radio DODGE JOURNEY 2012 1.G Owner's Manual
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• To access the Radio mode, touch the Radio hard-key on the upper left side of thefaceplate (4.3 & 4.3S) or the Radio soft-key at the lower left of the screen (8.4 &
8.4N).
• Unless otherwise noted, the information provided on the operation and functionality of the radios in this section is common to all Uconnect Touch™
radios.
Selecting Radio Stations
• Touch the Radio band soft-key to cycle through AM, FM or SAT (4.3 & 4.3S) or thedesired radio band (AM, FM or SAT) soft-key (8.4 & 8.4N). Satellite Radio is not
available on the 4.3.
Seek Up/Seek Down • Touch the Seek arrow soft-keys for less than two seconds to seek through radio stations.
• Touch and hold either arrow soft-key for more than two seconds to bypass stations without stopping. The radio will stop at the next listenable station once the arrow
soft-key is released.
Direct Tune • Tune directly to a radio station by pressing the “Tune” button on the screen, and entering the desired station number.
Store Radio Presets
• Your radio can store 12 total preset stations. They are shown at the top of yourscreen. To see all 12 stations, Press the all soft-key (4.3 & 4.3S) or press the
arrow soft-key at the top right of the screen to toggle between the six presets (8.4
& 8.4N).
• To set a station into memory press and hold the desired numbered soft-key for more than two seconds or until you hear a confirmation beep.
Sirius XM™ SATELLITE RADIO
• Sirius XM™ Satellite Radio gives you over 130 channels, including 100%commercial-free music from nearly every genre, plus all your favorite sports, news,
talk and entertainment channels –all with crystal clear, coast-to-coast coverage, all
in one place and all at your fingertips.
• To access Sirius XM™ Satellite Radio, touch the Radio band soft-key and select the SAT soft-key (4.3S) or touch the SAT soft-key on the main Radio screen (8.4 &
8.4N).
• The following describes features that are available when in Sirius XM™ Satellite Radio mode.
• Unless otherwise noted, the information provided on the operation and functionality of the radios in this section is common to all Uconnect Touch™
radios.
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Selecting Sirius XM™ Satellite Channels
Seek Up/Seek Down• Touch the Seek arrow soft-keys for less than 2 seconds to seek through channels in SAT mode.
• Touch and hold either arrow soft-key for more than 2 seconds to bypass channels without stopping. The radio will stop at the next listenable channel once the arrow
soft-key is released.
Direct Tune • Tune directly to a SAT channel by pressing the “Tune” button on the screen, and entering the desired station number.
Info (4.3S Only)
• Provides detailed information about the current Sirius XM™ Satellite channel.
More... (4.3S Only)
• Access more menus: Audio, Favorites, Game Zone, and Replay.
Jump (8.4 & 8.4N Only)
• Automatically tells you when Traffic & Weather for a favorite city is available, andgives you the option to switch to that channel. Touch Jump to activate the feature.
After listening to Traffic and Weather, touch Jump again to return to the previous
channel.
Fav (8.4 & 8.4N Only)
• Activates the favorites menu. You can add up to 50 favorite artists or songs. Justtouch Add Fav Artist or Add Fav Song while the song is playing. You will then be
alerted any time one of these songs, or works by these artists, is playing on other
Sirius XM™ channels.
Sirius XM™ Parental Controls
• You can skip or hide certain channels from view if you do not want access to them.Press the Settings hard-key (4.3S) or touch the More soft-key, then the Settings
soft-key (8.4 & 8.4N), next touch the Sirius Setup soft-key, then select Channel
Skip. Touch the channel(s) to be skipped (4.3S) or touch the box, check-mark,
next to the channel you want skipped (8.4 & 8.4N). They will not show up in
normal usage.
• Sirius XM™ also offers the option to permanently block selected channels. Call 1-888-539-7474 and request the Family Package.
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Browse
• Lets you browse the Sirius XM™ channel listing, Favorites, Genres, Game Zone,and Weather channels. Jump setting, and also provides the Sirius XM™ channel
list. Browse contains many sub-menus.
Browse
Sub-Menu Sub-Menu Description
All Shows the channel listing.
Genre Provides a list of all genres, and lets you jump to a channel within the selected genre.
