Page 1: Table Of Contents
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Page 2: Audio Systems
Audio systems AUDIO SYSTEMS Electronic AM/FM radio PUSH SEEK TONE TONE VOL TUNE AM/FM Electronic search radio with cassette VOL - PUSH ON BASS TREB FADE TAPE SEEK DOLBY B NR SIDE 1 - 2 SCAN TUNE...
Page 3 Audio systems Electronic search radio with CD VOL - PUSH ON BASS TREB FADE DISC SEEK COMP TUNE Dual media audio system with CD DJ compatibility DISC VOL - PUSH ON MUTE TAPE DOLBY B NR AUTO SEEK TUNE SCAN BASS TREB FADE...
Page 4 Audio systems If your vehicle is equipped with the MACH audio system, it will have an upgraded amplifier, subwoofer and speaker system. If your vehicle is equipped with the dual media audio system, the lighting strategy developed is unique. During the operation of any selected mode, lighting for the individual function controls will either illuminate or turn off.
Page 5 Audio systems Audio System Audio System Feature Name VOL - PUSH ON Volume/Power Control VOLUME Radio Station SIDE 1-2 COMP SHUFFLE Memory Preset AM/FM AM/FM Select BASS TREB Bass Adjust BASS TONE BASS TREB TONE Treble Adjust TREB Speaker FADE Balance Adjust Speaker FADE...
Page 6 Audio systems Audio System Audio System Feature Name TAPE Tape Play TAPE Select CD Play TAPE Select Rewind Function SIDE Fast Forward Function SIDE 1-2 Tape Direction Select SIDE Dolby® Noise Reduction Compression COMP COMP Adjust SHUFFLE Shuffle Feature Autoset Memory AUTO Preset Clock...
Page 7: Controls And Features
Controls and features Some Ford audio systems provide the ability to add an optional Compact Disc changer. If the CD control on these systems is depressed without a disc changer installed, a “NO DJ” message will be displayed. See your dealer for...
Page 8 Controls and features volume level, turn the audio system off with the power control before switching off the ignition. Speed sensitive volume (if equipped) With this feature, radio volume changes automatically and slightly with vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise. VOL - PUSH ON Press and hold the VOL control for five seconds, then press:...
Page 9 Controls and features AM/FM select in radio mode This control allows you to select AM or FM frequency bands. Press the control to switch between AM, FM1 or FM2 memory preset stations. AM/FM select in tape mode (if equipped) Press this control to stop tape play and begin radio play.
Page 10 Controls and features Tune adjust for CD changer (if equipped) SEEK SEEK • Press to select the previous disc in the CD changer. (Play TUNE TUNE will begin on the first track of the disc unless the CD changer is in shuffle mode. Refer to Shuffle feature for more information.
Page 11 Controls and features Seek function for CD changer (if equipped) • Press to seek to the previous track of the current disc. If a selection has been playing for three seconds or more and you press , the CD changer will SEEK SEEK replay that selection from the...
Page 12 Controls and features forward direction. At the end of the tape’s first side, direction automatically reverses to the opposite side of the tape.) To stop on a particular selection, press the control again. Scan function in CD mode Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the CD.
Page 13 Controls and features SIDE 1-2 COMP SHUFFLE 3. Press and hold a memory preset control until the sound returns, indicating the station is held in memory on the control you selected. Autoset memory preset (if equipped) Autoset allows you to set strong radio stations without losing your original manually set preset stations.
Page 14 Controls and features Bass adjust BASS TREB The bass adjust control allows you to increase or decrease the audio system’s bass output. With the dual media audio system (if equipped), press the BASS BASS TREB control then press: • to decrease bass output and •...
Page 15 Controls and features • to decrease treble output • to increase treble output. PUSH With the electronic AM/FM radio, press the TONE control, then use TONE the volume knob to adjust the level. Speaker balance adjust FADE Speaker sound distribution can be adjusted between the right and left speakers.
Page 16 Controls and features Speaker fade adjust FADE Speaker sound can be adjusted between the front and rear speakers. With the dual media audio system (if equipped), press the BAL FADE control then press: • to shift sound to the front •...
Page 17 Controls and features • To begin CD play (if CD(s) are loaded), press the CD control. TAPE The first track of the disc will begin playing. After that CD play will begin where it stopped last. With the dual media audio system, press the CD control to toggle between single CD and CD changer play.
Page 18 Controls and features • In CD mode, pressing the control for less than three seconds results in slow forward action. Pressing the control for more than three seconds results in fast forward action. Tape direction select (if equipped) SIDE 1-2 Press SIDE 1–2 to play the alternate side of a tape.
Page 19 Controls and features Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Compression adjust (if equipped) COMP Compression adjust brings soft and loud CD passages together for a more consistent listening level. Press the COMP control to activate and deactivate compression adjust.
