2012 LINCOLN MKX USB port

Introduction
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Customizing your home screen 5
SYNCcustomer support 7
Cleaning the touchscreen 7
Instrument cluster
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Infotainment display 9
Voice recognition system overview
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Media features
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AM/FM 16
HD Radio™ 18
SIRIUSsatellite radio 22
Accessing and using your USB port 30
Supported media file types 33
Streaming music from your phone 34
Phone features
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Pairing your phone for the first time 39
Pairing other phones 41
Text messaging 41
Information features
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Traffic, Directions and Information 45
SIRIUSTravel Link™ 48
Notifications 51
911 Assist™ 51
Menu features
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Setting the clock 56
Display settings 56
System settings 59
Wi-Fi 63
Help 64
Table of Contents
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USB
WARNING:Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle
control, accident and injury. Ford strongly recommends that
drivers use extreme caution when using any device that may take their
focus off the road. Your primary responsibility is the safe operation of
the vehicle. We recommend against the use of any handheld device
while driving, encourage the use of voice-operated systems when
possible and that you become aware of applicable state and local laws
that may affect use of electronic devices while driving.
This feature allows you to plug in
media playing devices, memory
sticks, flash/thumb drives and also
charge devices if they support this
feature. Your USB ports are either
located in your center console or
behind a small access door in your
instrument panel.
To access and play music from your USB:
1. Select the lower left corner of the touchscreen to access the media
screen.
2. Insert your flash/thumb drive into the USB slot and select the USB tab
once recognized. You can then select from the following options:
Repeat:Select to repeat the currently playing song/album.
Shuffle:Select to play music on the selected album or folder in random
order.
Browse:Select to browse the contents of the flash drive/thumb drive
connected to the USB port. This feature also allows you to search and
play by genre, artist, album, etc.
Similar Music:Select to choose music similar to that currently playing.
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To view song informationsuch as Title, Artist, File, Folder, Album,
and Genre, touch the on-screen album art. This will take you to another
screen where you can view this information.
To view your album art in a 3D carousel:Press Browse > Music >
Albums > Cover Art. If the Gracenote cover art feature (covered in the
previous section) is turned on, you will be able to touch and drag the
screen with your finger to view your album art. Tap on an album to
select.
You can also pressWhat’s Playingto hear how the system pronounces
the current band and song. This can be helpful when using voice
commands to ensure that the system correctly plays your request.
In order to playback video from your iPod/iPhone(if
compatible),you MUST have a special combination USB/RCA composite
video cable (available for purchase from Apple). Once the cable is
connected to your iPod/iPhone, plug in the other end into both the
RCA jacks and the USB port.
Voice commands for your USB and SD card
Press
on the steering wheel controls and, when prompted, say the
desired mode (USB or SD card). Then, after the next prompt, say any
of the following commands:
•Play Genre •Play Playlist
•Play Artist •Play Author
•Play Album •Play Composer
•Play Podcast •Play Folder
•Play Podcast Episode •Play Audiobook
•Play Video **•Play Video Podcast Episode
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•Play Video Playlist **•Play Movie
•Play TV Show Episode •What’s this?
•Play•Pause
•Next•Previous
•Repeat One•Repeat All
•Repeat Off•Shuffle
•Shuffle Off•Play Similar Music
•Browse*•Play Song
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* If you have said you would like to Browse your USB or SD card, the
system will prompt you to specify what you would like to browse. When
prompted, you may say any of the following commands:
**Note:These commands are only available in USB mode and are device
dependent.
•Genre •All Genres
•All Playlists•Playlist
•Artist •All Artists
•Album •All Albums
•Author •All Authors
•Composer •All Composers
•Audiobook •All Audiobooks
•Podcast •All Podcasts
•Video **•All Videos**
•Video Playlist **•All Video Playlists**
•TV Show •All TV Shows
•All Movies•Video Podcast **
•All Video Podcasts**•All Music Videos**
•Folder •All Folders
•All Songs
**Note:These commands are only available in USB mode and are device
dependent.
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.
If your indexed media files contain no information embedded in these
metadata tags, SYNCmay classify the empty metadata tags as
Unknown.
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In order to playback video from your iPod/iPhone(if
compatible),you MUST have a special combination USB/RCA composite
video cable (available for purchase from Apple). Once the cable is
connected to your iPod/iPhone, plug in the other end into both the
RCA jacks and the USB port.
BLUETOOTH AUDIO
Your system allows you to stream audio over the vehicle speakers from
your connected,Bluetoothenabled cellular phone.
To access, press the lower left corner on the touchscreen. Then, select
theBTtab.
Voice commands for Bluetooth Audio
While listening toBluetoothstereo, press
on the steering wheel
controls. When prompted, you may say any of the following commands:
Note:The following voice commands are only available if you have
turned on the IndexBluetoothAudio Device setting and if your device
supports indexing.
