2012 FORD FIESTA Owners Manual

SYNCAppLink™ (if equipped, U.S. only)
SYNCAppLink™ is a software application which allows you to connect
to and use applications on your smartphone such as Pandora and
Stitcher via your SYNC system (provided your phone is compatible with
these features).
To see trouble shooting tips, available applications, and a list of
supported smart phone devices, please visit www.SyncMyRide.com.
To access from the media menu:
1. Press AUX and then MENU.
2. WhenMedia Player Menuis selected, press OK.
3. Scroll to cycle through the following options:
•Play Menu
•Select Source
•Media Settings
•Mobile Apps
•System Settings
•Exit Media Menu
4. WhenMobile Appsappears in the display, press OK to enter the
menu and view a list of available applications (for example,
Pandora).
5. Once started, you may then press MENU to access Media Menu.
6. Scroll to access the desired application menu (for example,
Pandora) and press OK. From here, you can access the features
which accompany the application such as Thumbs up, Thumbs
Down, etc. For more information, please visit
www.SyncMyRide.com
Note:You can also access by pressing
and, when prompted,
saying “Mobile Apps”. You can then say the name of the smart
phone application (for example, Pandora) after the tone. Your
smart phonemustbe paired and connected in order to use this
feature.
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To access from the phone menu:
1. Press
or PHONE to enter thePhone Menu.
2. Scroll repeatedly untilMobile Appsappears in the display.
3. Press OK to enter the menu and view a list of available
applications (for example, Pandora).
4. Scroll to access the desired application menu (for example,
Pandora menu) and press OK. From here you can access the
features which accompany the application such as Thumbs up,
Thumbs down, etc. For more information, please visit
www.SyncMyRide.com.
Note:iPhoneusers need to connect the phone to the USB port in
order to start an application.
Note:If using an iPhone, it is recommended that the phone is
locked after starting the application.
Media features with SYNC
SYNCallows you to access and
play music from your digital music
player over the vehicle’s speaker
system using the system’s media
menu or voice commands.
You can also choose to sort and play
your music by specific metadata
categories such as:
•Artists
•Albums
•Genres
•Playlists
•Tracks
•Similar Music
Compatibility
SYNC is capable of hosting nearly any digital media player including:
iPod, Zune™, “Plays from device” players, and most USB drives.
SYNC will also support audio formats such as MP3, WMA, WAV and ACC.
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Connecting your digital media player to SYNCvia the USB port
Note:If your digital media player has an On/Off switch, ensure that the
device is turned On.
1. Plug the device into the vehicle’s USB port.
2. Press AUX and then MENU.
3. WhenMedia Player Menuis selected, press OK.
3. Depending on how many digital media files are on your
connected device,Indexingmay appear in the radio display until
indexing is complete. You will then be taken to thePlay Menu.
4. Press OK and scroll through selections of:
•Play All
•Albums
•Genres
•Playlists
•Tracks
•Explore USB
•Similar Music
•Return
5. When the desired selection appears in the display, press OK to
build your desired music selection.
For more information, refer toAccessing your play menulater in
this chapter.
What’s playing?
At any time while a track is playing, you can press
and say, “What’s
playing?”. SYNC will read the metadata tags of the playing track to you
(if populated).
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Media voice commands
Press
and when prompted, say, “USB” . You may then say any of the
following:
•Play all•Play
•Pause•What’s playing?
•Play next track•Play previous track
•Play Song •Search song
•Refine song •Similar music
•Play next folder
2•Play previous folder2
•Autoplay on•Autoplay off
•Repeat off•Repeat on
•Shuffle on•Shuffle off
•Play genre
1•Play playlist 1
•Play album 1•Play artist 1
•Play track 1•Search artist 1
•Search genre 1•Search track 1
•Search album 1•Refine album 1
•Refine artist 1•Refine track 1
•Connections
1Voice commands which are not available until indexing is complete.
2Voice commands which are only available in folder mode. For more
information, refer toExploring the USB devicelater in this chapter.
Note:In the above possible commands,“”is a dynamic listing in
that it could be the name of any desired group, artist, etc.
Autoplay:With this feature ON, SYNCallows you to listen to music
which has already been randomly indexed during the indexing process.
