Uconnect® 8.4AN
AT A GLANCE
Displaying The Time
•Ifthetimeisnotcurrentlydisplayedontheradioorplayermainpage,pressthe
“Settings” button on the touchscreen (if equipped), or the “Apps” or “Controls” button
on the touchscreen and then the “Settings” button on the touchscreen. In the Settings
list, press the “Clock” button on the touchscreen then press the check box next to
“Show Time” in Status Bar.
Uconnect® 8.4AN
1—StatusBar2—ViewSmallNavigationMap3—HDRadioAvailable4—Uconnect®Apps Button5—Uconnect®Phone Button
6—Uconnect®Navigation Button7—ClimateButton8—ControlsButton9—MediaButton10 — Radio Button
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Setting The Time
•Model8.4ANsynchronizestimeautomaticallyviaGPS,soitshouldnotrequireany
time adjustment.
Audio Settings
•Pressthe“Audio”buttononthetouchscreentoactivatetheAudiosettingsscreento
adjust Balance\Fade, Equalizer and Speed Adjusted Volume.
•YoucanreturntotheRadioscreenbypressingthe“X”locatedatthetopright.
Balance/Fade
•Pressthe“Balance/Fade”buttononthetouchscreentobalanceaudiobetweenthe
front speakers or fade the audio between the rear and front speakers.
•Pressingthe“Front,Rear,Left,orRight”buttonsonthetouchscreenorpressanddrag
the blue Speaker Icon to adjust the Balance/Fade.
Equalizer
•Pressthe“Equalizer”buttononthetouchscreentoactivatetheEqualizerscreen.
•Pressthe“+”or“–”buttonsonthetouchscreen,orbypressinganddraggingoverthe
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
•Pressthe“SpeedAdjustedVolume”buttononthetouchscreentoactivatetheSpeed
Adjusted Volume screen. The Speed Adjusted Volume is adjusted by pressing the
volume level indicator. This alters the automatic adjustment of the audio volume with
variation to vehicle speed.
Surround Sound
•Pressthe“SurroundSound”buttononthetouchscreen,selectOnorOfffollowedby
pressing the “arrow back” button on the touchscreen. When this feature is activated, it
provides simulated surround sound mode.
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RADIO
•ToaccesstheRadiomode,presstheRadiobuttononthetouchscreenatthelowerleft
of the screen.
Selecting Radio Stations
•Pressthedesiredradioband(AM,FMorSXM)buttononthetouchscreen.
Seek Up/Seek Down
•PresstheSeekarrowupordownbuttonsonthetouchscreenforlessthantwoseconds
to seek through radio stations.
•Pressandholdeitherarrowbuttononthetouchscreenformorethantwosecondsto
bypass stations without stopping. The radio will stop at the next listenable station once
the arrow button on the touchscreen is released.
Uconnect® 8.4AN Radio
1—RadioStationPresets2—ToggleRadioStationPresets3—HDRadioAvailable4—AudioSettings5—SeekUp
6—DirectTuneToARadioStation7—SeekDown8—BrowseAndManage9—ChooseRadioBand
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Direct Tune
•Tunedirectlytoaradiostationbypressingthe“Tune”buttononthescreen,and
entering the desired station number.
Store Radio Presets Manually
Yo u r r a d i o c a n s t o r e 3 6 t o t a l p r e s e t s t a t i o n s , 1 2 p r e s e t s p e r b a n d ( A M , F M a n d S X M ) .
They are shown at the top of your radio screen. To see the 12 preset stations per band,
press the arrow button on the touchscreen at the top right of the screen to toggle between
the two sets of six presets.
To s t o r e a r a d i o p r e s e t m a n u a l l y, f o l l o w t h e s t e p s b e l o w :
1. Tune to the desired station.
2. Press and hold the desired numbered button on the touchscreen for more than two
seconds or until you hear a confirmation beep.
HD Radio
•HDRadiotechnology(availableonUconnect®8.4AN) allows broadcasters to transmit
ahigh-qualitydigitalsignal.
•WithanHDradioreceiver,thelistenerisprovidedwithaclearsoundthatenhancesthe
listening experience. HD radio can also transmit data such as song title or artist.
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.
•ToaccessSiriusXMSatelliteRadio,pressthe“SXM”buttononthetouchscreenonthe
main Radio screen.
The following describes features that are available when in SiriusXM Satellite Radio mode:
Seek Up/Seek Down
•PresstheSeekarrowbuttonsonthetouchscreenforlessthantwosecondstoseek
through channels in SXM mode.
•Pressandholdeitherarrowbuttononthetouchscreenformorethantwosecondsto
bypass channels without stopping. The radio will stop at the next listenable channel
once the arrow button on the touchscreen is released.
Direct Tune
•TunedirectlytoaSXMchannelbypressingthe“Tune”buttononthetouchscreenon
the screen, and entering the desired station number.
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Jump
•AutomaticallytellsyouwhenTraffic&Weatherforafavoritecityisavailable,andgives
you the option to switch to that channel. Press “Jump” to activate the feature. After
listening to Traffic and Weather, press “Jump” again to return to the previous channel.
Fav
•Activatesthefavoritesmenu.Youcanaddupto50favoriteartistsorsongs.Justpress
“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
•Youcanskiporhidecertainchannelsfromviewifyoudonotwantaccesstothem.
Press the “Apps” button on the touchscreen, then the “Settings” button on the
touchscreen, next press the “Sirius Setup” button on the touchscreen, then select
Channel Skip. Press the box check-mark next to the channel you want skipped. They
will not show up in normal usage.
