FORD EXPLORER 2000 2.G Service Manual

Setting the clock
Press CLK to toggle between
listening frequencies and clock
mode while in radio mode.
To set the hour, press and hold the
CLK control and press the SEEK
control:
²
to decrease hours and
²
to increase hours.
To set the minute, press and hold
the CLK control and press the
TUNE control:
²
to decrease minutes and
²
to increase minutes.
The CLK control will allow you to switch between media display mode
(radio station, stereo information, etc.) and clock display mode (time).
TAPE
AMS
CLK
SEEKSEEK
TUNE TUNE
TAPE
AMS
CLK
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
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When in clock mode, the media information will display for 10 seconds,
when the radio is turned on, and then revert to clock information.
Anytime that the media is changed, (new radio station, etc.), the media
information will again display for 10 seconds before reverting back to the
clock. In media mode, the media information will always be displayed.
AM/FM Stereo / Single CD Radio
Volume/power control
Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off.
BASS
CDTREB BAL FADESCN
CLK AM
FM
VOL - PUSH ON
SEEK
EJ
COMP DISC
DISCS
TUNE
12 3456
FM1ST
SHUFFLE CD CD
VOL - PUSH ON
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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 and CD modes.
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 CD mode
Press this control to stop CD play and begin radio play.
Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio and CD changer 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.
VOL - PUSH ON
CDAM
FM
SEEK
TUNEDISCS
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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 or CD mode.
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 for CD mode
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 or
CD mode.
SEEK
TUNEDISCS
SEEK
TUNEDISCS
SEEK
TUNEDISCS
SCN
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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 CD mode
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.
Bass adjust
The bass adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system's bass output.
Treble adjust
The treble adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system's treble output.
BASS
TREB
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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.
CD select
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.
Do not insert any promotional (odd shaped or sized) discs, or
discs with removable labels into the CD player as jamming may
occur.
Rewind
The rewind control works in CD mode.
To rewind in CD mode, press the
CD control (preset 1).
Press the control again to deactivate
rewind mode.
BAL
FADE
AM
FM
CD
CD
1
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Fast forward
The fast forward control works in CD mode.
To fast forward in CD changer
mode, press the CD control (preset
2).
Press the control again to deactivate
fast forward mode.
Eject function
Press the control to stop and eject a
CD.
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 (if equipped with CD changer)
The shuffle feature operates in CD
changer mode only and plays all
tracks on the current disc in random
order. 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.
Setting the clock
Press CLK to toggle between
listening frequencies and clock
mode while in radio mode.
To set the hour, press and hold the
CLK control and press the SEEK
control:
CD
2
EJ
COMP
SHUFFLE
6
SCN
CLK
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²to decrease hours and
²
to increase hours.
To set the minute, press and hold
the CLK control and press the
TUNE control:
²
to decrease minutes and
²
to increase minutes.
Premium AM/FM Stereo/Cassette/Single CD
SEEK
DISCS
TUNE
SEEK
DISCS
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
FM 1
AMC
BL RF
REW FFSCAN
BASS TREB SEL BALTAPE DISC
EJ CD
FADEAUTO
CLK
SIDE 1-2 COMP SHUFFLEEJ
MUTE
VOL PUSH ON
SEEK
TUNE AM FM
12 3456
DOLBY B NR
ST
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Volume/power control
Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off.
Audio power can also be turned on
by pressing the AM/FM select
control or the tape/CD select
control. Audio power is turned off
by using the volume/power control.
Turn 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.
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 or CD changer mode (if equipped)
Press this control to stop CD play and begin radio play.
VOL - PUSH ON
VOL - PUSH ON
AM FM
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Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio or CD changer mode.
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 remaining
discs.
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.
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
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