Subaru 2012 Forester Owner's Manual page 270

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Audio
This function may not be available when
radio signals are weak. When this hap-
pens, perform manual tuning to select the
desired station.
! Scan tuning (SCAN)
Type A and B
1
audio*
1
Type C audio*
2
Type D audio*
*1: Press the button briefly.
*2: Press and hold the button.
If you press the "SCAN" button, the radio
will switch to the scan mode. In this mode,
the radio scans through the radio band
until a receivable station is found. The
radio will stop at the station for 5 seconds
(type A, B and C audio)/10 seconds (type
D audio) while displaying the frequency,
after which scanning will continue until the
entire band has been scanned.
Press the "SCAN" button again to cancel
the SCAN mode and to stop at any
displayed channel.
Automatic tuning may not function prop-
erly if the station reception is weakened by
distance from the station or proximity to
tall buildings and hills.
! PTY (Program type) group tuning
(only FM reception)
Type A and B audio
Type C audio
Type D audio
Press the indicated button to change to
the PTY selection mode. At this time, the
PTY group that you are currently listening
to (type A, B and C audio)/that you
selected the last time (type D audio) will
be displayed for 10 seconds. In the PTY
selection mode, "PTY" is displayed on the
screen.
! PTY (Program type) group selection
In the PTY selection mode, press the
following button to change the PTY group
by one step at a time.
Type A and B audio:
PTY group up by
one step
PTY group down by
one step
Type C audio:
PTY group up by
one step
PTY group down by
one step
This operation only changes the display. It
does not change the station that is
currently being received.
! Seek in PTY (Program type) group
(type A, B and C audio)
Type A and B audio:
Seek up
Seek down