1996 FORD EXPLORER manual radio set

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Starting Your Explorer
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Ignition
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Understanding the Positions of the Ignition
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The positions of the key in the ignition lock cylinder.
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ACCESSORY allows some of your vehicle's electrical accessories
such as the radio and the windshield wipers to operate while
the engine is not running.
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In order to turn the key from the ON or OFF position to the
ACCESSORY position, you must push the key release button if
your vehicle's manual transmission gearshift is mounted on the
floor.
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LOCK locks the steering wheel and gearshift lever.
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RWARNING
Turn the key to LOCK whenever you leave your vehicle.
Always set the parking brake fully and make sure that
the gearshift is securely latched in P (Park) (automatic
transmission) or in 1 (First) (manual transmission). Never
leave your vehicle unattended while it is running.
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LOCK is the only position that allows you to remove the key.
The LOCK feature helps to protect your vehicle from theft.
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If your key is stuck in the LOCK position and will not turn,
move your steering wheel left or right until the key turns freely.
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How to tune radio stations
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There are four ways for you to tune in a particular station. You
can use the“TUNE”,“SEEK”,“SCAN”or memory buttons.
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Using the“TUNE”function
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You can change the frequency up or down one increment at
a time by pressing and releasing either the left (
b) or right
(
a) side of the“TUNE”or“TUNE DISCS”button. To
change frequencies quickly, press and hold down either the
right or left side of the button.
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Manual tuning adjusts your radio to any allowable broadcast
frequency, whether or not a station is present on that
frequency. (SeeAll About Radio Frequenciesin this section.)
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Using the“SEEK”function
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Press the right (
a) side of the“SEEK”button to select the
next listenable station up the frequency band. Press the left
(
b) side of the button to select the next listenable station
down the frequency band. By holding the button down,
listenable stations can be passed over to reach the desired
station.
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Using the“SCAN”function
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Pressing the“SCAN”button will begin the scan mode up
the frequency band, stopping on each listenable station for
approximately five seconds.
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To stop the scan mode on the presently sampled station,
press the“SCAN”button again.
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Setting the station MEMORY PRESET buttons
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Your radio is equipped with 6 station memory buttons.
These buttons can be used to select up to 6 preset AM
stations and 12 FM stations (6 in FM1 and 6 in FM2)
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Select a band, then select a frequency.
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Press one of the memory buttons and hold until the sound
returns and the lamp above the memory button lights up.
That memory button is now set.
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Follow the above steps for each memory preset button.
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Using the Automatic Memory Store feature
(“AUTOSET”)
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If the memory buttons have been set, either by using the Auto
Memory Load feature or if you have set them manually, the
system is prepared to let you use a convenient feature called
Automatic Memory Store.
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With Auto Memory Store, you can continually set strong
stations into your memory buttons without losing your
originally set stations. Your radio will automatically set your
memory buttons to the strong local stations.
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Activate Auto Memory Store by pushing the“AUTOSET”
button once. Your radio will set the first six strong stations of
the band you are in (AM, FM1 or FM2) into the memory
buttons. The display will flash“AUTO”and display the autoset
icon“A”while the stations are being set in the memory
buttons.
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NOTE: If there are less than six strong stations in the
frequency band, the remaining unfilled buttons will
store the last strong station detected on the band.
After all stations have been filled, the radio will begin
playing the station stored on memory button 1.
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To deactivate the Auto Memory Store mode and return to the
manually-set memory button stations, simply push the
“AUTOSET”button. Display will show“AUTO”then“OFF”.
The next time Auto Memory Store is activated on that band, the
radio will store the next set of six strong stations.
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Setting the station MEMORY PRESET buttons
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Your radio is equipped with 6 station memory buttons.
These buttons can be used to select up to 6 preset AM
stations and 12 FM stations (6 in FM1 and 6 in FM2)
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Follow the easy steps below to set these buttons to the desired
frequencies:
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Select a band, then select a frequency.
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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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Using the AUTOSET feature
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With AUTOSET, you can continually set strong stations into
your memory buttons without losing your originally set
stations.
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Press the“AUTOSET”button once. Your radio will set the
first six strong stations of the band you are in (AM, FM1, or
FM2) into the memory buttons. The display will show
“AUTO”, then run through the frequencies setting the
memory buttons.
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NOTE: If there are fewer than five strong stations in the
frequency band, the remaining unfilled buttons will
store the last strong station detected on the band.
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When all stations are filled, the radio will begin playing the
station stored in memory button 1.
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To deactivate the Auto Memory Store mode and return to
manually-set memory button stations, press the“AUTOSET”
button. Display will show“AUTO”then“OFF”.
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Using the Controls of Your Cassette Tape Player
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NOTE: Radio power must be on to use the cassette tape
player.
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How to insert a tape
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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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Using the”TUNE“function
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You can change the frequency up or down one increment at
a time by pressing and releasing either the left (
b) or right
(
a) side of the”TUNE“button.
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Manual tuning adjusts your radio to any allowable broadcast
frequency, whether or not a station is present on that
frequency. (SeeAll About Radio Frequenciesin this section.)
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Using the”SEEK“function
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This feature on your radio allows you to automatically select
listenable stations up or down the frequency band. Press the
right (
a) side of the”SEEK“button to select the next
listenable station up the frequency band. Press the left (
b)
side of the button to select the next listenable station down
the frequency band. By holding the button down, listenable
stations can be passed over to reach the desired station.
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Using the”SCAN“function
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Pressing the”SCAN“button will begin the scan mode up
the frequency band, stopping on each listenable station for
approximately five seconds.
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To stop the scan mode on the presently sampled station,
press the”SCAN“button again.
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Setting the Station Memory Preset buttons
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Your radio is equipped with 6 station memory buttons.
These buttons can be used to select up to 6 preset AM
stations and 12 FM stations (6 in FM1 and 6 in FM2).
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Follow the easy steps below to set these buttons to the desired
frequencies:
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Select a band, then select a frequency.
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