Ford Thunderbird (2004 year). Manual — part 3

AUDIOPHILE SATELLITE READY AM/FM STEREO IN-DASH SIX CD
RADIO

1. Seek: Press and release
SEEK

/

for previous/next

strong station, selection or track.

2. Rewind: In CD mode, press until
desired selection is reached.

Fast forward: In CD mode, press until desired selection is reached.

TEXT: TEXT is only available when equipped with Satellite radio. Your
Audiophile radio comes equipped with Satellite ready capability. The kit
to enable Satellite reception is available through your Ford dealer.
Detailed Satellite instructions are included with the dealer installed kit.

3. DSP (Digital Signal
Processing): Press DSP to access
the Ambiance menu. Ambiance gives
the feeling of “being there” to your
music, creating increased clarity as well as an open and spacious feel to
the music. Press SEL to engage/disengage. Turn the volume control to
increase/decrease the level of ambiance.

Occupancy: Press DSP again to change the occupancy mode to optimize
sound for ALL SEATS, DRIVER SEAT or TOP DOWN. Press SEL to
scroll through settings.

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4. Mute: Press to MUTE playing
media; press again to 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 and set the clock.

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,
Program type mode, and Shuffle
mode.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Radio
and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recommend that FM radio
broadcasters use RDS technology to transmit information. FM radio
stations are independently operated and individually elect to use RDS
technology to transmit station ID and program type as desired.

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.

Shuffle: Press to play tracks in a random order. Press MENU until SHUF
appears in the display. Use SEL to select SHUF DISC, SHUF TRAC or
SHUF OFF.

Compression: Brings soft and loud CD passages together for a more
consistent listening level. Press MENU until compression status is
displayed. Press the SEL control to enable the compression feature when
COMP OFF is displayed. Press the SEL control again to disable the
feature when COMP ON is displayed.

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. SAT (if equipped): Your
Audiophile radio comes equipped
with Satellite Ready capability. The
kit to enable the Satellite reception is available through your Ford dealer.
Detailed satellite instructions are included with the dealer installed kit.

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.

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13. Power/volume: Press to turn
ON/OFF; turn to increase or
decrease volume levels.

Speed sensitive volume: Radio
volume changes automatically and
slightly with vehicle speed to
compensate for road and wind noise. Recommended level is 1–3. Level 0
turns the feature off and level 7 is the maximum setting.
Press and hold the volume control for five seconds. Then press SEL to
increase (

) or decrease (

) the volume setting. The level will

appear in the display.

14. Load: Press to load a CD. Press
and hold to load up to six discs.

15. CD AUX: Press to access CD or
AUX mode.

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. Ballpoint pens may
damage CDs. Please contact your dealer for further information.

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

17. Disc/Tune: Press

or

to

manually tune down/up the radio
frequency band, or to listen to the
previous/next track on the CD.

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