1999 Mercury Villager CD changer

Using headphones
Plug a 3.6 mm headphone (not
included) into either one of the two
jacks. Press the/control
to operate the headphones.
The speakers will cut out once the
speaker on/off control is pressed. Press the
/control again to
deactivate headphones.
Media select
Push the MEDIA control to toggle
between AM, FM1, FM2, tape, or CD
changer (if equipped).
Memory preset control
Push the MEM control successively
to allow rear sear passengers to
scroll through the 6 memory presets
in AM, FM1, or FM2.
Push the MEM control in CD
changer mode (if equipped) to
advance to the next disc.
Seek function
²Pressto find the next
listenable station down the
frequency band.
²Press
to find the next
listenable station up the
frequency band.
In CD changer mode (if equipped), use the SEEK function to access the
next
or previousselection.
In tape mode, use the SEEK function to access the next
or previous
selection.
VOLUME MEDIA
MEMSEEK
VOLUME MEDIA
MEMSEEK
VOLUME MEDIA
MEMSEEK
VOLUME MEDIA
MEMSEEK
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Premium AM/FM Cassette (CD changer compatible)
Your audio system is equipped with selective lighting, a unique lighting
strategy. This lighting feature is operable when the headlamps are
illuminated. During the operation of any selected mode, lighting for the
individual function controls will either illuminate or turn off. Those
controls which have a function for the specific mode of operation
selected will be lit, while the controls which have no function for that
mode will be turned off.
Volume/power control
Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off.
SCAN
VOL
PUSH ON
REW
1
FF
2
SIDE 1.
2
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COMP
5
SHUFF
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AUTO TUNE
SEEK
SEL
BAL
FADE
MUTE
FM AM
EJ
RDS / CLK
BASS
TREB
CD TAPE
VOL
PUSH ON
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Turn the 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.
AM/FM select
The AM/FM select control works in
radio, tape and CD changer 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.
AM/FM select in CD changer mode (if equipped)
Press this control to stop CD play and begin radio play.
Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio or CD changer 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 changer
²Pressto select the previous
disc in the CD changer. (Play will
begin on the first track of the
VOL
PUSH ON
AM
FM
TUNE
TUNE
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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 changer mode (if
equipped).
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 function in tape mode
²Pressto listen to the previous selection on the tape or return to
the beginning of the current selection.
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 changer mode (if
equipped).
SEEK
SEEK
SCAN
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Scan function in radio mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a brief sampling of all listenable stations
on the frequency band. Press the SCAN 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 changer mode (if equipped)
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.
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.
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2
SIDE 1.
2
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COMP
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SHUFF
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Speaker fade adjust
Speaker sound can be adjusted
between the front and rear
speakers.
Tape/CD changer mode select (if equipped)
²To begin tape play (with a tape
loaded into the audio system)
while in the radio or CD changer
mode, press the TAPE control.
Press the button during rewind or fast forward to stop the rewind or
fast forward function and begin play.
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.
Rewind
The rewind control works in tape
and CD changer modes (if
equipped).
²In tape mode, radio play will
continue until rewind is stopped
(with the TAPE or FF control) or the beginning of the tape is
reached.
²In CD changer 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 changer modes (if
equipped).
²In the tape mode, tape direction
will automatically reverse when the end of the tape is reached.
SEL
BAL
FADE
CD TAPE
CD TAPE
REW
1
FF
2
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²In CD changer 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.
DolbyTnoise reduction
Dolbytnoise reduction operates
only in tape mode. Dolbytreduces
the amount of hiss and static during
tape playback.
Press the
control to activate
(and deactivate) Dolbytnoise reduction.
The noise reduction system is manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Compression feature (if equipped)
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 (if equipped)
The shuffle feature operates in CD
changer mode and plays all tracks
on the current disc in random order.
The shuffle feature continues to the
next disc after all tracks are played.
SIDE 1-2
3
EJ
4
COMP
5
SHUFF
6
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Use the SEL control to manually set
the time.
²Press
to increase
hours/minutes.
²Press
to decrease
hours/minutes.
Mute mode
Press the control to mute the
playing media. Press the control
again to return to the playing media.
Rear seat controls (if equipped)
The Rear Seat Controls (RSC) allow
the rear seat passengers to operate
the radio, tape, or CD changer (if
equipped).
To turn on the rear seat controls, press the memory preset controls 3
and 5 at the same time. The
will appear in the radio display.
Pressing 3 and 5 at the same time again will turn the rear seat controls
off.
SEL
MUTE
VOLUME MEDIA
MEMSEEK
REW
1
FF
2
SIDE 1.
2
34
COMP
5
SHUFF
6
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