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Press and hold the INFO button again for three seconds
to return toelapsed time display.
Operation Instructions — Auxiliary Mode
The auxiliary (AUX) jack is an audio input jack which
allows the user to plug in a portable device such as an MP3
player and utilize the vehicle’s audio system to amplify the
source and play through the vehicle speakers.
Pressing the PLAYER button will change the mode to
auxiliary device if the AUX jack is connected.
NOTE:
•
The head unit will have no control of the AUX device. You
can only control the volume on the head unit. No infor-
mation about the song will be displayed.
•The AUX device must be turned on and the device’s
volume set to the proper level. If the AUX audio is not
loud enough, turn the device’s volume up. If the AUX
audio sounds distorted, turn the device’s volume down
and radio volume up.
Operation Instructions — Universal Serial Bus
(USB)
The USB audio input allows the user to plug in a flash
drive and utilize the vehicle’s audio system to amplify
the source and play through the vehicle speakers.
Pressing the PLAYER button will change the mode to
USB when an iPod® or external USB drive is connected.
Pressing the ENTER/BROWSE button while in USB
mode will bring up a list of available categories within
the USB. The categories will consist of: Playlists, Artist,
Album, Genre, Audiobooks, Podcasts and all Songs..
Browsing through the categories will function the same
as iPod® browse. USB will not have folder browsing.
If the USB connected does not have any audio files and
the user selects USB as the device to play audio the screen
will display, “No audio files found.” This messaged is to
be displayed for all devices that do not have audio files
when connected and selected.
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Security
If this radio is installed in a vehicle that does not have a
matching Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) an Secu-
rity code will need to be entered by the dealer.
CD PLAYER — IF EQUIPPED
The single disc CD player is located in the center console.
NOTE:
•The ignition switch must be in the ON or ACC position
before the CD player will operate.
• The CD Player is part of the radio for the
Uconnect® 200.
CD Player
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CD Player Operating Instructions
Loading
To insert disc into the player, follow the instructions
shown:
1. Gently insert the disc with the label facing the rear ofthe vehicle while the light below the loading slot is
illuminated. The disc will automatically be pulled into
the CD player.
2. Upon insertion, the disc will begin to play, and the light below the loading slot will turn off.
EJECT (EJT) Button
If there is a disc in the CD player, press the EJT button
and the disc will eject. If you do not remove the disc
within 10 seconds, it will be reloaded.
Uconnect® — If Equipped
If equipped with Uconnect® 8.4, refer to the Uconnect®
8.4 manual for further information.
iPod®/USB/MP3 CONTROL WITH Uconnect®
VOICE COMMAND — IF EQUIPPED
This feature allows an iPod® or external USB device to be
plugged into the USB port.
iPod® control supports Mini, 4G, Photo, Nano, 5G iPod®
and iPhone® devices. Some iPod® software versions
may not fully support the iPod® control features. Please
visit Apple’s website for software updates.
If equipped with Uconnect® 8.4, refer to the Uconnect®
User ’s Manual for further details on iPod®, USB, and
MP3 usage.
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Connecting The iPod® Or External USB Device
Use the connection cable to connect an iPod® or external
USB device to the vehicle’s USB/AUX connector port
which is located in the center console.
Center Console USB/AUX Connector Port
Center Console USB/AUX Connector Port Cable Routing
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NOTE:The center console will have a position where the
iPod® or consumer electronic audio device cable can be
routed through without damaging the cable when clos-
ing the lid. A factory cut out space for the cable to be
routed may be located in the base of the center console on
either the front or side. This allows routing of the cable
without damaging it while closing the lid. If a cut out is
not available in the center console base, route the cable
away from the lid latch and in a place that will allow the
lid to close without damaging the cable.
Once the audio device is connected and synchronized to
the vehicle’s iPod®/USB/MP3 control system (iPod® or
external USB device may take a few minutes to connect),
the audio device starts charging and is ready for use by
pressing radio switches, as described below.
NOTE: If the audio device battery is completely dis-
charged, it may not communicate with the iPod®/USB/
MP3 control system until a minimum charge is attained. Leaving the audio device connected to the iPod®/USB/
MP3 control system may charge it to the required level.
