1996 Ford Explorer Owner's Manual - Page 210

How to tune radio stations There are four ways for you to tune in a particular station. You can use the "TUNE", "SEEK", "SCAN" or memory buttons. s Using the "TUNE" function You can change the frequency up or down one increment at a time by pressing and releasing either the left (b) or right (a) side of the "TUNE" or "TUNE DISCS" button. To change frequencies quickly, press and hold down either the right or left side of the button. Manual tuning adjusts your radio to any allowable broadcast frequency, whether or not a station is present on that frequency. (See All About Radio Frequencies in this section.) s Using the "SEEK" function Press the right (a) side of the "SEEK" button to select the next listenable station up the frequency band. Press the left (b) side of the button to select the next listenable station down the frequency band. By holding the button down, listenable stations can be passed over to reach the desired station. s Using the "SCAN" function Pressing the "SCAN" button will begin the scan mode up the frequency band, stopping on each listenable station for approximately five seconds. To stop the scan mode on the presently sampled station, press the "SCAN" button again. s Setting the station MEMORY PRESET buttons Your radio is equipped with 6 station memory buttons. These buttons can be used to select up to 6 preset AM stations and 12 FM stations (6 in FM1 and 6 in FM2) 210