FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC 2002 Owner's Manual

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.
Press the BASS control then press:
•
to decrease bass output and
•
to increase bass output.
Treble adjust
The treble adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system’s treble output.
Press the TREB control then press:
•
to decrease treble output and
•
to increase treble output.
Speaker balance adjust
Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the right and left
speakers.
Press the BAL control then press:
•
to shift sound to the left and
•
to shift sound to the right.
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Speaker fade adjust
Speaker sound can be adjusted
between the front and rear
speakers.
Press the FADE control then press:
•
to shift sound to the front
and
•
to shift sound to the rear.
Radio station memory preset
The radio is equipped with six station memory preset controls. These
controls can be used to select up to six preset AM stations and twelve
FM stations (six in FM1 and six in FM2).
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 AUTO 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.
AM
FM
AUTO RDS
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To deactivate autoset and return to your audio system’s manually set
memory stations, press the AUTO control again.
Tape/CD select
•To 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.
•To 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.
CD units are designed to play commercially pressed 12 cm (4.75
in) audio compact discs only. Due to technical incompatibility,
certain recordable and re-recordable compact discs may not
function correctly when used in Ford CD players. Irregular
shaped CDs, CDs with a scratch protection film attached, and CDs
with homemade paper (adhesive) labels should not be inserted
into the CD player. The label may peel and cause the CD to
become jammed. It is recommended that homemade CDs be
identified with permanent felt tip marker rather than adhesive
labels. Ball point pens may damage CDs. Please contact your
dealer for further information.
Rewind
The rewind control works in tape
and CD modes.
•In tape mode, radio play will
continue until rewind is stopped
(with the TAPE control) or the beginning of the tape is reached.
•In 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.
•In the tape mode, tape direction
will automatically reverse when
the end of the tape is reached.
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•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
Press to play the alternate side of a
tape.
Eject function
Press the control to stop and eject a
tape.
Press the control to stop and eject a
CD.
Dolbynoise reduction
Dolbynoise reduction operates
only in tape mode. Dolbynoise
reduction reduces the amount of
hiss and static during tape playback.
Press the
control to activate (and deactivate) Dolbynoise
reduction.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.“Dolby”and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Compression adjust
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.
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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 on the current
disc 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
Press the RDS control to activate
the RDS (Radio Data System)
feature. When engaged, the feature:
•Displays the radio station call
letters.
•Displays the type of music format (jazz, country, rock).
•Searches for a particular type of music format by selecting the SEEK
control.
•Allows traffic information broadcasts to be turned on and off with the
SEL control.
Use the SEL control to enable (ON)
or disable (OFF) the feature.
RDS traffic announcement
When set ON, this traffic feature will interrupt tape or CD play to play a
traffic report broadcast from a FM RDS station.
To activate the traffic feature:
•Press the RDS control until
TRAFFIC is displayed.
To see if any stations in your area are capable of broadcasting an RDS
traffic alert, press SCAN or SEEK while TRAFFIC ON is displayed. The
radio will then SCAN or SEEK only to traffic capable stations.
AUTO RDS
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AUTO RDS
CLK
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RDS select program type
•Press the RDS control until FIND
program type is displayed.
•Use the SEL control to select the
desired program type. With the
feature ON (FIND program type),
press the SEEK, AUTOSET, or
SCAN control to find only stations of the selected type from the
following selections:
•Classic
•Country
•Info
•Jazz/R&B
•Religious
•Rock
•Soft
•To p 4 0
RDS show
RDS sends information with the FM broadcast, including: station name,
station type, and/or radio text. To view this information:
•With the RDS menu enabled,
press the RDS control until
SHOW is displayed.
•Use the SEL control to select
TYPE, NAME, TEXT or NONE.
When your radio is turned to a
RDS station, RDS station TYPE,
station NAME, or TEXT message will be displayed along with the
frequency. Press SEL in order to scroll through the text messages.
Mute mode
Press the control to mute the
playing media. Press the control
again to return to the playing media.
AUTO RDS
CLK
AUTO RDS
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Setting the clock
Press the RDS control until SELECT
HOUR is displayed.
•Press
to decrease the hours.
•Press
to increase the hours.
To set the minutes(s), press the
RDS control until SELECT MIN is
displayed.
•
to decrease minutes and
•
to increase minutes.
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AUTO RDS
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AUTO RDS
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1.Power/volume:Press to turn
ON/OFF; turn to increase or
decrease volume levels.
2.AM/FM:Press to select AM/FM
frequency band.
3.CD:Press to select CD mode.
4.Memory presets:To set a
station: Select frequency band
AM/FM; tune to a station, press and
hold a preset button until sound
returns.
5.Rewind:Press to stop tape
during rewind/fast forward.
Fast forward:Press to start CD
play. With the dual media audio,
press CD to toggle between single
CD and CD changer play.
6.Seek:Press and release
SEEK
/for previous/next
strong station, selection or track.
7.Tune:Radio: Press
orto
manually tune down or up the radio
frequency band. CD: Press
to
select the previous track or
to select the next track on the CD.
8.Scan:Press SCAN to move up
the radio frequency band. SCAN
automatically finds a station, plays it
for five seconds seconds, then moves to the next station. Press again to
stop.
Tape/CD:Press SCAN to sample tape/CD selections for eight seconds.
Press again to stop.
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9.Shuffle:Press to play tracks in
random order.
10.CD door:Insert the disc with
the playing side down and printed
side up.
11.Load:Press to load a CD. Press
and hold to load up to six discs.
12.Eject:Press to eject a CD.
Press and hold to eject all loaded
discs.
13.Balance:Press BAL; then press
SEL
/to shift sound to the
left/right speakers.
Fade:Press FADE; then press
SEL
/to shift sound to the
rear/front speakers.
14.Select:Use with Bass, Treble, Balance and Fade controls to adjust
levels.
15.Bass:Press BASS; then press
SEL
/to decrease/increase
the bass output.
Treble:Press TREB; then press
SEL
/to decrease/increase
the treble output.
16.Menu:Press MENU and SEL to
access clock mode, RDS on/off,
Traffic announcement mode and
Program type mode.
17.Mute:Press to MUTE playing
media; press again return to playing
media
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18.DSP (Digital Signal
Processing):Press to enter DSP
mode–allows you to
engage/disengage DSP status, and
choose signal modes of JAZZ CLUB, HALL, CHURCH, STADIUM. You
may also change the occupancy mode to optimize sound for ALL SEATS,
DRIVER SEAT or REAR SEAT.
REAR AUDIO CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
The rear seat controls allow the middle seat passengers to operate the
radio, tape, CD or CD changer (if equipped).
To engage, simultaneously press the memory preset controls 3 and 5.
Press again to disengage.
1.Mode:Push to toggle between
AM, FM1, FM2, tape, CD or CD
changer mode (if equipped).
2.Memory:Push successively to
allow rear seat passengers to scroll
through memory presets. Push in
CD changer mode (if equipped) to
advance to the next disc.
3.Headphone jack:Plug a 3.5 mm
headphone into the jack.
4.Headphone/speaker:Press to turn all speakers off (headphone
mode). Press again to deactivate the headphone and activate system
speakers.
5.Seek:Press
orto access the previous or next station, selection
or track.
6.Volume:Press + to increase and—to decrease volume levels. From
the rear seat controls, volume can not be set higher than the front seat
setting.
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