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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)

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ESC with Cassette & CD DJ(Compact Disc Changer)

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ElectronicSearc

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Radio(ESR)

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Radiowith

Cassette(ESC)

ESCwithCDDJ

(CompactDisc

changer)

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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

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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

Controls and Features

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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.

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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

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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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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.

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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.

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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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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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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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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.

Radio Frequency Information

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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.

Radio Frequency Information

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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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