1997 Mercury Grand Marquis Owner Guide 1st Printing - Page 61

Using the Controls of Your Cassette Tape Player NOTE: Radio power must be on to use the cassette tape player or eject a tape. How to insert a tape Your cassette tape player is equipped with power loading. Once you insert a tape and push slightly (with the open edge to the right), the loading mechanism draws the tape the rest of the way in and play will begin after a momentary tape tightening process. NOTE: A cassette tape can be loaded with the ignition on whether or not the radio power is on. Inserting a cassette tape with the radio power off will turn the audio system on. After the cassette is ejected, radio play will return. Also, the antenna will be in the up position whenever the radio is playing but will go down anytime the radio is not playing (i.e., when a cassette or compact disc is playing or when the radio power is off). How to locate a desired track on the tape There are four ways to quickly locate a desired selection on the tape. You can use the fast forward, rewind, "SEEK", or "SCAN" function. Following are brief descriptions of each. u Fast forwarding the tape To fast forward the tape, press the "FF" button. The radio will begin playing until fast forward is manually stopped (by pushing the "TAPE" button) or the end of the tape is reached. 59