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Performing a master reset 115
Installing new vehicle applications 116
Accessing SYNC system information 116
Text messaging with your navigation system 117
Forwarding a text message 122
Voice commands in phone mode 123
SYNC media features
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How to get going with SYNC media 124
Connecting your digital media player to SYNC 124
SYNC media features 125
Using your USB port 126
Supported player, media formats and metadata information 128
What’s playing? 128
Streaming music from your phone 128
Using the Auxiliary input jack (Line in) 129
Using the play all feature 131
Selecting and playing specific artists 131
Selecting and playing specific albums 132
Selecting different genres 132
Accessing your playlists 133
Playing a specific track 133
Exploring the USB device 134
Accessing BT devices 135
Adding a new device in discovery or discoverable mode 136
Voice commands in media mode 137
SYNC End user license agreement
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Glossary 152
Index
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WHAT IS SYNC?
SYNC is a hands-free communications and entertainment system that
literally ‘syncs up’ with all other multimedia systems in your vehicle.
SYNC delivers 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.
Please visit www.SyncMyRide.com.
SYNC features
SYNC offers a variety of phone and media features, such as:
•Send and receive hands-free calls
•Play your digital music through voice activated commands
•Use voice recognition to access your cell phone’s contact list
•Transfer an active phone conversation to a hands-free environment
•Play music stored on your digital media player
•Use your device while charging through the USB port
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Listen to music streaming from yourBluetooth
enabled cellular phone
•Advanced voice recognition system fluent in English, French and Spanish
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•Please realize voice recognition performance is not 100% and varies by
user. The voice recognition system is meant to be a secondary
convenience control and if it doesn’t operate optimally, you can still
operate your navigation system via the touch screen and hard buttons.
To speak voice commands:
1. Push the VOICE or
button on the steering wheel. A tone will
sound.
2. The system will say, “Main menu” and the ‘Listening’ icon (
) will
appear in the status bar.
3. Say “Phone” to access SYNC’s phone features or say “User Device” to
access SYNC’s media features. Depending on your choice, SYNC will say
“Phone” or “USB”, “Please say a command”. A tone will sound signifying
SYNC is ready for your response.
4. ‘Listening’ and
will appear in the status bar and the system
waits for your response.
5. If the system is not confident that it recognized your command, it will
ask for a confirmation of yes or no.
6. If the system does not recognize your command, the voice failed
icon
will be displayed in the status bar. The system will give you a
short list of commands you can say. Say the command again. If the
system doesn’t recognize the repeated command, the system will say,
“Please say a command, help or cancel”.
7. If the system does not recognize your command a second time, the
system will say, “I didn’t understand you, please try again.”
8. Once confirmation / recognition takes place, the voice success
icon
is displayed, the system will speak the next level of available
commands, a tone will sound, and the appropriate voice menu name and
icon will be displayed.
9. If the voice session is not complete, the system will then speak the
next set of available voice commands, a tone will sound, and the system
will display ‘Listening’
and again, waits for a response.
10. This sequence of events occurs until the voice recognition session is
complete.
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SYNC will confirm when the reset is
complete.
Installing a new application
You can download new software applications (if available) and then load
the desired applications onto SYNC through your USB port. Please refer
to www.SyncMyRide.com for more information.
To install any downloaded software:
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
2. Select the SETTINGS tab.
3. Press ADVANCED.
4. Scroll using
/on the
navigation screen and select ‘Install’.
Follow the prompts.
Accessing system information
To access SYNC system information:
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
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HOW TO GET GOING WITH SYNC MEDIA
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. The drivers primary responsibility is the safe operation of
their vehicle. Only use cell phones and other devices not essential to
the driving task when it is safe to do so.
Connecting your digital media player to SYNC
1. Ensure that the vehicle and navigation 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 MEDIA on the navigation bezel.
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 SYNC via voice commands
1. Ensure that the vehicle and navigation 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
. SYNC will say, “ Main menu” and the listening
icon will appear in the display.
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4. Say “User Device”. The system will say, “USB, please say a command.”
SYNC will 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.
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>
SYNC MEDIA 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
SYNC media 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 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 MEDIA on the navigation bezel.
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3. Select the USERS DEVICE tab.
4. Press SOURCE repeatedly to
cycle through the possible media
sources of USB, BT AUDIO and
LINE IN.
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 SYNC create 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 theSYNC phone 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.
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), SYNC will 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 MEDIA on the navigation bezel.
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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, SYNC will begin
indexing available media files. NO MEDIA will appear if there are no
readable media files for SYNC to play. If there are readable files,
INDEXING may appear. If Autoplay is ON, SYNC gives 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:SYNC is 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.
If at any time the device is removed
from the USB port, USB REMOVED
will appear.
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Supported media players, formats and metadata information
SYNC is 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.
SYNC is 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. SYNC supports the following metadata tags:
•Artist
•Album
•Genre
•Track
If your indexed media files contain no information embedded in these
metadata tags, SYNC will automatically classify the empty metadata tags
as UNKNOWN.
What’s playing?
At any time while a track is playing, SYNC will read the metadata tags of
the track to you (if populated). Simply press
or VOICE. A tone will
sound and SYNC will say “Main menu”. Say “USER DEVICE” and, when
prompted, ask “What’s playing?”
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.
SYNC allows 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 MEDIA on the navigation bezel.
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3. Select the USER DEVICE tab.
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 ot stream data and music separately.
1. Ensure that the desired device is plugged into the Auxiliary input jack
and is playing.
2. Press MEDIA on the navigation bezel.
3. Select the USER DEVICE tab.
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