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1. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC appears.
2. Press MENU. MEDIA MENU will momentarily appear in the radio
display followed by PLAY MENU.
3.
Scroll repeatedly until SYSTEM SETTINGS appears in the radio display.
4. Press OK to confirm and enter the SYSTEM SETTINGS menu.
5. Scroll until BT (BLUETOOTH) DEVICES appears in the display. Press
OK to confirm and enter the BT DEVICES menu.
6. Scroll until ADD DEVICE appears in the radio display. Press OK to
confirm.
7. When FIND SYNC appears in your radio display, scroll repeatedly until
FIND DEVICES appears. Press OK to confirm.
8. After the search for active BT DEVICES is complete, scroll to find the
desired device. Press OK to confirm.
9. Refer to your device’s user guide for instructions on how to put your
device into discoverable mode. When your media device gives you a PIN,
enter that PIN into SYNC using voice commands (or using the 0–9
memory presets on your audio system, if equipped), when prompted.
10. When you have entered your last digit via voice, say “Enter”.
11. When the process is complete, SYNC will display CONNECTED and
the name of the device will appear in the radio display.
You can now change SYNC sources to BT (BLUETOOTH) AUDIO and
stream music from your device.
Connecting a Bluetooth media device
To connect a previously paired Bluetoothdevice:
Note: To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC appears.
2.
Press MENU. MEDIA MENU will momentarily appear in the radio display.
3. Press OK to access PLAY MENU.
4.
Scroll repeatedly until SYSTEM SETTINGS appears in the radio display.
5. Press OK to confirm and enter the SYSTEM SETTINGS menu.
6. Scroll repeatedly until BT DEVICES menu appears in the radio display.
7. Press OK to confirm the selection. This will take you into the BT
DEVICES menu.
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USING SYNC’S PLAY MENU
The SYNC PLAY MENU allows you to play your music by playing all
selections, by artist listing, album listing, genre listing, playlists, tracks,
or by selecting similar music to what is currently playing. You can also
choose to ‘Explore USB’ which will allow you to explore supported digital
music files on your playing device.
Note:The PLAY MENU is only available for indexable media through the
USB port. This is not available for LINE IN and BT AUDIO.
SYNC is able to organize and sort your indexed media from your playing
device by metadata tags. Metadata tags are descriptive software
identifiers embedded in your media files which provide information about
the media file. SYNC supports the following metadata tags:
• Artist
• Album
• Genre
• Track
If your indexed media files contain no information embedded in these
metadata tags, SYNC will automatically classify the empty metadata tags
as UNKNOWN.
To access the SYNC PLAY MENU:
Note: To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Ensure that your playing device is plugged into the USB port and is
ON.
2. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC appears.
3. Press MENU. MEDIA MENU will momentarily appear in the radio
display.
4. Press OK to access the PLAY MENU.
5. Press OK. If there are no media files to access, the radio display will
read NO MEDIA.
6. In the SYNC PLAY MENU, scroll repeatedly to select from the
following options:
• PLAY ALL
• ARTISTS
• ALBUMS
• GENRES
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10. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through all subfolders and/or tracks in the
selected folder.
Note:When you are playing USB SYNC MEDIA using the EXPLORE
USB feature, and you folders saved on your playing device, you are in
folder mode. In folder mode, you can say “Play next folder” or “Play
previous folder” to advance within your saved folders. You may also
press
FOLDER(if available on your audio system) to advance to
the previous/next folder. Press OK to select a folder and scroll repeatedly
through all subfolders and/or tracks in the selected folder.
Note: PLAY ALL will appear in every subfolder, giving you quick access
to play all tracks in the particular folder.
Refer to Using the media settings in your media menu earlier in this
chapter for further information on making adjustments to your music
(i.e., Seek, Shuffle, Autoplay and Repeat).
Playing similar music
SYNC allows you to play music similar to what is currently playing from
the USB port. The system will use the metadata information of each song
to compile a playlist for you. To access:
Note: To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Ensure that your playing device is plugged into the USB port and is
ON.
2. Ensure that you are listening to an indexed track.
3. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC USB appears.
4. Press MENU. MEDIA MENU will momentarily appear in the display.
5. Press OK to access the PLAY MENU.
6. Press OK.
7. Once PLAY ALL appears in the radio display, scroll repeatedly until
SIMILAR appears in the radio display.
8. Press OK. The system will create a new list of similar songs and begin
playing.
Note: Your metadata tags must be populated in order for the SIMILAR
MUSIC feature to include each TRACK.
