Ford Excursion (2005 year). Manual — part 8

Using wired headphones/Personal Audio Feature

Single play mode will allow all
passengers to listen to the same
media source through all speakers.
The Personal Audio Feature (dual
play) allows the front seat
passengers to listen to one source (radio, TAPE, CD, DVD, or AUX)
while the rear seat passengers listen to another. However, front and rear
seat passengers cannot listen to two different radio stations
simultaneously.

To activate from the rear seat controls, press the

/

control and

plug a 3.5mm headphone into the headphone jack. With the headphones
ON, the rear speakers will not operate. In this mode, the headphones are
enabled (dual play mode). The rear seat passengers have control over
the desired volume levels.

Press the MEDIA control to toggle to the desired media source.

Use the SEEK, VOLUME and MEM controls to make any desired
adjustments.

Press the

/

control again to engage the rear speakers and

deactivate the Personal Audio Feature. In this mode, you can adjust the
audio output to all system speakers — front and rear together. The rear
seat passengers cannot raise the volume of the system above the level on
the front radio bezel.

Parental control

Your Entertainment System allows you to have control over the rear seat
controls. The DVD system is automatically activated when the ignition is
ON. This enables rear seat passengers to utilize the Rear Seat Controls
(RSC). Once the headphone mode is activated, the

symbol will

appear in the radio display.

Press the memory preset controls 3
and 5 simultaneously on the front
audio controls to disable the rear
seat controls. They will remain disabled until the front seat passengers
“enable” them again by simultaneously pressing the 3 and 5 preset
controls. The settings of the front seat controls will always override
those of the rear seat controls.

VOLUME

MEDIA

MEM

SEEK

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Press the memory preset controls 2
and 4 simultaneously to toggle
between single play and the
Personal Audio Feature.

Wireless headphones (for DVD system only)

Your system is equipped with 2 sets
of wireless headphones. (Two AAA
batteries are needed to operate the
headphones.) Batteries are included.

To install the batteries, lightly press
down on the top of the left earpiece
and slide the cover off.

When replacing the batteries, use
two new batteries (alkaline
recommended) and install them
with the correct (+) and (-)
orientation.

Wireless headphone operation

To operate the headphones:
• Press the ON/OFF button on the

left-hand earpiece. The LED light
on the right-hand earpiece will
illuminate. Press again to turn off.

• Adjust the headphones to

comfortably fit your head.

• Adjust the volume control to a

comfortable listening level.

Note: The volume level of the wireless headphones can only be
controlled by the thumbwheel. Neither the remote control nor the rear
seat controls will affect the volume output of the wireless headphones.

1

2

3

4

5

6

ON OFF

ON OFF

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When not using the headphones,
shut them off to preserve battery
power. The headphones will
automatically turn off after five
minutes if they have not received an
infrared audio signal from the
overhead pod.

Ensure that the line of sight
between the headphone and
infrared transmitter (mounted on
the DVD housing) is not obstructed.

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) flip-down screen

The screen rotates down to view and into the housing to store when not
in use. Be sure the screen is latched into the housing when being stored.

1. 7.0” (diagonal) active matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) screen.
2. Screen housing.
3. Dimmer switch. Press +/- to increase/decrease the brightness of the
screen.

VOL

POWER

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Playback and format
• The DVD player of your Rear Seat Entertainment DVD System can

only be used in the “playback” mode. (The DVD player does not offer
a record feature.)

• The system plays standard CDs or DVDs.
• The DVD player is only capable of playback of DVDs and CDs. The

player is not compatible with CDR/RW media.

Rear Seat Entertainment DVD System protection circuits

High temperature sensor circuit
• Excessively high temperatures may cause damage to the DVD player.
• When the temperature of the DVD player becomes too hot, the high

temperature sensor circuit stops machine operation. DVD/CD HOT will
illuminate in the radio display.

• The DVD player will remain inactive until it cools to a normal

operating temperature. Length of time to cool will vary depending on
conditions.

General operating tips
• When the engine is not running, use the system sparingly. Otherwise,

it will run the battery down.

• When the ignition is turned to OFF, the Rear Seat Entertainment DVD

System is also turned OFF. When the ignition is turned ON, the
system will begin playback from the last selected media source when
the play control is pressed.

• To disable the DVD player, simultaneously press the 3 and 5 memory

presets on the radio face. To enable the DVD player again, press the 3
and 5 presets simultaneously.

• The DVD player is only capable of reading the bottom side of a disc.

When inserting a single sided disc, the label should be up. For a
multi-sided disc, the desired play side should be down when the disc
is inserted into the player.

• The DVD player is only capable of playback of DVDs and CDs. The

player is not compatible with CDR/RW media.

• DVDs are formatted by regions. This DVD system can only play region

1 DVDs (DVDs manufactured for U.S. and Canada).

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