•Play Genre •Play Playlist
•Play Artist •Play Author
•Play Album •Play Composer
•Play Podcast •Play Folder
•Play Composer •Play Podcast Episode
•Play Audiobook •Play
•Pause•Next
•Previous•Repeat One
•Repeat All•Repeat Off
•Shuffle•Shuffle Off
•Play Similar Music•What’s this?
•Browse*•Play Song
Note:If your phone does not supportBluetoothmedia streaming, then
the following commands are the only commands that are valid:
•Play•Pause
•Previous•Next
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To access,
1. Press the lower left corner of the touchscreen.
2. Then, selectA/V inputs.
To use the auxiliary input jack feature:Ensure that your portable
music player is designed to be used with headphones and that it is fully
charged. You will also need an audio extension cable with stereo male
1/8 in. (3.5 mm) connectors at one end and a RCA jack at the other.
1. Begin with the vehicle parked and the radio and portable device are
turned off.
2. Attach one end of the audio extension cable to the headphone output
of your player and the other end into the adaptor in one of the two left
A/V input jacks (white or red) inside the center console.
3. Press the lower left corner on the touchscreen. Select either a tuned
station from the FM tab or the CD tab (if there is a CD already loaded
into the system.) Adjust the volume to a comfortable listening level.
4. Turn the portable music player on and adjust the volume to 1/2 the
volume.
5. Press the lower left corner on the touchscreen. Select the A/V in tab.
(You should hear audio from your portable music player although it may
be low.)
6. Adjust the sound on your portable music player until it reaches the
level of the FM station or CD by switching back and forth between the
controls.
In order to playback video from your iPod/iPhone(if
compatible),you MUST have a special combination USB/RCA composite
video cable (available for purchase from Apple). Once the cable is
connected to your iPod/iPhone, plug in the other end into both the
RCA jacks and the USB port.
Troubleshooting:
•Do not connect the audio input jack to a line level output. The AIJ will
only work correctly with devices that have a headphone output with a
volume control.
•Do not set the portable music player’s volume level higher than is
necessary to match the volume of the CD or FM radio as this will
cause distortion and will reduce sound quality.
•If the music sounds distorted at lower listening levels, turn the
portable music player volume down. If the problems persists, replace
or recharge the batteries in the portable music player.
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Voice settings
Allows you to customize the level of system interaction, help and
feedback. To access:
1. Press Menu > Settings > Voice.
2. Select from the following:
Interaction mode:Standard interaction mode provides more
detailed interaction and guidance while the advanced mode has less
audible interaction and more tone prompts.
Confirmation prompts:Short questions asked by the system
when the system has not clearly heard or understood your request.
Note:Even with confirmation prompts turned off, you may be
asked to confirm settings occasionally.
Media Candidate lists:Candidate lists are possible results from
your voice commands. If these are turned off, the system will
simply make a best guess at your request.
Phone Candidate lists:Candidate lists are possible results from
your voice commands. If these are turned off, the system will
simply make a best guess at your request.
Voice control volume:Allows you to adjust the voice volume
level.
Media player settings
Allows you to customize how the system will interact with your phone,
USB drive and portable media player.
1. Press Menu > Settings > Media player.
2. Select from the following:
Autoplay on/off:With this feature on, the system will
automatically switch to the media source upon initial connection
and you can listen to music which has already been randomly
indexed during the indexing process. With this feature off, the
system will not automatically switch to the inserted media source.
Menu features
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•Bluetooth on/off:Select to turnBluetoothon or off.
•Do not disturb:Select to have all calls go directly to your voice
mail and not ring in the vehicle cabin.Note:With this feature
turned on, text message notifications are also suppressed and will
not ring inside the cabin.
•911 Assist:Select to turn 911 Assist™ on/off. Refer to911
Assist™in theSYNCServices and Appschapter in this
supplement for complete information on this feature.
•Phone ringer:Allows you to select what you would like to hear
when you receive a call. Choose from possible system ring tones,
your currently paired phone’s ring tone, a beep, text to speech or if
you would like the notification to be silent.
•Text message notification:Allows you to select how you would
like to be notified when you receive a text message (if supported
by your phone). Select from possible system alert tones, text to
speech or silent.
•Internet Data Connection (if compatible):Use this screen to
make adjustments to your internet data connection. Select to make
your connection profile with the PAN (personal area network) or to
turn off your connection. You can also choose to make adjustments
to your settings, and have the system always connect, never
connect when roaming or query on connect.Note:Press ? for
additional information.
•Manage Phonebook:Select to access features such as
automatic phonebook download, to re-download your phonebook,
to add contacts from your phone as well as delete or upload your
phonebook.
•Display call history:Select to display call history.
Wireless & Internet
Your system is equipped with Wireless & Internet features and settings.
To access, press Menu > Settings > Wireless and Internet. From this
screen, you can select from:
•Wi-Fi settings•USB mobile broadband
•Bluetooth settings•Prioritize connection methods
Menu features
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