![FORD F650/750 2019 Owners Manual Voice Command
Text Message Inbox
Send [New] Text Message
You do not need to say word contained
within brackets for the system to
understand your command.
Note: To exit dial mode, press and hold the
ph FORD F650/750 2019 Owners Manual Voice Command
Text Message Inbox
Send [New] Text Message
You do not need to say word contained
within brackets for the system to
understand your command.
Note: To exit dial mode, press and hold the
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Voice Command
Text Message Inbox
Send [New] Text Message
You do not need to say word contained
within brackets for the system to
understand your command.
Note: To exit dial mode, press and hold the
phone button or press MENU to go to the
PHONE menu. Phonebook Commands
When you ask SYNC to access content, for
example the phonebook name or number,
the requested information appears in the
display to view.
Making a Call
Press the voice button and when prompted say: Action and Description
Voice Command
This command is not available until you completely download
your cell phone information using Bluetooth
Call ___
Use to enter a phone number digit by digit.
Dial
When the system confirms the number, say one of the following commands:
To confirm the number and initiate the call.
Dial
To erase the last spoken digit. You can also press the left
arrow button.
delete
To erase all spoken digits. You can also press and hold the
left arrow button.
clear
To end a call, press and hold the red phone button.
Receiving Calls
When receiving a call, you can:
• Answer the call by pressing the phone
button.
• Reject the call by pressing and holding
the red phone button.
• Ignore the call by doing nothing. Phone Options during an Active
Call
During an active call, you have more menu
features that become available, for
example putting a call on hold or joining
calls. Use the arrow buttons to scroll
through the menu options.
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Press the MENU button during an active call, then scroll to:
Action and Description
Message
Press the
OK button.
Active call
Select one of the following:
Press the
OK button to mute the call.
Mute Call
Press the
OK button to switch a call from an active hands-free envir-
onment to your cell phone for a more private conversation.
Privacy
Press the
OK button to put an active call on hold.
Hold
Join two separate calls. SYNC supports a maximum of three callers
on a multiparty call or conference call.
Join calls
1. Press the phone button.
2.Access the desired contact through SYNC or use voice commands
to place the second call. Once actively in the second call, press
MENU
.
3. Scroll to Join Calls, and press the
OK button. Wait until the following
message appears.
Press the
OK button.
Join calls
Enter tones such as numbers for passwords. Scroll until the desired
number appears in the display, then press OK; a tone sounds as
confirmation. Repeat as necessary.
Enter Tones
To access your phonebook contacts.
Phonebook
1. Press the
OK button to select, and then scroll through your
phonebook contacts.
2. Press the
OK button again when the desired selection appears in
the display.
3. Press the phone button to call the contact.
To access your call history log.
Call History
1.Press the OK button to select, then scroll through your call history
options (incoming, outgoing or missed).
2. Press the
OK button when the desired selection appears in the
display.
3. Press the phone button to call the selection.
Exit the current menu.
Return
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Action and Description
Message
Access Bluetooth Devices menu listings and advanced menu
listings.
Sys Settings
Press the OK button to exit the phone menu.
Exit
1 This is a cell phone-dependent feature.
2 This is a cell phone-dependent and speed-dependent feature.
Text Messaging
Note: This is a cell phone-dependent
feature.
SYNC allows you to receive, send,
download and delete text messages. The
system can also read incoming text
messages to you so that you do not have
to take your eyes off the road.
Note: This is a cell phone-dependent
feature.
Receiving a Text Message
Note: This is a cell phone-dependent
feature. Your cell phone must support
downloading text messages using Bluetooth
to receive incoming text messages. Note:
Forwarding a text message is a
speed-dependent feature. It is only available
when your vehicle is traveling at 3 mph (5
km/h) or less.
Note: Only one recipient is allowed per text
message.
When a new text message arrives, an
audible tone sounds and the information
display indicates you have a new message.
Following the notification, you can do
any of the following:
Do nothing to have the message go into
your text message inbox.
To have SYNC read you the message using voice commands, press the voice
button and when prompted say: Action and Description
Voice Command
Press the
OK button to have SYNC read the message to you.
Read Message | Read
Text Message | Text
Message
To open the test message, press OK to
receive and open the text message. Press
OK again and SYNC reads your message
aloud as you are not able to view the
message. You can then also choose
whether you would like to reply or forward
the message.
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Action and Description
Message
Allows you to download your unread messages to SYNC. To
download the messages, press the OK button to select. The
display indicates the system is downloading your messages.
When downloading is complete, SYNC returns you to the
inbox.
Download now
Allows you to delete current text messages from SYNC. To
delete the messages, press the
OK button to select. The
display indicates when it is finished deleting all your text
messages. SYNC returns you to the text message menu.
Delete All Messages?
Press the
OK button to exit the current menu.
Return
Accessing Your Phone Settings
These are cell phone-dependent features.
Your cell phone settings allow you to
access and adjust some features. For
example ring tones, text message
notifications, modifying your phonebook
and setting up automatic downloads.
Press the phone button, then scroll to: Action and Description
Message
Press the
OK button.
Phone settings
Select one of the following:
See the provider, name, signal power, battery power and roaming
status of your connected cell phone.
Phone status
Press
OK to select and scroll to view the information. When done,
press OK again to return to the phone status menu.
Select which ring tone sounds during an incoming call. You can choose
one of the system ring tones or your cell phone ring tones.
