2003 SUBARU OUTBACK display

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Waveband selection
n FM/AM selection
Push the “BAND” button 2 to select FM1, FM2 or AM reception. The
display indicates which one is currently selected. n FM/AM/Weather band selection
Push the “BAND” button 2 to select FM1, FM2, AM or Weather band
(WB) reception. The display indicates which is currently selected. Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM stereo broadcast
is received. Tuning (TUNE)
n Manual tuning (TUNE)
Press the tuning button 3 marked “ ” to increase the tuning frequen-
cy and press the tuning button marked “ ” to decrease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the frequency interval can be
changed between 10 kHz in the AM mode and 0.2 MHz in the FMmode.
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 3
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 the
frequency. n Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button
6 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.

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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. Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “preset button ”
4 allows you to select that
station in a single operation. Up to six WB (if equipped), AM, FM1 and
FM2 stations each may be preset. How to preset stations
1. Press the “BAND” button 2 to select FM1, FM2, AM or WB (if
equipped) reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button or tune the radio manually until the
desired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons for more than 2 seconds to store
the frequency. At this time, there will momentarily be no sound from
the radio. If the button is pressed for less than 2 seconds, the preced-
ing 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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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.
HB5052DB
U CD button
I Track selection buttons
O RAND (Random) button P
RPT (Repeat) button
A SCAN button
To start playback
Press the “CD” button U. The “CD” indicator will come on and the
disc number will appear on the display and the CD changer will start playback.
NOTE If the “CD” button is pressed during a radio broadcast, the CD
changer will interrupt the broadcast. At the end of the disc, playback automatically continues with
the next disc. After playback on the last disc finishes, the player will auto-
matically return to the first disc. If you have loaded fewer than 6 discs, any missing disc is
automatically skipped.

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Selection of a desired disc
Discs cannot be selected using the main audio unit. To select a disc,
press one of the “Disc select ” buttons (these are numbered from 1 to
6) on the CD changer unit. The disc will begin to play. To select a song from its beginning
Briefly press the “ ” button
I to skip to the beginning of the next
track and briefly press the “ ” button to skip to the beginning of the
current track. Fast-forwarding and fast-reverse
Press the “ ” button I continuously for more than a half second to
fast-forward the disc.
Press the “ ” button continuously for more than a half second to fast
reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding or fast reverse. Repeat
Press the “RPT” button
P 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
O 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 (a convenient way to become familiar with a disc)
1. Press the “SCAN” button
A.
– The display shows “SCAN” and the track number being
scanned.– You hear the first 10 seconds of each track.
– The operation is automatically cleared after playing all pro-
grams. Then, normal playback starts.

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This dial is used for bass/middle/treble controls when the
“AUDIO”
button 2 is in the depressed position. It is also used for fader/balance
controls when the “BAL” button 3 is in the depressed position.
Display
Control mode
HB5036BA
Turn counterclockwiseTurn clockwise
BASSBass controlFor less bassFor more bass
MIDDLEMiddle note controlFor less middle noteFor more middle note
TREBLETreble controlFor less trebleFor more treble
FADERFader controlTo increase rear speaker volume and decrease
front speaker volumeTo increase front speaker volume and decrease
rear speaker volume
BALANCEBalance controlTo increase left speaker volume and decrease
right speaker volumeTo increase right speakervolume and decrease left
speaker volume
VOLUMEVolume controlFor less volumeFor more volume
nTone control
The volume control dial 1 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
2 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.)

5-18Bass Middle Treble Volume (BASS) (MIDDLE) (TREBLE) (VOLUME)
n
Fader and balance control
The volume control dial 1 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 “BAL” button
3
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
(FADER) (BALANCE) (VOLUME)
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 1.5 seconds to return the displayto original brightness.
Subsequently pressing the volume dial again for more than 1.5
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
4 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
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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
5 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 7 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 7
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
8 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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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 buildings and
hills. Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button 6 allows you 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 re-
ception.
OR
Press the “WB” button
5 to select the weather band.
2. Press the “SCAN” button 8 or tune the radio manually until the de-
sired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons 6 for at least 1.5 seconds to store
the frequency. The frequency of the station will flash once on the dis-
play at this time. If the button is pressed for less than 1.5 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.