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12.Memory presets:To set a
station: Select frequency band
AM/FM; tune to a station, press and
hold a preset button until sound returns.
13.Scan:Press for a brief sampling
of radio stations or CD tracks. Press
again to stop.
14.Seek:Press to access the
previous strong station or track.
15.AM/FM:Press to select AM/FM
frequency band.
16.ON/OFF/Volume:Press to turn
ON/OFF. Turn to increase/decrease
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.
17.CD:Press to enter CD mode. If
a CD is already loaded into the
system, CD play will begin where it
ended last.
18.LOAD:Press to load a CD.
Press LOAD and a memory preset
to load to a specific slot. Press and
hold to autoload up to six CDs.
19.CD eject:Press to eject a CD.
Press and hold to auto eject all CDs
present in the system. If there is no
CD present, the display will read NO CD.
20.CD slot:Insert a CD label side
up.
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Remote control
1.REV (REVERSE)control
Press to reverse the direction of the DVD movie.
2.FWD (FORWARD)control
Press to advance the direction of the DVD movie.
3.PLAY/STOPcontrol
When playing, press PLAY/STOP to stop the disc. When stopped, press
PLAY/STOP to play the disc.
4.SEEKcontrol
Press to reverse (
) or advance () the chapter of the DVD or the
track of the CD.
5.DISP (DISPLAY)control
Press to enable the on screen display of the player’s menu and display
settings. Once the display is on, use SEEK to highlight the desired
screen setting.
6.ENTER /MEMORYcontrol
In DVD playback mode, press the control to select a highlighted item
from the menu.
In stop mode, press the control to select the next audio memory preset.
7.MENU/MODEcontrol
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In DVD playback mode, press to access the disc menu.
In stop mode, press to change media types (e.g. AM, FM, CD...)
8.VOL (VOLUME)control
Press (+) to increase or (-) to decrease the volume level.
Dual play mode
Press the radio preset controls 2
and 4 at the same time to enable or
disable dual play.
During dual play, the rear vehicle speakers will be deactivated and the
wireless headphones will become active. Please note that the infrared
headphones are active only when the Family Entertainment System is
playing a movie.
During dual play mode, two different medias can be played in the
vehicle:
1. The driver can choose, and control, a source on the main radio face
(radio, CD or DVD) and listen to it using the front speakers.
2. Passengers in the rear can listen to the DVD player or AUX input via
the wireless headphones.
Single play mode
When the ignition is turned on, the radio will be in Single Play Mode.
Single play mode allows one media selection (FM/AM, CD, DVD or AUX)
to be heard on all the vehicle speakers.
If radio is in Dual Play Mode, with a DVD playing in the rear, and
another media (FM/AM, CD) playing on front speakers, changing to
single play will turn the DVD player off.
When radio is powered off and back on, it will be in Single Play mode,
even if upon power off the radio was in Dual play mode.
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Battery replacement
Batteries are provided with the remote control unit. Since all batteries
have a limited shelf life, replace them when the remote control fails to
control the DVD player. There is a LED indicator light on the remote
control that will illuminate when any control is pressed.
Slide the battery cover off as shown on the remote control to access the
batteries.
The remote control unit uses two AAA batteries.
Parental control
Simultaneously press the preset
controls 3 and 5 to enable or disable
the rear seat controls, the controls
on your Family Entertainment DVD system including the remote control,
and the DVD screen (if equipped).
For further information about the Rear Seat Controls, refer toAuxiliary
audio controlsin the Entertainment Chapter.
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•If the Family Entertainment System (FES) is playing and the ignition
is turned OFF, the system will turn off, and suspend playback. When
the ignition is turned on again, playback will begin from the last
selected media source when the play control is pressed.
•To disable the DVD player rear controls, simultaneously press the 3
and 5 memory presets on the radio face. To enable the DVD player
rear controls again, press the 3 and 5 presets simultaneously.
•The DVD player is only capable of reading the bottom side of a disc.
When inserting a single sided disc, the label should be up. For a
multi-sided disc, the desired play side should be down when the disc
is inserted into the player.
•DVDs are formatted by regions. This DVD system can only play region
1 DVDs (DVDs manufactured for U.S. and Canada).
This unit is designed to play commercially pressed 4.75 (12 cm)
audio compact discs and DVDs only. Due to technical
incompatibility, certain recordable and re-recordable compact
discs may not function correctly when used in Ford DVD/CD
players. Irregular shaped discs, discs with a scratch protection
film attached, and discs with homemade paper (adhesive) labels
should not be inserted into the player. The label may peel and
cause the disc to become jammed. It is recommended that
homemade discs be identified with permanent felt tip marker
rather than adhesive labels. Ball point pens may damage discs.
Please contact your dealer for further information.
