
You can switch this feature on or off by speaking one of the following voice
commands:
Action and Description
Voice Command
Makes a best guess from the media
candidate list. The system may still occa-
sionally ask you questions.
media candidate lists off
Clarifies your voice command for media
candidates.
media candidate lists on
Makes a best guess from the phone
candidate list. The system may still occa-
sionally ask you questions.
phone candidate lists off
Clarifies your voice command for phone
candidates.
phone candidate lists on
Changing the Voice Settings
In addition to using voice commands to
change the voice settings, you can also use
the menu in the audio display.
To change the voice settings press the
Menu button then select: Menu Item
SYNC-Settings
Voice settings
USING SYNC™ WITH YOUR
PHONE
Hands-free calling is one of the main
features of SYNC. While the system
supports a variety of features, many are
dependent on your cellular phone's
functionality. At a minimum, most cellular
phones with Bluetooth wireless technology
support the following functions:
• Answering an incoming call.
• Ending a call. •
Using privacy mode.
• Dialing a number.
• Redialing.
• Call waiting notification.
• Caller ID.
Other features, such as text messaging
using Bluetooth and automatic phonebook
download, are phone-dependent features.
To check your phone's compatibility, see
your phone's manual and visit
www.SYNCMyRide.com,
www.SYNCMyRide.ca or
www.syncmaroute.ca.
Pairing a Phone for the First Time
Wirelessly pairing your phone with SYNC
allows you to make and receive hands-free
calls.
Note: SYNC can support downloading up
to approximately 4000 entries per
Bluetooth-enabled cellular phone.
Note: Make sure to switch on the ignition
and the radio. Shift the transmission into
park (P) for automatic transmission or first
gear for manual transmission.
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Sending a Text Message
Note:
You can only send a text message to
one recipient at a time.
1. Select the send option when the desired selection highlights in the audio
display.
2. Select the confirmation option when the contact appears.
3. Press the OK button again to confirm when the system asks if you want to
send the message. A pre-defined
signature appears on each text
message. Note:
You can send text messages either
by choosing a contact from the phonebook
and selecting the text option from the audio
display or by replying to a received message
in the inbox.
Accessing Your Phone Settings
These are phone-dependent features. Your
phone settings allow you to access and
adjust features such as your ring tone and
text message notification, modify your
phonebook, and set up automatic
download.
1. Press the PHONE button.
2. Scroll until the phone settings option appears, and then press the OK button.
Scroll to select from the following options: Description and action
Menu Item
If this option is checked, the system uses the cellular phone
as the master when there is more than one cellular phone
paired to the system. This option can be changed for all
cellular phones (not only the active phone) using the
Bluetooth Devices menu.
Set as master
See the cellular phone name, provider name, cellular
phone number, and signal level. When done, press the left
arrow buttons to return to the phone status menu.
Phone status
Select which ringtone sounds during an incoming call (one
of the system's tones or your cellular phone's). If your
phone supports in-band ringing, your phone's ringtone
sounds when you choose the cellular phone ringtone
option.
Set ringtone
1. Press the
OK button to select and scroll to hear each
ringtone.
2. Press the
OK button to select a ringtone.
Have the option of hearing an audible tone to notify you
when a text message arrives. Press the
OK button to
switch the audible tone off or on.
Text msg notify
Modify the contents of your phonebook (such as add,
delete or download). Press the
OK button to select and
scroll between the choices in the phonebook preferences
table below.
Phonebook pref.
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Phonebook preferences
Menu Item
Push the desired contacts on your cellular phone. See your
device's manual on how to push contacts. Press the OK
button to add more contacts from your phonebook.
Add contacts
When a message asking you to delete appears, select the
option to confirm. Press the
OK button to delete the
current phonebook and call history. The system takes you
back to the menu for phone settings.
Delete
Press the OK button to select and download your phone-
book to the system.
Download now
When automatic download is on, the system deletes any
changes (additions or deletions) saved in the system since
your last download.
Auto-download
When automatic download is off, the system does not
download your phonebook when your cellular phone
connects to SYNC.
You can only access your phonebook, call history and text
messages when your paired cellular phone connects to
the system. Check or uncheck this option to download
your phonebook automatically each time your phone
connects to the system. Download times are phone-
dependent and quantity-dependent.
Bluetooth Devices
The Bluetooth Devices menu allows you
to add, connect and delete devices as well
as set a phone as primary. 1. Press the
PHONE button.
2. Scroll until Bluetooth Devices appears,
and then press the
OK button.
Select from the following options: Phonebook preferences
Menu Item
Pair additional phones to the system.
Add
1. Select the option to add to start the pairing process.
2. When a message to begin pairing appears in the audio
display, search for SYNC on your phone. See your phone's
manual if necessary.
3. When prompted on your phone's display, enter the six-
digit PIN provided by the system in the radio display. The
display indicates when the pairing is successful.
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To Access Using Voice Commands
Press the voice button then when prompted say:
Action and Description
Menu Item
Say the name of the application after the tone.
The app should start. When an app is running through SYNC, you can press the voice button and speak commands specific to the app, for example "Play Playlist Road Trip".
mobile (apps |
applications)
Use this command to discover the available voice commands.
Help
SYNC Mobile App Voice Commands
The following voice commands are always available: Action and Description
Menu Item
SYNC prompts you to say the name of an
app to start it on SYNC.
mobile (apps | applications)
SYNC lists all of the currently available
mobile apps.
list [mobile] (apps | applications)
Searches your connected mobile device for
SYNC-compatible mobile apps.
find [new] [mobile] (apps | applications)
help
You can say the name of a mobile app at any time to start the mobile app on SYNC.
App Permissions
App permissions are organized by groups.
