2015 JEEP PATRIOT USB

General Information
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and
RSS 210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the
following conditions:
•Changes or modifications not expressly approved by
the party responsible for compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment.
•This device may not cause harmful interference.
•This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired op-
eration.
VOICE COMMAND — IF EQUIPPED
Voice Command System Operation
The Uconnect® Voice Command system allows
you to control your AM, FM radio, disk player,
USB mass storage class device, iPod® family of
devices, Bluetooth® Streaming Audio Device,
satellite radio, and a memo recorder.
NOTE:Take care to speak into the Voice Interface System
as calmly and normally as possible. The ability of the
Voice Interface System to recognize user voice commands
may be negatively affected by rapid speaking or a raised
voice level.
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To hear the first available Menu, push the Voice Com-
mandbutton and say “Help” or “Main Menu.”
Commands
The Voice Command system understands two types of
commands, Universal commands and Local commands.
Universal commands are available at all times. Local
commands are available if the supported radio mode is
active.
Changing The Volume
1. Start a dialogue by pushing the Voice Command
button.
2. Say a command (e.g., “Help”).
3.Use the ON/OFF VOLUME rotary knob to adjust the
volume to a comfortable level while the Voice Command
system is speaking. Please note the volume setting for
Voice Command is different than the audio system.
Main Menu
Start a dialogue by pushing the Voice Command
button. You may say “Main Menu” to switch to
the main menu.
In this mode, you can say the following commands:
•“Radio AM” (to switch to the radio AM mode)
•“Radio FM” (to switch to radio FM mode)
•“Sat” (to switch to Satellite radio mode)
•“Disc” (to switch to the disc mode)
•“USB” (to switch to USB mode)
•“Bluetooth Streaming” (to switch to Bluetooth®
Streaming mode)
•“Memo” (to switch to the memo recorder)
•“System Setup” (to switch to system setup)
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Disc Mode
To switch to the disc mode, say “Disc.” In this mode, you
may say the following commands:
•“Track” (#) (to change the track)
•“Next Track” (to play the next track)
•“Previous Track” (to play the previous track)
•“Main Menu” (to switch to the main menu)
USB Mode
To switch to USB mode, say “USB.” In this mode, you
may say the following commands:
•“Next Track” (to play the next track)
•“Previous Track” (to play the previous track)
•“Play” (to play an Artist Name, Playlist Name, Album
Name, Track Name, etc.)
Bluetooth® Streaming (BT) Mode
To switch to Bluetooth® Streaming (BT) mode, say
“Bluetooth Streaming.” In this mode, you may say the
following commands:
•“Play” (to play the current track)
•“Pause” (to pause the current track)
•“Next Track” (to play the next track)
•“Previous Track” (to play the previous track)
Memo Mode
To switch to the voice recorder mode, say “Memo.” In
this mode, you may say the following commands:
•“New Memo” (to record a new memo) — During the
recording, you may push the Voice Command
button to stop recording. You proceed by say-
ing one of the following commands:
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!iPod®/USB/MP3 CONTROL — IF EQUIPPED . .293
▫Connecting The iPod® Or External USB
Device.............................293
▫Using This Feature.....................294
▫Controlling The iPod® Or External USB Device
Using Radio Buttons...................294
▫Play Mode..........................294
▫List Or Browse Mode...................296
▫Bluetooth® Streaming Audio (BTSA).......298
!STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS......299
▫Radio Operation......................300
▫CD Player...........................301
!CD/DVD DISC MAINTENANCE...........301
!RADIO OPERATION AND MOBILE PHONES . .302
!CLIMATE CONTROLS...................302
▫Manual Heating And Air Conditioning......303
▫Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) — If
Equipped...........................307
▫Operating Tips.......................313
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iPod®/USB/MP3 CONTROL — IF EQUIPPED
This feature allows an iPod® or external USB device to be
plugged into the USB port, located in the center console
or glove compartment.
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.
NOTE:
•If the radio has a USB port, refer to the appropriate
Uconnect® Multimedia radio User ’s Manual for
iPod® or external USB device support capability.
•Connecting an iPod® or consumer electronic audio
device to the AUX port located in the radio faceplate,
plays media, but does not use the iPod®/MP3 control
feature to control the connected device.
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 or glove compart-
ment.
AUX/USB Connector Ports
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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
pushing 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).
Controlling The iPod® Or External USB Device
Using Radio Buttons
To enter the iPod®/USB/MP3 control mode and access a
connected audio device, either push the “AUX” button
on the radio faceplate or push the VR button and say
#USB#or#Switch 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
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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 theTUNEcontrol 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 push the VR
button and say#Next Track.#
•Turning it counterclockwise (backward) by one click,
will jump to the previous track in the list or push the
VR button and say#Previous Track.#
•Jump backward in the current track by pushing and
holding the < long enough will jump to the beginning of the current
track.
•Jump forward in the current track by pushing and
holding theFF>> button.
•A single push backward <> will
jump backward or forward respectively, for five sec-
onds.
•Use the <> buttons to jump to the
previous or next track. Pushing theSEEK>> button
during play mode will jump to the next track in the
list, or push the VR button and say#Next or Previous
Track.#
•While a track is playing, push theINFObutton to see
the associated metadata (artist, track title, album, etc.)
for that track. Pushing theINFObutton again jumps to
the next screen of data for that track. Once all screens
have been viewed, the lastINFObutton push will go
back to the play mode screen on the radio.
•Pushing theREPEATbutton will change the audio
device mode to repeat the current playing track or
push the VR button and say#Repeat ON#or#Repeat
Off.#
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•Push theSCANbutton to use iPod®/USB/MP3 de-
vice scan mode, which will play the first ten seconds of
each track in the current list and then forward to the
next song. To stop SCAN mode and start playing the
desired track, when it is playing the track, push the
SCANbutton again. During Scan mode, pushing the
<> buttons will select the previous
and next tracks.
•RNDbutton (available on sales code RES radio only):
Pushing this button toggles between Shuffle ON and
Shuffle OFF modes for the iPod® or external USB
device, or push the VR button and say#Shuffle ON#or
#Shuffle Off.#If theRNDicon is showing on the radio
display, then the shuffle mode is ON.
List Or Browse Mode
During Play mode, pushing any of the buttons described
below, will bring up List mode. List mode enables
scrolling through the list of menus and tracks on the
audio device.
TUNEcontrol knob: TheTUNEcontrol knob functions in
a similar manner as the scroll wheel on the audio device
or external USB device.
•Turning it clockwise (forward) and counterclockwise
(backward) scrolls through the lists, displaying the
track detail on the radio display. Once the track to be
played is highlighted on the radio display, push the
TUNEcontrol knob to select and start playing the
track. Turning theTUNEcontrol knob fast will scroll
through the list faster. During fast scroll, a slight delay
in updating the information on the radio display may
be noticeable.
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