2012 FORD B MAX reset

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When available, automatic volume controladjusts the volume level to compensatefor engine noise and road speed noise.
1.Press the MENU button and selectAUDIO.
2.Select AVC LEVEL or ADAPTIVEVOL.
3.Use the left or right arrow button toadjust the setting.
4.Press the OK button to confirm yourselection.
5.Press the MENU button to return.
Digital Signal Processing
Digital Signal Processing Occupancy
This feature takes into account thedifferences in distance from the variousspeakers in your vehicle to each seat. Youmust select the correct sitting position forthe audio to be correctly set.
Digital Signal Processing Equaliser
Select the music category that most suitsyour listening preference. The audio outputwill change to enhance the particular styleof music chosen.
Changing the Digital Signal ProcessingSettings
1.Press the MENU button.
2.Select AUDIO or AUDIO SETTINGS.
3.Scroll to the required digital signalprocessing function.
4.Use the up and down arrow buttons toselect the required setting.
5.Press the OK button to confirm yourselection.
6.Press the MENU button to return.
News Broadcasts
Your audio unit may interrupt normalreception to broadcast news bulletins fromstations on the FM waveband, radio datasystem or other enhanced network linkedstations.
The display will indicate there is anincoming announcement, during newsbroadcasts. When the audio unit interruptsfor a news broadcast the preset volumelevel will be the same as trafficannouncements.
1.Press the MENU button.
2.Select AUDIO or AUDIO SETTINGS.
3.Scroll to NEWS and turn on or off withthe OK button.
4.Press the MENU button to return.
Alternative Frequencies
The majority of programs that broadcaston the FM waveband have a programidentification code, it can be recognised byaudio units.
When your vehicle moves from onetransmission area to another with thealternative frequencies tuning switchedon, this function will search for thestrongest station signal.
Under certain conditions, however,alternative frequencies tuning maytemporarily disrupt normal reception.
When selected, the unit continuallyevaluates signal strength and, if a bettersignal becomes available, the unit willswitch to that alternative. It mutes whileit checks a list of alternative frequenciesand if necessary, it will search once acrossthe selected waveband for a genuinealternative frequency.
It will restore radio reception when it findsone or if one is not found, the unit willreturn to the original stored frequency.
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WARNING
Driving while distracted can result inloss of vehicle control, collision andinjury. We strongly recommend thatyou use extreme caution when using anydevice that may take your focus off theroad. Your primary responsibility is the safeoperation of your vehicle. We recommendagainst the use of any handheld devicewhile driving, encourage the use ofvoice-operated systems when possibleand that you become aware of applicablecountry and local laws that may affect useof electronic devices while driving.
When using SYNC:
•Do not operate playing devices if thepower cords or cables are broken, splitor damaged. Carefully place cords andcables where they cannot be steppedon or interfere with the operation ofpedals, seats, compartments or safedriving abilities.
•Do not leave playing devices in yourvehicle during extreme conditions as itcould cause them damage. Refer toyour device's user guide for furtherinformation.
•Do not attempt to service or repair thesystem. See an authorised dealer.
Privacy Information
When a mobile phone is connected toSYNC, the system creates a profile withinyour vehicle that is linked to that mobilephone. This profile is created in order tooffer you more mobile features and tooperate more efficiently. Among otherthings, this profile may contain data aboutyour phone book, text messages (read andunread) and call history. Including thehistory of calls when your mobile phonewas not connected to the system. Inaddition, if you connect a media device,the system creates and retains an index ofsupported media content. The system alsorecords a short development log ofapproximately 10 minutes of all recentsystem activity. The log profile and othersystem data may be used to improve thesystem and help diagnose any problemsthat may occur.
The mobile phone profile, media deviceindex, and development log will remain inyour vehicle unless you delete it and aregenerally accessible only in your vehiclewhen the mobile phone or media player isconnected. If you no longer plan to use thesystem or your vehicle, we recommend youperform a master reset to erase all storedinformation.
System data cannot be accessed withoutspecial equipment and access to yourvehicle's SYNC module. We will not accessthe system data for any purpose other thanas described absent consent, a court order,or where required by law enforcement,other government authorities or other thirdparties acting with lawful authority. Otherparties may seek to access the informationindependently of us. For further privacyinformation, see the sections onemergency assistance.
