reset Mercury Villager 1999 s User Guide

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 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.
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
VOL
PUSH ON
AM
FM
TUNE
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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 tape mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the
tape. (The tape scans 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 control again.
Scan function in CD changer mode (if equipped)
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.
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.
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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.
Speaker balance adjust
Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the right and left
speakers.
AUTO
SEL
BASS
TREB
SEL
BASS
TREB
SEL
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Use the SEL control to manually set
the time.
²Press
to increase
hours/minutes.
²Press
to decrease
hours/minutes.
Mute mode
Press the control to mute the
playing media. Press the control
again to return to the playing media.
Rear seat controls (if equipped)
The Rear Seat Controls (RSC) allow
the rear seat passengers to operate
the radio, tape, or CD changer (if
equipped).
To turn on the rear seat controls, press the memory preset controls 3
and 5 at the same time. The
will appear in the radio display.
Pressing 3 and 5 at the same time again will turn the rear seat controls
off.
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Memory preset control
Push the MEM control successively
to allow rear sear passengers to
scroll through the 6 memory presets
in AM, FM1, or FM2.
Push the MEM control in CD
changer mode (if equipped) to
advance to the next disc.
Seek function
²Pressto find the next
listenable station down the
frequency band.
²Press
to find the next
listenable station up the
frequency band.
In CD changer mode (if equipped), use the SEEK function to access the
next
or previousselection.
In tape mode, use the SEEK function to access the next
or previous
selection.
Super Sound AM/FM Stereo/Cassette/Single CD Player
(CD Changer Compatible)
VOLUME MEDIA
MEMSEEK
VOLUME MEDIA
MEMSEEK
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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.
Volume/power control
Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off.
Turn 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. If you wish to maintain your preset
volume level, turn the audio system off with the power control before
switching off the ignition.
AM/FM select
The AM/FM select control works in
radio, tape and CD modes.
VOL - PUSH ON
VOL - PUSH ON
AM FM
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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.
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.
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 (if equipped)
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, tape or CD mode.
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
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Scan function in tape mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the
tape. (The tape scans 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 control again.
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.
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.
AM FM
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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.
Press the BASS control then press:
²
to decrease bass output and
²
to increase bass output.
Treble adjust
The treble adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system's treble output.
Press the TREB control then press:
AUTO
RDS
CLK
BASS TREB
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To turn on the rear seat controls, press the memory preset controls 3
and 5 at the same time. The
will appear in the radio display.
Pressing 3 and 5 at the same time again will turn the rear seat controls
off.
If there is a discrepancy between the rear seat and the front audio
controls, (i.e, both trying to listen to the same playing media), the front
audio system will receive the desired selection.
Adjusting the volume
Press the + control to increase
volume.
Press the Ð control to decrease
volume.
From the RSC controls, the speaker
volume can not be set higher than
the current volume radio setting. Once in headphone mode, the RSC
volume controls will only change volume in the headphones to a desired
level and will have no effect on the front speakers (muting the speakers
will not mute the headphones).
Using headphones/Personal Audio System
The Personal Audio System allows
the rear seat passengers to listen to
one media source (radio, tape, CD,
or CD changer if equipped) while
the front seat passengers listen to
another. However, front and rear seat passengers can not listen to two
different radio stations simultaneously.
Plug a 3.6 mm headphone (not included) into either one of the two
jacks. Press the/control to operate the headphones.
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