2015 FORD TAURUS Owners Manual

USING SYNC WITH YOUR MEDIA PLAYER
You can access and play music from your digital music player over the
vehicle’s speaker system using the system’s media menu or voice
commands. You can also sort and play your music by specific categories,
such as artists or albums.
Note:The system is capable of indexing up to 6,000 songs.
SYNC is capable of hosting nearly any digital media player including:
iPod, Zune™, Plays from device players, and most USB drives. SYNC also
supports audio formats such as MP3, WMA, WAV and ACC.
Connecting Your Digital Media Player via the USB Port
Note: If your digital media player has a power switch, ensure that the
device is turned on.
To connect using voice commands:
1. Plug the device into the vehicle’s USB port.
2. Press the voice icon and when prompted, say “USB”.
3. You can now play music by saying any of the appropriate voice commands. See the media voice commands.
To connect using the system menu:
1. Plug the device into the vehicle’s USB port.
2. Press AUX and then MENU to enter the Media Menu.
3. Scroll until Select Source appears and press OK.
4. Scroll to select USB and press OK.
5. Depending on how many digital media files are on your connected device, Indexing may appear in the radio display. When indexing is
complete, the screen returns to the Play Menu.
6. Press OK and scroll through selections of: •Play All
• Artists
• Albums
• Genres
• Playlists
• Tracks
• Explore USB
• Similar Music
• Return
When the desired selection appears in the display, press OK to build
your desired music selection.
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What’s Playing?At any time when a track is playing, you can press the voice
icon and ask the system, “What’s playing?”. The system reads
the metadata tags (if populated) of the playing track to you.
Media Voice Commands Press the voice icon and, when prompted, say “USB” then any
of the following:
“USB”
“Autoplay off” “Autoplay on”
“(Phone) (Media) (Bluetooth) Connections” “Pause”“Play”
“Play album ”
1,3
“Play all”
“Play artist ”1,3
“Play genre ”1,3
“Play next folder”2
“Play next track”
“Play playlist ”1,3
“Play previous folder”2
“Play previous track”
“Play song ”1,3
“Play track ”1,3
“Refine album ”1,3
“Refine artist ”1,3
“Refine song ”1,3
“Refine track ”1,3
“Repeat off” “Repeat on”
“Search album ”
1,3
“Search artist ”1,3
“Search genre ”1,3
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“USB”
“Search song ”1,3
“Search track ”1,3
“Shuffle off” “Shuffle on”
“Similar music”
“What’s playing?”
1“” is a dynamic listing, meaning that it could be the name of any
desired group, artist, etc.
2Voice commands which are only available in folder mode.
3Voice commands which are not available until indexing is complete.
Voice command guide
“Autoplay” Turn on to listen to music which has already
been randomly indexed during the indexing
process.
Turn off and the system does not begin to
play any of your music until all media has all
been indexed. Indexing times can vary from
device to device and also with regard to the
number of songs being indexed.
“Search/Play Genre” The system searches all the data from your
indexed music and, if available, begins to play
the chosen type of music. You can only play
genres of music which are present in the
GENRE metadata tags that you have on your
digital media player.
“Similar Music” The system compiles a playlist and then plays
similar music to what is currently playing
from the USB port using indexed metadata
information.
“Search/Play
Artist/Track/Album” The system searches for a specific
artist/track/album from the music indexed
through the USB port.
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Voice command guide
“Refine” This allows you to make your previous
command more specific. For example, if you
asked to search and play all music by a
certain artist, you could then say “refine
album” and choose a specific album from the
list to view. If you then select Play, the system
only plays music from that specific album.
Press the voice icon and when prompted say “Bluetooth Audio” and then
any of the following:
“BLUETOOTH AUDIO”
“(Phone) (Media) (Bluetooth) Connections” “Pause”“Play”
“Play next track ”
“Play previous track ”
Media Menu Features
The media menu allows you to select your media source, how to play
your music (by artist, genre, shuffle, repeat, etc.), and also to add,
connect or delete devices.
1. Press AUX and then MENU to enter the Media Menu.
2. Scroll to cycle through:
When you select: You can:
Play Menu Play your music by artist, album, genre,
playlists, tracks, similar music or to simply,
play all. You can also choose to Explore USB
to view the supported digital music files on
your playing device.
See Play Menu later in this section for more
information.
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When you select:You can:
Select Source SYNC USB:
Press OK to access music
plugged into your USB port. You can also plug
in devices to charge them (if supported by
your device). Once connected, the system
indexes any readable media files. (The time
required to complete this depends on the size
of the media content being indexed.) If
Autoplay is on, you can access media files
randomly as they are indexed. If turned off,
indexed media is not available until the
indexing process is complete. SYNC is capable
of indexing thousands of average size media
and notifies you if the maximum indexing file
size is reached.
