1997 Mercury Mercury Cougar reset

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[IS20400( ALL)01/96]
Trip Odometer
*
[IS20500( ALL)04/96]
If you want to track your mileage up to 999.9
miles (kilometers), use the trip odometer. Simply
set the trip odometer to zero by pressing the
reset control firmly when beginning the distance
you wish to measure.
[IS20600( ALL)04/96]
Since the trip odometer displays distance
independent of the odometer it will not always
advance to the next mile (kilometer) at the same
time as the odometer.
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[IS20700(MBC )03/96]
Tachometer
[IS20800( BC )04/96]
one third page art:0011342-B
The tachometer
*
[IS21000(MBC )01/96]
The tachometer displays the approximate engine
revolutions per minute (rpm), or how fast the
engine is running.
*
[IS21200( BC )01/96]
You can drive your vehicle at most rpm points
on the tachometer but you must stay out of the
red zone.
[IS21300( BC )01/96]
Regardless of the type of transmission in your
vehicle, if you drive with the tachometer pointer
in the red zone, you may damage the engine.
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[AS02600( BC )04/96]
q
Using the ªSEEKº function
*
[AS02700( BC )04/96]
This feature on your radio allows you to
automatically select listenable stations up or
down the frequency band. Press the top
a
half of the ªSEEKº button to select the next
listenable station up the frequency band.
Press the bottom
bhalf of the button to
select the next listenable station down the
frequency band. By pressing and holding the
button, listenable stations can be passed over
to reach the desired station.
*
[AS02800( BC )02/96]
q
Using the ªSCAN/TUNEº button to scan
radio stations
*
[AS02900( BC )04/96]
Pressing the ªSCAN/TUNEº button once
enters the scan mode (display will indicate
ªSCNº). Pushing the top
ahalf of the
ªSEEKº button will begin the scan mode up
the frequency band, stopping on each
listenable station for approximately five
seconds. Pushing the bottom
bhalf of the
ªSEEKº button will begin the scan mode
down the frequency band, again stopping on
each listenable station for approximately five
seconds.
*
[AS03000( BC )03/96]
To stop the scan mode on the presently
sampled station, press the ªSCAN/TUNEº
button again.
*
[AS03200( BC )02/96]
q
Setting the Station Memory Preset buttons
*
[AS03300( BC )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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[AS03350( BC )08/95]
Follow the easy steps below to set these buttons
to the desired frequencies:
*
[AS03400( BC )03/96]
1. Select a band, then select a frequency.
*
[AS03600( BC )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.
*
[AS03700( BC )10/95]
3. Follow the two steps above for each station
memory preset button you want to set.
*
[AS03950( BC )10/95]
q
Using the Automatic Memory Load feature
*
[AS04050( BC )10/95]
If no stations are in memory preset, you can
activate theAuto Memory Loadfeature by
pressing and holding the ªAUTO PRESETº
buttonfor approximately three seconds.
Auto Memory Load sets all memory buttons
in AM, FM1 and FM2 sequentially by seeking
out the first six strong stations for the
respective band and storing them in memory
buttons 1-5. (FM2 will store the second set of
strong stations from the FM band.)
*
[AS04150( BC )05/96]
With Auto Memory Store, you can continually
set strong stations into your memory buttons
without losing your existing memory presets,
which is especially helpful while traveling. Your
radio will automatically set your memory
buttons to the strong local stations so you don't
have to continually manually tune to existing
stations.
*
[AS04250( BC )02/96]
Activate Auto Memory Store by pushing the
ªAUTO PRESETº button once. Your radio will
set the first five strong stations of the band you
are in (AM, FM1 or FM2) into the memory
buttons. The display will show ªAUTO,º then
run through the frequencies, stopping
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30momentarily on the stations being set into the
memory buttons. The radio is now in the
ªAUTOº mode and the display will show
ªAUTOº each time a preset is activated.
*
[AS04350( BC )10/95]
NOTE: If there are fewer than five strong
stations in the frequency band, the
remaining unfilled buttons will store
the last strong station detected on the
band.
*
[AS04450( BC )03/96]
After all stations have been filled, the radio will
begin playing the station stored on memory
button 1.
*
[AS04550( BC )02/96]
To deactivate the Auto Memory Store mode and
return to the manually-set memory button
stations (or those stations set using Auto
Memory Load), simply push the ªAUTO
PRESETº button. Display will show ªAUTOº
then ªOFF.º The next time Auto Memory Store
is activated on that band, the radio will store the
next set of five strong stations.
*
[AS04600( BC )10/95]
Adjusting the tone balance and speaker
output of your radio
*
[AS04700( BC )02/96]
q
Increasing or decreasing bass response
[AS04750( BC )10/95]
Push the ªAUDIOº button repeatedly until
the display reads ªBASSº. Push the top (+)
side of the ªVOLUMEº button to increase
bass (more ªlowsº), and push the bottom (-)
side to decrease bass (less ªlowsº).
*
[AS04800( BC )02/96]
q
Increasing or decreasing treble response
[AS04900( BC )10/95]
Push the ªAUDIOº button repeatedly until
the display reads ªTREBº. Push the top (+)
side of the ªVOLUMEº button to increase
treble (more ªhighsº), and push the bottom
(-) side to decrease treble (less ªhighsº).
