1999 Mercury Mountaineer radio controls

To activate the Personal Audio
System, press the
speaker/headphone control. Press
the MODE control to change audio
sources (for headphone mode only).
Use the SEEK, VOLUME and
MEMORY controls to make
adjustments to the playing media.
Adjusting the volume
Press the + control to increase
volume.
Press the - 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 to
Turning speakers on and off.
- VOLUME +
MODE
SEEK MEMORY
- VOLUME +
MODE
SEEK MEMORY
- VOLUME +
MODE
SEEK MEMORY
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Memory preset control
Push the MEMORY control
successively to allow rear seat
passengers to scroll through the 6
memory presets in AM, FM1 or
FM2.
Push the MEMORY control in CD
changer mode (if equipped) to
advance to the next disc.
Seek function
²In radio mode, pressto find
the next listenable station down
the frequency band.
²In radio mode, press
to find
the next listenable station up the
frequency band.
²In tape mode, use the SEEK
function to access the next
or
previous
selection.
²In CD mode (if equipped), use
the SEEK function to access the next
or previousselection.
- VOLUME +
MODE
SEEK MEMORY
- VOLUME +
MODE
SEEK MEMORY
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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.
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.
AM/FM select in CD mode
Press this control to stop CD play and begin radio play.
Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio or CD mode.
VOL - PUSH ON
AM FM
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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 changer (if equipped)
²Pressto 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.
²Press
to find the next
listenable station up the
frequency band.
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
SEEKSEEK
TUNE TUNE
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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 for CD changer (if equipped)
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 direction, wrapping back to the first
track at the end of the CD.) To stop on a particular selection, press the
control again.
SEEKSEEK
TUNE TUNE
SCAN
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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.
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 controls.
2. Press the AUTO control.
3. When the first six strong stations
are filled, the station stored in
memory preset control 1 will start
playing.
If there are less than six strong stations available on the frequency band,
the remaining memory preset controls will all store the last strong
station available.
To deactivate autoset and return to your audio system's manually set
memory stations, press the AUTO control again.
AM FM
REW1FF2SIDE 1-23
4COMP5SHUFFLE6
AUTO
RDS
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Press the BAL control then press:
²
to shift sound to the left and
²
to shift sound to the right.
Speaker fade adjust
Speaker sound can be adjusted
between the front and rear
speakers.
Press the FADE control then press:
²
to shift sound to the front
and
²
to shift sound to the rear.
Tape/CD/CD changer (if equipped) select
²To begin tape play (with a tape
loaded into the audio system)
while in the 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 CD(s) are
loaded), press the CD control.
The first track of the disc will
begin playing. After that CD play
will begin where it stopped last.
If equipped with a CD changer, press the CD control to toggle between
single CD and CD changer play.
SEL
BAL FADE
SEL
TAPE CD
TAPE CD
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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.
Eject function
Press the control to stop and eject a
tape.
Press the control to stop and eject a
CD.
Dolby noise reduction
Dolby noise reduction reduces the
amount of hiss and static during
tape playback. Press the control to
activate (and deactivate) the noise
reduction.
REW
1
FF
2
SIDE 1-2
3
EJ
EJ
4
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