Second Generation Ford Probe

Operating Instructions

Compact Disc Player

 

 

1) Power (POWER)

Press the Power button to turn the unit on. Press again to turn it off.

2) Disc Eject (EJECT)

Press the Eject button to stop play, eject the disc, and resume radio operation of the audio system. You can eject the disc while the unit power and/or ignition is on or off. If the disc is ejected from the Compact Disc Player, but is not removed from the Disc Opening (5) within 10 seconds, the player will automatically reload the disc for storage.

3) Compression (COMP)

Due to the wide dynamic range of the Compact Disc Player, soft passages may be difficult to hear under certain driving conditions while maintaining a reasonable volume level in the louder passages. The Compression feature will bring these soft and loud passages closer together for a more consistent listening level. To turn the compression on, press the Compression button. Press again to turn off. When on, the Compression Indicator will appear on the Digital Display (13).

4) AM/FM Band Selector (AM/FM)

Press to select between AM and FM frequencies and preset stations. Press once to switch from the 5 AM presets to the first 5 FM presets. Press again to switch to the last 5 FM presets. Press again to return to the 5 AM presets. The selected presets will appear on the Digital Display (13) as 'AM', 'FM1', or 'FM2'.

5) Disc Opening (DISC)

Location for inserting the compact disc. Insert one disc label side up. When inserted, the disc will automatically load into the unit and begin play at the beginning of the first track. The Play Indicator will illuminate, Track Selection will read '1', and Elapsed Track Time will read '0:00' all on the Digital Display (13). When the disc reaches the end, the Compact Disc Player will automatically return to the beginning of the disc and resume playing.

6) Reverse (REV)

Press to search backwards for a particular point in a selection. When the Reverse button is pressed and held down, the disc will be scanned in reverse at low speed for the first 3 seconds, then will switch to a higher speed after 3 seconds. Release the button at the desired point, which can be found by either watching the elapsed playing time on the Digital Display (13), or by listening to the sound during reverse. When you have reached the beginning of track 1, the Compact Disc Player will begin playing.

7) Fast Forward (FF)

Press to search forwards for a particular point in a selection. When the Fast Forward button is pressed and held down, the disc will be scanned forward at low speed for the first 3 seconds, then will switch to a higher speed after 3 seconds. Release the button at the desired point, which can be found by either watching the elapsed playing time on the Digital Display (13), or by listening to the sound during fast forward. When you have reached the end of the disc by holding down the Fast Forward button, the Digital Display (13) will show 'END' and the Compact Disc Player will go into pause mode. Push Play/Stop (11) to begin playing at the first track of the disc.

8) Seek (SEEK </>)

In radio mode, Seek allows you to automatically select listenable stations up or down the frequency band. Press the Seek > button to select the next listenable station up the frequency band. Press the Seek < button to select the next listenable station down the frequency band.
 
In disc mode, Seek allows you to move to the next or previous selection on the disc. Press the Seek > button to move to the beginning of the next track. Press again to move to the next track and so on. Press the Seek < button to move to the beginning of the current track. Press again to move to the beginning of the previous track and so on.
 
The Seek buttons can also be used along with the Scan/Tune button (9) to switch radio frequencies or select disc tracks.

9) Scan/Tune (SCAN/TUNE)

The Scan/Tune button operates differently depending on whether the unit is in radio mode or disc player mode. 
 
When listening to the radio, pressing the Scan/Tune button enters the station scan mode or tune mode.
When listening to a disc, pressing the Scan/Tune button enters the track scan mode. Once in this mode, pressing the top Seek '>' button (8) will cause the Compact Disc Player to begin scanning the disc forward or pressing the bottom Seek '<' button (8) will cause the Compact Disc Player to begin scanning the disc backwards. While scanning, the unit will stop on each track for an 8 second sampling before going to the next track. This will continue until you press Scan/Tune a second time, or you select another CD function, such as Fast Forward (7), Reverse (6), Seek (8), Play/Stop (11), etc.

