2008 Mercury Mountaineer USB

Get ready for an intelligent conversation with your car.
The last time you stepped out without your cell phone or digital media player, did you feel out of
sync with the world? We don’t blame you. Our personal devices have become indispensable
extensions of our lives.
Ford ingenuity now brings you a better, more sensible way to remain connected to your world
while behind the wheel. Introducing SYNC - Powered by Microsoft®. SYNC offers voice activated
calling and voice activated music selection while allowing you to maintain your focus on the road.
SYNC Features
• 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 your Bluetooth® enabled phone
• Advanced voice recognition system fluent in English, French and Spanish

Exclusively available on Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles.

Congratulations on the purchase of your new vehicle

equipped with SYNC.


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Connecting your digital media player
1. Ensure that the vehicle ignition and radio are ON.
2. Plug the device into the USB port. Refer to your Owner’s Guide for exact location.
Note: If your digital media player has an ON/OFF switch, ensure that the device is ON.
3. Press
or VOICE.
Note: If your digital media player contains many media files, INDEXING may appear in the radio
display. When the indexing process is complete, you may access the media content in your
digital media player using voice commands.
4. When prompted, say “USB”.
5. Play music by saying any of the following commands, “Play All”, “Play Artist ”,
“Play Album ”, “ Play Genre ”, “Play Playlist ” or “Play track ”.
Note: At any time, you may press VOICE or
and say “Help” for more options.
A new way to rock while you roll
SYNC can shift your digital music into overdrive with voice-activated access to songs on your digital
media player.
• Voice activated music: Browse your music collection by genre, album, artist and song title using
simple voice commands.
• USB device charging: Long trip? You may run out of gas but you’ll never run out of music.
That’s because if your digital media player supports, SYNC will automatically charge your
digital media player when plugged into the USB port.

For more information, visit www.SyncMyRide.com

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What you need to get started
To use SYNC’s many features, you must have the following:
• Cellular phone with Bluetooth wireless technology (with the phone’s user guide).
• Compatible digital media player with USB cable.
Note: SYNC is capable of hosting nearly any digital media player including: iPod®, Zune™,
“Plays from device” players, and most USB drives. Supported audio formats include MP3,
WMA, WAV, AAC and PCM.
• For more information on all SYNC features and compatible devices, check out
www.SyncMyRide.com.
Pairing your phone for the first time
The first thing you must do to use the phone features of SYNC is to ‘pair’ your Bluetooth enabled
cellular phone with SYNC. This allows your phone to communicate with the hands-free system.
To pair your phone for the first time:
1. Ensure that the vehicle ignition and radio are on and that your vehicle is in Park (P).
2. Press
to enter the PHONE MENU. SYNC will attempt to connect and the radio display
will indicate that no phone is paired.
3. Press OK. ADD DEVICES will appear in the radio display.
Note: Press
/ repeatedly if ADD DEVICES does not first appear in the radio display.
4. Press OK to confirm your selection and enter the ADD DEVICES MENU.
5. When FIND SYNC appears in the radio display, press OK. Follow the instructions in your
cellular phone’s user guide to put your phone into Bluetooth discovery mode. A six digit PIN
will appear in the radio display.

