Entertainment systems – FORD 2008 Taurus v.2 User Manual
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Satellite radio is available only with a valid SIRIUS radio
subscription. Check with your authorized dealer for availability.
AUTOSET: Press MENU until the display reads AUTOSET. Autoset
allows you to set the strongest local radio stations without losing your
original manually set preset stations for AM/FM1/FM2. Use
/
to
turn on/off.
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.
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.
2008 Taurus (500)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA (fus)
Entertainment Systems
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