2004 Ford Escape Owner's Manual - Page 24

Entertainment Systems Fade: Press FADE; then press / to shift sound to the SEL rear/front speakers. 9. Menu: Press MENU and SEL to access clock mode, RDS on/off, Traffic announcement mode and Program type mode. On Audiophile audios, press MENU to access the compression feature. Press SEL to turn the feature ON or OFF. Traffic: Allows you to hear traffic broadcasts. With the feature ON, press SEEK or SCAN to find a station broadcasting a traffic report (if it is broadcasting RDS data). Traffic information is not available in most U.S. markets. FIND Program type: Allows you to search RDS-equipped stations for a certain category of music format: Classic, Country, Info, Jazz, Oldies, R&B, Religious, Rock, Soft, Top 40. Show TYPE: Displays the station's call letters and format. Compression: Brings soft and loud CD passages together for a more consistent listening level. Setting the clock: Press MENU until SELECT HOUR or SELECT MINS is displayed. Use SEL to manually increase ( ) or decrease ( ) the hours/minutes. Press MENU again to disengage clock mode. 10. Memory presets: To set a station: Select frequency band AM/FM; tune to a station, press and hold a preset button until sound returns. 11. CD: Press to select CD mode. 12. AM/FM: Press to select AM/FM frequency band. Autostore: Allows you to set the strongest local radio stations without losing your original manually set preset stations for AM/FM1/FM2 . Press and momentarily hold AM/FM. AUTOSET will flash on the display. When the six strongest stations are filled, the station stored in preset 1 will begin playing. If there are less than six strong stations, the system will store the last one in the remaining presets. Press again to disengage. 24 2004 Escape (204) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA English (fus)