Setting the Time
• Model 8.4N synchronizes time automatically via GPS, so should not require any timeadjustment. If you do need to set the time manually, follow the instructions below for
Model 8.4.
• For Model 8.4, turn the unit on, then touch the time display at the top of the screen. Touch Yes.
• If the time is not displayed at the top of the screen, touch More soft-key and then Settings soft-key. In the Settings screen, touch the Clock soft-key, then check or uncheck this
option.
• Touch + or – next to Set Time Hours and Set Time Minutes to adjust the time.
• If these features are not available, uncheck the Sync with GPS box.
• Touch X to save your settings and exit out of the Clock Setting screen.
Audio Settings
• Touch the Audio soft-key to activate the Audio settings screen to adjust Balance\Fade, Equalizer, and Speed Adjusted Volume.
• You can return to the Radio screen by touching the X located at the top right.
Balance/Fade
• Touch the Balance/Fade soft-key to Balance audio between the front speakers or fade the audio between the rear and front speakers.
• Touching the Front, Rear, Left, or Right soft-keys or touch and drag the red Speaker Icon to adjust the Balance/Fade.
Equalizer
• Touch the Equalizer soft-key to activate the Equalizer screen.
• Touch the + or - soft-keys, or by touching and dragging over the level bar for each of the equalizer bands. The level value, which spans between ±9, is displayed at the bottom of
each of the Bands.
Speed Adjusted Volume
• Touch the Speed Adjusted Volume soft-key to activate the Speed Adjusted Volume screen. The Speed Adjusted Volume is adjusted by touching the + and - buttons or by
touching and dragging over the level bar. This alters the automatic adjustment of the
audio volume with variation to vehicle speed.
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RADIO
Models 4.3 & 4.3S
Models 8.4 & 8.4N
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• To access the Radio mode, touch the Radio hard-key on the upper left side of thefaceplate (4.3 & 4.3S) or the Radio soft-key at the lower left of the screen (8.4 & 8.4N).
• Unless otherwise noted, the information provided on the operation and functionality of the radios in this section is common to all Uconnect® radios.
Selecting Radio Stations
• Touch the Radio band soft-key to cycle through AM, FM or SAT (4.3 & 4.3S) or the desired radio band (AM, FM or SAT) soft-key (8.4 & 8.4N). SiriusXM Satellite Radio is not available
on the 4.3.
Seek Up/Seek Down
• Touch the Seek arrow soft-keys for less than two seconds to seek through radio stations.
• Touch and hold either arrow soft-key for more than two seconds to bypass stations without stopping. The radio will stop at the next listenable station once the arrow
soft-key is released.
Direct Tune
• Tune directly to a radio station by pressing the “Tune” button on the screen, and entering the desired station number.
Store Radio Presets
• Your radio can store 12 total preset stations. They are shown at the top of your screen. To see all 12 stations, Press the all soft-key (4.3 & 4.3S) or press the arrow soft-key at the top
right of the screen to toggle between the six presets (8.4 & 8.4N).
• To set a station into memory press and hold the desired numbered soft-key for more than two seconds or until you hear a confirmation beep.
SiriusXM SATELLITE RADIO
• SiriusXM Satellite Radio gives you over 130 channels, including 100% commercial-freemusic from nearly every genre, plus all your favorite sports, news, talk and entertainment
channels – all with crystal clear, coast-to-coast coverage, all in one place and all at your
fingertips.
• To access SiriusXM Satellite Radio, touch the Radio band soft-key and select the SAT soft-key (4.3S) or touch the SAT soft-key on the main Radio screen (8.4 & 8.4N).
• The following describes features that are available when in SiriusXM Satellite Radio mode.
• Unless otherwise noted, the information provided on the operation and functionality of the radios in this section is common to all Uconnect® radios.
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Selecting SiriusXM Satellite Channels
Seek Up/Seek Down
• Touch the Seek arrow soft-keys for less than two seconds to seek through channels inSAT mode.
