2017 SUBARU FORESTER X mode

NOTE
.Depending on the Bluetooth device
that is connected to the system, the
music may start playing when selecting
the
key while it is paused. Con-
versely, the music may pause when
selecting the
key while it is playing.
. In the following conditions, the sys-
tem may not function:
–The Bluetooth device is turned
off.
– The Bluetooth device is not con-
nected.
– The Bluetooth device has a low
battery.
. It may take time to connect the
phone when Bluetooth audio is being
played.
. For operating the portable player,
see the instruction manual that comes
with it.
. If the Bluetooth device is discon-
nected due to poor reception from the
Bluetooth network when the ignition
switch is in the “ACC ”or “ON ”posi-
tion, the system will automatically
reconnect to the portable player.
. If the Bluetooth device is discon-
nected on purpose, such as it was
turned off, this does not happen.
Reconnect the portable player manu-
ally. .
Bluetooth device information is re-
gistered when the Bluetooth device is
connected to the Bluetooth audio sys-
tem. When selling or disposing of the
vehicle, remove the Bluetooth audio
information from the system. Refer to
“ Bluetooth®settings ”F 5-65.
! Connecting a Bluetooth device
To use the Bluetooth audio system, it is
necessary to register a Bluetooth device
with the system.
. Registering an additional device
1. Select the “Add”key on the Bluetooth
devices connection screen.
2. For more information: Refer to “Regis-
tering/connecting Bluetooth
®device ”F 5-
65.
. Selecting a registered device
1. S e l e c t t h e “Select ”key on the
Bluetooth devices connection screen.
2. For more information: Refer to “BT
Devices Connection screen” F5-68.
! How to change the source
Select the “BT Audio”key on the source
select screen. Refer to “Selecting an audio
source” F5-17.
NOTE
Depending on the type of portable
player connected, some functions
may not be available and/or the screen
may look differently than shown in this
manual.
! Select play mode
The play mode settings display will appear
when play mode key is touched. Select
the preferred play mode from the following
items.
Icon Function
Touch to start 1 track repeat.
Touch to start repeat all.
Touch to repeat the tracks in the
group.
Touch to start shuffle all.
Touch to play tracks in the order
in which they are registered in
the audio device.
Touch to start shuffle group.Audio/Audio set
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Audio/Audio set
IconFunction
Return to the control screen.
NOTE
If the connected device does not sup-
port the group repeat mode, the group
functions are not available.
&AUX
WARNING
Do not operate the player ’s controls
or connect the portable audio device
while driving. Doing so may result in
loss of control of your vehicle and
cause an accident or serious injury.
CAUTION
. Do not leave portable audio de-
vice in the vehicle. The tempera-
ture inside the vehicle may be-
come high, resulting in damage
to the player.
. Do not push down on or apply
unnecessary pressure to the por-
table audio device while it is
connected as this may damage
the portable audio device or its terminal.
. Do not insert foreign objects into
the port as this may damage the
portable audio device or its term-
inal.
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.+/− switch
Mode Operation Function
Except list screen Press
Volume up/down
Press and hold Volume up/down continuously
List screen Press Move cursor up/down
Pandora main screen (if equipped) Press and hold “
+” switch is thumb up/ “− ” switch is thumb down
./switch
Mode Operation Function
AM/FM Radio, SiriusXM (if equipped) Press
Preset channel up/down
Press and hold Seek up/down continuously while the switch is
being pressed
aha Press
Content up/down
Press and hold Reverse the current content item for 15 sec-
onds/Fast forward the current content item for
30 seconds
Audio CD, MP3/WMA/AAC disc, USB, iPod, BT audio Press
Select a track/file
Press and hold Fast forward/rewind
Pandora (if equipped) Press and hold Thumbs up
List screen Press Move cursor left/rightAudio/Steering switches for audio
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Audio/Steering switches for audio
.Mute/Enter switch
Mode OperationFunction
List screen Press Select cursor entry
CD, USB, iPod, BT audio, Pandora (if equipped), aha Press Pause or play back
AM/FM radio, AUX, SiriusXM (if equipped) Press Mute or cancel mute
.
Back switch
Mode Operation Function
All (except for SUBARU STARLINK) Press Return to the previous screen
All Press and hold Return to the HOME screen
.
List switch
Mode Operation Function
All (except for SUBARU STARLINK) Press Show list screen
.
Source switch
Mode Operation Function
All Press Change audio modes
NOTEIn the aha, Pandora (if equipped) and SUBARU STARLINK (if equipped) mode, some operation may be done on the screen
depend on the selected APPS.
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Audio/Bluetooth®settings
&Setting Bluetooth details
! BT Devices Connection screen
1. Press the HOME button.
2. Touch the “SETTINGS”key and then
touch the
tab.
3. Touch the “BT Devices Connection ”
key and then select the desired device to
register.
“ BT Devices Connection ”screen (One
device is registered.)
No. Function
&1Register the device. Refer to “Regis-
tering/connecting Bluetooth®device ”
F 5-65.
&2Make the connection to the registered
device. No. Function
&3This shows the status of the device
connection profile. (The icon illuminates
while connected.)
&4Delete the registered device. Refer to
“
Deleting a Bluetooth device ”F 5-69.
&5Switch to connect/disconnect Bluetooth
communication. Refer to “Bluetooth
ON/OFF ”F 5-68.
! Connecting a Bluetooth device
Up to 5 Bluetooth devices (phones and
audio devices) can be registered.
If more than 1 Bluetooth device has been
registered, select which device to connect
to.
1. Display the “BT Devices Connection ”
screen. Refer to “BT Devices Connection
screen” F5-68.