Page 20 Controls and features Setting the clock (if equipped) TONE To set the hour, press and hold the CLK control and press: TAPE • to decrease hours and • to increase hours. SEEK SEEK TUNE TUNE TONE To set the minute, press and hold the CLK control and press: TAPE...
Page 21 Controls and features SEEK SEEK • to decrease minutes and • TUNE TUNE to increase minutes. AUTO With the dual media audio system, press the clock/RDS control until SELECT HOUR or SELECT MIN is displayed and press: • to decrease minutes and •...
Page 22 Controls and features Radio data system (RDS) feature (if equipped) AUTO This feature allows your audio system to receive text information from RDS-equipped FM radio stations. Press and hold the control for five seconds to turn the feature on or off.
Page 23 Controls and features RDS select program type AUTO • With RDS activated, press the RDS control three times. • Use the SELECT control to select SHOW TYPE. This will allow you to see the program type of the FM radio station you are listening to (if it is broadcasting RDS data).
Page 24 Controls and features AUTO • the RDS control is pressed. RDS seek With the RDS menu enabled, press the SEEK control to seek RDS stations up or down the frequency band. RDS seek will cancel if: SEEK SEEK • no valid stations are found after three complete passes through TUNE TUNE...
Page 25 Controls and features RDS autoset AUTO With RDS program type enabled, press the AUTO control to select six RDS stations for the currently selected program type. To manually cancel RDS autoset: • press the AUTO control again, AUTO • activate a tuner function (tune, seek, scan, etc.) RDS radio text AUTO...
Page 26 • Use SEEK, TUNE or radio presets 1 through 6 to select a phone number. • Press the phone/mute control again to send and end calls. FORD CD changer (if equipped) Slide the door to access the CD changer magazine.
Page 27 Controls and features Press to eject the magazine. Make sure only one disc is inserted in each slot. Each disc must be inserted with the label surface upward. Depending on your system, you may insert up to six or ten CDs. COMPACT 6 COMPACT DISC MAGAZINE DIGITAL AUDIO...
Page 28 Controls and features Rear seat controls (if equipped) - VOLUME + MODE The rear seat controls allow the rear seat passengers to operate the radio and use headphones. SEEK MEMORY SIDE 1-2 COMP SHUFFLE To turn on the rear seat controls, press the memory preset controls 3 and 5 at the same time.
Page 29 Controls and features Turning the speakers on and off - VOLUME + MODE Press to turn all speakers on or off. SEEK MEMORY Using headphones Plug a 3.5 mm headphone (not included) into the jack. To operate the headphones, press the speaker on/off control.
Page 30 Controls and features Memory preset button - VOLUME + MODE Push the MEMORY control to access the station you have set into memory preset 1. SEEK MEMORY Push the MEMORY control successively to access stations 1–6. Seek function - VOLUME + •...
Page 31: Display
Display - VOLUME + MODE To activate, press the speaker/headphone control then use the MODE control to change SEEK MEMORY audio sources (for the headphones only). To make adjustments, use the SEEK, VOLUME and MEMORY controls on the rear seat control. Steering wheel controls (if equipped) •...
Page 32 Display Display Information AM, FM1, FM2 Indicates current radio frequency band 87.9 to 107.9/530 to 1610 Indicates currently playing radio station Indicates stereo operation Indicates volume, relative level of bass Illuminated bars and treble and relative levels of speaker balance and fade TAPE Indicates tape is playing Indicates tape is scanning...
Page 33: Care And Cleaning
Care and cleaning Display Information CD-ER 0001 Disc upside down or unreadable CD-ER 0002 CD eject error CD-ER 0100 Computer CD loaded CD-ER (other codes) Mechanism malfunctions Indicates name of currently playing FM SHOW NAME radio station (if station is broadcasting RDS data) Indicates program type of currently SHOW TYPE...
Page 34: Radio Frequency Information
Radio frequency information • A disc with format and dimensions not within industry standards is inserted. Cleaning cassette player Clean the tape player head with a cassette cleaning cartridge after ten to twelve hours of play to maintain the best sound and operation.
Page 35 Radio frequency information stations may use for their broadcasts. Allowable frequencies are: AM 530, 540–1600, 1610 kHz FM 87.9, 88.1–107.1, 107.9 Mhz Not all frequencies are used in a given area. Radio reception factors Three factors can affect radio reception: •...
Page 36: Warranties And Service
Warranties and service overtake a weaker station and play while the weak station frequency is displayed. The audio system automatically switches to single channel reception if it will improve the reception of a station normally received in stereo. WARRANTIES AND SERVICE Refer to the “Warranty Guide”...
Page 37: Index
Index AM/FM select ........8 reception ........35 Audio power .......7,8 Rewind function ......17 Bass adjust ........14 Scan function ......11 CD select ........16 Seek function ......10 Clock Shuffle mode .......19 setting the clock .......20 Speaker balance adjust ....15 Compact disc changer Tape direction select ....18 operation ........26 Treble adjust .......14 troubleshooting ......33...

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