1997 FORD ESCORT buttons

USING YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM
Turning the power on /
adjusting the volume
To turn the audio system on or off,
press the power knob.
To adjust the volume, turn the
volume knob.
If you turn off the ignition, the
audio system will come back on at
the preset medium level when the
ignition is turned back on.
²Turning the knob to the right
will increase the volume.
²Turning the knob to the left will
decrease the volume.
Using the AM/FM select
The AM/FM select button works in
radio, tape (if equipped), and CD
(if equipped) modes.
²In radio mode, the AM/FM select
buttons allow choice between
AM or FM frequency bands.
Pressing the buttons switches
between AM, FM1, and FM2
preset memory stations.
²In cassette mode, pressing the
AM/FM select buttons stops
cassette play and begins radio
play.
²In CD mode, pressing the
AM/FM select buttons stops CD
play and begins radio play.
VOL
PUSH ON
VOL
PUSH ON
AMFM
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first track at the end of the CD.)
To stop at a particular selection,
press the scan button again.
Using the radio station memory
preset
The radio is equipped with six
station memory preset buttons.
These buttons may be used to
select up to six preset AM stations
and twelve preset FM stations (six
in FM1 and six in FM2).
To preset stations:
1. Use the AM/FM select buttons
to choose a frequency band.
2. Select a station. For more
information on selecting a station,
seeUsing the tune adjustin this
guide.
3. Press and hold a memory preset
button until the sound resumes,
indicating that the station is held
in memory on the button that you
selected.
Using the bass and treble
adjust
The bass and treble adjust buttons
allow you to increase (+) or
decrease (-) the bass and treble
output.
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Using the speaker balance
adjust
Speaker sound distribution may be
adjusted between the right (+) and
left (-) speakers by using the
balance button.
Speaker sound distribution may be
adjusted between the front (+)
and back (-) speakers by using the
fade button.
To test speaker functions, press
and hold radio memory preset
buttons three and six. The audio
system will automatically run
through each of the possible
speaker outputs (front left, front
right, rear left, rear right). The
system display will show what
speaker is being tested.
Using your cassette player (if
equipped)
Push only slightly when inserting a
cassette tape (with the open edge
to the right). A cassette deck
loading mechanism pulls the tape
in the rest of the way. The ignition
and radio do not need to be on to
insert a tape.
You can switch from CD (if
equipped) to tape play by inserting
a tape into the cassette deck.
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AM/FM select ................................6
Audio power ..................................6
Bass adjust ....................................9
Cassette player
operation ..............................10,18
CD select .....................................11
Cleaning your vehicle
CD player and discs .................17
Clock
setting the clock .......................13
Compact disc changer
care ............................................17
operation ...................................14
troubleshooting .........................17
Compression adjust ....................12
Display .........................................16
Dolbytnoise reduction ..............12Fast forward function .................11
Memory preset buttons ................9
Power button ................................6
Radio frequency
information ................................19
reception ...................................19
Rewind function ..........................11
Scan function ................................8
Seek function ................................7
Shuffle mode ...............................13
Speaker balance adjust ..............10
Stations
selecting ......................................9
Tape direction select ..................12
Tape select ..................................11
Treble adjust .................................9
Tune adjust ...................................7
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