2002 FORD ESCORT Owners Manual

Speedometer
Indicates the current vehicle speed.
Odometer
Registers the total kilometers
(miles) of the vehicle.
Trip odometer
Registers the kilometers (miles) of
individual journeys. To reset,
depress the control.
Tachometer (if equipped)
Indicates the engine speed in
revolutions per minute.
Driving with your tachometer
pointer in the red zone may damage
the engine.
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AM/FM STEREO/CASSETTE
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.
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A/C HI
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PUSH ON
VOL
PUSH ON
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Bass/treble adjust
²The bass adjust control allows
you to increase or decrease the
audio system's bass output.
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.
²Press the BAL control. Toggle
between the + and Ð control to
adjust the speaker sound.
²Speaker sound can be adjusted
between the front and rear
speakers.
²Press the FADE control. Toggle between the + and Ð control to
adjust the speaker sound.
Seek function
The seek function control works in
radio or tape mode.
Seek function in radio mode
²Press
to find the next listenable station down the frequency band.
²Press
to find the next listenable station up the frequency band.
BAL BASS TREB
FADE –+
BAL BASS TREB
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TUNE
SEEK
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Seek function in tape mode
²Press
to listen to the previous selection on the tape.
²Press
to listen to the next selection on the tape.
Scan function
The scan function works in radio or
tape 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.
AM/FM select
The AM/FM select control works in
radio 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.
TUNE
SEEK
SCAN
AM
FM
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FM
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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.
Setting the clock
To set the hour, press the hour (h)
control and press :
²(+) to increase hour and
²(þ) to decrease hour
To set the minute, press the minute
(m) control and press:
²(+) to increase minutes and
²(þ) to decrease minutes.
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Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio
mode.
Tune adjust in radio mode
²Press the
to move to the next
frequency down the band
(whether or not a listenable
station is located there). Hold
the
to move through the
frequencies quickly.
²Press the
to move to the next
frequency up the band (whether
or not a listenable station is
located there). Hold
for quick movement.
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 radio to tape play by inserting a tape into the
cassette deck.
Tape play select
Insert a tape to begin tape play.
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.
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Rewind
The rewind control works in tape
mode.
²In tape mode, radio play will
continue until rewind is stopped
(with the TAPE control) or the
beginning of the tape is reached.
Fast forward
The fast forward control works in
tape mode.
²In the tape mode, tape direction
will automatically reverse when
the end of the tape is reached.
Tape side select
Press this control to play the
alternate side of a tape.
Eject function
Press the control to stop and eject a
tape.
REW
FF
REW
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SIDE 1-2
EJREW
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DolbyTnoise reduction
Dolbytnoise reduction operates
only in tape mode. Dolbytnoise
reduction reduces the amount of
hiss and static during tape playback.
Press the
control to activate
(and deactivate) Dolbytnoise
reduction.
Dolbytnoise reduction
manufactured under license from
DolbytLaboratories Licensing
Corporation. ªDolbytº and the double-D symbol are registered
trademarks of DolbytLaboratories Licensing Corporation.
PREMIUM AM/FM STEREO/CASSETTE/ PREMIUM SOUND (RADIO
CONTROLLED CD CHANGER COMPATIBLE)
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