2. Select the device to be connected. .Supported profile icons will be dis-
played.
–
: Phone
–: Audio device
–: Smartphone Application
. Supported profile icons for currently
connected devices will illuminate.
. The audio icon illuminates only
when in the Bluetooth audio mode.
. All icons are dimmed when Bluetooth is set to off or when the
connection cannot be made with the
device.
NOTE
.
It may take time if the device con-
nection is carried out during Bluetooth
audio playback.
. Depending on the type of Bluetooth
device being connected, it may be
necessary to perform additional steps
on the device.
. It is not possible to establish a
Bluetooth connection with iOS devices
currently connected with a USB cable.
. Supported profile icons of the un-
selected devices are not displayed if
several Bluetooth devices have been
registered.
!Bluetooth ON/OFF
1. Display the “BT Devices Connection ”
screen. Refer to “BT Devices Connection
screen” F5-68.
2. Select the “ON”or “OFF ”key by the
right side of the “Connect with Bluetooth ”
key. The “ON”key establishes a connec-
tion, and the “OFF”key disconnects the
connection.
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Audio/Hands–free phone system
& Registering/connecting a
Bluetooth phone
To use the hands-free system for cell
phones, it is necessary to register a cell
phone with the system. Refer to “Register-
ing/connecting Bluetooth
®device ”F 5-65.
! Bluetooth phone condition display
The condition of the Bluetooth phone
appears on the upper right side of the
screen.
& Using the phone switch/mi-
crophone
. Steering switch
By pressing the steering switch, a call can
be received or ended without taking your
hands off the steering wheel.
1) Volume control switch
2) Off hook switch
3) On hook switch
. Microphone
The microphone is used when talking on
the phone.
1) Models without SUBARU STARLINK
2) Models with SUBARU STARLINK (U.S.-spec. models only)
&How to change the hands-
free phone system
The phone (menu) screen can be used to
make a phone call. To display the hands-
free operation screen, press the HOME
button and then select the “PHONE”key,
or press the off hook switch on the
steering wheel.
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No.Function
&2
Put the incoming call on hold. This
function may not work on some cell
phone models. This function is the
same as pressing the on hook switch
on the steering wheel for a short
period of time.
&3Open the call screen. This function is
the same as pressing the off hook
switch on the steering wheel.
&4
Reject the incoming call. This function
is the same as pressing and holding
the on hook switch on the steering
wheel.
NOTE
.During international phone calls, the
other party’ s name or number may not
be displayed correctly depending on
the type of cell phone you have.
. The ringtone that has been set in the
phone setting screen sounds when
there is an incoming call. Depending
on the type of Bluetooth phone, both
the system and Bluetooth phone may
sound simultaneously when there is an
incoming call. Refer to “Phone volume
settings ”F 5-78. !
By off/on hook switch
When you receive a call, you can also
answer it by pressing the off hook switch
on the steering wheel. To end a call, press
the on hook switch.
& Talking on the phone
The call screen opens when you perform
the following operations.
. When you accept a call on the incom-
ing call screen (by selecting the
key),
the call screen opens.
. When you are on the outgoing call
screen, the screen changes to the call
screen when the other party answers the
call.
While talking on the phone, this screen is
displayed. The operations outlined below
can be performed on this screen.
. When the incoming call screen is
displayed and you accept the call, the
screen changes to the call screen. The
screen stays on the incoming call screen if
you reject the call.
. The
andkeys are disabled on
the incoming call screen.
Call screen
Call (Dialpad) screen (DTMF) Audio/Hands
–free phone system
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Audio/Hands–free phone system
No. Function
&1Open the“Options ”screen. Refer to
“ Phone volume settings ”F 5-78.
&2
Mute your voice to the other party.
Touch this key again to deactivate the
Mute mode. This key is disabled in the
private mode.
&3
Change the mode to private mode.
The other party ’s voice emits from the
cell phone. Touch this key again to
deactivate the private mode.
&4
End the call. This will return you to the
phone (menu) screen when ending
outgoing calls and the previous
screen when ending incoming calls.
This function is the same as pressing
the on hook switch on the steering
wheel.
&5Open the call (dialpad) screen. For
details about how to use the function,
refer to “By Dialpad ”F 5-75.
&6Switch the screen to the phone
(menu) screen.
&7Allow you to make DTMF (Dual Tone
Multi Frequency) calls. The numbers
you enter are sent as tone signals.
NOTE
. When cell phone call is changed to
hands-free call, the hands-free screen
is displayed and its functions can be
operated on the screen.
. Changing between cell phone call
and hands-free call can be performed by operating the cell phone directly.
.
Transferring methods and opera-
tions will be different depending on
the type of cell phone you have.
. For the operation of the cell phone,
see the manual that comes with it.
. The sound quality of the voice heard
from the other party’ s speaker may be
negatively impacted.
& Phone settings
You can transfer the phonebook informa-
tion and adjust the volume of your phone
using the Bluetooth phone system.
NOTE
. The ringer volume for outgoing and
incoming calls, as well as the volume
while on hold or during a call are
controlled independently from the vo-
lume of the audio source. The volume
setting in the phone setting is applied.
. When making a call, receiving a call
or while talking on the phone, you can
adjust the volume by using the power/
Volume knob on the audio panel or the
volume control switch on the steering
wheel. !
Phone volume settings
The call and ringtone volume can be
adjusted. A ringtone can be selected.
1. Display the “PHONE ”screen. Refer to
“How to change the hands-free phone
system ”F 5-72.
2. Touch the
key.
3. Select the desired item to be set.
. On the “PHONE ”screen, the screen
changes to the “Options ”screen when you
select the
key.
Options (volume settings) screen
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