Presets (8.4 &
8.4N Only) Lets you scroll the list of Preset satellite channels. Touch the
channel, or press Enter on the Tune knob, to go to that channel.
Touch the trash can icon to delete a preset. Your presets are also
shown at the top of the main Satellite Radio screen.
Favorites Lets you manage artists and songs in the Favorites list and configure Alert Settings to let you know when favorite songs or
artists are playing on other channels). Also, view a list of channels
airing any of your Favorites.
Game Zone Provides alerts when your favorite sports teams are starting a game which is being aired on other Sirius XM™ channels, or when their
game score is announced. You can select and manage your Teams
list here, and configure alerts.
Traffic/Weather
(4.3S only) Lets you browse Traffic & Weather information by city.
Jump (8.4 &
8.4N only) Lets you select your favorite cities for Traffic & Weather
information, which is used by the Jump feature on the main
satellite radio screen.
Replay
• Lets you replay up to 44 minutes of the content of the current Sirius XM™
channel.
Replay Option Option Description
Play/Pause Touch to Pause content playback. Touch Pause/Play again to resume playback.
Rewind/RW Rewinds the channel content in steps of 5 seconds. Touch and hold to rewind continuously, then release to begin playing content
at that point.
Fast Forward/FW Forwards the content, and works similarly to Rewind/RW. However, Fast Forward/FW can only be used when content has been
previously rewound
Replay Time Displays the amount of time in the upper center of the screen by which your content lags the Live channel.
Live Resumes playback of Live content at any time while replaying rewound content.
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PLAYING iPod/USB/MP3 DEVICES
• There are many ways to play music from iPod®/MP3 players or USB devices
through your vehicle's sound system.
1. Audio Jack
• The Audio Jack allows a portable device, such as an MP3 player or a cassette player, to be plugged into the radio and utilize the vehicle’s sound system, using a
3.5 mm audio cable, to amplify the source and play through the vehicle speakers.
• Touching the Player soft-key then choose AUX source will change the mode to auxiliary device if the Audio Jack is connected, allowing the music from your
portable device to be heard through the vehicle's speakers.
• The functions of the portable device are controlled using the device buttons. The volume may be controlled using the radio or portable device.
• To route the audio cable out of the center console, use the access cut out in the front of the console.
2. USB Port
• Connect your iPod®or compatible device using a USB cable into the USB Port.
USB Memory sticks with audio files can also be used. Then, audio from the device
can be played on the vehicles sound system while providing metadata (artist, track
title, album, etc.) information on the radio display.
• When connected, the iPod
®/compatible USB device can be controlled using the
radio or Steering Wheel Audio Controls to play, skip to the next or previous track,
browse, and list the contents.
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• The iPod®battery charges when plugged into the USB port (if supported by the
specific device).
• To route the USB/iPod
®cable out of the center console, use the access cut out in
the front of the console.
NOTE:
• When connecting your iPod
®device for
the first time, the system may take
several minutes to read your music,
depending on the number of files. For
example, the system will take
approximately 5 minutes for every 1000
songs loaded on the device. Also during
the reading process, the Shuffle and
Browse functions will be disabled. This
process is needed to ensure the full use
of your iPod
®features and only happens
the first time it is connected. After the first time, the reading process of your iPod®
will take considerably less time unless changes are made or new songs are added to
the playlist.
• The USB port supports certain Mini, Classic, Nano, Touch, and iPhone
®devices. The
USB port also supports playing music from compatible external USB Mass Storage
Class memory devices. Some iPod
®software versions may not fully support the USB
port features. Please visit Apple’s website for iPod®software updates.
3. SD Card (8.4 & 8.4N Only)
• Play songs stored on an SD card inserted into the SD card slot.
• Song playback can be controlled using the radio or Steering Wheel Audio Controls to play, skip to the next or previous track, browse, and list the contents.
4. Bluetooth® Streaming Audio
• If equipped with Uconnect™ Voice Command, your Bluetooth-equipped iPod®
devices, cell phones or other media players, may also be able to stream music to
your vehicle's sound system. Your connected device must be Bluetooth-compatible,
and paired with your Uconnect Touch
®system (see Uconnect™ Phone for pairing
instructions). You can access the music from your connected Bluetooth®device by
touching the Source soft-key while in Player mode.
