2016 SUBARU LEGACY Owners Manual

Item Function
Vocal Im-
age Con-
trolSelect to pick-up vocal sound
signal from the sound data, and
adjust it to right/left or front/rear.Refer to the following table for the adjustment range of each audio setting item and
default value.
Item Step Default
Balance/
FaderVolume
Balance
ControlBalance L9-R9 0 (Center)
Fader F9-R9 0 (Center)
Vocal
Image
ControlBalance L9-R9 R3
Fader F9-R9 0 (Center)
Speed Volume Control OFF, Low, High Low
Graphic Equalizer−6-+6 0 (Flat)
Sound Restorer ON, OFF ON
Volume Smoother OFF, Low, Mid, High Mid
Virtual Bass OFF, Low, Mid, HighMidAudio/Audio set
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Audio/Audio set
!“Balance/Fader”
A good balance of the left and right stereo
channels and of the front and rear sound
levels is important for good quality audio
program listening.
Keep in mind that when listening to a
stereo recording or broadcast, changing
the right/left balance will increase the
volume of 1 group of sounds while
decreasing the volume of another.
Touch the“Set”key of the“Balance/Fader”
key. The“Balance/Fader”screen will
appear.
.Volume Balance setting
1. Select the“Volume Balance Control”
key.
2. Adjust the balance by pressing“”or
“”key.
3. Adjust the fader by pressing“
”or
“”key..Vocal image setting
1. Select the“Vocal Image Control”key.2. Adjust the balance by pressing“”or
“”key.
3. Adjust the fader by pressing“
”or
“”key.
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!“Speed Volume Control”
The system adjusts to the optimum
volume and tone quality according to
vehicle speed to compensate for in-
creased vehicle noise.
1. Touch the right side key of the“Speed
Volume Control”key.
2. Select the desired item. The“High”
key comes to have a bigger effect. When
the“OFF”key is selected, speed volume
control function is cancelled.!“Graphic Equalizer”
You can adjust the sound quality by
increasing/decreasing the gain for each
frequency range.
1. Touch the“Set”key of the“Graphic
Equalizer”key.
2. In this mode, 6 preset equalizer
patterns (the“Bass”,“Treble”,“Acoustic”,
“Impact”,“Smooth”and“Flat”key) and 3
customized patterns (the“SET 1”-“SET
3”key) are available.
3. When customizing the equalizer pat-
tern, touch among“SET 1”,“SET 2”or
“SET 3”and then touch the“Adjust”key.
4. Adjust the level of each frequency
band by touching“”or“”key.
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Audio/Audio set
!“Sound Restorer”
You can play compressed audio data with
a sound quality that is close to the original
sound.
Select the“ON”or“OFF”key by the right
side key of the“Sound Restorer”key.
!“Volume Smoother”
This function reduces the difference in
volume among the sound sources to be
played.
1. Touch the right side key of the“Volume
Smoother”key.
2. Select the“OFF”,“Low”,“Mid”or
“High”key. The“High”key comes to have
a bigger effect. When the“OFF”key is
selected, the volume smoother function is
cancelled.
!“Virtual Bass”
This function enables you to adjust the
bass tone.
1. Touch the right side key of the“Virtual
Bass”key.
2. Select the“OFF”,“Low”,“Mid”or
“High”key. The“High”key comes to have
a bigger effect. When the“OFF”key is
selected, the virtual bass function is
cancelled.!“Vocal Image Control”
Refer to““Balance/Fader””F5-22.
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!Display settings
Touch the
tab to set display.
Item Function
Day/Night
ModeThe“Auto”,“Day”or“Night”key
can be selected on the pop-up
screen.
When the“Auto”key is selected,
the screen changes to day or
night mode depending on the
position of the headlight switch.
BrightnessTouch“+”or“−”to adjust the
brightness.
NOTE
.When the screen is viewed through
polarized sunglasses, a rainbow pat-
tern may appear on the screen due to
optical characteristics of the screen. If
this is disruptive, please operate thescreen without polarized sunglasses.
.If the screen is set to“Day”mode
with the headlight switch turned on,
this condition is memorized even with
the engine turned off.
!How to adjust the rear view
image
In the camera display, the brightness, tint,
color and black level of the screen can be
adjusted.
1. Depress the brake pedal fully and stop
the vehicle.
2. While the vehicle is stopped, set the
shift lever (MT models) or select lever
(CVT models) in the“R”position, and then
touch the display.
3. Touch the“Display Adjustment”key.
4. Touch the items to adjust the rear
camera screen.
