2007 SUBARU IMPREZA buttons

Type B audio set (if equipped)
The audio set will operate only when the ignition switch is in the“Acc ”or “ON ”position.
& Radio operation(1) Power switch, Volume, Brightness con-
trol dial
(2) FM/AM selection button
(3) Seek button
(4) Scan button
(5) Sound/Tune control dial
(6) Preset buttons
! Power switch and volume/bright-
ness control (POWER/VOL/BRIGHT)
The dial (1) 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 thedial. ! Sound control and tune/folder se-
lect/channel control (SOUND/TUNE/FOLDER/CH)
The dial (5) is used for selecting the sound
control mode with each brief press of the
dial, and turn it to adjust each level. It is
also used for tuning the radio/folder
selection (only when playing MP3 or
WMA)/channel selection (satellite radio*)
when the “FM/AM ”, “CD/AUX ”and “SAT ”
are selected.
(*: Use of satellite radio (Sirius) requires a
tuner, antenna and a service contract. For
details, please contact your SUBARU
dealer.) Audio
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!Display illumination dimness cance-
lation (BRIGHT)
The brightness of the radio display dims
when the light switch is in the “
”or
“” position. If this makes the display
difficult to read, press the volume dial for
more than 2 seconds to return the display
to original brightness. Subsequently
pressing the volume dial again for more
than 2 seconds or if you can safely do so,
turning the light switch to the OFF position
and back to the “
”or “”position
makes the radio display dim again. ! FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)
Push the “FM/AM ”button (2) 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:
The display indicates which one is cur-
rently selected. ! Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST ”will come on
when an FM stereo broadcast is received. !
Manual tuning (TUNE)
Turn the tuning dial (5) clockwise to
increase the tuning frequency and turn
the dial counterclockwise to decrease it.
Each click the dial is turned, the frequency
changes 10 kHz in the AM waveband and
0.2 MHz in the FM waveband. ! Seek tuning
When the “
”side of the “SEEK/TRACK/
CAT ”button (3) is depressed, the radio will
begin to automatically seek up for recei-
vable frequencies and will stop at the first
one found. For the “
”side, the radio will
begin to automatically seek down. This
function may not be available, however,
when radio signals are weak. In such a
situation, perform manual tuning to select
the desired station. ! Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN ”button (4) 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 a
receivable station for 5 seconds while
displaying the frequency by blinking, 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 recep-
tion is weakened by distance from the
station or proximity to tall buildings andhills. !
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 and
FM2 stations each may be preset. ! How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM ”button (2) to select
AM, FM1 or FM2 reception.
2. Press the “SCAN ”button (4) or tune
the radio manually until the desired station
frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons (6) for
at least 2 seconds to store the frequency.
The frequency of the station will flash once
on the display at this time. NOTE . 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
preset buttons are cleared. If this
occurs, it is necessary to reset the Audio
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preset buttons. . If a cell phone is placed near the
radio, it may cause the radio to emit
noise when the phone receives calls.
This noise does not indicate a problem
with the radio.

&Built-in CD changer control(7) CD button
(8) Eject button
(9) Disc slot
(10) Track selection buttons
(11) Repeat/Random button
(12) Disc number indicator
(13) Load button
(14) Folder selection dial
(15) Disc selection buttons
(16) Display button
NOTE . Make sure to always insert a disc
with the label side up. . If a disc is inserted during a radio
broadcast, the disc will interrupt thebroadcast.. The player is designed to be able to
play music CD-Rs and music CD-RWs,
but it may not be able to play certainones.. 8 cm/3 inch CDs are not supported,
and if inserted, they will be immediatelyejected. Audio
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! How to insert a CD(s)
! Inserting a CD
1. Briefly press the “LOAD ”button (13). If
the magazine in the player has an idle
position where you can insert a disc, the
disc number indicator associated with the
idle position will blink. If no indicator
blinks, it means that there is no idle
position in the magazine.
2. When “IN ”is displayed, insert the disc.
Once you have inserted the disc, the disc
number indicator will stop blinking. The
disc will be then automatically drawn in,
and the player will begin to play back the
first track 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 within 15 seconds after you
have pressed the “LOAD ”button and “IN ”
is displayed, the player will begin to play
back the first track of the last disc you
have inserted. . While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press the “FM/AM ”button (2), the
player will enter the standby mode. Press the “CD/AUX ”button (7) to start playback. !
Inserting a disc in a desired position
1. Briefly press the “LOAD ”button (13). If
the magazine in the player has an idle
position where you can insert a disc, the
disc number indicator (12) associated with
the idle position will blink.
2. Press the disc selection button (15) at
the position where you want to insert a
disc. The associated disc number indica-
tor will blink.
3. If you insert a disc during the 15-
second period while “IN ”is displayed, the
disc will be automatically drawn in, and the
player will start playback of the disc,
beginning with the first track. . To insert more discs in succession,
repeat Steps 1 and 3. . While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press the “FM/AM ”button (2), the
player will enter standby mode. Press the “ CD/AUX ”button (7) to start playback.
! Loading all the magazine (Full disc
loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the “LOAD ”
button (13) for more than 2 seconds, the
player will enter the full disc loading mode.
2. The disc number indicator (12) asso-
ciated with the idle position will blink. The
magazine will be loaded with discs in the
ascending order of position number. 3. When the loading of a disc is com-
plete, the next disc number indicator (12)
will blink. Then repeat Step 2.
4. When the magazine is filled with discs
by repeating 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 seconds interval,
the full disc loading mode will be can-
celed, and the player will start playback of
the disc inserted first. !
How to play back a CD or make a pause
! 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 track. ! When there are CDs loaded:
Depress the “CD/AUX ”button to turn on
the CD (when the last mode of the player
is CD) and press a desired one of the disc
selection buttons (15). The player will then
start playback of the selected CD, begin-
ning with the first track.