Inserting a CD/DVD
With the ignition ON, inserting a CD/DVD into the DVD player
automatically turns ON the FES and playback should begin immediately.
The counter is automatically reset to 0:00:00 when any disc is inserted
into the FES.
Removing a CD/DVD (while playing)
1. Press the STOP/EJECT control to stop playback if a disc is playing.
2. Press the STOP/EJECT control again to eject the CD/DVD.
If the CD/DVD is not removed within the allotted time, the system will
pull the CD/DVD back into the system for safety purposes.
If the CD/DVD will not eject from the system, press and hold the EJECT
control for approximately 2 seconds. The disc should eject whether the
vehicle ignition is ON or OFF.
Playing an auxiliary device
1. Connect the video line from your video device to the YELLOW
auxiliary input jack.
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2. The indicator light will begin to flash after 20 seconds. Without
releasing the HomeLink
button, follow Step 2 in the “Programming”
section.
For questions or comments, contact HomeLink
atwww.homelink.com
or1–800–355–3515.
MESSAGE CENTER (IF EQUIPPED)
With the ignition in the ON position,
the message center, located on your
instrument cluster, displays
important vehicle information
through a constant monitor of
vehicle systems.You may select
display features on the message center for a display of status. The
system will also notify you of potential vehicle problems with a display of
system warnings followed by a long indicator chime.
Selectable features
Reset
Press this control to select and reset functions shown in the INFO menu
and SETUP menu.
Info menu
This control displays the following
control displays:
•Odometer
•Distance to Empty
•Average Fuel Economy
•Trip Odometer
•Fuel Used
•Trip Elapsed Drive Time
•Compass
Odometer/Trip odometer
Refer toGaugesin theInstrument Clusterchapter.
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Distance to empty (DTE)
Selecting this function from the
INFO menu estimates approximately
how far you can drive with the fuel
remaining in your tank under
normal driving conditions.
Remember to turn the ignition OFF
when refueling to allow this feature to correctly detect the added fuel.
The DTE function will display LOW FUEL LEVEL and a single tone
when you have approximately 50 miles (80 km) to empty. If you RESET
this warning message, this display and tone will return within 10
minutes.
DTE is calculated using a running average fuel economy, which is based
on your recent driving history of 500 miles (800 km). This value is not
the same as the average fuel economy display. The running average fuel
economy is reinitialized to a factory default value if the battery is
disconnected.
Average fuel economy (AFE)
Select this function from the INFO
menu to display your average fuel
economy in miles/gallon or liters/100
km.
If you calculate your average fuel
economy by dividing gallons of fuel
used by 100 miles traveled (kilometers traveled by liters used), your
figure may be different than displayed for the following reasons:
•Your vehicle was not perfectly level during fill-up
•Differences in the automatic shut-off points on the fuel pumps at
service stations
•Variations in top-off procedure from one fill-up to another
•Rounding of the displayed values to the nearest 0.1 gallon (liter)
1. Drive the vehicle at least 5 miles (8 km) with the speed control
system engaged to display a stabilized average.
2. Record the highway fuel economy for future reference.
It is important to press the RESET control after setting the speed
control to get accurate highway fuel economy readings.
For more information refer toFuel Informationin theMaintenance
and Specificationschapter.
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Fuel Used
Selecting this function from the
INFO menu, XX.X G USED will
display the fuel used since last
reset. The information displayed will
be in gallons or liters, depending on
English/metric mode state. Press
and hold RESET to reset mode.
Trip elapsed drive time
Select this function from the INFO
menu to display a timer.
To operate the Trip Elapsed Drive
Time perform the following:
1. Press and release RESET in order
to start the timer.
2. Press and release RESET to pause the timer.
3. Press and hold RESET for 2 seconds in order to reset the timer.
Compass display
Select this function from the INFO menu. Press the INFO button
repeatedly until the Compass and Odometer are displayed. (Do not
select Trip, DTE, or AFE. The top of the message center must be blank).
The compass reading may be affected when you drive near large
buildings, bridges, power lines and powerful broadcast antenna. Magnetic
or metallic objects placed in, on or near the vehicle may also affect
compass accuracy.
Usually, when something affects the compass readings, the compass will
correct itself after a few days of operating your vehicle in normal
conditions. If the compass still appears to be inaccurate, a manual
calibration may be necessary. Refer toCompass zone/calibration
adjustment.
Most geographic areas (zones) have a magnetic north compass point that
varies slightly from the northerly direction on maps. This variation is four
degrees between adjacent zones and will become noticeable as the
vehicle crosses multiple zones. A correct zone setting will eliminate this
error. Refer toCompass zone/calibration adjustment.
Compass zone adjustment
Perform the following steps on an open area free from steel structures
and high voltage lines. For optimum calibration, turn off all electrical
accessories (heater / air conditioning, wipers, etc.) and make sure all
vehicle doors are shut.
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