2014 Ford Expedition Owner Manual Printing 1 - Page 442

Navigation System (If Equipped) HD Radio Reception and Station Troubleshooting Reception area 441 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-HD7 multicast channels, the station mutes and stay 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 ensuring all audio streams and data fields are accurate. Potential Station Issues Issue Cause Action Echo, stutter, skip or This is poor time No action required. repeat in audio. alignment by the radio This is a broadcast Increase or decrease broadcaster. issue. in audio volume. 2014 Expedition (exd) Owners Guide gf, 1st Printing, June 2013 USA (fus)