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Applications 28
System settings 28
Adding a phone 29
Connecting a phone 30
Setting a phone as primary 31
Turning Bluetooth on/off 31
Deleting a phone 32
Deleting all phones 32
Turning prompts on/off 32
Changing the SYNC language setting 33
Returning to factory defaults 34
Performing a master reset 34
Installing new vehicle applications 35
SYNC media features
36
Voice commands in media mode 36
Connecting a digital media player to SYNC 38
What’s playing? 38
Using your media menu 38
Selecting different media sources 39
Using your USB port 40
Streaming music from your phone 41
Using the Auxiliary input jack (Line in) 41
Using the media settings 42
Accessing vehicle applications 43
Accessing system settings 43
Adding a Bluetooth media device which is in discovery mode 44
Adding a Bluetooth media device which is in discoverable mode 45
Connecting a Bluetooth media device 45
Delete a device 46
Using SYNC’s play menu 50
Using the play all feature 51
Selecting and playing specific artists 52
Selecting and playing specific albums 53
Selecting different genres 54
Accessing your playlists 55
Playing a specific track 56
Exploring the USB device 56
Playing similar music 57
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USING VOICE COMMANDS WITH SYNC
There is a push to talk button on your steering wheel controls labeled
either VOICE or
. Press to activate Voice Recognition. You will hear a
tone and LISTENING will appear in the radio display signaling that the
system is ready to accept your command. Speak the command clearly to
ensure that the system is able to recognize and perform the desired
function.
For the best voice recognition performance:
•Ensure that the interior of the vehicle is as quiet as possible. Wind
noise from open windows and road vibrations may prevent the system
from correctly recognizing spoken voice commands.
•After pressing VOICE or
, wait until the tone sounds and
LISTENING appears in the radio display before speaking a command.
Any command spoken prior to this will not register with the system.
•At any time, you can interrupt the system while it is speaking by
pressing VOICE or
. The system will respond with a listening tone
and allow you to speak a command.
•Speak naturally without large pauses in between words.
At any time, you may say these commands:
•USB•SYNC
•Bluetoothaudio•Line in
•Phone•Voice settings
•Cancel•Help
USB:Say to access the device connected to the USB port.
SYNC:Say to return to the main menu.
Bluetooth audio:Say to access/use streaming music from your cellular
phone enabled withBluetoothwireless technology.
Line in:Say to access the device plugged into your auxiliary input jack.
Phone:Say to access hands-free phone mode.
Voice Settings:Say to access the voice settings menu. Refer to
Commands for voice settingsin the following section.
Help:Say at any time for options in a specific mode. SYNC will list
various options for you audibly. The ‘help’ request is always available.
Cancel:Say to cancel the requested action.
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At any time, you may say these commands:
•SYNC•USB
•Line in•BluetoothAudio
•Phone•Voice settings
•Cancel•Help
MAKING A CALL
Making a hands-free phone call using SYNC is easy.
1. Press
or VOICE.
2. When prompted, say, “Call ” or say the
desired number and then say “Dial”.
To erase the last spoken digit,say “Delete” or press
SEEK.
To erase all spoken digits,say “Clear” or press and hold
SEEK.
3. Once the desired number/contact is on the screen, either say “Call” or
“Dial”. The system will connect to the desired number.
Note:Once the call is placed, it will be logged into your outgoing call
history folder.
Note:If your audio system is equipped with 10 memory presets (0–9),
you can also manually enter the desired number by pressing the presets.
ENDING A CALL
At any time, you can end an active phone call by pressing and
holding
.
EXITING PHONE MODE
When in phone mode but not in an active call, press and hold
to exit
phone mode.
ANSWERING AN INCOMING CALL
An incoming call interacts with SYNC in much the same way it interacts
with yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone. During an incoming call:
•An audible ring tone will sound. If available, call information will
appear in the display.
•Press TEXT to view additional caller information, if the call matches a
contact in your downloaded phonebook.
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Returning to the factory defaults
SYNC allows you to return to its factory defaults settings. This selection
will not erase your downloaded phone book, call history, text messages,
etc. If you wish to erase all information, refer toPerforming a master
reset.
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press
to enter PHONE MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until SYSTEM SETTINGS appears in the radio
display.
3. Press OK to confirm and enter the SYSTEM SETTINGS menu.
4. Scroll repeatedly until ADVANCED appears in the radio display.
5. Press OK to confirm and enter the ADVANCED menu.
6. Scroll repeatedly until DEFAULTS appears in the radio display.
7. Press OK. The display will read RESTORE DEFAULTS?
8. Press OK to confirm. The display will read DEFAULTS SET. SYNC will
take you back to the DEFAULTS menu.
Performing a master reset
A master reset allows you to completely erase all information stored in
SYNC (all phone book, call history and text message information as well
as all previously paired phones) and return to the factory default
settings. To perform a master reset:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press
to enter the PHONE MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until SYSTEM SETTINGS appears in the radio
display.
3. Press OK to enter the SYSTEM SETTINGS menu.
4. Scroll repeatedly until ADVANCED appears in the radio display. Press
OK.
5. Scroll repeatedly until MASTER RESET appears in the radio display
6. Press OK. SYNC will ask you to confirm the reset.
7. Press OK to confirm. The radio display will read RESET DONE. SYNC
will take you back to the ADVANCED SETTINGS menu.
Note:Once a master reset has been completed, you must re-insert your
USB device to access its contents.
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Installing new vehicle applications
You can download new software applications (if available) and then load
the desired applications onto SYNC through your USB port. Please refer
to www.SyncMyRide.com for further information.
System information
The system information feature allows you to access the AutoVersion
number as well as the FDN number. To access:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press
to enter the PHONE MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until SYSTEM SETTINGS appears in the radio
display.
3. Press OK to enter the SYSTEM SETTINGS menu.
4. Scroll repeatedly until ADVANCED appears in the radio display. Press
OK.
5. Scroll repeatedly until SYSTEM INFO appears in the radio display
6. Press OK.
7. Scroll repeatedly until the desired selection appears in the radio
display.
8. Press OK when the desired selection appears in the radio display.
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