Auxiliary Audio Input Jack; Premium 6-Disc In-Dash Cd/Mp3 Capability; Single-Cd/Mp3 Capability; Sony ® Surround Sound With 12 Speakers And 390 Watts - Ford Taurus 2012 User Manual

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Owner's manual (406 pages)

Table of Contents

2012

Single-CD/MP3 Capability

• 6 speakers

• Speed-Compensated Volume (SCV)

– Compensates for changing ambient noise levels by

adjusting the volume of the radio according to the

vehicle's speed signal

– Allows a choice of seven volume adjustment levels

and is adjustable through the menu

• Compression allows the audio dynamic range to be

compressed so quieter music is boosted and louder

music is lowered to compensate for ambient noise

level when enabled during CD mode

• Folder/track mode allows the audio system to play

and seek through disc tracks with or without folder

option (available with MP3 discs only)

• Repeat, when enabled in CD mode, continuously

plays the selected track until deactivated

• Shuffle plays CD tracks in random order

Premium 6-disc In-dash CD/MP3 Capability

Includes or replaces features of single-CD/MP3

capability plus:

• 6-disc, in-dash CD changer

• Additional instrument panel center speaker

and amplifier

• RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System)

function includes:

– Radio station call letters appear on radio display

– Type of music format appears on radio display

– Search for type of music format

– Traffic information broadcasts

– Only for FM radio stations supporting RBDS

capability

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(2) Class is full-size non-luxury sedans vs. 2011 competitors.

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Surround Sound CD/MP3 Capability

®(1)

A class-exclusive

audio system that includes or

(2)

replaces features of the Premium 6-disc in-dash CD/

MP3 capability plus:

• 390 watts

• Multi-channel amplifier

• 12 speakers, including 2 subwoofers, in 10 locations

– A woofer/tweeter coaxial speaker is located in each

rear door

• 5.1 Sony matrix surround sound

• Occupancy setting allows one of three vehicle

acoustic settings to be chosen

• Single-CD/MP3 capability in vehicles equipped with

Voice-activated Navigation System

MP3 Capability

• MP3 reads song title and artist from ID3 tags

• MP3 scroll directory without interrupting played files

• MP3 format can play CDs created on a personal

computer and can hold up to 10 hours of music on a

single disc

• Supports 253 titles per folder disc