Ford Audio System Owner's Handbook Manual
Ford Audio System Owner's Handbook Manual

Ford Audio System Owner's Handbook Manual

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  • Page 1: Audio System

    Owner's handbook Audio system 100% Ford. 100% Entertainment.
  • Page 2 This publication, or part thereof, may not be reproduced nor translated without our approval. Errors and omissions excepted. © Ford Motor Company 2006 All rights reserved. Part number: 6S6J-19C104-DA (CG3511en) 07/2006 20060801095410...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    News broadcasts......21 Important audio information....3 Priority programme type (PTY)..21 Radio reception.........4 Cassette tape player Audio unit overview Cassette tape playback....24 Audio system security Fast forward........24 Fast rewind........24 Security code........6 Auto reverse........24 Lost security code......6 Ending playback......24 Entering a security code....6 Cassette tape side selection..24...
  • Page 4 Table of contents Auxiliary input (AUX IN) socket Rear passenger controls Rear seat controls......38 Control panel buttons....38 Control mode........39 One hour mode.......40 Headphones........40 Headphone sockets.......40 Rear passenger control display screen..........41 Audio system care Audio unit.........42 Audio troubleshooting...
  • Page 5: Audio Introduction

    Audio introduction Audio unit labels IMPORTANT AUDIO INFORMATION WARNINGS Due to technical incompatibility, recordable (CD-R) and E66256 rewritable (CD-RW) discs may not function correctly. These CD radio units will play compact discs that conform to the International Red Book standard E66257 audio specification.
  • Page 6: Radio Reception

    Audio introduction RADIO RECEPTION Advanced digital filter adjustment (ADFA) Sony CD/6CD Generation 1 units only Note: Consult your dealer before switching off the filter. Under certain exceptional conditions, radio reception may be adversely affected by very strong competing signals. This function allows you to switch off the digital filter to overcome this condition.
  • Page 7: Audio Unit Overview

    Audio unit overview 1500RDS Sony CD (Generation 1) E66135 Sony 6CD (Generation 1) 5000C E68216 E66137 Sony CD (Generation 2) 6000CD E81500 Sony 6CD (Generation 2) 6006CDC...
  • Page 8: Audio System Security

    Your Dealer will then obtain Except Sony CD/6CD the correct code from Ford Motor Generation 2 Company. 1. Press button 1 repeatedly until the first digit of your Keycode is ENTERING A SECURITY shown in the display.
  • Page 9 Audio system security The number of attempts is shown in the display. • If the display reverts to CODE’ another entry attempt may be made immediately. • If the display shows WAIT 30’, the unit will be locked for 30 minutes.
  • Page 10: Audio Unit Clock And Date Displays

    Audio unit clock and date displays Tip: Press and hold the CLOCK SETTING THE CLOCK button for more than two seconds AND DATE ON THE to automatically select the hour value AUDIO UNIT for winter or summer time adjustment. 5000C, 6000CD and 12/24 hour format 6006CDC •...
  • Page 11 Audio unit clock and date displays Sony CD/6CD Generation 2 Changing the time • Press the MENU button and use Changing the date and time the up or down arrow button until • Press the CLOCK button and use a clock display appears. the left or right arrow button until •...
  • Page 12: Audio Unit Operation

    Audio unit operation ON/OFF CONTROL BALANCE/FADE CONTROL • Press the on/off control. This will also operate the unit for up to one The FADE control is used to adjust hour with the ignition turned off. the sound distribution from front to The radio will switch off rear in vehicles equipped with rear automatically after one hour.
  • Page 13: Station Tuning Control

    Audio unit operation Sony CD/6CD STATION TUNING CONTROL • Press the SCAN button. SCAN’ flashes or SCANNING...’ is shown Seek tuning in the display and each station is played for a few seconds. Select a waveband and briefly press • Press SCAN again to continue one of the arrow buttons.
  • Page 14: Audio Menu Control

    Audio unit operation This can be repeated on each AUDIO MENU CONTROL waveband and for each preset button. Use the MENU button to access features that cannot be selected Note: When you drive to another directly via one of the button controls. part of the country, FM stations that Press the MENU button for first level’...
  • Page 15 Audio unit operation Sony CD/6CD Generation 2 Menu features During radio During tape During CD play- During CD reception playback back changer play- back 12/24 hour 12/24 hour CLIP ON/OFF CLIP ON/OFF News ON/OFF News ON/OFF TA volume TA volume Traffic local or Traffic local or distant...
  • Page 16 Audio unit operation Menu features - First level features Second level functions During During tape During CD During CD During all func- radio playback playback changer tions reception playback Comp Comp News ADV menu 12/24 hour 12/24 hour CLIP ADV menu ADV menu Bluetooth enable/ disable...
  • Page 17: Waveband Button

    Audio unit operation WAVEBAND BUTTON This control allows you to switch between the AM and FM wavebands. If you press the AM/FM or RADIO button repeatedly during radio reception, you can select from the wavebands available. The display indicates the selection made. The selector can also be used to return to radio reception when you have been listening to another...
  • Page 18: Autostore Control

