Subaru Outback Manuals 2014 Outback Owner's Manual | Page 448

5-14 Audio/FM/AM radio operation ! Other information HD Radio Technology manufactured under license from iBiquity Digital Corporation. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD RadioTM and the HD, HD Radio, and “Arc” logos are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp. ! HD Radio selection button while receiving FM Press the radio (except analog broadcast). The next channel of the station that is being received will play. ! Mode selection Turn the “SETTING” dial and select the HD Radio ON mode (hybrid mode) or OFF mode (analog mode). For details, refer to “Audio settings (type B audio)” F5-8. NOTE Depending on the broadcasting area, the digital signal may not be received in an area where the analog signal can be properly received, or the system frequently switches the channels between the digital and analog signals. However, this does not indicate a malfunction. If this frequent switching between digital and analog causes annoyance, set the radio to the analog mode (HD Radio off mode) that provides the same radio broadcasting quality as a con- ventional radio. ! HD Radio indicator The indicator illuminates while the digital broadcast is received during the HD Radio ON mode. & RBDS text display Type A audio Type B audio ! Type A audio If the PS (Program Service Name) and/or RT (Radio Text) are available, pressing the “TEXT” button changes the display among PS, RT and frequency. The initial setting is “PS”. NOTE . The maximum number of characters that can be displayed for PS is 8. . The maximum number of characters that can be displayed for RT is 64. . If RT is 16 characters or longer, press and hold the “TEXT” button in order to change the page. ! Type B audio Press and hold the “HD/TEXT” button to show the next page when the text is not fully displayed while the PSD (Program Service Data) or RT (Radio Text) service is received. NOTE . When the HD Radio function is turned on, PSD provides additional information about the broadcast. Text data such as “Title” and “Artist” is displayed on the screen. To display text data other than that which is currently being displayed, turn the “SETTING” dial. . When the HD Radio function is turned off (HD Radio off mode), the radio text is displayed on the screen while receiving the broadcasting station with RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System). . The maximum number of characters that can be displayed is 128.