2012 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX CD player

Antenna system.................................................. 5-3
Roof antenna ...................................................... 5-3
FM reception ....................................................... 5-3
Installation of accessories .................................. 5-4
Audio set ............................................................. 5-4
Type A audio set (if equipped) ............................. 5-5
Type B audio set (if equipped) ............................. 5-6
Power and sound controls ................................. 5-7
Power switch and volume control ........................ 5-7
Sound control ..................................................... 5-7
Adjustable level of each mode ............................. 5-9
FM/AM radio operation ...................................... 5-10
FM/AM selection ................................................. 5-10
Tuning ............................................................... 5-10
Displaying radio PS (Program Service Name) and RT (Radio Text) ................................................ 5-12
Station preset .................................................... 5-12
Satellite radio operation (if equipped) .............. 5-13
Sirius XM
TMSatellite Radio Activation (for U.S.A.
only) ................................................................ 5-13
Sirius satellite radio (for Canada only) ................ 5-13
Satellite radio reception ...................................... 5-13
Displaying satellite radio ID of tuner ................... 5-14
Band selection ................................................... 5-15
Channel and category selection .......................... 5-15
Channel preset ................................................... 5-16
Display selection ................................................ 5-16
CD player operation ........................................... 5-16
Play file. ............................................................. 5-17
How to insert a CD(s) (type A) ............................ 5-17
How to insert a CD (type B) ................................ 5-18 How to play back a CD
...................................... 5-18
To select a track from the beginning .................. 5-18
Fast-forwarding and rewinding . .......................... 5-19
Repeating .......................................................... 5-19
Random playback .............................................. 5-20
Scan ................................................................. 5-20
Display selection ............................................... 5-21
Folder selection ................................................. 5-21
How to eject CDs from the player (type A) ..... ..... 5-22
How to eject a CD from the player (type B) .... ..... 5-22
When the following messages are displayed. . ..... 5-22
Auxiliary input jack (if equipped). ..................... 5-23
Precautions to observe when handling a compact disc ................................................... 5-24
USB storage device / iPod
®operations
(type B audio) ................................................. 5-26
Play file ............................................................. 5-26
Connectable USB storage device ....................... 5-26
Connectable iPod
®models ................................. 5-27
Connecting USB storage device / iPod®............. 5-27
How to play back ............................................... 5-28
To select a track from the beginning .................. 5-29
To select a chapter from the beginning when connecting iPod
®............................................. 5-29
Fast-forwarding and rewinding . .......................... 5-29
Repeating .......................................................... 5-29
Random playback .............................................. 5-29
SCAN (only when connecting USB storage device) ............................................................ 5-30
Selecting category (only when connecting iPod
®) ............................................................. 5-30 Audio
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&Type A audio set (if equipped)The audio set will operate only when the
ignition switch is in the “Acc ”or “ON ”
position. . Power and sound controls: refer to
page 5-7. Radio operation: refer to page 5-10
. Satellite radio operation (if equipped):
refer to page 5-13. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to page 5-16. Auxiliary input jack: refer to page 5-23 Audio
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5-6Audio
& Type B audio set (if equipped)
The audio set will operate only when the
ignition switch is in the “Acc ”or “ON ”
position. . Power and sound controls: refer to
page 5-7. Radio operation: refer to page 5-10
. Satellite radio operation (if equipped):
refer to page 5-13. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to page 5-16. Auxiliary input jack: refer to page 5-23
. USB storage device/iPod
®operation:
refer to page 5-26. Hands-free system: refer to page 5-35

5-16Audio
!Channel scan
Type A audio
Type B audio
Press the “SCAN ”button briefly to change
the radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode,
under the selected category, 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 again to cancel
the SCAN mode and to stop on any
displayed channel.
& Channel preset
! How to preset channels
1. Press the “SAT ”button to select SAT1,
SAT2 and SAT3 reception.
2. Select the desired channel.
3. Press and hold one of the preset
buttons (from
to) to store the
channel. If the button is pressed briefly,
the preceding selection will remain in
memory. NOTE .