10) Clock (CLOCK)

Press to display the clock on the Digital Display (13). In radio mode, pressing the Clock button will switch between the radio frequency and the clock display. If you retune the radio while it's in clock mode, the new radio frequency will be displayed for ten seconds and then change back to clock. In disc mode, pressing the Clock button will switch between elapsed time mode, track number mode, and clock mode. If the track selection is changed while it's in elapsed time mode or clock mode, the new track number will be displayed for ten seconds and then change back to the previous mode.
 
To set the clock on the Digital Display (13), press and hold the Clock button and press the bottom Seek '<' button (8) to set the hours, or the top Seek '>' button (8) to set the minutes. The is no A.M. or P.M. The clock can be set with the radio and/or ignition on or off.

11) Play/Stop (PLAY/STOP)

When a disc is loaded, the unit will automatically enter play mode and the Play Indicator will appear on the Digital Display (13). To stop play temporarily, press the Play/Stop button. The Stop Indicator will appear on the Digital Display (13) and operation returns to radio mode. To resume disc play, press the Play/Stop button again. Note: If the ignition is turned off during play and then is set to the ON or ACC position, the Compact Disc Player will resume playing in the mode it was in when the ignition was turned off.

12) Preset Memory Buttons (1-5)

The radio is equipped with 5 Preset Memory buttons. These buttons can be used to select up to 5 preset AM stations and 10 FM stations. To select a preset station, first select the desired AM, FM1, or FM2 frequency band by pressing the AM/FM Band Selector button (4). Then select one of the Preset Memory buttons which has stored your desired station.
 
To set these buttons to the desired station:
  1. Select either the AM or FM band by pushing the AM/FM Band Selector (4). Push the button to access the first 5 AM presets (Digital Display (13) indicates 'AM'), again to access the first 5 FM presets (Digital Display (13) indicates 'FM1'), and a third time to access the last 5 FM presets (Digital Display (13) indicates 'FM2').
  2. Tune to the desired frequency using seek (8), or scan (9) tuning.
  3. Press one of the memory buttons and hold down for about 2 seconds until the sound returns. That station is now held in memory on that button.
  4. Follow the first three steps above for each Preset Memory button you want to set.

To automatically load stations onto the Preset Memory buttons, use the Auto Memory Load or Automatic Memory Store features of the Auto Preset button (14).

13) Digital Display

Displays all the information relevant to the radio and disc player.

14) Auto Preset (AUTO PRESET)

Activates the Auto Memory Load and Automatic Memory Store features. To activate the Auto Memory Load feature, press and hold the Auto Preset button for 3 seconds. Auto Memory Load will set all station memory presets in AM, FM1, and FM2 sequentially by seeking out the first five strong stations for the respective band and storing them in Preset Memory Buttons 1-5. The Automatic Memory Store feature is the same as the Auto Memory Load feature, except you can load stations onto the presets without loosing your originally set stations. Press the Auto Preset button once. The radio will set all station memory presets in AM, FM1, and FM2 sequentially by seeking out the first five strong stations for the respective band and storing them in Preset Memory Buttons 1-5. 'AUTO' will be displayed on the Digital Display (13) and the radio will run through all the frequencies, stopping momentarily on the stations being set into the memory buttons. To turn off the Automatic Memory Store feature and return to the original memory presets, press the Auto Preset button again. Note: If there are less then five strong stations in the frequency band, the remaining unfilled buttons will store the last strong station detected on the band.

15) Audio Tone Adjust (AUDIO)

The Audio Tone Adjust button allows you to adjust the tone balance and the speaker output. Pressing the Audio Tone Adjust button allows you to cycle through the following adjustable levels:
Note: Bars will illuminate on the Digital Display (13) to represent the levels of bass, treble, and the positions of balance and fade functions. The bar display will return to the normal volume level after five seconds.

16) Volume Control (VOL +/-)

Press the + side of the Volume Control button to increase the volume. Press the - side of the Volume Control button to decrease the volume. Bars will illuminate on the Digital Display (13) to represent the volume level. Note: If the volume level is set above a certain listening level when the ignition is turned off, when the ignition is turned back on, the volume will come back on at a nominal listening level. However, if the unit power is turned off with the Power button (1), the volume will remain at the level it was set at when the unit power is turned back on.

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