•SiriusXMalsoofferstheoptiontopermanentlyblockselectedchannels.Call
(1-888-601-6297 for U.S. customers, 1-877-438-9677 for Canadian customers) and
request the Family-Friendly Package.
Browse
Lets you browse the SiriusXM channel listing or Genre listing. Favorites, Game Zone,
Weather and Jump settings also provide a way to browse the SiriusXM channel list.
Browse Sub-Menu Sub-Menu Description
AllShows the channel listing.
GenreProvides a list of all genres, and lets you jump to a channel within theselected genre.
PresetsLets you scroll the list of Preset satellite channels. Press the channel, orpress Enter on the Tune knob, to go to that channel. Press the trash canicon to delete a preset. Your presets are also shown at the top of themain Satellite Radio screen.
FavoritesLets you manage artists and songs in the Favorites list and configureAlert Settings to let you know when favorite songs or artists are playingon other channels. Also, view a list of channels airing any of yourFavorites.
Game Zone Provides alerts when your favorite sports teams are starting a gamewhich is being aired on other SiriusXM channels, or when their gamescore is announced. You can select and manage your Teams list here,and configure alerts.
JumpLets you select your favorite cities for Traffic & Weather information,which is used by the Jump feature on the main satellite radio screen.
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Replay
Lets you replay up to 44 minutes of the content of the current SiriusXM channel.
Replay Option Option Description
Play/Pause Press to Pause content playback. Press Pause/Play again to resumeplayback.
Rewind/RW Rewinds the channel content in steps of five seconds. Press and hold torewind continuously, then release to begin playing content at that point.
Fast Forward/FW Forwards the content, and works similarly to Rewind/RW. However, FastForward/FW can only be used when content has been previouslyrewound.
Replay Time Displays the amount of time in the upper center of the screen by whichyour content lags the Live channel.
Live Resumes playback of Live content at any time while replaying rewoundcontent.
•SiriusXMservicesrequiresubscriptions,soldseparatelyafterthe12-monthtrial
included with the new vehicle purchase.If you decide to continue your service at the
end of your trial subscription, the plan you choose will automatically renew and bill at
then-current rates until you call SiriusXM at 1-866-635-2349 for U.S. residents and
1-888-539-7474 for Canadian residents to cancel. See SiriusXM Customer Agreement
for complete terms at www.siriusxm.com (US residents) or siriusxm.ca (Canadian
residents).All fees and programming subject to change. Our satellite service is
available only to those at least 18 and older in the 48 contiguous USA and D.C. Our
Sirius satellite service is also available in PR (with coverage limitations). Our Internet
radio service is available throughout our satellite service area and in AK and HI. ©2014
Sirius XM Radio Inc. Sirius, XM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius
XM Radio Inc.
Disc Operation (If Equipped)
•YourvehiclemayhavearemoteCDplayerlocatedinthelowercenterconsolestorage
bin, or in the lower center bench seat bin.
•CD/DiscModeisenteredbyeitherinsertingaCD/DiscorbypressingtheMEDIAbutton
located on the side of the display. Once in Media Mode, select “Disc.”
•GentlyinsertoneCDintotheCDplayerwiththeCDlabelfacingasindicatedonthe
illustration located on the Disc player.
Seek Up/Down Buttons
•PresstoseekthroughDisctracks.
•Holdeitherbuttontobypasstrackswithoutstopping.
Browse
•Pressthe“Browse”buttononthetouchscreentoscrollthroughandselectadesired
track on the Disc. Press the “Exit” button on the touchscreen if you wish to cancel the
browse function.
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MEDIA HUB – PLAYING iPod®/USB/MP3 DEVICES
•There are many ways to play music from
iPod®/MP3 players or USB devices
through your vehicle's sound system.
Press your Media button on the touch-
screen to begin.
Audio Jack (AUX)
•TheAUXallowsaportabledevice,such
as an MP3 player or an iPod®,tobe
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.
•PressingtheAUXbuttononthetouch-
screen 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. To activate the AUX, plug in
the audio jack.
•Thefunctionsoftheportabledeviceare
controlled using the device buttons. The volume may be controlled using the radio or
portable device.
•Toroutetheaudiocableoutofthecenterconsole,usetheaccesscutoutinthefront
of the console.
USB Port
•ConnectyouriPod®or compatible device using a USB cable into the USB Port. USB
Memory sticks with audio files can also be used. 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.
•Whenconnected,theiPod®/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.
•TheiPod®battery charges when plugged into the USB port (if supported by the specific
device).
•ToroutetheUSB/iPod®cable out of the center console, use the access cut out.
Uconnect® Media Hub
1—SDCardSlot2—AUXPort3—USBPort
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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 approximately 5 minutes for every 1,000 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.
•TheUSBportsupportscertainMini,Classic,Nano,Touch,andiPhone®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
•PlaysongsstoredonanSDcardinsertedintotheSDcardslot.
•SongplaybackcanbecontrolledusingtheradioorSteeringWheelAudioControlsto
play, skip to the next or previous track, browse, and list the contents.
Bluetooth® Streaming Audio
•IfequippedwithUconnect®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 pressing the Bluetooth®button on the
touchscreen while in Media mode.
Uconnect® 8.4AN Available Media Hubs
Uconnect®
8.4ANMedia Hub(USB, AUXPorts)
Media Hub(SD, USB,AUX Ports)
Remote USBPort (FullyFunctional)
Remote USBPort (Charg-ing Only)
Dual Charg-ing Ports
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S=StandardEquipment
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