Ford Excursion (2005 year). Manual — part 5

3. Comp (Compression): In CD mode, press to adjust the soft and loud
passages together for a more consistent listening level. Press the COMP
control until COMP ON is displayed.

4. Mute: Press to MUTE playing
media; press again return to playing
media. In CD mode, MUTE acts as a
pause feature.

5. Eject: Press to eject a CD.
EJECTING # (desired selection) will
appear on the display. When the CD
appears in the CD slot for removal, the display reads REMOVE CD #
(desired selection). 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. Use with MENU to set the
clock and engage RDS.

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, Program type, Show type
and Compression modes.

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.

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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: In CD mode, press to bring soft and loud CD passages
together for a more consistent listening level.

Setting the clock: Press MENU until SELECT HOUR or SELECT MINS
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. In CD mode, press to move between CDs.
This radio is equipped with six station memory preset controls which
allow you to set up to six AM stations and 12 FM stations (six in FM1
and six in FM2).

11. CD: Press to select CD mode.

Seamless play: In CD mode, the
transition between the end of one
CD and the beginning of another will not contain delay time unless SEEK
or a preset control is pressed.

12. AM/FM: Press to select a
frequency band in radio mode.

Autoset: 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.
AUTOSET 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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14. Load: Press to load a CD.
SELECT SLOT will appear in the
display. Select from 1–6 on the
memory presets. MOVING TO # and then LOAD CD# will appear in the
display. Insert the CD into the system, label side up. Press and hold to
load up to six discs.

15. Shuffle: In CD mode, press to
play tracks in random order. Press
SHUF to cycle through SHUF TRAC,
SHUF DISC or SHUF OFF.

16. Scan: Press to hear a brief
sampling of all listenable stations or
CD tracks. Press again to stop.

17. Disc/Tune: Radio: Press
or

to manually tune down or up

the frequency band.
CD: Press

or

to select the previous or next CD.

18. CD door: Insert a CD label side
up.

REAR AUDIO CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
The rear seat controls allow the middle seat passengers to operate the
radio, tape, CD or CD changer (if equipped).
To engage, simultaneously press the memory preset controls 3 and 5.
Press again to disengage.

1. Memory: Push successively to
allow rear seat passengers to scroll
through memory presets. Push in
CD changer mode (if equipped) to
advance to the next disc.

2. Seek: Press

or

to access

the previous or next station,
selection or track.
3. Headphone jack: Plug a 3.5 mm headphone into the jack.
4. Headphone/speaker: Press to turn all speakers off (headphone
mode). Press again to deactivate the headphone and activate system
speakers.

VOLUME

MEDIA

MEM

SEEK

5

4

2

6

3

1

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5. Volume: Press + to increase and — to decrease volume levels. From
the rear seat controls, volume cannot be set higher than the front seat
setting.

6. Media: Push to toggle between AM, FM1, FM2, tape, CD or CD
changer mode (if equipped).

RADIO FREQUENCIES

AM and FM frequencies are established by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications
Commission (CRTC). Those frequencies are:

AM - 530, 540–1700, 1710 kHz

FM- 87.7, 87.9–107.7, 107.9 MHz

RADIO RECEPTION FACTORS

There are three factors that can affect radio reception:
• Distance/strength: The further you travel from an FM station, the

weaker the signal and the weaker the reception.

• Terrain: Hills, mountains, tall buildings, power lines, electric fences,

traffic lights and thunderstorms can interfere with your reception.

• Station overload: When you pass a broadcast tower, a stronger signal

may overtake a weaker one and play while the weak station frequency
is displayed.

CASSETTE/PLAYER CARE

Do:
• Use only cassettes that are 90 minutes long or less.
• Tighten very loose tapes by inserting a finger or pencil into the hole

and turning the hub.

• Remove loose labels before inserting tapes.
• Allow tapes which have been subjected to extreme heat, humidity or

cold to reach a moderate temperature before playing.

• Clean the cassette player head with a cassette cleaning cartridge after

10–12 hours of play to maintain good sound/operation.

Don’t:
• Expose tapes to direct sunlight, extreme humidity, heat or cold.
• Leave tapes in the cassette player for a long time when not being

played.

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