• Touch and hold either arrow soft-key for more than two seconds to bypass channels without stopping. The radio will stop at the next listenable channel once the arrow
soft-key is released.
Direct Tune
• Tune directly to a SAT channel by pressing the “Tune” button on the screen, and entering the desired station number.
Info (4.3S Only)
• Provides detailed information about the current SiriusXM Satellite Radio channel.
More... (4.3S Only)
• Access more menus: Audio, Favorites, Game Zone, and Replay.
Jump (8.4 & 8.4N Only)
• Automatically tells you when Traffic & Weather for a favorite city is available, and gives you the option to switch to that channel. Touch Jump to activate the feature. After
listening to Traffic and Weather, touch Jump again to return to the previous channel.
Fav (8.4 & 8.4N Only)
• Activates the favorites menu. You can add up to 50 favorite artists or songs. Just touch Add Fav Artist or Add Fav Song while the song is playing. You will then be alerted any time
one of these songs, or works by these artists, is playing on other SiriusXM Satellite Radio
channels.
SiriusXM Parental Controls
• You can skip or hide certain channels from view if you do not want access to them. Press the Settings hard-key (4.3S) or touch the More soft-key, then the Settings soft-key (8.4 &
8.4N), next touch the SiriusXM Satellite Radio Setup soft-key, then select Channel Skip.
Touch the channel(s) to be skipped (4.3S) or touch the box, check-mark, next to the
channel you want skipped (8.4 & 8.4N). They will not show up in normal usage.
• SiriusXM Satellite Radio also offers the option to permanently block selected channels. Call 1-888-539-7474 and request the Family Package.
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Browse
• Lets you browse the SiriusXM Satellite Radio channel listing, Favorites, Genres, GameZone, and Weather channels. Jump setting, and also provides the SiriusXM Satellite
Radio channel list. Browse contains many sub-menus.
Browse Sub-MenuSub-Menu Description
All Shows the channel listing.
Genre Provides a list of all genres, and lets you jump to a channel within the
selected genre.
Presets
(8.4 & 8.4N Only) Lets you scroll the list of Preset satellite channels. Touch the channel, or
press Enter on the Tune knob, to go to that channel. Touch the trash can
icon to delete a preset. Your presets are also shown at the top of the main
Satellite Radio screen.
Favorites Lets you manage artists and songs in the Favorites list and configure Alert Settings to let you know when favorite songs or artists are playing on other
channels). Also, view a list of channels airing any of your Favorites.
Game Zone Provides alerts when your favorite sports teams are starting a game which is being aired on other SiriusXM Satellite Radio channels, or when their
game score is announced. You can select and manage your Teams list
here, and configure alerts.
Traffic/Weather
(4.3S only) Lets you browse Traffic & Weather information by city.
Jump
(8.4 & 8.4N only) Lets you select your favorite cities for Traffic & Weather information, which
is used by the Jump feature on the main satellite radio screen.
Replay
• Lets you replay up to 44 minutes of the content of the current SiriusXM Satellite Radio
channel.
Replay Option Option Description
Play/Pause Touch to Pause content playback. Touch Pause/Play again to resume playback.
Rewind/RW Rewinds the channel content in steps of 5 seconds. Touch and hold to rewind continuously, then release to begin playing content at that point.
Fast Forward/FW Forwards the content, and works similarly to Rewind/RW. However, Fast Forward/FW can only be used when content has been previously rewound.
Replay Time Displays the amount of time in the upper center of the screen by which your content lags the Live channel.
Live Resumes playback of Live content at any time while replaying rewound content.
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PLAYING iPod®/USB/MP3 DEVICES
• There are many ways to play music from iPod®/MP3 players or USB devices through yourvehicles sound system.
Audio Jack (AUX)
• The Audio Jack, located in the center console, allows a portable device, such as an MP3 player or an iPod, to be plugged into the radio and utilize the vehicles sound system,
using a 3.5 mm audio cable, to amplify the source and play through the vehicle speakers.