    Audio unit operation AUTOSTORE CONTROL AutoStore can be used to store the stations with the strongest signals available, either from the FM waveband or from both AM and FM on Sony. • Press and hold the AM/FM or RADIO button. •...
  • Page 19: Traffic Information Control

    Audio unit operation Note: If this happens during tape or TRAFFIC INFORMATION CD playback or, on certain models, CONTROL with the radio volume set to zero, the unit will retune automatically to Many stations broadcast on the FM another traffic station. waveband have a TP code to signify If a non-traffic station is selected or that they carry traffic programme...
  • Page 20: Traffic Announcement Volume

    Audio unit operation • Use the left or right arrow button to select either local ( TA LOCAL’) or distant ( TA DIST’) traffic announcements. To confirm your selection allow the menu to time out or press the menu button. •...
  • Page 21: Audio Unit Menus

    Audio unit menus • On Sony CD and Sony 6CD AUTOMATIC VOLUME Generation 1 units, press and hold CONTROL the MENU button until the display changes, and use the up or down When available, automatic volume arrow button to select a CLIP control (AVC) adjusts the volume display.
  • Page 22: Alternative Frequencies

    Audio unit menus Regional mode OFF: This allows a Under certain conditions, however, larger coverage area if neighbouring alternative frequency tuning may regional networks are carrying the temporarily disrupt normal reception. same programming, but can cause With AF-ON’ or AF-AUTO’ selected, 'random' AF switches if they are not.
  • Page 23: News Broadcasts

    Audio unit menus Except Sony CD/6CD Sony CD/6CD Generation 2 • Press and hold the MENU button • Press the MENU button and use until the display changes. the up or down arrow button to select a NEWS’ display. • Press the MENU button repeatedly until an AF’...
  • Page 24 Audio unit menus Classification Description COUNTRY Country music CULTURE DOCUMENT Documentary content DRAMA EASY Easy listening music EDUCATE Educational content FINANCE FOLK M Folk music INFO Information JAZZ LEISURE LIGHT M Light music M.O.R.M Middle of the road music NATION M National music NEWS NONE...
  • Page 25: Using Pty

    Audio unit menus Classification Description TRAVEL VARIED Mixed programme content WEATHER Note: Some radio stations can also Using PTY transmit emergency information under the undocumented category While the audio unit is searching for of ALARM but this programme type another PTY station, a PTY search cannot be selected manually.
  • Page 26: Cassette Tape Player

    Cassette tape player CASSETTE TAPE ENDING PLAYBACK PLAYBACK • Press AM/FM to restore radio reception, or the CD button to All units automatically switch to tape restore CD playback when a operation as soon as a cassette is changer is fitted. inserted.
  • Page 27: Compact Disc Player

    Compact disc player • The display will change to WAIT’ LOADING COMPACT and then the word LOAD CD’ will DISCS appear again. At this point, you can load another CD. 6000CD • Repeat the last step to load more Always check if the CD slot is empty CDs or allow the unit to time out before inserting the CD.
  • Page 28: Ejecting Compact Discs

    Compact disc player Sony 6CD EJECTING COMPACT DISCS To load a single CD: • Press and release the LOAD WARNING button. PLEASE WAIT’ appears Under certain operating in the display. conditions it is possible for CDs • When this changes to PLEASE to be very warm when ejected.
  • Page 29: Ejecting Multiple Compact Discs

    Compact disc player When ejected, discs are held in the EJECTING MULTIPLE audio unit ready for removal. If they COMPACT DISCS are not removed, the disc will be reloaded automatically. Sony 6CD Except Sony CD/6CD • Press and hold the eject button to eject all the discs that are 6000CD loaded.
  • Page 30: Loading The Compact Disc Changer

    Compact disc player Note: If you have a Sony CD linked LOADING THE COMPACT to a CD changer, the main unit can DISC CHANGER accept a conventional CD or a CD with MP3 files on it. The changer, however, may only accept conventional CDs.
  • Page 31: Compact Disc Selection

    Compact disc player CD changer playback You can, however, switch to a disc of your choice by pressing the preset On a 5000 cassette tape unit button, which has the number attached to a CD changer corresponding to the disc you want to play.
  • Page 32: Track Selection

    Compact disc player Sony CD/6CD If a changer is fitted, but the magazine is missing or incorrectly • Press the MENU button and use inserted, NO MAGAZINE’ will appear the up or down arrow button to in the display when the changer is select a SHUFFLE’...
  • Page 33: Repeat Compact Disc Tracks

    Compact disc player REPEAT COMPACT DISC COMPACT DISC TRACK TRACKS COMPRESSION Sony CD/6CD With this feature on, quieter music is boosted and louder music lowered • Press the MENU button and use to minimise repeated volume the up or down arrow button to adjustments.
  • Page 34: Mp3 File Playback

    Compact disc player Except Sony CD/6CD Sony CD Generation 2 • Press the SCAN button once to When selected, SCAN’ appears scan each track on an audio CD, briefly in the display at the start of or the first 10 seconds of each each track.
  • Page 35: Compact Disc Player

