2013 FORD TAURUS Owners Manual

SD Card
Note:Your SD card slot is spring-loaded. To remove the SD card, press
the card in and the system ejects it. Do not attempt to pull the card to
remove it as this could cause damage.
The card slot can be used for your navigation card (if equipped) or for a
card which contains music. The slot is located either in the center
console or behind a small access door in the instrument panel.
To access and play music from your SD card slot, press the lower left
corner of the touchscreen.
Insert the SD card into the card slot and select
the SD card tab once the system recognizes it.
You can then select from the following options:
When you select: You can:
RepeatRepeat the currently playing song or album.
ShufflePlay music on the selected album or folder in
random order.
BrowseBrowse the contents of the SD card. It also allows
you to search and play by genre, artist, album,
etc.
Similar MusicChoose music similar to that which is currently
playing.
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When you select: You can:
OptionsSelect more settings:
Sound Settingsallows you to adjust Bass,
Treble, Midrange, Balance and Fade, THX Deep
note demo (if equipped), DSP (if equipped),
Occupancy mode (if equipped), and speed
compensated volume.
Text Display Settingsallows you to set up
on-screen information displays.
Compression Settingsallows you to access
compression settings.
Media Player Settingsallows you to select
more settings.
Media Player Settings include:
Autoplay On/Off:When on, the system
automatically switches to the media source when
first connected so you can listen to music that
has been indexed. When off, the system does not
automatically switch to the media source.
Bluetooth Devices:Connect, disconnect, add or
delete a device. Also set a device as your favorite
so the system automatically tries to connect to it
at every ignition cycle.
Gracenote Database Info:View the version
level of the Gracenote Database.
Gracenote Media Management On/Off:When
on, this feature gets metadata information from
the Gracenote Database for your music files. This
overrides information from your device. The
feature default is off.
Cover Art Priority: Device/GracenoteWhen
on, this feature gets cover art for your music files
from either your device or the Gracenote
Database. The feature default is Device.
Media Device
InformationDisplays information about the device, if
connected and available.
Text DisplayAllows you to choose how you would like the
information to display on-screen.
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To view song information such as Title, Artist, File, Folder, Album, and
Genre, touch the on-screen album art.
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 make sure the system correctly plays your request.
For a complete listing of available voice commands, refer toVoice
commands for USB and SD cardin the followingUSBsection.
SD logo is a trademark of SD-3C,
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USB Port
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, then press the lower left
corner of the touchscreen.
Insert the USB drive into the port and select the USB tab once the
system recognizes it. You can then select from the following options:
When you select: You can:
RepeatRepeat the currently playing song or album.
ShufflePlay music on the selected album or folder in
random order.
BrowseBrowse the contents of the flash drive/thumb
drive. It also allows you to search and play by
genre, artist, album, etc.
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When you select: You can:
Similar MusicChoose music similar to that which is
currently playing.
OptionsSelect more settings:
Sound Settingsallows you to adjust Bass,
Treble, Midrange, Balance and Fade, THX
Deep note demo (if equipped), DSP (if
equipped), Occupancy mode (if equipped),
and speed compensated volume.
Media Player Settingsallows you to select
more settings.
Media Player Settings includes:
Autoplay on/off:When on, the system
automatically switches to the media source
when first connected so you can listen to
music that has been indexed. When off, the
system does not automatically switch to the
media source.
Bluetooth Devices:Connect, disconnect,
add or delete a device. Also set a device as
your favorite so the system automatically tries
to connect to it at every ignition cycle.
Gracenote Database Info:View the version
level of the Gracenote Database.
Gracenote Media Management on/off:
When on, this feature gets metadata
information from the Gracenote Database for
your music files. This overrides information
from your device. The feature default is off.
Cover Art Priority: Device/Gracenote
When on, this feature gets cover art for your
music files from either your device or the
Gracenote Database. The feature default is
Device..
Media Device
InformationDisplays information about the device, if
connected and available.
Text DisplayAllows you to choose how you would like the
information to display on-screen.
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To view song information such as Title, Artist, File, Folder, Album, and
Genre, touch the on-screen album art.
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 make sure 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). When the cable is connected to
your iPod/iPhone, plug the other end into both the RCA jacks and the
USB port.
USB and SD Card Voice Commands
If you are listening to a USB device or an SD card, press the
voice button on the steering wheel controls. When prompted,
say any of the commands in the following chart.
If you are not listening to a USB device or an SD card, press the voice
button and, after the tone, say “USB” or “SD Card”, then any of the
commands in the following chart.
USB and SD card voice commands
“Browse”1
“Next”
“Pause”
“Play”
“Play Album ”
“Play All”
“Play Artist ”
“Play Audiobook ”
“Play Author ”
“Play Composer ”
“Play Folder ”
“Play Genre ”
“Play Movie ”
2
“Play Playlist ”
“Play Podcast ”
“Play Podcast Episode ”
“Play Similar Music”
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USB and SD card voice commands
“Play song ”
“Play TV Show Episode ”
2
“Play Video ”2
“Play Video Podcast Episode ”2
“Play Video Playlist ”2
“Previous”
“Repeat All”
“Repeat Off”
“Repeat One”
“Shuffle”
“Shuffle Off”
“What’s this?”
“Help”
1If you have said you would like to browse your USB or SD card, the
system prompts you to specify what you would like to browse. When
prompted, refer to the following “Browse” chart.
2These commands are only available in USB mode and are
device-dependent.
“BROWSE”
“Genre ”
“All Genres”
“Playlist ”
“All Playlists”
“Artist ”
“All Artists”
“Album ”
“All Albums”
“Author ”
“All Authors”
“Composer ”
“All Composers”
“Audiobook ”
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“BROWSE”
“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”
“Help”
*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.
It is also able to organize your indexed media from your playing device
by metadata tags. Metadata tags are descriptive software identifiers
embedded in the media files which provide information about the file.
If your indexed media files contain no information embedded in these
metadata tags, SYNCmay classify the empty metadata tags as
Unknown.
In order to playback video from your iPodor iPhone(if compatible),
you must have a special combination USB/RCA composite video cable
(available for purchase from Apple). When the cable is connected to
your iPodor iPhone, plug the other end into both the RCA jacks and
the USB port.
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Bluetooth Audio
Your system allows you to stream audio over your vehicle’s speakers from
your connected, Bluetooth-enabled cellular phone.
To access, press the lower left corner on the touchscreen, then
select the BT tab.
Bluetooth Audio Voice Commands
If you are listening to a Bluetooth Audio device, press the voice
button on the steering wheel controls. When prompted, say any
of the commands in the following chart.
If you are not listening to a Bluetooth Audio device, press the voice
button and, after the tone, say “Bluetooth Audio”, then any of the
commands in the following chart.
Bluetooth audio voice commands
“Next”
“Pause”
“Play”
“Previous”
“Help”
A/V Inputs
Your A/V inputs allow you to connect an
auxiliary audio/video source (game
systems, personal camcorders, etc.) by
connecting RCA cords (not included) to
these input jacks. The jacks are yellow,
red and white and are located either
behind a small access door on the
instrument panel or in your center console.
You can also use the A/V inputs as an auxiliary input jack (AIJ) to play
music from your portable music player over your vehicle’s speakers. Plug
in your 1/8 in. (3.5 mm) RCA adapter into the two left A/V input jacks
(red and white).
Press the lower left corner of the touchscreen, then, select A/V inputs.
To use the auxiliary input jack feature, make sure that your portable
music player is designed to be used with headphones and that it is fully
charged. You 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.
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