2012 SUBARU OUTBACK radio

&Type C audio set (if equipped)The audio set will operate only when the
ignition switch is in the “Acc ”or “ON ”
position. . Power and audio controls: refer to page
5-8. Radio operation: refer to page 5-12
. Satellite radio operation (if equipped):
refer to page 5-19. CD (compact disc) player operation:
refer to page 5-23. Auxiliary input jack: refer to page 5-30
. USB storage device/iPod
®operation:
refer to page 5-33. Bluetooth
®audio: refer to page 5-43
. Hands-free system: refer to page 5-49
NOTE
HD Radio Technology should be in-
cluded as a feature in the type C audio. Audio
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5-8Audio
Power and audio controls &Power switch and volume control
Type A audio
Type B audio
Type C audio
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. & Sound controls and audio settings
NOTE . SPEED VOLUME CONTROL (SVC) is
a function that automatically adjusts
the volume according to the vehicle
speed. As the vehicle speed increases,
the audio volume automatically in-
creases to match the vehicle speed, in order to create a pleasant listening
environment even as the driving noiseincreases..
For type A audio, SRS CS Auto is
equipped. SRS CS Auto creates a 5.1ch
equivalent surround field using 4
speakers that are installed in thevehicle.. For type B audio, SRS TruBass and
FOCUS are equipped.. SRS Sound features:
(1) Sound originating from door
mount speakers can be heard at
ear level (built in SRS FOCUS effect)
(type B audio).
(2) Ultra rich bass sound can be
obtained from standard door mount
speakers (built in SRS TruBass
effect) (type B audio).
(3) Surround sound can be ob-
tained from 2-channel stereo
sources such as CD, MP3 and FM
(built in SRS Circle Surround II
effect) (type A audio).
(4) SRS CS Auto can position the
center channel image in the center
of the vehicle ’s windshield. This
eliminates the need for a center
speaker (built in SRS Circle Sur-
round II phantom center and SRS
FOCUS effects) (type A audio).
. CS Auto, SRS, “
”and “”symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. .
CS Auto technology is incorporated
under license from SRS Labs, inc.. TruBass, FOCUS, SRS and “
”
symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. . TruBass and FOCUS technologies
are incorporated under license from
SRS Labs, Inc.

&Adjustable level of each mode
Mode Range of levels (displayed)Initial setting Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
Volume Volume control 0 to 40 15 (type A and B audio)/16
(type C)For less volume For more volume
AUX volume control* (type
A and B audio) 0 to 40 15 For less volume For more volume
AUX volume control (type Caudio) LOW, MID, HIGH MID From HIGH to MID, MID to
LOW, LOW to HIGHFrom LOW to MID, MID to
HIGH, HIGH to LOW
Tone and balance Bass control 8 to +8 0 For less bass sound For more bass sound
Midrange control 8 to +8 0 For less midrange sound For more midrange sound
Treble control 8 to +8 0 For less treble sound For more treble sound
Fader R9 to F9 0 Front attenuated Rear attenuated
Balance L9 to R9 0 Right channel attenuated Left channel attenuated
Other settings SPEED VOLUME OFF to 2 OFF For less auto volume change For more auto volume change
CS Auto (type A audio) OFF to 2 OFF From 2 to 1, 1 to OFF From OFF to 1, 1 to 2
POSITION (type A audio) ALL, FR, FL ALL From FL to FR, FR to ALL From ALL to FR, FR to FL
SRS Sound (type B audio) OFF to ON OFF OFF ON
Beep (type B audio) OFF to ON ON OFF ON
Brightness (type C audio) 8 to +8 0 For less brightness For more brightness
Contrast (type C audio) 8 to +8 0 For less contrast For more contrast
HD Radio (type C audio) OFF to ON ON OFF ON
*For type A audio, only when an AUX audio product is connected. Audio
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5-12Audio
FM/AM radio operation
Press the “FM ”or “AM ”button (type A and
B audio)/ “FM/AM ”button (type C audio)
when the radio is off to turn on the radio.
& FM selection (type A and B audio)
Type A audio
Type B audio
Press the “FM ”button when the radio is on
to select the preferred reception mode.
Each brief press of the “FM ”button
changes the radio in the following se-
quence starting from the last FM radio
band that you selected.
