radio controls Mercury Sable 1996 Owner's Manuals

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Instrument Panel Controls
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[IP00400(ALL)04/95]
The main controls for the climate control system,
clock, and radio are in the oval Integrated
Control Panel on the instrument panel.
[IP00410(ALL)04/95]
The controls for the lights and climate control air
registers are also on the instrument panel.
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[IP00420(ALL)03/95]
Clean the instrument panel lens and woodtone
trim with a soft cloth and a glass cleaner. Do
not use paper towel or any abrasive cleaner to
clean either the lens or the woodtone trim as
these may cause scratches.
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[IP00430(ALL)04/95]
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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91
Instrument Panel Controls
%*
[IP00400(ALL)04/95]
The main controls for the climate control system,
clock, and radio are in the oval Integrated
Control Panel on the instrument panel.
[IP00410(ALL)04/95]
The controls for the lights and climate control air
registers are also on the instrument panel.
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[IP00420(ALL)03/95]
Clean the instrument panel lens and woodtone
trim with a soft cloth and a glass cleaner. Do
not use paper towel or any abrasive cleaner to
clean either the lens or the woodtone trim as
these may cause scratches.
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[IP00430(ALL)04/95]
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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[AS10600(ALL)04/95]
Stereo and Stereo Cassette Radios
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[AS10650(ALL)02/95]
Using the Controls on Your New Radio
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[AS10700(ALL)02/95]
How to turn the radio on and off
[AS10750(ALL)04/95]
Press the ªVOL PUSH ONº button to turn the
radio on. Press again to turn off.
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[AS10800(ALL)01/95]
How to adjust the volume
[AS10825(ALL)02/95]
Turn the ªVOL PUSH ONº knob to the right to
increase the volume and to the left to decrease
the volume. Dots illuminate in the display to
show relative volume level.
[AS10840(ALL)04/95]
NOTE: If the volume is set above a certain
level when the ignition is turned off,
the volume will come back to a
ªnominalº listening level when the
ignition is turned back on. However, if
the radio power is turned off with the
ªVOL PUSH ONº button, the volume
will not change and will remain at the
level set when the radio is turned back
on.
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[AS11000(ALL)02/95]
Selecting the AM or FM frequency band
[AS11125(ALL)04/95]
Press the ªAMº or ªFMº button to select the
desired frequency band or to stop/store cassette
tape (when a cassette is playing). Pressing the
ªFMº button more than once will alternate
between FM1 and FM2. These functions are used
with the station memory buttons described
underHow to tune radio stations.
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[AS11200(ALL)01/95]
How to tune radio stations
[AS11300(ALL)04/95]
There are four ways for you to tune in a
particular station. You can manually locate the
station using the ªTUNEº button, ªSEEKº to the
station, ªSCANº to the station or select the
station by using the memory buttons. These four
methods are described below.
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[AS15400(ALL)04/95]
3. Rounded off frequencies
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[AS15450(ALL)02/95]
Some FM radio stations advertise a
ªrounded-offº frequency which is not the
frequency they actually broadcast on. For
example, a radio station that is assigned a
frequency of 98.7 MHz may call itself ªRadio 99º
even though 99.0 MHz is not an allowable FM
broadcast frequency.
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[AS15600(ALL)02/95]
Using the Controls of Your Cassette Tape
Player
[AS15700(ALL)04/95]
NOTE: Radio power must be on to use the
cassette tape player.
[AS15800(ALL)04/95]
NOTE: Adjust the volume, treble, bass, balance
and fade controls in the same manner
as for radio stations.
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[AS15900(ALL)02/95]
How to insert a tape
[AS16025(ALL)04/95]
Your cassette 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. If the
ªTAPEº button is pressed when the cassette tape
player is empty, ªNOº and ªTAPEº will flash in
the display and radio play will continue.
[AS16050(ALL)02/95]
NOTE: A cassette tape can be loaded with the
ignition on whether the radio is on or
off. However, if the radio is off, the
cassette tape will be loaded and stored.
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[AS16300(ALL)02/95]
How to locate a desired track on the tape
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[AS16350(ALL)02/95]
There are four ways to quickly locate a desired
selection on the tape. You can use the fast
forward, rewind, ªSEEKº or ªSCANº function.
Following are brief descriptions of each.
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4. Insert loaded disc magazine into changer
unit with the arrow on top of the disc
magazine pointing toward the changer
(Figure 4). Make sure magazine is fully
inserted into changer.
[AS29850(ALL)04/95]
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Figure 4
[AS29950(ALL)02/95]
5. Close unit by sliding changer panel door to
the rear (sedan) or front (wagon).
[AS30001(ALL)02/95]
The Compact Disc Changer unit is now ready to
play using the controls of your audio system.
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[AS30050(ALL)02/95]
How to Operate the Ford 6-CD Changer
Using the Controls on the Radio
[AS30101(ALL)02/95]
If your vehicle is equipped with the Ford 6-CD
Changer System, you can operate it through the
controls of your audio system.
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[AS30150(ALL)02/95]
Several of the controls on the radio operate in
the same manner in CD mode as they do in
radio or cassette mode: turning the power on,
volume control and adjusting the bass, treble,
speaker balance or fade.
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[AS30201(ALL)02/95]
How to begin CD Changer play
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[AS30250(ALL)02/95]
NOTE: Radio power must be on to operate the
Compact Disc Changer.
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