2003 FORD EXPEDITION audio

Radio data system (RDS) feature
This feature allows your audio system to receive station identification or
program type from RDS-equipped FM radio stations.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Radio
and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recommend that FM radio
broadcasters use RDS technology to transmit information. FM radio
stations are independently operated and individually elect to use RDS
technology to transmit station ID and program type as desired.
Press the RDS control until RDS ON
or RDS OFF appears in the display.
Use the SEL control to enable (ON)
or disable (OFF) the feature. With
the RDS activated, press the SEL control to scroll through the following
selections:
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).
This feature also allows you to control the volume of traffic
announcements. With the display reading TRAFFIC ON, adjust the
volume (using the volume control) to the desired level. The volume level
will show at the bottom of the display. Interrupting traffic
announcements will be at the selected volume level.
Traffic information is not available in most U.S. markets.
Program type
•Press the RDS control until the
FIND program type is displayed.
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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
TYPE (the display shows the
program type), NAME (the
display shows the call letters of
the station) or FREQ.
Mute mode
Press the MUTE control to mute the
playing media. Press the MUTE
control again to return to the
playing media.
Note:If your vehicle is equipped with Reverse Sensing System, the
audio volume, (if set above a certain level), will be lowered to a preset
value when the Reverse Sensing System tone is sounded.
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AUDIOPHILE AM/FM STEREO IN DASH SIX CD RADIO
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PREMIUM AM/FM STEREO IN DASH SIX CD RADIO
1. Seek control
2. Rewind/fast forward control
3. DSP (Digital Signal Processing)
—Audiophile system / COMP
(Compression)—Premium System
4. Phone/Mute control
5. Eject control
6. Bass / Treble control
7. Select control
8. Balance/Fade control
9. Menu control10. Radio preset and CD select
controls
11. CD control
12. AM/FM control
13. On/Off/Volume control
14. CD Load control
15. CD shuffle control
16. Scan control
17. Disc/Tune control
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Volume/power control
Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off. The audio system
can also be turned on by pressing
the AM/FM control or the CD
control.
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). SPEED VOL
will appear in the display, then
press:
•
to increase volume
compensation.
•
to decrease or shut off the
volume compensation.
The selected level will appear in the
display.
Bass adjust
The bass adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system’s bass output.
Press the BASS control. Use the
SEL control to increase or decrease
the amount of bass.
PUSH ON
PUSH ON
SEL
SEL
BASS
TREB
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Treble adjust
The treble adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system’s treble output.
Press the TREB control. Use the
SEL control to increase or decrease
the amount of treble.
Speaker balance adjust
Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the right and left
speakers.
Press the BAL control. Use the SEL
control to adjust the sound between
the left and right speakers.
Speaker fade adjust
Speaker sound can be adjusted
between the front and rear
speakers.
Press the FADE control. Use the
SEL control to adjust the sound
between the front and rear speakers.
Seek function
The seek function works in radio or CD mode.
Seek function in radio mode
•Press
to find the next
listenable station down the
frequency band. SEEK DOWN
will display.
•Press
to find the next listenable station up the frequency band.
SEEK UP will display.
SEL
BASS
TREB
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BAL
FADE
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BAL
FADE
SEL+
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Setting memory preset stations
1. Select the frequency band with the AM/FM select control. Press the
AM/FM control to toggle between AM, FM1, or FM2.
2. Press the SEEK control to access the next listenable station up or
down the frequency band. Press the TUNE control to go up or down the
listening band in individual increments.
3. Select a station. Refer toSeek functionfor more information on
selecting a station.
4. Press and hold a memory preset control. The playing media will mute
momentarily. When the sound returns, the station is held in memory on
the control you selected. The display will read SAVED.
Autostore (Autoset)
Autostore allows you to set the strongest local 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 autostore (Autoset)
1. Press and momentarily hold the AM/FM control.
2. AUTOSET will flash in the display
as the frequency band is scrolled
through.
3. When the six strongest stations are filled, the station stored in
memory preset control 1 will start playing.
If there are fewer 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 AM/FM control again.
CD AM
FM
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CD select
CD mode may be entered by
pressing the CD control and the
LOAD control. Load the CD into the
audio system. The first track of the
disc will begin playing. After that, CD play will begin where it stopped
last.
If an alternative CD is desired, press the corresponding preset control
(1–6) of a loaded CD, or press the DISC control to access the other
loaded CDs.
NO CD will display if the CD control is activated when there is not a CD
present in the audio system.
NO CD will illuminate in the display if the CD control and a present
number (that is currently empty) are pressed. The system will play the
next available disc.
If your vehicle is equipped with a CD changer, pressing the CD control
again will allow you to toggle between accessing the multi disc system
and the CD changer. The display will read CD or CDDJ.
Display description
Six circles are always lit in the digital display. These signify the six CD
slots in the audio system. When a disc is loaded into a particular slot
(1–6), the number inside that specific circle lights. If the circle is empty,
there is no CD in that particular slot.
Rewind
The rewind control works in CD
modes.
Press and hold the REW control
until the desired selection is reached. If the beginning of the disc is
reached, the CD will begin play at the first track. Release the control to
disengage rewind mode.
When in rewind mode, your audio system will automatically lower the
volume level of the playing media.
Fast forward
The fast forward control works in
CD modes.
CD AM
FM
REW FF
REW FF
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