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1.Press the MENU button to enter the
system's menu.
2.Select SYNC-Settings, then press OK.
You CanIf You Select
Check or uncheck this option to turn on or off the Bluetoothinterface of the system. Select, then press OK to changethe option's status.
Bluetooth on
Return to the factory default settings. This selection doesnot erase your indexed information (phonebook, callhistory, text messages and paired devices).
Set defaults
Press OK to select and then press Yes when Setdefaults? appears in the display.
Completely erase all information stored on SYNC(phonebook, call history, text messages and paireddevices) and return to the factory default settings.
Master reset
Press OK to select and then press Yes when Masterreset? appears in the display. The display indicates whencomplete and SYNC takes you back to the SYNC-Settings menu.
Install applications or software updates you have down-loaded.Install on SYNC
Scroll to select and then press OK. Confirm with Yes whenInstall on SYNC appears in the display. There must be avalid SYNC application or update available on the USBthumb drive in order to finish an installation successfully.
Display the system's version numbers as well as its serialnumber.System info
Press OK to select.
The voice settings submenu contains Interact. mode,Confirm prompt, mobile Phone candidate and Mediacandidate. See Using Voice Recognition (page 198).
Voice settings
Browse the actual menu structure of the connected USBdevice. Press OK and use the up or down arrows to scrollthe folders and files. Use the left or right arrows to enterand leave a folder. Media content can be directly selectedfor playback from this menu.
Browse USB
You can turn the emergency assistance feature on or off.See SYNC® Applications and Services (page 211).Emergency assistance
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Connecting Your Digital MediaPlayer to the USB Port
Note:If your digital media player has apower switch, make sure that the device isturned on.
To Connect Using Voice Commands
1.Plug the device into your vehicle's USBport.
2.Press the voice button and whenprompted, say "USB".
3.You can now play music by saying anyof the appropriate voice commands.Refer to the media voice commands.
To Connect Using the System Menu
1.Plug the device into your vehicle's USBport.
2.Press the AUX button until initialisingappears in the top left corner of thedisplay.
3.Depending on how many digital mediafiles are on your connected device,Indexing USB may appear in thedisplay. When indexing is complete, thescreen returns to the Play menu.
Press Browse. Now you can scroll throughthe list:
•Play all.
•Playlists.
•Songs.
•Artists.
•Albums.
•Genres.
•Browse USB.
•Reset USB.
•Exit.
What's Playing?
At any time when a track is playing, youcan press the voice icon and ask thesystem "What's playing?" The systemreads the metadata tags (if populated) ofthe track being played.
Media Voice Commands
Press the voice button and whenprompted say "USB", and thenany of the following:
"USB"
"Pause"
"Repeat off""Play"
"Repeat on""Play album "1,2
"Search album "1,2"Play All"
"Search artist "1,2"Play artist "1,2
"Search genre "1"Play genre "1,2
"Search song "1"Play next folder"3
"Search track "1,2"Play next track"
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"Connections"
"Pause"
"Play"
"Play next track"
"Play previous track"
Media Menu Features
The media menu allows you to select howto play your music (by artist, genre, shuffle,repeat, etc.) and to find similar music orreset the index of your USB devices.
1.Press AUX to select USB playback andthen Options to enter the Mediamenu.
2.Scroll to cycle through:
You CanWhen You Select
Choose to shuffle or repeat your music. Once theseselections are turned on, they will remain on until switchedoff.
Shuffle playlist and Repeattrack
You can play similar types of music to the current playlistfrom the USB port. The system uses the metadatainformation of each song to compile a playlist. The systemthen creates a new list of similar songs and will then beginplaying. Each track must have the metadata tags popu-lated for this feature. With certain playing devices, if your
Similar music
metadata tags are not populated, the tracks will not beavailable in voice recognition, play menu or similar music.However, if you place these tracks onto your playing devicein mass storage device mode they are available in voicerecognition, Play menu browsing and Similar Music.Unknowns are placed into any unpopulated metadatatag.
Resets the USB index. After the new indexing is completeyou can choose what to play from the USB song library.Reset SYNC USB
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2. Scroll to browse indexed media on your flash drive, thenpress OK.
