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RWARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury in a
collision, children should always ride with
the seatback upright.
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Safety Seats for Children
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[SR16000(BEF )05/95]
Use a safety seat that is recommended for the
size and weight of the child. Always follow the
safety seat manufacturer's instructions when
installing and using the safety seat.
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[SR16015(BEF )02/95]
Ford recommends the use of a child safety seat
having a top tether strap. Install the child safety
seat in a seating position which is capable of
providing a tether anchorage. For more
information on top tether straps seeAttaching
Safety Seats With Tether Strapsin this chapter.
[SR16025(BEF )05/95]
When installing a child safety seat, be sure to
use the correct safety belt buckle for that seating
position making sure the tongue is securely
fastened in the buckle and for a shoulder/lap
belt combination with a sliding tongue make
sure the retractor is in the ªautomatic locking
mode.º
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[SR16095(BEF )05/95]
All child restraint systems are designed to be
secured in vehicle seats by lap belts or by the
lap portion of a lap-shoulder belt.
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[SR16100(BEF )05/95]
RWARNING
If you do not properly secure the safety
seat, the child occupying the seat may be
injured during a collision or sudden stop.
An unsecured safety seat could also injure
other passengers.
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Using the ªSEEKº 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 top
a
half of the ªSEEKº button to select the next
listenable station up the frequency band.
Press the bottom
bhalf of the button to
select the next listenable station down the
frequency band. By pressing and holding the
button, listenable stations can be passed over
to reach the desired station.
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Using the ªSCAN/TUNEº button to scan
radio stations
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Pressing the ªSCAN/TUNEº button once
enters the scan mode (display will indicate
ªSCNº). Pushing the top
ahalf of the
ªSEEKº button will begin the scan mode up
the frequency band, stopping on each
listenable station for approximately five
seconds. Pushing the bottom
bhalf of the
ªSEEKº button will begin the scan mode
down the frequency band, again 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 ªSCAN/TUNEº
button again.
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Setting the Station Memory Preset buttons
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Your radio is equipped with 5 station memory
buttons. These buttons can be used to select up
to 5 preset AM stations and 10 FM stations (5 in
FM1 and 5 in FM2). Follow the easy steps below
to set these buttons to the desired frequencies.
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1. Select a band, then select a frequency.
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2. Press one of the memory buttons and hold
the button until the sound returns. That
station is now held in memory on that
button.
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3. Follow the two steps above for each station
memory preset button you want to set.
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NOTE: If the vehicle's battery is disconnected,
the clock and station memory preset
buttons (if programmed in auto mode)
will need to be reset.
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Using the Automatic Memory Load feature
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You can activate theAuto Memory Load
feature by pressing and holding the ªAUTO
PRESETº buttonfor approximately three
seconds. Auto Memory Load sets all memory
buttons in AM, FM1 and FM2 sequentially by
seeking out the first five strong stations for
the respective band and storing them in
memory buttons 1-5. (FM2 will store the
second set of strong stations from the FM
band.)
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With Auto Memory Store, you can
continually set strong stations into your
memory buttons without losing your existing
memory presets, which is especially handy
while traveling. Your radio will automatically
set your memory buttons to the strong local
stations so you don't have to continually
manually tune to existing stations.
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Activate Auto Memory Store by pushing the
ªAUTO PRESETº button once. Your radio
will set the first five strong stations of the
band you are in (AM, FM1 or FM2) into the
memory buttons. The display will show
ªAUTOº, then run through the frequencies,
stopping momentarily on the stations being
set into the memory buttons. The radio is
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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. Push the ªAUDIOº button
repeatedly until the display reads ªBAL.º
Push the ª+º side of the ªVOLº button to
shift the sound to the right speakers, and
push the ª-º side 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. Push the ªAUDIOº button
repeatedly until the display reads ªFADE.º
Push the ª+º side of the ªVOLº button to
shift the sound to the front speakers, and
push the ª-º side to shift the sound to the
rear speakers.
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NOTE: Illuminated bars in the display show
relative levels of bass and treble and
positions of speaker balance and fader
functions after adjustments are made,
then revert to volume level set.
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Clock operation
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When in the radio mode, push the ªCLOCKº
button to switch from radio frequency to clock.
Only the clock numerals will be displayed in the
clock mode Ð there is no A.M./P.M. indication.
When in the clock mode, the time will be
displayed until the button is pushed again.
However, if you retune the radio while it is in
the clock mode, the new radio frequency will be
displayed for approximately ten seconds and
then change back to clock.
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When in the CD mode, push the ªCLOCKº
button to change the display from elapsed time
mode to track number mode to clock mode. If
the CD track selection is changed when you are
in the clock or elapsed time mode, the new track
number will be displayed for approximately ten
seconds and then revert back to the previous
mode.
