Ford Taurus X (2009 year). Manual — part 4

AUDIO SYSTEMS
Quick start — How to get going

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 drivers 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.

Listening to the radio

1. If the audio system is off, press
VOL-PUSH to turn the radio on.
Turn VOL-PUSH to adjust the
volume.

Note: The system may take a few
moments to turn on.

2. Press AM/FM repeatedly to
choose between AM/FM1/FM2
frequency bands.

3. Press

/

to manually go

up/down the frequency band.

Press

SEEK

to search

down/up the chosen frequency band
for the next strongest station.
To disengage SEEK mode,
press

/

.

4. Once you are tuned to the
desired station, press and hold a
memory preset (1–6) to save the
station. PRESET SAVED will appear on the display and the sound will
return signifying the station has been saved. You can save up to six
stations in each frequency band — six in AM, six in FM1 and six in FM2.
To access your saved stations, press the corresponding memory preset.
The memory preset # and the station frequency will appear on the
display.

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Listening to satellite radio (if equipped)

1. If the audio system is turned off,
press VOL-PUSH to turn the radio
on. Turn VOL-PUSH to adjust the
volume.

Note: The system may take a few
moments to turn on.

2. Press AUX repeatedly to cycle
through auxiliary audio sources.
Select SAT1, SAT2 or SAT3 to listen
to satellite radio.

3. Press

SEEK, SEEK

to

access the previous or next satellite
channel.

You may also seek by music
category. For further information, refer to CATEGORY listing under the
MENU control on your specific audio system.

4. Once you are tuned to the
desired channel, press and hold a
memory preset (1–6) to save the
channel. PRESET SAVED will appear on the display and the sound will
return signifying the station has been saved. You can save up to six
channels in each — six in SAT1, six in SAT2, and six in SAT3.

To access your saved channels, press the corresponding memory preset.
The memory preset # and the channel name will appear on the display.

Listening to a CD/MP3 (if equipped)

1. If the audio system is turned off,
press VOL-PUSH to turn the radio
on. Turn VOL-PUSH to adjust the
volume.

Note: The system may take a few
moments to turn on.

2. Press CD to enter CD mode. If a
disc is already loaded into the
system, CD play will begin where it
ended last.

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For a single CD system, if a disc
is not already loaded, insert only
one, label side up into the CD slot.
LOADING CD and READING DISC will appear in the display. The first
track on the disc will begin playing.

For an in-dash six CD system, if
a disc is not already loaded, press
LOAD. Select a slot number using
memory presets 1–6. When the
display reads LOAD CD#, load the
desired disc, label side up. If you do not choose a slot within five
seconds, the system will choose for you. Once loaded, the first track will
begin to play.
To auto load up to six discs, press and hold LOAD until the display
reads AUTOLOAD#. Load the desired disc, label side up. The system will
prompt you to load discs for the remaining available slots. Insert the
discs, one at a time, label side up, when prompted. Once loaded, the last
loaded disc will begin to play.

Note: An MP3 disc with folders will show F001 (folder #) T001 (track #)
in the display. An MP3 disc without folders will show T001 (track#) in
the display. Refer to MP3 track and folder structure later in this
chapter for further information.

3. In CD/MP3 mode, you can access the following features:

Press

SEEK, SEEK

to

access the previous/next tracks.

Press and hold REW to manually
reverse in a CD/MP3 track.

Press and hold FF to manually
advance in a CD/MP3 track.

While in folder mode, press
FOLDER to access the previous
folder on MP3 discs, if available.

While in folder mode, press
FOLDER

to access the next

folder on MP3 discs, if available.

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Press SHUFFLE to engage shuffle
mode. SHUFFLE ON will appear in
the display. If you wish to engage
shuffle mode right away, press SEEK to begin random play. Otherwise,
random play will begin when the current track is finished playing. CD
SHUF will appear in the display.
To disengage, press SHUFFLE again. SHUFFLE OFF will appear in the
display.

Note: In track mode, all tracks on the current disc will shuffle in
random order. In MP3 folder mode, the system will randomly play all
tracks within the current folder.

Press

/

(play/pause) when a

CD/MP3 is playing to pause the disc.
CD PAUSE will appear in the
display. Press again to resume play.

4. For a single CD system,
press

to eject the current disc.

The display will read CD EJECT.

For an in-dash six CD system,
press

and then select the

correct slot number using memory presets 1–6. When ready, the system
will eject the disc and the display will read REMOVE CD. If the disc is
not removed in 15 seconds, the system will reload the disc.
To auto eject up to six discs, press and hold

until the system

begins ejecting all loaded discs. If the discs are not removed, the system
will reload the discs.

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