1997 Ford Contour Owner's Manual - Page 40

Electronic Stereo and Stereo Cassette Radios Both the Electronic Stereo Radio and Cassette Radio offer full electronic tuning with new soft touch controls. Using the Controls on Your New Radio How to turn the radio on and adjust the volume Press the "POWER" button to turn the radio on. Press it again to turn it off. Press the right (+) side of the "VOLUME" button to increase the volume. Press the left ( ) side of the button to decrease the volume. Illuminated bars in the display show the relative volume level. NOTE: If the volume level is set above a certain listening level when the ignition switch is turned off, when the ignition switch is turned back on, the volume will come back to a "nominal" listening level. However, if the radio power is turned off, the volume will remain in the position it was set at when radio power was switched off. Selecting the AM or FM frequency band Push the "AM/FM" button to select the desired frequency band. Pushing the button more than once will alternate between AM, FM1 and FM2. These functions are used with the station memory buttons described under How to tune radio stations. 38