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[AS07100( BC )09/95]
NOTE: If after you insert a disc, the disc is
ejected and ªERRORº begins scrolling
in the display, remove the disc and
reinsert it right side up (label side up).
[AS07200( BC )10/95]
The digital display on your CD player will
either show the track (selection) number or the
elapsed time. (The display mode can be selected
by pressing the memory preset button #6.)
Indicators for play
b, stop
Xand compression
on (ªCº) are also in the display. (These features
are described later.)
*
[AS07300( BC )10/95]
Once a disc is inserted, operation of the CD
player will override that of the radio.
*
[AS07400( BC )09/95]
NOTE: The volume, bass, treble, balance and
fader controls on the radio are also
used with the CD player. Refer to
earlier operating instructions on these
controls.
*
[AS07500( BC )04/96]
How to insert a disc and begin play
*
[AS07550( BC )10/95]
Insert one disc,label side upinto the disc
opening. When inserted, the disc automatically
loads into the unit and play starts at the
beginning of the first track (selection).
*
[AS07600( BC )04/96]
When the disc reaches the end, the disc player
automatically returns to the beginning of the
disc and resumes playing.
*
[AS07610( BC )10/95]
How to change the track being played
[AS07620( BC )10/95]
Press the top
aside of the ªSEEKº button to
seek forward to the next track of the disc. If the
button is held and the last track is reached, the
disc player will automatically begin playing the
last track of the disc.
[AS07630( BC )10/95]
Press the bottom
bside of the ªSEEKº button
to seek the previous track on the disc.
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[AS23200(MBC )02/96]
q
Setting the Station Memory Preset buttons
*
[AS23300(MBC )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).
*
[AS23400(MBC )08/95]
Follow the easy steps below to set these buttons
to the desired frequencies:
*
[AS23500(MBC )03/96]
1. Select a band, then select a frequency.
*
[AS23700(MBC )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.
*
[AS23800(MBC )10/95]
3. Follow the two steps above for each station
memory preset button you want to set.
[AS23900(MBC )09/95]
NOTE: If the vehicle's battery is disconnected,
the station memory preset buttons will
need to be reset.
*
[AS24000(MBC )10/95]
Adjusting the tone balance and speaker
output of your radio
*
[AS24100(MBC )02/96]
q
Increasing or decreasing bass response
*
[AS24250(MBC )02/96]
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 (S)
side to decrease bass (less ªlowsº).
*
[AS24300(MBC )02/96]
q
Increasing or decreasing treble response
[AS24450(MBC )06/95]
Push the ªAUDIOº button repeatedly until
the display reads ªTREB.º Push the right (+)
side of the ªVOLUMEº button to increase
treble (more ªhighsº), and push the left (S)
side to decrease treble (less ªhighsº).
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[AS43630(MBC )04/96]
q
Using the ªSCANº function
*
[AS43640(MBC )03/96]
Pressing the ªSCAN/TUNEº button once
enters the scan mode (display will indicate
ªSCNº). Pushing the right
aside of the
ªSEEKº button will begin the scan mode up
the frequency band, stopping on each
listenable station for approximately a
five-second sampling. Pushing the left
bside
of the ªSEEKº button will begin the scan
mode down the frequency band, again
stopping on each listenable station for
approximately a five-second sampling.
*
[AS43650(MBC )03/96]
To stop the scan mode on the presently
sampled station, press the ªSCAN/TUNEº
button again.
*
[AS43670(MBC )02/96]
q
Setting the Station Memory Preset buttons
*
[AS43680(MBC )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).
*
[AS43690(MBC )08/95]
Follow the easy steps below to set these buttons
to the desired frequencies:
*
[AS43700(MBC )03/96]
1. Select a band, then select a frequency.
*
[AS43720(MBC )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.
*
[AS43730(MBC )10/95]
3. Follow the two steps above for each station
memory preset button you want to set.
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[AS43750(MBC )10/95]
q
Using the Automatic Memory Load feature
*
[AS43760(MBC )10/95]
If no stations are in memory preset, you can
activate theAuto Memory Loadfeature by
pressing and holding the ªAUTO PRESETº
buttonfor approximately three seconds.
Auto Memory Load sets all memory buttons
in AM, FM1 and FM2 sequentially by seeking
out the first six strong stations for the
respective band and storing them in memory
buttons 1-5. (FM2 will store the second set of
strong stations from the FM band.)
*
[AS43770(MBC )05/96]
With Auto Memory Store, you can continually
set strong stations into your memory buttons
without losing your existing memory presets,
which is especially helpful while traveling. Your
radio will automatically set your memory
buttons to the strong local stations so you don't
have to continually manually tune to existing
stations.
*
[AS43780(MBC )02/96]
Activate Auto Memory Store by pushing the
ªAUTO PRESETº button once. Your radio will
set the first five strong stations of the band you
are in (AM, FM1 or FM2) into the memory
buttons. The display will show ªAUTO,º then
run through the frequencies, stopping
momentarily on the stations being set into the
memory buttons. The radio is now in the
ªAUTOº mode and the display will show
ªAUTOº each time a preset is activated.
*
[AS43790(MBC )10/95]
NOTE: If there are fewer than five strong
stations in the frequency band, the
remaining unfilled buttons will store
the last strong station detected on the
band.
*
[AS43800(MBC )03/96]
After all stations have been filled, the radio will
begin playing the station stored on memory
button 1.
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