• Touching the Player soft-key then choose AUX source will change the mode to auxiliary device if the Audio Jack is connected, allowing the music from your portable device to be
heard through the vehicles speakers.
• The functions of the portable device are controlled using the device buttons. The volume may be controlled using the radio or portable device.
• To route the audio cable out of the center console, use the access cut out in the front of the console.
USB Port
• Connect your iPod® or compatible device using a USB cable into the USB Port. The USB Port is contained within the center console. USB Memory sticks with audio files can also
be used. Then, audio from the device can be played on the vehicles sound system while
providing metadata (artist, track title, album, etc.) information on the radio display.
• When connected, the iPod®/compatible USB device can be controlled using the radio or Steering Wheel Audio Controls to play, skip to the next or previous track, browse, and list
the contents.
• The iPod® battery charges when plugged into the USB port (if supported by the specific device).
• To route the USB/iPod® cable out of the center console, use the access cut out in the front of the console.
NOTE:
• When connecting your iPod® device for the first time, the system may take several minutes to read your music, depending on the number of files. For example, the system
will take approximately five minutes for every 1000 songs loaded on the device. Also
during the reading process, the Shuffle and Browse functions will be disabled. This
process is needed to ensure the full use of your iPod® features and only happens the first
time it is connected. After the first time, the reading process of your iPod® will take
considerably less time unless changes are made or new songs are added to the playlist.
• The USB port supports certain Mini, Classic, Nano, Touch, and iPhone® devices. The USB port also supports playing music from compatible external USB Mass Storage Class
memory devices. Some iPod® software versions may not fully support the USB port
features. Please visit Apple’s website for iPod® software updates.
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SD Card (8.4 & 8.4N Only)
• Play songs stored on an SD card inserted into the SD card slot, located on the radiofaceplate.
• Song playback can be controlled using the radio or Steering Wheel Audio Controls to play, skip to the next or previous track, browse, and list the contents.
Bluetooth® Streaming Audio
• If equipped with Uconnect® Voice Command, your Bluetooth® - equipped iPod® devices, cell phones or other media players, may also be able to stream music to your vehicles
sound system. Your connected device must be Bluetooth® - compatible, and paired with
your Uconnect® system (see Uconnect® Phone for pairing instructions). You can access
the music from your connected Bluetooth® device by touching the Source soft-key while
in Player mode.
Uconnect® Phone (Bluetooth® HANDS FREE CALLING)
• If the Uconnect® Phone Buttonexists on your steering wheel, then you have the
Uconnect® Phone features.
• The Uconnect® Phone is a voice-activated, hands-free, in-vehicle communications system with Voice Command Capability (see Voice Command section).
• The Uconnect® Phone allows you to dial a phone number with your mobile phone using simple voice commands or using screen soft-keys.
• Refer to the Understand The Features Of Your Vehicle section of your vehicle's Owner's Manual on the DVD for further details.
NOTE:
The Uconnect® Phone requires a mobile phone equipped with the Bluetooth® Hands-Free
Profile, Version 1.0 or higher. For Uconnect® customer support: U.S. residents - visit
www.UconnectPhone.com or call 1–877–855–8400. Canadian Residents - call 1-800-465–
2001 (English) or 1-800-387-9983 (French).
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Pairing a Phone
• To use the Uconnect® Phone feature, you must first pair your Bluetooth® phone with theUconnect® system.
Start pairing procedure on the radio
• Models 8.4, 8.4N: Touch the Phone soft-key and then the Settings soft-key. Next, touch Add Device.
• Models 4.3, 4.3S: Press the More hard-key, then touch the Phone soft-key. Next, touch the settings soft-key and then Add Device.
• Uconnect® Phone will display an “In progress” screen while the system is connecting.
Models 4.3 & 4.3S
Models 8.4 & 8.4N
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