2002 SUBARU IMPREZA Owners Manual

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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 andto 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 automati-
cally drawn in and starts tape playback.
n When cassette tape is in the player
When the “TAPE” button (12) is pressed, the display
will show “PLAY” and the player will start playback.
Tape travel indicators
These indicate the direction the cassette tape ismoving. : indicates that the top side of the cassette is be-
ing played back. : indicates that the bottom side of the cassette is
being played back.
Program switching button (PROG)
When the program switching button “PROG” (16) is
pressed during playback, the tape travel indicatorswill switch and the player will begin playing back theopposite 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 continuous playback.
Fast-forward button (FF)
To fast-forward the tape, press the “FF” button (15).
The display will show “FF”. To stop fast-forwarding,
press the “FF” or “TAPE” (12) button.
Rewind button (REW)
To rewind the tape, press the “REW” button (17).
The display will indicate “REW”. To stop rewinding,
press the “REW” or “TAPE” (12) button.
Eject button (
)
When “
” button (10) 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 cer-
tain that you remove the cassette tape.

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Tape program sensor button (TPS)
n Blank skip
When the “TPS” button (13) is pressed, the “TPS” in-
dicator 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 (13) during playback to return to
the beginning of the current selection or to skip to
the beginning of the next selection. To use this func-
tion, press the “TPS” button to turn on the “TPS” in-
dicator. If the fast-forward button “FF” (15) is then
pressed, the player advances the tape to the begin-
ning of the next selection and starts playing it. If the
rewind button “REW” (17) is pressed instead, the
player rewinds the tape to the beginning of the cur-
rent selection and starts replaying it. The “TPS”
function may not operate properly under the follow- ing 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 (11) 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
display. When the selection ends, the cassette play-
er automatically rewinds 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” func-
tion may not operate properly under the followingconditions: 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
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Dolby B NR button ()
Press “
” button (14) when playing tapes re-
corded using the Dolby NR system*. The “” in-
dicator 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 Li-
censing Corporation.
n Auto metal sensor
The cassette player automatically adjusts for metal or CrO 2 tape.
Built in CD changer operation
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(18) LOAD button
(19) SCAN button
(20) Disc slot
(21) CD button
(22) Eject button
(23) Random button
(24) Fast forward/Fast reverse and
track UP/DOWN knob
(25) Repeat button
(26) Disc select button

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NOTE
Make sure to always insert a disc with the label side up. If a disc is inserted with the label sidedown, it might be ejected or the player mightshut off.
How to insert a CD(s)
n Inserting a CD
1. Press “LOAD” button (18). If the magazine in the
player has an idle position where you can insert adisc, the “DISC” indicator associated with the idle
position will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there is no idleposition in the magazine.
2. As soon as the “DISC” indicator begins to blink,
the “IN” will appear on display for a period of 15 se-
conds. Insert a disc during the period. The disc will be then automatically drawn in, and the player willbegin to play back the first number of the disc. To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1
and 2. The magazine will be loaded with discs in the
ascending order of position number.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds after you
have pressed the “LOAD” button, the player will be-
gin to play back the first number of the last disc you
have inserted.
The disc indicator steadily lights up if a disc is al-
ready inserted in the corresponding position of themagazine. While the player is in the loading mode, if you
press any of the other mode buttons “FM” (2), “AM”
(1)
and “TAPE” (12), the player will enter the stand-
by mode. Press the “CD” button (21) to start play-
back.
n Inserting a disc in a desired position
1. Press the “LOAD” button. If the magazine in the
player has an idle position where you can insert adisc, the “DISC” indicator associated with the idle
position will blink.
The positions in the magazine the indicator of which
steadily lights up are already loaded with discs.
2. Press the “DISC SELECT ” button (26) at the posi-
tion where you want to insert a disc. The associated
“DISC” indicator will blink, and the “IN” will be dis-
played.
3. If you insert a disc during the 15-second periodwhile the “IN” is on display, the disc will be automati-
cally drawn in, and the player will start playback of
the disc, beginning with the first number. To insert more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1
and 2. While the player is in the loading mode, if you