Uconnect™ Phone (Bluetooth®HANDS FREE
CALLING)
• If the Uconnect™ PhoneButton exists on your steering wheel, then you have
the Uconnect™ Phone features.
• The Uconnect™ Phone is a voice-activated, hands-free, in-vehicle communications system with Voice Command Capability (see Voice Command section).
• The Uconnect™ Phone allows you to dial a phone number with your mobile phone using simple voice commands or using screen soft-keys.
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• Refer to the Understand The Features Of Your Vehicle section of your vehicle'sOwner's Manual on the DVD for further details.
NOTE: The Uconnect™ Phone requires a mobile phone equipped with the Bluetooth
®
Hands-Free Profile, Version 1.0 or higher. For Uconnect™ customer support, call
1–877–855–8400 or visit www.UconnectPhone.com.
Pairing a Phone
• To use the Uconnect™ Phone feature, you must first pair your bluetooth phone
with the Uconnect™ system.
Start pairing procedure on the radio • Models 8.4, 8.4N: Touch the Phone soft-key and then the Settings soft-key. Next, touch Add Device.
• Models 4.3, 4.3S: Press the More hard-key, then touch the Phone soft-key. Next, touch the settings soft-key and then Add Device.
• Uconnect™ Phone will display an “In progress” screen while the system is connecting.
Start pairing procedure on mobile phone• Search for available devices on your Bluetooth
®enabled mobile phone.
This is usually within Settings or
Options under “Bluetooth”. See your
mobile phone’s manual for details.
• When your phone finds the system, select “Uconnect” as the paired
device.
Complete the pairing procedure • When prompted on the phone, enter the 4-digit PIN number shown on the
Uconnect Touch™ Screen.
• If your phone asks you to accept a connection request from Uconnect,
select “Yes”. If available, check the
box telling it not to ask again – that
way your phone will automatically
connect each time you start the
vehicle.
Models 4.3 & 4.3S
Models 8.4 & 8.4N
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Making A Phone Call
• Press the Uconnect™ Phone button.
• (After the BEEP), say “dial” then the number (or “call” then the name as listed in your phone; see Phonebook below).
NOTE: You can also initiate a call by using the touch-screen on the Phone main screen.
Receiving A Call – Accept (And End)
• When an incoming call rings/is announced on Uconnect™, press the Phone button.
• To end a call, press the Phone button
.
Mute (Or Unmute) Microphone During Call
• During a call, touch the mute soft-key on the Phone main screen to mute and unmute the call.
Transfer Ongoing Call Between Handset And Vehicle
• During a call, touch the Transfer soft-key on the Phone main screen to transfer anon going call between handset and vehicle.
Common Phone Commands
“Call John Smith”
“Call John Smith mobile”
“Dial 1 248 555 12XX”
“Call Emergency”
“Call Towing Assistance”
“Redial”
Phonebook
• Uconnect Touch™ radios will automatically download your phonebook from yourpaired phone, if this feature is supported by your phone. Entries are updated each
time that the phone is paired. If your phone book entries do not appear, check the
settings on your phone. Some phones require you to enable this feature manually.
• Your phonebook can be browsed on your radio screen, but editing can only be done on your phone. To browse, touch the Phone soft-key, then the Phonebook soft-key.
• Favorite phonebook entries can be saved as Favorites for quicker access. Favorites are shown at the top of your main phone screen (8.4 & 8.4N Only).
Voice Command Tips
• Use longer names that are less easily mistaken for others. For examples, say “CallJohn Doe” instead of “Call John”.
• You can “chain” commands together for faster results. Say “Call John Doe, mobile”, for example.
• You can interrupt while the system is talking to you, enabling you to say your response without waiting. Just press the
button on the steering wheel to
say your command.
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Changing The Volume
• Start a dialogue by pressing the Phone button, then say a command for
example - "Help".
• Use the radio ON/OFF VOLUME rotary knob to adjust the volume to a comfortable level while the Uconnect™ system is speaking. Please note the volume setting for
Uconnect™ is different than the audio system.
NOTE: To access help, press the Uconnect™ Phone
button on the steering wheel
and say "help." Touch the display or push eitherorbutton and say "cancel"
to cancel the help session.
SMS (Text Messaging)
• Uconnect™ Phone can read or send new text messages on your mobile phone.
