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Text messaging with your navigation system 38
Forwarding a text message 41
Voice commands in phone mode 43
SYNCmedia features (if equipped)
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Connecting your digital media player to SYNC45
SYNCmedia features 46
What’s playing? 47
Supported player, media formats and metadata information 47
Accessing and using your USB port 48
Streaming music from your phone 49
Using the Auxiliary input jack (Line in) 49
Using the play all feature 51
Selecting and playing specific artists 51
Selecting and playing specific albums 52
Selecting different genres 53
Accessing your playlists 53
Playing a specific track 54
Exploring the USB device 55
Accessing BT devices 55
Adding a new device in discovery or discoverable mode 56
Voice commands in media mode 57
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WHAT IS SYNC?
Thank you for purchasing SYNC!
SYNCis a hands-free communications and entertainment system that
literally ‘syncs up’ with all other multimedia systems in your vehicle.
SYNCdelivers convenience with voice activated calling and hands-free
conversations, digital media player command and control as well as easy
to use voice commands. The world outside your vehicle cabin may be
chaotic, but inside, with SYNC, it’s always a smooth ride. All you have
to do is sync it and stow it. We’ll take care of the rest.
Welcome to the new world of ingenuity and passion - technology that is
both fun and functional. Welcome to SYNC.
For more information, please visit www.SyncMyRide.com.
Introduction
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CONNECTING YOUR DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER TO SYNC
1. Ensure that the vehicle and mobile media system are ON.
2. Plug the media device into the USB port and ensure that the device is
ON. (Refer to your vehicle’sOwner’s guidefor exact USB port location.)
3. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
4. Select the ‘User Device’ tab.
5. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly until
USB appears.
6. Press ‘Music Library’.
7. Select from the listed features.
Please refer toUsing the Media
Music Librarylater in this chapter.
CONNECTING YOUR DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER TO SYNCVIA
VOICE COMMANDS
1. Ensure that the vehicle and the mobile media system are ON.
2. Plug the media device into the USB port and ensure that the device is
ON. (Refer to your vehicle’sOwner’s guidefor exact USB port location.)
3. Press VOICE or
. SYNCwill say, “ Main menu” and the listening
icon will appear in the display.
4. Say “User Device”. The system will say, “USB, please say a command.”
SYNCwill begin indexing the music media when the device is plugged
into the USB port. If your digital media player contains many media files,
INDEXING may appear in the display. When the indexing process is
complete, you may access the media content in your digital media player
using voice commands.
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5. Once the music is indexed, you can play music on your digital media
player by saying any of the following commands:
•Play All
•Play Artist<name>
•Play Album<name>
•Play Genre<name>
•Play Playlist<name>
•Play track<name>
SYNCMEDIA SOURCES AND FEATURES
The ‘User Device’ tab provides you access and control over the SYNC
media sources: USB, BT AUDIO and LINE IN. Once you choose which
SYNCmedia source you would like to listen to, you can then use
SYNC’s many other features to make playing adjustments.
To access:
1. Ensure that your playing device is plugged into the USB port or
Auxiliary input jack (LINE IN) and your device is on.
Note:If you already have a device connected 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.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
3. Select the ‘Users Device’ tab on
the touchscreen.
4. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly to cycle
through the possible media sources
of USB, BT AUDIO and LINE IN.
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You can also access the following buttons:
•Music Library:Provides you access to SYNC’s many media features,
such as: Play All, Play Artists, Play Albums, Play Tracks, Play Playlists,
and Explore the USB.
•Similar Music:In USB mode, select to have SYNCcreate a new
playlist of music similar to the currently playing track.
•Repeat:Select to repeat the current track in USB mode.
•Shuffle:Select to shuffle the current tracks in USB mode.
•Settings:Refer toAdvanced settingsin theSYNCphone features
chapter for information on how to make adjustments to the prompts,
language, master reset, factory defaults, etc.
•Text:Press to view additional information, if available.
What’s playing?
At any time while a track is playing, SYNCwill read the metadata tags
of the track to you (if populated). Simply press
or VOICE. A tone
will sound and SYNCwill say “Main menu”. Say “USER DEVICE” and,
when prompted, ask “What’s playing?”
Supported media players, formats and metadata information
SYNCis capable of hosting nearly any digital media player, including
iPod, Zune™, “Plays from device” players, and most USB drives.
Supported audio formats include MP3, WMA, WAV and AAC.
SYNCis also able to organize and sort your indexed media from your
playing device by metadata tags. Metadata tags are descriptive software
identifiers embedded in your media files which provide information about
the media file. SYNCsupports the following metadata tags:
•Artist
•Album
•Genre
•Track
If your indexed media files contain no information embedded in these
metadata tags, SYNCwill automatically classify the empty metadata tags
as UNKNOWN.
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ACCESSING AND USING YOUR USB PORT
Your vehicle is equipped with a USB port. (For exact location, refer to
your vehicle’sOwner’s guide).You can use the USB port to plug in and
access media devices as well as charge devices (if supported by your
device). For a list of compatible media players, refer to
www.SyncMyRide.com.
Note:Since your USB port allows you to charge your device (if
supported by your device), SYNCwill not automatically change media
modes when something is initially plugged into the USB port. To access:
1. Ensure that your digital playing device is plugged into the USB and is
ON.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
3. Select the ‘User Device’ tab.
4. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly to until
USB appears in the line above
‘Source’.
If the connected device and media content is supported, SYNCwill
begin indexing available media files. NO MEDIA will appear if there are
no readable media files for SYNCto play. If there are readable files,
INDEXING may appear. If Autoplay is ON, SYNCgives you the ability to
access media files randomly as they are indexed. If Autoplay is OFF,
indexed media is not available until the indexing process is complete.
After indexing is complete, INDEXED will appear.
Once indexing is complete, you may press
/to access the
previous/next track. You may also press
/to play/pause the
current track.
Note:SYNCis capable of indexing thousands of average size media
files. The time required to complete the indexing process is dependent
upon the size of the media content being indexed and the device itself.
If at any time the device is removed from the USB port, USB REMOVED
will appear.
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STREAMING MUSIC FROM YOUR BLUETOOTH ENABLED PHONE
Note:This is a phone dependent feature. Refer to your phone’s user
guide for further information on how to streamBluetoothaudio.
SYNCallows you to stream music from yourBluetoothenabled cellular
phone to play through SYNC. To access:
1. Ensure that the desired music is playing on your paired phone and
your phone is inBluetoothaudio streaming mode.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
3. Select the ‘User Device’ tab on
the touchscreen.
4. Press SOURCE repeatedly to until
BT AUDIO appears in the line above
SOURCE.
USING LINE IN (AUXILIARY INPUT JACK) WITH SYNC
Your vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary input jack which allows you to
plug in and play your portable music player over the vehicle speakers.
For exact location of your auxiliary input jack, refer to your vehicle’s
Owner’s guide.
To access:
Note:If you already have a device connected 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.
1. Ensure that the desired device is plugged into the Auxiliary input jack
and is playing.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
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