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A udio System s 2
C ontrols and F eatures 7
D isplay 16
C are and C leaning 17
R adio F requency Inform ation 20
Index 21
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Electronic Search Radio (ESR)
Electronic Search Radio withCassette (ESC)
HI
LOOFF
A/C
MAXA/C
TUNE
SEEKSCAN
BAL
BASS TREB
FADE
FMAM
+
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VOLPUSH ON
HM
R.DEF
TUNE
SEEK
SCAN
BAL
BASS TREB
FADE
TAPEAMFM
+
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SIDE 1-2
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VOLPUSH ON
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H
M
REW FF
R.DEF
DOLBYSYSTEM
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LOOFF
A/C
MAXA/C
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ESC with Cassette & CD DJ(Compact Disc Changer)
*A ir condition ing system s op tion al
TUNEDISCS
SEEKTRACK
SCAN
BAL
BASS TREB
FADE
TAPECD
HAMFM
+
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SIDE 1-2
23 4
5
COMP
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SHUF
VOLPUSH ON
EJ REWPREMIUM SOUND FF
R.DEF
DOLBYSYSTEM
M
HI
LO
OFF
A/C
MAXA/C
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ElectronicSearc
h
Radio(ESR)
ElectronicSearc
h
Radiowith
Cassette(ESC)
ESCwithCDDJ
(CompactDisc
changer)
Name
Tape Play Select
CD Play Select
Rewind Function
Fast Forward
Function
Tape DirectionSelect
Tape Eject
Dolby NoiseReduction
Compression Adjust
Shuffle Feature
Clock
= Feature included on audio system
Audio System Feature Audio System
TAPE TAPE
CD
TAPECD
FF
OR
AND
REW
EJ
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SIDE 1-2
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COMP
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SHUF
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M
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USING YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM
Turning the power on /
adjusting the volumeTo turn the aud io system on or off,press the pow er knob.
To adjust the volum e,turn thevolum e knob.
If you turn off the ignition ,theaud io system w illcom e back on at
the preset m ed ium levelw hen theignition is turned back on .
Turning the knob to the rightw illincrease the volum e.
Turning the knob to the left w illdecrease the volum e.
Using the AM/FM select
T he A M /F M select button w orks inradio, tape (if equipped ),and C D(if equ ipp ed) m odes.
In radio m od e,the A M /F M selectbutton s allow choice betw eenA M or F M frequency bands.P ressing the button s sw itchesbetw een A M ,F M 1,and F M 2preset m em ory station s.
In cassette m ode, pressing the
A M /F M select buttons stopscassette play and begins radioplay.
In C D m od e,pressing theA M /F M select buttons stops C Dplay and begins radio play.
VOLPUSH ON
VOLPUSH ON
AMFMAM FM
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Using the tune adjust
T he tun e button w orks in radio orC D (if equipped) m ode.
In radio m ode,push to m oveto the next frequency dow n theband (w hether or not there is alistenable station located there).Push to m ove to the nextfrequency up the band (w hetheror not there is a listenable
station located there).H old thebu tton dow n to m ove qu icklythrou gh the frequencies.
In C D m ode,push to selectthe previous disc in the C Dchanger.(P lay w illbegin w iththe first track of the disc u nless
the C D changer is in shufflem ode. F or m ore inform ation onthe shuffle function ,see U si n g the shu ffle fu n ct i on in thisguide.) H old the button dow n tocon tinue reversing throu gh thediscs.
P ush to select the next disc
in the C D changer.H old thebu tton dow n to fast forw ardthrou gh the discs.
Using the seek function
In radio m ode,press seek orto find the next listenable
station dow n the frequencyband.
P ress seek or to fin dthe next listenable station upthe frequency band.
In the tape m ode,press seekor to listen to the
previou s tape selection.
TUNE
SEEK
TUNEDISCS
SEEKTRACK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNEDISCS
SEEKTRACK
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P ress seek to listen to thenext selection on the tape.
In C D m ode, press seek trackto listen to the previou s C D
track. If a selection has beenplaying for m ore than threeseconds and the is pressed,the C D w illreplay the selectionfrom the beginning.
P ress seek track to listen to
the next track on the C D .If youare playing the last track w hen
is pressed,the disc w illskipback to the first track on theC D .
Using the scan function
In radio m ode, press the scanbutton to hear a five-secondsam pling of alllisten ablestations on the frequency ban d.To stop the scan m ode on aparticular station,press thebutton again.
In tape m ode,press the scan
button to hear an eight-secondsam pling of alltape selections.(The tape scans in a forw arddirection.A t the end of thetapes first side,the directionautom atically reverses to theop posite side of the tape.) T ostop at a particular tape
selection ,press the scan buttonagain.
In C D m ode,press the scanbutton to hear an eight-secondsam pling of allC D selection s.(The C D scans in a forw arddirection ,w rapping back to the
TUNE
DISCS
SEEKTRACK
TUNE
SEEK
SCAN
SCAN
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first track at the end of the C D .)To stop at a particular selection,press the scan bu tton again.
