Ford Contour (1999 year). Manual - part 10

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• Within approximately five
seconds, press and release either

or 

on the SEEK control to

change to the next frequency up or
down.

• Press and hold down 

or 

to

quickly move through the
frequencies.

Seek function

The seek function control works in
radio or tape mode.

Seek function in radio mode

• Press 

to find the next

listenable station down the
frequency band.

• Press 

to find the next

listenable station up the frequency
band.

Seek function in tape mode

• Press the AMS control.

• Press 

to listen to the

previous selection on the tape.

• Press 

to listen to the next

selection on the tape.

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Scan function

The scan function works in radio
and CD mode (if equipped).

Scan function with  electronic
stereo cassette radio

Press the SCAN control to hear a
brief sampling of all listenable
stations on the frequency band.
Press the control again to stop the
scan mode.

Scan function with  compact
disc radio

• Press the SCAN/TUNE control
once.

Radio station memory preset

The radio is equipped with six
station memory preset controls.
These controls can be used to
select up to six preset AM stations
and twelve FM stations (six in FM1
and six in FM2).

• Push 

on the SEEK control to

hear a brief sampling of listenable
stations up the frequency band. 

• Push 

to hear a brief sampling

of listenable stations down the
frequency band. 

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3. Press and hold a memory preset
control until the sound returns,
indicating the station is held in
memory on the control you
selected.

If the battery is disconnected, the
memory preset stations will need
to be reset.

Automatic memory store 
(if equipped)

Automatic memory store allows
you to set strong radio stations
without losing your original
manually set preset stations. This
feature is helpful on trips when you
travel between cities with different
radio stations.

Setting memory preset stations

1. Select the frequency band with
the AM/FM select control.

2. Select a station. Refer to Tune
adjust or Seek function for more
information on selecting a station.

Starting automatic memory
store (if equipped)

1. Select a frequency using the
AM/FM select control.

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2. Press the AUTO PRESET
control.

3. When the first six strong stations
are filled, the station stored in
memory preset control 1 will start
playing.

If there are less than six strong
stations available on the frequency
band, the remaining memory
preset controls will all store the last
strong station available.

Deactivating automatic memory
store

To deactivate automatic memory
store and return to your audio
system’s manually set memory
stations, press the AUTO PRESET
control again.

Bass adjust

The bass adjust control allows you
to increase or decrease the audio
system’s bass output.

• Push the AUDIO control
repeatedly until the display reads
BASS.

• Press (+) or (–) on the volume
control to increase or decrease
bass output.

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