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Adding a new phone to SYNC
Note:This is a speed dependent feature. For your safety, this procedure
cannot be completed if the vehicle is traveling at speeds faster than
3 mph (5 km/h).
Note:SYNCcan store up to 12 previously paired phones.
This feature allows you to add (pair) a newBluetoothenabled phone to
SYNC. To access:
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the ‘Settings’ tab on the
touchscreen.
3. Select ‘Add’.
4. When prompted on your phone’s display, enter the PIN provided by
SYNC.
Depending on your phone’s capability, you may be prompted with
additional options from your phone or SYNCsuch as downloading the
phone book/call history and setting a favorite.
Connecting a previously paired phone to SYNC
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the ‘Settings’ tab on the
touchscreen.
3. Select the desired device.
4. Select ‘Connect’.
SYNCwill confirm it is connecting
to the selected phone.
Note:When SYNCconnects the newly selected phone, it will
disconnect any previously connected phone.
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Note:The star icon () will
appear to the left of the currently
selected favorite (primary) phone
and a double arrow icon (
) will
appear to signify which phone is
currently connected.
Advanced settings
SYNCallows you to change many Advanced Settings.
To access:
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the ‘Settings’ tab.
3. Select ‘Advanced’.
4. Scroll using
/on the
screen to cycle through the
following options:
•Bluetooth On/Off
•Incoming Call Ringer
•Text Message Notification
•Automatic Download On/Off
•Modify Phonebook
•Provider•Candidate Lists
•Factory Defaults
•Master Reset
•Install
•System Information
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Turning Bluetooth on/off
TurningBluetoothOFF will turn off access to all features to all SYNC
Bluetoothrelated features (i.e., text messaging, hands-free calling,
Bluetoothmedia streaming). Any incoming text or phone messages will
go into their respective missed folders.
To access:
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the ‘Settings’ tab on the
touchscreen.
3. Select ‘Advanced’.
4. Select ‘Bluetooth On/Off’.
5. Select ‘On’ or ‘Off’.
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Selecting automatic downloading
If you choose, SYNCwill automatically download your phone book and
call history from your connectedBluetoothenabled cellular phone upon
every connection cycle. This automatic download will overwrite your
existing phone book and call history stored in SYNC.
To access:
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the ‘Settings’ tab on the
touchscreen.
3. Select ‘Advanced’.
4. Select ‘Auto Download On/Off’.
5. Select ‘On’ or ‘Off’.
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Modifying your phone book and call history
SYNCallows you to add contacts as well as download and delete your
phone book/call history.
Note:Erasing a contact or all contacts in your phone book/call history in
your SYNCsystem will NOT erase any information in your cellular
phone.
To access:
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the ‘Settings’ tab on the
touchscreen.
3. Press ‘Advanced’.
4. Select ‘Modify Phonebook’ and
select from:
ADD CONTACTS:Select to ‘push’
contacts from yourBluetooth
enabled cellular phone. SYNCwill
prompt you to send the contacts
from your phone. When successfully
sent, the display will read XXX
CONTACTS RECEIVED FINISHED?
Press YES if you are finished or
press NO if you wish to send more
contacts to SYNC.
Note:Pushing contacts viaBluetoothis a phone dependent feature.
Refer to your phone’s user guide for instructions.
Candidate List
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DOWNLOAD PHONE BOOK / CALL HISTORY:Select YES to
automatically download the phone book/call history from your currently
connectedBluetoothenabled cellular phone. Select NO and the system
will not perform this function upon every connection cycle.
DELETE PHONE BOOK / CALL HISTORY:Select YES to delete the
entire phone book/call history from SYNC.
Note:This function will NOT delete any information from your
connectedBluetoothenabled cellular phone.
Viewing your phone’s provider
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
To view your phone’s provider through SYNC:
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Scroll using
/on the
touchscreen until ‘Provider’ appears.
