2009 SUBARU OUTBACK audio

&Repeating
! To repeat the currently playing
track/file (track)
To repeat a track/file (track), briefly press the“RPT ”button while the track/file (track)
is playing. The display will show “RPT ”,
and the track/file (track) will be repeated.
To cancel the track/file (track) repeat-play
mode, briefly press the “RPT ”button
twice. The “RPT ”indication will go off,
and the normal playback mode will beresumed.
NOTE . Each time you briefly press the
button, the mode will change to the
next one in the following sequence.
If you accidentally press the button and
cancel the track/file (track) repeat-play
mode, press it again to reselect the
repeat-play mode.. The repeat-play mode will be can-
celled if you perform any of the follow-
ing steps:
.Press the “RPT ”button
. Press the “
”button
. Press the disc select button
. Select the radio or AUX mode
. Press the “
”or “”side of the
SEEK/SCAN button on folder re-
peating (MP3 or WMA disc) . Press the “LOAD ”button when
thereisfreespaceintheCD magazine. . Turn off the power of the audio
equipment.. Turn the ignition switch to the
“ LOCK ”position. !
To repeat the currently playing disc/ folder
To repeat the currently playing disc/folder,
press the “RPT ”button twice while a track/
file (track) is playing. The display will show“ D-RPT ”for non-MP3/WMA disc, “F-RPT ”
for MP3/WMA folder. And the disc/folder
will be played repeatedly.
To cancel the disc/folder repeat play
mode, press the “RPT ”button once more.
The “D-RPT ”or “F-RPT ”indication will go
off, and the normal playback mode will beresumed.
NOTE . Each time you briefly press the
button, the mode will change to the
next one in the following sequence. Audio
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If you accidentally press the button and
cancel the disc/folder repeat-play
mode, press it again to reselect the
disc/folder repeat-play mode..For MP3 and WMA discs, they can
play back repeatedly only for the
currently playing file folder. They can-
not play back the whole disc.. The disc/folder repeat-play mode
will be cancelled if you perform any of
the following steps:
.Press the “RPT ”button
. Press the “
”button
. Press the disc select button
. Select the radio or AUX mode
. Press the “
”or “”side of the
SEEK/SCAN button in the folder
repeating mode “F-RPT ”
. Turn off the power of the audio
equipment. . Turn the ignition switch to the
“ LOCK ”position. &
Random playback
! Non-MP3/WMA disc
Press the “RPT ”button for 0.5 second or
longer during disc playback to play all of
the tracks on the disc in a random order.
The display will show “RDM ”, and all of the
tracks on the disc will be played in a
random order.
To cancel random playback, press the “ RPT ”button again for at least 0.5 second.
The “RDM ”indication will go off, and the
normal playback mode will be resumed.
NOTE
Random playback will be cancelled if
you perform any of the following steps: . Press the “RPT ”button
. Press the “
”button .
Press the disc select button
. Select the radio or AUX mode
. Press the “LOAD ”button when
there is free space in the CD magazine. . Turn off the power of the audio
equipment.. Turntheignitionswitchtothe
“ LOCK ”position.
! MP3/WMA disc
Press the “RPT ”button for 0.5 second or
longer during disc playback to play all of
the tracks in the folder currently being
played in random order. The display willshow “F-RDM ”during the folder random
mode. Press the “RPT ”button again for
0.5 second or longer to play all of the
tracks on the disc in random order. The
display will show “D-RDM ”during the disc
random mode.
To cancel the random mode, press the “ RPT ”button for 0.5 second or longer
during “D-RDM ”random playback. The
“ D-RDM ”indication will go off, and the
normal playback mode will be resumed. NOTE . Each time you press the button for
0.5 second or longer, the mode will
change to the next one in the followingsequence.

If you accidentally press the button and
cancel the random mode, press it again
to reselect the random mode..Random playback will be cancelled
if you perform any of the followingsteps:
.Press the “RPT ”button
. Press the “
”or “”side of the
SEEK/SCAN button in the folder
random mode “F-RDM ”
. Press the “
”button
. Press the disc select button
. Select the radio or AUX mode
. Press the “LOAD ”button when
there is free space in the CD magazine. . Turn off the power of the audio
equipment.. Turn the ignition switch to the
“ LOCK ”position. &
ScanThe scan mode lets you listen to the first
10 seconds of each track/file (track) in
succession. Press the “
”side of the
SEEK/SCAN button for 0.5 second or
longer to start scanning upward beginning
with the track/file (track) following the
currently selected one. Press the “
”
side of the button to start scanning down-
ward beginning with the track/file (track)
preceding the currently selected one.
After all tracks/files (tracks) in the disk/
folder have been scanned, normal play-
back will be resumed. To cancel the scan
mode, press the “
”or “”side of the
button for 0.5 second or longer. NOTE
The scan mode will be cancelled if you
perform any of the following steps: .
Press the “RPT ”button
. Press the “
”or “”side of the
TUNE/TRACK button . Press the “
”or “”side of the
SEEK/SCAN button . Press the “
”button
. Press the disc select button
. Select the radio or AUX mode
. Press the “LOAD ”button when
there is free space in the CD magazine. . Turn off the power of the audio
equipment.. Turntheignitionswitchtothe
“ LOCK ”position. Audio
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& Display selection
If you briefly press the “TEXT ”button
during playback of an MP3/WMA file, the
indication will change to the next one in
the following sequence.
! Page (track/folder title) scroll
If, having pressed the “TEXT ”button to
select FOLDER NAME or TRACK NAME
display, you press the “TEXT ”button
again, the title will be scrolled so you can
see all of it.
NOTE
The display is designed to show titles
for up to three pages (64 characters in
total). However, it may in some cases
show titles for only up to two pages (32
characters in total). &
Folder selectionPress the “”side of the SEEK/SCAN
button briefly to select the next folder.
Press the “
”side of the button briefly to
go back to the previous folder. The folder
title will be shown each time you press
one of the buttons. NOTE . Selecting folders in this way is
possible only within a single disc. . Only MP3/WMA folders are recog-
nized when an attempt to select the
next or previous folder is made. If no
appropriate folder exists on the disc,
pressing the “
”or “”side of the
SEEK/SCAN button starts playback
beginning with the first track/file(track).