Using the radio station memorypreset
T he radio is equipped w ith sixstation m em ory preset bu ttons.These buttons m ay be used toselect up to six preset A M stationsand tw elve preset F M station s (sixin F M 1 and six in F M 2).
To preset station s:
1.U se the A M /F M select buttonsto choose a frequency band .
2. Select a station.F or m oreinform ation on selecting a station,
see U si n g t h e tu n e a d j u st in thisguide.
3.P ress and hold a m em ory presetbu tton untilthe sound resum es,indicating that the station is h eldin m em ory on the button that youselected .
Using the bass and trebleadjust
T he bass and treble adjust bu ttonsallow you to increase (+ ) ordecrease (-) the bass and trebleoutput.
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COMP
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SHUF
BAL
BASS TREB
FADE
+
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Using the speaker balanceadjust
Speaker sou nd distribution m ay beadjusted betw een the right (+) andleft (-) speakers by using thebalance button .
Speaker sou nd distribution m ay beadjusted betw een the front (+)and back (-) speakers by using thefade button.
To test speaker functions,pressand hold radio m em ory presetbu ttons three and six. T he audiosystem w illautom atically runthrough each of the possiblespeaker outputs (fron t left,fron tright,rear left,rear right).T hesystem display w illshow w hatspeaker is being tested.
Using your cassette player (ifequipped)
P ush only sligh tly w hen inserting acassette tape (w ith the op en edgeto the right).A cassette deck
load ing m echanism pulls the tapein the rest of the w ay.T he ignitionand radio do not need to be on toinsert a tape.
You can sw itch from C D (ifequipped) to tape play by insertinga tape into the cassette deck.
BAL
BASS TREB
FADE
+
EJ REW FFDOLBYSYSTEM
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Using the tape/CD select (ifequipped)
To begin tape play (w ith a tapeloaded into the audio system ),w hile in the radio or C D m ode,press the tape button .P ressingthe button during rew ind or fastforw arding stop s the rew ind orfast forw ard function.
To begin C D play (if C D s are
loaded in the C D changer),press the C D bu tton.T he firsttrack of the disc w illbeginplaying.
Using the rewind and fastforward functions (if equipped)
To rew ind a tape or C D ,p ress therew ind button.
To fast forw ard a tape or C D ,press
the fast forw ard button . In tape m od e,at the end of the
first side of the tape thedirection autom atically reversesand the opposite side of thetape plays.
TAPECD
H
M
REW FF
REW FF
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Using the tape direction select(if equipped)
To play the alternate side of atape, press the tape directionselect bu tton (preset #1).
To stop and eject a cassette tape,press the eject button.If the radiopow er is on w hen you eject a tape,the radio begins playing.
Dolby noise reduction (ifequipped)
To activate and then deactivate theD olby noise reduction in tape orC D m ode,press the (preset#2).
T he n oise reduction system ism anufactured under license fromD olby Labs L icensing
C orporation. D olby and aretradem arks of D olby L aboratoriesLicensing C orporation .
Using the compression adjust(if equipped)
To bring soft and loud C D passagescloser together for a m oreconsisten t listen ing level,press thecom pression adjust button (preset#5).
P ress again to turn off the feature.
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EJ REW FFDOLBYSYSTEM
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COMP
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Using the shuffle function ( ifequipped)
To listen to tracks on the currentC D in random order,press theshuffle button (preset #6).
R andom order play continu es untilthe button is pressed again.
Setting the clock
T he tim e is d isplayed:
u ntilan audio function button ispressed.
approxim ately ten seconds aftereach audio system change.
w hen the audio system is offand the ign ition is O N .
To set the clock:1. P ress the H and use the bass/treble/ speaker ad just button tom ove to the desired hour.
2. P ress the M and use the bass/treble/ speaker ad just button tom ove to the desired m inute.
If you choose to adjust only thehou r or the m inu te (not both atthe sam e tim e),adjust and theclock w illautom atically revert tothe new tim e (com plete w ith bothadjusted and unadjusted digitsdisplayed).
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SHUF
H
M
+
12:
HM
+
:01
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Using the Ford compact discplayer (if equipped)
T he C D changer is located in thetrunk of your veh icle.
To access the C D changerm agazine,slide the m agazines leftdoor panelto the right.
P ress to eject the C D m agazinefrom the changer.
T he C D m agazine m ay be ejectedor inserted w ithou t the veh icle keyin the ignition and w ithou t theradio pow er on .
M ake sure that only one disc isinserted in each slot,and that thediscs are inserted w ith the labelsurface u pw ard.You m ay insert up
to six discs.
Insert the C D m agazine into thechanger.
T he m agazine does not need to befullin order for the C D changer tooperate.
R adio pow er m ust be on in order
to play the C D s in the C D changer.
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DIGITAL AUDIO
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T he laser beam used in thecom pact disc player is
harm ful to the eyes;do notattem pt to disassem ble theplayer unit.
