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Using the Controls of Your Cassette Tape Player
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[AS29440(ALL)08/95]
NOTE: Radio power must be on to use the cassette tape
player.
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[AS29445(ALL)08/95]
How to insert a tape
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[AS29450(ALL)04/95]
Your cassette tape player is equipped with power loading. Once
you insert a tape and push slightly (with the open edge to the
right), the loading mechanism draws the tape the rest of the
way in and play will begin after a momentary tape tightening
process. Display indicates“TAPE”while tape is playing.
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[AS29455(ALL)06/95]
NOTE: A cassette tape can be loaded with the ignition on
whether or not the radio power is on. However, with
radio power off, the cassette tape is loaded and stored.
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[AS29465(ALL)08/95]
How to locate a desired track on the tape
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There are four ways to quickly locate a desired selection on the
tape. You can use the fast forward, rewind,“SEEK”or“SCAN”
function. Following are brief descriptions of each.
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Fast forwarding the tape
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To fast forward the tape, press the“FF”button. The radio
will begin playing until fast forward is manually stopped (by
pushing the“TAPE”button) or the end of the tape is
reached.
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At the end of the tape, the direction automatically reverses
and plays the other side of the tape.
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Rewinding the tape
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[AS29495(ALL)01/95]
To rewind the tape, press the“REW”button. The radio will
begin playing until rewind is manually stopped (by pushing
the“TAPE”button) or the beginning of the tape is reached.
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Using the“SEEK”function with your cassette tape player
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While in the tape mode, push the right (
a) side of the
“SEEK”button to seek forward to the next selection on the
tape. Push the left (
b) side to seek the previous tape
selection.
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Using the“SCAN”function with your cassette tape player
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[AS29520(ALL)01/95]
Press the“SCAN”button to begin the forward scan mode on
the tape currently playing, stopping on each tape selection
for approximately an eight-second sampling (display
indicates“SC”).
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To stop the scan mode on the presently sampled tape
selection, press“SCAN”a second time.
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How to change the side of the tape being played
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The alternate side of the tape can be selected by pressing the
“SIDE 1-2”button.
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How to eject the tape
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[AS29545(ALL)01/95]
To stop the tape and eject the cassette, press the“EJ”button.
The radio will resume playing if the radio power is on. The
tape cartridge can be ejected with radio power (and/or ignition)
on or off.
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Loose labels on cassette tapes can become lodged in the
mechanism. Remove any loose label material before inserting
cassette.
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Do not leave a tape in the cassette tape player. High heat in
the vehicle can cause the cassette to warp.
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Clock Operation
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How to view the clock mode
[AS29705(ALL)09/94]
Press the“CLK”button to display time. The time will continue
to be displayed until a radio or tape function is chosen. After
approximately 10 seconds, the time will again appear in the
display. To display radio or tape information only, press the
“CLK”button a second time.
[AS29710(ALL)09/95]
NOTE: With the ignition off, the clock will display for
approximately 5 seconds once the“CLK”button is
depressed and released.
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[AS29715(ALL)08/95]
How to set the clock
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[AS29720(ALL)08/95]1.
Turn the radio on.
[AS29725(ALL)04/95]2.
Press and hold the“CLK”button, press the right (
a) side of
the“SEEK”button to increase hours. Press the left (
b) side
of the button to decrease hours. Press the right (
a) side of
the“TUNE”button to increase minutes. Press the left (
b)
side of the button to decrease minutes.
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[AS29730(ALL)09/95]
NOTE: The clock displays 12-hour time with no AM/PM
indications.
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Insert loaded disc magazine into chamber unit with the
arrow on top of the disc magazine pointing toward the
changer (Figure 4). Make sure magazine is fully inserted into
changer.
[AS29790(ALL)09/94]
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Figure 4
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NOTE: To remove one or more compact disc(s) from the disc
magazine, push the corresponding lever(s) to the back.
Disc(s) will partially come out for easy removal.
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[AS29805(ALL)01/95]5.
Close unit by sliding changer panel door to the left.
[AS29810(ALL)10/94]
The Compact Disc Changer unit is now ready to play using the
controls of your Audio System.
[AS29817( X)10/94]
How to Operate the Ford 6-CD Changer Using the
Controls on the Radio (Luxury and Premium Audio
Systems only)
[AS29821( X)10/94]
If your vehicle is equipped with the Ford 6-CD Changer System,
you can operate it through the controls of your Luxury or
Premium Audio System.
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[AS29822(ALL)02/95]
How to begin CD Changer play
[AS29825(ALL)03/95]
Press the“CD”button to begin CD play. The 6-CD Changer
will automatically begin playing the first track (selection) of the
first disc loaded in the unit. The display will indicate“cd-dd”
for disc number and track number and then display“TT-tt”for
track number and the“dd-tt”for current disc and track number.
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If the CD Changer is empty,“NO”and“DISC”will flash in the
display and radio play will continue.
