SUBARU Media Hub User Guide

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Media integration kit for iPod, USB and BT

Table of contents

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Introduction

Introduction
Warning
Icon legends
Support material
Legacy Audio sets
Connecting to the Media hub

Accessing the Media hub
Easy access - iPod/USB devices
Easy access - Bluetooth device

Operating the iPod

General overview
Radio controls and available modes
More about Podcasts
More about Audiobooks

USB operation

General overview
Operating the USB flash drive

Bluetooth operation (Optional feature)

General overview
Bluetooth music streaming operation

Operation tips for iPod, USB and Bluetooth devices

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"Made for iPod" means that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod and
has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the
operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. iPod is a trademark of Apple
Inc., regsitered in the U.S. and other countries. Apple iPod is not included in the packages.

The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

Subaru of America reserves the right to change or withdraw accessories at any time without prior notice
and without incurring the obligation to make changes to any accessories previously sold.

Part number: SPN0000974 Issue: v1.0

Ó2009 Subaru of America, Inc. Printed in U.S.A. MSA6A0701

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Introduction

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Thank you for purchasing the Subaru Media interface. Please
review this user's guide for safety warnings and operating tips.

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Warning!

!Do not allow the Media interface to distract you from driving! Only

operate the unit when stationary or ask passengers to operate it
for you. Subaru and its regional offices,
distributors or resellers does not accept any
responsibility for any damage or injury as a
result of using the Subaru Media interface.
Exercise good judgment and keep your
eyes on the road at all times! Do not expose
the device to extreme temperature!

Icon legends

Turn jog dial

Turn jog dial repeatedly

Press button

Press and hold button

Press button repeatedly

Scroll

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Operating the iPod

Bluetooth audio streaming

USB operation

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Operation applies to European
left-hand drive vehicles

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Operation applies to European
right-hand drive vehicles

Operation applies to
Australian vehicles

Support material

Quick refrence guide

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This handy guide was created to offer you a convenient reference
for using the Media interface. Please keep it in your glove
compartment. Make sure to use the appropriate guide made for
your radio.

Type A audio set - Legacy single CD/6 CD

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North American Audio European Union Left Hand Drive Audio

LOAD

PTY/CAT TEXT

A.S

MENU

VOL

CD/AUX

FM AM SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6

FOLDER

SEEK

FOLDER

PTY/CAT

TUNE/TRACK/CH

SCAN

RPT/RDM

PUSH AUDIO

Note that a LOAD button is present on the 6 CD changer radios.

The radio only displays ASCII characters, accented characters are displayed without

the accent; other characters are substituted by "?"

RDS/LOC

TI/NEWS

MENU

AM

TUNE/TRACK

AUX

PUSH AUDIO

VOL

CD

FM

1 2 3 4 5 6

FOLDER

SEEK

FOLDER

LOAD

TEXT

SCAN/A.S

RPT/RDM

Type A audio set - Legacy single CD/6 CD

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European Union Right Hand Drive Audio Australian Audio

LOAD

TEXT

SCAN/A.S

RPT/RDM

TUNE/TRACK

AM

AUX

PUSH AUDIO

1 2 3 4 5 6

FOLDER

SEEK

FOLDER

FM

VOL

CD

RDS/LOC

TI/NEWS

MENU

AU

LOAD

TEXT

SCAN/A.S

RPT/RDM

TUNE/TRACK

AM

AUX

PUSH AUDIO

1 2 3 4 5 6

FOLDER

SEEK

FOLDER

FM

VOL

CD

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RDS

TI/NEWS

MENU

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Connecting to the Media hub

Connecting the iPod:

The Media interface kit does not include the iPod cable. Please use the original Apple iPod dock connector
that comes standard with the purchase of an Apple iPod.

Connecting a USB flash drive:

Pairing a Bluetooth device (optional feature):

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11:35 pm

My devices

New device

AddInfo Back

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OK to disconnect

MENU

Accessing the Media hub

Access Media interface by pressing the SAT button on the head
unit until the top line of the display shows “Media1" or “Media2"
(optional feature).

