1997 FORD AEROSTAR Owners Manual

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Rear Seat Radio Controls
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Using the Rear Seat Radio Controls
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Rear seat radio controls are available on some
Aerostar models.
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The rear seat radio controls are located behind
the driver on the left hand side of the vehicle.
These controls duplicate several radio functions
of the radio and allow the use of headphones in
the vehicle.
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Rear seat radio controls
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How to turn the rear seat radio controls on
and off
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Press memory preset buttons ª1º and ª3º
simultaneously on the face of your radio to turn
the rear seat radio controls on. A headphones
symbol (j) will appear in the display when the
rear seat controls are on. Press ª1º and ª3º
simultaneously again to turn the rear seat radio
controls off.
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How to adjust the volume
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Press the right (+) side of the ªVOLUMEº rocker
switch to increase volume; and push the left (S)
side to decrease the volume of the rear speakers.
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NOTE: Rear seat control volume can be set no
higher than current radio setting unless
speakers are turned off. See note under
How to turn the speakers on and off.
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Setting the AM or FM frequency band
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Push the ªBANDº button to change the
frequency band.
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Using the ªMEMORYº button
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Push the ªMEMORYº button to access the
station you have set into memory button 1 on
the face of the radio. Successively pushing this
button will access, numerically, all stations set
into the Station Memory Preset buttons (1
through 5).
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How to turn the speakers on and off
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When the rear seat controls are on, push the
ªSPKRS ON-OFFº button to turn all speakers
off. Push again to turn all speakers on.
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NOTE: Turning the ignition off then on again
will not turn the speakers back on, if
previously turned off by the ªSPKRS
ON-OFFº button on the rear seat
controls.
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Using the ªSEEKº function
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Press the right (
a) side of the ªSEEKº rocker
switch to seek to the next radio station. Press the
left (
b) side of the ªSEEKº rocker switch to
seek to the previous radio station.
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NOTE: When using the rear seat controls with
a High-Level Audio System, the
ªSEEKº function on the rear seat
controls will also function with
cassettes, seeking the next (ªSEEK
aº)
or previous (ª
bSEEKº) selection on
the tape.
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Using headphones with the rear seat
controls
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Two 3.5 mm headphone jacks have been
provided on the rear seat controls. Plug
headphone(s) into the provided jack(s) to
operate.
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Common Radio Reception
Conditions
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Several conditions prevent FM reception from
being completely clear and noise-free, such as
the following:
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1. Distance/Strength
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The strength of the FM signal is directly related
to the distance the signal must travel. The
listenable range of an average FM signal is
approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers). Beyond
this distance, the radio is operating in a fringe
area and the signal becomes weaker.
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NOTE: Always make sure your antenna
(whether you have a power antenna or
a manually adjustable antenna) is fully
extended to its maximum length for
proper reception. If your antenna is not
fully extended, you may experience
signal loss while traveling in fringe
reception areas.
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2. Terrain
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The terrain (hilly, mountainous, tall buildings) of
the area over which the signal travels may
prevent the FM signal from being noise-free.
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If there is a building or large structure between
the antenna and station, some of the signal
ªbendsº around the building, but certain spots
receive almost no signal. Moving out of the
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ªshadowº of the structure will allow the station
to return to normal.
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When the radio waves are reflected off objects or
structures, the reflected signal cancels the normal
signal, causing the antenna to pick up noise and
distortion. Cancellation effects are most
prominent in metropolitan areas, but also can
become quite severe in hilly terrain and
depressed roadways.
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To minimize these conditions, a stereo/mono
blend circuit has been incorporated into this
system. This feature automatically switches a
weak stereo signal to a clearer monaural signal,
which improves the quality of reception.
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Several sources of static are normal conditions
on AM frequencies. These can be caused by
power lines, electric fences, traffic lights and
thunderstorms.
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Another reception phenomenon isStrong Signal
Capture and Overload. This can occur when
listening to a weak station and when passing
another broadcast tower. The close station may
capture the more distant station, although the
displayed frequency does not change. While
passing the tower, the station may switch back
and forth a few times before returning to the
original station.
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When several broadcast towers are present
(common in metropolitan areas), several stations
may overload the receiver, resulting in
considerable station changing, mixing and
distortion.
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Automatic gain control circuitry for both AM
and FM bands has been incorporated into this
system to reduce strong signal capture and
overload.
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All About Radio Frequencies
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
and the Canadian Radio Telecommunications
Commission (CRTC) establish the frequencies
that AM and FM radio stations may use for
their broadcasts. The allowable frequencies are,
AM: 530, 540...1600, 1610 kHz in 10 kHz steps;
FM: 87.9, 88.1...107.7, 107.9 MHz in 0.2 MHz
steps.
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Not all frequencies will be assigned to a given
area. This radio will tune to each of these
frequencies using manual tune and no fine
tuning is necessary as radio stations may not use
other frequencies.
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Some FM radio stations advertise a
ªrounded-offº frequency which is not the
frequency they actually broadcast on. For
example, a radio station that is assigned a
frequency of 98.7 MHz may call itself ªRadio 99º
even though 99.0 MHz is not an allowable FM
broadcast frequency.
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Important Warranty and Service
Information
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Warranty
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Your sound system is warranted for three years
or 36,000 miles (60,000 kilometers), whichever
comes first. Consult your vehicle warranty
booklet for further information. Ask your dealer
for a copy of this limited warranty.
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Service
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At Ford, we stand behind our audio systems
with a comprehensive service and repair
program. If anything should go wrong with
your Ford audio system, return to your dealer
for service. There is a nationwide network of
qualified Ford authorized repair centers to assist
you.
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Controls and Features
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The main controls for the climate control system,
clock, and radio are on the instrument panel.
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NOTE: Any cleaner or polish that increases the
gloss (shine) of the upper part of the
instrument panel should be avoided.
The dull finish in this area is to help
protect the driver from undesirable
windshield reflection.
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The Climate Control Systems
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Your vehicle is equipped with a control
assembly designed to handle either a
combination A/C-Heater System or a
Heater-Only System.
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If your vehicle has a factory installed auxiliary
system, the front control will be equipped with a
rear fan control switch. If it is a factory installed
auxiliary system with rear A/C and/or rear
heater functions, an auxiliary fan speed control
switch is installed in the rear of the vehicle.
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Instrument Panel Registers
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There are four registers in the instrument panel.
Each of these registers contains a louver
assembly which can be manually adjusted to
direct airflow up, down, left and right. An
illustration of the register locations follows.
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Instrument panel registers
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