&How to eject a CD from the
player (type A)
When a disc is being played back or when
a disc is in the player, press the ejectbutton “
”. The disc will be ejected.
NOTE . Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out, because vibration might
make it fall out.. If the disc is left ejected for more
than approximately 15 seconds after
the ignition switch is turned to the“ OFF ”position, a disc protection func-
tion will operate, automatically reload-
ing the disc. In this case, the disc is not played. &
How to eject CDs from the
player (type B)
! Ejecting a CD from the player
Of the discs loaded, you can select and
remove only one disc.
1. Use the disc select button to select the
disc to be ejected.
2. Briefly press the “”button. The
selected disc will be ejected. The disc
number indicator will flash at this time.
When you remove the ejected disc, the
disc number indicator will go off.
To remove more discs in succession,
repeat Steps 1 and 2. Audio
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! Ejecting all discs from the player
(all disc ejection mode)
1. If you continue to press the “”
button, the player will produce beep sound
and will enter the all disc ejection mode. At
this time, the disc number indicator and“ ALL EJECT ”indicator will flash.
2. Remove the disc that has been
ejected. The other discs loaded will then
be ejected one after another. If you do not
remove the disc that has been ejected, the“ All disc ejection mode ”will be canceled.
NOTE . Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out, because vibration might
make it fall out.. If you press the “
”button while the player is in all disc ejection mode,
the mode will be cancelled following
ejection of the disc that is currently
being ejected..
If you press the “CD ”button or
“ LOAD ”button while the player is in
all disc ejection mode, the player will
draw in the discs that have been
ejected and play them.
& When the following mes-
sages are displayed
If one of the following messages is
displayed while operating the CD player,
determine the cause based on the follow-
ing information. If you cannot clear those
messages, please contact your SUBARU
dealer. ! When “PUSH EJECT ”is displayed
Press the eject button to unload the disc.
Check the disc for damage or deforma-
tion, and also check that the correct disc is
inserted. Do not try to unload the disc
forcibly. Single CDs (i.e., 8 cm/3 inch CDs)
are not supported, and if inserted, they will
be immediately ejected and this message
will be displayed. If the disc cannot be
unloaded or this message remains dis-
played, please contact your SUBARU
dealer. !
When “CHECK DISC ”is displayed
Press the eject button to unload the discs.
Check that the disc is not damaged or
scratched, and also check that the disc is
inserted correctly. This message may
appear when using some CD-RW discs.
Check that the disc type (i.e., 8 cm/3 inch
CDs are not supported) and data format
are correct. This player can only play MP3
and WMA data formats. If the disc cannot
be unloaded or this message remains
displayed, please contact your SUBARU
dealer.

AUX unit operation &AUX jack
By connecting a commercial audio pro-
duct to the vehicle, such as a portable
audio player, you can hear its sound via
the vehicle ’s speaker.
Connect the portable audio player and
push the “AUX ”button.
For the audio input jack, a stereo mini pin
plug (3.5ø) can be connected. For detailed
information, see the Owner ’s Manual of
the portable audio player. &
AUX inputs selection button
Press the “AUX ”button when the auxiliary
audio input is off to turn on the auxiliary
audio input. NOTE . 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 low. If you turn up the volume of
the audio set, the volume becomes
louder. However, when you change
the player to the other portable audio
player, the sound may become a lot
louder. Turn down the volume when
you change between them.. In some cases, when the sound
volume of the portable audio player is low, the sound becomes bad when you
turn up the volume of the vehicle audio
system. In this case, adjust the sound
volume of the portable audio player..
In some cases, noise occurs be-
cause of a bad connection between the
portable player and the audio system.
Try cleaning the stereo jack and audioplug.. If noise is not reduced, check for
disconnection of the cord or malfunc-
tions of the portable player. Audio
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Audio control buttons
(if equipped)
These buttons are located on the spokes
of the steering wheel. They allow the
driver to control audio functions without
taking his/her hands off the steeringwheel. &MODE button
This button is used to select the desired
audio mode. Each time it is pressed, the
mode changes to the next one in the
following sequence:
*1: The frequency last received in the selected
waveband will be displayed.
*2: Only when a CD is in the player.
*3: Only when with an auxiliary audio product is
connected. ! “
”and “”buttons
! With radio mode selected
Press the “
”button or “”button. The
radio will seek the next receivable station
and stop on it.
That station ’s frequency will be shown on
the audio display. ! With CD mode selected
Press the “
”button to skip forward in the
track/file (track) order. Press the “”
button to skip backward in the track/file (track) order.
The track/file (track) number will be shown
on the audio display. !
With SAT mode selected
Press the “
”button to skip forward in the
channel order. Press the “”button to
skip backward in the channel order. The
channel will be shown on the audio
display. ! Volume control buttons
Press the “+ ” button to increase the
volume. Press the “ ” button to reduce
the volume.
A number indicating the volume will be
shown on the audio display.