Use AUX button instead of SAT in vehicles below:

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Note: SAT1/2/3 are used for Satellite radio
and are available only if SAT tuner is installed:

SAT

SAT

SAT

Accessing Media hub (iPod and USB):

SAT

Accessing Media hub Bluetooth Audio (optional feature):

SAT

AUX

SAT1

SAT3
Song name Song name

Song name Song name

SAT1

SAT2

Song name

Song name

SAT1

SAT1

Song name

Song name

MEDI A1
Song name

MEDI A2
Song name

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Easy access - iPod/USB devices

Step1: Step1A:

SAT

SAT

SAT

SAT

TEXT

TEXT

TEXT

MEDI A1
Song 1

Quick browse feature for iPod

Press the Seek button or turn the jog dial repeatedly until the
desired selection is reached. About 1 second after the button/dial
is released the iPod will begin playing the selection. The selection
for the USB flash drive is immediate.

or

MEDI A1
Song 1

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MEDI A1
Song na m e

MEDI A1
ATTACH E D

or

...

AUX

MEDI A1
Song 2

MEDI A1
Song 20

Easy access - Bluetooth device

Step1A:Step1:

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MEDI A2

NOT LIN K E D

Title text field

MEDI A2
PhoneN a m e -LINKED

MEDI A2
PhoneN a m e -PLAYIN G

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New device

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SAT

SAT

TEXT

TEXT

My devices

AddInfo Back

Song name

PlayOptions Back

SAT

SAT

SAT

TEXT

11:35 pm

11:35 pm

Enter
passcode:
“0000"

To change tracks

AUX

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Operating the iPod - General overview

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Before use

Make sure to update you iPod to the latest firmware version
through iTunes.

Compatibility information is based on data available at time of printing. For up to date information on newer
iPod compatibility or other questions, please refer to contact information on back cover.

Charging

The interface automatically
charges the battery of the iPod
when connected and the key is
in the ACC/ON position.

The icon appearing
on the upper right
corner of the iPod
scr een ind icates
charging.

Browsing hierarchy structure

Music stored on the iPod is categorized based on the Song
name, Artist and Album information contained within each Track.
Music purchased from online stores comes with accurate Track
information, but you may need to update these fields* if music
content originates from ripping CD. A large music collection
typically results in having 100s of Artists with 1000s of Albums.
An arbitrary list of Songs may be organized into a Playlist (using
iTunes); you may have many Playlists.

To play a desired Song within an Album, you may browse through
a long list of Albums. Alternatively, you may narrow down the
selection using Playlist as the primary filter, Artist as the 2nd level
filter and Album as the 3rd and final filter. This type of approach is
a more efficient way to get to a desired music selection.

* Artist and Album tag info are embedded in each song. Please refer to iTunes' info tag screen (CTRL+I on a

PC, + I on a Mac) to verify and correct Song information as needed. Only the fields circled below
may be displayed on the radio.

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Hierarchy structure of the interface

By default, the interface creates a Playlist having a name that is
the same as the name of the iPod. This Playlist is the very first on
the list of Playlists shown while browsing with the category select
keys in Playlist Mode. Note that this “all content” Playlist may
have as many as several thousand songs, therefore it should not
be used for general browsing, but for random content playback
with the Shuffle Mode engaged, or for further filtering by Artist and
Album. Once a Playlist is active an Artist may be selected within
that Playlist using the Artist Mode. Albums by the selected Artist
and within the selected Playlist may be selected in Album Mode.
"ALL ARTIST" and "ALL ALBUM" designate all available content
in those categories.

BROWSING HIERARCHY STRUCTURE

PLAYLIST

ARTIST

ALBUM

To select an Album that is not in the current list, you must go back
one filter level and select the Artist having the desired album first,
before the actual Album could be selected. You may also go back
to the top filter level by selecting a different Playlist having the
content.

We do not recommend putting Podcast and Audiobook content
into a Playlist because if an Audiobook is added to a Playlist then
tune dial will not take you to the next Chapter but to the following
entry of the Playlist. Playlists can only contain Episodes of a
Podcast.

