Ford Escort (2003 year). Manual — part 5

Treble adjust

The treble adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system’s treble output.

Press the AUDIO control until TREB is illuminated in the display.

Turn the volume control to adjust to the desired level of treble.

NOTE: The volume can be adjusted without pressing the AUDIO
function control.

Bass adjust

The bass adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system’s bass output.

Press the AUDIO control until BASS is illuminated in the display.

Turn the volume control to adjust to the desired level of bass.

Speaker fade adjust

Speaker sound can be adjusted
between the front and rear
speakers.

Press the AUDIO control until FADE is illuminated in the display.

Turn the volume control to adjust the speaker output.

PUSH

POWER-VOL

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AUDIO

PUSH

POWER-VOL

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AUDIO

PUSH

POWER-VOL

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AUDIO

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Speaker balance adjust

Speaker sound distribution can be
adjusted between the right and left
speakers.

Press the AUDIO control until BAL is illuminated in the display.

Turn the volume control to adjust the speakers.

NOTE: Approximately 5 seconds after selecting any AUDIO mode
(treble, bass, fade, balance or volume), the system will automatically
default to the volume function. To reset these modes, press and
momentarily hold the AUDIO control. The unit will beep and CL will
appear in the display.

Radio station memory preset

The radio is equipped with five station memory preset controls. These
controls can be used to select up to five preset AM stations and ten FM
stations (five in FM1 and five in FM2).

Setting memory preset stations

1. Select the frequency band with the AM/FM control.

2. Select the desired station.

3. Press and momentarily hold the desired preset control until a beep is
heard.

The preset control number will illuminate in the display. This indicates
the station is held in memory on the control you selected. Repeat this
procedure to store other stations in memory.

Auto memory tuning

Auto memory tuning allows you to set strong radio stations without
losing your original manually set preset stations. This is especially useful
when you are in an area where the local stations are not known.

PUSH

POWER-VOL

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AUDIO

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Starting auto memory tuning

1. Select a frequency using the AM/FM control.

2. Press and momentarily hold the
AUTO M (auto memory) control.

3. The audio systemwill select the
five strongest stations on the frequency band. When the stations are
filled, the station stored in memory preset control 1 will start playing.

Press the AUTO M control to recall stations in the auto memory. One
station will be selected each time you press the AUTO M control and the
auto memory number will be displayed.

NOTE: If the power supply is interrupted (the fuse blows or the battery
is disconnected), the preset channels will be canceled.

Random play

The randomplay feature works in
CD mode and plays the selections
on the current CD in randomorder.

Random play in CD mode

Press the RDM control during play. RDM will illuminate in the display.

The next selection will be randomly selected.

To disengage randomplay, press the RDM control again.

Repeat play

The repeat play feature works in CD
mode and repeats the current CD
selection.

Repeat play in CD mode

Press the RPT control during play. RPT will illuminate in the display.

The current selection will be repeated.

To disengage repeat play, press the RPT control again.

AUTO

M

RDM

2

RPT

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Eject function

Press the control to stop and eject a
CD.

Setting the clock
• Ensure that the ignition is in the

ACC or ON position.

• Press and momentarily hold the

CLOCK control until a beep is
heard. The current time will flash
in the display.

• Press the

to increase the hours.

• Press the

to increase the minutes.

• Press the CLOCK control again when the desired time is set to

activate the clock.

NOTE: If the power supply to the unit is interrupted (if the fuse blows
or the vehicle’s battery is disconnected), the clock will need to be reset.

NOTE: If the time is not adjusted while the clock’s current time is
flashing (if neither

or

is pressed), and the CLOCK control is

pressed a second time, the minutes will be set to 00. If the current time
setting is within the first half of the hour (01–29), the hour setting will
automatically reverse one hour. For example, if the original setting is
3:24, the time will change to 3:00. If the clock’s current time setting is
within the latter part of the hour (from30 to 59 minutes), the hour
setting will automatically advance one hour. For example, if the original
setting is 3:45, the time will change to 4:00.

Changing the display mode

Press the CLOCK control to
alternate the display between time
and audio.

NOTE: If audio operation is selected while the time mode is on, the
selected audio mode will be displayed for 10 seconds, then the display
will revert to the time mode.

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CLOCK

H

M

TUNE
SEEK

TRACK

CLOCK

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