2017 SUBARU FORESTER Multimedia System Manual

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AUDIO
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SELECTING AN AUDIO SOURCE
1.Press the “AUDIO/TUNE” knob.

”The screen can also be displayed by selecting
followed by AUDIO (AUDIO).

” If the audio control screen appears, select
Source
(Source) on the audio screen or press the “AUDIO/
TUNE” knob again.
2.Select the desired source.
NOTE
OWhen there are two pages, select or to change the page.
REORDERING THE AUDIO SOURCE
1.Display the “Select Audio Source (Select Audio Source)”
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2.SelectReorder (Reorder).
3.Select the desired audio source then or to
reorder.
4.SelectOK (OK).

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SOUND SETTINGS
The following sound quality can be adjusted.
BALANCE:
A good balance of the left and right stereo channels and of
the front and rear sound levels is also important.
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.
EQUALIZER:
Equalizer curves set beforehand to match sound quality can
be selected, and curves can be set to your favorite music by
adjusting them individually over low to high bands.
1.SelectSound (Sound) on the audio control screen.
2.Select the desired screen button.
No.
Function
Select to adjust the sound balance between the front
and rear speakers.
Select to adjust the sound balance between the left and
right speakers.
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Select to reset the adjusted sound quality.
Select to change to sound quality appropriate for the
music (POP, ROCK, JAZZ) type.
3.Select .

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AUDIO
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ADJUSTING THE SOUND QUALITY
You can adjust the sound quality from the low band to the
high band.
QADJUSTING THE SOUND QUALITY
1.On the sound settings screen, select Adjust (Adjust)
in “EQ Settings (EQ Settings)”.
2.Select the sound band that you want to adjust.
3.Select or .

” You can also adjust to the desired level by touching
the screen.

” To reset the sound quality, select
FLAT (FLAT).
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SAVING THE SOUND QUALITY
You can save the adjusted sound quality settings.
1.Adjust the sound quality.
2.SelectEQ1 (EQ1) or EQ2 (EQ2) for 2 seconds or
more.

” Values cannot be saved for
FLAT (FLAT).
Q USING A PRESET SOUND QUALITY
1.SelectEQ1 (EQ1) or EQ2 (EQ2) to activate the
corresponding preset sound quality.

” To reset the sound quality, select
FLAT (FLAT).

” This function can also be used at the “EQ Settings
(EQ Settings)”.
Q RESETTING THE EQ CURVE
You can return the adjusted value for the currently stored
equalizer to its initial value.
1.Select and hold FLAT (FLAT) for 2 seconds or more.

” The adjusted values for the stored
EQ1 (EQ1) and
EQ2 (EQ2) are returned to their initial values.

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AUDIO SCREEN ADJUSTMENT
The screen size can be selected for each type of media.
XUSB video/SD video*
*: With navigation function
1.Select on the audio control screen.
2.SelectScreen Format (Screen Format).
3.Select the desired item to be adjusted.
No.
Function
Select to display a screen with either side in black.
Select to enlarge the image horizontally to full screen.
Select to enlarge the image by the same ratio
horizontally and vertically.
XMirrorLinkTM
1.SelectScreen Format (Screen Format) on the
application list screen.
2.Select the desired item to be adjusted.
No. Function
Select to display a screen surrounded by black on all
four sides.
Select to enlarge the image horizontally and vertically to
full screen.
Select to enlarge the image horizontally or vertically.
NOTE
OThe brightness, contrast, tone and color of the audio screen can
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AUDIO
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VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM
1.Press this switch to operate the voice recognition system.
X Ty p e A
XTy p e B

”The voice recognition system and its list of
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RADIO OPERATION
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RADIO OPERATION
AM/FM RADIO
OVERVIEW
SelectAM (AM) or FM (FM) on the “Select Audio Source
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AUDIO
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No.Function
Select to display the audio source selection screen.
Select to display the cache radio operation buttons.

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Select to display a list of receivable stations/channels.
Select to scan for receivable stations/channels.
HD Radio only: Select to store information of the audio
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Select to tune to a preset station/channel.
Select to turn HD Radio mode on/off. When the HD
Radio indicator is off, the station list shows only analog
broadcasts.
Select to display the additional text information.
Analog FM only: Select to display RBDS text messages.
NOTE
OThe radio automatically changes to stereo reception when a
stereo broadcast is received.
O The radio automatically blends to an HD Radio signal in AM or
FM where available.
PRESETTING A STATION
Radio mode has a mix preset function, which can store up
to 36 stations from any of the AM, FM or SiriusXM Satellite
Radio bands.
1.Tune in the desired station.
2.Select(add new) ((add new)).

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To change the preset station to a different one, select
and hold the preset station.
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SELECTING A STATION FROM THE LIST
A station list can be displayed.
1.Select.
2.FM radio only: Select the desired program genre.
3.Select the desired station and then select OK (OK).
RADIO BROADCAST DATA SYSTEM
This audio system is equipped with Radio Broadcast Data
Systems (RBDS). RBDS mode allows text messages to be
received from radio stations that utilize RBDS transmitters.
When RBDS is on, the radio can
— only select stations of a particular program type,
— display messages from radio stations,
— search for a stronger signal station.
RBDS features are available only when listening to an FM
station that broadcasts RBDS information and the
FM Info
(FM Info) indicator is on.