Bluetooth Audio: This is a phone-dependent
feature which allows you to stream music
playing on your Bluetooth-enabled phone. If
supported by your device, you can press
SEEK to play the previous or next track.
SYNC Line In: Press OK to select and play
music from your portable music player over
the vehicle’s speakers.
Note: If you have already connected a device
to the USB port, you cannot access the line in
feature. Some digital media players require
both USB and line in ports to stream data and
music separately.
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When you select:You can:
Media Settings Choose to shuffle or repeat your music and
select your Autoplay settings. Once these
selections are turned on, they remain on until
turned off. Press SEEK to play the previous
or next track.
Note:
Some digital media players require
both USB and line in ports to stream data and
music separately. Press OK to select and then
scroll to choose from:
Shuffle: Press OK to shuffle available media
files in the current playlist. Note:To shuffle
all media tracks, you must select Play All in
the Play Menu and then select Shuffle.
Repeat: Press OK to repeat any song.
Autoplay: Press OK to listen to music which
has already been randomly indexed during
the indexing process.
Mobile Apps Interact with SYNC-capable mobile
applications on your smart phone. See SYNC
AppLink earlier in this chapter for more
information.
System Settings Access Bluetooth Device menu listings (add,
connect, set as primary, on/off, delete) as well
as Advanced menu listings (prompts,
languages, defaults, master reset, install
application and system information).
Note:
See System Settings for more
information.
Exit Media Menu Press OK to exit the media menu.
Accessing Your Play Menu
This menu allows you to select and play your media by artist, album,
genre, playlist, track, similar music or even to explore what is on your
USB device.
1. Make sure that your device is plugged into the USB port and is turned on.
2. Press AUX and then MENU to enter the Media Menu.
3. Scroll to select the Play Menu and press OK.
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If there are no media files to access, the display indicates there is no
media. If there are media files, you have the following options to scroll
through and select from:
When you select:You can:
Play All Play all indexed media (tracks) from your playing
device in flat file mode, one at a time in numerical
order.
Press OK to select. The first track title appears in
the display.
Artists Sort all indexed media by artist. Once selected,
the system lists and then play all artists and tracks
alphabetically. If there are less than 255 indexed
artist, they are listed alphabetically in flat file
mode. If there are more, they are categorized in
alphabetical categories.
1. Press OK to select. You can select to play All
Artists or any indexed artist.
2. Scroll until the desired artist is chosen and
press OK.
Albums Sort all indexed media by albums. If there are less
than 255 indexed albums, they are listed
alphabetically in flat file mode. If there are more,
they are organized into alphabetical categories.
1. Press OK to enter the album menu and select
from playing all albums or from any individual
indexed album.
2. Scroll until the desired album is chosen and
press OK.
Genres Sort indexed music by genre (category) type.
SYNC lists the genres alphabetically in flat file
mode. If there are more than 255, SYNC
automatically organizes them into alphabetical
categories.
Press OK to select and then scroll to select the
desired genre and press OK.
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When you select:You can:
Playlists Access your playlists (from formats such as ASX,
.M3U, .WPL, .MTP.). The system lists your
playlists alphabetically in flat file mode. If there
are more than 255, they are organized into
alphabetical categories.
Press OK to select. Then scroll to select the
desired playlist and press OK.
Tracks Search for and play a specific track which has
been indexed. SYNC lists your tracks
alphabetically in flat file mode. If there are more
than 255, SYNC automatically organizes them into
alphabetical categories.
Press OK to select. Then scroll to select the
desired track and press OK.
Explore USB Explore all supported digital media on your media
device connected to the USB port. You can only
view media content which is compatible with
SYNC; other files saved are not visible.
Press OK to select. Then scroll to explore indexed
media on your flash drive.
Similar Music Play music similar to what is currently playing
from the USB port. The system uses the metadata
information of each song to compile a playlist for
you.
Press OK to select. The system creates a new list
of similar songs and begins playing. The metadata
tags must be populated for this feature to include
each track.
Note:With certain playing devices, if your
metadata tags are not populated, the tracks won’t
be available in voice recognition, play menu or
similar music. However, if you place these tracks
onto your playing device in “Mass Storage Device
Mode”, they are available in voice recognition, play
menu browsing and similar music. Unknowns are
placed into any unpopulated metadata tag.
Return Exit the current menu.
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