Ford Five Hundred (2007 year). Manual — part 9

Wireless headphone operation

To operate the headphones:
• Press the ON/OFF button on the

earpiece to turn on the
headphones. A red LED
(indicator light) will illuminate
indicating the headphones are
powered ON. Press ON/OFF again
to turn the headphones off.

• Adjust the headphones to

comfortably fit your head using
the headband adjustment.

• Adjust the volume control to the

desired listening level.

Note: The volume level of the wireless headphones can only be
controlled by the thumbwheel. Neither the remote control nor the rear
seat controls will affect the volume output of the wireless headphones.

When not using the headphones, turn them off to preserve battery life.
The headphones will automatically turn off after five minutes if they have
not received an infrared audio signal from the Family Entertainment
System (FES).

Note: Ensure that the line of sight between the headphone and infrared
transmitter (mounted on the DVD housing) is not obstructed for optimal
performance.

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Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) flip-down screen

The LCD screen rotates down and can be adjusted to your desired
viewing angle. When not in use, rotate the screen up into the storage
housing.
Note: Ensure that the screen is securely latched into the housing when
stored.

1. 7.0” (diagonal) active matrix liquid crystal display (LCD).
2. Display housing.
3. Dimmer switch. Press +/- to increase/decrease the brightness of the
display.
Playback and format
• The DVD player of your Family Entertainment DVD System can only

be used in the “playback” mode. (The DVD player does not offer a
record feature.)

• The system plays standard CDs, DVDs and also plays most CD R/W,

DVD R/W, VCD and MP3 media.

Saving MP3 files
• Your Family Entertainment System supports discs containing up to

255 files. Discs containing more than 255 files will not play.

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• Always save MP3 files with the .mp3 extension. The player recognizes

an MP3 file by the .mp3 extension, so MP3 files saved with different
extensions will not be played. Never save a non-MP3 file with the
.mp3 extension as the file will not play properly.

• The player supports multi session discs. However, be sure to import

the previous session of the disc before you add new files. If you do not
import the previous session, only the last session will be played.

• When burning a disc, ensure that you close/finalize the disc

before playback, or the disc may not play properly or an error
message may appear.

• Some CD-RW discs may operate inconsistently and may cause an error

message to appear. We recommend burning MP3 files onto CD-R discs.

Family Entertainment DVD System protection circuits

High temperature sensor circuit
• Excessively high temperatures may cause damage to the DVD player.
• When the temperature of the DVD player becomes too hot, the high

temperature sensor circuit stops machine operation. DVD/CD HOT will
be displayed on the radio display.

• The DVD player will remain disabled until it cools to a normal

operating temperature. The length of time for the system to cool will
vary depending on the climate and operating conditions.

Operating
• Only use the system when the vehicle is started for optimal

performance and to maintain battery life.

• If the Family Entertainment System (FES) is playing and the ignition

is turned OFF, the system will turn off, and suspend playback. When
the ignition is turned on again, playback will begin from the last
selected media source when the play control is pressed.

• To disable the DVD player rear controls, simultaneously press the 3

and 5 memory presets on the radio face. To enable the DVD player
rear controls again, press the 3 and 5 presets simultaneously.

• The DVD player is only capable of reading the bottom side of a disc.

When inserting a single sided disc, the label should be up. For a
multi-sided disc, the desired play side should be down when the disc
is inserted into the player.

• DVDs are formatted by regions. This DVD system can only play region

1 DVDs (DVDs manufactured for U.S. and Canada).

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This unit is designed to play commercially pressed 4.75 (12 cm)
audio compact discs and DVDs only. Due to technical
incompatibility, certain recordable and re-recordable compact
discs may not function correctly when used in Ford DVD/CD
players. Irregular shaped discs, discs with a scratch protection
film attached, and discs with homemade paper (adhesive) labels
should not be inserted into the player. The label may peel and
cause the disc to become jammed. It is recommended that
homemade discs be identified with permanent felt tip marker
rather than adhesive labels. Ball point pens may damage discs.
Please contact your dealer for further information.

Inserting a CD/DVD

With the ignition ON, inserting a CD/DVD into the DVD player
automatically turns ON the FES and playback should begin immediately.

The counter is automatically reset to 0:00:00 when any disc is inserted
into the FES.

Removing a CD/DVD (while playing)

1. Press the STOP/EJECT control to stop playback if a disc is playing.

2. Press the STOP/EJECT control again to eject the CD/DVD.

If the CD/DVD is not removed within the allotted time, the system will
pull the CD/DVD back into the system for safety purposes.

If the CD/DVD will not eject from the system, press and hold the EJECT
control for approximately 2 seconds. The disc should eject whether the
vehicle ignition is ON or OFF.

Playing an auxiliary device

1. Connect the video line from your video device to the YELLOW
auxiliary input jack.

2. Connect the left and right audio lines to the WHITE (left) and RED
(right) auxiliary input jacks respectively.

3. Press the MODE control repeatedly until DVD/CD AUX (no disc in
player) or DVD/CD play (disc in player) illuminates in the radio display.
If a disc is in the system, playback should begin. To enable the aux
inputs, press the STOP control or press the AUX control on the DVD
player.

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