FORD F150 1999 10.G Service Manual

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.
The effect of the feature varies with the music content.
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
This feature allows your audio
system to receive station
identification or program type from
RDS-equipped FM radio stations.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Radio
and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recommend FM radio
broadcasters to use RDS technology to transmit information. FM radio
stations are independently operated and individually elect to use RDS
technology to transmit station ID and program type as desired.
Press and hold the control for five seconds to turn the feature on or off.
Press the control to scroll through the following selections:
Traffic
²Press the RDS control until
TRAFFIC is displayed.
COMP
5
SHUFF
6
RDS
RDS
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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 the
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
Show
²With RDS activated, press the
RDS control until SHOW is
displayed.
SEL
RDS
SEL
RDS
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²Use the SEL control to select
TYPE, NAME or NONE.
RDS clock feature
Refer toSetting the clockfor information.
Mute mode
Press the control to mute the
playing media. Press the control
again to return to the playing media.
Setting the clock with radio data system (RDS) feature
Press the RDS control until CLOCK
HOUR or CLOCK MINUTE is
displayed.
Use the SEL control to manually set
the time.
²Press
to increase
hours/minutes.
²Press
to decrease
hours/minutes.
SEL
MUTE
RDS
SEL
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Premium AM/FM Stereo/Single CD Radio with Premium Sound
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
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.
Your vehicle is equipped with a delayed accessory feature. This feature
enables the audio playing media to continue playing up to 10 minutes
after the ignition has been turned off, or until a door is opened.
Volume/power control
Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off.
CD
SCAN
VOL
PUSH ON
REW
1
FF
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COMP
5
SHUFF
6
RDS EJ
AUTO
TUNE
SEEK
SEL
BAL
FADE
MUTE
FM AMBASS
TREB
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.
Speed sensitive volume (if equipped)
With this feature, radio volume changes automatically and slightly with
vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.
The recommended level for speed sensitive volume is from level 1
through level 3. Level 0 turns the speed sensitive volume off and level 7
is the maximum setting.
With the radio on, press and hold
the volume control for five seconds,
then press:
²
to increase volume
compensation
²
to decrease or shut off the
volume compensation
AM/FM select
The AM/FM select control works in
radio, tape and CD changer 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.
VOL
PUSH ON
VOL
PUSH ON
SEL
AM
FM
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AM/FM select in tape mode
Press this control to stop tape play and begin radio play.
AM/FM select in CD changer mode (if equipped)
Press this control to stop CD play and begin radio play.
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
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, CD and CD DJ 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.
TUNE
TUNE
SEEK
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Seek function for CD or 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.
²Pressto 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,
CD and CD DJ 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 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.
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.
SCAN
SCAN
REW
1
FF
234
COMP
5
SHUFF
6
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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.
To deactivate autoset and return to your audio system's manually set
memory stations, press the AUTO 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.
AUTO
SEL
BASS
TREB
SEL
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
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.
Rewind
The rewind control works in CD
mode.
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
CD mode.
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.
SEL
BAL
FADE
SEL
BAL
FADE
REW
1
FF
2
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Eject function
Press the control to stop and eject a
tape or CD.
Compression feature (if equipped)
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)
The shuffle feature operates in CD
changer mode 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.
Radio data system (RDS) feature
This feature allows your audio
system to receive station
identification or program type from
RDS-equipped FM radio station.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Radio
and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recommend FM radio
broadcasters to use RDS technology to transmit information. FM radio
stations are independently operated and individually elect to use RDS
technology to transmit station ID and program type as desired.
Press and hold the control for five seconds to turn the feature on or off.
Press the control to scroll through the following sections:
Traffic
²Press the RDS control until
TRAFFIC is displayed.
EJ
COMP
5
SHUFF
6
RDS
RDS
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