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4. Scroll using/on the
navigation screen and select
‘Candidate Lists’.
5. Select ‘On’ for a higher level of
voice interaction or ‘Off’ to turn off
the voice prompts.
Returning to the factory default settings
SYNC allows you to return to its factory default settings. This selection
will not erase your downloaded phone book/call history, text messages,
etc. If you wish to erase all information, refer to Performing a master
reset in the following section.
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
‘Factory Defaults’.
5. SYNC will ask you to confirm
your selection. Press YES and the
system will confirm ‘Factory
Defaults Reset’.
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Candidate List
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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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2. Select the ‘Settings’ tab on the
touchscreen.
3. Select ‘Advanced’.
4. Scroll using
/on the
navigation screen and select ‘Install’.
Follow the prompts.
Accessing SYNC system information
To access SYNC system information:
1. Press the PHONE hard button on the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘Settings’ tab on the
touchscreen.
3. Select ‘Advanced’.
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4. Scroll using/on the
navigation screen and select ‘System
Information’.
This screen will show you SYNC’s
system information.
TEXT MESSAGING
Note: Downloading and sending text messages via Bluetoothare phone
dependent features.
Note: Certain features in text messaging are speed dependent and
cannot be completed when the vehicle is traveling at speeds over 3 mph
(5 km/h).
SYNC not only enables you to send and receive text messages via
Bluetooth , but SYNC will read them to you aloud and also translate many
popularly used text messaging acronyms such as “lol”. SYNC also allows
you to respond with a list of predefined messages.
To access:
1. Press the PHONE hard button on the navigation system.
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2. Select the ‘Text Message’ tab on
the touchscreen. SYNC will
automatically check to see if the
currently connected phone supports
text messaging. If it does not, this
screen will display.
3. If your phone is equipped for text messaging, SYNC will take you to
the text messaging screen. From this screen you will be able to select
from the following options:
View: Select the desired text message and press VIEW to view the text
message.
Note: For your safety, this is a speed dependent feature.
Listen: Select desired message and press LISTEN to have the system
read the text message to you aloud.
Compose: Select to compose a new text message.
Note: For your safety, this is a speed dependent feature.
Delete All: Select to delete all text messages from SYNC.
Note: This will not delete all messages from your Bluetoothenabled
cellular phone.
Download: If your phone supports downloading text messages via
Bluetooth wireless technology, you can download your unread text
messages to SYNC.
Note: SYNC does not download read text messages from your phone.
Receiving an incoming text message
When there is an incoming text message, an audible tone will sound and
the screen will display a pop up with the caller name and ID if supported
by your phone.
Press ‘View’ to view the text message.
Press ‘Listen’ for SYNC to read the message to you aloud.
Press ‘Reply’ to send a reply text message.
Press ‘Dial’ to call the contact.
Press ‘Cancel’ to exit the screen.
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From the ‘View’ screen, you can then choose to:
• Listen as SYNC reads the message to you aloud.
• Compose your own message.
Note: This is a speed dependent feature.
• Reply to the message.
Note: This is a speed dependent feature.
• Forward the text message to someone in your phone book or to a
phone number.
Note: This is a speed dependent feature.
Sending a text message
Note: Sending text messages via Bluetoothis a phone dependent
feature.
Note: This is a speed dependent feature and cannot be completed when
the vehicle is traveling at speeds over 3 mph (5 km/h).
1. Press the PHONE hard button on the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘Text Message’ tab on
the touchscreen.
3. Press ‘Compose’.
4. Scroll using
/on the
navigation screen to cycle through a
list of 15 predefined text messages
you can send from SYNC.
• Can’t talk right now
• Call me
• Call you later
• Be there in 10 minutes
• Be there in 20 minutes
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•Ye s
• No
• Why?
• Thanks
• Where R you?
• I need more directions
• I love you
• Too funny
• Can’t wait to see you
• I’m stuck in traffic
5. Select the desired text message. In addition to your text, the message
will also contain a signature of : “This message was sent from my Ford,
Lincoln or Mercury vehicle.”
6. Press
Recipients. SYNC will now allow you to choose to whom you
would like to send your text message.
Note: Only one recipient per text message is allowed.
7. Press ‘Phone Book’ to access your
phone book listings. Press
/
to cycle through the contacts. Press
the desired contact and press
Send.
Note: For quicker browsing, SYNC will only make available the quick
sort buttons for the respective downloaded phone book contacts.
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Press ‘Phone Number’ to send your
text message to a phone number
(which is not listed with a contact
in your phone book/call history).
Use the dial pad to manually enter
the desired number. Once the
number is entered, press
Send.
SYNC will ask you to confirm. Press
Send.
Forwarding a text message
Note: Forwarding text messages via Bluetoothis a phone dependent
feature.
Note: This is a speed dependent feature and cannot be completed when
the vehicle is traveling at speeds over 3 mph (5 km/h).
1. Press the PHONE hard button on the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘Text Message’ tab on
the navigation system.
3. Select ‘Compose’.
4. Scroll using
/on the
navigation screen to select one of
SYNC’s 15 predefined text messages.
5. Press
Recipients. SYNC will
now allow you to choose to whom
you would like to send your text
message.
Note: Only one recipient per text
message is allowed.
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