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NOTE
While you are holding down either sideof the TUNE/TRACK button, the tuningfrequency will not stop changing evenif the frequency of a receivable stationis reached.
!Seek tuning (SEEK)
If you press the“”or“”side of the“SEEK FLDR”button (7), the radio willautomatically search for a receivablestation and stop at the first one it finds.This function may not be available, how-ever, when radio signals are weak. In suchasituation,performmanualtuningtoselect the desired station.
!Scan tuning (SCAN)
Press the“SCAN”button (8) to change theradio to the SCAN mode. In this mode, theradio scans through the radio band until astationis found. The radio will stop at thestation for 5 seconds while displaying thefrequency, after which scanning will con-tinue until the entire band has beenscannedfrom the low end to the highend. Press the“SCAN”buttonagain tocancel the SCAN mode and to stop on anydisplayed frequency.
Press the“”or“”side of the“SEEKFLDR”button (7) again to cancel the scanmode and to stop on any displayed
frequency.
When the“SCAN”button is pressed forautomatic tuning, stations are scanned inthe direction of low frequencies to highfrequencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function prop-erly if the station reception is weakened bydistance from the station or proximity totall buildings and hills.
!Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset buttonallows you to select that station in a singleoperation. Up to six AM, FM1 and FM2stations each may be preset.
!How to preset stations
1. Press the“FM AM”button (2) to selectFM1, FM2 or AM reception.
2. Press the“SCAN”button (8) or tunethe radio manually until the desired stationfrequency is displayed.
3. Press and hold one of the presetbuttons to store the frequency. If thebutton is pressed briefly, the precedingselection will remain in memory.
NOTE
.If the connection between the radioand battery is broken for any reasonsuch as vehicle maintenance or radioremoval, all stations stored in the
preset buttons are cleared. If thisoccurs, it is necessary to reset thepreset buttons..If a cell phone is placed near theradio, it may cause the radio to emitnoise when it receives calls. This noisedoes not indicate a radio malfunction.
!Satellite radio mode (if equipped)
To receive satellite radio, it is necessary toinstall the SUBARU genuine satellitereceiver (optional part) and to enter intoa contract with a satellite radio networkservice such as“Sirius XMTMsatelliteradio”(for U.S.A. only) or“Sirius satelliteradio”(for Canada only). For details,please contact your SUBARU dealer.
!Sirius satellite radio (for Canadaonly)
Refer to“Sirius satellite radio (for Canadaonly)”F5-7.
!Sirius XMTMSatellite Radio Acti-vation (for U.S.A. only)
Refer to“Sirius XMTMSatellite RadioActivation (for U.S.A. only)”F5-8.
!Satellite radio reception
Refer to“Satellite radio reception”F5-8.
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!Displaying satellite radio ID oftuner
When you activate satellite radio, youshould have your satellite radio tuner IDready because each tuner is identified byits unique satellite radio tuner ID.
The satellite radio ID will be needed whenyou activate satellite radio and receivesatellite radio customer support.
The satellite radio ID can be found on theaudio display by tuning the channel to“0”.
Turn the“TUNE/TRACK”button (4) toselect the satellite radio channel.
!Band selection button
Push the“SAT”button (1) when the radiois off to turn on the radio.
Push the“SAT”button when the radio ison to select SAT1, SAT2 or SAT3 recep-tion.
!Channel selection
Press“”of the“TUNE TRACK”button(4) to select the next channel and press“”of the button to select the previouschannel.
Keep pressing“”of the button tochange to the next channel continuouslyand keep pressing“”of the button tochange to the previous channel continu-ously.
!Category selection
Press“”or“”of the“SEEK FLDR”button (7) to display the current category.Press“”again to select the nextcategory, and press“”again to selectthe previous category.
!Channel scan
Press the“SCAN”button (8) to change theradio to the SCAN mode. In this mode, theradio scans through the channels until astation is found. The radio will stop at thestation for 5 seconds while displaying thechannel number, after which scanning willcontinue until the entire channel has beenscanned from the low end to the high end.