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Display Information
Indicates D olby N oise R eduction activation
Indicates tape play
1 or 2 Ind icates sid e of tape playin g
Indicates tape is rew inding or fast forw arding
C D -## Indicates C D num ber playing (e.g.,C D -01,
C D -02,etc.)
TR -## Indicates C D track num ber playing (e.g.,
T R -01, T R -02, etc.)
##-## Indicates C D num ber and track num ber (e.g.,
03-10,etc.)
N O D ISC Ind icates C D chan ger is em pty
C Indicates C D com pression factor activation
SH F ##-## Indicates shuffle feature activation and discand track num ber playing
N O C D Indicates em pty slot,m echanicalerror,
unread able disc,focus error,or system
shu tdow n du e to high heat
N O D J Indicates C D changer not connected or not
com m unicating
A M ,F M 1,F M 2 Indicate frequency band audio system is in
87.9 to 107.9 F M (530
to 1610 A M )
Indicates currently playing radio station
ST Indicates stereo operation
Illum inated bars Indicate volum e, relative level of bass and treble,
and relative levels of speaker b alance and fade
TA P E Indicates tape is playing
SC Indicates tape is scanning
N O TA PE Indicates no tape in player w hen tape select
bu tton is pushed
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Troubleshooting problems withyour compact disc player
If play d oes not begin once a disc
is inserted:
the radio is not on.
the unit is in the stop m ode.
m oisture is condensed on thelenses w ithin the unit.R em ovethe disc and w ait approxim ately
on e hou r for m oisture toevaporate.
If the sound skips:
you m ay be traveling on a roughroad or playing badly scratcheddiscs.Skipping w illnot scratchthe discs or dam age the player.
If the C D player does not w ork: the disc is already loaded into
the player.
the disc is inserted w ith thelabel surface dow nw ard.
the disc is dusty or defective.
the players internal tem peratureis above 75C (167F).A llowthe player to cool dow n beforeoperating.
a disc w ith form at anddim ension s not w ithin industrystandards is inserted .
Caring for your compact discsand player (if applicable)
H andle discs by their edges only.N ever touch the playing surface.
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D o n ot expose discs to directsunlight or heat sources forextended periods of tim e.
D o not insert m ore than onedisc into the C D players C Dslot.
Caring for your cassettes andcassette player (if applicable)
O nly use cassettes that are 90
m inutes lon g or less. D o n ot exp ose tapes to direct
sunligh t,high hum idity,extrem eheat,or extrem e cold.A llowtapes that m ay have beenexposed to extrem etem peratures to reach am oderate tem perature before
playing.
T ighten very loose tapes byinserting a finger or pencilintothe hole and turning the hu b.
R em ove loose labels beforeinserting tapes.
D o n ot leave tapes in thecassette player for an extendedperiod w hen not being played.
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RADIO FREQUENCYINFORMATION
T he F ederalC om m un ications
C om m ission (F C C ) and theC anadian R adio andTelecom m unication s C om m ission(C R T C ) establish the frequenciesA M and F M stations m ay use fortheir broadcasts.A llow ablefrequencies are:
A M 530,5401600,1610 kH z in10 kH z steps
F M 87.9, 88.1107.7, 107.9 M h zin .02 M hz steps
N ot allfrequencies are used in agiven area.
Radio reception factorsT hree factors p rim arily affect radiorecep tion :
Distance/strength. T he fartheran F M signaltravels,the w eakerit is.T he listenable range of theaverage F M station isapproxim ately 40 km (24 m iles).T his range can be affected bysignal m od ulation .Signalm od ulation is a process radiostations use to increase theirstrength and/or volum e relativeto other stations.
Terrain. H ills,m ou ntains,and
tallbuildings betw een yourvehicles anten na and the radiostation signalcan cause F Msign al reception problem s.Staticcan be caused on A M stationsby pow er lines, electric fences,traffic ligh ts,and thunderstorm s.
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M oving aw ay from theinterfering structure (ou t of itsshad ow ) returns your
recep tion to norm al. Station overload. W eak
stations are som etim es cap turedby stron ger station s w hen youpass a broadcast tow er.Astronger station m ay tem porarilyovertake a w eaker station andplay w h ile the w eak station sfrequency is displayed.
T he audio system autom aticallysw itches to single channelrecep tion if it w illim prove therecep tion of a station norm allyreceived in stereo.
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A M /FM select ................................6A udio pow er ..................................6B ass adjust ....................................9
C assette playeroperation ..............................10,18C D select .....................................11C lean ing your veh icle
C D player and discs .................17C lock
setting the clock .......................13C om pact disc changer
care ............................................17operation ...................................14troubleshooting .........................17
C om pression adjust ....................12D isplay .........................................16D olby noise reduction ..............12
F ast forw ard function .................11M em ory preset buttons ................9P ow er button ................................6
R adio frequencyinform ation ................................19reception ...................................19
R ew ind function ..........................11Scan function ................................8Seek function ................................7Shuffle m ode ...............................13Speaker balance adjust ..............10
Stationsselecting ......................................9
Tape direction select ..................12Tape select ..................................11Treble adjust .................................9Tune adjust ...................................7
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