2006 FORD FREESTYLE CD player

Radio reception factors:
There are three factors that can affect radio reception:
•Distance/strength: The further you travel from an FM station, the
weaker the signal and the weaker the reception.
•Terrain: Hills, mountains, tall buildings, power lines, electric fences,
traffic lights and thunderstorms can interfere with your reception.
•Station overload: When you pass a broadcast tower, a stronger signal
may overtake a weaker one and play while the weak station frequency
is displayed.
CD/CD player care
Do:
•Handle discs by their edges only. Never touch the playing surface.
•Inspect discs before playing. Clean only with an approved CD cleaner
and wipe from the center out.
Don’t:
•Expose discs to direct sunlight or heat sources for extended periods
of time.
•Clean using a circular motion.
CD units are designed to play commercially pressed 4.75 in (12 cm)
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. Ballpoint pens may
damage CDs. Please contact your authorized dealer for further
information.
Audio system warranty and service
Refer to theWarranty Guidefor audio system warranty information. If
service is necessary, see your dealer or qualified technician.
Navigation system (if equipped)
Your vehicle may be equipped with a Navigation System. Refer to the
Navigation supplementfor further information.
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FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT DVD SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Your vehicle may be equipped with a Family Entertainment DVD System
which allows you to watch DVDs, play music CDs, and to plug in and
play video game systems. Please review this material to become familiar
with the Family Entertainment System (FES) features and safety
information.
DVD player controls
1.MAINcontrol
•NEXT — Press to access the next track on the CD, the next chapter
on the DVD, or to go up in cursor mode.
•PREV — Press to access the previous track on the CD, the previous
chapter on the DVD, or to go down in cursor mode.
•REV — Press to reverse within the active CD track or DVD chapter in
play mode. Also press to move the cursor left in the menu active
mode.
•FWD — Press to advance within the active CD track or DVD chapter
in play mode. Also press to move the cursor right in the menu active
mode.
2.PLAY/PAUSEcontrol
Press to playback or pause the DVD.
3.DIMcontrol
Press (+) to increase or (-) to decrease the brightness on the screen.
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4.ENTERcontrol
Press to select the function highlighted on the active menu. ENTER may
also be used by some user interactive discs during movie play.
5.MENUcontrol
Press to bring up the disc menu.
6.AUXcontrol
Press to switch DVD player from play mode to auxiliary mode.
7.Auxiliary jacks
Input jacks for standard video game players.
8.STOP/EJECTcontrol
Press once to stop a disc from playing. Press a second time to eject the
disc. (If a disc is not playing, but is present in the system, pressing eject
will eject the disc).
9.DISPLAY (DISP)control
Press to enable the on screen display of the player’s menu and user’s
display adjustments. Double click the DISP button to change the format
of the display. If the DVD disc format is NORMAL, it can be changed to
full screen by selecting WIDE SCREEN. Use the NEXT and PREV button
to scroll through the different format of the display. Please note that the
screen quality will degrade if the display mode is changed to “Zoom.”
DVD control features
Menu control
Press the MENU control to enter
the DVD menu. This allows you to
navigate and select within the DVD
generated menu structure. Once in
MENU mode:
•Press the NEXT control to move
the cursor one position upward
NEXT
PREV REV
FWD
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CD play mode
Press NEXT during CD play to
advance to the next track. If you
press NEXT while the last track is
playing, the system will wrap around
to the first track and begin play.
Slow play mode
To enter slow play mode, press the
PLAY/PAUSE control. This will
pause the disc playing. Once the
system is in pause mode, press the FWD or REV control for slow motion
playback. Three different speeds in forward and one speed in reverse are
available depending on how long the control is held. Slow reverse only
has one speed. Press the control once for slow motion playback. Press
the control again to disengage slow motion playback. Press the
PLAY/PAUSE control to return to normal playback mode.
User menu mode
To adjust the display setting, press
DISP once and the player menu will
appear. Press DISP again to adjust
the display setting. Use the arrow controls and the ENTER controls to
select the various screen settings. (Available screen selections are 16x9,
4x3 and Zoom).
The DVD player will read the disc type and configure the display
accordingly. Some movies have a wide screen movie format to fit a
normal 4x3 screen. In this case, the movie will have black bars on the
top and bottom. When shown on the screen, it may appear as a small
screen within the wide screen. It may be desirable to view this type of
movie in zoom mode. To enter zoom mode, press DISP once for the
player menu and again to adjust the display setting. Select zoom from
the screen settings by using the arrow and ENTER controls.
NEXT
PREV REV
FWD
DISP
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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.
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7.MENU/MODEcontrol
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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Playback and format
•The DVD player of your Family Entertainment DVD System can only
be used in the “playback” mode. (The DVD player does not offer a
record feature.)
•The system plays standard CDs or DVDs, CDR/RW, DVDRs, VCDs and
MP3 media.
Family Entertainment DVD System protection circuits
High temperature sensor circuit
•Excessively high temperatures may cause damage to the DVD player.
•When the temperature of the DVD player becomes too hot, the high
temperature sensor circuit stops machine operation. DVD/CD HOT will
be displayed on the radio display.
•The DVD player will remain disabled until it cools to a normal
operating temperature. The length of time for the system to cool will
vary depending on the climate and operating conditions.
Operating
•Only use the system when the vehicle is started for optimal
performance and to maintain battery life.
•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
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