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Deleting a phone 127
Advanced settings 128
Turning Bluetooth on/off 129
911 assist 130
Vehicle health report 133
Setting a ring tone 137
Message notification 138
Automatically download your phone book 139
Modifying your phone book and call history 140
Turning prompts on/off 142
Returning to factory defaults 143
Performing a master reset 144
Installing new vehicle applications 144
Accessing SYNC system information 145
Text messaging with your navigation system 146
Forwarding a text message 150
Voice commands in phone mode 151
SYNC media features (if equipped) 152
Connecting your digital media player to SYNC 152
SYNC media features 154
What’s playing? 154
Supported player, media formats and metadata information 155
Accessing and using your USB port 155
Streaming music from your phone 156
Using the Auxiliary input jack (Line in) 157
Using the play all feature 158
Selecting and playing specific artists 159
Selecting and playing specific albums 159
Selecting different genres 160
Accessing your playlists 160
Playing a specific track 161
Exploring the USB device 162
Accessing BT devices 163
Adding a new device in discovery or discoverable mode 163
Voice commands in media mode 164
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SYNC (IF EQUIPPED)
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
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1. Press the MEDIA hard button on
the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘LINE IN’ tab on the
touchscreen.
Once a 3.5 mm input jack is plugged into the Line In jack, sound from
the device will be heard through the vehicle speakers.
For information on the auxiliary input jack location, please refer to
Auxiliary input jack in theEntertainment chapter in yourOwner’s
Guide.
USING SYNC (IF EQUIPPED)
Your vehicle may be equipped with
SYNC — a hands-free
communication and entertainment
system which allows you to connect
and use a portable media player
through a USB port located in your
vehicle, pair a Bluetoothenabled
cellular phone, and operate these
devices through your vehicle. Please
refer to the SYNC media chapter
for more information on using portable media players with SYNC and
refer to the SYNC phone chapter for information on pairing your
Bluetooth enabled cellular phone and using the phone features.
VOICE RECOGNITION (IF EQUIPPED)
Your navigation system may be equipped with a voice activated feature
that allows you to “speak” certain commands to the system. For further
information, please refer to Voice recognition system overview chapter.
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The main categories of your voice commands are as follows: • Navigation •Climate (if equipped)
• Audio •Jukebox
• Radio •Sirius (if activated)
• Travel link (if activated) •Display mode
• User profile •Disc
• CD •DVD
• Video CD •Line in
• Rear AUX (if equipped) •Rear DVD (if equipped)
• Phone •USB
• Voice settings •Bluetooth audio
• Dial •Confirmations
• Tutorial
To access a list of all available voice commands:
1. Press the i button (
) on the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘Help’ tab on the touchscreen.
3. Select ‘Voice commands’ at the top of the screen.
4. Select the desired category.
Voice recognition visual feedback
When Voice recognition (VR) is activated, the following icons will appear
in the status bar.
VR State VR Icon
Main Menu/Generic
VR recognition failure
VR session unsuccessful?
Listening
Listening paused
Speaking instructions
For the best voice recognition, please ensure that:
• The interior of the vehicle needs to be as quiet as possible. Wind noise
from open windows and road vibrations may prevent the system from
correctly recognizing voice commands.
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SONY AUDIO SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Your vehicle may be equipped with
the SONY premium audio system.
This system creates optimal acoustic
quality and offers an advanced
speaker system, amplifier, subwoofer
and equalizer.
Voice commands in audio mode (if equipped)
When in audio mode, press
or VOICE on the steering wheel controls.
When prompted, you may say any of the following commands:
• On •Off
• Headphones •Headphones off
• Jukebox •Disc
• CD •DVD
• Video CD •Radio
• Sirius •Rear DVD
• Rear AUX •Line in
• SYNC •User Device
• USB •Phone
• Bluetooth audio •Read Message
• Help
Note: If you are not in audio mode, press
on the steering wheel
controls. When prompted, say, “Audio” and then any of the above
commands.
AM
1. Ensure that the system is on.
2. Press the RADIO hard button on
the navigation face.
3. Select the ‘AM’ tab on the
touchscreen. Once in AM mode, you may select from ‘Show options’ and
‘Show presets’.
4. Press ‘Show Options’ to select from:
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•Construction Zones
• New Roads
Note: The system can consider traffic and construction conditions if the
data is available through SIRIUS Travel Link (if activated) and the
feature setting is enabled. (SIRIUS Travel Link is only available in the
U.S. Check with your authorized dealer for availability.)
CLEANING THE DISPLAY
Clean the display with a clean soft cloth such as one used for cleaning
glasses. If dirt or finger prints are still visible, apply a small amount of
alcohol to the cloth. Do not pour/spray alcohol onto the display. Do not
use detergent or any type of solvent to clean the display.
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
Bluetooth wireless technology which will enable the phone to connect
with SYNC and exchange information wirelessly.
Comp: Compression
Dest: Destination
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 other Bluetoothenabled
devices to find your Bluetoothenabled device.
Discovery mode: A mode which allows your Bluetoothenabled device
to search for other ‘discoverable’ Bluetoothenabled devices.
DSP: Digital Signal Processing
ETA : Estimated Time of Arrival
FCC: Federal Communications Commission
GPS: Global Positioning System
In-band ringing: This is a phone dependent feature. If your Bluetooth
enabled cellular phone supports this feature, SYNC can play your ring
tone during incoming calls.
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Performing a master reset
Performing a master reset will not only return all preference settings to
the factory defaults, but it will also completely erase all phone book, call
history and text messages previously downloaded to SYNC. To access:
1. Press the PHONE hard button on the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘Settings’ tab on the
touchscreen.
3. Select ‘Advanced’.
4. Scroll using
/on the
navigation screen and select ‘Master
Reset’.
5. SYNC will ask you to confirm.
Press YES to continue.
SYNC will confirm when the master
reset is complete.
Installing a new application
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 more information.
To install any downloaded software:
1. Press the PHONE hard button on the navigation system.
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In phone mode, you can say “Dial” to access any of the following
commands: • 0–9 •Dial
• Delete (deletes one digit) •Clear (deletes all entered digits)
• Plus •Star
• Asterisk (*) •800 (eight hundred)
• 700 (seven hundred) •900 (nine hundred)
• 411 (four-one-one), 911
(nine-one-one), etc. •
# / (pound, slash)
In phone mode, you may say these commands at any time: • Phone •Voice settings
• Exit •Help
In voice settings mode, you may say:
• Phone candidate lists on •Phone candidate lists off
Phone candidate lists are a list of possible results from your voice
commands. These occur when SYNC has equal confidence of several
possible results from your voice command.
CONNECTING YOUR DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER TO SYNC
1. Ensure that the vehicle and navigation system are ON.
2. Plug the media device into the USB port and ensure that the device is
ON. (Refer to your vehicle’s Owner’s guidefor exact USB port location.)
3. Press the MEDIA hard button on the navigation system.
4. Select the ‘User Device’ tab.
5. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly until
USB appears.
6. Press ‘Music Library’.
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