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 report (if
equipped, U.S. only)
•Help•Services (if equipped, U.S. only)
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.
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SYSTEM CONTROLS
SYNCwill interact with your audio system, steering wheel controls, and
DVD system (if equipped).
QUICK REFERENCE CHART
The following chart is a quick summary of your radio and steering wheel
controls as well as their respective function(s).
Radio controlSteering wheel
controlFunction
PHONE
Press to activate SYNChands-free
calling or to answer an incoming call.
When in phone mode, press to send
a call, text message, to put a call on
hold and answer another call, or to
initiate a multi-party call.
Press and hold to end a call.
Press and hold to cancel a call to
emergency services when using the
911 Assist feature (if equipped).
Press and hold to exit phone mode
when not in an active call.
N/A VOICE
Press to activate Vo ice Recognition.
Press and hold to end an active
voice session.
Refer to theVoice recognition
system overviewchapter for further
information.
SEEK
/
TUNE knob
,
,
Press / turn to scroll through various
menus and selections.
OK OK Press to confirm your selection.
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At any time, you may say these commands:
•SYNC•USB
•Line in•Bluetooth Audio
•Phone•Voice settings
•Cancel•Vehicle health report (if
equipped, U.S. only)
•Help•Services (if equipped, U.S. only)
Voice commands when using Traffic, Directions & Information
services (if equipped, U.S. only)
When connected to services, you may say any of the following
commands:
•Services•Help
•Go back•Repeat
Available services (and voice commands) include:
•Traffic•Directions
•Business search•Sports
•News•Weather
•Favorites
For a complete list of services, say, “What are my choices” when in the
services menu.
When directions are downloaded and route guidance is active, press
or VOICE on your steering wheel controls and you may say any of the
following voice commands:
•Next turn•Route status
•Route summary•Cancel route
•Update route•Voice guidance ON
•Voice guidance OFF
MAKING A CALL
Making a hands-free phone call using SYNCis easy.
1. Press
or VOICE.
2. When prompted, say, “Call
then say “Dial”.
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To erase the last spoken digit,say “Delete” or pressSEEK.
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
or PHONE.
EXITING PHONE MODE
When in phone mode but not in an active call, press and hold
or
PHONE to exit phone mode.
ANSWERING AN INCOMING CALL
An incoming call interacts with SYNCin 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.
•Select from the following options:
Accept the callby pressing
or PHONE. The call will be transferred
to hands-free and logged into the incoming call history folder.
Ignore the callby doing nothing. The display will read MISSED CALL
and SYNCwill log the call as a missed call.
Reject the callby pressing and holding
or PHONE. The display will
read REJECTED and SYNCwill log the call.
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INCOMING NEW TEXT MESSAGE
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
If yourBluetoothenabled phone is connected and supports downloading
text messages viaBluetooth, you can receive incoming text messages.
When you are being sent a text message, an audible tone will sound and
NEW MESSAGE will appear in the radio display. You can say “Read
Message” and SYNCwill read the message to you.
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press OK to receive and open the text message or do nothing and the
message will go into your text message inbox. Press OK again and
SYNCwill read your message aloud as you are not able to view the
message. You can then also choose whether you’d like to reply or
forward the message.
2. Press OK and scroll to toggle between REPLY TO MESSAGE or
FORWARD MESSAGE.
3. When the desired selection appears in the display, press OK.
If you choose REPLY TO MESSAGE, SYNCwill take you back to the
text messaging menu and allow you to again cycle through the list of
predefined messages to send.
If you choose FORWARD MESSAGE, SYNCwill take you to your calling
options. Choose to forward the message to anyone in your PHONE
BOOK, CALL HISTORY, or you can choose ENTER NUMBER.
Note:Forwarding a text message is a speed dependent feature and can
only be done when the vehicle is traveling at 3 mph (5 km/h) or less.
Note:Only one recipient is allowed per text message.
USING THE QUICK DIAL FEATURE
SYNCallows you to store phone book contacts and numbers from your
call history folder in 1–5 of your memory presets for quick access.
Note:This feature is not available if your audio system has 10 memory
presets (0–9).
To store a number as a Quick Dial to a memory preset:When in
phone book or call history and the contact’s information is active in the
display, press and hold a memory preset until confirmation appears in
the display.
Note:Quick dials are only available when the phone with which they
were saved is actively paired with SYNC.
