radio FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1996 1.G Owner's Manual

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Do not leave a tape in the cassette tape
player. High heat in the vehicle can cause the
cassette to warp.
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Common Radio Reception Conditions
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Several conditions prevent FM reception from
being completely clear and noise-free, such as
the following:
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1. Distance/Strength
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The strength of the FM signal is directly related
to the distance the signal must travel. The
listenable range of an average FM signal is
approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers). Beyond
this distance, the radio is operating in a fringe
area and the signal becomes weaker.
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2. Terrain
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The terrain (hilly, mountainous, tall buildings) of
the area over which the signal travels may
prevent the FM signal from being noise-free.
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If there is a building or large structure between
the antenna and station, some of the signal
ªbendsº around the building, but certain spots
receive almost no signal. Moving out of the
ªshadowº of the structure will allow the station
to return to normal.
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When the radio waves are reflected off objects or
structures, the reflected signal cancels the normal
signal, causing the antenna to pick up noise and
distortion. Cancellation effects are most
prominent in metropolitan areas, but also can
become quite severe in hilly terrain and
depressed roadways.
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To minimize these conditions, a stereo/mono
blend circuit has been incorporated into this
system. This feature automatically switches a
weak stereo signal to a clearer monaural signal,
which improves the quality of reception.
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[AS62000( ALL)01/95]
Several sources of static are normal conditions
on AM frequencies. These can be caused by
power lines, electric fences, traffic lights and
thunderstorms.
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[AS62100( ALL)01/95]
Another reception phenomenon isStrong Signal
Capture and Overload. This can occur when
listening to a weak station and when passing
another broadcast tower. The close station may
capture the more distant station, although the
displayed frequency does not change. While
passing the tower, the station may switch back
and forth a few times before returning to the
original station.
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[AS62200( ALL)01/95]
When several broadcast towers are present
(common in metropolitan areas) several stations
may overload the receiver, resulting in
considerable station changing, mixing and
distortion.
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Automatic gain control circuitry for both AM
and FM bands has been incorporated into this
system to reduce strong signal capture and
overload.
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All About Radio Frequencies
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
establishes the frequencies that AM and FM
radio stations may use for their broadcasts. The
allowable frequencies are, AM: 530, 540...1600,
1610 kHz in 10 kHz steps; FM: 87.9, 88.1...107.7,
107.9 MHz in 0.2 MHz steps.
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[AS62600( ALL)01/95]
Not all frequencies will be assigned to a given
area. This radio will tune to each of these
frequencies using MANUAL TUNE and no fine
tuning is necessary as radio stations may not use
other frequencies.
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[AS62700( ALL)02/95]
Some FM radio stations advertise a
ªrounded-offº frequency which is not the
frequency they actually broadcast on. For
example, a radio station that is assigned a
frequency of 98.7 MHz may call itself ªRadio 99º
even though 99.0 MHz is not an allowable FM
broadcast frequency.
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Luxury Audio System
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Using the Controls on Your New Radio
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How to turn the radio on and off
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Press the ªVOL/PUSH ONº knob to turn the
radio on. Press again to turn it off.
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How to adjust the volume
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Turn the ªVOL/PUSH ONº knob to the right to
increase the volume and to the left to decrease
the volume.
[AS10353( V)04/94]
NOTE: If the volume level is set above a
certain listening level when the
ignition switch is turned off, when the
ignition switch is turned back on, the
volume will come back to a ªnominalº
listening level. However, if the radio
power is turned off (with the
ªVOL/PUSH ONº button), the volume
will remain in the position it was set
at when radio power is switched back
on (digital systems only).
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Selecting the AM or FM frequency band
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Push the ªAM/FMº button to select the desired
frequency band. Pushing the ªAM/FMº button
causes the frequency band to switch from ªAMº
to ªFM1º to ªFM2º to ªAMº, changing one band
to the next each time the button is pressed.
