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Bass Middle Treble Volume (BAS) (MId) (TRE) (VOL)
nFader 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.)
Fader Balance Volume
(FAd) (BAL) (VOL)
nDisplay illumination dimness cancellation (BRIGHT)
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.
Subsequently pressing the volume dial again for more than two
seconds or if you can safely do so, turning the light switch to the OFFposition and back to the “p ” or “w ” position makes the radio dis-
play dim again. FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)
Push the “FM/AM” button
1 when the radio is off to turn on the radio.
Push the “FM/AM” button when the radio is on to select FM1, FM2 or
AM reception. Each time this button is pressed, the band will change
in the following order:

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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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Cassette player operationHB5043CB
7 Eject button
8 Cassette slot 9
Fast-forward/Rewind button
(Program switching buttons)
Q Dolby B NR 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
.
Cassette slot
Insert a cassette with the exposed tape side facing to the right. After
inserting, playback starts. Tape travel indicators
The tape travel indicators 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.

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Program switching buttons
When the program switching buttons “
” and “” 9, are
pressed at the same time during playback, the tape travel indicators will switch and the player will begin playing back the opposite side ofthe 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 continuous playback. Fast-forward button
To fast-forward the tape, press the “
” or “” button 9 in the
same direction as the tape travel indicator. To stop fast-forwarding,
lightly press the opposite side of the “
” or “” button.
Rewind button
To rewind the tape, press the “
” or “” button 9 in the direc-
tion opposite to the tape travel indicator. To stop rewinding, lightly
press the opposite side of the “
” or “” button.
Eject button (
)
When the “
” button 7 is pressed, playback stops and the cassette
tape is ejected.
Before the ignition switch is turned to the “OFF” position, eject the
tape from the player. Always make certain that you remove the cas-sette tape. Dolby BNR button (BNR)
Press “BNR” button
Q when playing tapes recorded using the Dolby
NR system*. The “BNR” indicator will light up and high-frequency
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 operation (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 CD player operation proce-
dures, refer to “CD player 2 ” in this chapter.

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nFADER control
The balance control adjusts the volume balance between the front
and rear speakers.
The balance is adjusted by turning the knob from left to right in thiscondition.
Turn clockwise to increase the relative sound volume in the front of thevehicle.
Turn counterclockwise to increase the relative sound volume in the
rear of the vehicle. n BALANCE control
The balance control adjusts the volume balance between the left and
right speakers. Pull the knob out until it stops. The balance is adjusted
by turning the knob from left to right in this condition.
Turn clockwise to make the sound louder on the right of the vehicle.
Turn counterclockwise to make the sound louder on the left of the ve-hicle. n Display illumination dimness cancellation (BRIGHT)
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 POWER ON/OFF button for more than two seconds to returnthe display to original brightness.
Subsequently pressing the POWER ON/OFF button again for more
than two seconds or if you can safely do so, turning the light switch tothe OFF position and back to the “p ” or “w ” position makes the
radio display dim again. FM/AM selection button
Press the FM/AM selector button to choose either FM or AM broad-
casts. The display will show FM or AM accordingly.Use the tuning dial to select the station to which you wish to listen. Manual tuning
Turn the tuning dial ’s outer tuner to increase or decrease the reception
frequency in individual steps.
FM band: 0.2 MHz steps AM band: 10 kHz steps

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Cassette tape stop and eject button
When “
” button is pressed, playback stops and the cassette tape
is ejected.
Before the ignition switch is turned to the “OFF” position, eject the
tape from the player. Always make certain that you remove the cas-sette tape. Program button (PROG)
If a cassette is currently being played, the PROG button can be
pressed to switch from the A-side to the B-side or vice-versa. Fast-forward button (FF)
To fast-forward the tape, press the “FF” button. To stop fast-forward-
ing, lightly press the “PLAY” button.
If the “FF” button is pressed twice successively during playback, the
player will fast-forward the tape to the end of the current song and
resume the playback from the beginning of the next song. Rewind button (REW)
To rewind the tape, press the “REW” button. To stop rewinding, lightly
press the “PLAY” button.
If the “REW” button is pressed twice successively during playback,
the player will rewind the tape up to the beginning of the current song
and resume the playback from its beginning. Repeat button (RPT)
If the RPT button is pressed while a song on a cassette tape is being
played, the cassette player will then begin to play that song repeated-
ly. Press the RPT button once again to return to normal playback. Dolby B NR button (B NR)
Press “ B NR” button when playing tapes recorded using the Dolby
NR system*. High-frequency noise on the tape will be reduced for
clearer sound reproduction.
*Noise reduction system manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation. “Dolby” and double-D Symbol are trade marks of Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

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Compact disc player operation
HB5053CB
O DISC IN indicator light
P Disc slot
A Disc button S
Eject button
D FF· FB dial
F Repeat 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.
Single CDs (8 cm/3 inch CD) may also be used without an adapter.
After inserting, the DISC IN indicator (LED) will come on and playback
start. 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.