2008 Mercury Mountaineer audio

SOUND FEATURES
The sound menu allows you to access settings such as Bass, Treble,
Fade, Balance, Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Speed Compensated
Volume (SCV).
1. To access the sound features, press SOUND. The sound screen will
appear.
2. Press the appropriate tab to select from:
BASS/TREBLE:Press + to increase
or — to decrease the level of
bass/treble.
BALANCE/FADE:Press
/to
adjust the sound between the left
and right speakers (Balance)
and
/to adjust the sound to
the front and rear speakers (Fade).
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DSP(Digital Signal Processing):
Press to optimize the sound quality
for ALL SEATS, DRIVER, REAR or
CONVERTIBLE (if equipped). If
THX equipped, optimization is
available for ALL SEATS, DRIVER
or FRONT.
SCV(Speed Compensated Volume):
Radio volume changes automatically
with vehicle speed to compensate
for road and wind noise. You may
turn the feature on/off, and select a
level of compensation between 1
and 7 by pressing the corresponding
button.
DEFAULT SETTING:Press to clear out any current settings and return
the system to the default settings.
Note:Please refer to yourOwner’s Guidefor further information.
REAR SEAT CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
If you have anExpeditionor aNavigator, your vehicle is equipped
with Rear Seat Controls. To access the Rear Zone screen through your
Navigation system:
1. Ensure that the navigation system is ON.
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2. Press MEDIA.
3. Press REAR ZONE on the AM,
FM, CD or SR media screens.
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4. The screen will show you the
selected playing media. The
appropriate controls will appear to
allow you to make adjustments to
your current playing media.
•HEADPHONES ON/OFF:Press
to turn the headphones on/off.
•REAR ZONE:Press to turn the
Rear Zone off.
•MEDIA:If the headphones are ON, press the media button to select
between Radio and Rear AUX.
•FULL ENABLED:When active, rear seat passengers can select any
audio/video source. If the front seat passengers are listening to the
radio, the rear seat passengers can also select to listen to the radio
and will have control to change the radio station or Satellite Radio
channel.
•REAR ONLY:When active, rear seat passengers can select any
audio/video source. If the front seat passengers are listening to the
radio, the rear seat passengers can also select to listen to the radio
but will not have control to change the radio station or Satellite Radio
channel.
•DISABLED:When active, all features for the rear seat passengers are
disabled. REAR ZONE OFF will be displayed. The audio selection of
the front seat will play through all speakers. At any time the rear seat
passengers can turn on the Family Entertainment System (FES), if
equipped, through the DVD player. At that point, the navigation
system will automatically display REAR ZONE ENTERTAINMENT and
enable the headsets. The primary selection for the front seat will
change to DVD.
For more information, please refer toRear seat controlsin the
Entertainment Chapter of yourOwner’s Guide.
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3. Press FEEDBACK. The feedback screen will appear. In this screen you
have the following options:
FEEDBACK:One must be selected at all times:
•ALL BUTTONS:Press to hear an audible beep every time any button
on the system is pressed.
•TOUCH SCREEN:Press to hear an audible beep when any touch
screen button is pressed.
•NONE:Press to turn off all audible beeps. You may press any button
and no beeps will be heard.
LANGUAGE:One must be selected at all times:
•ENGLISH:Press to set the system language to English.
•ESPANOL:Press to set the system language to North American
Spanish.
•FRANCAIS:Press to set the system language to North American
French.
Note:The system will automatically restart after a new language is
chosen.
VOICE VOLUME:Press +/- to select voice prompt volume level (1–34).
You may also turn the volume control during a voice prompt to adjust
the volume level.
TEST:Press to hear an audio sample of voice prompt at the currently
selected volume.
NAVIGATION GUIDANCE:Press ON to hear navigation guidance voice
prompts. Press OFF to turn the voice prompts off.
DEFAULT SETTING:Press to clear any current settings and return to
the system default settings.
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SETTINGS
UNITS:The system can be set to
display different units:
•ENGLISH (MILES)
•METRIC (KILOMETERS)
AUTO-FILL STATE/PROV:When selected, the State/Province field will
be automatically filled in based on current location for destination entry.
If it is not selected, the last State/Province will be displayed.
AVERAGE SPEED (MPH):You can preset speeds based on driving
habits for calculation of travel time and ETA (Estimated Time Arrival).
•RESIDENTIAL
•MAIN ROADS
•FREEWAY
CALIBRATE:The navigation system supports a quick method to
calibrate the vehicle position. Under normal circumstances this
calibration is done automatically, but over a longer period of time. The
user may want to recalibrate the system if the vehicle icon is not
tracking proper position resulting in inaccurate route guidance
instructions.
•POSITION:The system supports manual adjustment of the vehicle’s
position and heading via the Map. Press to scroll on map until the
desired location is reached and press ENTER. Adjust the vehicle
heading by pressing the arrow buttons until the desired heading is
reached. Press ENTER to save the new settings.
DEFAULT SETTINGS:Press to set all the features in this screen back
to system default.
VOICE RECOGNITION (IF EQUIPPED)
Your navigation system may be equipped with Voice Recognition (VR), a
hands-free way of operating the radio and navigation system while
driving. With this feature, you can control navigation, audio, display and
voice settings by “speaking” specific commands.
Press
or VOICE on your steering wheel controls to activate Voice
recognition. Speak clearly and ensure that the commands are spoken
exactly as they are written or they may not function. You must say the
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system function followed by the sub command. System functions are
listed in bold below; subcommands are listed beneath. For example, if
you wanted the map to be shown on the system screen, you would say
“Navigation Show Map”.
If the voice system is already engaged in a specific function, there is no
need to continue repeating that function for future commands within a
30 second period. For example, if you just finished saying “Navigation
Show Map” and then wanted to zoom the map in, you could say “Zoom
In” instead of “Navigation Zoom In”. After 30 seconds has elapsed, the
voice system will start the next voice session from the main menu.
Navigation+Audio+Display+Voice
Settings+Tutorial+
Line In
Rear Aux
Radio +
Detour /
ReroutePlay ON Interaction
ModeLesson 1
Cancel Route Auto Preset OFF Interaction
Mode
StandardLesson 2
Cancel Next
WaypointSeek Up Night Interaction
Mode
AdvancedLesson 3
Repeat
InstructionSeek Down Day Profile
CreatePrevious
Lesson
Voice On Tune
FrequencyAuto Profile
Delete
(Profile
Name)Next Lesson
Voice Off Tune AM Brighter Profile Select
(Profile
Name)
Voice Louder Tune FM Dimmer Profile Select
None
Voice Softer Tune FM1 Help Help
Help Tune FM2
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Navigation+Audio+Display+Voice
Settings+Tutorial+
Map
CommandsTune Preset #
Show Map Store Preset #
Zoom In
Zoom Out Help
Zoom In
MinimumCD+
Zoom In
MaximumPlay
Show
DestinationPlay Disc #
Show or Clear
Next
WaypointPlay Track #
Show or Clear
RoutePlay Folder #
Show North
UpPlay Disc #
Folder #
Track #
Show Heading
UpPlay Next
Disc
Destination
CommandsPlay Next
Folder
Route
Home/Return
HomePlay Next
Track
Destination
(Nametag)Play Previous
Disc
Play
NametagsPlay Previous
Folder
Destination or
Find a
RestaurantPlay Previous
Track
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