If the system has a low confidence level of what was asked, it will
prompt you to try again or ask for help.
Note: Even with Confirmation prompts turned OFF, you may be asked to
confirm certain settings occasionally.
Clarification through candidate lists
Candidate lists are created when the system has several possible options
of similar level of confidence as a result of your request. The system will
submit back to you as many as four possibilities for your clarification.
This may happen either with your phone book and/or music selections.
Example #1:
You want to call John Doe at home, so you say, “Call John Doe at home”.
If the system has a similar confidence level for a few items, it may
respond with:
• (initial tone) “Say 1 after the tone to call John Doe at home. Say 2
after the tone to call Johnny Doe on mobile. Say 3 after the tone to
call Jane Doe at home.” (listen tone)
Example #2:
You want to listen to a certain artist, so you say, “Play Artist John”. If the
system has a similar confidence level for two possible options, it may
respond with:
• (initial tone) “Say 1 after the tone to play John Doe. Say 2 after the
tone to play Johnny Doe.” (listen tone)
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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
• Bluetooth Audio •Line in
• Phone •Voice settings
• Cancel •
Vehicle health (if equipped, U.S.
only)
• 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 with Bluetoothwireless 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 settings in 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.
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Radio control Steering wheel
control Function
MENU N/A Press while in an active call to access SYNC active call options.
Refer to Active call menu options
in the SYNC phone features
chapter.
Press MENU while in media to
access SYNC MEDIA MENU. Refer to
the SYNC media features chapter
for further information.
AUX N/A Press repeatedly to cycle through available auxiliary sources. For
further information, refer to Using
your media menu in theSYNC
media features chapter.
TEXT N/A When the > indicator appears, press to advance the text in the radio
display. Press repeatedly to view
additional phone contact information
or media information.
REV, REW,
N/A Press and hold to reverse within a track.
FF, FWD,
N/A Press and hold to advance within a track .
SHUFFLE (if
available) N/A Press and release to shuffle current
music content.
/
(Play/Pause) N/A Press to play / pause the currently
playing music.
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VOICE COMMANDS IN MEDIA MODE
WARNING:Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle
control, accident and injury. Ford strongly recommends that
drivers use extreme caution when using cell phones, even with voice
commands. The driver’s primary responsibility is the safe operation of
their vehicle. Only use media and other devices not essential to the
driving task when it is safe to do so.
Voice commands when using the USB port
When using the USB port, you may say any of the following
commands: • Play all •Play
• Pause •What’s playing?
• Connections •Play next track
• Play previous track •Play next folder
2
• Similar music •Play previous folder2
• Autoplay on •Autoplay off
• Repeat off •Repeat on
• Shuffle on •Shuffle off
• Play genre
1•Play playlist
• Play album
• Play track
• Search genre
• Search album
• Refine artist
1
Voice commands are not available until indexing is complete.2Voice commands only available in folder mode. For more information,
refer to Exploring the USB device later in this chapter.
Note: In the above possible commands, “
that it could be the name of any desired group, artist, etc.
Autoplay: With this feature ON, SYNC allows you to listen to music
which has already been randomly indexed during the indexing process.
With this feature OFF, SYNC will not begin to play any of your music
until all media has all been indexed.
Note: The larger the number of songs the system has to index, the
longer indexing will take. Indexing times can vary from device to device.
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Search/Play Genre:You can search for and play a specific genre (type)
of music. SYNC will search all the data from your indexed music and, if
available, will begin to play that type of music.
Note: You can only play genres of music which are present in the
GENRE metadata tags that you have on your digital media player.
Similar music: You can tell the system to play music ‘similar’ to what
you are currently playing from the USB port. SYNC will use the metadata
information of each indexed song to compile a playlist for you.
Search/play artist/track/album: You can search for a specific
artist/track or album from the music SYNC has indexed through the USB
port.
Refine: This allows you to ‘refine’ your previous commands. For
example, if you told SYNC to search and play all music by a certain
artist, you could then tell SYNC to “refine album” and choose a specific
album from the list to view. If you then select ‘Play’, the system will only
play music from that specific album.
