1997 Mercury Mountaineer Audio Guide

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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ABOUT RADIO FREQUENCIES
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) and the
Canadian Radio and
Telecommunications Commission
(CRTC) establish the frequencies
AM and FM stations may use for
their broadcasts. Allowable
frequencies are:
AM 530-1610 kHz in kHz steps
FM 87.9-107.9 MHz in 0.2 MHz
steps
Not all frequencies are used in a
given area.
RADIO RECEPTION FACTORS
Three factors can affect radio
reception:
²Distance/strength. The further
the FM signal travels, the
weaker it is. The listenable
range of the average FM station
is approximately 40 km (24
miles). This range can be
affected by ªsignal modulation.º
Signal modulation is a process
radio stations use to increase
their strength/volume relative to
other stations.
²Terrain. Hills, mountains and tall
buildings between your vehicle's
antenna and the radio station
signal can cause FM signal
reception problems. Static can
be caused on AM stations by
power lines, electric fences,
traffic lights and thunderstorms.
Moving away from an interfering
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structure (out of its ªshadowº)
returns your reception to
normal.
²Station overload. Weak stations
are sometimes captured by
stronger stations when you pass
a broadcast tower. A stronger
station may temporarily
overtake a weaker station and
play while the weak station
frequency is displayed.
The audio system automatically
switches to single channel
reception if it will improve the
reception of a station normally
received in stereo.
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Refer to theWarranty Guidefor
audio system warranty information.
If service is necessary, see your
dealer.
Warranties and service
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AM/FM select ................................5
Autoset memory preset ................9
Bass adjust ..................................10
Cassette player
operation ...................................19
CD select .....................................12
Cleaning cassette player ............24
Clock
setting the clock .......................15
Compact disc changer
care ............................................24
troubleshooting .........................23
Compression adjust ....................14
Display .........................................21
Dolbytnoise reduction ..............13
Fast forward function .................12
Memory preset buttons ................8Power button ................................5
Radio frequency
information ................................26
reception ...................................26
Radio station memory preset ......8
Rear seat controls .......................17
Rewind function ..........................12
Scan function ................................7
Seek function ................................6
Shuffle mode ...............................14
Speaker balance adjust ..............10
Speaker fade adjust ....................11
Tape direction select ..................13
Tape eject ....................................13
Tape select ..................................11
Treble adjust ...............................10
Tune adjust ...................................6
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