    Compact disc player There are several specification levels. File formats In Level 1, file names must be in the • With formats other than ISO 9660 8.3 format (no more than 8 level 1 and level 2, folder names characters in the name, no more or file names may not be than 3 characters in the extension displayed correctly.
  • Page 36 Compact disc player • If an MP3 file is in the disc, only MP3 file(s) play back and other data is skipped. (Audio CD data is not recognised.) • If no MP3 file is in the disc, nothing is played back. (Audio CD data is not recognised.) MP3 files playback order The playback order of the folders and...
  • Page 37: Mp3 Display Options

    Compact disc player • When skipping a portion of ID3 tag • Press the up/down arrow buttons ver.2 (at the beginning of the to select another folder. track), sound is not output. Skip • Press the left/right arrow buttons time changes depending ID3 tag to select another track (file) within ver.2 capacity.
  • Page 38: Ending Compact Disc Playback

    Compact disc player Note: This will not eject the CD; the • Press the MENU button and use the up/down arrow buttons to disc will merely pause at the point select a SCROLL’ display. where radio reception was restored. CD playback can be resumed by •...
  • Page 39: Auxiliary Input (Aux In) Socket

    Auxiliary input (AUX IN) socket Note: For optimum performance when using any auxilliary device set the volume on the device high. This will reduce audio interference when charging the device via the vehicle power supply socket. When fitted the Auxiliary input (AUX IN) socket permits an auxiliary device, such as a MiniDisc or MP3 player, to be linked into the vehicle audio...
  • Page 40: Rear Passenger Controls

    FM1, FM2, FM AST, AM or AM AST. The display Where available, the way the Rear indicates the selection made. Seat Audio System control panel operates will depend on which RSE Note: If the main audio unit and the menu option is selected.
  • Page 41: Control Mode

    Rear passenger controls Station preset/CD/MP3 • Press the left/right arrow buttons folder selector briefly for manual tuning, in small increments, down or up the • Press this button repeatedly to waveband selected. select radio stations stored on the • Or press and hold the left/right preset buttons, MP3 folders or arrow buttons for automatic discs from the magazine of a CD...
  • Page 42: One Hour Mode

    RSE Ctrl On/Control Mode On’ was headphones plugged into the left selected. side socket. The rear audio system plays the source that was selected last in the HEADPHONE SOCKETS RSE control mode. If either or both headphone sockets...
  • Page 43: Rear Passenger Control Display Screen

    REAR PASSENGER operating and cannot be switched CONTROL DISPLAY SCREEN When the Rear Seat Audio System is switched on, the rear control panel display shows which audio source is selected for rear seat passengers.
  • Page 44: Audio System Care

    Audio system care AUDIO UNIT Cassette care The tape head in the cassette player needs to be cleaned regularly with a recommended wet’ cleaning tape to maintain the best sound quality. Use high quality cassettes to improve sound performance and take good care of them.
  • Page 45: Audio Troubleshooting

    Audio troubleshooting Audio unit display Rectification CD ERROR General error message for CD fault conditions, PLEASE CHECK CD such as cannot read the CD, data-CD inserted, etc. Also, indicates possible mechanism fault on single CD unit. Ensure disc is loaded correct way up.
  • Page 46 Displayed at power on after audio unit has had battery power supply interrupted. Enter keycode as described in chapter entitled Audio system security WAIT ##:## Message to inform the user to wait until next keycode entry attempt can be made.
  • Page 47 Audio troubleshooting CD changer display Rectification CD/CDDJ ERROR Internal fault. See your Ford Dealer. E5 CD DISC ERROR Clean the disc and try again. Ambient temperature too hot – unit will not work CDDJ OVERHEAT until it has cooled down. NON AUDIO CD CD ROM/MP3 disc inserted.
  • Page 49 Sony CD/6CD Generation 1....32 (CLIP)..........19 Sony CD/6CD Generation 2....31 Audio introduction......3 Control mode........39 Audio menu control......12 RSE Ctrl Off/Control Mode Off’..40 Audio system care......42 RSE Ctrl On/Control Mode On’..39 Audio system security......6 Control panel buttons....38 Audio troubleshooting....43 CD/AUX button........38 Audio unit.........42 On/Off button........38...
  • Page 50 Index Fast forward/reverse.....30 News broadcasts......21 Fast forward........24 Except Sony CD/6CD......21 Fast rewind........24 Sony CD/6CD Generation 1....21 Sony CD/6CD Generation 2....21 Headphones........40 On/off control........10 Volume control........40 Headphone sockets.......40 One hour mode.......40 Important audio information....3 Phone mute control......10 Priority programme type (PTY)..21 Audio unit labels........3 Disc labels..........3 PTY selection during tape or CD...
  • Page 51 Index Security code........6 Setting the clock and date on the audio unit..........8 5000C, 6000CD and 6006CDC..8 Sony CD/6CD Generation 1....8 Sony CD/6CD Generation 2....9 Shuffle/random.......30 6000CD..........30 Sony CD/6CD........30 Station preset buttons.....11 Station tuning control.......11 Manual tuning........11 Scan tuning..........11 Seek tuning..........11 Track selection........30 Traffic information control....17 Activating traffic announcements..17...

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