Ford Taurus X (2009 year). Manual — part 14

To operate the headphones:
• Press POWER on the ear piece to turn on the headphones. A red

indicator light will illuminate indicating the headphones are ON. Press
POWER again to turn the headphones off.

• Adjust the headphones to comfortably fit your head using the

headband adjustment.

• Select the desired audio source (Channel A or B) for each set of

wireless headphones by using the A/B selection switch on the ear
piece.

• Adjust the volume control to the desired listening level.
Ensure that the headphones are turned off when not in use. After
approximately one minute of not being in use (no infrared signal is
received), the wireless headphones will automatically turn off. They will
also turn off after two hours of continuous use as a power save feature.
If this happens, simply turn the headphones on again and continue use.

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Wired headphones

WARNING: Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle and
do not let children operate the system while unsupervised. If

wired headphones or auxiliary systems are used, children may become
entangled in the cords and seriously injure themselves.

WARNING: The driver should never use the headphones while
driving the vehicle. Using headphones may prevent the driver

from hearing audible warnings such as horns or emergency sirens,
which could result in a crash causing serious injury. Give your full
attention to driving and to the road.

You may purchase wired headphones for your FES (Family
Entertainment System). Plug them into the 3.5 mm headphone jack(s)
located on the left and right sides of the system. (Channel A is located
on the left side and Channel B is located on the right side.) These
headphones will be active when in Dual Play mode.

To listen to the audio on wired headphones (not included), connect the
wired headphones into the headphone jacks on the sides of the DVD
system. The wired headphone jack for Channel A is located on the left
side of the FES and is labeled

A. Headphones plugged into this

headphone jack will hear audio from the audio source selected to be the
Channel A source. The wired headphone jack for Channel B is located on
the right side of the FES and is labeled

B. Headphones plugged into

this headphone jack will hear audio from the audio source selected to be
the Channel B source.

Adjust the headphone volume using
the volume control on the DVD
system.

Operation

Single play/Dual play

Your DVD and audio system work together with the infrared headphones
and wired headphones (not included) to allow the rear seat passengers
to listen to the radio (and other media sources) over the headphones.
This enables the front and rear seat passengers to listen to a variety of
sources a variety of ways.

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Single Play: Single play consists of all occupants in the vehicle listening
to the same playing media over the front and rear speakers. When the
DVD system is on, and the same source is playing through the front and
rear speakers, SINGLE PLAY will appear in the front radio display.
Dual Play: Dual play is when the rear seat passengers choose to listen
to a different playing media than the front seat passengers. With the
DVD and Rear Seat Controls turned ON, the rear seat passengers may
choose to listen to the radio, CD, MP3, DVD, or DVD-AUX media sources
over headphones while the front speakers play the chosen selection for
the front audio system, they may listen to another over the headphones.
DUAL PLAY will appear in the radio display.
When both the front seat passengers and the rear seat passengers listen
to the same audio source, SHARED MODE will appear on the radio.
Note: If the front seat passengers are listening to the radio, the rear seat
passengers can also listen to the radio; however, they will be limited to
listening to the same radio channel.

Press the

/

headphone/speaker

button on the DVD player or
navigation radio touch screen.
The headphone control will now be active and a green light next to the
A or B headphone control buttons will illuminate. The system can output
two different audio sources over the headphones. These are called
Channel A and Channel B. Both Channel A and Channel B can be
listened to on the wired headphones (not included) or on the infrared
(IR) wireless headphones.

Press the Headphone Control button
A to change the audio source for
Channel A.

Press MEDIA to change the audio
source for Channel A. This
information will display on the DVD
system screen.

Press the Headphone Control button
B to change the audio source for
Channel B.

Press MEDIA to change the audio source for Channel B. This information
will display on the DVD system screen. Channel B can listen to either
the DVD media or the DVD system auxiliary inputs (DVD-AUX).

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Operation with an aftermarket audio system
(Headphone only mode)

When the Family Entertainment System (FES) detects that the original
radio supplied by Ford Motor Company has been removed from the
vehicle, the Family Entertainment System will work in a state referred to
as “Headphone Only Mode”.

While operating in Headphone Only Mode, the system will have limited
functionality.
• The system will only output audio to the headphones. It will not be

capable of providing audio to the speakers.

• The available sources in FES Headphone Only Mode are DVD-DISC

and DVD-AUX, regardless of headphone channel (A or B).

• When a disc is inserted into the FES while in Headphone Only Mode,

both headphone channels (A&B) will be connected to FES-DISC.

Menu mode

Press MENU once on the DVD system to access the DVD disc menu if
available.

Press MENU twice to access the DVD set-up menu and the following
features:

1. ZOOM

2. ANGLE

3. ASPECT RATIO

4. LANGUAGE

5. SUB TITLES

Angle mode

Select ANGLE to select various
angles of view for the DVD.

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