Set ringtone
Press the
OK button and scroll to hear the available options. You can
also choose to use your phone's ring tone.
Press the
OK button to select the desired ring tone. If your cell phone
supports in-band ringing, your cell phone ring plays when you choose
the phone ringer option.
You have the option of hearing an audible tone to notify you when a
text message arrives.
Text msg notify
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Advanced
The Advanced menu allows you to access
and set prompts, languages, defaults,
perform a master reset, install an
application and view system information.
To access the advanced menu, press the phone button to enter the Phone Menu,
then scroll to: Action and Description
Message
Press OK.
Sys Settings
Press
OK.
Advanced
Select one of the following:
Get help from SYNC by using questions, helpful hints or asking
you for a specific action. To turn these prompts on or off:
Confirmation Prompts
1. Press the
OK button to select and then scroll to select
between On and Off.
2. Press the
OK button when the desired selection appears
in the display. SYNC returns you to the Advanced menu.
1. Press
OK to select and then scroll through the languages.
Choose between English, Français and Español. Once
selected, all of the radio displays and prompts are in the
selected language.
2. Press
OK when the desired selection appears in the
display. If you change the language setting, the display
indicates that the system is updating. When complete,
SYNC returns you to the Advanced menu.
Language
Return to the factory default settings. This selection does
not erase your indexed information, for example phonebook,
call history, text messages or paired devices.
Factory Defaults
Press the OK button to select and then press OK again when
the following message appears in the display.
Confirm Restore
Completely erase all information stored on SYNC, for example
phonebook, call history, text messages and paired devices,
and return the system to the factory default settings.
Master reset
Press
OK to select. The display indicates when complete.
SYNC returns you to the Advanced menu.
Access the Auto Version number as well as the FDN number.
System info
Press the
OK button to select.
Exit the current menu.
Return
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USING SYNC™ WITH YOUR
MEDIA PLAYER
You can access and play music from your
digital music player over your vehicle's
speaker system using the system's media
menu or voice commands. You can also
sort and play your music by specific
categories, for example artist and album.
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 the
following audio formats MP3, WMA, WAV
and ACC. Connecting Your Digital Media
Player to the USB Port
Note:
If your digital media player has a
power switch, make sure you switch it on
before plugging it in.
To Connect Using Voice Commands
Plug the device into the USB port. See
USB Port (page 285). Press the voice button and when prompted say:
Action and Description
Voice command
You can now play music by saying any of the appropriate
voice commands. See Media voice commands.
USB [1]
You do not need to say words that appear within square brackets. For example, for where
USB [1] appears, you can say USB or USB one.
To Connect Using the System Menu
Plug the device into the USB port. See
USB Port
(page 285). Press the
AUX button, then the Menu
button to enter the Media Menu.
You can then scroll to: Action and Description
Message
Press the
OK button.
Select Src
Press the
OK button.
USB
Depending on how many digital media files are on your
connected device, the following message may appear in the
radio display.
Indexing\b
When indexing is complete, the screen returns to the Play menu. You can then
select one of the following:
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Action and Description
Message
Access available Bluetooth Device menu listings as well as
Advanced menu listings.
Sys Settings
Press OK to exit the media menu.
Exit
1 The time required to complete this depends on the size of the media the system needs
to index. If autoplay is on, you can listen to media processed during indexing. If autoplay
is off, you cannot listen to music until the system finishes indexing media. SYNC is capable
of indexing thousands of average size media and notifies you if it reaches the maximum
indexing file size.
2 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.
3 Some digital media players require both USB and line in ports to stream data and music
separately.
4 Indexing times can vary from device to device and with regard to the number of songs
the system needs to process.
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. Make sure that your device is plugged into
the USB port and is turned on.
Press the
AUX button, then the Menu
button to enter the Media Menu.
You can then scroll to select: Action and Description
Message
Press the
OK button.
Play Menu
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:
Press the
OK button. The first track title appears in the
display.
Play all
Play all indexed media (tracks) from your playing device in
flat file mode, one at a time in numerical order.
Sort all indexed media by artist. Once selected, the system
lists and then plays all artists and tracks alphabetically. If
there are fewer than 255 indexed artists, the system lists
them alphabetically in flat file mode. If there are more than
255, the system categorizes them alphabetically.
Artists
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Action and Description
Message
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. *
Similar music
1. Press the OK button.
2. The system creates a new list of similar songs and begins
playing. This feature does not include tracks with incom-
plete metadata information. Press the
OK button.
Exit the current menu.
Return
* With certain playing devices, if your metadata tags are not populated, the tracks are not
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. The system places Unknown items
into any unpopulated metadata tag.
System Settings
System settings provide access to your
Bluetooth Devices and Advanced menu
features. Bluetooth Devices
The Bluetooth Devices menu allows you
to enable, disable, add, connect and delete
a Bluetooth device.
Press the
AUX button, then the Menu
button to enter the Media Menu.
You can then scroll to: Action and Description
Message
Press the
OK button.
Sys Settings
Press the
OK button.
Bluetooth device
You can then select one of the following:
Pair more devices to the system. *
Add Device
1. Press the
OK button. When find SYNC appears in the
display, press the OK button again.
2. Follow the directions in your phone's manual to put your phone into discovery mode. A six-digit PIN appears in the
display.
3. When prompted on your phone's six-digit display, enter the PIN.
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