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[AS05425(BEF )07/93]
The clock can also be viewed with the ignition
off. Push the ªCLOCKº button and the time will
be displayed momentarily.
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To set the clock, simultaneously press the
ªCLOCKº button and either the bottom (
b) half
of the ªSEEKº button to set hours, or the top
(
a) half of the ªSEEKº button to set minutes.
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Using the Controls on Your New Compact
Disc Player
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Your new Ford Compact Disc Player is capable
of playing 12 cmor8 cm discs, without an
adapter! The Player operates when the power is
on and a disc is inserted (label side up). Handle
the disc by its edge only. (Be sure to read and
follow all of the care and cleaning instructions
underHow To Take Care of and Clean Your CD
Player and Discs.
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NOTE: If after you insert a disc, the disc is
ejected and ªERRORº begins scrolling
in the display, remove the disc and
reinsert it right side up (label side up).
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The digital display on your CD player will
either show the track (selection) number or the
elapsed time. (The display mode can be selected
by pressing the ªCLOCKº button.) Indicators for
play (
a), stop (
X) and compression on (ªCº)
are also in the display. (These features are
described later.)
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Once a disc is inserted, operation of the CD
player will override that of the radio.
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NOTE: The volume, bass, treble, balance and
fader controls on the radio are also
used with the CD player. Refer to
earlier operating instructions on these
controls.
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How to insert a disc and begin play
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Insert one disc,label side upinto the disc
opening. When inserted, the disc automatically
loads into the unit and play starts at the
beginning of the first track (selection).
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When the disc reaches the end, the disc player
automatically returns to the beginning of the
disc and resumes playing.
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NOTE: Once a disc is inserted, the disc
opening is secured to prevent the
accidental insertion of a second disc.
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NOTE: The CD player has heat protection
circuitry to protect the laser diode. If
the temperature of the player reaches
167ÊF (75ÊC), theheat detection circuit
will shut off the player and ªTOO
HOTº will scroll in the display for
approximately five seconds (radio will
resume playing). When the temperature
returns to normal operating range, the
CD player will again be operational.
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How to stop and restart the CD player
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When a disc is loaded, the unit automatically
enters the play mode and the play indicator
a
illuminates. To stop temporarily, press the
ªPLAY/STOPº button or the ªAM/FMº button.
The stop indicator
Xin the display illuminates
and operation returns to the radio mode. To
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button once again.
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NOTE: If the ignition key is turned OFF
during play and then is set to the ON
or ACCESSORY position, the CD
player will resume playing in the mode
it was in when ignition was turned off.
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Using the ªSEEKº feature
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The ªSEEKº feature allows you to quickly find a
particular selection on the disc.
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Press the bottom (
b) half of the ªSEEKº button
once to repeat the current playing selection.
Press the top (
a) half of the ªSEEKº button to
advance to the next selection.
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Pressing and holding the bottom (
b) or top (
a)
half of the ªSEEKº button will scroll backward
and forward respectively through the tracks.
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How to fast forward or reverse your CD
player
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To quickly search for a particular point in a
selection, press the ªFFº button (to fast forward)
or the ªREVº button (to reverse). While either
button is pressed, the disc goes forward or
backward at two different speeds depending on
how long the button is held down. (Pressing
either button for more than approximately three
seconds will speed up the process.) Release the
button at the desired point (found by watching
the elapsed playing time in the display or by
listening to the sound during fast forward or
reverse). When you have reached the beginning
of track 1, the CD player will begin playing.
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When you have reached the end of the disc by
keeping the fast forward button pressed, the
display will show ªENDº and the player will go
into pause mode. Push the ªPLAY/STOPº
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button to begin playing the first track of the
disc, press the ªREVº button to back up from
the end of the disc, or use the ªSEEKº function
to locate a desired track.
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Using the ªSCANº function
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Press the ªSCAN/TUNEº button to enter the
scan mode. Once in the scan mode, press the top
(
a) or bottom (
b) half of the ªSEEKº button to
scan forward or reverse, respectively. The CD
player will begin scanning the disc, stopping on
each listenable track for approximately eight
seconds. This continues until you press the
ªSCAN/TUNEº button a second time. While in
the scan mode, the display shows the current
sampled track number.
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Special features of your CD player
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Compression
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The compression feature will bring soft and
loud passages closer together for a more
consistent listening level.
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To turn the compression on, press the
ªCOMPº button. When on, the compression
indicator (ªCº) will appear in the display.
Press the button again to turn off.
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Automatic Disc Storage
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If the disc is ejected from the CD player but
is not removed from the disc opening within
approximately 10 seconds, the player will
automatically reload the disc for storage,
unless the disc is automatically ejected due to
a ªfocus errorº (disc inserted upside down).
In this case, the disc will not be automatically
reloaded.
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