Also during the category selection, chan-nel scan can be performed in that cate-gory.
Press the“SCAN”button again to cancelthe SCAN mode and to stop on anydisplayed channel.
!Selecting preset channels
Presetting a channel with a preset button(10) allows you to select that channel in asingle operation. Up to six, SAT1, SAT2and SAT3 channels each may be preset.
!How to preset channels
1. Press the“SAT”button (1) to selectSAT1, SAT2 and SAT3 reception.
2. Press the“SCAN”button (8) or the“TUNE TRACK”button (4) to select thechannel.
3. Press and hold one of the presetbuttons (10) to store the channel. If thebutton is pressed briefly, the precedingselection will remain in memory.
NOTE
If the connection between the radio andbattery is broken for any reason suchas vehicle maintenance or radio re-moval, all channels stored in the presetbuttons are cleared. If this occurs, it isnecessary to reset the preset buttons.
!Display selection
Press the“AUDIO”button (5) while receiv-ing satellite radio to change the display asfollows.
!Rear seat entertainment
If your vehicle is equipped with a RearSeat Entertainment System, you canenjoy audio outputs from the systemthrough the vehicle’s speakers by press-ing the“RSE AUX”button (3). Press thebutton again to return to the audio set
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sound.
NOTE
If your vehicle is equipped with a RearSeat Entertainment System, refer to theOwner’s Manual supplement for theRear Seat Entertainment System forfurther details.
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&Built in CD changer operation(1) CD button(2) Track button(3) AUDIO button(4) Seek and Folder button(5) Random button(6) Repeat button(7) Scan button(8) Eject button(9) Disc select button(10) Load button
NOTE
.Be sure to insert a disc with the labelside up. If you insert the disc the labelside down,“CHECK DISC”will appearon the display and the player will notplay anything..If a disc is inserted during a radiobroadcast, the disc will interrupt thebroadcast..The player is designed to be able toplay music CD-Rs and music CD-RWs,but it may not be able to play certainones..CDs (i.e., 8 cm/3 inch CDs) are notsupported, and if inserted, they will beimmediately ejected..Insert discs slowly, one at a time.Inserting discs one over another couldresult in malfunction of the CD chan-ger.
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!How to insert a CD(s)
!Inserting a CD
1. Briefly press the“LOAD”button (10). Ifthe magazine in the player has an idleposition where you can insert a disc, thedisc number indicator associated with theidle position will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there isno idle position in the magazine.
2. After the disc number indicator hasstarted to flash, insert the disc when“LOAD”flashes on the display. The discwill then be automatically drawn in, andthe player will begin to play back the firsttrack of the disc.
.To insert more discs in succession,repeatSteps 1 and 2. The magazine willbe loaded with discs in the ascendingorder of position number.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 secondsafter you have pressed the“LOAD”button,the player willbegin to play back the firsttrack of the last disc you have inserted.
.The disc indicator steadily lights up if adisc is already inserted in the correspond-ing position of the magazine.
.While the player is in the loading mode,if you press“FM AM”button, the player willenter the standby mode. Press the“CD”button (1) to start playback.
!Inserting a disc in a desiredposition
1. Briefly press the“LOAD”button (10). Ifthe magazine in the player has an idleposition where you can insert a disc, thedisc number indicator associated with theidle position will blink.
The positions in the magazine the indica-tor of which steadily lights up are alreadyloaded with discs.
2. Press the disc select button (9) at theposition where you want to insert a disc.
3. Insert the disc when“LOAD”flasheson the display. The disc will then beautomatically drawn in, and the player willbegin to play the first track on the disc.
.If you wish to insert another disc,repeat the procedure beginning with step1.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 secondsafter you have pressed the“LOAD”button,the player will begin to play back the firsttrack of the last disc you have inserted.
