Mercury Villager 2002 s Service Manual

Press the TREB control then press:
•
to decrease treble output and
•
to increase treble output.
Speaker balance adjust
Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the right and left
speakers.
Press the BAL control then press:
•
to shift sound to the left and
•
to shift sound to the right.
Speaker fade adjust
Speaker sound can be adjusted
between the front and rear
speakers.
Press the FADE control then press:
•
to shift sound to the front
and
•
to shift sound to the rear.
SEL
BAL FADE
SEL
BAL FADE
SEL
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Seek function
The seek function control works in radio, tape or CD mode.
Seek function in radio mode
•Press
to find the next
listenable station down the
frequency band.
•Press
to find the next
listenable station up the
frequency band.
Seek function in tape mode
•Press
to listen to the previous selection on the tape.
•Press
to listen to the next selection on the tape.
Seek function for CD changer (if equipped)
•Press
to 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.
•Press
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.
Scan function in radio mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a brief sampling of all listenable stations
on the frequency band. Press the 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
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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.
AM/FM select
The AM/FM select control works in
radio, tape and CD modes.
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.
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.
AM FM
AM FM
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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 AUTO control again.
Setting the clock
Press the RDS/CLK control until
SELECT HOUR is displayed and
press:
•
to decrease hours and
•
to increase hours.
To set the minute, press the
RDS/CLK control until SELECT MIN
is displayed and press:
AUTO
RDS
CLK
AUTO
RDS
CLK
SEL
AUTO
RDS
CLK
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•to decrease minutes and
•
to increase minutes.
Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio or CD mode.
Tune adjust in radio mode
•Press
to 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.
•Press
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)
•Press
to 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.
•Press
to select the next disc
in the CD changer. Hold the
control to fast-forward through the remaining discs.
SEL
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
SEEK
TUNE
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Tape/CD/CD changer (if equipped) select
•To 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.
•To begin CD play (if CD(s) 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.
If equipped with a CD changer, press the CD control to toggle between
single CD and CD changer play.
CD units are designed to play commercially pressed 12 cm (4.75
in) audio compact discs only. Due to technical incompatibility,
certain recordable and re-recordable compact discs may not
function correctly when used in Ford CD players. Irregular
shaped CDs, CDs with a scratch protection film attached, and CDs
with homemade paper (adhesive) labels should not be inserted
into the CD player. The label may peel and cause the CD to
become jammed. It is recommended that homemade CDs be
identified with permanent felt tip marker rather than adhesive
labels. Ball point pens may damage CDs. Please contact your
dealer for further information.
Rewind
The rewind control works in tape
and CD modes.
•In tape mode, radio play will
continue until rewind is stopped
(with the TAPE control) or the beginning of the tape is reached.
•In 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.
TAPE CD
TAPE CD
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Fast forward
The fast forward control works in
tape and CD modes.
•In the tape mode, tape direction
will automatically reverse when
the end of the tape is reached.
•In 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.
Press the control to stop and eject a
CD.
Dolby
noise reduction
Dolbynoise reduction operates
only in tape mode. Dolbynoise
reduction reduces the amount of
hiss and static during tape playback.
Press the
control to activate (and deactivate) Dolbynoise
reduction.
The Dolbynoise reduction system is manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolbyand the double-D
symbol are registered trademarks of DolbyLaboratories Licensing
Corporation.
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Compression adjust
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.
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 on the current disc 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
When selected, the RDS (Radio
Data System) function performs the
following:
•Displays the radio station call
letters.
•Displays the type of music format (jazz, country, rock).
•Searches for a particular type of music format by selecting the SEEK
control.
•Allows traffic information broadcasts to be turned on and off with the
SEL control.
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MUTE
AUTO
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Press the RDS control. Use the SEL
control to select ON or OFF to
enable or disable the feature.
RDS traffic announcement
When set ON, this traffic feature will
interrupt tape or CD play to play a
traffic report broadcast from a FM
RDS station.
To activate the traffic feature:
•Press the RDS control until TRAFFIC is displayed.
To see if any stations in your area are capable of broadcasting an RDS
traffic alert, press SCAN or SEEK while TRAFFIC ON is displayed. The
radio will then SCAN or SEEK only
to traffic capable stations.
RDS select program type
•Press the RDS control until FIND
program type is displayed.
•Use the SEL control to select the
desired program type. With the
feature ON (FIND program type),
press the SEEK, AUTOSET, or
SCAN control to find only
stations of the selected type from
the following selections:
•Classic
•Country
•Info
•Jazz/R&B
•ReligiousSEL
AUTO
RDS
CLK
SEL
AUTO
RDS
CLK
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•Rock
•Soft
•To p 4 0
RDS show
RDS sends information with the FM
broadcast, including: station name,
station type, and/or radio text. To
view this information:
•With the RDS menu enabled,
press the RDS control until SHOW is displayed.
•Use the SEL control to select
TYPE, NAME, TEXT or NONE.
When your radio is turned to a
RDS station, RDS station TYPE,
station NAME, or TEXT message
will be displayed along with the
frequency. Press SEL in order to
scroll through the text messages.
Rear audio controls (if equipped)
Your vehicle may be equipped with rear audio controls for the rear seat
passengers. Refer toRear Seat Controlsin this Chapter for more
information.
REAR SEAT CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
The Rear Seat Controls (RSC) allow
the rear seat passengers to operate
the radio, tape, CD or CD changer
(if equipped).
Simultaneously press the memory
preset controls 3 and 5 to engage
the RSC.
will appear in the
radio display. Press 3 and 5 again to
disengage the RSC.
AUTO
RDS
CLK
SEL
VOLUME MEDIA
MEMSEEK
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