FORD CROWN VICTORIA 1999 2.G Workshop Manual

To set the minute, press and hold
the CLK control and press:
²
to decrease minutes and
²
to increase minutes.
Premium AM/FM Stereo/Cassette/Premium Sound with DSP
Your audio system is equipped with selective lighting, a unique lighting
strategy. This lighting feature is operable when the headlamps are
illuminated. During the operation of any selected mode, lighting for the
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individual function controls will either illuminate or turn off. Those
controls which have a function for the specific mode of operation
selected will be lit, while the controls which have no function for that
mode will be turned off.
Volume/power control
Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off.
Turn the control to raise or lower
volume.
If the volume is set above a certain level and the ignition is turned off,
the volume will come back on at a ªnominalº listening level when the
ignition switch is turned back on.
AM/FM select
The AM/FM select control works in
radio, tape and CD modes (if
equipped).
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
Press this control to stop tape play and begin radio play.
AM/FM select in CD mode (if equipped)
Press this control to stop CD play and begin radio play.
VOL
PUSH ON
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PUSH ON
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Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio or CD mode (if equipped).
Tune adjust in radio mode
²Pressto move to the next
frequency down the band
(whether or not a listenable
station is located there). Hold the
control to move through the frequencies quickly.
²Press
to move to the next frequency up the band (whether or not
a listenable station is located there). Hold for quick movement.
Tune adjust for CD changer (if equipped)
²Pressto select the previous
disc in the CD changer. (Play will
begin on the first track of the
disc unless the CD changer is in
shuffle mode.) Refer toShuffle featurefor more information. Hold the
control to continue reversing through the disc.
²Press
to select the next disc in the CD changer. Hold the control
to fast-forward through the remaining discs.
Seek function
The seek function control works in radio, tape or CD mode (if
equipped).
Seek function in radio mode
²Pressto find the next
listenable station down the
frequency band.
²Press
to find the next
listenable station up the frequency band.
Seek function in tape mode
²Pressto listen to the previous selection on the tape or return to
the beginning of the current selection.
²Press
to listen to the next selection on the tape.
TUNE
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SEEK
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Seek function for CD changer (if equipped)
²Pressto 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 replay that selection from the
beginning.
²Press
to seek forward to the next track of the current disc. After
the last track has been completed, the first track of the current disc
will automatically replay.
Scan function
The scan function works in radio,
tape or CD mode (if equipped).
Scan function in radio mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a brief sampling of all listenable stations
on the frequency band. Press the SCAN control again to stop the scan
mode.
Scan function in tape mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the
tape. (The tape scans in a 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 (if equipped)
Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the
CD. (The CD scans in a forward direction, wrapping back to the first
track at the end of the CD.) To stop on a particular selection, press the
control again.
Radio station memory preset
The radio is equipped with four or six station memory preset controls.
These controls can be used to select up to four or six preset AM stations
and eight or twelve FM stations (four to six in FM1 and four to six in
FM2).
SEEK
SCAN
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Setting memory preset stations
1. Select the frequency band with the AM/FM select control.
2. Select a station. Refer toTune adjustorSeek functionfor more
information on selecting a station.
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
Autoset allows you to set strong radio stations without losing your
original manually set preset stations. This feature is helpful on trips
when you travel between cities with different radio stations.
Starting autoset memory preset
1. Select a frequency using the AM/FM select controls.
2. Press the control.
3. When the first six strong stations
are filled, the station stored in
memory preset control 1 will start
playing.
If there are less than six strong stations available on the frequency band,
the remaining memory preset controls will all store the last strong
station available.
To deactivate autoset and return to your audio system's manually set
memory stations, press the control again.
Bass adjust
The bass adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system's bass output.
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Treble adjust
The treble adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system's treble output.
Speaker balance adjust
Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the right and left
speakers.
Speaker fade adjust
Speaker sound can be adjusted
between the front and rear
speakers.
Tape/CD select (if equipped)
²To begin tape play (with a tape
loaded into the audio system)
while in the radio or CD mode,
press the TAPE control. Press the
button during rewind or fast forward to stop the rewind or fast
forward function.
²To begin CD play (if CD[s] are
loaded), press the CD control.
The first track of the disc will
begin playing. After that, CD play
will begin where it stopped last.
TREBSEL
BALSEL
FADESEL
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Rewind
The rewind control works in tape
and CD modes (if equipped).
²In tape mode, radio play will
continue until rewind is stopped
(with the TAPE control) or the beginning of the tape is reached.
²In CD mode, pressing the REW control for less than three seconds
results in slow rewind. Pressing the control for more than three
seconds results in fast rewind.
Fast forward
The fast forward control works in
tape and CD modes (if equipped).
²In the tape mode, tape direction
will automatically reverse when
the end of the tape is reached.
²In 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
Press SIDE 1±2 to play the alternate
side of a tape.
Eject function
Press the control to stop and eject a
tape.
DolbyTnoise reduction
Dolbytnoise reduction operates
only in tape mode. Dolbytreduces
the amount of hiss and static during
tape playback.
Press the
control to activate (and deactivate) Dolbytnoise reduction.
The noise reduction system is manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
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Compression feature
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.
Shuffle feature
The shuffle feature operates in CD
mode and plays all tracks on the
current disc in random order. If
equipped with the CD changer, the
shuffle feature continues to the next disc after all tracks are played.
Press the SHUFFLE control to start this feature. Random order play will
continue until the SHUFFLE control is pressed again.
Radio data system (RDS) feature
When selected, the RDS (Radio
Data System) function performs the
following:
²Displays the radio station call
letters
²Displays the type of music format (jazz, country, rock)
²Searches for a particular type of music format by selecting the SEEK
control
²Allows traffic information broadcasts to be turned on and off with the
SEL control
Press the RDS control. Use the SEL
control to select ON or OFF to
enable or disable the feature.
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Traffic
²Press the RDS control until
TRAFFIC is displayed.
²Use the SEL control to select ON
or OFF. With the feature on, use
the SEEK or SCAN control to
find a radio station broadcasting a
traffic report (if it is broadcasting
RDS data).
Program type
²Press the RDS control until FIND
program type is displayed.
²Use the SEL control to select the
program type. With the feature
on, use the SEEK or SCAN
control to find the desired
program type from the following
selections:
²Classic
²Country
²Info
²Jazz
²Oldies
²R&B
²Religious
²Rock
²Soft
²To p 4 0
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Show
²RDS sends information with the
FM broadcast: station name,
station type, and/or radio text.
²With RDS activated, press the
RDS control until SHOW is
displayed.
²Use the SEL control to select
(program) TYPE, (station) NAME
or NONE (no text displayed).
Mute mode
Press the control to mute the
playing media. Press the control
again to return to the playing media.
Digital signal processing (if equipped)
The digital signal processing (DSP)
feature allows you to change the
signal mode to suit your listening
tastes.
Press the control to turn the feature
on or off.
Use the SEL control to select the
desired signal mode (the selected
mode will appear in the display).
The following signal modes can be
selected:
²JAZZ CLUBÐjazz club with
clearly reflected sounds.
²HALLÐrectangular concert hall capacity of about 2 000.
²CHURCHÐchurch with a high vault.
²STADIUMÐoutdoor stadium with a capacity of about 30 000.
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