Voice commands while using Line in
While using the Line in feature (Auxiliary input jack), you may
speak the following commands:
• SYNC •Line in
• Bluetooth Audio •Cancel
• Phone •Voice settings
Voice commands when in Bluetooth audio mode
When in Bluetooth audio mode, you may use the following
commands: • Play •Connections
• Pause •Play next track
• Play previous track
Note: Please refer to your device’s user guide to see if these commands
are supported for Bluetoothaudio.
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At any time, you may say these commands: • SYNC •USB
• Help •Bluetooth Audio
• Line in •Phone
• Voice settings •Read message
• Cancel
Connecting a digital media player to SYNC via the USB port
Note: If your digital media player has an ON/OFF switch, ensure that
the device is ON.
1. Plug the device into the vehicle’s USB port.
2. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC USB appears in the radio display.
3. Depending on how many digital media files are on your connected
device, INDEXING may appear in the radio display until indexing is
complete. You will then be taken to the PLAY MENU. Press OK.
4. Press
/to cycle through selections of: Play All, Albums, Genres,
Playlists, Tracks, Explore USB, Similar Music and Return.
5. When the desired PLAY MENU selection appears in the radio display,
press OK to build your desired music selection.
What’s playing?
At any time while a track is playing, you can press
or VOICE and say,
“What’s playing?”. SYNC will read the metadata tags of the playing track
to you (if populated).
USING YOUR MEDIA MENU
SELECT SRC (SOURCE) will allow you to select from various possible
SYNC media sources, such as: USB, BT STEREO or LINE IN (Auxiliary
Input jack).
To access the SELECT SRC (SOURCE) within the Media section of
SYNC:
Note: To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC appears.
2. Press MENU to enter the MEDIA MENU.
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3. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through:
• PLAY MENU - Refer to Using SYNC’s play menu later in this chapter.
• SELECT SRC (SOURCE) (Select source)
• MEDIA SETTINGS
• APPLICATION
• SYSTEM SETTINGS
• EXIT MENU
4. When the desired selection appears in the radio display, press OK to
confirm. Refer to the following sections for further information on these
selections.
Selecting different media sources
The MEDIA MENU in SYNC allows you to select and play music from
different media sources (USB, BT STEREO or LINE IN - Auxiliary Input
jack). Once accessed, you can then play music, shuffle, access your
playlists, etc. To access this menu:
Note: To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC appears.
2. Press MENU to access the MEDIA MENU.
3. Press OK.
4. Scroll repeatedly until SELECT SRC (Select source) appears in the
radio display.
5. Press OK to confirm.
6. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through:
USB
BT STEREO
Note: This is a device dependent feature.
LINE IN
Accessing and using your USB port
Your vehicle is equipped with a USB port. (For exact location, refer to
your vehicle’s Owner’s guide .) You can use the USB port to plug in and
access media devices as well as charge devices (if supported by your
device). For a list of compatible media players, refer to
www.SyncMyRide.com.
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Streaming music from your Bluetooth enabled phone
Note: This is a phone dependent feature. Refer to your phone’s user
guide for further information on how to stream Bluetoothaudio.
SYNC allows you to stream music from your Bluetoothenabled cellular
phone to play through SYNC.
To access:
Note: To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Ensure that the desired music is playing on your paired phone and
your phone is in Bluetoothaudio streaming mode.
2. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC appears.
3. Press MENU. MEDIA MENU will momentarily appear in the radio
display.
4. Press OK to access the PLAY MENU.
5. Scroll repeatedly until SELECT SRC (Select source) appears in the
radio display.
6. Press OK to confirm.
7. Scroll repeatedly until BT STEREO appears.
8. Press OK to confirm. The radio display will show the name of the
Bluetooth enabled cellular phone currently connected to SYNC. MEDIA
STREAM will appear in the radio display.
While the music is streaming through your audio system you can also use
the following functions (if supported by your device):
Press
SEEKto access the previous/next track.
Press
to play orto pause the currently playing song.
If your phone becomes disconnected from the system at any time,
the display will read BT DISCONNECTED.
Using Line in (auxiliary input jack) with SYNC
Your vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary input jack which allows you to
plug and play your portable music player over the vehicle speakers.
For exact location of your auxiliary input jack, refer to your vehicle’s
Owner’s guide.
To access:
Note: To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC appears.
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