2002 Mercury Mountaineer Owner's Manuals

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 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.
These stations are temporarily stored in the memory preset controls
(until deactivated) and are accessed in the same manner as your original
presets.
To deactivate autoset and return to your audio system’s manually set
memory stations, press the AUTO control again.
Bass adjust
The bass adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system’s bass output.
REW FF SIDE 1-2 COMP SHUFFLE
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AUTO
CLK
BASS TREB
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Press the BASS control then press:
•
to decrease the bass output
and
•
to increase the bass output.
Treble adjust
The treble adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system’s treble output.
Press the TREB control then press:
•
to decrease the treble output
and
•
to increase the treble output.
Speaker balance adjust
Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the right and left
speakers.
Press the BAL control then press:
•
to shift sound to the left and
•
to shift sound to the right.
SEL
BASS TREB
SEL
BAL FADE
SEL
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Speaker fade adjust
Speaker sound can be adjusted
between the front and rear
speakers.
Press the FADE control then press:
•
to shift the sound to the
front and
•
to shift the sound to the rear.
Tape/CD select
•To begin tape play (with a tape
loaded into the audio system)
while in the radio or CD mode,
press the TAPE control. Press
again during rewind or fast forward to stop the rewind or fast forward
function.
•To 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.
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.
•In tape mode, radio play will
continue until rewind is stopped
(with the TAPE control) or the beginning of the tape is reached.
•In CD mode, pressing the REW control rewinds the CD within the
current track.
BAL FADE
SEL
TAPE CD
TAPE CD
REW
1
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Fast forward
The fast forward control works in
tape and CD modes.
•In the tape mode, tape direction
will automatically reverse when
the end of the tape is reached.
•In 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.
Dolbynoise reduction
Dolbynoise reduction operates in
tape mode. Dolbynoise reduction
reduces the amount of hiss and
static during tape playback.
Press the
control to activate (and deactivate) the Dolbynoise
reduction.
Dolbynoise reduction is manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.“Dolby”and the double-D
symbol
are registered trademarks of DolbyLaboratories Licensing
Corporation.
FF
2
SIDE 1-2
3
EJ
EJ
4
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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 in random
order.
Press the SHUFFLE control to start
this feature. Random order play will continue until the SHUFFLE control
is pressed again.
Setting the clock
To set the hour, press and hold the
CLK control and press SEEK:
•
to decrease hours and
•
to increase hours.
To set the minute, press and hold
the CLK control and press TUNE:
COMP
5
SHUFFLE
6
AUTO
CLK
AUTO
CLK
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•to decrease minutes and
•
to increase minutes.
If your vehicle has a separate clock,
(other than the digital radio
display), the CLK control will not
function in the above manner.
The CLK control 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. Any time 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 MUTE control to mute the
playing media. Press the MUTE
control again to return to the
playing media.
AUTO
CLK
EJ
MUTE
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Audiophile AM/FM Stereo In Dash Six CD Radio
Volume/power control
Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off. 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“nominal”listening level when the
ignition switch is turned back on.
Speed sensitive volume
With this feature, radio volume changes automatically and slightly with
vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.
The recommended level for speed sensitive volume is from level 1
through level 3. Level 0 turns the speed sensitive volume off and level 7
is the maximum setting.
To engage the speed sensitive
volume feature, press and hold the
volume control for five seconds
(with the radio on), then press:
PUSH ON
PUSH ON
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•to increase volume
compensation.
•
to decrease or shut off the
volume compensation.
The selected level will appear in the
display.
AM/FM select
The AM/FM select control works in
radio 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 CD mode
Press this control to stop CD play and begin radio play.
Tune/disc adjust
The tune control works in radio or CD mode.
Tune adjust in radio mode
•Press
to 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.
•Press
to move to the next frequency up the band (whether or not
a listenable station is located there). Hold for quick movement.
Disc adjust for CD mode
•Press
to select the previous
disc. (Play will begin on the first
track of the disc unless shuffle
mode is engaged.) Refer toShuffle featurefor more information. Hold
the control to continue reversing through the discs.
•Press
to select the next disc. Hold the control to fast-forward
through the remaining discs.
Seek function
The seek function works in radio or CD mode.
SEL
CD AM
FM
DISC
TUNE
DISC
TUNE
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