Subaru 2008 Forester Owner's Manual page 170

! Display illumination dimness can-
cellation (BRIGHT)
The brightness of the radio display dims
when the light switch is in the "
" " position. If this makes the display
difficult to read, press the volume dial for
more than 2 seconds to return the display
to original brightness. Subsequently
pressing the volume dial again for more
than 2 seconds or if you can safely do so,
turning the light switch to the OFF position
and back to the " " or "
makes the radio display dim again.
! FM/AM selection button (FM/AM)
Push the "FM/AM" button (2) when the
radio is on to select FM1, FM2 or AM
reception. Each time this button is
pressed, the band will change in the
following order:
The display indicates which one is cur-
rently selected.
! Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator "ST" will come on
when an FM stereo broadcast is received.
! Manual tuning (TUNE)
Turn the tuning dial (5) clockwise to
increase the tuning frequency and turn
the dial counterclockwise to decrease it.
Each click the dial is turned, the frequency
changes 10 kHz in the AM waveband and
0.2 MHz in the FM waveband.
" or
! Seek tuning
When the " " side of the "SEEK/TRACK/
CAT" button (3) is depressed, the radio will
begin to automatically seek up for recei-
vable frequencies and will stop at the first
one found. For the "
begin to automatically seek down. This
" position
function may not be available, however,
when radio signals are weak. In such a
situation, perform manual tuning to select
the desired station.
! Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the "SCAN" button (4) to change the
radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode, the
radio scans through the radio band until a
station is found. The radio will stop at a
receivable station for 5 seconds while
displaying the frequency by blinking, after
which scanning will continue until the
entire band has been scanned from the
low end to the high end. Press the "SCAN"
button again to cancel the SCAN mode
and to stop on any displayed frequency.
When the "SCAN" button is pressed for
automatic tuning, stations are scanned in
the direction of low frequencies to high
frequencies only. Automatic tuning may
not function properly if the station recep-
tion is weakened by distance from the
station or proximity to tall buildings and
hills.
! Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button
(6) allows you to select that station in a
single operation. Up to six AM, FM1 and
FM2 stations each may be preset.
" side, the radio will
! How to preset stations
1. Press the "FM/AM" button (2) to select
AM, FM1 or FM2 reception.
2. Press the "SCAN" button (4) or tune
the radio manually until the desired station
frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons (6) for
at least 2 seconds to store the frequency.
The frequency of the station will flash once
on the display at this time.
NOTE
If the connection between the radio
and battery is broken for any reason
such as vehicle maintenance or radio
removal, all stations stored in the
preset buttons are cleared. If this
occurs, it is necessary to reset the
preset buttons.
If a cell phone is placed near the
radio, it may cause the radio to emit
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