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How to change the disc being played
[AS29840(ALL)10/94]
When in the CD mode, you can change discs by pressing the
right side (
a) of the“TUNE DISC”button (to select the next
discs) or the left side (
b) of the“TUNE DISCS”button (to
select previous discs). Play will begin on the first track of the
selected disc.
[AS29845(ALL)10/94]
If either side of the button is pressed and held, the CD Changer
will continue fast-forwarding or reversing through the discs in
the disc magazine. During these functions, the display will
indicate the disc number.
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How to change the track being played
[AS29855(ALL)04/94]
There are two ways to change the track being played. You can
use the“SEEK”or“SCAN”buttons.
[AS29860(ALL)04/94]


Using the“SEEK”function with your CD-Changer
[AS29865(ALL)10/94]
Press the right (
a) side of the“SEEK”button to seek
forward to the next track of the current disc. After the last
track has been completed, the CD player automatically
changes to the next disc.
[AS29870(ALL)04/94]
Press the left (
b) side of the“SEEK”button to seek to the
previous track on the current disc.
[AS29875(ALL)04/94]


Using the SCAN function with your CD Changer
[AS29880(ALL)10/94]
Press the“SCAN”button to move forward to the next track.
Approximately an eight-second sampling of the track will be
played before moving to the next track. The display will
indicate the disc and track number (dd-tt). At the end of the
disc, the CD Changer automatically changes to the next disc.
[AS29885(ALL)04/94]
To end the scan mode, press the“SCAN”button a second
time.
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Operating the CD Compression feature
[AS29910(ALL)04/94]
Because of the wide dynamic range of Ford’s 6-CD Changer
System, soft passages may be difficult to hear under certain
driving conditions while maintaining a reasonable volume level
in the louder passages. The compression feature will bring these
soft and loud passages closer together for a more consistent
listening level.
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To turn the compression on, press the“COMPRESS”/#5 button.
When the compression feature is activated, the display will
indicate“C”.
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Operating the Shuffle feature
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While in the CD mode, pressing the“SHUFFLE”/#6 button will
randomly select a track from the disc currently being played.
The display will indicate“SHF”followed by the disc and track
number (dd-tt).
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The CD Changer will continue to randomly select tracks for
play until the shuffle feature is turned off by pressing the
“SHUFFLE”button a second time.
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HowtostopCDplay
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While in the CD mode, press the“AM/FM”button to stop CD
play and resume radio play. Also, loading a cassette into the
cassette deck will stop CD play and begin cassette play.
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CD Error Messages
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Your system is equipped to diagnose certain problems you may
experience. The error codes are:
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—CD E1—Mechanism error.
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—CD E2—Focus error.
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—BAD CD—Disc unreadable.
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Midline Stereo Radio
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Using the Controls on Your New Radio
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How to turn the radio on and off
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[AS29973(ALL)01/95]
Press the“VOL/PUSH ON”knob to turn the radio on. Press
again to turn it off.
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How to adjust the volume
[AS29980(ALL)06/95]
Turn the“VOL/PUSH ON”knob clockwise to increase the
volume and counterclockwise to decrease the volume. Bars
illuminate in the display to show relative volume level.
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NOTE: If the volume level is set above a certain listening
level when the ignition switch is turned off, when the
ignition switch is turned back on, the volume will
come back to a“nominal”listening level. However, if
the radio power is turned off, the volume will remain
in the position it was set at when radio power was
switched off.
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Selecting the AM or FM frequency band
[AS29995(ALL)10/94]
Push the“AM”/FM“button to select the desired frequency
band or to stop/store cassette tape (when in cassette mode).
These functions are used with the station memory buttons
described underHow to tune radio stations.
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How to tune radio stations
[AS30005(ALL)04/95]
There are four ways for you to tune in a particular station. You
can manually locate the station using the”TUNE“button,
”SEEK“button,”SCAN“button, or select the station by using
the memory buttons, which you can set to any desired
frequency. These four methods are described below.
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Press one of the memory preset buttons and hold the button
until the sound returns. That station is now held in memory
on that button.
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Follow the two steps above for each station memory preset
button you want to set.
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Adjusting the tone balance and speaker output of your
radio
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Increasing or decreasing bass response
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Press the top (
c) of the”BASS“button to increase bass;
press the bottom (
d) of the”BASS“button to decrease bass.
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Increasing or decreasing treble response
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Press the top (
c) of the”TREBLE“button to increase treble;
press the bottom (
d) of the treble button to decrease treble.
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Adjusting speaker balance
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Balance control allows you to adjust the sound distribution
between the right and left speakers. Press the top (
c) of the
”BAL“button to shift the sound to the right speakers, and
press the bottom (
d) of the”BAL“button to shift the sound
to the left speakers.
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Adjusting speaker fader
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Fade control allows you to adjust the sound distribution
between the front and rear speakers. Press the top (
c)of
the”FADE“button to shift the sound to the front speakers,
and press the bottom (
d) of the”FADE“button to shift the
sound to the back speakers.
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[AS30130(ALL)06/95]
NOTE: Illuminated bars in the display show relative levels of
bass and treble, and positions of speaker balance and
fader functions (left to right, front to rear).
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