Up to six SAT1, SAT2 and SAT3
channels each may be preset. . If the connection between the radio
and battery is broken for any reason
such as vehicle maintenance or radio
removal, all channels stored in the
preset buttons are cleared. If this
occurs, it is necessary to reset the
preset buttons. ! Selecting preset channels
1. Press the “SAT ”button to select SAT1,
SAT2 or SAT3 reception.
2. Press the preferred preset button
briefly. & Display selection
Type A audio
Type B audio
Press the “TEXT ”button while receiving
the satellite radio to change the display as follows.
CD player operation NOTE . Make sure to always insert a disc
with the label side up. If a disc is
inserted with the label side down, the
player displays “CHECK DISC ”. Refer
to “When the following messages are
displayed ”F 5-22.
. If a disc is inserted during a radio
broadcast, the disc will interrupt thebroadcast.. After the last song finishes, the disc
will automatically return to track 1 (the
first track on the disc) and will auto-
matically play back. . 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.. Mini CDs (i.e., 8 cm/3 inch CDs) are
not supported, and if inserted, they will
be immediately ejected.. CDs that can be played back are
accompanied by the following restric-tions.
–Maximum number of folders: 255
– Maximum number of files in a
folder: 255 – Maximum number of files on a
CD: 510

&Play file
NOTE . Copyright protected MP3/WMA/AAC
files will not be played by the system.
The player will automatically skip to the
next file (track).. WMA9 Lossless, WMA9 Profes-
sional and WMA9 voice cannot beplayed. MP3: . Based on MPEG1, 2 and 2.5 Layer3
. Sampling rate (kHz): 48, 44.1, 32, 24,
22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8. Bit rate (kbps): 8 to 320
. Supports variable bit rates
WMA:. Based on Windows Media Audio 9
. Bit rate (kbps): 32 to 192
AAC (type B audio):. Based on MPEG4 AAC (ISO/IEC
14496-12: 2003+iTune Meta-data Specifi- cation) . Sampling rate (kHz): 48, 44.1, 32, 24,
22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8. Bit rate (kbps): 8 to 320
. Number of channels: 1 to 2ch &
How to insert a CD(s) (type A)
1. Briefly press the
button. If the
magazine in the player has a spare slot
where you can insert a disc, the disc
number indicator associated with the
spare slot will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there
are no spare slots in the magazine.
2. When the “LOAD ”indicator illumi-
nates, insert the disc. Once you have
inserted the disc, the “LOAD ”indicator will
turn off. The disc will then be 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 slot number.
If you do not insert any disc within 15
seconds after you have pressed the
button, the player will begin to play back
the first track of the last disc you haveinserted. . The disc indicator lights up continu-
ously if a disc is already inserted in the
corresponding position of the magazine. . While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press
orbutton, the
player will enter the standby mode. Press the
button to start playback. !
Inserting a disc in a desired posi- tion
1. Briefly press the
button. If the
magazine in the player has a spare slot
where you can insert a disc, the disc
number indicator associated with the
spare slot will blink.
The slots in the magazine the indicator of
which steadily lights up are already loaded
with discs.
2. Press the disc select button (from
to) at the slot where you want
to insert a disc.
3. When the “LOAD ”indicator illumi-
nates, insert the disc. Once you have
inserted the disc, the “LOAD ”indicator will
turn off. The disc will then be automatically
drawn in, and the player will begin to play
the first track on the disc. . If you wish to insert another disc,
repeat the procedure beginning with step 1.
If you do not insert any disc within 15
seconds after you have pressed the
button, the player will begin to play back
the first track of the last disc you haveinserted. . While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press
orbutton, the
player will enter the standby mode. Press the
button to start playback. Audio
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5-18Audio
!Loading all the magazine (full disc
loading mode)
1. If you press and hold the
button,
the player will produce beep sound and
will enter the full disc loading mode.
2. When the disc number indicator
flashes and “ALL LOAD ”indicator illumi-
nates, insert a disc within 15 seconds. If a
disc is successfully loaded during this
period, the disc number indicator will stop
blinking and will steadily light.
3. When the loading of a disc is com-
plete, the next disc number indicator 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 canceled, and the player will
start playback of the disc inserted first.
