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Entertainment systems – FORD 2009 Taurus v.3 User Manual

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RBDS: Available only in FM mode. This feature allows you to search
RBDS-equipped stations for a certain category of music format:
CLASSIC, COUNTRY, INFORM, JAZZ/RB, ROCK, etc.
To activate, press MENU repeatedly until RBDS (ON/OFF) appears in
the display. Use

/

to toggle RBDS ON/OFF. When RBDS is OFF,

you will not be able to search for RBDS equipped stations or view the
station name or type.

To search for specific RBDS music categories: When the desired
category appears in the display, press

/

to find the desired type,

then press and release

SEEK, SEEK

or press and hold SCAN to

begin the search.

To view the station name or type: When the desired category appears
in the display, press TEXT/SCAN to toggle between displaying the station
type (COUNTRY, ROCK, etc.) or the station name (WYCD, WXYZ, etc.).

BASS: Press MENU to reach the bass setting. Use

/

to adjust.

TREB (Treble): Press MENU to reach the treble setting. Use

/

to

adjust.

BAL (Balance): Press MENU to reach the balance setting. Use

/

to adjust the audio between the left (L) and right (R) speakers.

FADE: Press MENU to reach the fade setting. Use

/

to adjust the

audio between the back (B) and front (F) speakers.

ALL SEATS (Occupancy mode) (Available on Audiophile radios only):
Press MENU repeatedly to access. Press

/

to optimize sound for

ALL SEATS, DRIVERS SEAT or REAR SEATS.

SPEEDVOL (Speed sensitive volume, if equipped): Press MENU to
reach the SPEEDVOL setting. Radio volume automatically gets louder
with increasing vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.
Use

/

to adjust.

The default setting is off; increasing your vehicle speed will not change
the volume level.

Adjust 1–7: Increasing this setting from 1 (lowest setting) to 7 (highest
setting) allows the radio volume to automatically change slightly with
vehicle speed to compensate for road and wind noise.

Recommended level is1–3; SPEED OFF turns the feature off and level 7
is the maximum setting.

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2009 Taurus (500)
Owners Guide (own2002), 3rd Printing
USA
(fus)