Type A audio:
Type B audio:
& AM selection (type A and B audio)
Type A audio
Type B audio
! Type A audio
Press the “AM ”button when the radio is on
to select AM reception starting from the
last radio band and the last frequency
interval that you selected. ! Type B audio
Each time the “AM ”button is briefly
pressed the radio changes in the following
sequence starting from the last radio band
that you selected.
& FM/AM selection (type C audio)
“ FM/AM ”button
Press the “FM/AM ”button when the radio is on to select the preferred reception mode.
Each brief press of the
“FM/AM ”button
changes the radio in the following se-
quence starting from the last radio band
with you selected.
& Tuning
! Manual tuning
“ TUNE ”dial:
Type A audio
Type B audio
Type C audio
Turn the “TUNE ”dial clockwise to in-
crease the tuning frequency and turn the “ TUNE ”dial counterclockwise to decrease
it.
Each time the dial is turned, the frequency

interval can be changed between 10 kHz
in the AM mode and 0.2 MHz in the FMmode. !Stereo indicator (type A and B audio)
The stereo indicator “ST ”will illuminate
when an FM stereo broadcast is received. ! Seek tuning (SEEK)
Type A audio:
1) Seek up
2) Seek down Type B audio:
Seek up
Seek down
Type C audio:Seek up
Seek down
If you press the indicated button briefly,
the radio will automatically search for a
receivable station and stop at the first one
it finds. This function may not be available
when radio signals are weak. When this
happens, perform manual tuning to select
the preferred station. !
Scan tuning (SCAN)
Type A audio
Type B audio
Type C audio
If you press the “SCAN ”button, the radio
will switch to the scan mode. In this mode,
the radio scans through the radio band
until a station is found. The radio will
briefly stop at the station while displaying
the frequency, after which scanning will
continue until the entire band has beenscanned.
Press the “SCAN ”button again to cancel
the SCAN mode. If you press the “SCAN ”
button while the radio is stopped at a
station, the radio stays stopped at that
station. If you press the button while the
radio is scanning, the radio stops at the
next receivable station (type A and C
audio)/The radio stops at a frequency
when the “SCAN ”button is pressed (type
B audio).
Automatic tuning may not function prop- Audio
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mode after approximately 10 seconds. &HD Radio
®Technology (Digi-
tal AM and FM Radio) (type C audio)
! HD Radio Technology Information
! What is HD Radio
®Technology and
how does it work?
HD Radio
TMTechnology is the digital
evolution of analog AM/FM radio. Your
radio product has a special receiver which
allows it to receive digital broadcasts
(where available) in addition to the analog
broadcasts it already receives. Digital
broadcasts have better sound quality than
analog broadcasts as digital broadcasts
provide free, crystal clear audio with no static or distortion. For more information,
and a guide to available radio stations and
programming, please visit www.hdradio.com. !
Using HD Radio
®Technology
As a consumer works through the analog
radio stations, (where applicable) the radio
receiver will automatically tune from an
analog signal to a digital signal within five
seconds. An orange
logo indicator will
be seen on the screen when in digital. NOTE The
logo will first appear in a gray
color indicating the station is indeed
(an analog and) a digital station. Once
the digital signal is acquired, the logo
will be a bright orange color. ! Benefits of HD Radio
®Technology
1.
Information: The song title, artist name
and music genre will appear on the screen
when available by the radio station. 2.
Multicast: On the FM radio frequency
most digital stations have “multiple ”or
supplemental programs on one FM sta-
tion. When the consumer pushes the
multicast button, they will move between
the multiple unique program content. 3.
Clear Reception: Unlike analog radio
signals, digital signals do not pass along static, hiss or pops. !
HD Radio
®Technology Trouble-
shooting
1.
Station blending: When acquiring a
radio station, as usual, the radio will play
content in analog. If the radio verifies the
broadcast is an HD Radio Technology
station, it will then shift or blend smoothly
to a digital signal within five seconds.
Depending on the station quality, the
consumer may hear a slight sound change
when the station switches from the analog
to digital signal. 2.