& How to insert a CD (type B)
Hold the disc with a finger in the center
hole while gripping the edge of the disc,
then insert it into the slot (with the label
side up) and the player will automatically
pull the disc into position. NOTE
DO NOT INSERT TWO DISCS INTO THE
DISC INSERTION SLOT AT THE SAMETIME. &
How to play back a CD
! When there is no CD inserted
Properly insert a CD. Refer to “How to
insert a CD(s) (type A) ”F 5-17/ “How to
insert a CD (type B) ”F 5-18.
When a CD is loaded, the player will start
playback of the CD, beginning with the
first track. ! When there are CDs loaded (type A)
Press the preferred disc select button (from
to). If a disc is loaded
in any slot, the corresponding disc number
indicator will be constantly illuminated.
The player will then start playback of the
selected CD, beginning with the first track.
If a disc that the player cannot read has
been loaded, the player will display themessage “CHECK DISC ”.
! When CD is in the player (type B)
Each brief press of the
button
changes the modes in the following sequence.
When the CD mode is selected, the player
will start playback. & To select a track from the beginning
Type A audio
Type B audio
Turn the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial clock-
wise to skip to the beginning of the next
track/file. Each time the dial is turned, the
indicated track/file number will increase.
Turn the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial counter-
clockwise to skip to the beginning of the
current track/file. Each time the dial is
turned, the indicated track/file number will decrease.

NOTE
With an MP3, WMA or AAC (type B audio): .Skipping past the last track/file will
take you back to the first track/file in
the folder.. Skipping past the first track/file will
take you to the last track/file in the
folder. & Fast-forwarding and rewind- ing
Type A audio:
Fast-forward
Rewind
Type B audio:
Fast-forward
Rewind
Press and hold the “”button to fast-
forward the track. Release the button to
stop fast-forwarding.
Press and hold the “
”button to rewind
the track. Release the button to stop rewinding. NOTE . If you fast-forward to the end of the
last track, fast-forwarding will stop and
the player will start playback beginning
with the first track. For an MP3, WMA or
AAC (type B audio) folder, the player
will start playback beginning with the
first track of the next folder.. If you rewind to the beginning of the
first track, rewinding will stop and the
player will start playback. For an MP3,
WMA or AAC (type B audio) folder, the
player will start playback beginning
with the first track of the current folder. & Repeating
Type A audio
Type B audio
To repeat a track/file, briefly press the “ RPT/RDM ”button while the track/file is playing.
Each time you briefly press the button, the
mode changes in the following se-quences.
Type A audio:
Type B audio:
NOTE .
The “RPT ”indication refers to the
repeat playback of a single track. It
repeats the track that is playing. . The “F-RPT ”indication refers to the
repeat playback of a folder. It repeats
the all of the tracks in the folder. It is
possible to select the function when
the MP3/WMA/AAC format track isplaying.. The “D-RPT ”indication refers to the
repeat playback of a disc. It repeats the
tracks on the CD. It is only possible to
select this function for type A audio.
To cancel the track/file repeat-play mode,
briefly press the “RPT/RDM ”button and
select CANCEL. The “RPT ”indication will
turn off, and the normal playback mode Audio
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5-22Audio
Type B audio:
To select the next folder
To go back to the
previous folder
& How to eject CDs from the
player (type A)
! Ejecting a CD from the player
Of the discs loaded, you can select and
remove only one disc.
1. Press the disc select button (from
to) 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 turn off.
To remove more discs in succession,
repeat steps 1 and 2. ! Ejecting all discs from the player
(all disc ejection mode)
1. If you press and hold 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. The CD may fall out due to vibration.. 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
button orbutton while the player is in all disc
ejection mode, the player will draw in
the discs that have been ejected and
play them. & How to eject a CD from the
player (type B)
When a disc is being played back or when
a disc is in the player, press the
button. The disc will be ejected. NOTE . Avoid driving the vehicle with a CD
sticking out. The CD may fall out due to vibration.. If the disc is left ejected for more
than approximately 15 seconds, a disc protection function will operate, auto-
matically reloading the disc. In this
case, the disc is not played. &
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
button to eject the disc.
Check the disc for damage or deforma-
tion, and also check that the correct disc is
inserted. Do not try to eject 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 ejected or this message re-
mains displayed, please contact your
SUBARU dealer. ! When “CHECK DISC ”is displayed
Press the
button to eject 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.