With this feature OFF, SYNCwill 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. SYNCwill 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. SYNCwill 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 SYNChas indexed through the
USB port.
Refine:This allows you to ‘refine’ your previous commands. For
example, if you told SYNCto search and play all music by a certain
artist, you could then tell SYNCto “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.
Press
and when prompted, say, “Bluetooth Audio”. You may then say
any of the following:
•Play•Connections
•Pause•Play next track
•Play previous track
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Maneuvering the media menu
Below is a graphical representation of how the phone menu lays out in
your system. It will be explained in more detail in this chapter, but this
may help you to better visualize the menu structure.
+ Denotes submenus with additional menu items
Scrolling through the menus:Press
/to scroll through the
menu options.
AUX MENU Media Player Menu
Play Menu OK
Select Source OK
Media Settings
Mobile AppsOK
System Settings OK
Exit Media Menu Play All
Artists
Albums
Genres
Playlists
Tracks
Explore USB
Similar Music
Return
Bluetooth Devices +
Advanced +
Return Shuffle
Repeat
Autoplay
Return SYNC USB
Bluetooth Audio
SYNC Line In
Return
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Accessing the features of your media menu
SYNC’s media menu allows you to select which source you would like to
listen to, how you would like to play your music (by artist, genre, shuffle,
repeat, etc.), and also if you need to add, connect or delete devices.
To access your media menu:
1. Press AUX and then MENU.
2. WhenMedia Player Menuis selected, press OK.
3. Scroll to cycle through the following features:
Play Menu: Allows you to play your music by artist, album, genre,
playlists, tracks, similar music or to simply, play all. You can also choose
to Explore USB to view the supported digital music files on your playing
device.
Refer toPlay Menulater in this section for more information.
Select Source: Allows you to select and play music from your USB port,
auxiliary input jack (line in) or stream music from yourBluetooth
enabled phone. Press OK to select and then scroll to choose from:
•*USB: Press OK to access music plugged into your USB port.
SYNC will also allow you to plug in devices to charge them (if
supported by your device).
•Bluetooth Audio:This is a phone dependent featurewhich
allows you to stream music playing on yourBluetoothenabled
phone. If supported by your device, you can press
SEEKto
access the previous/next track.
•Line in: Press OK to select and play music from your portable
music player over the vehicle’s speakers.Note:If you have already
connected a device 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.
* Once connected, SYNC will index any readable media files. (The
time required to complete this depends on the size of the media
content being indexed.) IfAutoplayis on, you can access media
files randomly as they are indexed. If turned off, indexed media is
not available until the indexing process is complete. SYNC is
capable of indexing thousands of average size media and will notify
you if the maximum indexing file size is reached.
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Media Settings: Allows you to choose to shuffle or repeat your music in
addition to setting your Autoplay settings. Press OK to select and then
scroll to choose from:
•Shuffle: Press OK to shuffle available media files in the current
playlist.Note:To shuffle all media tracks, you must selectPlay All
in the Play Menu and then select Shuffle.
•Repeat: Press OK to repeat any song.
•Autoplay: Press OK to listen to music which has already been
randomly indexed during the indexing process.
* You may also press you can press
SEEKto access the
previous/next track.
Note:Once these selections are turned on, they will remain on
until turned off. Some digital media players require both USB and
Line in ports to stream data and music separately.
Mobile Apps(if equipped): Enables you to interact with SYNCcapable
mobile applications on your smartphone. Refer to SYNCAppLink™
earlier in this chapter for more information.
System Settings: Allows you to accessBluetoothDevice menu listings
(add, connect, set as primary, on/off, delete) as well as Advanced menu
listings (prompts, languages, defaults, master reset, install application
and system information).
•Please refer toSystem Settingsin this chapter for complete
information.
Exit Media Menu: Press OK when this appears to exit the media menu.
Accessing your play menu
The Play menu allows you to select and play your media by artist, album,
genre, playlist, track, similar music or even to explore what is on your
USB device.
To access:
1. Press AUX and then MENU.
2. WhenMedia Player Menuis selected, press OK.
3. Scroll to select thePlay Menuand press OK.
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