2001 Mercury Mountaineer Owner's Manuals

Speaker balance adjust
Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the right and left
speakers.
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 the sound to the
front and
²
to shift the sound to the rear.
Tape/CD 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. If returning from
radio or tape mode, CD play will begin where it stopped last.
BAL FADE
SEL
BAL FADE
SEL
TAPE CD
TAPE CD
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With the dual media audio system, press the CD control to toggle
between single CD and CD changer play (if equipped).
Do not insert any promotional (odd shaped or sized) discs, or
discs with removable labels into the CD player as jamming may
occur.
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 rewinds the CD within the
current track.
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 fast forwards the CD within the
current track.
Tape direction select
Press SIDE 1±2 to play the alternate
side of a tape.
Eject function
Press the EJ control to stop and
eject a tape.
Press the EJ control to stop and
eject a CD.
REW
1
FF
2
SIDE 1-2
3
EJ
EJ
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DolbyTnoise reduction
Dolbytnoise reduction operates in
tape mode. Dolbytnoise reduction
reduces the amount of hiss and
static during tape playback.
Press the
control to activate (and deactivate) the Dolbytnoise
reduction.
Dolbytnoise reduction is manufactured under license from Dolbyt
Laboratories Licensing Corporation. ªDolbytº and the double-D
symbol
are trademarks of DolbytLaboratories 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 (if equipped) 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 on the current disc are played.
Press the SHUFFLE control to start this feature. Random order play will
continue until the SHUFFLE control is pressed again.
4
COMP
5
SHUFFLE
6
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Setting the clock
To set the hour, press and hold the
CLK control and press SEEK:
²
to decrease hours and
²
to increase hours.
To set the minute, press and hold
the CLK control and press TUNE:
²
to decrease minutes and
²
to increase minutes.
If your vehicle has a separate clock
module, (other than the digital radio
display), the CLK button will not
function in the above manner.
AUTO
CLK
SEEKSEEK
TUNE TUNE
AUTO
CLK
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
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The CLK button will allow you to
switch between media display mode
(radio station, stereo information,
etc.) and clock display mode (time).
When in clock mode, the media
information will display for 10
seconds, when the radio is turned
on, and then revert to clock
information. Anytime that the media
is changed, (new radio station, etc.), the media information will again
display for 10 seconds before reverting back to the clock. In media mode,
the media information will always be displayed.
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 Personal Audio System, a
feature of the optional Premium
AM/FM Stereo/Cassette/Single CD
and the MACHtAudio System with
AM/FM Stereo/Cassette/Single CD,
allows front and middle seat
passengers to listen to different
media sources (radio, cassette or
CD) simultaneously. However, the
front and middle-seat passengers
cannot listen to two different radio
stations at the same time.
AUTO
CLK
EJ
MUTE
- VOLUME +
MODE
SEEK MEMORY
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To turn on the rear seat controls,
press the memory preset controls 3
and 5 at the same time. The
will appear in the display.
Pressing 3 and 5 at the same time
again will turn the rear seat controls
off.
If there is a discrepancy between the rear seat and the front audio
controls, (such as both trying to listen to the same playing media), the
front audio system will receive the desired selection.
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.
REW1FF2SIDE 1-23
4COMP5SHUFFLE6
- VOLUME +
MODE
SEEK MEMORY
- VOLUME +
MODE
SEEK MEMORY
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Turning the speakers on and off
Press to turn all speakers on or off.
Using headphones
Plug a 3.5 mm headphone (not included) into thejack. Press the
speaker on/off control to operate the headphones.
The rear speakers will cut out once the speaker on/off control is pressed.
The front speaker will remain playing for the front passengers. Press the
control again to deactivate the headphones.
Mode select
Push the MODE control to toggle
between AM, FM1, FM2, tape, CD or
CD changer (if equipped).
- 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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