SynC
®
with MyFord t ouch
®
Getting started with your SYNC system.
SynC is a hands-free, voice recognition system used for entertainment, information and communication. SynC….Say the word .
BeFoRe you Get S tAR teD:
1)
Set up your owner account
at syncmyride.com. Register
by following the on-screen
instructions. After registering you
can see what complimentary
services you are eligible for.
2) SYNC uses a wireless connection
called Bluetooth
® to communicate
with your phone. Turn Bluetooth
mode on in your phone’s menu
options. This lets your phone find
SYNC. If you need more details on
setting up your phone with SYNC,
visit syncmyride.com, or your phone
manufacturer’s website.
P AiRinG y ouR Phone
With S ynC
In order to use many of the features
of SYNC with MyFordTouch, such as
making a phone call, receiving a text
or using SYNC services, you must first
connect or pair your phone with SYNC. To pair your phone for the first time:
1)
Make sure that your vehicle is in
(P) Park and turn your ignition and
radio on.
2) Touch Add Phone in the upper left
corner of the touchscreen. When
prompted, select Add.
3) Select Add Device.
4) When prompted on your phone’s
display, enter the PIN provided by
SYNC into your phone.
5) The display will indicate when the
pairing is successful.
The system may prompt you to:
– set your phone as the primary/favorite
(the primary phone will receive
messages and voice mails).
– download your phone book
(this is recommended to use
voice commands).
–turn on 911 Assist
®. tips
•
To pair subsequent phones, please
refer to Pairing Subsequent Phones
in the SYNC chapter of your
Owner’s Manual.
• If you are experiencing pairing
problems, try performing a clean
pairing by deleting your services
from SYNC and deleting the SYNC
connection from your phone, and then
repeat the process.
• Make sure that there are no
security features active on your
phone preventing you from
connecting to SYNC.
CoMMonL y uSeD
VoiCe CoMMAnDS
Every time you want to give SYNC a
voice command you must first pull the
voice control
and when prompted,
speak your voice command. For a list of
voice commands say “What can I say?”
tips
• Make sure the interior of the vehicle is
as quiet as possible.
• After pulling the voice control
,
wait until after the tone sounds and
“Listening” appears in your vehicle’s
display before saying a command.
Any command spoken prior to this
does not register with the system.
• Speak naturally, without long pauses
between words.
• At any time, you can interrupt
the system while it is speaking by
pressing the voice button.
uSinG My Phone
With S ynC
note: You must download your phone book
to make phone calls with voice commands by
name. Contacts listed in all caps will require
you to spell them (i.e. JAke, will be J-A- k-e)
.
Making a phone call
Use SYNC to make a phone call to
anyone in your phone book by pulling
the voice control
and when prompted, give any of the following
voice commands:
For example, you could say “Call Mom
at home”. SYNC repeats the command
back to you and dials the number.’
note: You can also make phone calls by
pressing the voice button and saying “Dial”,
then say the phone number.
Answering incoming calls
Whenever you have an incoming call,
you will be able to see the name and
number of the person calling in your
display. Press the phone button
to answer an incoming call. You can
hang up at any time by pressing and
holding the phone button
.
Do not disturb mode
This feature blocks incoming calls and
text messages and sends them to your
voice mail and saves text messages for
later. You still have access to outgoing
calls when this feature is active. Say
the voice command, “Do not disturb
on” to enable and “Do not disturb off”
to disable.
uSinG S ynC to A CCeSS
DiGit AL MeDiA
SYNC has a media hub with multiple
inputs allowing you to access personal
media from your digital devices.
Use your media inputs to:
- charge or play USB devices such as
phones and MP3 players.
- play gaming systems using audio/
video inputs.
- view navigation data or import photos
with the SD card slot.
Using voice commands to play music
1) Plug your media player into your
USB port.
2) Pull the voice control
. When
prompted say “USB”, then follow-
up saying one of the following
voice commands.
3) You will hear the command
repeated back to you and the
selected item will play.
Say “What can I say?” to hear a list
of more voice commands available in
this mode.
Call Call at work
Call on cell Call at home
“Play all”“Play next song”
“Play song ” “Play album ”
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