Ford Taurus X (2009 year). Manual — part 11

To play a DVD in the DVD system:

The DVD system can play DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-R/W discs as well as
audio CDs and video CDs. To ensure proper disc operation, check the
disc for finger prints, scratches and cleanliness. Clean with a soft cloth,
wiping from center to edge.

1. Ensure that the vehicle is on or the ignition is in accessory mode.

2. Insert a DVD into the system, label-side up to turn on the system. It
will load automatically.

3. Press the power button on the
DVD player, then press Play

to

begin to play the disc.

If a DVD is already loaded into the
system, press PLAY on the DVD
player.

Note: If sound can be heard, but no video is present, press VIDEO to
select the video source (DVD or aux-inputs).

Press VIDEO to change the source
displayed on the screen. Press
repeatedly to cycle through:
DVD-DISC, DVD-AUX, NON-DVD,
OFF.

Press the power button to turn the
system off. The indicator light will
turn off indicating the system is off.

Note: The audio from the DVD system will play over all vehicle speakers
and can be adjusted by the radio volume control.

To play a CD in the DVD system:

The DVD system can play audio CDs, CD-R and CD-R/W, CD-ROM and
video CDs. To ensure proper disc operation, check the disc for finger
prints and scratches. Clean the disc with a soft cloth, wiping from the
center to the edge.

1. Ensure that the vehicle is on or the ignition is in accessory mode.

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2. Insert a CD into the system,
label-side up to turn on the DVD
system. It will load and
automatically begin to play. If there
is already a CD in the system, press
PLAY on the DVD player.

3. The disc will begin to play and
the ‘CD Audio Disc’ screen will
display. From this screen, you can
also select from COMPRESSION,
SHUFFLE and SCAN features.

To play an MP3 disc in the DVD system:

1. Ensure that the vehicle is on or the ignition is in accessory mode.

2. Insert an MP3 disc into the
system, label-side up to turn on the
DVD system. It will load and
automatically begin to play. If there
is already a disc in the system, press
PLAY on the DVD player.

3. The disc will begin to play and
the ‘MP3 Audio Disc’ screen will
display and allow you to access the
COMPRESSION, SHUFFLE, SCAN
and FOLDER MODE features.

To play an auxiliary source through the DVD system

The DVD system can be used to connect and play auxiliary electronic
devices such as game systems, personal camcorders, video cassette
recorders, etc.

1. Ensure that the vehicle is on or the ignition is in accessory mode.

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2. Press the power button to turn
the DVD system on. The indicator
light next to the power button will
illuminate.

3. Connect an auxiliary audio/video
source by connecting RCA cords
(not included) to the RCA jacks on
the left hand side of the system.
• Yellow (1) — video input
• White (2) — left channel audio

input

• Red (3) — right channel audio

input

4. Press MEDIA on the DVD system to change the media source to AUX.

5. Press VIDEO on the DVD system to change the video source to
DVD-AUX. If your source is properly plugged in, it will appear on the
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen. If your auxiliary source does not
have a video signal, or if the DVD system does not detect a video signal
from the auxiliary source, the screen will remain black. If the video
source is set to DVD-AUX, the display will automatically turn on if a
video signal is detected.

To listen to audio over the headphones (Dual play mode):

You may listen to channels A and B over wired or wireless headphones.
Refer to Using the infrared wireless headphones and Using wired
headphones for further information.
• Black (4) — wired headphone output (wired headphones not

included)

1. Press the
headphone/speaker

/

button

on the DVD player or press the 2
and 4 memory presets on the radio at the same time.

A green light will illuminate next to either the A or B Headphone Control
Button to indicate which channel is active (able to be controlled).

2. Press MEDIA to change the audio source of the active channel (A or
B). The audio source will be shown on the display. You may change the
active channel by pressing the A or B headphone control button.

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Note: Channel A can access any possible media source (AM, FM1, FM2,
SAT (if equipped), CD, DVD, AUX). Channel B can only access DVD and
AUX sources.

Note: Refer to Single play/Dual play for more information.

Using the infrared (IR) wireless headphones:

1. Press the power control on the earpiece to turn the headphones ON.

2. Select Channel A or B for each set of wireless headphones by using
the A/B control on the ear piece.

3. Adjust the headphone volume using the rotary dial on the earpiece.

Using wired headphones (not included):

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.

1. Connect the wired headphones in to the headphone jacks on either
side of the DVD system. Each side is labeled

A or

B. Headphones

plugged into jack A will listen to Channel A and headphones plugged into
jack B will listen to Channel B.

2. Adjust the volume levels using
the volume controls on the DVD
system.

To adjust display brightness:

To decrease/increase the brightness
level on the display screen, press
the brightness control on the DVD
system. A display will appear at the
bottom of the screen indicating the
brightness level. The brightness display will only appear when the menu
is not displayed.

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