2003 SUBARU FORESTER Owners Manual

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Display Control mode
Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
BAS Bass control For less bass For more bass
TRE Treble control For less treble For more treble
BAL Balance control To increase left speaker volume and
decrease right speaker volume To increase right speaker volume and
decrease left speaker volume
FAD Fader control To increase rear speaker volume and
decrease front speaker volume To increase front speaker volume and
decrease rear speaker volume
VOL Volume control For less volume For more volume
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Tone control
The volume control dial (7) normally function as vol-
ume control. The dial become a control for Bass or
Treble when you select the appropriate tone control
mode.
Choose desired level for each mode by turning the vol-
ume control dial. The control function returns to vol-
ume control mode after about 5 seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the
“BAS/TRE” 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.) Fader and balance control
The volume control dial (7) normally function as vol-
ume 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 vol-
ume control mode after about 5 seconds. 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.) FM/AM selection button
Push the “FM/AM” button (1) when the radio is off to
turn on the radio.
Pushthe“FM”or“AM”buttonwhentheradioisonto
select FM1, FM2 or AM reception.
Each time this button is pressed, the band will change
in the following order:
The display indicates which one is currently selected. Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM
stereo broadcast is received.
Volume
(VOL)
Bass(BAS) Treble(TRE)
Volume (VOL)
Bass(BAS) Fader
(FAD)
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Weather band button (WB)
Push the “WB” button (2) 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)
: Tuning to a higher frequency
: Tuning to a lower frequency
: Seeking the next higher station
: Seeking the next lower station
Manual tuning for AM and FM
Turn the tuning knob (4) clockwise and release it im- mediately to increase the tuning frequency and turn
thetuningknobcounterclockwiseandreleaseitimme-
diately to decrease the tuning frequency.
Each time the knob is turned, the frequency changes
10 kHz in the AM waveband and 0.2 MHz in the FM
waveband.
Manual tuning for weather band
Turnthetuningknob(4)clockwiseandreleaseitim-
mediately to change the WB channel up and turn the
tuning knob counterclockwise and release it immedi-
ately to change the WB channel down. Each time the
knob is turned, the WB channel changes to the next
channel. Seek tuning
Turn the tuning knob (4) and hold it for more than a
half second. Seek tuning will operate and stop auto-
matically on the next station.
Continue this operation until you find the desired sta- tion. Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (3) 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 displaying the fre-
quency, after which scanning will continue until the en-
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tire 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 tun-
ing, stations are scanned in the direction of low fre-
quencies to high frequencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function properly if the sta-
tion reception is weakened by distance from the sta-
tion or proximity to tall buildings and hills. Selecting preset stations
Presettingastationwithapresetbutton(5)allowsyou
to select that station in a single operation. Up to six
AM, FM1, FM2 and WB stations each may be preset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button to select AM,
FM1 or FM2 reception.
OR
Press the “WB” button (2) to select the weather band.
2. Press the “SCAN” button (3) or tune the radio man-
ually until the desired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons (5) for at least 1.5
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 1.5 seconds, the pre- ceding selection will remain in memory.
NOTE
If the connection between the radio and battery is
broken for any reason such as vehicle mainte-
nance or radio removal, all stations stored in the
preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is nec-
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Cassette player operation
(17) (16) (15)
(14) (13)
(9)
(10) (11)(12)
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(9) Cassette slot
(10) Eject button
(11) Repeat button
(12) TAPE (cassette player selec-
tion) button
(13) TPS button
(14) Dolby B NR button
(15) Fast forward button
(16) Program switching button
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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 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) us-
ing a wet-type cleaning cassette. To play back a cassette tape
When cassette tape is not in the player
When a cassette is partially inserted, it is automatically
drawn in and starts tape playback. 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 is mov-
ing.
: indicates that the top side of the cassette is being
played back.
: indicates that the bottom side of the cassette is be-
ing played back.
Program switching button (PROG)
When the program switching button “PROG” (16) is
pressed during playback, the tape travel indicators will
switch and the player will begin playing back the oppo-
site side of the tape. The same mechanism is auto-
matically 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 certain
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Tape program sensor button (TPS)
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. 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 function,
press the “TPS” button to turn on the “TPS” indicator.
If the fast-forward button “FF” (15) is then pressed, the
player advances the tape to the beginning 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 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 se-
lection. 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 mu-
sic 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 player automat-
ically rewinds to the beginning of the piece and the se-
lection 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 prop-
erly under the following conditions: When the recording level is low.
When there are long pauses in the middle of a se-
lection. 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 (14) when playing tapes recorded
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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. Auto metal sensor
The cassette player automatically adjusts for metal or
CrO 2tape.