PODCAST

AUDIOBOOK

Browsing hierarchy

PRESET 2 - PLAYLIST MODEAUDIOBOOK PODCAST

Less browsable
content

PRESET 3 - ARTIST MODE

PRESET 4 - ALBUM MODE

SONGS

More browsable
content

An example of the browsing hierarchy

The first Playlist is the name of the iPod and contains all music
stored on the iPod. According to the selected Playlist, the
following browsing hierarchy is true:

Playlist

Songs

Artist

Album

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Connecting and disconnecting the iPod

When the iPod is not connected, the "DETACHED" message will
be displayed in the Title, Name and the Category text fields on the
head unit.

MEDI A1
DETACH E D

When the iPod is connected, the "ATTACHED" message will

emporarily

t be displayed in the Title, Name and the Category text
fields while communication is established. If the iPod is
completely discharged or in deep sleep this message will be
displayed for up to 1 minute.

MEDI A1
ATTACH E D

The buttons on the iPod are deactivated when connected. In 5-10
seconds either the Subaru logo or the “Accessory attached”
message is displayed on the screen of the iPod.

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OK to disconnect

MENU

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iPod

Available text fields before and after
syncronizing with the iPod

After connecting the iPod it will take about 10 seconds to
establish communication. When the process is completed the
preselected music will be playing or the “EMPTY/STOP”
message is displayed.

Radio display during the connection process:

At TITLE/NAME/CATEGORY text fields:

MEDI A1
DETACH E D

At CH NAME text field:

MEDI A1
USB DEV I C E

At CH NUMBER text field (fixed text field):

MEDI A1
ATTACH E D

MEDI A1
USB iPo d

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Accessory Attached

MEDI A1

CH001

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Preset buttons while the iPod is connected:

Changing between Modes 1-4 will not interrupt music playback
if synchronized. The first press of Presets 2-6 will synchronize
the iPod with the Media hub.

Text messages

When the end of selected content is reached the
"EMPTY/STOP" message will be displayed in Title, Name and
Category text fields.

1

2

Sync

Sync

3

4

Sync

MEDI A1-1
SETTIN G S M ODE

MEDI A1-2
PLAYLI S T M ODE

MEDI A1-3

ARTIST M O D E

MEDI A1-4
ALBUM M O D E

Switching to and between Modes 5-6 will immediately trigger
Podcast and Audiobook playback.

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6

Sync

Sync

MEDI A1-5
PODCAS T M O DE

MEDI A1-6
AUDIOB O O K MODE

MEDI A1
EMPTY/ S T O P

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OK TO DISCONNECT

"PAUSE" message may be displayed when iPod is connected
and it was already paused. If paused, select the next track to
resume playback.

MEDI A1
PAUSE

8

OK TO DISCONNECT

When the iPod is connected while playing, the selected content
will continue to be played and next/previous track controls will
work as expected.* The "PRESELCTD" message will be
displayed in the Category text field. When engaging the browse
mode with the PTY/CAT button, "PRESELCTD" is only shown
until the preset buttons 2-6 are pressed and the iPod is
synchronized with the head unit.

MEDI A1

8

PRESEL C T D

OK TO DISCONNECT

*Next/previous will not go within Chapters of an Audiobook.

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Text fields upon connecting an iPod

Press the TEXT button repeatedly to cycle through the available
text fields.

At TITLE text field:

TEXT

within 10 seconds

MEDI A1
ATTACH E D

MEDI A1
Song na m e

At NAME text field:

TEXT

TEXT

within 10 seconds

MEDI A1
ATTACH E D

MEDI A1
Artist * A l bum

At CATEGORY text field:

TEXT

TEXT

TEXT

within 10 seconds

At CH NAME text field:

TEXT

TEXT

TEXT

TEXT

within 10 seconds

At CH NUMBER text field:

(fixed text field)

TEXT

TEXT

TEXT

TEXT

TEXT

MEDI A1
ATTACH E D

MEDI A1

PRESEL C T D

MEDI A1
USB DEV I C E

MEDI A1

USB iPo d

MEDI A1

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CH001