IDENTIFYING YOUR RADIO
Uconnect® 8.4 & 8.4N
• Models 8.4 and 8.4N have an 8.4” touch-screen.
• Model 8.4N has all Model 8.4 features, plus Garmin® Navigation and SiriusXM Travel
Link (1-year trial subscription included).
• Model 8.4N is identified by the unique Nav button on the main screen menu bar,
located at the bottom of the screen, and the
presence of SiriusXM Travel Link within the
More menu.
Uconnect® 8.4 & 8.4N AT A GLANCE
Displaying The Time
• If the time is not currently displayed on the radio or player main page, touch the More soft-keyand then touch the Settings soft-key. In the Settings list, touch the Clock soft-key then touch
the check box next to Show Time in Status Bar.
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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 the Yes soft-key.
• If the time is not displayed at the top of the screen, touch the More soft-key and then touch the 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 the X soft-key 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 soft-key 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 blue 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 plus or minus 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
• To access the Radio mode, touch the Radio soft-key at the lower left of the screen.
• Unless otherwise noted, the information provided on the operation and functionality of theradios in this section is common to all Uconnect® 8.4 radios.
Selecting Radio Stations
• Touch the desired radio band (AM, FM or SAT) soft-key.
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 available 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
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Your radio can store 12 total preset stations. They are shown at the top of your screen. To see all
12 stations, press the arrow soft-key at the top right of the screen to toggle between the six presets.
• 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.
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SiriusXM SATELLITE RADIO
• SiriusXM Satellite Radio gives you over 130 channels, including 100% commercial-free musicfrom 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 SAT soft-key on the main Radio screen.
• The following describes features that are available when in SiriusXM Satellite Radio mode.
Selecting SiriusXM Satellite Channels
Seek Up/Seek Down
• Touch the Seek arrow soft-keys for less than two seconds to seek through channels in SAT 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 soft-key on the screen, and entering the desired station number.
Jump
• 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
• 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 channels.
SiriusXM Parental Controls
• You can skip or hide certain channels from view if you do not want access to them. Touch the More soft-key, then the Settings soft-key, next touch the Sirius Setup soft-key, then select
Channel Skip. Touch the box, check-mark, next to the channel you want skipped. They will not
show up in normal usage.
• SiriusXM 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 channel listing, Favorites, Genres, Game Zone, and Weatherchannels. Jump setting, and also provides the SiriusXM channel list. Browse contains many
sub-menus.
Browse Sub-Menu Sub-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 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 channels, or when their game score is
announced. You can select and manage your Teams list here, and configure
alerts.
Jump 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 channel.
Replay Option Option Description
Play/Pause Touch to Pause content playback. Touch Pause/Play again to resume play- back.
Rewind/RW Rewinds the channel content in steps of five 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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STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS
The steering wheel audio controls are located on the rear surface of the steering wheel.
Left Switch
• Press the switch up or down to search for thenext listenable station or select the next or
previous CD track.
• Press the button in the center to select the next preset station (radio) or to change CDs
if equipped with a CD Changer.
Right Switch
• Press the switch up or down to increase ordecrease the volume.
• Press the button in the center to change modes AM/FM/CD/SAT.
SETTING THE ANALOG CLOCK
• To set the analog clock at the top center of the instrument panel, press and hold the button until the setting is correct.
Setting The Analog Clock
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PLAYING iPod/USB/MP3 DEVICES
• There are many ways to play music from iPod®/MP3 players or USB devices through yourvehicle's sound system.
1. Audio Jack
• The Audio Jack allows a portable device, such as an MP3 player or a cassette player, to be plugged into the radio and utilize the vehicle’s 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 choosing the AUX source soft-key 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 vehicle's speakers. In order activate the AUX, plug in the audio jack.
• 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.
2. USB Port
• Connect your iPod® or compatible device using a USB cable into the USB Port. 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.
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•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 ofthe 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 approxi-
mately 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.
3. SD Card
• Play songs stored on an SD card inserted into the SD card slot.
• 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.
4. 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 vehicle's 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, call 1–877–855–8400 or
visit www.UconnectPhone.com. Canadian Residents: call 1–800–465–2001 (English) or
1–800–387–9983 (French).
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