Camera display
WARNING
When adjusting camera display
screen, make sure to depress the
brake pedal fully to avoid the vehicle
from moving. Failure to do so may
lead to a serious accident.
NOTE
The camera display can be accessed
when the rear camera monitor is dis-
played.
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Audio/Audio set
!STARLINK settings (if equipped)
Touch the
tab to change the STARLINK
settings.
Item Function
Browser
cacheSelect to initialize cache files
that the browser stores. If the
confirmation screen appears
and the“OK”key is selected, the
cache files will be deleted.
&STARLINK (if equipped)
The STARLINK function allows the system
to link with a smartphone using Bluetooth.
!How to use STARLINK
1. Connect to the audio system. Use a
USB port for an iPhone or iPod touch and
Bluetooth for Android devices.
.For details about connecting an
iPhone/iPod touch: Refer to“Connect-
ing and disconnecting a USB memory/
portable device”F5-17.
.For details about registering or con-
necting an Android device: Refer to
“Registering/connecting Bluetooth
®
device”F5-66.
2. Press the HOME button, and then
touch the“APPS”key, or press the APPS
button on the audio panel. The APPS
screen is displayed.
3. Touch the“STARLINK”key on the
APPS screen. The disclaimer screen or
the error screen is displayed.
4. Touch the“Check”key on the disclai-
mer screen and then the APPS main
screen will appear. If you touch the
“Cancel”key, the disclaimer screen dis-
appears and the previous screen will be
displayed again.
NOTE
.The STARLINK connection error
screen will be displayed due to one of
the following possible reasons.
–Your smartphone and the system
has not been connected via USB
(for iPhone) or Bluetooth (for An-
droid).
–STARLINK APPS has not been
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activated.
.You can also switch to aha or
Pandora (if equipped) from the APPS
screen.
!APPS main screen
No. Function
&1Select to go to the Music APPS
screen.
&2Select to go to the News APPS
screen.
&3Select to go to the Calender APPS
screen.
&4Select to go to the iHeartRadio
APPS screen.
&5Select to go to the Weather APPS
screen.
NOTE
.The error screen will be displayed
while using STARLINK due to one of
the following possible reasons.
–When your smartphone has no
service or the Bluetooth communi-
cation is not possible.
–When your smartphone is turned
off.
–When the STARLINK APPS is
quit.
–When connection to the
STARLINK server is not possible.
–When a problem occurs other
than a server error.
.When using the STARLINK function,
a disclaimer screen will be displayed.
Be sure to fully read the contents
before using the function.
.Supported devices
–iPhone: iPhone 4/iPhone 4s/
iPhone 5 (iOS Ver. 5.1 or later)/
iPhone 5c/iPhone 5s
–Android: (OS Ver. 4.0 or later)
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Audio/Audio set
&AM/FM radio
!Control screen and audio panel
No. Function
&1Select to display the audio source
selection screen.
&2Select to change the band.
&3
The HD Radio indicator on the top
right of the screen changes accord-
ing to the reception condition of HD
Radio (if equipped).
&4Select to display a station list (if
equipped). Refer to“Selecting a
station from the list”F5-29.No. Function
&5
Select to scan radio channels.
This function enables searching for
receivable stations automatically,
and tunes in to a frequency for 5
seconds if a station is found. When
the 5-second period has elapsed, the
system searches for the next recei-
vable station again, and tunes in to
the frequency for 5 seconds.
&6Select to open the“Option”screen.
Refer to“Radio settings”F5-30.
&7
When you touch a key, the system
tunes to the stored frequency.
When you touch and hold a key, the
system stores the frequency to the
selected preset channel. Refer to
“Presetting a station”F5-29.No. Function
&8Turn to adjust volume.
Press to turn the audio system on/
off.
&9
Turn to step up/down frequencies.
Turn to move up/down the list. Also,
the knob can be used to enter
selections on the list screens by
pressing.
Press to select an audio mode. For
details, refer to“Selecting an audio
source”F5-18.
&10Press to display the sound setting
screen. Refer to“Unit settings”F5-
19.
&11Press to seek for a station/channel.
Press and hold for continuous seek.
NOTE
.Although FM is normally static free,
reception can be affected by the sur-
rounding area, atmospheric conditions,
station strength and transmitter dis-
tance. Buildings or other obstructions
may cause momentary static, flutter or
station interference. If reception con-
tinues to be unsatisfactory, switch to a
stronger station.
.The radio automatically changes to
stereo reception when a stereo broad-
cast is received.
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