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To access help using the voice commands:
1. Press
.
2. After the tone, say, “Help”. The system will provide voice commands
that can be used in the current mode.
Cleaning your touchscreen display
Clean the display with a clean, soft cloth such as one used for cleaning
glasses. If dirt or finger prints are still visible, apply a small amount of
alcohol to the cloth. Do not pour/spray alcohol onto the display. Do not
use detergent or any type of solvent to clean the display.
Safety information
WARNING:Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle
control, accident and injury. Ford strongly recommends that
drivers use extreme caution when using any device that may take their
focus off the road. Your primary responsibility is the safe operation of
the vehicle. We recommend against the use of any handheld device
while driving and that you comply with all applicable laws.
•Do not attempt to service or repair the system. See your authorized
dealer.
•Do not operate playing devices if the power cords and/or cables are
broken, split or damaged. Carefully place cords and/or cables where
they will not be stepped on or interfere with the operation of pedals,
seats and/or compartments, or safe driving abilities.
•Do not leave playing devices in the vehicle in extreme conditions as it
could cause damage to your device. Refer to your device’s user guide
for further information.
•For your safety, some functions are speed dependent and cannot be
performed when the vehicle is traveling at speeds greater than 5 mph
(8 km/h).
•Ensure that you review your device’s user guide before using with the
system.
Introduction
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Privacy information
When a cellular phone is connected to SYNC, SYNCcreates a profile
within your vehicle that is linked to that cellular phone. This profile is
created in order to offer you more cellular features and to operate more
efficiently. Among other things, this profile may contain data about your
cellular phone book, text messages (read and unread), and call history,
including history of calls when your cell phone was not connected to
SYNC. In addition, if you connect a media device, SYNCcreates and
retains an index of media content supported by SYNC. SYNCalso
records a short development log of approximately 10 minutes of all
recent SYNCactivity. The log profile and other SYNCdata may be
used to improve SYNCand help diagnose any problems that may occur.
The cellular profile, media device index, and development log will remain
in the vehicle unless you delete it and are generally accessible only in
the vehicle when the cellular phone or media player is connected. If you
no longer plan to use SYNCor the vehicle, we recommend you perform
a Master Reset to erase all information stored in SYNC.
SYNCdata cannot be accessed without special equipment and access to
the vehicle’s SYNCmodule. Ford Motor Company and Ford of Canada
will not access SYNCdata for any purpose other than as described
absent consent, a court order, or where required by law enforcement,
other government authorities, or other third parties acting with lawful
authority. Other parties may seek to access the information
independently of Ford Motor Company and Ford of Canada. For further
privacy information, see the sections on 911 Assist™ (if equipped),
Vehicle Health Report (if equipped), and Traffic, Directions and
Information (if equipped).
Introduction
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VOICE RECOGNITION FEATURE
Your system is equipped with an advanced interactive voice recognition
(VR) system. This system allows you to perform many operations by
speaking certain commands to the system. The system will respond with
a series of audible tones, questions and spoken confirmations depending
on the situation and the chosen level of dialogue interaction.
System feedback and interaction
Your voice recognition system provides feedback via audible tones when:
•You are entering a new voice session
•A voice session is successful or unsuccessful
•A speed dependent feature is accessed
•The system is ready to listen for a command
•You choose to access the Help feature
•The system gives a positive or negative recognition
The system will also ask short questions (confirmation prompts) when it
has not clearly understood your request or when there are several
possible responses to your request.
Voice recognition visual feedback
When using voice commands, the following icons and words may appear
in the lower left status bar indicating the voice session status:
•
Listening•Paused
•
Success•?Try Again
•
Failed
Voice settings
Voice settings allow you to customize the level of system interaction,
help and feedback. The system defaults to standard interaction which
uses candidate lists and confirmation prompts as these provide the
highest level of guidance and feedback. To access these settings, you can
either:
1. Press Menu > Settings > Voice control.
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2. Select from the following:
•Interaction Mode•Confirmation Prompts
•Media Candidate Lists•Phone Candidate Lists
•Voice Control Volume
Or
1. Press
on the steering wheel controls. A tone will sound followed
by the prompt, “Please say a command”. Another tone will sound to
signify the system is listening.
2. Say one of the following commands:
•Interation Mode Advanced•Interation Mode Standard
•Confirmation Prompts On•Confirmation Prompts Off
•Phone Candidate Lists On•Phone Candidate Lists Off
•Media Candidate Lists On•Media Candidate Lists Off
Interaction Mode:Standard interaction mode provides more detailed
interaction and guidance while the advanced mode has less audible
interaction and more tone prompts.
Confirmation Prompts:Confirmation prompts are short questions
asked by the system when the system has not clearly heard or
understood your request.Note:Even with confirmation prompts turned
off, you may be asked to confirm settings occasionally and number
inputs.
