SYNCmedia features (if equipped)
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Connecting your digital media player to SYNC44
SYNCmedia features 45
What’s playing? 46
Supported player, media formats and metadata information 46
Accessing and using your USB port 47
Streaming music from your phone 48
Using the Auxiliary input jack (Line in) 48
Using the play all feature 50
Selecting and playing specific artists 50
Selecting and playing specific albums 51
Selecting different genres 52
Accessing your playlists 52
Playing a specific track 53
Exploring the USB device 54
Accessing BT devices 54
Adding a new device in discovery or discoverable mode 55
Voice commands in media mode 56
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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•Line in
•Bluetooth Audio•Voice settings
•Phone•Vehicle health report (if
equipped, U.S. only)
•Cancel•Help
USB:Say to access the device connected to the USB port.
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.
Vehicle health report (if equipped):Say to request to run a vehicle
health report on your vehicle.
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5. Once the music is indexed, you can play music on your digital media
player by saying any of the following commands:
•Play All
•Play Artist
•Play Album
•Play Genre
•Play Playlist
•Play track
SYNCMEDIA SOURCES AND FEATURES
The ‘User Device’ tab provides you access and control over the SYNC
media sources: USB, BT AUDIO and LINE IN. Once you choose which
SYNCmedia source you would like to listen to, you can then use
SYNC’s many other features to make playing adjustments.
To access:
1. Ensure that your playing device is plugged into the USB port or
Auxiliary input jack (LINE IN) and your device is on.
Note:If you already have a device connected to the USB port, you
cannot access the LINE IN feature. Some digital media players require
both USB and LINE IN ports to stream data and music separately.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
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Note:SYNCis capable of indexing thousands of average size media
files. The time required to complete the indexing process is dependent
upon the size of the media content being indexed and the device itself.
If at any time the device is removed from the USB port, USB REMOVED
will appear.
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 streamBluetoothaudio.
SYNCallows you to stream music from yourBluetoothenabled cellular
phone to play through SYNC. To access:
1. Ensure that the desired music is playing on your paired phone and
your phone is inBluetoothaudio streaming mode.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
3. Select the ‘User Device’ tab on
the touchscreen.
4. Press SOURCE repeatedly to until
BT AUDIO appears in the line above
SOURCE.
USING LINE IN (AUXILIARY INPUT JACK) WITH SYNC
Your vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary input jack which allows you to
plug in 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:If you already have a device connected to the USB port, you
cannot access the LINE IN feature. Some digital media players require
both USB and LINE IN ports to stream data and music separately.
1. Ensure that the desired device is plugged into the Auxiliary input jack
and is playing.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
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Autoplay:With this feature ON, SYNC will automatically begin to play
your music as it is being indexed. As the system is finishing indexing all
of your songs, you can listen to music. With this feature OFF, SYNC will
not begin to play any of your music until it has all been indexed.
Note:The larger the number of songs SYNC has to index, the longer
indexing will take.
Play Genre:You can play a specific genre (type) of music. SYNC will
read 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 music
you have indexed to SYNC.
Similar music:You can tell SYNC to play music ‘similar’ to what you are
currently playing.
Voice commands while using Line in
While using the Line in feature (Auxiliary input jack), press
or
VOICE on the steering wheel controls. When prompted, you may say the
following commands:
•Exit•Line in
Voice commands when in Bluetooth audio mode
When in Bluetooth audio mode, press
or VOICE on the steering
wheel controls. When prompted, say any of the following commands:
•Play•Pause
•Play next track•Play previous track
Note:Please refer to your device’s user guide to see if these commands
are supported forBluetoothaudio.
At any time, you may say these commands:
•User Device•Help
•Phone•Line in
•Exit
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Streaming music from your
phone ...........................................48
Supported player, media
formats and metadata
information ..................................46
SYNCmedia features ...............45
SYNCphone features ...............13
SYNCvoice recognition
feature ...........................................5
System settings ...........................16
T
Text messaging with your
navigation system .......................37
Turning Bluetooth on/off ............19
Turning prompts on/off ..............33
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USB port ......................................47Using the Auxiliary input jack
(Line in)
......................................48
Using the play all feature
...........50
Using voice commands with
SYNC
............................................7
V
Vehicle health report
..................24
Voice commands in media
mode
............................................56
Voice commands in phone
mode
............................................42
W
What is SYNC?
............................3
What’s playing?
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