radio controls Mercury Grand Marquis 1996 Owner's Manuals

88 [IP00400( ALL)05/95]The main controls for the climate control system,
clock, and radio are on the instrument panel.
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[IP00500( ALL)05/95]
NOTE: Any cleaner or polish that increases the
gloss (shine) of the upper part of the
instrument panel should be avoided.
The dull finish in this area is to help
protect the driver from undesirable
windshield reflection.
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[IP00600( ALL)01/95]
The Climate Control Systems
[IP00700( ALL)03/91]
Your vehicle has one of two different climate
control systems. The two systems are:
[IP01200( BCGV)06/93]
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a manual heating and air conditioning system
[IP01300( GV)03/94]
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an electronic automatic temperature control
system
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[IP01400( ALL)09/89]
If you are not sure which system your vehicle
has, see the diagrams on the following pages.
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The Manual Heating and Air Conditioning
System
[IP10800( BCGV)08/93]
You can heat the inside of your vehicle, defrost
the windshield, and turn on the air conditioning
with the three knobs in the center of the
instrument panel:
[IP10900( BCGV)08/93]
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FAN
[IP11000( BCGV)08/93]
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TEMP
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SELECT
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[AS10319( GV)03/95]
Luxury Audio System
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[AS10320( GV)02/95]
Using the Controls on Your New Radio
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[AS10330( GV)04/95]
How to turn the radio on and off
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[AS10340( GV)01/95]
Press the ªVOL/PUSH ONº knob to turn the
radio on. Press again to turn it off.
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How to adjust the volume
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[AS10352( GV)05/95]
Turn the ªVOL/PUSH ONº knob to the right to
increase the volume and to the left to decrease
the volume.
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Selecting the AM or FM frequency band
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[AS10355( GV)04/95]
Push the ªAM/FMº button to select the desired
frequency band. Pushing the ªAM/FMº button
causes the frequency band to switch from ªAMº
to ªFM1º to ªFM2º to ªAMº, changing one band
to the next each time the button is pressed.
These functions are used with the station
memory buttons described underHow to tune
radio stations.
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How to tune radio stations
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[AS10357( GV)01/95]
There are four ways for you to tune in a
particular station. You can use the ªTUNEº,
ªSEEKº, ªSCANº or memory buttons.
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Using the ªTUNEº function
[AS10359( GV)03/95]
You can change the frequency up or down
one increment at a time by pressing and
releasing either the left
bor right
aside of
the ªTUNEº button. To change frequencies
quickly, press and hold down either the right
or left side of the ªTUNEº button.
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[AS10360( GV)04/95]
Manual tuning adjusts your radio to any
allowable broadcast frequency, whether or
not a station is present on that frequency.
(SeeAll About Radio Frequenciesin this
section.)
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Adjusting the tone balance of your radio
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Increasing or decreasing bass and treble
response
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[AS10380( GV)01/95]
Push the ªBASS/TREBº popout knob to gain
access to the bass and treble controls. Bass
control allows you to adjust the lower, bass
frequencies to your preference. The outer ring
of the ªBASS/TREBº knob adjusts the bass
(turn clockwise to increase bass;
counterclockwise to decrease bass).
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[AS10381( GV)01/95]
Treble control allows you to adjust the
higher, treble frequencies of your radio to
your preference. The inner ring of the
ªBASS/TREBº knob adjusts the treble (turn
clockwise to increase treble; counterclockwise
to decrease treble).
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Adjusting speaker balance and speaker fader
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[AS10383( GV)01/95]
Push the ªBAL/FADEº popout knob to gain
access to the speaker balance and fader
controls. Balance control allows you to adjust
the sound distribution between the right and
left speakers. The outer ring of ªBAL/FADEº
knob adjusts the speaker balance control.
(Turn clockwise to shift the sound to the
right speakers, and turn counterclockwise to
shift the sound to the left speakers.)
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Fade control allows you to adjust the sound
distribution between the front and rear
speakers. The inner ring of the ªBAL/FADEº
knob adjusts the speaker fader. (Turn
clockwise to shift the sound to the rear
speakers, and turn counterclockwise to shift
the sound to the front speakers.)
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Your Antenna
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Antennas for both AM and FM reception are
hidden in the back glass of your vehicle. There
is an internal antenna module that will switch
between AM and FM, when bands are changed,
for maximum reception performance.
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[AS10396( GV)01/95]
NOTE: Do not attempt to adapt any other type
of antenna system to your audio
system.
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Using the Controls of Your Cassette Tape
Player
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[AS10398( GV)02/95]
NOTE: Radio power must be on to use the
cassette tape player.
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How to insert a tape
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[AS10400( GV)04/95]
Your cassette tape player is equipped with
power loading. Once you insert a tape and push
slightly (with theopen edge to the right), the
loading mechanism draws the tape the rest of
the way in and play will begin after a
momentary tape tightening process. Display
indicates ªTAPEº while tape is playing.
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[AS10401( GV)01/95]
If the player is in the tape mode but not in play,
pressing the ªTAPEº button will activate play. If
the ªTAPEº button is pressed with no tape
inserted, the display will flash ªNO TAPEº.
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Midline Stereo Cassette Radio
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Using the Controls on Your New Radio
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How to turn the radio on and off
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[AS56350( GV)01/95]
Press the ªVOL/PUSH ONº knob to turn the
radio on. Press again to turn it off.
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How to adjust the volume
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[AS56450( GV)04/94]
Turn the ªVOL/PUSH ONº knob to the right to
increase the volume and to the left to decrease
the volume. Bars illuminate in the display to
show relative volume level.
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NOTE: If the volume level is set above a
certain listening level when the
ignition switch is turned off, when the
ignition switch is turned back on, the
volume will come back to a ªnominalº
listening level. However, if the radio
power is turned off (with the
ªPOWERº button), the volume will
remain in the position it was set at
when radio power is switched back on.
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Selecting the AM or FM frequency band
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[AS56550( GV)02/95]
Push the ªAM/FMº button to select the desired
frequency band or to stop/store cassette tape
(when in cassette mode). Pushing the button
more than once will alternate between AM, FM1
and FM2. These functions are used with the
station memory buttons described underHow to
tune radio stations.
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Adjusting speaker fader
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Fade control allows you to adjust the sound
distribution between the front and rear
speakers. Press the top (
c) of the ªFADEº
button to shift the sound to the front
speakers, and press the bottom (
d) of the
ªFADEº button to shift the sound to the back
speakers.
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[AS57850( GV)04/95]
NOTE: Illuminated bars in the display show
relative levels of bass and treble, and
positions of speaker balance and fader
functions (left to right, front to rear).
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Using the Controls of Your Cassette Tape
Player
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[AS57950( GV)04/95]
NOTE: Radio power must be on to use the
cassette tape player or eject a tape.
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[AS58000( GV)02/95]
How to insert a tape
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[AS58050( GV)09/94]
Your cassette tape player is equipped with
power loading. Once you insert a tape and push
slightly (with theopen edge to the right), the
loading mechanism draws the tape the rest of
the way in and play will begin after a
momentary tape tightening process.
[AS58150( GV)04/94]
NOTE: A cassette tape can be loaded with the
ignition on whether or not the radio
power is on. Inserting a cassette tape
with the radio power off will turn the
audio system on. After the cassette is
ejected, radio play will return. Also,
the antenna will be in the up position
whenever the radio is playing but will
go down anytime the radio is not
playing (i.e., when a cassette or
compact disc is playing or when the
radio power is off).
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