1997 Mercury Mountaineer radio

AUDIO GUIDE
Audio systems 2
Controls and features 5
Display 21
Care and cleaning 23
Radio frequency information 26
Warranties and service 28
Index 29
Table of contents
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JBL Luxury
Audio System
with CD/DJ
Compatability ESC with CD/DJ
Compatability
(Compact Disc
Changer)Name
Radio Station
Memory Preset
AM/FM Select
Bass Adjust
Treble Adjust
Speaker
Balance Adjust
Speaker
Fade Adjust
Seek Function
Tune Adjust
Scan Function
Tape Eject4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
44
Volume/Power
Control44
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
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AM
FM
BASS
TREB
BAL
FADE
TUNE
DISCS
SEEK
SCAN
EJ
4= Feature included on audio system
VOL – PUSH ON
VOL
Audio System Feature Audio System
or
or
or or or
or
or
or
or
AM
FM
BASS
TREB
BASS
TREB
BAL
FADE
orBAL
FADE
EJECT
3
TUNE
DISCS
SCAN

SEEK
PUSH ON
Audio systems
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Volume/power control
Push knob to turn audio system on
or off.
Turn knob to raise or lower
volume.
If you turn off the ignition before
turning off the audio system, the
audio system will come back on at
a preset medium level volume
when the ignition switch is turned
back on. If you wish to maintain
your preset volume level, turn the
audio system off with the power
control before switching off the
ignition.
AM/FM select
The AM/FM select button works in
radio, tape and CD modes (if
equipped).
²In radio mode, the AM/FM
select button allows you to
select AM or FM frequency
bands. Press the button to
switch between AM, FM1 or
FM2 memory preset stations.
²In the cassette mode, press the
AM/FM select button to stop
cassette play and begin radio
play.
²In CD mode, press the AM/FM
select button to stop CD play
and begin radio play.
VOL – PUSH ON
VOL – PUSH ON
AM
FMBASS TREB
AM
FM
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You can switch from CD play to
tape play by simply inserting a
tape into the cassette deck.
Tune adjust
The tune button works in radio or
CD mode (if equipped).
²In radio mode, push
to
move to the next frequency
down the band (whether or not
a listenable station is located
there). Hold the button to move
through the frequencies quickly.
²In CD mode, push
to select
the previous disc in the CD
changer. (Play will begin on the
first track of the disc unless the
CD changer is in shuffle mode.
Refer toShuffle featurefor
more information.) Hold the
button to continue reversing
through the discs.
²In radio mode, push
to
move to the next frequency up
the band (whether or not a
listenable station is located
there). Hold for quick
movement.
²In CD mode, push
to select
the next disc in the CD changer.
Hold the button to fast-forward
through the rest of the discs.
Seek function
The seek function button works in
radio, tape or CD mode (if
equipped).
TAPE

CD

TUNE
DISCS


SEEK
TUNE
DISCS
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²In radio mode, pressto find
the next listenable station in the
frequency band.
²In tape mode, press
to
listen to the previous selection
on the tape.
²In CD mode, press
to listen
to the previous track on the CD.
If a selection has been playing
for more than three seconds and
you push
the CD will replay
that selection from the
beginning.
²In radio mode, press
to find
the next listenable station up
the frequency band.
²In tape mode, press
to
listen to the next selection on
the tape.
²In CD mode, press
to listen
to the next track on the CD. If
you are playing the last track
when you press
the disc will
skip back to the first track on
the CD.
Scan function
The scan function works in radio,
tape or CD mode (if equipped).
SEEK
TUNE
DISCS
SCAN

SEEK

AUTOSET
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²In radio mode, press the SCAN
button to hear a five-second
sampling of all listenable
stations on the frequency band.
To stop the scan mode on a
particular station, press the
button again.
²In tape mode, press the SCAN
button to hear an eight-second
sampling of all selections on the
tape. (The tape scans in a
forward direction. At the end of
the first side of the tape,
direction automatically reverses
to the opposite side of the
tape.) To stop on a particular
selection, press the button
again.
²In CD mode, press the scan
button to hear an eight-second
sampling of all selections on the
CD. (The CD scans in a forward
direction, wrapping back to the
first track at the end of the CD.)
To stop on a particular selection,
press the button again.
Radio station memory preset
The radio is equipped with six
station memory preset buttons.
These buttons 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 a frequency band with
the AM/FM select button.
2. Select a station. Refer toTune
adjustorSeek functionfor more
SCANSEEK
TUNE
SEEK

AUTOSETSCAN

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information on selecting a station.
3. Press and hold a memory preset
button until the sound returns,
indicating the station is held in
memory on the button you
selected.
Autoset memory preset
Autoset allows you to set strong
radio stations without losing your
original manually set preset
stations. This feature is helpful on
trips when you travel between
cities with different radio stations.
Starting autoset memory preset
1. Select a frequency using the
AM/FM select button.
2. Press the AUTOSET button.
3. When the first six strong
stations are filled, the station
stored in memory preset button 1
starts playing.
If there are less than six strong
stations available in the frequency
band, the remaining memory
preset buttons will all store the
last strong station available.
Deactivating autoset memory
preset
To deactivate autoset and return to
your audio system's manually set
memory stations, press the autoset
button again.
1
23456
AUTO
SET CLK
SCAN

SEEK

AUTOSET
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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 button to begin
tape play (with a tape loaded in
the audio system) while in the
radio or CD mode (if equipped).
Pressing the button during
rewinding and fastforwarding stops
the rewind or fast forward
function.
Push only slightly when inserting a
cassette tape (with the open edge
to the right). A 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.
The cassette player has an
automatic tape tightening feature
that automatically quick-rewinds
cassette tapes for approximately
one second when a tape is first
inserted to tighten any loose tape.
BASS FADE
DOLBY SYSTEMEJ
TAPE
TAPE

CD

TUNE
DISCS


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