• Your mobile phone must support SMS over Bluetooth
®in order to use this feature.
If the Uconnect™ Phone determines your phone is not compatible with SMS
messaging over Bluetooth
®the “Messaging” button will be greyed out and the
feature will not be available for use.
NOTE:
• For mobile phone compatibility and pairing instructions, please visit www.UconnectPhone.com
• Uconnect™ Phone SMS is only available when the vehicle is not in moving.
WARNING!
• Any voice commanded system should be used only in safe driving conditions following local laws and phone use. All attention should be kept on the
roadway ahead. Failure to do so may result in a collision causing you and
others to be severely injured or killed.
• In an emergency, to use Uconnect™ Phone, your mobile phone must be: • turned on,
• paired to Uconnect™ Phone,
• and have network coverage.
Uconnect™ Voice Command (8.4 & 8.4N ONLY)
• If the Uconnect™ Voice Commandbutton exists on your steering wheel,
then you have the Voice Command feature.
• The Voice Command feature lets you keep your hands on the steering wheel, and your eyes on the road.
• When you press the Voice Command button
located on the radio faceplate
or steering wheel, you will hear a beep. The beep is your signal to give a command.
If you do not know what commands to say, you can say "help" and the system will
provide options to you. If you ever wish to interrupt the system while it lists
options, press the Voice Command button
, listen for the BEEP, and say
your command.
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• You can “chain” commands together for faster results. Say “Call John Doe,mobile”, for example.
Changing The Volume
• Start a dialogue by pressing the Voice Command button, then say a
command (for example, “help”).
• Use the radio ON/OFF VOLUME rotary knob to adjust the volume to a comfortable level while the Voice Command system is speaking. The volume setting for Voice
Command is different than the audio system.
• Refer to the Understand The Features Of Your Vehicle section of your vehicle's Owner's Manual on the DVD for further details.
Common Voice Commands (Examples)
Switch Modes “FM”
“Satellite” “AM”
“Change Source to my iPod”
“Change Source to SD Card”
Radio (FM, AM) “95.5”
“95.5 FM”
“Go to preset 5”
Player “Play Album 'Greatest Hits”
“Play Artist 'Scott Joplin” “Play Genre 'Rock” “Play Song
'Maple Leaf Rag”
Sirius XM™ Satellite
Radio “39”
“Foxxhole”
Sirius Travel Link “Show fuel prices”
“Show movie listings”
“Show current weather”
“Show extended weather”
“Show Travel Link favorites”
“Show NFL headlines”
“Show NBA rankings”
“Show NFL schedules”
“Show NBA scores”
NOTE:
• You must have that particular mode selected for the command to be recognized. For example, if you are in Sirius XM™ Satellite Radio mode you can say “39”, but if you
are not in Sirius XM mode, you would need to say “Tune to Satellite Channel 39.”
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VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (VES)™
System Operation
• The screen is located on the headliner behind the front seat. To lower the screen,press the release button located in the rear of the overhead console.
• The system may be controlled by the front seat occupants using the touch-screen radio, or by the rear seat occupants using the remote control.
• The video screen displays information in a split-screen format. The left side of the screen is referred to as Channel 1 and the right side of the screen is referred to as
Channel 2. All modes except video modes are displayed in a split-screen format.
• To use the headphones, press the power button located on the right ear cup. Select the channel on the headphones (1 or 2) that corresponds to the channel selected
on the VES™ screen.
Operation Of The Remote
• The remote control operates similarly to any DVD remote you have used before andallows the rear seat passengers to change stations, tracks, discs and audio/video
modes.
• The remote control is designed to control either channel by using the selector switch located on the right side of the remote.
• Pressing the power button will turn the VES™ system ON/OFF.
• Pressing the MODE button causes the Mode Selection menu to appear on the VES™ screen. Use the remote control arrow buttons to scroll through the available
modes, then press ENTER to select the desired mode.
Auxiliary Audio/Video Input Jacks
• The Aux jacks are located on the rear of the center console.
• Connect the video game or other external media devices to the AUX jacks followingthe color coding for VES™ jacks.
• Using either the touch-screen radio or remote control, select AUX from the Rear VES™ Control or Mode Selection screen.
• Refer to your vehicle's Owners Manual on the DVD for further details.
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