Reception area: Topography of the
earth can affect radio signals. For exam-
ple, when a vehicle is behind a hill or large
building from the radio tower location
analog reception will be poor and it is
highly likely that HD Radio reception will
not occur. When a consumer is on the
multicast or supplemental programming
(HD2/HD3/HD4) and the reception is
weak or lost, this will result in a “mute ”
condition. On the main or HD1 program, a
weak or lost digital signal will result in the
playing of an analog signal until a digital
signal is available. 3.
Station issues: In order to provide the
best experience, a contact form has been
developed to report any radio station
issues found while listening to a broad- Audio
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5-16Audio
cast. Every radio station is independently
owned and operated. These stations are
responsible for ensuring all audio streams
and data fields are accurate. The form can
be found at www.ibiquity.com/automotive/report_radio_station_experiences. Experience Cause Action
Mismatch of time alignment-
Customer may hear a short
period of programming re-
played or an echo, stutter or skip. The radio stations analog and
digital volume is not properly
aligned or the station is in
ballgame mode.
None, radio broadcast issue.
Consumer can contact the
radio station.
Sound fades, blending in andout. Radio is shifting between ana-
log and digital audio.Reception issue, may clear-up
as you continue to drive. HD
Radio off button can force radio
in an analog audio.
Audio mute condition when on
an HD2/HD3 multicast chan-
nel, had been playing. The radio does not have ac-
cess to digital signals at the moment.This is normal behavior, wait
until the digital signal has re-
turned. If out of coverage area,
seek a new station.
Audio mute delay when se-
lecting HD2/HD3 multicast
channel preset. The digital multicast content is
not available until HD Radio
broadcast can be decoded and
make the audio available. This
takes up to seven seconds.
This is normal behavior, wait for
the audio availability.
Text information does not
match the present song audio. Data service issue by the radio
broadcaster.Broadcaster should be notified.
Complete the form: www.ibi-
quity.com/automotive/report_ra-
dio_station_experiences.
No text information shown for
the present selected fre-
quency. Data service issue by the radio
broadcaster.Broadcaster should be notified.
Complete the form: www.ibi-
quity.com/automotive/report_ra-
dio_station_experiences.

!Other information
HD Radio Technology manufactured un-
der license from iBiquity Digital Corpora-
tion. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD Radio
®
and the HD, HD Radio, and “Arc ”logos
are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity
Digital Corp. ! HD Radio selection
Press the
button while receiving FM
radio (except analog broadcast). The next
channel of the station that is being
received will play. ! Mode selection
Turn the “SETTING ”dial and select the
HD Radio ON mode (hybrid mode) or OFF
mode (analog mode). For details, refer to“ Audio settings (type C audio) ”F 5-9.
NOTE
Depending on the broadcasting area,
the digital signal may not be received in
an area where the analog signal can be
properly received, or the system fre-
quently switches the channels between
the digital and analog signals. How-
ever, this does not indicate a malfunc-
tion. If this frequent switching between
digital and analog causes annoyance,
set the radio to the analog mode (HD
Radio off mode) that provides the same
radio broadcasting quality as a con- ventional radio. !
HD Radio indicator
The
indicator illuminates while the
digital broadcast is received during the
HD Radio ON mode. & RBDS text display
Type A audio
Type B audio
Type C audio
! Type A and B audio
If the PS (Program Service Name) and/or
RT (Radio Text) are available, pressingthe “TEXT ”button changes the display
among PS, RT and frequency. The initial
setting is “PS ”.
NOTE . The maximum number of characters
that can be displayed for PS is 8. . The maximum number of characters
that can be displayed for RT is 64.. If RT is 16 characters or longer,
press and hold the “TEXT ”button in order to change the page. !
Type C audio
Press and hold the “HD/TEXT ”button to
show the next page when the text is not
fully displayed while the PSD (Program
Service Data) or RT (Radio Text) service
is received.
NOTE . When the HD Radio function is
turned on, PSD provides additional
information about the broadcast. Text
data such as “Title ”and “Artist ”is
displayed on the screen. To display text
data other than that which is currently
being displayed, turn the “SETTING ”
dial.. When the HD Radio function is
turned off (HD Radio off mode), the
radio text is displayed on the screen
while receiving the broadcasting sta-
tion with RBDS (Radio Broadcast DataSystem).. The maximum number of characters
that can be displayed is 128. Audio
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