2008 Mercury Mountaineer bluetooth

Frequently asked questions
82
General Information
85
Navigation end user license agreement 85
Cleaning 89
Navigation glossary 89
SYNC (if equipped)
90
What is SYNC? 90
Safety information 91
Phone dependent features 91
SYNC voice recognition feature 92
Using voice commands with SYNC 93
Quick reference chart 97
SYNC phone features
98
Quickstart - How to get going 98
Pairing your phone through your navigation system 98
Making a call 99
SYNC phone features 101
Saving a contact or phone number as a Quick Dial 102
Using the quick dial feature 102
Replacing contacts in your Quick Dial locations 103
Accessing your phone book 103
Call history 104
System settings 105
Connecting a phone 105
Adding a phone 106
Deleting a phone 106
Advanced settings 107
Turning Bluetooth on/off 108
Setting a ring tone 109
Message notification 110
Automatically download your phone book 110
Modifying your phone book and call history 111
Turning prompts on/off 113
Returning to factory defaults 114
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WHAT IS SYNC?
SYNC is a hands-free communications and entertainment system that
literally ‘syncs up’ with all other multimedia systems in your vehicle.
SYNC delivers convenience with voice activated calling and hands-free
conversations, digital media player command and control as well as easy
to use voice commands. The world outside your vehicle cabin may be
chaotic, but inside, with SYNC, it’s always a smooth ride. All you have to
do is sync it and stow it. We’ll take care of the rest.
Welcome to the new world of ingenuity and passion - technology that is
both fun and functional. Welcome to SYNC.
Please visit www.SyncMyRide.com.
SYNC features
SYNC offers a variety of phone and media features, such as:
•Send and receive hands-free calls
•Play your digital music through voice activated commands
•Use voice recognition to access your cell phone’s contact list
•Transfer an active phone conversation to a hands-free environment
•Play music stored on your digital media player
•Use your device while charging through the USB port
•
Listen to music streaming from yourBluetooth
enabled cellular phone
•Advanced voice recognition system fluent in English, French and Spanish
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SAFETY INFORMATION
Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control,
accident and injury. Ford strongly recommends that drivers use
extreme caution when using any device that may take their focus off
the road. The driver’s primary responsibility is the safe operation of
their vehicle. Only use cell phones and other devices not essential to
the driving task when it is safe to do so.
•Do not attempt to service or repair SYNC. See your authorized dealer.
•Do not operate playing devices if the power cords and/or cables are
broken, split or damaged. Carefully place cords and/or cables where
they will not be stepped on or interfere with the operation of pedals,
seats and/or compartments, or safe driving abilities.
•Do not leave playing devices in the vehicle in extreme conditions as it
could cause damage to your device. Refer to your device’s user guide
for further information.
•For your safety, some SYNC functions are speed dependent and
cannot be performed when the vehicle is traveling at speeds greater
than 3 mph (4.82 km/h).
•Ensure that you review your device’s user guide before using with
SYNC.
PHONE DEPENDENT FEATURES
While SYNC supports a variety of features, many are dependent upon the
functionality of your cell phone withBluetoothwireless technology. At a
minimum, most cellular phones withBluetoothwireless technology
support the following functions:
•Answering an incoming call
•Ending a call
•Using privacy mode
•Dial a number
•Redial
•Call waiting notification
•Caller ID
Other features, such as text messaging viaBluetooth, and automatic
phone book download are phone dependent features. To ensure that you
have a compatible cellular phone, refer to your phone’s user manual and
visit www.SyncMyRide.com.
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QUICK START — HOW TO GET GOING
Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control,
accident and injury. Ford strongly recommends that drivers use
extreme caution when using any device that may take their focus off
the road. The drivers primary responsibility is the safe operation of
their vehicle. Only use cell phones and other devices not essential to
the driving task when it is safe to do so.
Pairing your phone through your navigation system
Note:This is a speed dependent feature and will not work if your
vehicle is traveling at speeds greater than 3 mph (4.82 km/h).
The first thing you will need to do to get going is to pair your
Bluetooth
enabled cellular phone with SYNC.
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
2. The screen will read NO PHONE
CONNECTED. Press SETTINGS to
go to the SETTINGS tab.
3. Press ADD.
4. IfBluetoothis on, SYNC will
begin the pairing process between
yourBluetoothenabled phone or
device and SYNC.
