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•to decrease minutes and
•
to increase minutes.
Tune 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.
Tune adjust for CD changer (if equipped)
•Press
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.
SEL
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
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Tape/CD/CD changer (if equipped) 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 the
button 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. After that CD play
will begin where it stopped last.
If equipped with a CD changer, press the CD control to toggle between
single CD and CD changer play.
CD units are designed to play commercially pressed 12 cm (4.75
in) audio compact discs only. Due to technical incompatibility,
certain recordable and re-recordable compact discs may not
function correctly when used in Ford CD players. Irregular
shaped CDs, CDs with a scratch protection film attached, and CDs
with homemade paper (adhesive) labels should not be inserted
into the CD player. The label may peel and cause the CD to
become jammed. It is recommended that homemade CDs be
identified with permanent felt tip marker rather than adhesive
labels. Ball point pens may damage CDs. Please contact your
dealer for further information.
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 for less than three seconds
results in slow rewind. Pressing the control for more than three
seconds results in fast rewind.
TAPE CD
TAPE CD
REW
1
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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 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.
Mute mode
Press the control to mute the
playing media. Press the control
again to return to the playing media.
Radio Data System (RDS) feature
When selected, the RDS (Radio
Data System) function performs the
following:
•Displays the radio station call
letters.
•Displays the type of music format (jazz, country, rock).
•Searches for a particular type of music format by selecting the SEEK
control.
•Allows traffic information broadcasts to be turned on and off with the
SEL control.
COMP
5
SHUFFLE
6
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MUTE
AUTO
RDS
CLK
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RDS show
RDS sends information with the FM
broadcast, including: station name,
station type, and/or radio text. To
view this information:
•With the RDS menu enabled,
press the RDS control until SHOW is displayed.
•Use the SEL control to select
TYPE, NAME, TEXT or NONE.
When your radio is turned to a
RDS station, RDS station TYPE,
station NAME, or TEXT message
will be displayed along with the
frequency. Press SEL in order to
scroll through the text messages.
Rear audio controls (if equipped)
Your vehicle may be equipped with rear audio controls for the rear seat
passengers. Refer toRear Seat Controlsin this Chapter for more
information.
REAR SEAT CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
The Rear Seat Controls (RSC) allow
the rear seat passengers to operate
the radio, tape, CD or CD changer
(if equipped).
Simultaneously press the memory
preset controls 3 and 5 to engage
the RSC.
will appear in the
radio display. Press 3 and 5 again to
disengage the RSC.
AUTO
RDS
CLK
SEL
VOLUME MEDIA
MEMSEEK
REW1FF2SIDE 1-23
4COMP5SHUFFLE6
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ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
Press the + control to increase
volume.
Press the—control to decrease
volume.
From the RSC, the speaker volume
can not be set higher than the
current volume radio setting. Once in headphone mode, the RSC volume
controls will only change the headphone volume level (muting the
speakers will not mute the headphones).
USING HEADPHONES
Plug a 3.6 mm headphone (not
included) into either one of the
two
jacks. Press/to
operate the headphones.
The speakers will cut out once the speaker on/off control is pressed.
Press
/again to deactivate headphones.
PERSONAL AUDIO SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
If your vehicle is equipped with the Premium AM/FM cassette or the
Super Sound AM/FM Stereo/Cassette/Single CD Player, your vehicle is
equipped with the Personal Audio System.
The Personal Audio System allows the rear seat passengers to listen to
one media source (radio, tape, CD, or CD changer if equipped) while the
front seat passengers listen to another. However, front and rear seat
passengers can not listen to two different radio stations simultaneously.
The rear speakers will cut out once
the speaker on/off control is
pressed. DUAL PLAY will appear in
the audio display, signaling that your
Personal Audio System has been
activated. A soft audible sound may be heard from the rear speakers.
The front speaker will remain playing for the front passengers. Press
the
/control again to deactivate the headphones (Personal Audio
System). SINGLE PLAY will appear in the digital display of the audio
system, signaling that your Personal Audio System has been deactivated.
VOLUME MEDIA
MEMSEEK
VOLUME MEDIA
MEMSEEK
VOLUME MEDIA
MEMSEEK
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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 six 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
•Press
to find the next
listenable station down the
frequency band.
•Press
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
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CD CHANGER (IF EQUIPPED)
The CD changer is located in the center console of your vehicle.
1. Slide the door to access the CD
changer magazine.
2. Press EJECT to eject the
magazine.
3. Turn the magazine (A) over.
4. Using the disc holder release
knob (C), pull the disc holder (B)
out of the magazine.
AB
C
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If you pull too hard on the disc holder, the disc holder may come
completely out of the magazine. If this happens, reinsert the disc holder
back into the magazine while pressing on the lever (A).
5. Line up the CD with the groove
of the disc holder. Ensure that the
label on the CD faces downwards.
6. Press in on the disc holder until it
locks securely into the magazine. If
the disc holders are not fully locked
into the magazine, the unit will not
operate.
Ensure that the disc holder is
evenly inserted and at the same
level as the magazine (A). The unit
will not operate if the disc holder is
not inserted at the same level (B).
Radio power must be turned on to play the CDs in the changer. The
magazine may be stored in the glove box when not being used.
A
A
B
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