1999 FORD TAURUS Owners Manual

Setting the clock
To set the hour, press
and hold the hour (h)
control. When the
desired hour appears,
release the control.
To set the minute,
press and hold the
minute (m) control.
When the desired
minute appears, release
the control.
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Volume/power control
Press the control to
turn the audio system
on or off.
Turn control to raise or
lower volume.
If the volume is set above a certain level and the
ignition is turned off, the volume will come back on
at a ªnominalº listening level 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
control works in radio,
tape and CD modes (if
equipped).
AM/FM select in radio mode
This control allows you to select AM or FM
frequency bands. Press the control to switch
between AM, FM1 or FM2 memory preset stations.
AM/FM select in tape mode
Press this control to stop tape play and begin radio
play.
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AM/FM select in CD mode
Press this control to stop CD play and begin radio
play.
You can switch from CD play to tape play by simply
inserting a tape into the cassette deck.
Tune adjust
The tune control works
in radio or CD mode.
Tune adjust in radio mode
²Pressto move to the next frequency down the
band (whether or not a listenable station is
located there). Hold the control to move through
the frequencies quickly.
²Press
to move to the next frequency up the
band (whether or not a listenable station is
located there). Hold for quick movement.
Tune adjust for CD mode
²Press theto 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 control to continue reversing through
the disc.
²Press
to select the next disc in the CD
changer. Hold the control to fast-forward through
the remaining discs.
Seek function
The seek function
control works in radio,
tape or CD mode.
Seek function in radio mode
²Pressto find the next listenable station down
the frequency band.
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²Pressto find the next listenable station up the
frequency band.
Seek function in tape mode
²Pressto listen to the previous selection on the
tape.
²Press
to listen to the next selection on the
tape.
Seek function in CD mode
²Pressto seek to the previous track of the
current disc. If a selection has been playing for
three seconds or more and you press
, the CD
changer will replay that selection from the
beginning.
²Press
to seek forward to the next track of the
current disc. After the last track has been
completed, the first track of the current disc will
automatically replay.
Scan function
The scan function
works in radio, tape or
CD mode.
Scan function in radio mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a brief sampling of
all listenable stations on the frequency band. Press
the control again to stop the scan mode.
Scan function in tape mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of
all selections on the tape. (The tape scans in a
forward direction. At the end of the tape's first side,
direction automatically reverses to the opposite side
of the tape.) To stop on a particular selection, press
the control again.
Scan function in CD mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of
all selections on the CD. (The CD scans in a forward
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direction, wrapping back to the first track at the end
of the CD.) To stop on a particular selection, press
the control again.
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 adjust
orSeek 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.
Bass/treble adjust
²The bass adjust
control allows you to
increase or decrease
the audio system's
bass output.
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²The treble adjust
control allows you to
increase or decrease
the audio system's
treble output.
Speaker balance/fade adjust
²Speaker sound
distribution can be
adjusted between
the right and left
speakers.
²Speaker sound can
be adjusted between
the front and rear
speakers.
Inserting a tape
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.
You can switch from CD to tape play by inserting a
tape into the cassette deck.
Tape/CD select
²To begin tape play
(with a tape loaded
into the audio
system) while in the
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radio or CD mode, press the TAPE control. Press
the button during rewind or fast forward to stop
the rewind or fast forward function.
²To begin CD play (if CDs are loaded in the CD
changer), press the CD button. The first track of
the first disc will begin playing. After that CD play
will begin where it stopped last.
Rewind
The rewind control
works in tape and CD
modes.
²In tape mode, radio play will continue until
rewind is stopped (with the TAPE control) or the
beginning of the tape is reached.
²In CD mode, pressing the REW control for less
than three seconds results in slow rewind.
Pressing the control for more than three seconds
results in fast rewind.
Fast forward
The fast forward
control works in tape
and CD modes.
²In the tape mode,
tape direction will
automatically reverse
when the end of the
tape is reached.
²In CD mode, pressing the control for less than
three seconds results in slow forward action.
Pressing the control 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.
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DolbyTnoise reduction
Dolbytnoise reduction
operates only in tape
mode. Dolbytreduces
the amount of hiss and
static during tape
playback.
Press the
button to
activate (and deactivate) Dolbytnoise reduction.
The noise reduction system is manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
Compression adjust
Compression adjust
brings soft and loud CD
passages together for a
more consistent
listening level.
Press the COMP
control to activate and deactivate compression
adjust.
Shuffle feature
The shuffle feature
operates in CD mode
and plays all tracks on
the current disc in
random order.
If equipped with the
CD changer, the shuffle
feature continues to the next disc after all tracks are
played.
Press the SHUFFLE control to start this feature.
Random order play will continue until the SHUFFLE
control is pressed again.
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