2006 SUBARU OUTBACK Owners Manual

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Type A audio set (if equipped)
The audio set will operate only when the igniti on switch is in the “ACC” or “ON” position.PUSH POWER-VOL
SEEK
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– CONTINUED –„ Radio operationT Power switch and volume control
The dial is used for both power (ON/OFF)
and volume control. The radio is turned
ON and OFF by pushing the dial and the
volume is controlled by turning the dial.
The dial can also be used for tone and bal-
ance adjustment. T Tone and balance control
The volume control dial normally functions
as a volume control. This dial becomes a
control for Bass, Midrange, Treble, Fader
or Balance when you select the appropri-
ate tone and balance control mode.
Choose desired volume level for each
mode by turning the volume control dial.
The control function returns to volume
control mode after approximately 5 sec-
onds. V To change tone control modes
Each brief press of the “AUDIO” button
changes control modes in the following
sequence starting from volume control
mode. (When the radio is first turned on,
the control mode is in the volume control.)
The “AUDIO” button is used for selecting
the following control modes:PUSH POWER-VOL 500228 PUSH ON/VOL
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Volume
(VOLUME) Bass
(BASS) Midrange
(MIDDLE)
Treble
(TREBLE)

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Control mode (Range of
levels)
Turn counterclockw ise Turn clockwise
Bass control (–6 to +6) For less bass sound For more bass sound
Midrange control (–6 to +6) For less midrange sound For more midrange sound
Treble control (–6 to +6) For less treble sound For more treble sound
Volume control (0 to 40) For less volume For more volume 500009
V To change balance control mode
Each brief press of the “BAL” button
changes control modes in the following
sequence starting from volume control
mode. (When the radio is first turned on,
the control mode is in the volume control.)
The “BAL” button is used for selecting the
following control modes:BAL 500230
Volume
(VOLUME) Balance
(BALANCE)Fader
(FADER)

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– CONTINUED –Control mode (Range of
levels)
Turn counterclockw ise Turn clockwise
Fader control (R9 to F9) To increase rear speaker volume
and decrease front speaker vol-
ume To increase front speaker volume
and decrease rear speaker vol-
ume
Balance control (L9 to R9) To increase left speaker volume
and decrease right speaker vol-
ume To increase right speaker volume
and decrease left speaker vol-
ume
Volume control (0 to 40) For less volume For more volume 500009
T FM/AM selection button
Push the “FM” or “AM” button when the ra-
dio is off to turn on the radio.
Push the “FM” or “AM” button when the ra-
dio is on to select FM1, FM2 or AM recep-
tion.
T Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on
when an FM stereo broadcast is received. FM AM CD 500231

