Uconnect® 8.4A
Uconnect® 8.4A AT A GLANCE
Displaying The Time
• If the time is not currently displayed on the radio or player main page, touch the“Settings” soft-key (if equipped), or the “Apps” or “Controls” soft-key and then 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.
Setting The Time
• Model 8.4AN synchronizes time automatically via GPS, so it should not require any time adjustment. If you do need to set the time manually, follow the instructions below for
Model 8.4A.
• For Model 8.4A, turn the unit on, then touch the “time display” at the top of the screen. Touch “Yes”.
• If the time is not displayed at the top of the screen, touch the “Settings” soft-key (if equipped), or the “Apps” or “Controls” soft-key and then the “Settings” soft-key. In the
Settings screen, touch the “Clock” soft-key, then check or uncheck this option.
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• 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 X to save your settings and exit out of the Clock Setting screen.
Audio Settings
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Touch of 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 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 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.
Surround Sound
• Touch the “Surround Sound” soft-key, select On or Off followed by pressing the “arrow back” soft-key. When this feature is activated, it provides simulated surround sound
mode.
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RADIO
• To access the Radio mode, touch the Radio soft-key at the lower left of the screen.
Selecting Radio Stations
• Touch the desired radio band (AM, FM or SXM) 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 stationswithout stopping. The radio will stop at the next listenable 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
• Your radio can store 36 total preset stations, 12 presets per band (AM, FM and SXM). They are shown at the top of your radio screen. To see the 12 preset stations per band, press the
arrow soft-key at the top right of the screen to toggle between the two sets of 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 PREMIER OVER 160 CHANNELS
•Get every channel available on your satellite radio, and enjoy all you want, all in one place.
Hear commercial-free music plus sports, news, talk and entertainment. Get all the premium
programming, including Howard Stern, every NFL game, Oprah Radio®, every MLB® and
NHL® game, every NASCAR® race, Martha Stewart and more. And get 20+ extra channels,
including SiriusXM Latino, offering 20 channels of commercial free music, news, talk,
comedy, sports and more dedicated to Spanish language programming.
• To access SiriusXM Satellite Radio, touch the “SXM” soft-key on the main Radio screen.
• The following describes features that are available when in SiriusXM Satellite Radio mode.
Seek Up/Seek Down
• Touch the “Seek” arrow soft-keys for less than two seconds to seek through channels in SXM 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 SXM 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 (1-888-601-6297 for U.S. customers, 1-877-438-9677 for Canadian customers) and
request the Family - Friendly Package.
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Disc Operation
•Your vehicle may have a remote CD player located in the lower center console storage bin.
• CD/Disc Mode is entered by either inserting a CD/Disc or by touching the “Media” buttonlocated on the side of the display. Once in Media Mode, select “Disc”.
• Gently insert one CD into the CD player with the CD label facing as indicated on the illustration located on the Disc player.
Seek Up/Down Buttons
• Press to seek through Disc tracks.
• Hold either button to bypass tracks without stopping.
Browse
• Touch the “Browse” soft-key to scroll through and select a desired track on the Disc. Touch the “Exit” soft-key if you wish to cancel the browse function.
MEDIA HUB – PLAYING iPod®/USB/MP3 DEVICES
• There are many ways to play music from iPod®/MP3 players or USB devices through yourvehicle's sound system.
Audio Jack (AUX)
• The AUX allows a portable device, such as an MP3 player or an iPod®, 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 Media soft-key then choose AUX source 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 to 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.
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 vehicle’s 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.
• 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.
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NOTE:
• When connecting your iPod® device for the first time, the system may take severalminutes to read your music, depending on the number of files. For example, the system
will take approximately 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.
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.
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 system (see Uconnect® Phone for pairing instructions). You can access the music
from your connected Bluetooth® device by touching the Bluetooth® soft-key while in
Media mode.
Uconnect®
8.4A & 8.4AN Media Hub
(USB, AUX Ports) Media Hub
(SD, USB,
AUX Ports) Remote USB
Port (Fully
Functional) Remote USB
Port (Charg- ing Only) Dual Charg-
ing Ports
-SSOO
S = Standard Equipment
O = Optional Equipment
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iPod®/CD/AUX CONTROLS
• The iPod®/CD/AUX controls are accessed by touching the desired soft-key displayed onthe side of the screen and choose between Disc, AUX, iPod®, Bluetooth® or SD Card.
NOTE:
Uconnect® will usually automatically switch to the appropriate mode when something is
first connected or inserted into the system.
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NAVIGATION (DEALER-ACTIVATED OPTION)
• Your Uconnect® 8.4A is “Navigation-Ready”, and can be equipped with Navigation at anextra cost. See your dealer for details.
• The information in this section is only applicable if the feature has been equipped. If equipped, you will see a Nav soft-key at the bottom of the touchscreen.
Changing The Navigation Voice Prompt Volume
1. Touch the “Settings” soft-key.
2. In the Settings menu, touch the “Guidance” soft-key.
3.
In the Guidance menu, adjust the Nav Volume by touching the + or – Nav Volume Adjust-
ment soft-keys.
Finding Points Of Interest (POI)
• From the main Navigation menu, touch the Where To? soft-key, then touch the Points of Interest soft-key.
• Select a Category and then a subcategory, if necessary.
• Select your destination and touch the Yes soft-key.
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