1997 FORD EXPLORER radio

Radio station memory preset
The radio is equipped with six
station memory preset controls.
These controls can be used to
select up to six preset AM stations
and twelve FM stations (six in FM1
and six in FM2).
Setting memory preset stations
1. Select the frequency band with
the AM/FM select control.
2. Select a station. Refer toTune
adjustorSeek functionfor more
information on selecting a station.
3. Press and hold a memory preset
control until the sound returns,
indicating the station is held in
memory on the control you
selected.
AM
FMBASS TREB
1
23456
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Speaker fade adjust
Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the front and
rear speakers.
Tape play select
Press the TAPE control to begin
tape play (with a tape loaded in
the audio system while in radio or
CD mode [if equipped]).
Pressing the control during
rewinding and fast-forwarding
stops the rewind or fast-forward
function.
CD play select
Press the CD control to begin CD
play (if CDs are loaded in the CD
changer). The first track of the
first disc will begin playing.
BASS FADE
DOLBY SYSTEMEJ
TAPE
TAPE CDTUNE
DISCS
DOLBY SYSTEMEJ
TAPE CD
TAPE CDTUNE
DISCS
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Rewind
The rewind control (REW) works
in tape and CD modes (if
equipped).
Rewind function in tape mode
After pressing REW, the radio
plays until rewind is stopped (with
the tape control) or the beginning
of the tape is reached.
Rewind function in CD mode
Pressing the REW control for less
than three seconds results in slow
rewind. Pressing the REW control
more than three seconds results in
fast rewind.
Fast forward function
The fast forward control (FF)
works in tape and CD modes (if
equipped).
REW
1FF
2
REW
1FF
2
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Fast forward function in tape
mode
After pressing FF, the radio plays
until the fast forward function is
stopped (with the tape play select
control or the fast forward control)
or the end of the tape is reached.
At the end of the first side of the
tape, direction automatically
reverses and the opposite side of
the tape plays.
Fast forward function in the CD
mode
Pressing FF for less than three
seconds results in slow forward
action.
Pressing FF for more than three
seconds results in fast forward
action.
Tape direction select
Press SIDE 1±2 to play the
alternate side of a tape.
REW
1FF
2
REW
1FF
2EJECT
3SIDE 1-2
4
REW
1FF
2SIDE 1-2
3
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Make sure only one disc is inserted
in each slot. Each disc must be
inserted with the label surface
upward. You may insert up to six
CDs.
The magazine does not need to be
full for the changer to operate.
Radio power must be turned on to
play the CDs in the changer. The
magazine may be stored in the
glove box when not being used.
The CD magazine may be inserted
or ejected with the radio power
off.
6
5
4
3
2
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DIGITAL AUDIO
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REAR SEAT CONTROLS
(IF EQUIPPED)
The rear seat controls allow the
rear seat passengers to operate the
radio and use headphones.
Adjusting volume
Press the + control to increase
volume.
Press the Ð control to decrease
volume.
From the rear seat controls,
volume control can be set no
higher than the current radio
setting unless the speakers are
turned off. Refer toTurning
speakers on and off.
SEEK
– VOLUME + BAND
MEMORY
SEEK
– VOLUME + BAND
MEMORY
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Push the MEMORY control
successively to access stations 1±6.
Seek function
Press the
side of the SEEK
control to seek the next highest
radio station.
Press the
side of the SEEK
control the next lower radio
station.
In tape mode, use the SEEK
function to access the next
or
previous
selection.
In CD mode (if equipped), use the
SEEK function to access the next
or previousselection.
DISPLAY
The display screen gives
information on the status of the
audio system.
SEEK
– VOLUME + BAND
MEMORY
FM 1ST
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CD and CD changer care
²Handle discs by their edges only.
Never touch the playing surface.
²Do not expose discs to direct
sunlight or heat sources for
extended periods of time.
²Do not insert more than one
disc into each slot of the CD
changer magazine.
Cleaning cassette player
Clean the tape player head with a
cassette cleaning cartridge after
ten to twelve hours of play to
maintain the best sound and
operation.
Cassette and cassette player
care
²Use only cassettes that are 90
minutes long or less.
²Do not expose tapes to direct
sunlight, high humidity, extreme
heat or extreme cold. Allow
tapes that may have been
exposed to extreme
temperatures to reach a
moderate temperature before
playing.
²Tighten very loose tapes by
inserting a finger or pencil into
the hole and turning the hub.
²Remove loose labels before
inserting tapes.
²Do not leave tapes in the
cassette player for a long time
when not being played.
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