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messaging viaBluetooth, UNSUPPORTED will appear in the radio display
and SYNCwill return you to the main menu.
4. INBOX XX will appear in the radio display showing the number of
messages in your inbox.
5. Scroll repeatedly until SEND NEW MSG appears in the radio display.
6. Press OK to confirm. SYNCwill now allow you to cycle through the
list.
7. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through the following predefined messages:
•Can’t talk right now•Call me
•Call you later•CUin10minutes
•CUin20minutes•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
Note:Your text messages may vary depending on your audio system.
For example, your system may have the text message ‘B there in
5 minutes’ instead of ‘C U in 5 minutes’.
8. When the desired listing appears on the screen, press OK to confirm
the selection. Once you know the message you want to send, you will
now select to whom you are sending the message.
9. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through:
PHONE BOOK: Allows you to select a name within your phone book to
send the message.
CALL HISTORY: Allows you to select from your recent calls.
ENTER NUMBER: Allows you to audibly enter phone numbers.
10. When the desired selection appears in the radio display, press OK to
confirm and scroll to cycle through the selections to reach the desired
phone number.
11. The display will read SEND MESSAGE? Press OK to confirm. SYNC
will take you back to your inbox.
Note:Each text message sent by SYNCwill be followed by the
signature: “This message was sent from my __”. The message will say
either Ford, Lincoln or Mercury, depending on your vehicle.
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Downloading your unread text messages
If your phone supports downloading text messages viaBluetoothwireless
technology, you can download your unread text messages to SYNC.
Note:SYNCdoes not download read text messages from your phone.
Note:Once the messages are downloaded, they will be noted as ‘read’ in
yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone.
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press
or PHONE to enter PHONE MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until TEXT MESSAGE appears in the radio display.
3. Press OK on your audio system to confirm the selection. INBOX XX
will appear in the display showing the number of messages in your inbox.
4. Scroll repeatedly until DOWNLOAD MSG appears in the radio display.
5. Press OK to confirm your selection. The radio display will read
DOWNLOADING MESSAGES.
6. Once the downloaded text messages have been retrieved, SYNCwill
take you into your inbox.
Deleting all your text messages
You can delete all your current text messages from SYNC.
Note:This will not delete messages from yourBluetoothenabled cellular
phone.
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press
or PHONE to enter PHONE MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until TEXT MESSAGE appears in the radio display.
3. Press OK to confirm the selection. INBOX XX will appear in the radio
display showing the number of messages in your inbox.
4. Scroll repeatedly until DELETE ALL appears in the radio display.
5. Press OK to confirm your selection. The radio display will read ALL
DELETED and the system will return you to your TEXT MESSAGE
menu.
Note:SYNCdoes not automatically download all of your unread text
messages at every connection cycle (as it does with call history and
phone book if automatic download is on).
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After viewing any of these selections, press OK to return to the PHONE
STATUS menu.
Setting a ring tone
SYNCallows you to select from three ring tones or your cellular phone’s
ring tone. To access:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press
or PHONE to enter PHONE MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until PHONE SETTINGS appears in the radio display.
3. Press OK to confirm selection. This will take you into the PHONE
SETTINGS menu.
4. Scroll repeatedly until SET RINGER appears in the radio display.
5. Press OK to confirm and take you into the SET RINGER menu.
6. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through and hear RINGER 1, RINGER 2,
RINGER 3 and PHONE RINGER.
Note:In-band ringing is a phone dependent feature. If your phone
supports in-band ringing, your phone’s ringer will play through the
vehicle audio system when PHONE RINGER is chosen.
Message notification
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
SYNCgives you the option of choosing if you’d like to hear an audible
tone to notify you of an incoming text message. To turn this feature
on/off:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press
or PHONE to access PHONE MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until PHONE SETTINGS appears in the radio display.
3. Press OK to confirm and enter the PHONE SETTINGS menu.
4. Scroll repeatedly until MESSAGE NOTIFY appears in the radio display.
5. Press OK to confirm and enter the MESSAGE NOTIFY menu. SYNC
will automatically check to see if your connected phone is equipped with
downloading text messaging viaBluetooth.
6. Scroll to select MESSAGE NOTIFY ON or MESSAGE NOTIFY OFF.
7. Press OK to confirm. NOTIFY SET ON or NOTIFY SET OFF will
appear in the radio display.
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