These functions are used with the station
memory buttons described underHow to tune
radio stations.
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How to tune radio stations
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There are four ways for you to tune in a
particular station. You can use the ªTUNEº,
ªSEEKº, ªSCANº or memory buttons.
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Using the ªTUNEº function
[AS10359( GV)03/95]
You can change the frequency up or down
one increment at a time by pressing and
releasing either the left
bor right
aside of
the ªTUNEº button. To change frequencies
quickly, press and hold down either the right
or left side of the ªTUNEº button.
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Manual tuning adjusts your radio to any
allowable broadcast frequency, whether or
not a station is present on that frequency.
(SeeAll About Radio Frequenciesin this
section.)
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Using the ªSEEKº function
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Press the right
aside of the ªSEEKº button
to select the next listenable station up the
frequency band. Press the left
bside of the
button to select the next listenable station
down the frequency band. By holding the
button down, listenable stations can be
passed over to reach the desired station.
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Using the ªSCANº function
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Pressing the ªSCANº button will begin the
scan mode up the frequency band, stopping
on each listenable station for approximately
five seconds.
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To stop the scan mode on the presently
sampled station, press the ªSCANº button
again.
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Setting the station MEMORY PRESET buttons
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Your radio is equipped with 6 station
memory buttons. These buttons can be used
to select up to 6 preset AM stations and 12
FM stations (6 in FM1 and 6 in FM2)
[AS10368( GV)05/95]
Follow the easy steps below to set these buttons
to the desired frequencies:
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1. Select a band, then select a frequency.
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2. Press one of the memory buttons and hold
the button until the sound returns. That
station is now held in memory on that
button.
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3. Follow the two steps above for each station
memory preset button you want to set.
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Using the Automatic Memory Store feature
(ªAUTOSETº)
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If the memory buttons have been set, either by
using the Auto Memory Load feature or if you
have set them manually, the system is prepared
to let you use a convenient feature called
Automatic Memory Store.
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With Auto Memory Store, you can continually
set strong stations into your memory buttons
without losing your originally set stations. Your
radio will automatically set your memory
buttons to the strong local stations.
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Activate Auto Memory Store by pushing the
ªAUTOSETº button once. Your radio will set the
first six strong stations of the band you are in
(AM, FM1 or FM2) into the memory buttons.
The display will flash ªAUTOº and display the
autoset icon ªAº while the stations are being set
in the memory buttons.
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NOTE: If there are fewer than six strong
stations in the frequency band, the
remaining unfilled buttons will store
the last strong station detected on the
band. After all stations have been
filled, the radio will begin playing the
station stored on memory button 1.
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[AS10377( GV)01/95]
To deactivate the Auto Memory Store mode and
return to the manually-set memory button
stations, simply push the ªAUTOSETº button.
Display will show ªAUTOº then ªOFFº. The
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that band, the radio will store the next set of six
strong stations.
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Adjusting the tone balance of your radio
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Increasing or decreasing bass and treble
response
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Push the ªBASS/TREBº popout knob to gain
access to the bass and treble controls. Bass
control allows you to adjust the lower, bass
frequencies to your preference. The outer ring
of the ªBASS/TREBº knob adjusts the bass
(turn clockwise to increase bass;
counterclockwise to decrease bass).
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Treble control allows you to adjust the
higher, treble frequencies of your radio to
your preference. The inner ring of the
ªBASS/TREBº knob adjusts the treble (turn
clockwise to increase treble; counterclockwise
to decrease treble).
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Adjusting speaker balance and speaker fader
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Push the ªBAL/FADEº popout knob to gain
access to the speaker balance and fader
controls. Balance control allows you to adjust
the sound distribution between the right and
left speakers. The outer ring of ªBAL/FADEº
knob adjusts the speaker balance control.
(Turn clockwise to shift the sound to the
right speakers, and turn counterclockwise to
shift the sound to the left speakers.)
