1996 FORD WINDSTAR Owners Manual

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Electronic Stereo and Stereo Cassette
Radios
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Using the Controls on Your New Radio
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How to turn the radio on and adjust the volume
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Press the ªPOWERº button to turn the radio on. Press it again
to turn it off.
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Press the right (+) side of the ªVOLUMEº button to increase the
volume. Press the left (-) side of the button to decrease the
volume. Illuminated bars in the display show the 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 ªnominalº listening level. However, if
the radio power is turned off (with the ªPOWERº
button), the volume will remain in the position it was
set at when radio power is switched back on.
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Selecting the AM or FM frequency band
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Push the ªAM/FMº button to select the desired frequency band.
Pushing the button more than once will alternate between AM,
FM1 and FM2. These functions are used with the station
memory buttons described underHow to tune radio stations.
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How to tune radio stations (Stereo Radio)
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There are three ways for you to tune in to a particular station.
You can manually locate the station by using the ªTUNEº
button, ªSEEKº the station or select the station by using the
memory buttons, which you can set to any desired frequency.
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How to tune radio stations (Stereo Cassette Radio)
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There are four ways for you to tune in to a particular station.
You can manually locate the station by using Automatic Music
Search (ªAMSº), ªSEEKº the station, ªSCANº to the station or
select the station by using the memory buttons, which you can
set to any desired frequency.
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Using the ªTUNEº function
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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 ªAMSº function to manually tune your radio
(Stereo Cassette Radio)
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You can change the frequency up or down one increment at
a time by first pressing the ªAMSº button (display shows
ªTUNEº) then within approximately five seconds pressing
and releasing either the right (
a) or left (
b) side of the
ªSEEKº button. To change frequencies quickly, press and
hold downeither the right or left side of the ªSEEKº 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 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
right (
a) side of the ªSEEKº 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 ªSCANº function (Stereo Cassette Radio)
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Press the ªSCANº button to enter the scan mode. The radio
will begin scanning up the frequency band, stopping on each
listenable station for approximately a five-second sampling.
This continues until you press the ªSCANº button a second
time. The display flashes ªAMº or ªFM.º
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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 preset FM stations (5 in FM1 and 5 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 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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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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Adjusting the tone balance and speaker output of your
radio
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Increasing or decreasing bass response
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Push the ªAUDIOº button repeatedly until the display reads
ªBASS.º Push the right (+) side of the ªVOLUMEº button to
increase bass (more ªlowsº), and push the left (-) side to
decrease bass (less ªlowsº).
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Increasing or decreasing treble response
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Push the ªAUDIOº button repeatedly until the display reads
ªTREB.º Push the right (+) side of the ªVOLUMEº button to
increase the treble (more ªhighsº), and push the left (-) side
to decrease treble (less ªhighsº).
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Speaker features and operation
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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
right (+) side of the ªVOLUMEº button to shift the sound to
the right speakers, and push the left (-) 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
right (+) side of the ªVOLUMEº button to shift the sound to
the front speakers, and push the left (-) 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 for five seconds after adjustments are
made, then revert to volume level set.
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Using the Controls of Your Cassette Tape Player
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How to insert a tape
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Insert a cassette (with theopen edge to the right) firmly into
the tape door opening, making sure the cassette is completely in
and ªseated.º
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How to locate a desired track on the tape
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NOTE: The tape track number indicated in the display does
not necessarily correspond to the tape track or side
number on the cassette label. It is used only to
indicate when the tape mechanism reverses tracks.
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Using the Automatic Music Search (ªAMSº) function with
cassette tape player (if your display shows numerals)
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Press and hold the ªAMSº button (ªAMSº will appear in the
display). Then, push the left (
h) button to rewind to the
beginning of the current selection or press the right (
g)
button to fast forward to the beginning of the next selection.
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Fast forwarding the tape
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Push the right (
g) button to fast forward the tape.
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Rewinding the tape
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Push the left (
h) button to rewind the tape.
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Using the Automatic Music Search (ªAMSº) function with
cassette tape player (if your display shows arrows)
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Press and hold the ªAMSº button. Then, push the
appropriate fast-wind button, depending upon the direction
of the tape travel arrow in the display. For example, if the
tape travel arrow is pointing to the left, push the right (
g)
button to rewind to the beginning of the current selection. If
the tape travel arrow is pointing to the right, press the right
(
g) button to fast forward to the beginning of the next
selection.
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Fast forwarding the tape (if your display shows arrows)
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To fast forward the tape, press the fast-wind button with the
arrows pointing in the same direction as indicated in the
display. For example, if the tape travel arrow in the display
is pointing to the left, press the left (
h) button to fast
forward the tape. To return to the play mode, press the
opposite fast-wind button momentarily, until fast forward
stops.
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Rewinding the tape (if your display shows arrows)
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To rewind the tape, press the fast-wind button with the
arrows pointing in the opposite direction as indicated in the
display. For example, if the tape travel arrow in the display
is pointing to the left, press the right (
g) button to rewind
the tape. To return to the play mode, press the opposite
fast-wind button momentarily, until rewind stops.
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How to change the side of the tape being played
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The alternate track (other side) of the tape can be selected at
any time by pushing both fast-wind buttons (
hand
g)
at the same time.
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How to eject the tape
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To stop the tape and eject the cassette, press the ªEJECTº
button. The radio will resume playing.
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Using the DolbyHB noise reduction feature
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NOTE: Noise reduction system manufactured under license
from Dolby Labs Licensing Corporation. ªDolbyº and
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
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Push station memory button 3 to activate DolbyHB Noise
Reduction.
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