2008 FORD TAURUS SYNC Supplement Manual

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.
•YourBluetoothenabled cellular phone from which you wish to stream
music is ON and is currently paired to SYNC as aBluetoothDevice.
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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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You can use the following remote
controls to help make SYNC menu
selections:
•Use the cursor controls
(
///) to make menu
selections.
•Press ENTER to confirm a
selection.
•Press
/to
reverse/advance to the next track.
Note:Once SYNC USB is chosen, SYNC will begin indexing your media
information. Depending on how much supported media content there is,
this process may take a few minutes. You can, however, choose to
activate the Autoplay feature which will begin playing the first song as
soon as possible so that you will not have to wait until all of the music is
indexed prior to playing.
Media menu
Once you have chosen a SYNC media source from which to play, you can
then make playing selections through the Media Menu.
•From the main screen, select
‘Menu’.
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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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Select from:
Play All:Choose to play all supported media content on your playing
device alphabetically.
Artists:In the Artists screen, you
can select to play All Artists, or you
can select any available artist. Press
the cursor controls
(
///) to highlight the
desired choice and press ENTER.
Albums:The Albums screen lists all loaded albums alphabetically. Press
the cursor controls (
///) to highlight the desired choice
and press ENTER.
Genres:The Genre screen lists all available genres. Press the cursor
controls (
///) to highlight the desired choice and press
ENTER.
Playlists:The Playlist screen allows you to view and select from any
previously saved playlists on your playing device. Press the cursor
controls (
///) to highlight the desired choice and press
ENTER.
Tracks:The Track screen lists all tracks in your playing device
alphabetically. Use the scroll bar to advance/reverse in the list. Select to
begin play.
Explore USB :The Explore USB screen allows you to scroll through all
supported media content stored on your device. Press the cursor
controls (
///) to highlight the desired choice and press
ENTER.
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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 yourBluetooth
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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Media settings
The Media Settings screen allows you to turn Shuffle, Repeat and
Autoplay on/off. To access:
•From the main screen, select
‘Menu’.
•Select ‘Media Settings’.
You can now access:
Shuffle:Select to turn Shuffle
on/off. Shuffle will randomly shuffle
all selected music.
Repeat:Select to turn repeat on/off. The repeat feature will repeat the
currently chosen track until turned off.
Autoplay:Select to begin playing USB tracks as soon as possible during
the indexing process. With Autoplay turned off, the chosen USB tracks
will not begin to play until all of the USB tracks have been indexed by
SYNC. Depending on the size of the playable media and the device being
indexed, this may take a few minutes.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Autoplay:With Autoplay turned ON, SYNC allows you to listen to music
which has already been randomly indexed during the indexing process.
With Autoplay turned off, the chosen music will not begin to play until
all of the music has been indexed by SYNC. Depending on the size of the
material, this may take a few minutes.
Bluetooth enabled cellular phone:Any cellular phone which has the
Bluetoothwireless technology which will enable the phone to connect
with SYNC and exchange information wirelessly.
Digital media player / USB Device:This is a generic term used to
signify any of the following media devices: iPod
, Zune™, “Plays from
device” players, and most USB drives (thumb drives, flash drives, PEN
drives, etc.)
Discoverable mode:A mode which allows otherBluetoothenabled
devices to find yourBluetoothenabled device.
Discovery mode:A mode which allows yourBluetoothenabled device
to search for other ‘discoverable’Bluetoothenabled devices.
In-band ringing:This is a phone dependent feature. If yourBluetooth
enabled cellular phone supports this feature, SYNC can play your ring
tone during incoming calls.
Indexing:A process in which SYNC builds a voice recognition grammar
for the media content of your digital media player. While indexing, SYNC
will play already indexed media if Autoplay is on. However, voice
recognition is not available for the media until the indexing process is
complete.
Metadata:Descriptive tags embedded in your digital media which
provide SYNC with information such as ARTIST, ALBUM, GENRE and
TRACK.
Pairing:To use yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone with SYNC, you
must go through a pairing (bonding) process. “Pairing” is a special
process used when two devices connect for the first time. The pairing
process is used to generate a link key that is used for authentication
purposes during subsequentBluetoothconnections between the two
devices.
PIN (Personal Identification number):This six digit number
(sometimes referred to as a passkey) will be shown in the radio display
during the pairing process with yourBluetoothenabled device. You do
not need to write down this number as it will only be used for that
specific pairing procedure.
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