You can grant these group permissions
individually. You can change a permission
group status any time when not driving, by
using the settings menu. When you launch an app using SYNC, the
system may ask you to grant certain
permissions, for example:
•
To allow your vehicle to provide vehicle
information to the app such as, but not
limited to: Fuel level, fuel economy, fuel
consumption, engine speed, rain
sensor, odometer, VIN, external
temperature, gear position, tire
pressure, and head lamp status.
• To allow your vehicle to provide driving
characteristic information such as, but
not limited to: MyKey, seat belt status,
engine revolutions per minute, gear
position, braking events, steering wheel
angle, and accelerator pedal position.
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USB and media issues
Possible solution(s)
Possible cause(s)
Issue
Review the device compatib-ility chart on the SYNC
website to confirm your phone supports the
Bluetooth audio streaming function.
This is a phone-dependent
feature.
Bluetooth audio does not stream.
Make sure you correctly
connect the device to SYNC, and that you have pressed play on your device.
The device is not connected.
Make sure that all songdetails are populated.
Your music files may not
contain the correct artist,
song title, album or genre information.
SYNC does not recognize
music that is on my device. The file may be corrupted.
Some devices require you tochange the USB settings
from mass storage to MTP class.
The song may have copy-
right protection, which does not allow it to play. Voice command issues
Possible solution(s)
Possible cause(s)
Issue
Review the phone voice
commands and the media voice commands at the
beginning of their respective sections.
You may be using the wrong
voice commands.
SYNC does not understand what I am saying. After pressing the voice icon,
wait until after the tonesounds and Listening
appears before saying a
command. Any command
spoken before this does not register with the system.
You may be speaking too
soon or at the wrong time.
Review the media voice
commands at the beginning of the media section.
You may be using the wrong
voice commands.
SYNC does not understand
the name of a song or artist.
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Action and Description
Message
Treble
Midrange
Set Balance and Fade
DSP
EQ Mode
Speed Compensated Volume
Using the Steering Wheel Controls
Depending on your vehicle, it may also have the following controls: Action and Description
Control
Adjust the volume of playing media.
VOL
Press to start a voice session. Press again to interrupt a voice
prompt and begin speaking. Press and hold to end an active
voice session.
Voice
Use as you normally would in media and phone modes.
Seek and call accept
Use as you normally would in media and phone modes.
Seek and call reject
Using the Touchscreen
• Make sure your hands are clean and
dry.
• Press firmly on the center of a control
graphic or menu item.
• Keep metal objects or other conductive
material away from the surface of the
touchscreen.
Cleaning the Touchscreen Display
Use a dry, clean, soft cloth. If dirt or
fingerprints are still visible, apply a small
amount of alcohol to the cloth. Do not pour
or spray alcohol onto the display. Do not
use detergent or any type of solvent to
clean the display. Support
The SYNC support team is available:
•
Monday-Saturday, 8:30am-8:00pm
EST.
• United States: 1-888-270-1055
• Canada: 1-800-565-3673
Note: Times are subject to change due to
holidays.
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Action and Description
Menu Item
You can also switch the outside air temperature display off
and on. It appears at the top center of the touchscreen, next
to the time and date.
Note: You cannot manually set the date. Your vehicle ’s GPS does this for you.
Note: If the battery has been disconnected, your vehicle needs to acquire a GPS signal to
update the clock. Once your vehicle acquires the signal, it may take a few minutes for the
update to display the correct time.
Display You can adjust the display using
the touchscreen or the voice
button on the steering wheel
controls.
To make adjustments using the touchscreen, select: Action and Description
Menu Item
Press the settings icon.
Settings
Display
Then select from the following:
Allows you to switch the display off. It also allows you to set the screen
to a certain brightness or have the system automatically change based
on the outside light level.
Mode
If you also select:These features will allow you to adjust the dimming of
your screen.
Auto
Night
Allows you to display the default photo or upload your own.
Edit Wallpaper
When set to On, lets you use the automatic dimming feature.
Auto Dim
When set to Off you are able to adjust the brightness of the screen.
Make the screen display brighter or dimmer.
Brightness
Allows you to adjust screen dimming as the outside lighting conditions
change from day to night.
Auto Dim
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HD Radio Reception and Station Troubleshooting
Potential reception issues
If you are listening to a multicast station and you are on the fringe of the
reception area, the station may mute due to weak signal strength.
Reception
area
If you are listening to HD1, the system switches back to the analog
broadcast until the digital broadcast is available again. However, if you
are listening to any of the possible HD2-HD7 multicast channels, the
station mutes and stays muted unless it is able to connect to the digital
signal again.
When the system first receives a station (aside from HD2-HD7 multicast
stations), it first plays the station in the analog version. Once the receiver
verifies the station is an HD Radio station, it shifts to the digital version.
Depending on the station quality, you may hear a slight sound change
when the station changes from analog to digital. Blending is the shift
from analog to digital sound or digital back to analog sound.
Station
blending
In order to provide the best possible
experience, use the contact form to report
any station issues found while listening to
a station broadcasting with HD Radio
technology. Independent entities own and
operate each station. These stations are
responsible for ensuring all audio streams
and data fields are accurate. Potential station issues
Action
Cause
Issues
No action required. This is a
broadcast issue.
This is poor time alignment by
the radio broadcaster.
Echo, stutter, skip or
repeat in audio.
Increase or decrease in
audio volume.
No action required. The recep-
tion issue may clear up as you
continue to drive.
The radio is shifting between
analog and digital audio.
Sound fading or
blending in and out.
No action required. This is
normal behavior. Wait until the
audio is available.
The digital multicast is not
available until the HD Radio
broadcast is decoded. Once
decoded, the audio is available.
There is an audio mute
delay when selecting
HD2 or HD3, multicast
preset or Direct Tune.
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