Ford E 150 Manual

When you select: You can:
TuneGo up and down the frequency in individual
increments.
If the current station has multiple digital
broadcasts, the multicast indicator appears.
Press Tune repeatedly to advance through all
available broadcasts. If you are on the last
broadcast channel, press to advance to the
next frequency on the band.
Set PTY/AllSelect a category of music you would like to
search for and then choose to either seek or
scan for the stations.
Note:The system scans the frequency band
three...

HD Radio Reception and Station Troubleshooting
Potential Reception Issues
Reception areaIf you are listening to a multicast station and
you are on the fringe of the reception area,
the station may mute due to weak signal
strength.
If you are listening to HD1, the system
switches back to the analog broadcast until
the digital broadcast is available again.
However, if you are listening to any of the
possible HD2-HD7 multicast channels, the
station mutes and stay muted unless it is able
to connect to the...

Potential Station Issues
Issue Cause Action
Sound fading or
blending in and out.The radio is shifting
between analog and
digital audio.No action required.
The reception issue
may clear up as you
continue to drive.
There is an audio
mute delay when
selecting HD2 or HD3,
multicast preset or
Direct Tune.The digital multicast is
not available until the
HD Radio broadcast is
decoded. Once
decoded, the audio is
available.No action required.
This is normal
behavior. Wait until
the audio is available.
Cannot...

HD Radio Voice Commands
If you are listening to the radio, press the voice button on the
steering wheel control. When prompted, say any of the
commands in the following chart.
If you are not listening to the radio, press the voice button and, after the
tone, say “Radio”, then any of the commands in the following chart.
“RADIO”
“ HD ”
“FM  HD ”
“Tune”
*
“Help”
*If you have said, “Tune”, see the following “Tune” chart.
“TUNE”
“ HD ”
“FM  HD ”
“Tune HD ”
“Help”
Sirius® Satellite Radio (If Activated)
Press...

When you select: You can:
Channel GuideSee a list of channels sorted by genre and
also skip or lock out certain channels. Select
the desired genre and choose a channel by
pressing the channel name button. You can
then choose to Skip or Lock a certain
channel. A skipped channel is not accessible
using the tune knob, scan or seek functions.
(To access the skipped channel, select Direct
Tune and enter the channel number.) You can
only access a locked channel by entering the
Channel Guide and then entering...

When you select: You can:
MemoPress this button to save a song title and
artist to the system. When the saved song is
playing on any satellite radio channel, the
system alerts you with a pop-up in the lower
status bar. You can either tune to the station
or ignore the pop-up. When you are in the
Memo screen, the following options are
available:
Refreshallows you to refresh the current
artist and title information.
Song Alertallows you to store the song
information displayed in the Title Field. The
next...

Sirius® Satellite Radio Voice Commands
If you are listening to Sirius satellite radio, press the voice
button on the steering wheel control. When prompted, say any
of the commands in the following chart.
If you are not listening to Sirius satellite radio, press the voice button
and, after the tone, say “Sirius”, then any of the commands in the
following chart.
“Sirius”
“” “Seek up”
“” “Sirius off”
“Preset ” “Sirius On”
“SAT 1” “Store”
*
“SAT 1 preset ” “Store preset ”
“SAT 2” “Store SAT1 preset ”
“SAT 2...

Sirius® Information
Note:Sirius reserves the unrestricted right to change, rearrange, add or
delete programming including canceling, moving or adding particular
channels, and its prices, at any time, with or without notice to you. Ford
Motor Company shall not be responsible for any such programming
changes.
Sirius satellite radio is a
subscription-based satellite radio
service that broadcasts a variety of
music, sports, news, weather, traffic
and entertainment programming.
Your factory-installed Sirius...

Potential reception issues
Station overloadWhen you pass a ground-based
broadcast-repeating tower, a stronger signal
may overtake a weaker one and the audio
system may mute.
Satellite radio signal
interferenceYour display may show ACQUIRING... to
indicate the interference and the audio
system may mute.
Troubleshooting tips
Radio Display Condition Possible Action
Acquiring... Radio requires more
than two seconds to
produce audio for the
selected channel.No action required.
This message should
disappear...

Troubleshooting tips
Radio Display Condition Possible Action
Updating. Update of channel
programming in
progress.No action required.
The process may take
up to three minutes.
Call Sirius
1–888–539–7474.Your satellite service is
no longer available.Contact Sirius at
1-888-539-7474 to
resolve subscription
issues.
No Channels Available. All the channels in the
selected channels are
either skipped or
locked.Use the channel guide
to turn off theLock
orSkipfunction on
that station.
Subscription Updated. Sirius...