2002 Mercury Villager 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 AUTO 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.
To deactivate autoset and return to your audio system’s manually set
memory stations, press the AUTO control again.
Setting the clock
Press the CLOCK control until
SELECT HOUR or SELECT MINS is
displayed.
Use the SEL control to manually set
the time.
•Press
to increase
hours/minutes.
•Press
to decrease
hours/minutes.
REW
1
FF
2
SIDE 1.
2
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COMP
5
SHUFF
6
AUTO
RDS / CLK
SEL
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Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio or CD changer mode (if equipped).
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
•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.
Tape/CD changer mode select (if equipped)
•To begin tape play (with a tape
loaded into the audio system)
while in the radio or CD changer
mode, press the TAPE control.
Press the button during rewind or fast forward to stop the rewind or
fast forward function and begin play.
•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.
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
TUNE
TUNE
CD TAPE
CD TAPE
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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 changer modes (if
equipped).
•In tape mode, radio play will
continue until rewind is stopped (with the TAPE or FF control) or the
beginning of the tape is reached.
•In CD changer 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.
Fast forward
The fast forward control works in
tape and CD changer modes (if
equipped).
•In the tape mode, tape direction
will automatically reverse when the end of the tape is reached.
•In CD changer 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.
Tape direction select
Press SIDE 1–2 to play the alternate
side of a tape.
Eject function
Press the control to stop and eject a
tape.
REW
1
FF
2
SIDE 1-2
3
EJ
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Dolby
noise reduction
Dolbynoise reduction operates
only in tape mode. Dolbynoise
reduction reduces the amount of
hiss and static during tape playback.
Press the
control to activate (and deactivate) 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.
Compression feature (if equipped)
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 (if equipped)
The shuffle feature operates in CD
changer mode and plays all tracks
on the current disc in random order.
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.
Mute mode
Press the control to mute the
playing media. Press the control
again to return to the playing media.
4
COMP
5
SHUFF
6
MUTE
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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
Press the RDS/CLK control until RDS OFF is displayed.
•Use the SEL control to select ON
or OFF.
Traffic
•Press the RDS control until
TRAFFIC is displayed.
•Use the SEL control to select ON
or OFF. With the feature on, use
the SEEK or SCAN control to
find a radio station broadcasting a
traffic report (if it is broadcasting
RDS data).
Traffic information is not available in most U.S. markets.
Program type
•Press the RDS control until FIND
program type is displayed.
RDS / CLK
SEL
RDS / CLK
SEL
RDS / CLK
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•Use the SEL control to select the
program type. With the feature
on, use the SEEK or SCAN
control to find the desired
program type from the following
selections:
•Classic
•Country
•Info
•Jazz
•Oldies
•R&B
•Religious
•Rock
•Soft
•To p 4 0
Show
•With RDS activated, press the
RDS control until SHOW is
displayed.
•Use the SEL control to select the
program TYPE, station NAME or
NONE (no text displayed).
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.
SEL
RDS / CLK
SEL
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SUPER SOUND AM/FM STEREO/CASSETTE/SINGLE CD PLAYER
(CD CHANGER COMPATIBLE)
Your audio system is equipped with selective lighting, a unique lighting
strategy. This lighting feature is operable when the headlamps are
illuminated. During the operation of any selected mode, lighting for the
individual function controls will either illuminate or turn off. Those
controls which have a function for the specific mode of operation
selected will be lit, while the controls which have no function for that
mode will be turned off.
Volume/power control
Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off.
FM1ST
REW FFSCAN
BASS TREB SEL BALTAPE DISC
EJ CD
FADEAUTO
RDS
CLK
SIDE 1-2 COMP SHUFFLEEJ
MUTE
VOL - PUSH ON
SEEK
TUNE AM FM
12 3456
DOLBY B NR
VOL - PUSH ON
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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.
Bass adjust
The bass adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system’s bass output.
Press the BASS control then press:
•
to decrease bass output and
•
to increase bass output.
Treble adjust
The treble adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system’s treble output.
VOL - PUSH ON
BASS TREB
SEL
BASS TREB
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