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& Auxiliary unit operation
(17) AUX button
(18) Category button
(19) Scan button
(20) Satellite radio* button
(21) Category selection button
(22) Preset buttons
(23) Channel selection dial
(*: Use of satellite radio (Sirius) requires a
tuner, antenna and a service contract. For
details, please contact your SUBARU
dealer.) “ Satellite Radio mode ”and “AUX mode ”
are available as well as the CD changer
mode when the unit is in the Auxiliary unitmode. NOTE . For use of the In-dash CD changer,
refer to the section of “In-dash 6 CD
auto changer ”in this chapter.
. Use of satellite radio (Sirius) re-
quires a tuner, antenna and a service
contract. For details, please contact
your SUBARU dealer.. The “AUX mode ”can be used when
the appropriate device is connected to
the AUX terminal.. The output sound of the portable
audio player is not loud, and the sound
via the vehicle ’s speakers that are
connected to the vehicle audio set is
very quiet. If you turn up the volume of

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! Displaying Sirius ID of tuner
When you activate Sirius, you should
have your Sirius tuner ID ready because
each tuner is identified by its unique Sirius
tuner ID.
The Sirius ID will be needed when you
activate Sirius and receive Sirius custo-
mer support.
The Sirius ID can be found on the audio
display by tuning the channel to “0 ”.
Turn the “TUNE/FOLDER/CH ”dial (23) to
select the satellite radio channel. ! Channel selection
Turn the “TUNE/FOLDER/CH ”dial (23) to
select the radio channel. Turn the tuning
dial clockwise to change the channel
upward and turn the dial counterclockwise
to change the channel downward with
each click of the dial. ! Category selection
Press the “SEEK/TRACK/CAT ”button
(18) to select the category of radio
channel. Press the “
”side of the button
(18) to change the category upward and the “
”side of the button to downward
with each press of the button. ! Channel preset
Presetting a channel with a preset button
(22) allows you to select that station in a
single operation. Up to six SR1, SR2 and SR3 channels each may be preset.
Press one of the preset buttons for
at
least 2 seconds to store the channel. The
number of the channel will flash once on
the display, and the unit produces a beep
sound at this time. ! Channel scan
Press the “SCAN ”button (19) to change
the radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode,
the radio scans through the channel until a
station is found. The radio will stop at the
station for 5 seconds while displaying the
channel number, after which scanning will
continue until the entire channel has been
scanned from the low end to the high end.
Press the “SCAN ”button (19) again to
cancel the SCAN mode and to stop on any
displayed station.
When the “SCAN ”button is pressed for
automatic tuning, stations are only
scanned in an upward direction. ! Category mode
Press the “CAT ”button (21) for at least 2
seconds to turn the category mode on. In
this mode, the radio operations (channel
selection, channel scan) are performed
only in the selected category. To cancel
the category mode, press the “CAT ”button
(21) for at least 2 seconds again. !
Band selection
Push the “SAT ”button (20) when the radio
is on to select SR1, SR2 or SR3 reception.
Each time this button is pressed, the band
will change in the following order:
! AUX mode
Press the “CD/AUX ”button (17) to select
the “AUX mode ”(when the AUX unit is
connected to the AUX terminal).

In-dash 6 CD auto changer (if equipped) &Loading and unloading compact discs
(1) Disc slot
(2) Disc indicators (disc No. 1 to 6)
(3) Disc selection buttons (disc No. 1 to 6) (4) Eject button
(5) Disc slot indicator
CAUTION
. Do not attempt to insert two or
more discs into the slot at a time.
Doing so can cause mechanical
damage to the CD changer.
. Use only music CDs identified by
a
mark.
. Do not use CDs listed in the
following which could cause da-
mage to the CD player. . 3 inch (8 cm) compact disc
. Any disc with a peel-off or seal
on it
. Any disc with scratches and/
or dust
. Bent disc
. Cleaning disc
. CD accessory (e.g., 3 inch (8
cm) disc adapter)
. Do not insert or remove any disc
when the automatic transmission
selector lever is in the park
position; the selector lever in that
position can interfere with disc
insertion or removal, causing
scratches on the disc surface
(for AT vehicles). Audio
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