Subaru OM-H2432 User manual

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FM reception
Although FM is normally static free, reception can be affected by the sur-
rounding
area,
atmospheric conditions, station strength and transmitter
distance . Buildings or other obstructions may cause
momentary
static,
flutter or station
interference
.
If reception continues to be unsatisfactory,
switch to
a
stronger station .
AM/FM stereo radio with cassette player
(if equipped)
The radio will operate
only when
the
ignition
switch
is in the "ACC" or
"ON" positions .
RADIO OPERATION
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O Stereo indicator O Preset button
o Preset station number O Bass and treble control knob
O Frequency V Fader and balance control
O
Band knob
O DISP
button
» Power switch, volume
control
O FM/AM selection switch and
SCAN button
D Turning button
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Power switch and volume control (VOL)
The same knob is used for both power (on/off) and volume control . The
radio is
turned on and off by turning the knob clockwise or counterclock-
wise and the volume
is controlled by turning the knob .
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Fader and balance control (FADER and BAL)
The same knob is used for both fader control and balance control .
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V Fader
The fader control adjusts the balance between the front and rear
speakers .
Push the knob once to make it pop out . The balance is adjusted by
turning the knob from left to right in this condition . A click while turn-
ing the knob indicates the center position . After making the desired
adjustment, push the knob in again to store the setting .
Balance
The balance control adjusts the balance between the left and right
speakers .
Push the knob once to make it pop out, then pull the knob out until it
stops .
The
balance is adjusted by turning the knob from left to right
in
this condition . A click while turning the knob indicates
the center posi-
tion . After adjusting the balance, push the knob
in again to store the
setting .
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Bass and treble control (BASS and TREB)
Bass and treble control is done on same knob . Use that knob for the
separate adjustment of low pitch and high pitch sounds .
Bass
The bass control adjusts the level of low pitch sounds .
Push
the knob once to make it pop out . The bass is adjusted by turn-
ing the knob from left to right in this condition . A click while turning the
knob indicates the center position . After adjusting the bass, push the
knob in again to store the setting .
Treble
The treble control adjusts the level of high pitch sounds .
Push the knob once and it will pop out, then pull the knob out until it
stops . The treble is adjusted by turning the knob from left to right in
this condition . A click while turning the knob indicates the center posi-
tion . After adjusting the treble, push the knob in again to store the set-
ting .
" FM/AM selection switch
Use this switch to select either FM or AM reception . The display indi-
cates which is currently selected .
" Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator "ST" will come on when an
FM
stereo
broadcast
is
received .
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Manual tuning (TUNE)
Press the tuning button marked "A" to increase the tuning frequency
and press the tuning button marked " V " to decrease it . Each time the
button is pressed, the frequency changes 10 KHz in the AM mode and
0 .2 MHz in the FM mode . Constant pressure on the button causes a con-
tinuous change in the frequency .
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Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the volume
control knob 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 the station for five seconds while displaying
the frequency, after
which scanning will continue until the entire band
has been scanned
from the low end to the high end . Press the volume
control
knob again to cancel the SCAN mode and to stop on any dis-
played
frequency
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Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button allows you to select that station
in a single operation . Up to six AM and FM stations each may be preset .
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How to preset stations
1 . Press the FM/AM selection switch to select either
FM
or
AM reception .
2 . Press the volume control knob or tune the radio
manually until the de-
sired station frequency is displayed .
3 . Press one of the preset buttons for at least
two seconds to store the
frequency . The frequency of the station
will flash onceon the display at
this time . If the button is pressed
for
less
than two seconds, the preced-
ing selection will remain in memory .
When the volume control knob 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 reception is
weakened by distance from the station or
proximity to tall buildings and
hills .
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 pre-
set buttons .
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OO TPS indicator
OO Dolby NR indicator
OO Metal tape indicator
OO Tape travel indicator
OO Cassette slot
OO Program switching button
O Dolby NR button
O Tape program sensor button
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Repeat button
» Fast forward button
D Stop and eject button
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Rewind button
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Cassette
slot
When a cassette is partially inserted, it is automatically drawn in
and
starts tape playback .
