2003 FORD EXPEDITION Owners Manual

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 rewinds the CD within the
current track.
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 FF control fast forwards the CD within the
current track.
Tape direction select
Press to play the alternate side of
the tape.
Eject function
Press the EJ control to stop and
eject a tape.
Press the EJ control to stop and
eject a CD.
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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.
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.
Press to start this feature. Random
order play will continue until the control is pressed again.
Setting the clock with radio data system (RDS) feature
Press the RDS control until SELECT
HOUR or SELECT MINS is
displayed.
Use the SEL control to manually set
the time.
•
to decrease hours/minutes
and
•
to increase hours/minutes.
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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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