Ford Windstar (2003 year). Manual — part 6

Show TYPE: Displays the station’s format (i.e., Jazz, Classic, Country,
Info, Oldies, R&B, Religious, Rock, Soft and Top 40).

Show NAME: Displays station’s call letters.

Show NONE: Nothing appears in the display.

Compression: Brings soft and loud CD passages together for a more
consistent listening level.

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. 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 and momentarily hold to disengage (AUTOSET
OFF will appear in the display.).

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. Press
and hold to load up to six discs.

15. Shuffle: Press to play tracks in
random order. Press SHUF to cycle
through SHUF DISC, SHUF TRAC 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 track on the CD.

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

REAR AUDIO CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)

The Personal Audio System allows the rear seat passengers to listen to
one media source (radio, tape, CD, or CD changer if equipped) while the
front seat passengers listen to another. However, front and rear seat
passengers can not listen to two different radio stations simultaneously.

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 can not 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).

Plug a 3.5 mm headphone into either one of the two

jacks. Press

the

/

control to operate the headphones.

The rear speakers will cut out once the speaker on/off control is pressed.
A soft audible sound may be heard from the rear speakers. The front
speaker will remain playing for the front passengers. Press the

/

control again to deactivate the headphones (Personal Audio System).

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 effect 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.

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• 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.

CD/CD PLAYER CARE

Do:
• Handle discs by their edges only. Never touch the playing surface.
• Inspect discs before playing. Clean only with an approved CD cleaner

and wipe from the center out.

Don’t:
• Expose discs to direct sunlight or heat sources for extended periods

of time.

• Insert more than one disc into each slot of the CD changer magazine.
• Clean using a circular motion.
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. Ball point pens may damage CDs. Please contact
your dealer for further information.

AUDIO SYSTEM WARRANTY AND SERVICE

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