reset FORD FLEX 2010 1.G User Guide

CD/MP3 Player
CD:Press to enter CD/MP3 mode. If
a disc is already loaded into the
system, CD/MP3 play will begin
where it ended last. If no CD is loaded, NO DISC will appear in the
display.
LOAD:
For a single CD system–This
control is not operational. To load a
CD, simply insert the disc, label side up, into the CD slot.
For a CD6 system–Press LOAD. When the display reads SELECT
SLOT, choose the desired slot number using memory presets 1–6. When
the display reads LOAD CD #, load the desired disc, label side up. If you
do not choose a slot within five seconds, the system will choose for you.
Once loaded, the first track will begin to play.
To auto load up to six discs–Press and hold LOAD until the display
reads AUTOLOAD #. Load the desired disc, label side up. The system
will prompt you to load discs for the remaining available slots. Insert the
discs, one at a time, label side up, when prompted. Once loaded, the disc
in preset #1 will begin to play.
Press the number preset buttons (1–6) to choose the disc you want to
play.
/Play/Pause:Press to
play/pause a track when playing a
CD.
Eject:
For a single CD system–press
to eject the CD.
For a CD6 system–press
and select the desired CD slot by pressing
the corresponding memory preset number. The display will read
EJECTING #. When the system has ejected the CD, the display will read
REMOVE CD #. Remove the CD. If you do not remove the CD, the
system will reload the disc.
To auto eject all loaded discs–Press and hold
. The system will eject
all discs and prompt you when to remove them.
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SEEK:PressSEEKto
access the previous/next track.
CAT (Category) / FOLD
(Folder):
In MP3 mode only–Press
CAT/FOLD and then
press
SEEKto access the previous/next folder.
SCAN:Press for a brief sampling of
all tracks on the current disc or
MP3folder.
DIRECT:
In CD mode–Press DIRECT. The
display will read DIRECT TRACK
MODE SELECT TRACK. Enter the desired track number using the
memory preset buttons (0–9). The system will then begin playing that
track.
In MP3 folder mode–Press DIRECT and the memory preset buttons
(0–9) of the desired folder. The system will advance to that specific
folder.
TEXT:
In MP3 mode only–Press TEXT
repeatedly to view Album (AL),
Folder (FL), Song (SO) and Artist (AR) in the display, if available.
In TEXT MODE:Sometimes the display requires additional text to be
displayed. When theindicatorisactive,pressTEXT and then
press
SEEKto view the additional display text.
COMPRESSION:Press MENU repeatedly until COMPRESSION ON/OFF
appears in the display. Use
SEEKto switch between ON/OFF.
When COMPRESSION is ON, the system will bring the soft and loud CD
passages together for a more consistent listening level.
SHUFFLE:Press MENU repeatedly until SHUFFLE ON/OFF appears in
the display. Use
SEEKto switch between ON/OFF. If you wish to
engage shuffle mode right away, press
SEEKto begin random
play. Otherwise, random play will begin when the current track is
finished playing. The system will only shuffle the disc currently playing.
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Satellite Radio (if equipped)
Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS radio
subscription. Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
SIRIUS:Press repeatedly to access
satellite radio mode, if equipped.
Press repeatedly to cycle through
SAT1, SAT2 and SAT3 modes.
TUNE:Turn to go to the next /
previous available SIRIUS satellite
station.
DIRECT:Press DIRECT then enter
the desired channel (i.e. 002) using
the memory preset buttons (0–9). If
you only enter one digit, press OK
and the system will go to that satellite channel. If you enter three digits,
the system will automatically go to that channel, if available. You may
cancel your entry by pressing DIRECT. If an invalid station number is
entered, INVALID CHANNEL will appear in the display and the system
will continue playing the current station.
SEEK:Press
SEEKto seek
to the previous/next channel. If a
specific category is selected, (Jazz,
Rock, News, etc.),
press
SEEKto seek to the previous/next channel in the selected
category. Press and hold
SEEKto fast seek through the
previous/next channels.
SCAN:Press SCAN for a brief
sampling of all available SIRIUS
satellite channels. If a specific
category is selected, (Jazz, Rock, News, etc.) press SCAN for a brief
sampling of all available SIRIUS satellite channels within the selected
category.
MEMORY PRESETS (0–9):There
are 30 available presets, 10 each for
SAT1, SAT2 and SAT3. To save
satellite channels in your memory presets, tune to the desired channel
then press and hold a memory preset number (0–9) until sound returns.
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b. CHANGE PIN:Press OK when CHANGE PIN is displayed. The
display will read ENTER OLD PIN. Enter your current (old) PIN
number and when the system accepts your entry it will display
ENTER NEW PIN. Enter your new four-digit PIN and the system will
save the new PIN and PIN SAVED will display.
c. UNLOCK ALL CHANNELS:Press OK when UNLOCK ALL
CHANNELS is displayed and the display will read ENTER PIN. Enter
your four-digit PIN and the system will unlock all channels and the
display will read CHANNEL UNLOCKED.
d. RESET PIN:Press OK when RESET PIN is displayed. The display
will read ARE YOU SURE. Press OK again to automatically reset the
PIN number to its initial password setting (1234). PIN RESET TO
DEFAULT PIN will be displayed.
e. RETURN:Press OK when RETURN is displayed and the system
will exit back to the satellite radio menu.
