Ford Contour (2000 year). Manual - part 12

Setting the clock

Press and hold CLOCK, then press
SEEK 

to increase the hours or

to increase minutes.

The clock will display 12-hour time
with no AM/PM indications.

On the single CD audio system, the
clock can be set with the radio
power on or off.

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Tape play select

Insert a tape to begin tape play.

Push only slightly when inserting a
cassette tape (with the open edge
to the right). A cassette deck
loading mechanism pulls the tape
in the rest of the way.

CD play select

Insert a disc to begin CD play.

Press the PLAY/STOP control to
begin CD play if a disc is loaded in
the CD player. The first track of the
disc will begin playing if the disc
has just been loaded. After that,
CD play will begin where it was
stopped last.

Rewind/fast forward

The rewind and fast forward
controls work in tape and CD
modes (if equipped).

SEEK

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Rewind/fast forward in CD
mode

• Press the control for less than
three seconds for slow rewind.

• Press the control for more than
three seconds for fast rewind.

• Press the control for less than
three seconds for slow forward
action.

• Press the control for more than
three seconds for fast forward
action.

Tape direction select

Press both 

and 

to play

the alternate side of a tape.

Rewind/fast forward function in
tape mode

• Press 

to rewind the tape.

Play will continue once the
beginning of the tape is reached or
rewind is stopped.

• Press 

to fast forward the

tape. Once the end of the tape is
reached, tape direction reverses
and the opposite side of the tape
plays.

Tape eject

Press the control to stop and eject
a tape.

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CD eject

Press the control to stop and eject
a CD.

If a disc is ejected from the CD
player but is not removed within
approximately 10 seconds, the
player will automatically reload the
disc for storage (unless the disc is
automatically ejected because it
was inserted upside down, in which
case the disc will not be
automatically reloaded).

Dolby® noise reduction

Dolby® noise reduction
manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation operates only in tape
mode. Dolby® reduces the amount
of hiss and static during tape
playback.

Press the 

button to activate

and deactivate Dolby® noise
reduction.

Compression adjust 
(if equipped)

Compression adjust brings soft and
loud CD passages together for a
more consistent listening level.

Press the control to activate and
deactivate compression adjust.

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DISPLAY SCREEN

The display screen gives
information on the status of the
audio system.

Display

Information

AM, FM1 or FM2

Indicates which frequency band the audio 
system is in

87.9 to 107.9 

Indicates currently playing radio station

(530 to 1610 Am)

Illuminated bars

Indicates volume, relative levels of bass and 
treble and relative levels of speaker balance 
and fade

Indicates Dolby® Noise Reduction activation

1 or 2

Indicates side of tape playing

Indicates CD play

Indicates CD stop

TUNE

Indicates tune mode activated

M

Indicates manual tuning is activated

SCN or SCAN

Indicates scan mode activated

AUTO

Indicates Auto Memory Store (AMS)

BASS

Indicates bass mode activated

TREB

Indicates treble mode activated

BAL

Indicates speaker balance adjust

FADE

Indicates speaker fade adjust

SHUF

Indicates shuffle feature activated

COMP

Indicates compression feature activated

TOO HOT

Indicates CD player temperature is above 75°C
(167°F). CD play will stop. CD play can 
continue once the temperature reaches the 
normal range.

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