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T Tuning
V Manual tuning
Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK
button to increase the tuning frequency
and press the “ ” side of the button to
decrease it.
Each time the button is pressed, the fre-
quency interval can be changed between
10 kHz in the AM mode and 0.2 MHz in the
FM mode.
If you hold down the “ ” side of the but-
ton, the tuning frequency will increase
continuously, and if you hold down the
“ ” side of the button, the tuning fre-
quency will decrease continuously. Re-
lease the button when your desired fre-
quency is reached. NOTE While you are holding down either side
of the TUNE/TRACK button, the tuning
frequency will not stop changing even
if the frequency of a receivable station
is reached.
V Seek tuning
If you press the “ ” or “ ” side of the
SEEK/SCAN button and release it within
1.5 second, the radio will automatically
search for a receivable station and stop at
the first one it finds. This function may not
be available, however, when radio signals
are weak. In such a situation, perform
manual tuning to sele ct the desired sta-
tion. V Automatic tuning (SCAN)
If you press the “ ” or “ ” side of the
SEEK/SCAN button for 1.5 second or
longer, the radio will switch to scan mode.
In this mode, the radio scans through the
radio band until a station is found. The ra-
dio will stop at the st ation for five seconds
while displaying the frequency, after which
scanning will continue until the entire band
has been scanned.
Press the “ ” or “ ” side of the button
again to cancel the scan mode and to stop
on any displayed frequency.
If you hold down the “ ” side of the but-
ton, the radio will scan up the frequency
band (from low frequencies to high fre-
quencies). If you hold down the “ ” side
of the button, the radio will scan down the
frequency band (from high frequencies toTUNE
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– CONTINUED –low frequencies).
Automatic tuning may not function proper-
ly if the station re ception is weakened by
distance from the station or proximity to
tall buildings and hills.
T Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a “preset button”
allows you to select that station in a single
operation. Up to six, AM, FM1 and FM2
stations each may be preset.
T How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM” or “AM” button to select
FM1, FM2, or AM reception.
2. Press the “ ” or “ ” side of the but-
ton or tune the radio manually until the de-
sired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons for more than 1.5 seconds to store the fre-
quency. If the button is pressed for less
than 1.5 seconds, the preceding selection
will remain in memory.
NOTE y If the connection between the radio
and battery is broken for any reason
such as vehicle maintenance or radio
removal, all stations stored in the pre-
set buttons are cleare d. If this occurs,
it is necessary to reset the preset but-
tons.
y If a cell phone is placed near the ra-
dio, it may cause the radio to emit
noise when it receives calls. This noise
does not indicate a radio fault.
„ Compact disc player opera-
tion T To playback a compact disc
V 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 the player will automatically pull
the disc into position.
NOTE y DO NOT INSERT TWO DISCS INTO
THE DISC INSERTION SLOT AT A TIME.
y Be 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.
y After the last song finishes, the play-
er will automatically return to track 1
(the first song on the disc).
y If you insert a disc that the player
cannot read, the player will eject the
disc and revert to its previous mode.
y The player is designed to be able to
play music CD-Rs and music CD-RWs,
but it may not be able to play certain
ones.
V When CD is in the player
When the “CD” button is pressed, the
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NOTE After the last song finishes, the player
will automatically re turn to track 1 (the
first song on the disc).
T To stop playback of a CD
When the “POWER-VOL” button is
pressed during playback of a CD, the CD
stops playing temporarily. To let the CD
resume playing, press the button again.
T To select a song from its beginning
V Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the TUNE/
TRACK button to skip to the beginning of
the next track. Each ti me this side of the
button is pressed, the indicated track
number will increase. V Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” side of the TUNE/
TRACK button to skip to the beginning of
the current track. Each time this side of the
button is pressed, the indicated track
number will decrease. T Fast-forwarding and fast-reversing
V Fast-forwarding
Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK
button continuously to fast-forward the
disc.
Release the button to stop fast-forward-
ing.
NOTE If you fast-forward past the last track
on the disc, the player will select the
first track on the disc and start playing
it.TUNE
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– CONTINUED –V Fast-reversing
Press the “ ” side of the TUNE/TRACK
button continuously to fast-reverse the
disc.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing.
NOTE If you fast-reverse to the beginning of
the first track on the disc, the fast-re-
versing will stop and the player will
start playing the first track on the disc. T Repeat playback
Use this to play a certain track repeatedly.
During playback, press the “RPT” button.
The “RPT” indicator will come on and the
track will be played continuously. To can-
cel the repeat mode, press the button
again. Then the “RPT” indicator goes out,
and normal playback mode is restored.
NOTE The repeat-playback mode will be can-
celled if you perform any of the follow-
ing operations:
y Press the “RDM” button
y Press the “ ” or “ ” side of the
SEEK/SCAN button
y Press the “ ” button
y Select the radio mode
y Turn off the power of the audio equipment.
y Turn the ignition sw itch to the “OFF”
position.
T Random playback
Use this to play the tracks on the disc in
random order. During playback, press the
“RDM” button. 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.
NOTE The random-playback mode will be
cancelled if you perform any of the fol-
lowing operations:TUNE
TRACK 500057
RPT 500235
RDM 500236