Sound Adjustments
Press SOUND repeatedly to cycle
through the following features:
BASS:Press
SEEKto
adjust the level of bass.
TREBLE:Press
SEEKto adjust the level of treble.
BALANCE:Press
SEEKto adjust the audio between the left
(L) and right (R) speakers.
FADE:Press
SEEKto adjust the audio between the back (B)
and front (F) speakers.
SPEED COMPENSATED VOLUME:With this feature on, radio volume
automatically gets louder with increasing vehicle speed to compensate
for road and wind noise.
The default setting isoff.
Use
SEEKto adjust between SPEED OFF and levels1–7:
Increasing the level from 1 (lowest setting) to 7 (highest setting) allows
the radio volume to automatically change slightly with vehicle speed to
compensate for road and wind noise.
Recommended level is1–3;SPEED OFF turns the feature off and level 7
is the maximum setting.
DSP MODE (if equipped)):Press
SEEKto choose between
STEREO SURROUND mode and STEREO mode.
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•Terrain: Hills, mountains, tall buildings, bridges, tunnels, freeway
overpasses, parking garages, dense tree foliage and thunderstorms can
interfere with your reception.
•Station overload: When you pass a ground based broadcast repeating
tower, a stronger signal may overtake a weaker one and result in an
audio mute.
Unlike AM/FM audible static, you will hear an audio mute when there is
a satellite radio signal interference. Your radio display may display NO
SIGNAL to indicate the interference.
SIRIUSsatellite radio service:SIRIUSSatellite Radio is a
subscription based satellite radio service that broadcasts music, sports,
news and entertainment programming. A service fee is required in order
to receive SIRIUSservice. Vehicles that are equipped with a factory
installed SIRIUSSatellite Radio system include:
•Hardware and limited subscription term, which begins on the date of
sale or lease of the vehicle.
•Use of online media player providing access to all SIRIUSmusic
channels over the internet using any computer connected to the
internet (U.S. customers only)
For information on extended subscription terms, contact SIRIUSat
1–888–539–7474.
Note:SIRIUSreserves the unrestricted right to change, rearrange, add
or delete programming including canceling, moving or adding particular
channels, and its prices, at any time, with or without notice to you. Ford
Motor Company shall not be responsible for any such programming
changes.
Satellite Radio Electronic Serial Number (ESN):This 12-digit
Satellite Serial Number is needed to activate, modify or track your
satellite radio account. You will need this number when communicating
with SIRIUS. While in Satellite Radio mode, you can view this number on
the radio display by pressing the SIRIUS and Preset 1 buttons at the
same time.
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Radio Display Condition Action Required
ACQUIRING Radio requires more
than two seconds to
produce audio for
the selected
channel.No action required. This
message should disappear
shortly.
SAT FAULT Internal module or
system failure
present.If this message does not
clear within a short period
of time, or with an ignition
key cycle, your receiver
may have a fault. See your
authorized dealer for
service.
INVALID CHNL Channel no longer
available.This previously available
channel is no longer
available. Tune to another
channel. If the channel
was one of your presets,
you may choose another
channel for that preset
button.
UNSUBSCRIBED Subscription not
available for this
channel.Contact SIRIUSat
1–888–539–7474 to
subscribe to the channel
or tune to another
channel.
NO TEXT Artist information
not available.Artist information not
available at this time on
this channel. The system is
working properly.
NO TEXT Song title
information not
available.Song title information not
available at this time on
this channel. The system is
working properly.
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4.RETURN:Press to return to the previous menu screen.
5.SETUP: Press to access the setup menu for each monitor. Refer to
Setup Menulater in this section for more information.
6.MON A/B:Press to select either monitor A or monitor B to be
controlled by the remote control.
7.VOL (Volume):When in Dual Play only, press to increase (
)or
decrease (
) the volume for the wired headphones for headrest media
sources only (DVD, USB port and auxiliary inputs). (Wireless headphone
volume is controlled with the rotary dial on the right ear piece.)
8.Fast Forward/Next:In DVD mode, press and hold for a quick
advance within the DVD. Press and release to advance to the next
chapter. In CD/MP3 mode, press to access the next track. When using a
flash/thumb drive, press to access the next track.
9.Play/Pause:Press to play or pause a DVD, disc or flash/thumb drive
track.
10.TITLE:Press to access the on-screen display of the root DVD disc
menu.
11.STOP:Press to stop the current DVD, disc or flash/thumb drive
track.
12.
/Speaker/Headphone(Single/Dual Play): Press to switch
between Single Play (same media playing through all speakers) and Dual
Play (headphone mode, the rear speakers are muted). You can also press
the 2 and 4 memory presets on the audio system at the same time to
perform the same function.