Phone/Media Candidate Lists:Candidate lists are a list of possible
results from your voice commands. These occur when SYNChas equal
confidence of several possible results from your voice command.
How to use voice commands with your system
1. Press
on the steering wheel controls.
Depending on the feedback setting, you will either hear, “Please say a
command” followed by a tone or just the tone, signaling the system is
ready to accept your command.
2. After the tone, speak the command clearly.
For best voice recognition performance
•Ensure that the interior of the vehicle is as quiet as possible.
•Speak naturally without long pauses between words.
•After pressing
, wait for the tone to sound and for ‘Listening’ to
appear in the display. Any command spoken prior to this will not
register with the system.
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•You can interrupt the system at any time while it is speaking by
pressing
. The system will respond with a tone and allow you to
speak your command.
What can I say?
To access the available voice commands for the current session, do one
of the following:
•During a voice session, press the
icon at the bottom of the screen.
•Say “What Can I Say??” for an on screen listing of the possible voice
commands that are associated with your current voice session.
•Press
on the steering wheel controls and after the tone say “Help”
for an audible list of possible voice commands.
To access a list of available voice commands
•Press Menu > Help > Voice command list
OR
•Press
on the steering wheel controls and when prompted, say any
of the following (if available):
•List of Commands•Phone List of Commands
•Radio List of Commands•Climate Control List of
Commands
•Navigation List of Commands•Travel Link List of Commands
•Sirius Satellite List of Commands•Audio List of Commands
•USB List of Commands•SD Card List of Commands
•Bluetooth Audio List of
Commands•Browse List of Commands
Global voice commands
The following voice commands can be spoken at any time during a voice
session:
•Help•What Can I Say?
•Main Menu•Go Back
•Next•Previous
•Exit•List of Commands
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Using voice commands with the touchscreen options
Your voice system has a special dual mode feature which allows you to
switch between using voice commands and the touchscreen. The most
common place this is available is with your navigation feature (if
equipped). During a navigation voice session, you will notice that some
of the buttons on the screen are outlined in blue and some are not.
The buttons on the screen that are outlined in blue are both voice
commands and can be selected during a voice session. The buttons that
are not outlined in blue can’t be used as voice commands and if they are
touched during a voice session will cancel the voice session. Some
examples are as follows:
•If you press
and say, “Navigation”, after the system confirms the
command and prompts you again, say, “Destination”. The system will
change to the destination screen.
•If you say, “Intersection”, then the system will change the screen to
the intersection screen where “Street”, “City” and “State” are outlined
in blue. You are able to switch between fields by touching the buttons
or by saying, “Enter first street” or “Change city”.
•If you say, “Street Address” the screen will change to the street
address screen and then “Enter City”, where State, City, Street and
Number are outlined in blue indicating that you are able to switch
between the fields by touching the buttons or by saying commands
like “Enter Street”, “Change City”, or “Enter House Number”.
•If you are in the process of entering a destination by voice and your
vehicle comes to a stop, (for example, stopping at a red light), the key
board will appear on the screen. If you make more than three
consecutive button presses, (for example, spelling a city), then the
voice session will be cancelled.
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AM/FM RADIO
Press the lower left corner of the touchscreen and then select the
AM/FM tab. To change between AM and FM, repeatedly press the
AM/FM tab. To change between AM1/AM AST or the FM/FM1/FM2/FM
AST presets, repeatedly press the lower left corner of the touchscreen.
From the main screen, you can:
•Save a station by tuning to the station and then pressing and holding
one of the memory preset areas (on the right side of the screen). You
will hear a brief mute and the sound will return when the station is
saved.
•Press ‘Direct Tune’ and enter the desired station number when
prompted. Then press ‘Enter’.
•Select ‘Browse’ to view a list of all available stations. Scroll and select
the desired station.
•Press ‘Options’ to access:
Sound Settings:Select to adjust Bass, Treble, Midrange, Balance and
Fade, THX Deep note demo (if equipped), DSP (if equipped),
Occupancy mode (if equipped), Audio Visualizer (if equipped) and Speed
compensated volume settings.
Set PTY for Seek/Scan:Select a category of music you would like to
search for and then choose to either seek or scan for the stations.
RDS Text Display On/Off:Select On to always view the information
broadcast by FM stations.
Auto Presets (AST)- Autostore:Select to have the system
automatically store the six strongest stations in your current location.
These will not override any presets stored in any of the AM or FM
frequency bands.
HD Radio On/Off (if equipped):HD Radiotechnology enables you to
receive radio broadcasts digitally, (where available), providing free,
crystal clear sound. Refer to theHD Radioinformationin the
following section.