Using This Feature
By using an iPod® cable, or an external USB device to
connect to the USB port:
•
The audio device can be played on the vehicle’s sound
system, providing metadata (artist, track title, album,
etc.) information on the radio display.
• The audio device can be controlled using the radio
buttons to Play, Browse, and List the iPod® contents.
• The audio device battery charges when plugged into
the USB/AUX connector (if supported by the specific
audio device).
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Controlling The iPod® Or External USB Device
Using Radio Buttons
To get into the iPod®/USB/MP3 control mode and
access a connected audio device, either press the “AUX”
button on the radio faceplate or press the VR button and
sayUSB orSwitch to USB. Once in the iPod®/USB/
MP3 control mode, audio tracks (if available from audio
device) start playing over the vehicle’s audio system.
Play Mode
When switched to iPod®/USB/MP3 control mode, the
iPod® or external USB device automatically starts Play
mode. In Play mode, the following buttons on the radio
faceplate may be used to control the iPod® or external
USB device and display data:
• Use the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to select the next
or previous track. •
Turning it clockwise (forward) by one click, while
playing a track, skips to the next track or press the
VR button and say Next Track.
• Turning it counterclockwise (backward) by one click,
will jump to the previous track in the list or press the
VR button and say Previous Track
• Jump backward in the current track by pressing and
holding the << RWbutton. Holding the << RW
button long enough will jump to the beginning of the
current track.
• Jump forward in the current track by pressing and
holding the FF>> button.
•
A single press backward << RWor forward FF>> will
jump backward or forward respectively, for five sec-
onds.
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•Use the << SEEKbutton during play mode to jump to
the start of the current track. Pressing the SEEK>>
button during play mode will jump to the next track in
the list, or press the VR button and say Next or
Previous Track.
• While a track is playing, press the INFObutton to see
the associated metadata (artist, track title, album, etc.)
for that track. Pressing the INFObutton again jumps
to the next screen of data for that track. Once all
screens have been viewed, the last INFObutton press
will go back to the play mode screen on the radio.
• Pressing the REPEATbutton will change the audio
device mode to repeat the current playing track or
press the VR button and say Repeat ONorRepeat
Off. •
Press the SHUFFLE button to play the selections on
the USB/iPod® device in random order to provide an
interesting change of pace. To stop Shuffle Mode, press
the SHUFFLE button again. To turn SHUFFLEOn/Off
with Voice Commands, press the
button, wait for
the beep, and say “Shuffle On” or “Shuffle Off.”
List Or Browse Mode
During Play mode, pressing any of the buttons described
below, will bring up Browse mode. List mode enables
scrolling through the list of menus and tracks on the
audio device.
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In Browse mode, the radioPRESETbuttons are used as
shortcuts to the following lists on the iPod® or external
USB device.
• Preset 1 – Playlists
• Preset 2 – Artists
• Preset 3 – Albums
• Preset 4 – Genres
• Preset 5 – Audiobooks
• Pressing a PRESET button will display the current list
on the top line and the first item in that list on the
second line.
• To exit Browse mode without making a selection, press
the same PRESETbutton again to go back to Play
mode. •
Browsebutton: The Browsebutton will display the top
level menu of the iPod® or external USB device. Press and
then turn the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to list the
top-menu item to be selected and press the TUNE/
SCROLL control knob to select. This will display the next
sub-menu list item on the audio device, then follow the
same steps to go to the desired track in that list. Not all
iPod® or external USB device sub-menu levels are avail-
able on this system.
• A-B-Cbutton: For all player devices, pressing the A-B-C
button while browsing will present an ABC jump feature.
The system will show the available first letters of the item
being browsed. If letters do not have items they will not
be shown, “_” will be shown in their place. After selecting
a letter you will be taken to the first item of that letter
within the entire list. When a browse subcategory is
selected and contains no contents, “No items found” will
be displayed on the screen. This message times out after
three seconds, and will take you back to the submenu you
were previously in.
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