Mercury Grand Marquis 2001 s Workshop Manual

Volume/power control
Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off.
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, tape and CD modes
(if equipped).
AM/FM select in radio mode
The AM/FM control allows you to select AM or FM frequency bands.
Press the control to toggle 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 mode
Press this control to stop CD play and begin radio play.
Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio or CD mode (if equipped).
VOL
PUSH ON
VOL
PUSH ON
FM AM
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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 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
(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.
Seek function in tape mode
²Pressto listen to the previous
selection on the tape or return to
the beginning of the current
selection.
²Press
to listen to the next selection on the tape.
TUNE
TUNE
SEEK
SEEK
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Seek function for CD changer
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,
tape or CD mode (if equipped).
Scan function in radio mode
Press the SCAN control to activate scan mode and to hear a brief
sampling of all listenable stations on the frequency band.
Press the SCAN control again to disengage scan mode.
Scan function in tape mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the
tape. The tape will scan in a forward direction. At the end of the tape's
first side, direction automatically reverses to the opposite side of the
tape.
To stop on a particular selection, press the SCAN control again.
Scan function in CD mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the
CD. The CD will scan 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).
SEEK
SCAN
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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.
To deactivate autoset and return to your audio system's manually set
memory stations, 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. Use the
SEL control to increase or decrease
the amount of bass.
REW
1
FF
2
SIDE 1.
2
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COMP
5
SHUFF
6
AUTO
SEL
BASS
TREB
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Treble adjust
The treble adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system's treble output.
Press the TREB control. Use the
SEL control to increase or decrease
the amount of treble.
Speaker balance adjust
Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the right and left
speakers.
Press the BAL control. Use the SEL
control to adjust the sound between
the speakers.
Speaker fade adjust
Speaker sound can be adjusted
between the front and rear
speakers.
Press the FADE control. Use the
SEL control to adjust the sound
between the front and rear
speakers.
Tape/CD select
²To 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.
²To begin CD play (if equipped
with CD changer), ensure that
the CDs 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.
SEL
BASS
TREB
SEL
BAL
FADE
SEL
BAL
FADE
CD TAPE
CD TAPE
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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 tape
and CD modes.
²In tape mode, radio play will
continue until rewind is stopped
(with the TAPE control) or the
beginning of the tape is reached.
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
tape and CD modes (if equipped).
²In the tape mode, tape direction
will automatically reverse when
the end of the tape is reached.
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.
Tape direction select
Press SIDE 1±2 to play the alternate
side of a tape.
Eject function
Press the control to stop and eject a
tape.
REW
1
FF
2
SIDE 1-2
3
EJ
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DolbyTnoise reduction
Dolbytnoise reduction operates
only in tape mode. Dolbytnoise
reduction reduces the amount of
hiss and static during tape playback.
Press the
control to activate
(and deactivate) Dolbytnoise reduction.
The Dolbytnoise reduction system is manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolbytand the double-D
symbol are registered trademarks of DolbytLabratories Licensing
Corporation.
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.
Mute mode
Press the control to mute the
playing media. Press the control
again to return to the playing media.
Radio data system (RDS) feature
This feature allows your audio system to receive station identification or
program type from RDS-equipped FM radio stations.
4
COMP
5
SHUFF
6
MUTE
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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 the RDS control until RDS ON
or RDS OFF appears in the display.
Use the SEL control to enable (ON)
or disable (OFF) the feature. With
the RDS activated, press the SEL
control to scroll through the
following selections:
Traffic
²Press the RDS control until
TRAFFIC is displayed.
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).
Traffic information is not available in most U.S. markets.
Program type
²Press the RDS control until the
FIND program type is displayed.
RDS
SEL
RDS
SEL
RDS
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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.
²Use the SEL control to select
TYPE (the display shows the
program type), NAME (the
display shows the call letters of
the station) or NONE.
Setting the clock
Your vehicle is equipped with a separate instrument panel mounted
clock. Please refer toClockin this chapter for instructions on setting the
clock.
SEL
RDS
SEL
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CD changer (if equipped)
The CD changer is located in one of the following locations:
²in the trunk
²in the center console
²under the driver's seat
1. Slide the door to access the CD
changer magazine.
2. Press
to eject the magazine.
3. Turn the magazine (A) over.
4. Using the disc holder release
knob (C), pull the disc holder (B)
out of the magazine.
AB
C
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