being played
back, you can hear the first 10 seconds of each track to seach for the
desired program. To continue listening to the program, press the
“SCAN” button again. After all tracks on the disc have been scanned,
normal playback mode is restored. To eject a disc from the player
When a disc is being played back or when a disc is in the player,
press the eject button “
” A . The disc will be ejected.
The disc may be removed even when the ignition switch is in the
“LOCK” position.
NOTE
Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out, because vibra- tion might make it fall out.

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NOTE If a disc is in the player, the “CD” button is used to change
from CD player operation to CD changer operation. Each time the
“CD” button is pressed, the operating mode will change alter-
nately. At the end of the disc, the player automatically continues with
the next disc. After playback on the last disc finishes, playback will automat-
ically return to the first disc. 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 the desired disc
Press either the disc up button “DISC ”
J or disc down button
“DISC ” to select the desired disc. Each time the “DISC ” J but-
ton is pressed, the indicated disc number will increase. Each time the
“DISC ” button is pressed, the indicated disc number will decrease.
Constant pressure on these buttons causes a continuous change in
the disc number. To select a song from its beginning
n Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ❚” button
Z to skip to the beginning of the next
track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated track number will
increase. n Backward direction
Briefly press the “❚ ” button
Z to skip to the beginning of the cur-
rent track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated track num-
ber will decrease.

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Compact disc player operationHB5052CB
7 Disc slot
8 CD button
9 Eject button
Q Fast forward and track up button W
Fast reverse and track downbutton
E Random button
R Repeat button
T Scan button
Y PWR (power) switch
To playback a compact disc
n When CD is not in the 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) and theplayer will automatically pull the disc into position.
A 8 cm/3 inch CD may also be used without any adapter. NOTE DO NOT INSERT TWO DISCS INTO THE DISC INSERTION
SLOT AT A TIME. Be 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. After the last song finishes, the player will automatically return
to track 1 (the first song on the disc).

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nWhen CD is in the player
When the “CD” button 8 is pressed, the player will start playback.
NOTE After the last song finishes, the player will automatically return to track 1 (the first song on the disc). To stop playback of a CD
When the “PWR” button Y is pressed during playback of a CD, the
CD stops playing temporarily. To let the CD resume playing, press the
button again. To select a song from its beginning
n Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” button Q to skip to the beginning of the next
track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated track number will
increase. n Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” button W to skip to the beginning of the current
track. Each time the button is pressed, the indicated truck number will
decrease. Fast forwarding and fast reverse
n Fast forward
Press the “ ” button Q continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast
forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding. n Fast reverse
Press the “ ” button
W continuously for more than 0.5 second to fast
reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast reverse. Repeat playback
Use this to play a certain track repeatedly. During playback, press the
“RPT” button
R and release it in less than 2 seconds. The “RPT” indi-
cator will come on and the song will be played continuously. To can-

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cel the repeat mode, press the button again. Then the “RPT” indicator
goes out, and normal playback mode is restored. Random playback
Use this to play the tracks on the disc in random order. During play-
back, press the “RDM” button
E and hold it in for more than 2 se-
conds. The “RDM” 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 “RDM”
indicator goes out, and normal playback mode is restored. Scan
Press the “SCAN” button
T and release it in less than 2 seconds, and
you can hear the first 10 seconds of each track to seach for the
desired program. To continue listening to the program, press the
“SCAN” button again. After all tracks on the disc has been scanned,
normal playback mode is restored. To eject a disc from the player
When a disc is being played back or when a disc is in the player,
press the eject button “
” 9 . The disc will be ejected.
The disc may be removed even when the ignition switch is in the
“LOCK” position.
NOTE Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out, because
vibration might make it fall out. To protect the disc, the disc is automatically loaded if it is left
in the ejected position for more than approximately 15 seconds(Auto Reload). In this case, the disc is not played.

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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.
HB5052DB
U CD button
I Track selection buttons
O RAND (Random) button P
RPT (Repeat) button
A SCAN button
To start playback
Press the “CD” button U. 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. If you have loaded fewer than 6 discs, any missing disc is
automatically skipped.