Subaru 2014 Forester, Owner'S Manual

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Satellite radio operation (if
equipped)
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Satellite radio reception
Satellite radio signals are best received in
areas with a clear view of the open sky. In
areas where there are tall buildings, trees,
tunnels or other structures that may
obstruct the signal of the satellites, there
may be signal interruptions. Other circum-
stances that may result in signal loss
include driving near a wall, steep cliff, hill
or driving on the lower level of a multi-
tiered road or inside of a parking garage.
To help reduce this condition, satellite
radio providers have installed ground-
based repeaters in heavily populated
areas. However, you may still experience
reception problems in some areas.
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Displaying satellite radio ID
of tuner
When you activate satellite radio, you
should have your satellite radio tuner ID
ready because each tuner is identified by
its unique satellite radio tuner ID.
The satellite radio ID will be needed when
you activate satellite radio and receive
satellite radio customer support.
The satellite radio ID can be found on the
audio display when satellite radio is
selected as the source.
Turn the
“
TUNE/TRACK/CH
”
dial to select
the satellite radio channel.
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Band selection
“
XM
”
button
Push the
“
XM
”
button when the radio is off
to turn on the radio.
Push the
“
XM
”
button when the radio is on
to select XM1, XM2 or XM3 reception
mode.
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Channel and category selec-
tion
!
Channel selection
“
CH
”
dial
Turn the
“
CH
”
dial clockwise to select the
next channel and turn the
“
CH
”
dial
counterclockwise to select the previous
channel.
!
Category selection
“
PTY/CAT
”
button
To activate the category search mode,
press the
“
PTY/CAT
”
button. To deactivate
the category search mode, press the
“
PTY/CAT
”
button again.
When in the category search mode, press
the following button to change the cate-
gory up or down.
Category up by one
step
Category down by
one step
When a category is selected, turning the
“
TUNE/TRACK/CH
”
dial selects channels
only within the selected category.
The control function returns to the normal
mode after approximately 8 seconds.
!
Channel scan
“
SCAN
”
button
Press the
“
SCAN
”
button to change the
radio to the SCAN mode. In this mode,
under the selected category, the radio
Audio/Satellite radio operation
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