.While the player is in the loading mode,if you press“FM AM”button, the player willenter standby mode. Press the“CD”button (1) to start playback.
!Loading all the magazine (fulldisc loading mode)
1. If you press and hold the“LOAD”button (10), the player will produce a beepsound and will enter the full disc loadingmode.
2. A“disc number”indicator will blink,and“ALL LOAD”will be on display for aperiod of 15 seconds. If a disc is success-fully loaded during this period, the discnumber indicator will stop blinking and willsteadily light.
3. When the loading of a disc is com-plete, the next disc number indicator willblink. Then repeat Step 2.
4. When the magazine is filled with discsby repeating Steps 2 and 3, the player willstart playback of the discs, beginning withthe one inserted first.
If you fail to insert any disc during each 15seconds interval, the full disc loadingmode will be canceled, and the player willstart playback of the disc inserted first.
!How to play back a CD or make apause
!When there is no CD inserted:
Properly insert a CD. Refer to“How toinsert a CD(s)”F5-22.
When a CD is loaded, the player will startplayback of the CD, beginning with the
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first track.
!When there are CDs loaded:
Press the preferred disc select button (9),the disc number indicator of which isconstantly illuminated. The player will thenstart playback of the selected CD, begin-ning with the first track.
If a disc that the player cannot read hasbeen loaded,“CHECK DISC”will appearon the display and the player will not playanything.
!To select a song from its beginning
!Forward direction
Brieflypress the“”side of the“TUNETRACK”button (2) to skip to the beginningof the next track. Each time the button ispressed, the indicated track number willincrease.
NOTE
In an MP3 folder, skipping past the lasttrack will take you back to the first trackin the folder.
!Backward direction
Briefly press the“”side of the“TUNETRACK”button (2) to skip to the beginningof the current track. Each time the buttonis pressed, the indicated track number willdecrease.
NOTE
In an MP3 folder, skipping past the firsttrack will take you to the last track inthe folder.
!Fast-forwarding and rewinding
!Fast-forwarding
Press and hold the“”side of the“TUNETRACK”button (2) to fast-forward thetrack.
Release the button to stop fast-forwarding.
NOTE
If you fast-forward to the end of the lasttrack, fast-forwarding will stop and theplayer will start playback beginningwith the first track.
!Rewinding
Press and hold the“”side of the“TUNETRACK”button (2) to rewind the track.
Release the button to stop rewinding.
NOTE
If you rewind to the beginning of thefirst track, the rewinding will stop andthe player will start playback.
!Repeating
!To repeat the currently playingtrack
To repeat a track, briefly press the“RPT”button (6) while the track is playing. Thedisplay will show“RPT”, and the track willbe repeated.
To cancel the track repeat-play mode,briefly press the“RPT”button twice. The“RPT”indication will turn off, and thenormal playback mode will be resumed.
NOTE
.Each time you briefly press thebutton, the mode will change to thenext one in the following sequence.
If you accidentally press the button andcancel the track repeat-play mode,press it again to reselect the repeat-play mode..The repeat-play mode will be can-celledif you perform any of the follow-ing steps.–Press the“RDM”button.–Press the“SCAN”button.–Press the“”button.–Press the disc select button.–Select the radio mode.
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–Press the“RSE AUX”button.–Press the“”or“”side of the“SEEK FLDR”button (MP3 disc).–Turn off the power of the audioequipment.–Turn the ignition switch to the“LOCK”position.
!To repeat the currently playingdisc/folder
To repeat the currently playing disc/folder,press the“RPT”button (6) twice while atrack is playing. The display will show“D-RPT”, and the disc/folder will be playedrepeatedly.
To c a n c e l t h e d i s c / f o l d e r r e p e a t - p l a ymode, press the“RPT”button once more.The“D-RPT”indication will turn off, andthe normal playback mode will be re-sumed.
NOTE
.Each time you briefly press thebutton, the mode will change to thenext one in the following sequence.
