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This dial is used for bass/middle/treble controls when the “AUDIO”
button 8 is in the depressed position. It is also used for fader/balance
controls when the “FAD/BAL” button 6 is in the depressed position.
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 control dial 7 normally function as volume control. The
dial become a control for Bass, Middle note or Treble when you select
the appropriate 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 “AUDIO” 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.)

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FM1 FM2 AM
The display indicates which one is currently selected. Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM stereo broadcast
is received. Weather band button (WB)
Push the “WB” button
3 when the radio is off to turn on the radio in
the weather band.
Press the “WB” button when the radio is on to select the weather
band. Manual tuning (TUNE)
n Manual tuning for AM and FM waveband
Push the tuning button 4 marked “ ” to increase the tuning frequen-
cy and press the tuning button marked “ ” to decrease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the frequency changes 10 KHz in the AM waveband and 0.2 MHz in the FM waveband.
Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in the
frequency. n Manual tuning for weather band
When weather band mode is selected, press the tuning button 4
marked “ ” to change the WB channel up and press the tuning but-
ton marked “ ” to change the WB channel down. Each time the but-
ton is pressed, the WB channel changes to the next channel.
Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in thechannel. Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button
2 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

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Cassette player operation
HB5042CB
9 TAPE (cassette player selection) button
Q Cassette slot
W Eject button
E TPS button R
Repeat button
T Fast forward button
Y Rewind button
U Dolby B NR button
I Program switching 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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nBlank search
Press “TPS” button E 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”
T 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”
Y 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
R 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 U 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.

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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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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.
HB5042EB
H SCAN button
J Disc up/down button
K Random button L
Repeat button
Z Track selection buttons
X CD button
To start playback
When the “CD” button X is pressed, the CD changer will start play-
back. The display shows the current disc number, track number and the elapsed time during playback.

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Fast forwarding and fast reverse
n Fast forwarding
Press the “ ❚” button Z continuously for more than 0.5 second to
fast forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding.
If you continue fast forwarding to the end of the disc, the CD changer
will automatically stop fast forwarding and start playback beginning
with the first track on the current disc. n Fast reverse
Press the “❚ ” button
Z continuously for more than 0.5 second to
fast reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast reverse.
If you continue fast reverse to the beginning of the disc, the CD
changer will automatically stop fast reverse and start playback begin-
ning with the first track on the current disc. Repeat playback
Press the “RPT” button
L 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
K 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
H is pressed while the disc is being played
back, you can hear the first 10 seconds of each track to search 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.

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Type D and E audio set (if equipped)
Type D: Without weather band
Type E: With weather band
The audio set will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or
“ON” position.
Radio operation
HB5052BB
1 Power switch/Volume, Tone,
Balance, Fader control dial
2 BAND button
3 Tuning buttons 4
Preset buttons
5 AUDIO button
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.