Resets the USB index. After the new indexing is completeyou can choose what to play from the USB song library.Reset USB
*You can use the buttons at the bottom of the screen to quickly jump to a certainalphabetical category. You can also use the letters on you're the number pad to jump inthe list.
Bluetooth Devices and SystemSettings
You can access these menus using thedisplay. See Using SYNC® With YourPhone (page 200).
SYNC® TROUBLESHOOTING
Your SYNC system is easy to use. However,should questions arise, please refer to thetables below.
Use the Ford website to check your mobilephone's compatibility.
Phone Issues
Possible SolutionPossible CauseIssue
Review your phone's user guide regardingaudio adjustments.The audio controlsettings on your phonemay be affecting SYNCperformance.
A lot of back-ground noiseduring a phonecall.
Try turning off the device, resetting thedevice, removing the device's battery, thentrying again. Make sure that the Mic offoption of SYNC is set to off.
Possible phone malfunc-tion.During a call, Ican hear theother personbut they cannothear me.
Go to the website to review your phone'scompatibility.This is a phone-dependent feature.SYNC is notable to down-load my phone-book.Try turning off the device, resetting thedevice or removing the device's battery,then trying again.
Possible phone malfunc-tion.
Try pushing your phonebook contacts toSYNC by using the Add contacts feature.You must switch your mobile phone on andthe automatic phonebook downloadfeature on SYNC.
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Possible SolutionPossible CauseIssue
Try pushing your phonebook contacts toSYNC by using the Add contacts feature.Limitations on yourphone's capability.The systemsays "Phone-book down-loaded" but myphonebook inSYNC is emptyor is missingcontacts.
If the missing contacts are stored on yourSIM card, try moving them to the devicememory.Remove any pictures or special ring tonesassociated with the missing contact.You must switch your mobile phone on andthe automatic phonebook downloadfeature on SYNC.
Go to the website to review your mobilephone's compatibility.This is a mobile phone-dependent feature.I'm havingtroubleconnecting mymobile phone toSYNC.
Try turning off the device, resetting thedevice or removing the device's battery,then trying again.
Possible mobile phonemalfunction.
Try deleting your device from SYNC,deleting SYNC from your device and tryingagain.Always check the security and auto acceptprompt settings relative to the SYNCBluetooth connection on your mobilephone.Update your device's firmware.Turn off the Auto phonebook downloadsetting.
Go to the website to review your mobilephone's compatibility.This is a mobile phone-dependent feature.Text messagingis not workingon SYNC.Try turning off the device, resetting thedevice or removing the device's battery,then trying again.
Possible mobile phonemalfunction.
This is a mobile phone-dependent feature.Your mobile phone must support down-loading text messages via Bluetooth toreceive incoming text messages.
This is a mobile phonelimitation.Audible SMStext messagesdo not work onmy mobilephone.Access the text messaging menu of SYNCto see if the feature is supported by yourmobile phone. Press the PHONE buttonand then scroll and select Textmessaging, then press OK.
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Possible SolutionPossible CauseIssue
Because each mobile phone is differentrefer to the mobile phone's user’s guide forthe specific mobile phone being paired. Infact, there can be differences betweenmobile phones due to brand, model, serviceprovider and software version.
USB and Media Issues
Possible SolutionPossible CauseIssue
Try turning off the device, resetting thedevice, removing the device's battery, thentrying again.
Possible device malfunc-tion.I'm havingtroubleconnecting mydevice.Make sure you are using the manufacturer'scable.Make sure the USB cable is correctlyinserted into the device and your vehicle'sUSB port.Make sure that the device does not havean auto-install program or active securitysettings.
Make sure you are not leaving the device inyour vehicle during very hot or coldtemperatures.
This is a device limitation.SYNC does notrecognise mydevice when Istart my vehicle.
Make sure the device is connected to SYNCand that you have pressed play on yourdevice.
This is a mobile phone-dependent feature.The device is notconnected.
Bluetooth audiodoes notstream.
Make sure that all song details are popu-lated.Your music files may notcontain the correct artist,song title, album or genreinformation.
SYNC does notrecognise musicthat is on mydevice.
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