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Connecting your digital media player to SYNC44
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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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Confirmation prompts
Confirmation prompts are short questions asked by the system when the
system has not clearly understood your request or when there are many
possible responses to your request. For example, if you have
Confirmation prompts ON, the system may say, “Phone, is that correct?”.
The system will then listen for a “Yes” or “No” confirmation from you. If
you say “Yes”, the system will proceed. If you say “No”, the system will
ask you to say the command again. If you have Confirmation prompts
OFF, the system will simply make a best guess as to what you requested.
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•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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CONNECTING YOUR DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER TO SYNC
1. Ensure that the vehicle and mobile media system are ON.
2. Plug the media device into the USB port and ensure that the device is
ON. (Refer to your vehicle’sOwner’s guidefor exact USB port location.)
3. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
4. Select the ‘User Device’ tab.
5. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly until
USB appears.
6. Press ‘Music Library’.
7. Select from the listed features.
Please refer toUsing the Media
Music Librarylater in this chapter.
CONNECTING YOUR DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER TO SYNCVIA
VOICE COMMANDS
1. Ensure that the vehicle and the mobile media system are ON.
2. Plug the media device into the USB port and ensure that the device is
ON. (Refer to your vehicle’sOwner’s guidefor exact USB port location.)
3. Press VOICE or
. SYNCwill say, “ Main menu” and the listening
icon will appear in the display.
4. Say “User Device”. The system will say, “USB, please say a command.”
SYNCwill begin indexing the music media when the device is plugged
into the USB port. If your digital media player contains many media files,
INDEXING may appear in the display. When the indexing process is
complete, you may access the media content in your digital media player
using voice commands.
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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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3. Select the ‘Users Device’ tab on
the touchscreen.
4. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly to cycle
through the possible media sources
of USB, BT AUDIO and LINE IN.
You can also access the following
buttons:
•Music Library:Provides you
access to SYNC’s many media
features, such as: Play All, Play Artists, Play Albums, Play Tracks, Play
Playlists, and Explore the USB.
•Similar Music:In USB mode, select to have SYNCcreate a new
playlist of music similar to the currently playing track.
•Repeat:Select to repeat the current track in USB mode.
•Shuffle:Select to shuffle the current tracks in USB mode.
•Settings:Refer toAdvanced settingsin theSYNCphone features
chapter for information on how to make adjustments to the prompts,
language, master reset, factory defaults, etc.
•Text:Press to view additional information, if available.
What’s playing?
At any time while a track is playing, SYNCwill read the metadata tags
of the track to you (if populated). Simply press
or VOICE. A tone
will sound and SYNCwill say “Main menu”. Say “USER DEVICE” and,
when prompted, ask “What’s playing?”
Supported media players, formats and metadata information
SYNCis capable of hosting nearly any digital media player, including
iPod, Zune™, “Plays from device” players, and most USB drives.
Supported audio formats include MP3, WMA, WAV and AAC.
SYNCis also able to organize and sort your indexed media from your
playing device by metadata tags. Metadata tags are descriptive software
identifiers embedded in your media files which provide information about
the media file. SYNCsupports the following metadata tags:
•Artist
•Album
•Genre
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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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3. Select the ‘User Device’ tab on
the touchscreen.
4. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly to until
LINE IN appears in the display. The
music will begin to play over the
vehicle’s speakers.
USING THE MEDIA MUSIC LIBRARY
Once your music has been indexed into SYNCthrough the USB port,
you can then use the many features of the media library. To access:
1. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
2. Select the ‘User Device’ tab on
the touchscreen. Press ‘Source’
repeatedly until USB appears in the
display.
3. Select ‘Music Library’.
From this screen, you can access
the following:
•Play All
•Artists
•Albums
•Genres
•Playlists
•Tracks
•Explore USB
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