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pop-up displays if the latestapplication is installed on thedevice.
Using the iPhone, iPod touch,or iPad
1. Plug the device into the USBport. The phone screen mustbe unlocked.
2. Use one of the following tolaunch:
.To u c h t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o nthe device.
.To u c h t h e S t i t c h e r i c o n o nthe Home Page.
.Pressb/gand say
“Stitcher”or“Tune Stitcher.”
.Accept any notification onthe screen of the device.
3. If Stitcher does not beginplaying, select a category andthen a station.
After Stitcher has been launched,press SRCE on the center stack orpress SRC on the steering wheelcontrols to access Stitcher features.
If nothing happens when theavailable Stitcher icon is touched,download the latest Stitcherapplication and retry.
Stitcher will always be highlightedon the Home Page when an iPhone,iPad, or iPod touch is connectedusing the USB port. To use, log intoyour account.
If the“Please See Device”messageis shown, the login screen maydisplay on the device.
If the "Please unlock your phone orrestart the app" message is shown,then the phone may be locked.Unlock the phone, close the app,then restart the app to make surethe Home Page is visible on thephone/device.
Using an Android Phone
1. Pair the Android phone usingBluetooth.
2. Use one of the following tolaunch:
.To u c h t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o nthe device.
.To u c h t h e S t i t c h e r i c o n o nthe Home Page.
.Pressb/gand say
“Stitcher”or“Tune Stitcher.”
3. If Stitcher does not beginplaying, select a category andthen a station.
After Stitcher has been launched,press SRCE on the center stack orpress SRC on the steering wheelcontrols to access Stitcher features.
If nothing happens when theavailable Stitcher icon is touched,download the latest Stitcherapplication and retry.
If the“Please See Device”messageis shown, the login screen maydisplay on the device.
If the“Please unlock your phone orrestart the app”message is shown,then the phone may be locked.Unlock the phone, close the app,then restart the app to ensureproper communication.
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Stitcher Menus
To u c h M e n u o n t h e S t i t c h e rmain page.
Stitcher has a menu system with thefollowing:
My On Demand Stations :Displaysalistoffavoritestationsandshows.
Select and store programs asfavorites on the device. Favoritestation lists can be created toinclude favorite shows which can beaccessed through My On DemandStations.
Stitcher Station Categories :Displays categories by topic.
When a category then sub-categoryis selected, the radio will startplaying the first program in thatsub-category.
Turn the TUNE/MENU knob todisplay the first 24 stations of thatsub-category.
Current Station Playlist :Whilelistening to a show, turn the TUNE/MENU knob to display the menu listof shows available for the currentstation.
Stitcher Features
Stitcher service has features to rateor skip shows, or change stations.
q:When touched, the currentshow is added to the favoritesstation.
,:When touched, Stitcherchanges to the next show. Thishelps Stitcher provide apersonalized listening experience.
-:When touched, Stitcher stores
this information and-is
highlighted for the remainder of theshow. This helps Stitcher provide apersonalized listening experience.
l:When touched, Stitcherchanges to the next show.
J:To u c h o n t h e i n f o t a i n m e n tdisplay to pause playback. Pressagain to resume.
Stitcher Advertisement
Stitcher may displayadvertisements. Artist name and titlemay not display and the skip trackoption is not available.
Stitcher Troubleshooting
Unable to Connect Device toVehicle
If the device is unable to connect tothe USB or Bluetooth:
1. Turn the vehicle off.
2. Open and close the driver door,wait about 30 seconds, and tryto connect the device again.
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The battery saver and task managerapplications on the phone cancause Stitcher to functionincorrectly. Remove those appsfrom the phone or remove Stitcherand Bluetooth from the task lists.
Unable to Start Stitcher
If the device is unable to launchStitcher:
.Check that the latest version ofStitcher is installed.
.Check that there is an activeaccount logged into Stitcher.
.For Android devices, check thatthe device is paired with thevehicle, and the Bluetooth iconon the display is highlighted.
.For iPhone, iPod touch, or iPaddevices, check that the USBcable is connected to the USBport and the screen is unlockedand the Home Page is showing.
.Close Stitcher on the device andlaunch again. Devices that allowmultitasking may require an
extra step to quit the Stitcherapplication. See the cell phonemanufacturer's user guide.
Loss of Audio
Loss of Stitcher audio can happendue to:
.Weak or lost data connection.
.Device needs to be charged.
.Application needs to berelaunched.
.Connection between phone andradio is lost.
.If any iPhone, iPod touch,or iPad is connected toBluetooth and the dockconnector, go to the Airplay iconon the device and select dockconnector or disconnect andreconnect the dock connector onthe device.
.The volume is too low. Turn upthe volume on the device.
If the connection is lost between theapplication and device, a message“Please unlock your phone or restartthe phone app and try again”willdisplay. Touch OK to retry.
If touching OK does not clear theissue, see“Please Unlock YourPhone or Restart Phone App andTry Again”under“Common StitcherMessages”following.
