Ford Taurus X (2009 year). Manual — part 5

AM/FM Single CD/MP3 satellite compatible sound system
(if equipped)

WARNING: Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle
control, accident and injury. Ford strongly recommends that

drivers use extreme caution when using any device that may take their
focus off the road. The driver’s primary responsibility is the safe
operation of their vehicle. Only use cell phones and other devices not
essential to the driving task when it is safe to do so.

Accessory delay: Your vehicle is equipped with accessory delay. With
this feature, the window switches, radio and moon roof (if equipped)
may be used for up to ten minutes after the ignition is turned off or until
either front door is opened.

1.

/

(Tuner): Press to

manually go up or down the radio
frequency. Also use in menu mode
to select various settings.

In satellite radio mode (if equipped), press

/

to tune to the

next/previous channel.

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In CATEGORY MODE, press

/

to scroll through the list of

available SIRIUS channel Categories (Pop, Rock, News, etc.). Refer to
Category under Menu for further information.
Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS subscription.
Check with your authorized dealer for availability.

2.

(Phone): Your vehicle may be

equipped with the SYNC system
which has special phone features.
For further information, refer to the SYNC supplement.

3. MENU: Press repeatedly to
access the following settings:

Setting the clock: Press MENU until SET HOURS or SET MINUTES is
displayed. Use

/

to manually increase/decrease. Press MENU again

to disengage clock mode.

SATELLITE RADIO MENU (if equipped): Press MENU when satellite
radio mode is active to access. Press OK to enter into the satellite radio
menu. Press

/

to cycle through the following options:

• CATEGORY: Press OK to enter category mode. Press

/

to

scroll through the list of available SIRIUS channel Categories (Pop,
Rock, News, etc.) Press OK when the desired category appears in the
display. After a category is selected, press SEEK to search for that
specific category of channels only (i.e. ROCK). You may also select
CATEGORY ALL to seek all available SIRIUS categories and channels.

• SAVE SONG: Press OK to save the currently playing song in the

system’s memory. (If you try to save something other than a song,
CANT SAVE will appear in the display.) When the chosen song is
playing on any satellite radio channel, the system will alert you with
an audible prompt. Press OK while SONG ALERT is in the display and
the system will take you to the channel playing the desired song. You
can save up to 20 songs. If you attempt to save a song when the
system is full, the display will read REPLACE SONG? Press OK to
access the saved songs and press

/

to cycle through the saved

songs. When the song appears in the display that you would like to
replace, press OK. SONG REPLACED will appear in the display.

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• DELETE SONG: Press OK to delete a song from the system’s

memory. Press

/

to cycle through the saved songs. When the

song appears in the display that you would like to delete, press OK.
The song will appear in the display for confirmation. Press OK again
and the display will read SONG DELETED. If you do not want to

delete the currently listed song, press

/

to select either

RETURN or CANCEL.
Note: If there are no songs presently saved, the display will read NO
SONGS.

• DELETE ALL SONGS: Press OK to delete all song’s from the

system’s memory. The display will read ARE YOU SURE ? Press OK to
confirm deletion of all saved songs and the display will read ALL
DELETED.
Note: If there are no songs presently saved, the display will read NO
SONGS.

• ENABLE ALERTS / DISABLE ALERTS: Press OK to enable/disable

the satellite alert status which alerts you when your selected songs are
playing on a satellite radio channel. (The system default is disabled.)
SONG ALERTS ENABLED/DISABLED will appear in the display. The
menu listing will display the opposite state. For example, if you have
chosen to enable the song alerts, the menu listing will read DISABLE
as the alerts are currently on, so your other option is to turn them off.

Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS radio
subscription. Check with your authorized dealer for availability.

AUTOSET: Press MENU until the display reads AUTOSET. Autoset
allows you to set the strongest local radio stations without losing your
original manually set preset stations for AM/FM1/FM2. Use

/

to

turn on/off.
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.

RBDS: Available only in FM mode. This feature allows you to search
RBDS-equipped stations for a certain category of music format:
CLASSIC, COUNTRY, INFORM, JAZZ/RB, ROCK, etc.
To activate, press MENU repeatedly until RBDS (ON/OFF) appears in
the display. Use

/

to toggle RBDS ON/OFF. When RBDS is OFF,

you will not be able to search for RBDS equipped stations or view the
station name or type.

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To search for specific RBDS music categories: When the desired
category appears in the display, press

/

to find the desired type,

then press and release

SEEK, SEEK

or press and hold SCAN to

begin the search.

To view the station name or type: When the desired category appears
in the display, press TEXT/SCAN to toggle between displaying the station
type (COUNTRY, ROCK, etc.) or the station name (WYCD, WXYZ, etc.).

BASS: Press MENU to reach the bass setting. Use

/

to adjust.

TREB (Treble): Press MENU to reach the treble setting. Use

/

to

adjust.

BAL (Balance): Press MENU to reach the balance setting. Use

/

to adjust the audio between the left (L) and right (R) speakers. Press
OK to close and return to the main menu.

FADE: Press MENU to reach the fade setting. Use

/

to adjust the

audio between the back (B) and front (F) speakers.

SPEED VOL (Speed sensitive volume, if equipped): Press MENU to
reach the SPEEDVOL setting. Radio volume automatically gets louder
with increasing vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.
Use

/

to adjust.

The default setting is off; increasing your vehicle speed will not change
the volume level.

Adjust 1–7: Increasing this setting from 1 (lowest setting) to 7 (highest
setting) allows the radio volume to automatically change slightly with
vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.

Recommended level is 1–3; SPEED OFF turns the feature off and level 7
is the maximum setting.

TRACK/FOLDER MODE: Available only on MP3 discs in CD mode.
In track mode, press

SEEK, SEEK

to scroll through all tracks on

the disc
In folder mode, press

SEEK, SEEK

to scroll through tracks

within the selected folder.
Press

FOLDER, FOLDER

to access the previous/next folder (if

available).

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