Ford F-250 Super Duty (1999 year). Manual — part 11

Volume/power control

Press the control to turn the audio
system on or off.

Audio power can also be turned on
by pressing the AM/FM select
control or the tape/CD select
control. Audio power is turned off
by using the volume/power control.

Turn control to raise or lower
volume.

If the volume is set above a certain level and the ignition is turned off,
the volume will come back on at a “nominal” listening level when the
ignition switch is turned back on.

AM/FM select

The AM/FM select control works in
radio, tape and CD modes.

AM/FM select in radio mode

This control allows you to select AM or FM frequency bands. Press the
control to switch between AM, FM1 or FM2 memory preset stations.

AM/FM select in tape mode

Press this control to stop tape play and begin radio play.

AM/FM select in CD or CD changer mode (if equipped)

Press this control to stop CD play and begin radio play.

VOL - PUSH ON

VOL - PUSH ON

AM

FM

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Tune adjust

The tune control works in radio or CD changer mode.

Tune adjust in radio mode
• Press

to move to the next

frequency down the band
(whether or not a listenable
station is located there). Hold the
control to move through the
frequencies quickly.

• Press

to move to the next

frequency up the band (whether
or not a listenable station is
located there). Hold for quick
movement.

Tune adjust for CD changer (if equipped)
• Press

to select the previous

disc in the CD changer. (Play will
begin on the first track of the
disc unless the CD changer is in
shuffle mode. Refer to Shuffle
feature for more information.
Hold the control to continue
reversing through the remaining
discs.

• Press

to select the next disc

in the CD changer. Hold the control to fast-forward through the
remaining discs.

Seek function

The seek function control works in radio, tape or CD mode.

SEEK

TUNE

SEEK

TUNE

SEEK

TUNE

SEEK

TUNE

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Seek function in radio mode
• Press

to find the next

listenable station down the
frequency band.

• Press

to find the next

listenable station up the
frequency band.

Seek function in tape mode
• Press

to listen to the previous selection on the tape.

• Press

to listen to the next selection on the tape.

Seek function for CD or CD changer (if equipped)
• Press

to seek to the previous

track of the current disc. If a
selection has been playing for
three seconds or more and you
press

, the CD changer will

replay that selection from the
beginning.

• Press

to seek forward to the

next track of the current disc.
After the last track has been
completed, the first track of the
current disc will automatically replay.

Scan function

The scan function works in radio,
tape or CD mode.

Scan function in radio mode

Press the SCAN control to hear a brief sampling of all listenable stations
on the frequency band. Press the control again to stop the scan mode.

SEEK

SEEK

TUNE

TUNE

SEEK

SEEK

TUNE

TUNE

SCAN

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Scan function in tape mode

Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the
tape. (The tape scans in a forward direction. At the end of the tape’s
first side, direction automatically reverses to the opposite side of the
tape.) To stop on a particular selection, press the control again.

Scan function in CD or CD changer mode (if equipped)

Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the
CD. (The CD scans in a forward direction, wrapping back to the first
track at the end of the CD.) To stop on a particular selection, press the
control again.

Radio station memory preset

The radio is equipped with six station memory preset controls. These
controls can be used to select up to six preset AM stations and twelve
FM stations (six in FM1 and six in FM2).

Setting memory preset stations

1. Select the frequency band with the AM/FM select control.

2. Select a station. Refer to Tune adjust or Seek function for more
information on selecting a station.

3. Press and hold a memory preset control until the sound returns,
indicating the station is held in memory on the control you selected.

Autoset memory preset

Autoset allows you to set strong radio stations without losing your
original manually set preset stations. This feature is helpful on trips
when you travel between cities with different radio stations.

AM

FM

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SHUFFLE

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