Candidate lists
SYNCis equipped with an advanced voice recognition system which can
perform a multitude of tasks. For example, SYNC’s voice recognition
system will ask for clarification if it does not have a high level of
confidence in what was spoken. The level of feedback which SYNC
provides can be adjusted. You can choose a higher level of verbal
prompts for more guidance or you can choose to simply hear the
prompts when the system needs direction.
To access:
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
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4. Scroll using/on the
touchscreen and select ‘System
Information’.
This screen will show you SYNC’s
system information.
TEXT MESSAGING
Note:Downloading and sending text messages viaBluetoothare phone
dependent features.
Note:Certain features in text messaging are speed dependent and
cannot be completed when the vehicle is traveling at speeds over 3 mph
(5 km/h).
SYNCnot only enables you to send and receive text messages via
Bluetooth, but SYNCwill read them to you aloud and also translate
many popularly used text messaging acronyms such as “lol”. SYNCalso
allows you to respond with a list of predefined messages.
To access:
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
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2. Select the ‘Text Message’ tab on
the touchscreen. SYNCwill
automatically check to see if the
currently connected phone supports
text messaging. If it does not, this
screen will display.
3. If your phone is equipped for text messaging, SYNCwill take you to
the text messaging screen. From this screen you will be able to select
from the following options:
View:Select the desired text message and press VIEW to view the text
message.
Note:For your safety, this is a speed dependent feature.
Listen:Select desired message and press LISTEN to have the system
read the text message to you aloud.
Compose:Select to compose a new text message.
Note:For your safety, this is a speed dependent feature.
Delete All:Select to delete all text messages from SYNC.
Note:This will not delete all messages from yourBluetoothenabled
cellular phone.
Download:If your phone supports downloading text messages via
Bluetoothwireless technology, you can download your unread text
messages to SYNC.
Note:SYNCdoes not download read text messages from your phone.
Receiving an incoming text message
When there is an incoming text message, an audible tone will sound and
the screen will display a pop up with the caller name and ID if supported
by your phone.
Press ‘View’ to view the text message.
Press ‘Listen’ for SYNCto read the message to you aloud.
Press ‘Reply’ to send a reply text message.
Press ‘Dial’ to call the contact.
Press ‘Cancel’ to exit the screen.
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From the ‘View’ screen, you can then choose to:
•Listenas SYNCreads the message to you aloud.
•Composeyour own message.
Note:This is a speed dependent feature.
•Replyto the message.
Note:This is a speed dependent feature.
•Forwardthe text message to someone in your phone book or to a
phone number.
Note:This is a speed dependent feature.
Sending a text message
Note:Sending text messages viaBluetoothis a phone dependent
feature.
Note:This is a speed dependent feature and cannot be completed when
the vehicle is traveling at speeds over 3 mph (5 km/h).
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the ‘Text Message’ tab on
the touchscreen.
3. Press ‘Compose’.
4. Scroll using
/on the
touchscreen to cycle through a list
of 15 predefined text messages you
can send from SYNC.
•Can’t talk right now
•Call me
•Call you later
•Be there in 10 minutes
•Be there in 20 minutes
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Press ‘Phone Number’ to send your
text message to a phone number
(which is not listed with a contact
in your phone book/call history).
Use the dial pad to manually enter
the desired number. Once the
number is entered, press
Send.
SYNCwill ask you to confirm. Press
Send.
Forwarding a text message
Note:Forwarding text messages viaBluetoothis a phone dependent
feature.
Note:This is a speed dependent feature and cannot be completed when
the vehicle is traveling at speeds over 3 mph (5 km/h).
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the ‘Text Message’ tab on
the touchscreen.
3. Select ‘Compose’.
4. Scroll using
/on the
touchscreen to select one of
SYNC’s 15 predefined text
messages.
5. Press
Recipients. SYNCwill
now allow you to choose to whom
you would like to send your text
message.
Note:Only one recipient per text
message is allowed.
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