TAG On/Off (if equipped):Select On for the TAG icon to appear on
screen when HD Radio is active. The tagging feature allows you to tag a
song to download later. You can press TAG to save the information of the
song that is playing. Then, when you plug in your portable music player,
the information will be transferred (if supported by your device). When
you are connected to iTunes, the tags will appear to remind you of the
songs you’d like to download. Refer to theHD Radioinformationin
the following section.
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Browse voice commands
When listening to any type of audio, you can browse through other
devices without having to change to a different audio. For example, if
you are currently listening to the radio, you can browse all the artists
that are stored on your USB device. Press
on the steering wheel
controls and when prompted, you can say:
•Browse station list•Browse AM station list
•Browse FM station list•Browse SIRIUS channel guide
•Browse <genre> channels•Browse <league> games
•Browse CD track list•Browse USB
•Browse SD card•Browse Bluetooth audio
•Browse*
*Note:If you have said, “Browse”, you can then say any of the following
commands:
•AM station list•FM station list
•SIRIUS channel guide•CD track list
•<League> games•USB
•SD card•Bluetooth audio
For a complete list of Browse voice commands, refer toVoice
commands for your USB and SD CardandVoice commands for
Bluetooth Audioin the following sections.
Radio voice commands
While listening to the radio, press
on the steering wheel controls.
When prompted, you may say any of the following commands:
•Radio On•Radio Off
•Set PTY•AM
•AM <530–1710>•AM Autoset
•FM•FM <87.9–107.9>
•FM1•FM2
•FM Autoset•FM Preset <#>
•FM <87.9–107.9>•Preset <#>
•AM Preset <#>•AM Autoset Preset <#>
•FM 1 Preset <#>•FM 2 Preset <#>
•FM Autoset Preset <#>•HD <#> (if available)
•Tune*•Browse**
Note:If you are not listening to the radio, press
and when
prompted, say, “Radio” and you can say any of the above commands.
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*Note:If you have said, “Tune”, you can then say any of the following
commands:
•<530–1710>•<87.9–107.9>
•AM <530–1710>•FM <87.9–107.9>
•AM•FM
•FM1•FM2
•AM Autoset•FM Autoset
•Preset <#>•AM Preset <#>
•AM Autoset Preset <#>•FM 1 Preset <#>
•FM 2 Preset <#>•FM Autoset Preset <#>
•FM Preset <#>•HD <#> (if available)
HD Radio™ information (if equipped, U.S. only)
What is HD Radio™ technology and how does it work?HD Radio™
technology is the digital evolution of analog AM/FM radio. Your system
has a special receiver which allows it to receive digital broadcasts (where
available) in addition to the analog broadcasts it already receives. Digital
broadcasts provide a better sound quality than analog broadcasts with
free, crystal clear audio and no static or distortion. For more information,
and a guide to available stations and programming, please visit
www.hdradio.com.
Using HD Radio™ technology
To access, press the lower left corner of the touchscreen. Then, press
AM/FM > Options > HD Radio > On.
When this feature is enabled and you are tuned to a station broadcasting
HD Radio technology, you may notice the following indicators on your
screen:
A. HD)logo: This indicator will
blink when a digital station is being
acquired and will be solid when
digital audio is playing.
Note:When this logo is available,
you will also see Title and Artist
fields on screen.
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B. Multicast indicator:This will
appear in FM mode (only) if the
current station is broadcasting
multiple digital broadcasts. The
numbers that are highlighted signify
available digital channels where
new/different content is available.
HD1 will signify the main
programming status and is available in analog and digital broadcasts. Any
additional multicast stations (HD2–HD7) are only broadcast digitally.
The tagging feature
The tagging feature allows you to tag a song to download later. When
you are on an acquired HD Radio station, the TAG button will become
available (provided the feature has been turned on. To turn on, press
AM/FM > Options > TAG On).
When you are listening to a song
you would like to tag to download
later, simply press the TAG button.
The system will automatically save
the song’s information and transfer
it to your portable music player (if supported) when it is connected to
the system. If your music player is connected at the time, the system will
automatically transfer the tag to your player and a pop up will confirm
the transfer. When you access iTuneswith your portable music player,
the tags will appear to you will be reminded of the song. The system will
allow you to tag up to approximately 100 songs.
Note:For a list of devices that support tagging, refer to
www.SyncMyRide.com or www.syncmaroute.ca.
When HD Radio broadcasts are active, you can access the
following functions:
•Scan:Your scan feature will still work when HD Radio reception is
activated, although it will not scan for HD2 - HD7 channels. You may
see the HD logo appear if the station has a digital broadcast.
•Seek:Press to seek to the next strong radio station.If the current
station has multiple digital broadcasts,the multicast indicator will
display. Press Seek repeatedly to advance through all available
broadcasts. If you are on the last multicast channel, press Seek to
advance to the next strong station.
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