1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA radio

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Electronic Search Radio
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[AS56220( V)05/95]
Electronic Search and Search
Cassette Radio
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[AS56250( GV)03/96]
Using the Controls on Your New Radio
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[AS56300( GV)03/96]
How to turn the radio on and off
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[AS56350( GV)03/96]
Press the ªVOL/PUSH ONº knob to turn the
radio on. Press again to turn it off.
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[AS56400( GV)03/96]
How to adjust the volume
[AS56450( GV)06/95]
Turn the ªVOL/PUSH ONº knob to the right to
increase the volume and to the left to decrease
the volume. Bars illuminate in the display to
show relative volume level.
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[AS56460( GV)02/96]
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, the volume will
remain in the position it was set at
when radio power was switched off.
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[AS56500( GV)03/96]
Selecting the AM or FM frequency band
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[AS56550( GV)02/95]
Push the ªAM/FMº button to select the desired
frequency band or to stop/store cassette tape
(when in cassette mode). 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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[AS56600( GV)03/96]
How to tune radio stations
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[AS56650( GV)10/95]
There are four ways for you to tune in a
particular station. You can manually locate the
station using the ªSCAN/TUNEº button,
ªSEEKº the station, ªSCANº to the station 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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[AS56660( GV)03/96]
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Using the ªTUNEº function
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[AS56700( GV)03/96]
You can change the frequency up or down
one increment at a time by pressing and
releasing either the left
bor right
aside of
the ªTUNEº button.
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[AS56750( GV)03/96]
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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[AS56800( GV)04/96]
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Using the ªSEEKº function
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[AS56850( GV)05/96]
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
bside 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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[AS56900( GV)04/96]
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Using the ªSCANº function
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[AS56950( GV)03/96]
Pressing the ªSCANº button will begin the
scan mode up the frequency band, stopping
on each listenable station for approximately
five seconds.
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[AS57000( GV)03/96]
To stop the scan mode on the presently
sampled station, press the ªSCANº button
again.
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[AS57050( GV)02/96]
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Setting the Station Memory Preset buttons
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[AS57100( GV)10/95]
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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[AS57150( GV)08/95]
Follow the easy steps below to set these buttons
to the desired frequencies:
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[AS57200( GV)03/96]
1. Select a band, then select a frequency.
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[AS57300( GV)10/95]
2. 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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[AS57350( GV)10/95]
3. Follow the two steps above for each station
memory preset button you want to set.
[AS57375( GV)09/95]
NOTE: If the vehicle's battery is disconnected
the station memory preset buttons will
need to be reset.
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[AS57400( GV)10/95]
Adjusting the tone balance and speaker
output of your radio
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[AS57450( GV)02/96]
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Increasing or decreasing bass response
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[AS57500( GV)03/96]
Press the top
cof the ªBASSº button to
increase bass; press the bottom
dof the
ªBASSº button to decrease bass.
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[AS57550( GV)02/96]
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Increasing or decreasing treble response
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[AS57600( GV)03/96]
Press the top
cof the ªTREBLEº button to
increase treble; press the bottom
dof the
treble button to decrease treble.
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[AS57650( GV)02/96]
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Adjusting speaker balance
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[AS57700( GV)03/96]
Balance control allows you to adjust the
sound distribution between the right and left
speakers. Press the top
cof the ªBALº
button to shift the sound to the right
speakers, and press the bottom
dof the
ªBALº button to shift the sound to the left
speakers.
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[AS57750( GV)04/96]
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Adjusting speaker fader
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[AS57800( GV)03/96]
Fade control allows you to adjust the sound
distribution between the front and rear
speakers. Press the top
cof the ªFADEº
button to shift the sound to the front
speakers, and press the bottom
dof the
ªFADEº button to shift the sound to the back
speakers.
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[AS57850( GV)10/95]
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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[AS57900( GV)04/96]
Using the Controls of Your Cassette Tape
Player
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[AS57950( GV)09/95]
NOTE: Radio power must be on to use the
cassette tape player or eject a tape.
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[AS58000( GV)08/95]
How to insert a tape
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[AS58050( GV)09/94]
Your cassette tape player is equipped with
power loading. Once you insert a tape and push
slightly (with theopen 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.
[AS58150( GV)09/95]
NOTE: A cassette tape can be loaded with the
ignition on whether or not the radio
power is on. Inserting a cassette tape
with the radio power off will turn the
audio system on. After the cassette is
ejected, radio play will return. Also,
the antenna will be in the up position
whenever the radio is playing but will
go down anytime the radio is not
playing (i.e., when a cassette or
compact disc is playing or when the
radio power is off).
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[AS58200( GV)12/95]
How to locate a desired track on the tape
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[AS58250( GV)09/94]
There are four ways to quickly locate a desired
selection on the tape. You can use the fast
forward, rewind, ªSEEKº, or ªSCANº function.
Following are brief descriptions of each.
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[AS58300( GV)09/95]
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Fast forwarding the tape
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[AS58350( GV)01/95]
To fast forward the tape, press the ªFFº
button. The radio will begin playing until fast
forward is manually stopped (by pushing the
ªTAPEº button) or the end of the tape is
reached.
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[AS58400( GV)01/95]
At the end of the tape, the direction
automatically reverses and plays the other
side of the tape.
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[AS58450( GV)08/95]
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Rewinding the tape
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[AS58500( GV)01/95]
To rewind the tape, press the ªREWº button.
The radio will begin playing until rewind is
manually stopped (by pushing the ªTAPEº
button) or the beginning of the tape is
reached.
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[AS58550( GV)08/95]
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Using the ªSEEKº function with your cassette
tape player
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[AS58600( GV)03/96]
While in the tape mode, push the right
a
side of the ªSEEKº button to seek forward to
the next selection on the tape. Push the left
bside to seek the previous tape selection.
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[AS58650( GV)08/95]
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Using the ªSCANº function with your
cassette tape player
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[AS58700( GV)01/95]
Press the ªSCANº 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 ªSCº).
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[AS58800( GV)01/95]
To stop the scan mode on the presently
sampled tape selection, press ªSCANº a
second time.
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[AS58850( GV)08/95]
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How to change the side of the tape being
played
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[AS58900( GV)01/95]
The alternate side of the tape can be selected
by pressing the ªSIDE 1-2º button.
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[AS58950( GV)08/95]
How to eject the tape
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[AS59000( GV)01/95]
To stop the tape and eject the cassette, press the
ªEJº 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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[AS59050( GV)08/95]
How to store the tape
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[AS59100( GV)01/95]
Press the ªAM/FMº button to stop the tape
player and resume radio play.
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[AS59150( GV)02/96]
Using the DolbyHB noise reduction feature
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[AS59200( GV)09/95]
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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[AS59250( GV)04/95]
Push thekbutton to activate Dolby B Noise
Reduction. Push again to deactivate.
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[AS59860( GV)05/96]
Tips on Caring for the Cassette Player and
Tapes
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[AS59870( GV)08/95]
In order to keep your cassette tape player
performing the way it was meant to, read and
follow these simple precautions:
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[AS59880( GV)05/96]
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Using a Ford or equivalent cassette cleaning
cartridge to clean the tape player head after
10-12 hours of play will help maintain the
best playback sound and proper tape
operation.
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[AS59890( GV)08/95]
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Only cassettes that are 90 minutes long or
less should be used. Tapes longer than 90
minutes are thinner and subject to breakage
or may jam the tape player mechanism.
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