2012 Subaru Forester Owner's Manual - Page 270

5-14 Audio This function may not be available when radio signals are weak. When this happens, perform manual tuning to select the desired station. ! Scan tuning (SCAN) Type A and B audio*1 tall buildings and hills. ! PTY (Program type) group tuning (only FM reception) Type A and B audio Type A and B audio: PTY group up by one step PTY group down by one step Type C audio: Type C audio PTY group up by one step PTY group down by one step Type C audio*1 Type D audio*2 *1: Press the button briefly. *2: Press and hold the button. Type D audio If you press the "SCAN" button, the radio will switch to the scan mode. In this mode, the radio scans through the radio band until a receivable station is found. The radio will stop at the station for 5 seconds (type A, B and C audio)/10 seconds (type D audio) while displaying the frequency, after which scanning will continue until the entire band has been scanned. Press the "SCAN" button again to cancel the SCAN mode and to stop at any displayed channel. Automatic tuning may not function properly if the station reception is weakened by distance from the station or proximity to Press the indicated button to change to the PTY selection mode. At this time, the PTY group that you are currently listening to (type A, B and C audio)/that you selected the last time (type D audio) will be displayed for 10 seconds. In the PTY selection mode, "PTY" is displayed on the screen. ! PTY (Program type) group selection In the PTY selection mode, press the following button to change the PTY group by one step at a time. This operation only changes the display. It does not change the station that is currently being received. ! Seek in PTY (Program type) group (type A, B and C audio) Type A and B audio: Seek up Seek down