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Tape travel indicators
These indicate the direction the cassette tape is moving .
1 indicates that the top side of the cassette is being played back .
1 indicates that the bottom side of the cassette is being played back .
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" Program switching button (PROG)
When the program switching button is
pressed during playback, the
tape travel indicators will switch
and
the
player will begin playing back
the opposite side of the tape . The same
mechanism is automatically acti-
vated when the end of the tape is reached
. This allows the opposite side
of the tape to play,
providing continuous playback .
" Fast-forward
button (FF)
To fast-forward the tape, press the "FF" button . To stop fast-forwarding,
press
the "STOP/EJ" button .
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Rewind button (REW)
To rewind the tape, press the "REW" button . To stop rewinding, press the
"STOP/EX button .
" Stop and eject button (STOP/EJ)
When the "STOP/EJ" button is pressed, playback stops and the cassette
tape is ejected .
The ejection function also operates when the ignition switch is turned off .
Always make certain that youremove the cassette tape .
" Tape program sensor button (TPS)
Press the "TPS" button during playback to return to the beginning of the
current selection or to skip to the beginning of the next selection . To use
this function, press the "TPS" button to turn on the "TPS" indicator .
If
the
fast-forward button (FF) is then pressed, the player advances the tape to
the beginning of the next selection and starts playing it .
If
the rewind but-
ton (REW) is pressed instead, the player
rewinds the
tape
to the begin-
ning
of
the current selection and starts replaying it . The "TPS" function
may not operate properly under the following conditions :
When the recording level is low .
When there are long pauses in the middle of a selection .
When the tape contains verbal material such as conversations .
When the blanks between selections are shorter than five seconds .
When there are no blanks between selections (live concerts, etc .) .
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Repeat button (RPT)
Push the "RPT" button to repeat the piece of music being listened to . To
use this function, push the "RPT" button while the piece you want to hear
again is being played . "RPT" will be indicated on the display . When the
selection ends, the cassette player automatically rewinds to the begin-
ning of the piece and the selection begins again . To cancel the repeat
function, push the "RPT" button again . Until the repeat function is can-
celled, the same piece of music will be repeated indefinitely . The
"RPT"
function may not operate properly under the following conditions :
When the recording level is low .
When there are long pauses in the middle of a selection
.
When the tape contains verbal material such as
conversations .
When the blanks between selections are
shorter than five seconds .
When there are no blanks between
selections (live concerts, etc) .
" Dolby NR button([][] )
Pressthe "[]0 "button
when playing tapes recorded using the Dolby NR
system* . The "[]0 "indicator
will light up and high-frequency noise on
the tape will be reduced
for clearer sound reproduction .
Noise reduction system manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation . "Dolby" and double-D Symbol are trade
marks of Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation .
" Auto metal sensor
The
cassette
player automatically adjusts for metal or Cr02 tape . If either
type of
tape has been inserted, "MTL" will be indicated on the display .
CLOCK FUNCTION
The radio has a built-in clock function that displays the time when the
ignition switch is turned either to "ACC" or "ON" .
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" When
turning on the radio
When the radio
is switched on or the station is changed, the time
display
is replaced
by the frequency display . However, after the
frequency has
been displayed
for five seconds, it is replaced by the time display
again .
If you wish to
see the time while the frequency is being displayed,
press
the "DISP"
button and the frequency display will be replaced
with the
time display .
" Setting
the time
To set the
time, turn the ignition switch to "ACC" or
"ON" . Press the
"DISP"
button and the "H" button together to advance the
hours in one-
hour
increments . Press the "DISP" button and the "M" button
together to
advance
the minutes in one-minute increments .
To reset the minutes to "00" with a radio time signal, push
the "1" button
of preset button while pressing the "DISP" button .
12 :01 - 12 :29-~ 12 :00
12 :30 - 12 :59 -> 1 :00
NOTE
If the connection between the radio
and battery is broken for any reason
such as vehicle maintenance or
radio removal, the time setting will be
cleared . If this occurs, it is
necessary to reset the time .
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