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MEDIA HUB
The media hub is located in the center
console and has the following
features:
A/V inputs
A
SD card slot
B
USB ports
C
See Entertainment (page 361).
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Helpful Hints
•
Make sure the interior of the
vehicle is as quiet as possible.
Wind noise from open windows
and road vibrations may prevent
the system from correctly
recognizing spoken commands. •
After pressing the voice icon, wait
until after the tone sounds and
Listening appears before saying a
command. Any command spoken
before 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 icon.
Basic commands If You Want To
Say
Make calls.
"Phone"
Access the device connected to your USB port.
"USB"
Stream audio from your phone.
"Bluetooth audio"
Access the device connected to the auxiliary input
jack.
"Line in"
Cancel the requested action.
"Cancel"
Return to the main menu.
"SYNC"
Adjust the level of voice interaction and feedback.
"Voice settings"
Run a vehicle health report. *
"Vehicle health report"
Access the SYNC Services portal. *
"Services"
Access mobile applications. *
"Mobile apps"
Hear a list of voice commands available in the
current mode.
"Help"
* If equipped, U.S. only
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Uploading Photos for Your Home
Screen Wallpaper
Note:
You cannot load photos directly
from your camera. You must access
the photos from either your USB mass
storage device or from an SD card.
Note: Photographs with extremely
large dimensions (i.e., 2048 x 1536)
may not be compatible and appear as
a blank (black) image on the display.
Your system allows you to upload and
view up to 32 photos. To access, press the Settings icon >
Display > Edit Wallpaper, then follow
the system prompts to upload your
photographs.
Only the photograph(s) which meets
the following conditions display:
•
Compatible file formats are as
follows: .jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp
• Each file must be 1.5 MB or less.
• Recommended dimensions: 800
x 384
Sound
Press the Settings icon > Sound, then
select from the following: Sound Settings
THX Deep Note Demo *
Bass
DSP*
Midrange
Occupancy Mode*
Treble
Speed Compensated Volume
Set Balance and Fade
* If equipped.
Vehicle
Press the Settings icon > Vehicle to
access settings for:
• Active Park Assist
• Ambient Lighting
• Vehicle Health Report
• Door Keypad Code
• Rear View Camera
• Enable Valet Mode. Active Park Assist (If Equipped)
When activated, your system displays
directions for you regarding the active
park assist process. See Active Park
Assist (page 186).
Ambient Lighting (If Equipped)
When activated, ambient lighting
illuminates footwells and cupholders
with a choice of colors. To access and
make adjustments:
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Wireless & Internet
Your system has a Wi-Fi feature which
creates a wireless network within your
vehicle, thereby allowing other devices
(i.e., personal computers or phones)
in your vehicle to speak to each other,
share files, play games, etc. Using this
Wi-Fi feature, everyone in your vehicle
can also gain access the internet if you
have a USB mobile broadband
connection inside the vehicle, your
phone supports PAN (personal area
networking) and if you are parked
outside of a wireless hotspot.
Press the Settings icon > Settings >
Wireless & Internet, then select from
the following: Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Network (Client) Mode Turn the Wi-Fi
feature on and off in your vehicle. Make sure it is
turned on for connectivity purposes.
Wi-Fi Settings
Choose a Wireless Network
Use a previously
stored wireless network. You can categorize by
alphabetical listing, priority and signal strength. You
can also choose to search for a network, connect
to a network, disconnect from a network, receive
more information, prioritize a network or delete a
network.
Gateway (Access Point) Mode
Make SYNC an
access point for a phone or a computer by turning
this feature on. This forms the local area network
within the vehicle for things, such as game playing,
file transfer, internet browsing, etc. Press ? for more
information.
Gateway (Access Point) Settings
View and
change settings for using SYNC as the internet
gateway.
Gateway (Access Point) Device List
View who
has connected to your Wi-Fi connection recently.
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"BROWSE"
"Sirius Channel Guide" *
"USB" **
"Help"
* If equipped with SIRIUS® satellite radio.
** For more commands in SD card or USB mode, see the "SD Card and USB
Port" section of this chapter.
AM/FM Radio Press the lower left corner of
the touchscreen and then
select the AM or FM tabs.
To change between AM and FM
presets, just touch the AM or FM tabs. You Can
When You Select
Save a station by pressing and holding one of the
memory preset areas. There is a brief mute while
the station is being saved, then sound returns when
it is done.
Presets
Turn the feature on. This enables you to receive
radio broadcasts digitally (where available),
providing free, crystal-clear sound.
HD Radio
Go to the next strong AM or FM radio station.
Scan
Sound Settings allows you to adjust Bass,
Midrange, Treble, Balance and Fade, THX Deep Note
Demo (if equipped), DSP (if equipped), Occupancy
Mode (if equipped) and Speed Compensated
Volume.
Options
Set PTY for Seek/Scan
allows you to select a
category of music you would like to search for and
then choose to either seek or scan for the stations.
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"CD"
"Shuffle CD" *
"Shuffle folder" *
"Shuffle off" "Help"
* WMA or MP3 only.
SD Card Slot and USB Port
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 also be used for your
navigation system (if equipped). See
Navigation (page 407). The SD card 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
device, press the lower left corner of
the touchscreen. SD logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
USB Port
The USB ports are located either in
the center console or behind a small
access door in the instrument panel.
To access and play music from your
device, press the lower left corner of
the touchscreen.
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This feature allows you to plug in
media playing devices, memory sticks,
flash drives or thumb drives, and also
charge devices if they support this
feature.
In order to playback video from your
iPod® or 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® or iPhone®, plug the other end
into both the RCA jacks and the USB
port.
Playing Music from Your Device Insert your device and select
the USB or SD Card tab once
the system recognizes it. You
can choose from the following
options: You Can
When You Select
Repeat the currently playing song or album.
Repeat
Play music on the selected album or folder in
random order.
Shuffle
Choose music similar to that which is currently
playing.
Similar Music
Displays information such as current track, artist
name. album and genre.
More Info
Sound Settings allows you to adjust Bass,
Midrange, Treble, Balance and Fade, DSP (if
equipped), Occupancy mode (if equipped), and
speed compensated volume.
Options
Media Player Settings
allows you to select more
settings, which can be found under Media Player.
See Settings (page 351).
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"BROWSE"
"Podcast "
"All music videos" *
"TV show "*
"All playlists"
"Video "*
"All podcasts"
"Video playlist "*
"All songs"
"Video podcast "*
"All TV shows" *
"Help"
"All video playlists" *
* These commands are only available in USB mode and are device-dependent.
Supported Media Players,
Formats and Metadata
Information
SYNC is 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, SYNC may classify
the empty metadata tags as
Unknown. In order to playback video from your
iPod® or 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® or iPhone®, plug the other end
into both the RCA jacks and the USB
port.
Bluetooth Audio
Your system allows you to stream
audio over your vehicle's speakers
from your connected,
Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone.
To access, press the lower
left corner on the
touchscreen, then select the
BT Stereo tab.
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