Subaru Legacy BN/BS (2015-2019) Owners Manual: Available HD RadioTM technology (if equipped)

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Multicast

On the FM radio frequency most digital stations have "multiple" or supplemental programs on one FM station.

Available HD RadioTM technology (if equipped)

Touch the "Sub CH" key on the control screen and the following screen will be displayed.

Available HD RadioTM technology (if equipped)

The indication that shows whether the current broadcast is digital or analog is displayed on the top right of the control screen.

Available HD RadioTM technology (if equipped)

Select the desired channel.
Turning the AUDIO/TUNE knob can also select the desired multicast channel.

NOTE

HD RadioTM stations can be preset.
An orange HD) (HD)) will be displayed on the screen when in digital.
The HD) (HD)) will first appear in a gray color indicating the station is indeed (an analog and) a digital station. Once the digital signal is acquired, the logo will change to a bright orange color.
The song title and artist name will appear on the screen when available by the radio station. The radio station can send album pictures when available.
As a user works through the analog radio stations, (where applicable) the radio receiver will automatically tune from an analog signal to a digital signal within 5 seconds.

Preserving a music information

Tag information in the music broadcasting is preserved in the system and transmits to an iPod.

Preserving a music information

Touch the "Tag" key in the control screen while receiving HD Radio, the tag setting screen will be displayed

Preserving a music information

Connect an iPod. Refer to "Connecting and disconnecting a USB memory/portable device" .

Turn on the power of the iPod if it is not turned on.
Once an iPod is connected, the music tag moves from the radio into the iPod.
When the iPod is connected to iTunes, the tagged information of the songs which were tagged while listening to the radio can be viewed. Then a user may decide to purchase the song or CD/Album which had been listened to on their radio.

In addition, the following messages appear.

Display Message	Contents
"Tag storage full"	If there is not enough memory in the digital audio
"Already Stored"	If the same information is stored in the digital audio
"Storing Failed"	If the store process in the digital audio failed
"iPod full Tags cannot be stored"	If there is not enough memory in the iPod
"Starting to transfer the Tag files."	If the system starts to transmit music information to an iPod
"Transferring Failed"	If the transmitting process of music information to an iPod failed
"X Tag(s) Sent" (X = number of transmitted information) will be displayed.	If the transmitting process of music information to an iPod is successful

NOTE

The tag information can not be preserved while scanning or caching the radio station.
If tagging the music information fails, "Saving the HD Radio tag was unsuccessful. (Saving the HD Radio tag was unsuccessful.)" will be displayed on the screen. If this occurs, tag the information again.

Program Service Data: Presents song name, artist, station IDs, and other relevant data streams.

iTunes Tagging provides you the opportunity to discover a wide range of content and the means to "tag" that content for later review and purchase from the iTunes Store. Also refer to the Apple Automotive specifications for implementing iTunes Tagging.

Visual information related to content being played on your HD Radio receiver, such as Album Art, historical photographs, still art from live broadcasts, among other related content.

Troubleshooting guide

Experience	Cause	Action
Mismatch of time alignment - a user may hear a short period of programming replayed or an echo, stutter or skip.	The radio stations analog and digital volume is not properly aligned or the station is in ballgame mode.	None, radio broadcast issue. A user can contact the radio station
Sound fades, blending in and out.	Radio is shifting between analog and digital audio.	Reception issue. May clear-up as the vehicle continues to be driven. Turning the indicator of the HD RadioTM off will change the radio mode to analog audio
Audio mute condition when an HD2/HD3 multicast channel had been playing	The radio does not have access to digital signals at the moment	This is normal behavior, wait until the digital signal returns. If out of the coverage area, seek a new station.
Audio mute delay when selecting an HD2/ HD3 multicast channel preset.	The digital multicast content is not available until HD RadioTM broadcast can be decoded and make the audio available. This takes up to 7 seconds	This is normal behavior, wait for the audio to become available
Text information does not match the present song audio	Data service issue by the radio broadcaster	Broadcaster should be notified. Complete the form; www.ibiquity.com/automotive/report_radio _station_experiences.
No text information shown for the present selected frequency.	Data service issue by the radio broadcaster	Broadcaster should be notified. Complete the form; www.ibiquity.com/automotive/report_radio _station_experiences
The "Acquiring" caution message appears when the system attempts to acquire digital transmission.	When acquiring digital data while receiving a digital broadcast and SPS station	When the reception in digital of the SPS station is confirmed. When the system determined that the SPS station could not be received. When the SPS broadcast is ended (stopped) by the radio station while receiving SPS.
The "HD Channel is unavailable" caution message appears when digital reception is not possible.	When the system determined that the SPS station could not be received while receiving a digital broadcast and SPS station. When the SPS broadcast is ended (stopped) by the radio station while receiving SPS.	When the status is changed to acquiring digital data because the reception condition of SPS station has improved. When the received station is changed.

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