2016 SUBARU WRX Owners Manual

Audio/Other settings
No. Function
& 1
Select “ Day/Night Mode ” .
“ Auto ” , “ Day ” ,or “ Night ” can be se-
lected on the pop-up screen.
When “ Auto ” is selected, the screen
changes to day or night mode de-
pending on the position of the head-
light switch.
& 2
Select “ Brightness ” .
Press “ + ” or “ - ” to adjust the bright-
ness.
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 the
screen 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.
In Camera display, the brightness, tint,
color, and black level of the screen can be
adjusted.
1. Set the selector lever in the R range.
2. Touch the items to be set after the rear
camera monitor is displayed. NOTE The Camera display can be accessed
when the rear camera monitor is dis-
played.
Camera display
Other settings 1. Select .
2. Select
SETTINGS (SETTINGS).
3. Select the items to be set.5-10

Gear wheel symbol tab
Item Function
System
Language Select to change the language.
Button
Beeps Select to set the sound beeps
on/off.
System
Software Select to update software ver-
sions. This menu is not used in
usual operation.
Reset to
Factory
Setting Select to reset the device to
factory settings. This menu is not
used in usual operation.
When reset to factory setting,
turn ignition off and on again. Bluetooth symbol tab
Item Function
BT De-
vices Con-
nection Select to pair/connect the Blue-
tooth devices.
In-Car-De-
vice setting Select to enter the Bluetooth
device name or PIN-code. Note symbol tab
Item Function
Balance/
Fader Select to adjust speaker volume
balance (right/left and front/rear).
Speed Vo-
lume Con-
trol Select to adjust speaker volume
coupled to vehicle speed.
Graphic
Equalizer Select to adjust sound quality in
each frequency band.
Sound Re-
storer Select to add high-pitched tone
to the compressed audio file.
Volume
Smoother Select to adjust volume differ-
ence between audio sources.
Virtual
Bass Select to add harmonic tone so
that low-pitched tone is
strengthened. Audio/Other settings
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Audio/Basic operation
Item Function
Vocal Im-
age Con-
trol Select to pick-up vocal sound
signal from the sound data, and
adjust it to right/left or front/rear.
Monitor symbol tab
Item Function
Day/Night
Mode Select “ Day/Night Mode ” .
“ Auto ” , “ Day ” ,or “ Night ” can be
selected on the pop-up screen.
When “ Auto ” is selected, the
screen changes to day or night
mode depending on the position
of the headlight switch.
Brightness Select “ Brightness ” . Spanner symbol tab
Item Function
Browser
cache Select to initialize cache files
that the browser stores.Basic operation & Some basics This section describes some of the basic
features of the audio/visual system. Some
information may not pertain to your sys-
tem.
Your audio/visual system works when the
ignition switch is turned to the “ ACC ” or
“ ON ” position.
CAUTIONTo prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the audio/
visual system on longer than neces-
sary when the engine is not running.5-12

! Turning the system on and off
“ POWER/VOLUME ” knob: Press to turn
the audio/visual system on and off. When
the system turns on, the last mode is
displayed. Press and hold the knob
approx. 1.5 seconds or more, turn the
display to off.
Turn this knob to adjust the volume. “ AUDIO/TUNE ” knob: Press to display
screen buttons for the audio/visual sys-
tem. ! Selecting an audio source
1. Press the “ AUDIO/TUNE ” knob.
. The audio control screen can also
be displayed by pressing HOME fol-
lowed by “ AUDIO ” . Audio/Basic operation
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Audio/Basic operation
. If the audio control screen appears,
select
Source (Source) on the audio
screen or press the “ AUDIO/TUNE ”
knob again.
. Press the “ AUDIO/TUNE ” knob dur-
ing lists are displayed, the audio play
back screen appears. Press and hold
the “ AUDIO/TUNE ” knob approx. 1.5
seconds or more, the graphic equal-
izer screen is displayed.
2. Select the desired source. Source select display (for USA) Source select display (for CANADA)
! Audio settings
1. Select
.
2. Select
SETTINGS (SETTINGS).
3. Select the note symbol tab.
4. Select the desired item to be adjusted.5-14

Setting ranges Item Step Default
Audio volume 0-40 15
Balance L9-R9 0 (Center)
Fader F9-R9 0 (Center)
Vocal Image Control
Left/Right: R9-L9
Front/Rear: R9-F9 Left/Right: R3
Front/Rear: 0 (Center)
Speed Volume Control OFF, Low, High Low
Graphic Equalizer, SET1-3 − 6-+6 0 (Flat)
Sound Restorer ON, OFF ON
Volume Smoother OFF, Low, Mid, High Mid
Virtual Bass OFF, Low, Mid, High Mid ! “ 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.
1. Touch the “ Set ” button of the Balance/
Fader function.
2. Select the “ Volume Balance Control ”
menu. Audio/Basic operation
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Audio/Basic operation
3. Adjust the balance by pressing “ ”
or “
” button.
4. Adjust the fader by pressing “
” or
“
” button.
5. Select the “ Vocal Image Control ”
menu. 6. Adjust the balance by pressing “ ”
or “
” button.
7. Adjust the fader by pressing “
” or
“
” button.
! “ 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 button of the
Speed Volume Control function, and se-
lect “ OFF ” , “ Low ” ,or “ High ” menu. “ High ”
comes to have a bigger effect.
2. When select “ OFF ” , speed volume
control function is cancelled. ! “ Graphic Equalizer ”
1. Touch the “ Set ” button of the Graphic
Equalizer function.
2. In this mode, 6 preset equalizer
patterns and 3 customized patterns are
available.
6 preset patterns: “ Bass ” , “ Treble ” ,
“ Acoustic ” , “ Impact ” , “ Smooth ” , “ Flat ”
3 customized patterns: “ SET 1 ” - “ SET 3 ”
3. When customizing the equalizer pat-
tern, press one of SET button and then
press “ Adjust ” button.5-16

4. Adjust the level of each frequency
band by pressing “
” or “ ” button.
! “ Sound Restorer ”
Select “ ON ” or “ OFF ” by the right side
button of the Sound Restorer function. ! “ Volume Smoother ”
1. Touch the right side button of the
Volume Smoother function, and select
“ OFF ” , “ Low ” , “ Mid ” or “ High ” menu. “ High ”
comes to have a bigger effect. 2. When select “ OFF ” , volume smoother
function is cancelled.
! “ Virtual Bass ”
1. Touch the right side button of the
Virtual Bass function, and select “ OFF ” ,
“ Low ” , “ Mid ” or “ High ” menu. “ High ” comes
to have a bigger effect.
2. When select “ OFF ” , virtual bass func-
tion is cancelled. Audio/Basic operation
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