Note:Whenever either headrest system presses this button, both
systems will automatically go into dual play mode. In order to return to
single play mode, you must press this button on both headrest systems.
13.Numeric Keypad:Use the numeric controls to enter in a specific
CD/MP3 track or DVD chapter to be played.
14.C (Cancel):Press to cancel/clear the numeric input (i.e. chapter
number).
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Dual Play:Dual play is when the rear seat passengers choose to listen
to a different playing media than the front seat passengers. With the
DVD and rear seat controls turned on, the rear seat passengers may
choose to listen to: Monitor A, Monitor B, AM, FM1, FM2 SR1, SR2, SR3
(satellite radio, if equipped), Disc, Jukebox (if equipped), or SYNC(if
equipped). While the front speakers play the chosen selection for the
front audio system, the rear seat passengers can listen to another over
the headphones. The headphone icon will appear in the display
indicating that the headphones are active.
You can access dual play mode in any of the following ways:
•If your vehicle is equipped with a touchscreen system:
a.Ensure that the vehicle ignition is turned on. Inserting a DVD into
the system will automatically activate dual play mode.
b.Press the RADIO or MEDIA hard button. Select the ‘Rear Zone’ tab
on the touchscreen and select ‘On’ for the headphones and ‘Enabled’
for the rear controls. To return to single zone, select ‘Off’ for the
headphones.
•If your vehicle is equipped with a non-touchscreen system:
a.Press the headphone/speaker (
/) button on the remote
control or DVD system. Press again on both headrest systems to
return to single play mode.
b.Press the 2 and 4 memory presets on the radio at the same time.
Press again to return to single play mode.
Note:If the front seat passengers are listening to the radio, the rear seat
passengers can also listen to the radio; however, they will be limited to
listening to the same radio channel.
•Once you have entered Dual play mode, the Channel A or Channel B
controls on the headphones are now active. Both Channel A and
Channel B can be listened to on the wired headphones (not included)
or on the infrared (IR) wireless headphones.
•On the wireless headphones, select the Channel A or Channel B
buttons on each pair of wireless headphones.
•Press MEDIA to change the audio source for the Channel A or
Channel B headphones. (This information will display on the DVD
system screen).
Note:Channel B headphones can only listen to either the DVD media,
Monitor A or the DVD system auxiliary inputs. Channel A headphones
have access to all available media sources.
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Radio interaction:If your vehicle is equipped with a non-touchscreen
audio system, you can press AUX on the radio repeatedly until DVD
appears in the display. Then, press MENU to access HEADPHONES
ON/OFF, REAR ZONE CONTROL ON/OFF and other options. Turn the
TUNE control to select ON/OFF for HEADPHONES (ON will activate
Dual Play and OFF will activate Single Play). For the REAR ZONE
CONTROL, selecting ON will give the rear seat passengers control over
the DVD system and selecting OFF will turn off control for the rear seat
passengers.
When accessing radio or satellite radio media sources in dual play
mode,press SEL on the DVD headrest A system when the desired
selection appears in the screen and then press
/to
reverse/advance through any saved presets.
When accessing SYNCin dual
play mode,press SEL on DVD
headrest monitor A when SYNC
appears on the screen then
press
/to scroll through
SYNCmedia options of: USB,
Bluetooth, Line in (auxiliary audio
mode) and Exit.
Supported USB devices:To help ensure compatibility, the DVD system
has been tested with most brands of flash/thumb devices and most
common personal audio players.
Setup menu options
To access the set up menu, first select the desired headrest/monitor
system by pressing MON A or MON B. Then press SETUP on the remote
control.
Note:This is the only way to gain access to the Setup menu options.
You cannot access from the monitor headrest controls.
Note:On any of the following screens, press
/to access the
previous/next menu level.
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4. Press/to chose from Sharpness, Brightness, contrast, color
(gamma), hue, saturation and luma-delay.
General setup — screen exit
To exit the setup screen:
1. Press
/to ’highlight’ the
“X” icon. (A disc will appear
beneath the icon signifying it is the
current selection.)
2. Press ENTER on the remote
control.
Parental control for the DVD system
Your Family Entertainment System (FES) allows you to have control
over the rear seat controls in a few different ways. The DVD system is
automatically activated when the vehicle ignition is on, which allows the
rear seat passengers to use the DVD system.
There are two levels of control of the FES buttons. The states are FULL
(enabled), or LOCKED (disabled). To change the level of control, press
the memory preset controls 3 and 5 simultaneously on the front audio
controls. The control level will cycle each time the buttons are pressed
simultaneously. The three states are described as:
FULL(enabled): The FES has control over the primary (speaker) and
secondary (headphone) audio sources.
LOCKED(disabled): The FES buttons are locked and all FES button
presses are ignored by the radio and the FES except for load and eject.
When the DVD system is ON, you can then press the memory preset
controls 2 and 4 simultaneously to toggle between Single Play and Dual
Play. In Single Play mode, all speakers listen to the same media. In Dual
Play mode, rear seat passengers can use the infrared wireless, or wired
(not included) headphones to listen to a different playing media than the
front seat passengers.
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