Common Stitcher Messages
Please Try Again Later :Ageneralerror has occurred. A dataconnection may be unavailable dueto a weak or lost signal or theStitcher service being temporarilydown. Touch OK to continue.
Paused or Audio Paused :Playback is paused on the radio or
the device. TouchJor play on the
device.
Please See Device :When the useris not logged in or whenauthentication failed, see thedevice. Touch OK to continue.Disconnect the phone from the radioand follow the Stitcher account loginprocess on the phone.
No Stations Found :Logged in butno stations have been created.To u c h O K t o c o n t i n u e .
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Please Choose a New Station :The end of the station has beenreached and there is no morecontent to play. Select a new stationthrough the Stitcher menu.
Please Unlock Your Phone orRestart Phone App and TryAgain :Communication failurebetween the radio and the phoneapplication or the device is locked.
See www.stitcher.com/help for moreinformation. If the service will notwork, send an e-mail [email protected] or see yourdealer for assistance.
Pictures
Pictures can only be viewed usingUSB devices. If pictures are on anSD card, transfer to a USB deviceor use a USB-SD adapter.Amaximum5Mbuncompressedphoto size is supported, however toachieve this, use a 4 Megapixel orlower resolution camera setting.Only jpeg, bmp, gif, and png filesare supported.
1. Touch the Pictures icon on theHome Page.
2. The system does a search tofind the picture folders.A“Please wait”messagedisplays until the search isfinished.
3. A list displays. Select a pictureto view.
4. Once a picture displays, thefollowing options are available:
Info :To u c h t o t u r n f i l e n a m einformation on or off.
S:To u c h t o d i s p l a y a p r e v i o u spicture if not in slide show mode.
r:To u c h t o t o g g l e b e t w e e n s l i d eshow mode and manual mode.
T:To u c h t o d i s p l a y a n e x t p i c t u r e i fnot in slide show mode.
E:To u c h t o m a n u a l l y t u r n apicture 90 degreescounterclockwise.
Menu :To u c h t o o p e n t h e P i c t u r eViewer Settings display. SlidePicture Viewer Main, SlideshowTimer, and Shuffle Images displayas options for configuring the viewof images stored in the system.
If the displayed picture is not usedwithin six seconds, the upper andlower bar options will disappear.To u c h - t a p t h e d i s p l a y t o r e - s h o w t h eupper and lower bar.
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Audio Players
USB
Playing from a USB
AUSBmassstorageorCertifiedWindows Vista®/Media TransferProtocol (MTP) device can beconnected to the USB port.
The USB port is in the centerconsole under the armrest.
The USB icon displays when a USBdevice is connected.
USB Media Formats
The USB port will support thefollowing media formats:
.MP3
.Unprotected WMA
.Unprotected AAC
Other formats may be supported.
Gracenote®
Gracenote technology embeddedinto the radio helps manage andnavigate the USB device musiccollection. When a USB device is
connected to the radio, Gracenoteidentifies the music collection anddelivers the correct album, artistname, genres, and cover art on thedisplay. If information is missing,Gracenote will fill it in.
Searching Music Library UsingVoice Recognition
Vo i c e R e c o g n i t i o n :Gracenoteimproves music search andnavigation by identifying bands,artists, and albums names that maybe hard to pronounce, irregularspellings, and nicknames. Forexample, Gracenote helps thesystem understand artist names like“INXS”or“Mötley Crüe.”It alsoallows the use of names like:“TheBoss,”“G.N.R,”“The Fab Four,”andthousands of other famous artistnicknames as voice commands toaccess music. SeeVoiceRecognition0189.
Normalization :Normalizationhelps to improve the voicerecognition accuracy for titles thatsound similar. It also helps grouplong lists of genres into 10 commongenres. For example, there may be
multiple rock genres in the medialibrary; normalization will group allthose into one rock genre.Normalization default is off.
To t u r n N o r m a l i z a t i o n o n :
1. Touch the Config icon on theHome Page.
2. Select Radio Settings and thenselect Gracenote Options.
3. Touch Normalization to turn onor off.
Cover Art :The Gracenoteembedded database contains coverart or album art information for themusic on the USB device. If themusic is recognized by Gracenoteand does have cover art, Gracenotewill use the cover art found in theembedded database and display it
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on the radio. User predefined coverart will always be used first. If nocover art is found Gracenote willuse generic genre graphics orimages of artists.
More Like This
The Gracenote database containsattributes for Music, such as genre,era of music, region, artist type,mood, etc. Use this to create aplaylist of up to 30 songs "more like"currently listened to song. Thisplaylist will be stored in the Playlistmenu when the device isreconnected. If songs are removedfrom the device, the system willsimply skip over those songs andplay the next available song.
Use the infotainment display orvoice recognition to create a MoreLike This Playlist. See“VoiceRecognition Commands”inVoiceRecognition0189.
