2002 Mercury Sable Owner's Manuals

Trip odometer
Registers the kilometers (miles) of
individual journeys. To reset,
depress the control.
Tachometer
Indicates the engine speed in
revolutions per minute.
Driving with your tachometer
pointer continuously at the top of
the scale may damage the engine.
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80
100
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140
180
P R N D D 1
MPH km/h
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MACHAUDIO SYSTEM WITH 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“nominal”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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Bass/treble adjust
•The bass adjust control allows
you to increase or decrease the
audio system’s bass output.
•The treble adjust control allows
you to increase or decrease the
audio system’s treble output.
Speaker balance/fade adjust
•Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the right and
left speakers.
•Speaker sound can be adjusted
between the front and rear
speakers.
Seek function
The seek function control works in
radio, tape or CD mode.
Seek function in radio mode
•Press
to find the next listenable station down the frequency band.
•Press
to find the next listenable station up the frequency band.
Seek function in tape mode
•Press
to listen to the previous selection on the tape.
•Press
to listen to the next selection on the tape.
Seek function in CD mode
•Press
to 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.
•Press
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.
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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.
AM/FM select
The AM/FM select control works in
radio, tape and CD modes (if
equipped). Press the AM or FM
control to enter into radio mode.
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.
Pressing the AM or FM controls when the ignition is turned on will also
engage the radio.
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.
You can switch from CD play to tape play by simply inserting a tape into
the cassette deck.
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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 and hold the
hour (H) control. When the desired
hour appears, release the control.
To set the minute, press and hold
the minute (M) control. When the
desired minute appears, release the
control.
Your vehicle is equipped with a special feature that allows you to access
clock mode when the vehicle is not running. Press the H or M control to
engage the clock at this time.
Tune disc adjust
The tune control works in radio or
CD mode.
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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.
Tune adjust for CD mode
•Press the
to 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.
•Press
to select the next disc in the CD changer. Hold the control
to fast-forward through the remaining discs.
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 CD to tape play by inserting a tape into the cassette
deck.
Tape/CD select
•Pressing the TAPE or CD control
when the ignition is on will
engage the system if a tape or CD
is present in the audio system.
•To begin tape play (with a tape loaded into the audio system) while in
the radio or CD mode, press the TAPE control. Press the control
during rewind or fast forward to stop the rewind or fast forward
function.
•To begin CD play (if CDs are loaded in the CD changer), press the CD
button. The first track of the first disc will begin playing. After that
CD play will begin where it stopped last.
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Rewind
The rewind control works in tape
and CD modes.
•
In tape mode, radio play will
continue until rewind is stopped
(with the TAPE or REW control) or the beginning of the tape is reached.
•In CD mode, pressing the REW control for less than three seconds
results in a slow reverse. Pressing the control for more than three
seconds results in fast reverse.
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 for less than three seconds results in
slow forward action. Pressing the control for more than three seconds
results in fast forward action.
•You can cancel the fast forward mode by pressing TAPE, or the FF
control.
Tape direction select
Press SIDE 1–2 to play the alternate
side of a tape.
Dolbynoise reduction
Dolbynoise reduction operates
only in tape mode. Dolbynoise
reduction reduces the amount of
hiss and static during tape playback.
Press thecontrol to activate (and deactivate) Dolbynoise reduction.
Dolbynoise reduction system is manufactured under license from
DolbyLaboratories Licensing Corporation.“Dolby”and the double-D
symbol are registered trademarks of DolbyLaboratories Licensing
Corporation.
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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 on the
current disc in random order.
If equipped with the CD changer, the shuffle feature continues to the
next disc after all tracks are played.
Press the SHUFFLE control to start this feature. Random order play will
continue until the SHUFFLE control is pressed again.
AUDIO SYSTEM WITH AM/FM STEREO/SINGLE CD PLAYER
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