If you accidentally press the button andcancel the disc/folder repeat-playmode, press it again to reselect thedisc/folder repeat-play mode.
.The disc/folder repeat-play modewill be cancelled if you perform any ofthe following steps.–Press the“RDM”button.–Press the“SCAN”button.–Press the“”button.–Press the disc select button.–Select the radio mode.–Press the“RSE AUX”button.–Press the“”or“”side of the“SEEK FLDR”button (MP3 disc).–Turn off the power of the audioequipment.–Turn the ignition switch to the“LOCK”position.
!Random playback
!Non-MP3 disc
Press the“RDM”button (5) briefly duringdisc playback to play all of the tracks onthe disc in a random order. The display willshow“RDM”, and all of the tracks on thedisc will be played in a random order.
To cancel random mode, press the buttonagain. The“RDM”indication will turn off,and the normal playback mode will beresumed.
NOTE
Random playback will be cancelled ifyou perform any of the following steps.
.Press the“RPT”button..Press the“SCAN”button..Press the“”button..Select the radio mode..Press the“RSE AUX”button..Press the“”or“”side of the“SEEK FLDR”button..Tu r n o f f t h e p o w e r o f t h e a u d i oequipment..Tu r n t h e i g n i t i o n s w i t c h t o t h e“LOCK”position.
!MP3 disc
Press the“RDM”button (5) during discplayback to play all of the tracks in thefolder currently being played in randomorder. Press the“RDM”button again toplay all of the tracks on the disc in randomorder. The display will show“RDM”duringthe random mode.
To cancel the random mode, press the“RDM”button during“in-disc”randomplayback. The“RDM”indication will turnoff, and the normal playback mode will beresumed.
NOTE
.Each time you briefly press thebutton, the mode will change to thenext one in the following sequence.
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If you accidentally press the button andcancel the random mode, press it againto reselect the random mode..Random playback will be cancelledif you perform any of the followingsteps.–Press the“RPT”button.–Press the“SCAN”button.–Press the“”button.–Select the radio mode.–Press the“RSE AUX”button.–Press the“”or“”side of the“SEEK FLDR”button.–Turn off the power of the audioequipment.–Turn the ignition switch to the“LOCK”position.
!SCAN
The scan mode lets you listen to the first10 seconds of each track in succession.Press the“SCAN”button (7) to startscanning upward beginning with the trackfollowing the currently selected one. Whenall tracks in the disc/folder have beenscanned, normal playback will be re-sumed. To cancel the scan mode, press
the button again.
NOTE
The scan mode will be cancelled if youperform any of the following steps.
.Press the“RPT”button..Press the“RDM”button..Press the“”or“”side of the“TUNE TRACK”button..Press the“”or“”side of the“SEEK FLDR”button (MP3 disc)..Press the“”button..Press the discselect button..Select the radio mode..Press the“RSE AUX”button..Tu r n o f f t h e p o w e r o f t h e a u d i oequipment..Tu r n t h e i g n i t i o n s w i t c h t o t h e“LOCK”position.
!Display selection (MP3 disc)
If you press the“AUDIO”button (3) duringplayback, theindication will change to thenext one in the following sequence.
!Page (track/folder title) scroll (MP3disc)
If, having pressed the“AUDIO”button (3)to select track title or folder title display,you press the“AUDIO”button again forless than 0.5 second, the title will bescrolled so you can see all of it. You willsee eightcharacters at a time.
NOTE
The display is designed to show titlesfor up to three pages (64 characters intotal).
!Folder selection (MP3 disc)
Press the“”side of the“SEEK FLDR”button (4) briefly to select the next folder.Pressing the“”side of the same buttonthe first time makes the player go back tothe beginning of the currently selectedtrack; pressing it a second time makes itgo back to the previously selected track.
NOTE
Only MP3 folders are recognized whenan attempt to select the next or pre-vious folder is made. If no appropriatefolder existson the disc, pressing the“”or“”side of the“SEEK FLDR”button has no effect.
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