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To connect using voice commands:
1. Plug the device into the vehicle’s USB port.
2. Press VOICE or
and when prompted, say, “USB”.
3. You can now play music by saying any of the appropriate voice
commands. Refer to theMedia voice commands.
To connect using the system menu:
1. Plug the device into the vehicle’s USB port.
2. Press AUX.
3. Press MENU to enter theMedia Menu.
4. Scroll untilSelect Sourceappears and press OK.
5. Scroll to select USB and press OK.
6. 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.
7. 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.
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.
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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
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.
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+ Denotes submenus with additional menu items
Scrolling through the menus:Press
/to scroll through the
menu options.
AUX MENU Media Menu
Play Menu OK
Select Source OK
Media Settings OK
Application
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 to access theMedia Menu.
2. 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.
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.
Applications (if available):You can download new software
applications (if available) and then load the desired applications onto
SYNC through your USB port. Please refer to www.SyncMyRide.com or
www.syncmaroute.ca 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 to access theMedia Menu.
2. Scroll to select thePlay Menuand press OK.
3. If there are no media files to access, the display will indicate there is
no media. If there are media files, you will then have the following
options to scroll through and select from:
Play All: Allows you to play all indexed media (tracks) from your
playing device in flat file mode, one at a time in numerical order.
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•Press OK to select. The first track title will appear in the display.
Artists: Allows you to sort all indexed media by artist. Once selected,
the system will list and then play all artists and tracks alphabetically. If
there are less than 255 indexed artist, they will be listed alphabetically in
flat file mode. If there are more, they will be categorized into
alphabetical categories.
1. Press OK to select. You can select to playAll Artistsor any
indexed artist.
2. Scroll until the desired artist is chosen and press OK.
Albums: Allows you to sort all indexed media by albums. If there are
less than 255 indexed albums, they will be listed alphabetically in flat file
mode. If there are more, they will be organized into alphabetical
categories.
1. Press OK to enter the album menu and select from playing all
albums or from any individual indexed album.
2. Scroll until the desired album is chosen and press OK.
Genres: Allows you to sort indexed music by genre (category) type.
SYNC will list the genres alphabetically in flat file mode. If there are
more than 255, SYNC will automatically organize them into alphabetical
categories.
•Press OK to select and then scroll to select the desired genre
and press OK.
Playlists: Allows you to access your playlists. SYNC will list your
playlists alphabetically in flat file mode. If there are more than 255,
SYNC will automatically organize them into alphabetical categories.
Note:SYNC supports many playlist formats such as: .ASX, .M3U, .WPL,
.MTP.
•Press OK to select. Then scroll to select the desired playlist and
press OK.
Tracks: Allows you to search for and play a specific track which has
been indexed. SYNC will list your tracks alphabetically in flat file mode.
If there are more than 255, SYNC will automatically organize them into
alphabetical categories.
•Press OK to select. Then scroll to select the desired track and
press OK.
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Explore USB:Allows you to explore through all supported digital media
on your media device connected to the USB port.Note:When exploring,
you will only be able to view media content which is compatible with
SYNC. You may have other files saved with various extensions, but they
will not be visible.
•Press OK to select. Then scroll to explore indexed media on your
flash drive.
Similar Music:Allows you to play music similar to what is currently
playing from the USB port. The system uses the metadata information of
each song to compile a playlist for you.
•Press OK to select. The system will create a new list of similar
songs and begin playing.Note:Your metadata tags must be
populated in order for this feature to include each track.
Note:With certain playing devices, if your metadata tags are not
populated, the tracks won’t be available in voice recognition, play
menu or similar music. However, if you place these tracks onto
your playing device in “Mass Storage Device Mode”, they will be
available in voice recognition, play menu browsing and similar
music. “Unknown” will be placed into any unpopulated metadata
tag.
Return: Press OK to exit the current menu.
System settings
System settings provide access to yourBluetooth DevicesandAdvanced
menu features.
TheBluetooth Devicesmenu allows you to add, connect and delete a
device as turn theBluetoothfeature on and off.
YourAdvancedmenu allows you to access and set prompts, languages,
defaults and perform a master reset.
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