2002 SUBARU LEGACY Owners Manual

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FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)
Push the “FM/AM” button 3 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:
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. Manual tuning (TUNING)
Press the tuning button 1 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 mode and 0.2 MHz in the FM mode.
Constant pressure on the button causes a continuous change in the
frequency. 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
band has been scanned from the low end to the high end.
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.

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Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button 4 allows you to select that
station in a single operation. Up to six AM, FM1 and FM2 stations
each may be preset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button
3 to select FM1, FM2 or AM
reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button 2 or tune the radio manually until the de-
sired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons 4 for at least two seconds to
store the frequency. The frequency of the station will flash once on the
display at this time. If the button is pressed for less than two seconds,
the preceding 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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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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McIntosh audio set (if equipped) The audio set will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or
“ON” positions.
CAUTION
The power amplifier for this audio set is mounted under the front
passenger’ s seat. The amplifier will become hot if the audio con-
tinues to operate.
Never touch the amplifier. Doing so could cause burns.
Radio operation
HB5053BB
1 POWER ON/OFF/BRIGHT button
2 FM/AM selection button
3 Tuning/FF FB dial
4 Weather band button 5
Preset buttons
6 Treble sound control knob
7 Volume and fader/balance
control dial
8 Bass sound control knob

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ON-OFF switch
The audio system can be turned on by pressing the POWER button
when the ignition key is in the ACC or ON position. Pressing the
POWER button once again will turn off the power. In addition, the fol-
lowing six operations will also result in the audio system ’s power be-
ing turned on: Pressing the FM/AM selector button
Pressing the Tape Mode selector button
Pressing the Disc Mode selector button (provided that a CD has
been inserted or that a CD multi-changer is connected to the system) Inserting a cassette
Inserting a CD
Pressing the Traffic information button
Volume control
HBS040BB
Turn clockwise to increase the audio-system volume.
Turn counterclockwise to reduce the audio-system volume. Tone control
Bass and treble adjustments are made using separate knobs. To
make an adjustment, press the knob to make it pop out then turn the
knob as desired. Then push the knob back in.

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HBS041AA
nBASS control
The bass control adjusts the level of low pitch sounds. The bass is
adjusted by turning the knob from left to right in this condition.
Turn clockwise to increase the level of bass tones.
Turn counterclockwise to reduce the level of bass tones. n TREBLE control
The treble control adjusts the level of high pitch sounds. The treble is
adjusted by turning the knob from left to right in this condition.
Turn clockwise to increase the level of treble tones.
Turn counterclockwise to reduce the level of treble tones. Balance control
HBS042BC

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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