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press any of the other mode buttons “FM” (2), “AM”
(1) and “TAPE” (12), the player will enter standby
mode. Press the “CD” button to start playback.
n Loading all the magazine (Full disc loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD” button for
more than 1.5 seconds, the player will produce beep sound and will enter the full disc loading mode.
2. A “DISC” indicator will blink, and the “IN” will be
on display for a period of 15 seconds. If a disc issuccessfully loaded during this period, the “DISC”
indicator will stop blinking and will steadily light.
3. When the loading of a disc is complete, the next
“DISC” indicator will blink. Then repeat Step 2.
4. When the magazine is filled with discs by repeat-
ing Steps 2 and 3, the player will start playback of
the discs, beginning with the one inserted first.
If you fail to insert any disc during each 15-second interval, the full disc loading mode will be canceled,
and the player will start playback of the disc in-
serted first.
How to play back a CD or make a pause
n When there is no CD inserted:
Insert a CD by referring to “How to Insert a CD(s) ”.When a CD is loaded, the player will start playback
of the CD, beginning with the first number.
n When there are CDs loaded:
Press a desired one of the “DISC SELECT ” buttons
(26) the “DISC” indicator of which steadily lights up.
The player will then start playback of the selected
CD, beginning with the first number.
Selecting a desired track (TRACK)
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❚: Skipping forward
❚ : Skipping backward
: Fast forwarding
: Fast reversing

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nSkipping forward
Turn the “TRACK” knob (24) clockwise and release it
immediately to skip to the beginning of the next
track. Each time the knob is turned and released,
the indicated track number will increase.
n Skipping backward
Turn the “TRACK” knob (24) counterclockwise and
release it immediately to skip to the beginning of the
current track. If you continue to turn and release the
knob, the indicated truck number will decrease.
n Fast forwarding
Turn the “TRACK” knob (24) clockwise and hold it
continuously for more than 2 seconds to fast forwardthe disc.
Release the knob to stop fast forwarding.
n Fast reversing
Turn the “TRACK” knob (24)
counterclockwise and
hold it continuously for more than 2 seconds to fast
reverse the disc.
Release the knob to stop fast reverse.
Repeat playback
Press the “RPT” button (25) 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 play-
back mode is restored.
Random playback
Press the “RDM” button (23) while a disc is being
played back to play all songs on the disc in a ran-
dom order. 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
When the “SCAN” button (19) is pressed while the
disc is being played back, you can hear the first 10
seconds of each track to search for the desired pro-
gram. To continue listening to the program, pressthe “SCAN” button again. After all tracks on the disc
have been scanned, normal playback mode is re-
stored.
How to unload CDs from the player
n Ejecting a CD from the player
Of the discs loaded, you can select and removeonly one disc.
1. Press the “DISC SELECT ” button (26) of the disc

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whose “DISC” indicator is ON.
2. Press the “EJECT” button (22). Then the “DISC”
indicator associated with the disc you have selected will blink, and the disc will be ejected.
To remove more discs in succession, repeat Steps 1and 2.
n Ejecting all discs from the player (All discejection mode)
1. If you continue to press the “EJECT” button (22),
the player will produce beep sound and will enterthe all disc ejection mode.
2. Remove the disc that has been ejected. The oth- er discs loaded will then be ejected one after anoth-
er. If you do not remove the disc that has been
ejected, the “All disc ejection mode ” will be can-
celed.
NOTE
Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD sticking out,
because vibration might make it fall out. Precautions to observe when han- dling a compact disc (CD)
To remove a disc from the case, press the center
of the case and hold both edges of the disc. If the
disc surface is touched directly, contamination
could cause poor tone quality. Do not touch the disc
surface. Use a clean disc whenever possible. If there are
deposits, wipe the disc surface from the center out-
ward with a dry, soft cloth. Be sure not to use a hard
cloth, thinner, benzene, alcohol, etc. Never use a badly damaged, deformed or
cracked disc. Malfunctions or problems might result. A disc is vulnerable to heat. Never keep it either in
places exposed to direct sunlight, near heaters or in vehicles parked in the sun or hot days.

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