Entertainment Systems -> AUDIOPHILE IN-DASH SIX CD SOUND SYSTEM for Your Ford Explorer SUV Third Generation (2002-2005)

Entertainment Systems  
Entertainment Systems  
AUDIOPHILE IN-DASH SIX CD SOUND SYSTEM  
1. Seek: Works in radio or CD  
mode. Press and release  
SEEK  
/
for previous/next  
strong station or track.  
2. Rewind: In CD mode, press to  
reverse the CD  
Fast forward: In CD mode, press  
until desired selection is reached.  
3. DSP (Digital Signal Processing if equipped): Press to enter DSP mode.  
Press SEL to select the desired signal modes, (i.e., JAZZ CLUB, HALL,  
CHURCH or STADIUM).  
DSP ambiance (if equipped): This feature gives the feeling of “being  
there” to your music, creating increased clarity as well as an open and  
spacious feel to the music. Press DSP to access the ambiance menu.  
Press SEL to engage/disengage.  
Turn the volume control to increase/decrease the level of ambiance.  
Press the DSP control again to access the occupancy modes. Use the  
SEL control to optimize the sound based upon the occupants in the  
vehicle.  
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The following occupancy modes can be selected:  
ALL SEATS  
DRIVER SEAT  
REAR SEATS  
4. Mute: Press to MUTE playing  
media; press again return to playing  
media  
5. Eject: Press to eject a CD. Press  
and hold to eject all loaded discs.  
6. Bass: Press BASS; then press  
SEL  
/
to decrease/increase  
the bass output.  
Treble: Press TREB; then press  
SEL  
/
to decrease/increase  
the treble output.  
7. Select: Use with Bass, Treble,  
Balance and Fade controls to adjust  
levels.  
8. Balance: Press BAL; then press  
SEL  
/
to shift sound to the  
left/right speakers.  
Fade: Press FADE; then press  
SEL  
/
to shift sound to the  
rear/front speakers.  
9. Menu: Press MENU and SEL to  
access clock mode, RDS on/off,  
Traffic announcement mode and  
Program type mode. On Audiophile  
audios, press MENU to access the compression feature. Press SEL to  
turn the feature ON or OFF.  
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Traffic: Allows you to hear traffic broadcasts. With the feature ON, press  
SEEK or SCAN to find a station broadcasting a traffic report (if it is  
broadcasting RDS data).Traffic information is not available in most  
U.S. markets.  
FIND Program type: Allows you to search RDS-equipped stations for a  
certain category of music format: Classic, Country, Info, Jazz, Oldies,  
R&B, Religious, Rock, Soft, Top 40.  
Show TYPE: Displays the station’s call letters and format.  
Compression: Brings soft and loud CD passages together for a more  
consistent listening level.  
Setting the clock: Press MENU until SELECT HOUR or SELECT  
MINUTE is displayed. Use SEL to manually increase (  
) or decrease  
(
) the hours/minutes. Press MENU again to disengage clock mode.  
10. Memory presets: To set a  
station: Select frequency band  
AM/FM; tune to a station, press and  
hold a preset button until sound  
returns.  
11. CD: Press to select CD mode.  
12. AM/FM: Press to select AM/FM  
frequency band.  
Autostore: Allows you to set the  
strongest local radio stations without losing your original manually set  
preset stations for AM/FM1/FM2 . Press and momentarily hold AM/FM.  
AUTOSTORE will flash on the display. When the six strongest stations  
are filled, the station stored in preset 1 will begin playing. If there are  
less than six strong stations, the system will store the last one in the  
remaining presets. Press again to disengage.  
13. Power/volume: Press to turn  
ON/OFF; turn to increase or  
decrease volume levels.  
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Automatic Volume Control (if equipped): Changes the volume  
automatically and slightly with vehicle speed to compensate for road and  
wind noise. The recommended level is 1–3. Level 0 turns the speed  
sensitive volume off and level 7 is the maximum setting.  
Press and hold the volume control for five seconds. Press SEL to  
increase/decrease volume levels. The selected level will appear in the  
display.  
14. Load: Press to load a CD. Press  
and hold to load up to six discs.  
15. Shuffle: Press to play tracks in  
random order.  
16. Scan: Press for a brief sampling  
of radio stations or CD tracks. Press  
again to stop.  
17. Disc tune: Radio: Press  
or  
to manually tune down or up  
the radio frequency band.  
CD: Press  
to select the previous track or  
to select the next track  
on the CD.  
CD Door: Insert a CD label side up.  
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