Note:Please refer to your phone’s user guide for specific pairing
instructions.
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5. SYNC will give you a six digit Pass-key (PIN) that you will need to
enter into your phone or device when prompted.
When the pairing is complete, PAIRING SUCCESSFUL and thenDEVICE
NAMECONNECTED will appear on the screen.
6. Press YES or NO when SYNC prompts you to set the phone as the
FAVORITE PHONE.
As a favorite phone, SYNC will search for this phone upon each
connection cycle. If a phone is not set as a primary, it will still be stored
in the device listing to enable you to reconnect to it at any time.
7. If supported by yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone, SYNC will
prompt you to download your phone book/call history. Press YES or NO.
Note:Selecting YES will tell SYNC to re-download the phone book and
call history information from yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone (if
supported) EVERY time your phone reconnects to SYNC. If you have
made any changes to your phone book/call history in SYNC, they will be
overwritten with the new download.
SYNC will confirm when the phone book and call history are downloaded.
Making a call using your navigation system
Making a phone call using SYNC is easy.
Press PHONE on the navigation bezel and select from one of the
following:
•Use the keypad on the PHONE
tab to manually enter a phone
number and press SEND.
OR
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USING PHONE FEATURES WITH YOUR NAVIGATION SYSTEM
While SYNC has a variety of features, many of them are dependent on
your phone’s functionality. To ensure that you have a compatible phone
or to check which features are compatible with SYNC, please check your
phone’s user guide and also visit www.SyncMyRide.com.
Hands-free calling is one of the main features of SYNC. SYNC works in
conjunction with yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone and your
navigation system to offer many options. To access:
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
2. On the phone screen you can
choose from:
•SEND:Press to receive an
incoming call, make an outgoing
call, or to redial.
•END:Press to end or ignore a
call.
•PRIVACY MODE:Press to activate privacy mode. During an active
phone call with SYNC, you can choose to transfer the call to your
Bluetoothenabled cellular phone for a private conversation.
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
•HOLD CALL:Press to put an active call on hold to have a private
conversation within your vehicle cabin. Press again to take off hold.
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
•JOIN CALLS:Press to join two active calls.
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
•Digit entry:Press the numbers to manually enter a phone number to
call.
•Signal/battery strength and roaming status
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
•
: Press to see additional numbers or information (if available).
•
: ThisBluetoothicon illuminates when aBluetoothenabled phone
is connected to SYNC.
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SAVING A CONTACT OR A PHONE NUMBER AS A QUICK DIAL
After you have connected yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone and
downloaded your phone book/call history, SYNC allows you to save 10
frequently called numbers for quick access.
1. Press PHONE on the navigation
bezel.
2. Press the PHONE BOOK or CALL
HISTORY tab.
3. Select the phone number or the
contact you wish to save to the
Quick Dial screen.
4. Press SAVE.
5. Select the Quick Dial location in
which you wish to store the contact.
6. Press SET/REPLACE at the
bottom of the screen to save the
contact’s number to the chosen
Quick Dial location.
The system will confirm when the
number of the contact is
successfully stored.
Using Quick Dial numbers
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
2. Select the QUICK DIAL tab to
access saved numbers. The icon to
the right of the contact’s name will
identify the location of the
respective contact (i.e. home, work,
cell, etc). The number to the left of
the name will identify the Quick
Save location.
Note:The location icon is a phone dependent feature.
3. Select the desired contact to initiate a call.
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Replacing contacts in your Quick Dial locations
SYNC allows you to replace contacts in your Quick Dial section.
1. Press PHONE on the navigation
bezel.
2. Press the PHONE BOOK or CALL
HISTORY tab to select the desired
contact or number with which to
replace an existing contact or
number saved to a Quick Dial.
3. Select the number or the contact
you wish to save to the Quick Dial screen.
4. Press SAVE.
5. Select the location in which to
place the desired contact or number
and press SET/REPLACE at the
bottom of the screen.
6. Select the location in which you
wish to replace the current one.
The system will prompt you to
confirm the replacement.
USING THE PHONE BOOK FEATURE
Note:This is a speed dependent feature. The vehicle must be moving
less than 3 mph (4.82 km/h) to use this feature.
SYNC enables you to view the contacts downloaded from yourBluetooth
enabled cellular phone. To access:
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
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