Gracenote Indexing
While Gracenote is indexing,infotainment features are availableincluding selecting music from themenu. Voice recognition music will
not be available until the radio hascompleted indexing the device.Devices with more music may takelonger to index. The device willindex when plugged into the radiofor the first time. When Indexing isremoved from the display, the radiois ready to support music search.On the next connection or ignitioncycle, Indexing will show briefly onthe display. The radio is searchingfor changes to the device andpreparing the music list. If there areno changes, the voice recognitionmusic search will be available. Theradio will index and store twodevices with up to 10,000 songs oneach device.
USB MP3 Player and USB Drives
.The USB MP3 players and USBdrives connected must complywith the USB Mass StorageClass specification (USB MSC).
.Hard disk drives are notsupported.
.The radio will not be able to playback write-protected music.
.File systems supported: FAT32,NTFS, Linux, and HFS+.
.The following restrictions applyfor the data stored on a USBMP3 player or USB device:
⇣Maximum folder structuredepth: eight levels.
⇣Maximum number of MP3/WMA files that can bedisplayed: 10,000.
⇣Playlist entries must be in theform of relative paths.
⇣The system attribute forfolders/files that contain audiodata must not be set.
To p l a y a U S B d e v i c e , d o o n e o f t h efollowing:
.Connect the USB and it beginsto play.
.To u c h t h e N o w P l a y i n g i c o n o nthe Home Page.
.Press SRCE on the center stackto scroll until the USB sourcedisplay is available.
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.Pressb/gon the steering
wheel controls to select songsby Artist, Album, Song Title,or Song Genre. SeeVoiceRecognition0189.
The following playlist formats aresupported:
.M3U (Standard and Extended)
.iTunes
.PLS (Standard)
.WAX
.ASX
.RMP
The radio supports plugging a cellphone in as a USB drive as long asthe cell phone supports USB massstorage class or has USB disc drivesupport enabled.
While the USB source is active, usethe following to operate USBfunction:
TUNE/MENU :Turn to scrollthrough the list. Turn quickly to fastscroll alphabetically through largelists.
J:To u c h t h i s i c o n o n t h einfotainment display to start, pause,or resume play of the current mediasource.
tSEEK:
.Press to seek to the beginning ofthe current or previous track.If the track has been playing forless than five seconds, theprevious track plays. If playinglonger than five seconds, thecurrent track restarts.
.Press and hold to reversequickly through playback.Release to return to playingspeed. Elapsed time displays.
uSEEK:
.Press to seek to the next track.
.Press and hold to advancequickly through playback.Release to return to playingspeed. Elapsed time displays.
USB Menu
The following are available throughthe USB Menu:
Shuffle :To u c h t o p l a y t h e t r a c k srandomly. Touch again to stopshuffle.
Play More Like This:
1. Touch to automatically create aplaylist of songs that are likethe song currently playing.
2. The radio will show“PlaylistCreation Succeeded”andcontinue playing thecurrent song.
Playlist Creation Failed mayappear if a song is not found inthe Gracenote Database.
Delete Automatic Playlist :To u c hto delete a More Like This playlist.
Folders :To u c h t o o p e n a f o l d e r l i s tto access the files within the folderstructure.
Playlists:
1. Touch to view the playlists onthe USB.
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2. Select a playlist to view the listof all songs in that playlist.
3. Select a song from the list tobegin playback.
Artists:
1. Touch to view the list of artistson the USB.
2. Select an artist name to view alist of all albums by the artist.
3. To select a song, touch AllSongs or touch an album andthen select a song from the list.
Albums:
1. Touch to view the albums onthe USB.
2. Select the album to view a listof all songs on the album.
3. Select a song from the list tobegin playback.
Genres:
1. Touch to view the genres onthe USB.
2. Select a genre to view a list ofall songs of that genre.
3. Select a song from the list tobegin playback.
Songs:
1. Touch to display a list of allsongs on the USB.
2. Songs are displayed as theyare stored on the disc. To beginplayback, select a song fromthe list.
File System and Naming
The songs, artists, albums, andgenres are taken from the file’ssong information and are onlydisplayed if present. The radiodisplays the file name as the trackname if the song information is notavailable.
Playing from an iPod®
This feature supports the followingiPod models:
.iPod classic®(6th generation)
.iPod nano®(3G, 4G, 5G,and 6G)
.iPod touch®(1G, 2G, 3G,and 4G)
There may be problems with theoperation and function in thefollowing situations:
.When connecting an iPod onwhich a more recent version ofthe firmware is installed than issupported by the infotainmentsystem.
.When connecting an iPod onwhich firmware from otherproviders is installed.
To c o n n e c t a n i P o d :
1. Connect one end of thestandard iPod USB cable to theiPod's dock connector.
2. Connect the other end to theUSB port in the center console.
iPod music information displays onthe radio’sdisplayandbeginsplaying through the vehicle’saudiosystem.
The iPod battery rechargesautomatically while the vehicle is on.The iPod shuts off and stopscharging when the vehicle isshut off.