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Fade control allows you to adjust the sound
distribution between the front and rear
speakers. The inner ring of the ªBAL/FADEº
knob adjusts the speaker fader. (Turn
clockwise to shift the sound to the rear
speakers, and turn counterclockwise to shift
the sound to the front speakers.)
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Using the Controls of Your Cassette Tape
Player
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NOTE: Radio power must be on to use the
cassette tape player.
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How to insert a tape
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Your cassette tape player is equipped with
power loading. Once you insert a tape and push
slightly (with theopen edge to the right), the
loading mechanism draws the tape the rest of
the way in and play will begin after a
momentary tape tightening process. Display
indicates ªTAPEº while tape is playing.
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[AS10401( GV)01/95]
If the player is in the tape mode but not in play,
pressing the ªTAPEº button will activate play. If
the ªTAPEº button is pressed with no tape
inserted, the display will flash ªNO TAPEº.
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How to locate a desired track on the tape
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There are six ways to quickly locate a desired
selection on the tape. You can use the fast
forward, rewind, Blank Skip, ªSEEKº, ªSCANº
or ªSIDE 1-2º functions. Following are brief
descriptions of each:
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Fast forwarding the tape
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To fast forward the tape, press the ªFFº
button. The radio will play while the tape is
in fast forward. The light above the ªFFº
button will blink while in the fast forward
mode. Press ªFFº again or press the ªTAPEº
button to stop fast forwarding. At the end of
the tape, the direction automatically reverses
and plays the other side of the tape.
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Rewinding the tape
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To rewind the tape, press the ªREWº button.
The radio will automatically begin playing
while the tape is rewinding. The light above
the ªREWº button will blink while in the
rewind mode. Press ªREWº again or press
the ªTAPEº button to stop rewinding.
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Using the ªSEEKº function with your cassette
tape player
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While in the tape mode, push the right
a
side of the ªSEEKº button to seek forward to
the next selection on the tape. Push the left
bside to restart a currently playing tape
selection.
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Using the ªBlank Skipº function with your
cassette tape player
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Press the ªBlank Skipº button to activate the
blank skip mode. After approximately 20
seconds of blank program, the tape will seek
forward to the next program.
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Using the ªSCANº function with your
cassette tape player
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Pushing the ªSCANº button will begin the
forward scan mode on the tape currently
playing, stopping on each tape selection for
approximately eight seconds.
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To stop the scan mode on the presently
sampled tape selection, press the ªSCANº
button or the ªTAPEº button.
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How to change the side of the tape being
played
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The alternate side of the tape can be selected
by pressing the ªSIDE 1-2º button.
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How to eject the tape
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To stop the tape and eject the cassette, press the
ªEJECTº button. The tape will eject only when
in the tape mode. The cassettecannotbe ejected
when the radio is playing an ªAMº or ªFMº
station. The system will revert to radio mode
when the cassette is ejected.
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Using the DolbyHB noise reduction feature
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[AS10460( GV)01/95]
NOTE: Noise reduction system manufactured
under license from Dolby Labs
Licensing Corporation. ªDolbyº and
double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
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[AS10465( GV)03/95]
Push thekbutton to activate. When
activated, the light above thekbutton will be
illuminated.
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Tape error messages
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Your cassette tape player is equipped to
diagnose certain problems you may experience.
Error codes are as follows:
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TD E1 Ð Radio tries to change sides of tape 3
times in a 10 second span. Push ªEJECTº and
try another tape. If problem persists, refer
problem to qualified personnel for service.
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[AS10485( GV)01/95]
TD E2 Ð Tape eject failure. Radio tries to eject
tape and it will not eject. Push ªEJECTº to eject
tape. If the tape will not eject, refer problem to
qualified personnel for service.
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[AS10490( GV)01/95]
TD E3 Ð Loading error. Push ªEJECTº to eject
tape. Reload tape. If the same error code appears
in the display, try another tape.
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