2002 Mercury Mountaineer Owner Guide 6th Printing - Page 71

Controls and features • RDS ON- Refer to Radio data system feature. • SELECT HOURS - Refer to Setting the clock. • SELECT MINUTES -Refer to Setting the clock. When in CD mode, you can access: SELECT HOURS, SELECT MINUTES or COMP ON/OFF. SELECT HOURS, SELECT MINUTES- Allows you to adjust the hours and minutes. Refer to Setting the clock. TRAFFIC ON/OFF- Traffic announcements can be programmed as local or distant. Refer to Traffic announcements. RDS ON/OFF- This feature allows your audio system to receive text information from RDS-equipped FM radio stations. Refer to Radio Data System feature. FIND type - Allows you to select your desired FM program type and search for that selection. SHOW - Allows you to select from NAME (displays the name of the radio station), TYPE (displays the RDS program type: rock, jazz, etc.), or NONE (deactivates the RDS display). Traffic announcements This feature allows you to hear traffic announcements. When in this MENU + SEL mode, traffic announcements will interrupt radio and CD play. When in FM mode and RDS is activated, press the MENU until TRAFFIC OFF displays. Press the SEL control to engage the feature. The display will read TRAFFIC ON. This feature also allows you to control the volume of traffic announcements. With the display reading TRAFFIC ON, adjust the volume using the volume control to the desired level. The volume level will show at the bottom of the display. Interrupting traffic announcements will be at the selected volume level. To disengage the feature, press the MENU control until TRAFFIC ON displays. Press the SEL control. The display will read TRAFFIC OFF. RDS traffic seek feature When in traffic mode, you can use the SEEK feature to seek up or down the listenable traffic capable frequencies. With the RDS activated, press MENU until TRAFFIC ON is displayed. Press and hold the SEEK control until the desired selection is reached. The feature disengages when the control is released. 71