Note: With certain playing devices, if your metadata tags (Artist, Album,
Track, Genre) are not populated, the tracks won’t be available in voice
recognition, the PLAY MENU or SIMILAR MUSIC. However, if you place
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ACCESSING SYNC MEDIA FEATURES THROUGH YOUR DVD
SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Rear seat passengers can listen to SYNC media sources (USB, BT
AUDIO, LINE IN) through the DVD system (if equipped).
To access:
1. Ensure that:
•The DVD and audio system are ON.
• Your digital media playing device is plugged into the USB port or
SYNC’s Auxiliary input jack (Line in), if desired.
• Your Bluetooth enabled cellular phone from which you wish to stream
music is ON and is currently paired to SYNC as a BluetoothDevice.
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2. Ensure that your wireless
headphones are set to Channel A.
(Channel A can access any possible
media source: AM, FM1, FM2, SAT
(satellite radio, if equipped), CD,
DVD, AUX, SYNC (USB, BT AUDIO
and LINE IN). Channel B can only
access DVD and AUX sources.)
3. Press
A on the DVD system to
gain access to your possible media
selections.
4. Press MEDIA (on the DVD system or on the remote control)
repeatedly until SYNC appears on the DVD screen in the
A status
bar. (You cannot access SYNC through
B.) Either press ENTER or
wait until the system times out.
After choosing the SYNC media source, you can then choose from the
media settings (Shuffle, Repeat, Autoplay) as well as choosing from
these options: Play All music, Play Artists, Play Albums, Play Genres,
Play tracks, Explore the USB device or accessing/playing your Playlists.
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•Then select ‘Media Menu’ to
choose from:
Play Menu: Choose how to play your SYNC USB media. Access Play All,
Artists, Albums, Tracks, Genres, Playlists and Explore USB.
Select Source: Choose another SYNC media source (USB, BT AUDIO,
LINE IN).
Media Settings: Choose to activate/deactivate Shuffle, Repeat or
Autoplay.
Play menu
The Play Menu gives the choice of how to play music from your SYNC
media source. To access:
• From the main screen, select
‘Menu’.
Select ‘Play Menu’.
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Similar MusicThe Similar Music screen allows you to play music similar
to what is currently playing from the USB port. The system will use the
metadata information of each song to compile a playlist for you.
Select source menu
The SYNC select source menu screen allows you to choose which SYNC
media source to access.
• From the main screen, select
‘Menu’.
• Choose ‘Select Source’.
Choose from:
• USB: Select to access any
supported device plugged into the
USB port.
• Bluetooth Stereo: Select to
stream audio from your Bluetooth
stereo enabled device over the
vehicle’s speakers.
• Line In: Select to access any
playing device plugged into the Auxiliary input jack (Line in).
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their affiliates and/or their designated agent.
• Obligation to Drive Responsibly: You recognize your obligation to
drive responsibly and keep attention on the road. You will read and
abide with the DEVICE operating instructions particularly as they
pertain to safety and assumes any risk associated with the use of the
DEVICE.
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If the SOFTWARE is provided by FORD MOTOR COMPANY separate
from the DEVICE on media such as a ROM chip, CD ROM disk(s) or via
web download or other means, and is labeled “For Upgrade Purposes
Only” or For Recovery Purposes Only you may install one (1) copy of
such SOFTWARE onto the DEVICE as a replacement copy for the
existing SOFTWARE, and use it in accordance with this EULA, including
any additional EULA terms accompanying the upgrade SOFTWARE.
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property rights in and to the SOFTWARE (including but not limited to
any images, photographs, animations, video, audio, music, text and
“applets,” incorporated into the SOFTWARE), the accompanying printed
materials, and any copies of the SOFTWARE, are owned by MS,
Microsoft Corporation, their affiliates or suppliers. The SOFTWARE is
licensed, not sold. You may not copy the printed materials accompanying
the SOFTWARE. All title and intellectual property rights in and to the
content which may be accessed through use of the SOFTWARE is the
property of the respective content owner and may be protected by
applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties. This
EULA grants you no rights to use such content. All rights not specifically
granted under this EULA are reserved by MS, Microsoft Corporation,
their affiliates and suppliers. Use of any on-line services which may be
accessed through the SOFTWARE may be governed by the respective
terms of use relating to such services. If this SOFTWARE contains
documentation that is provided only in electronic form, you may print
one copy of such electronic documentation.
All title and intellectual property rights in and to the FORD SOFTWARE
(including but not limited to any images, photographs, animations, video,
audio, music, text and “applets,” incorporated into the FORD
SOFTWARE), the accompanying printed materials, and any copies of the
FORD SOFTWARE, are owned by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. The FORD
SOFTWARE is licensed, not sold. You may not copy the printed materials
accompanying the FORD SOFTWARE. All title and intellectual property
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