2013 Ford Explorer Owner Manual Printing 4 - Page 498

MyFord Touch® (If Equipped) HD Radio Reception and Station Troubleshooting Reception area 497 Station blending Potential Reception Issues If you are listening to a multicast station and you are on the fringe of the reception area, the station may mute due to weak signal strength. If you are listening to HD1, the system switches back to the analog broadcast until the digital broadcast is available again. However, if you are listening to any of the possible HD2 through HD7 multicast channels, the station mutes and stays muted unless it is able to connect to the digital signal again. When the system first receives a station (aside from HD2-HD7 multicast stations), it first plays the station in the analog version. Once the receiver verifies the station is an HD Radio station, it shifts to the digital version. Depending on the station quality, you may hear a slight sound change when the station changes from analog to digital. Blending is the shift from analog to digital sound or digital back to analog sound. In order to provide the best possible experience, use the contact form to report any station issues found while listening to a station broadcasting with HD Radio technology. Independent entities own and operate each station. These stations are responsible for making sure all audio streams and data fields are accurate. Issue Echo, stutter, skip or repeat in audio. Increase or decrease in audio volume. Potential Station Issues Cause Action This is poor time No action required. alignment by the radio This is a broadcast broadcaster. issue. 2013 Explorer (exp) Owners Guide gf, 4th Printing, November 2012 USA (fus)