F-250 Light Duty (1999 year). Manual — part 12

Eject function

Press the EJ control to stop and
eject a tape.

Press the EJ control to stop and
eject a CD.

Dolby noise reduction

Dolby noise reduction reduces the
amount of hiss and static during
tape playback. Press the control to
activate (and deactivate) the noise
reduction.

Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

Compression adjust

Compression adjust brings soft and
loud CD passages together for a
more consistent listening level.

Press the COMP control to activate
and deactivate compression adjust.

Shuffle feature

The shuffle feature operates in CD
mode (if equipped) and plays all
tracks on the current disc in random
order. If equipped with the CD
changer, the shuffle feature
continues to the next disc after all tracks on the current disc are played.

Press the SHUFFLE control to start this feature. Random order play will
continue until the SHUFFLE control is pressed again.

EJ

EJ

4

COMP

5

SHUFFLE

6

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Setting the clock

To set the hour, press and hold the
CLK control and press SEEK:

•

to decrease hours and

•

to increase hours.

To set the minute, press and hold
the CLK control and press TUNE:

•

to decrease minutes and

•

to increase minutes.

If your vehicle has a separate clock
module, (other than the digital radio
display), the CLK button will not
function in the above manner.

AUTO

CLK

SEEK

SEEK

TUNE

TUNE

AUTO

CLK

SEEK

TUNE

SEEK

TUNE

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The CLK button will allow you to
switch between media display mode
(radio station, stereo information,
etc.) and clock display mode (time).
When in clock mode, the media
information will display for ten
seconds, when the radio is turned
on, and then revert to clock
information. Anytime that the media
is changed, (new radio station, etc.), the media information will again
display for ten seconds before reverting back to the clock. In media
mode, the media information will always be displayed.

Mute mode

Press the control to mute the
playing media. Press the control
again to return to the playing media.

MACH

姞 Audio System with AM/FM Stereo/Cassette/Single CD

AUTO

CLK

EJ

MUTE

FM1

ST

REW

FF

SCAN

BASS

TREB

SEL

BAL

TAPE

DISC

EJ

CD

FADE

AUTO

RDS

SIDE 1-2

COMP

SHUFFLE

EJ

MUTE

VOL - PUSH ON

SEEK

TUNE

AM

FM

1

2

3

4

5

6

DOLBY B NR

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Your audio system is equipped with selective lighting, a unique lighting
strategy. This lighting feature is operable when the headlamps are
illuminated. During the operation of any selected mode, lighting for the
individual function controls will either illuminate or turn off. Those
controls which have a function for the specific mode of operation
selected will be lit, while the controls which have no function for that
mode will be turned off.

Volume/power control

Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off.

Turn control to raise or lower
volume.

If the volume is set above a certain level and the ignition is turned off,
the volume will come back on at a “nominal” listening level when the
ignition switch is turned back on. If you wish to maintain your preset
volume level, turn the audio system off with the power control before
switching off the ignition.

AM/FM select

The AM/FM select control works in
radio, tape and CD modes.

VOL - PUSH ON

VOL - PUSH ON

AM

FM

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