phone FORD E SERIES 2011 4.G Quick Reference Guide

TROUBLESHOOTING
Your SYNCsystem is easy to use. However, should questions arise,
please refer to the tables below as well as theHelpful Hintssection that
follows.
Use the website at any time to check your phone’s compatibility, register
your account and set preferences as well as access a customer
representative via an on-line chat (during certain hours). Visit
www.SyncMyRide.com or www.syncmaroute.ca for more information.
Phone issues
Issue Possible
Cause(s)Possible Solution(s)
There seems to
be a lot of
background noise
during a phone
call.The audio control
settings on your
phone may be
affecting the
performance of
SYNC.Review your phone’s user guide
regarding audio adjustments.
During a call, I
can hear the
other person but
they can’t hear
me.Possible phone
malfunction.Try turning off the device,
resetting or removing the
battery of the device and try
again.
SYNC is not able
to download my
phonebook.•This is a phone
dependent
feature.
•Possible phone
malfunction.•Go to the web site to review
your phone’s compatibility.
•Try turning off the device,
resetting the device or removing
the battery of the device, then
try again.
•Try “pushing” your phonebook
contacts to SYNC by using the
Add Contacts feature. Refer to
Modifying your phone book.
•Use the “SYNCmyphone”
feature available on the web
site.
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Phone issues
Issue Possible
Cause(s)Possible Solution(s)
The system says
“Phonebook
Downloaded” but
my phonebook in
SYNC is empty or
is missing
contacts.Limitations on
your phone’s
capability.•Try ’pushing’ your phonebook
contacts to SYNC by using the
Add Contacts feature. Refer to
Modifying your phone book.
•If the missing contacts are
stored on your SIM card, try
moving them to the device
memory.
Remove any pictures or special
ring tones associated with the
missing contact.
I’m having trouble
connecting my
phone to SYNC.•This is a phone
dependent
feature.
•Possible phone
malfunction.•Go to the web site to review
your phone’s compatibility.
•Try turning off the device,
resetting the device or removing
the battery of the device then
try again.
•Try deleting your device from
SYNC, and deleting SYNC on
your device then try to pair
again.
•Check the security and “auto
accept/prompt alway”’ settings
relative to the SYNCBluetooth
connection on your phone.
•Update your device’s software
firmware.
•Turn off the Auto phonebook
download setting. Refer to
Automatically downloading
your phonebook.
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Phone issues
Issue Possible
Cause(s)Possible Solution(s)
Text messaging is
not working on
SYNC.•This is a phone
dependent
feature.
•Possible phone
malfunction.•Go to the website to review
your phone’s compatibility.
•Try turning off the device,
resetting the device or removing
the battery of the device then
try again.
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USB/Media issues
Issue Possible
Cause(s)Possible Solution(s)
I’m having trouble
connecting my
device.Possible device
malfunction.•Try turning off the device,
resetting the device or removing
the battery of the device and try
to connect your device again.
•Ensure that you are using the
manufacturer’s cable.
•Ensure that the USB cable is
properly inserted into your
device and the USB port in the
vehicle.
•Ensure that your device does
not have an auto—install
program or active security
settings.
SYNC does not
recognize my
device when I
turn on the car.This is a device
limitation.Ensure that you are not leaving
your device in your vehicle
during very hot or cold
temperatures.
Bluetoothaudio
won’t stream.•This is a phone
dependent
feature.
•The device is
not connected.•Ensure that the device is
connected to SYNC and that you
have pressed play on your
device.
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Vehicle Health Report/Services (Traffic, Directions and
Information) issues
Issue Possible
Cause(s)Possible Solution(s)
I received a text
that the Vehicle
Health Report
isn’t activated.Your account may
not be activated
on the web site
or you may have
the wrong VIN
(vehicle
identification
number) listed.•This is a free feature, but you
must first register online to use
it. Ensure that you have
registered your account on the
website.
•Ensure that your VIN is
correctly listed in your account.
I’m unable to
retrieve the
report on the web
site, or I received
a system error.The preferred
dealer
information did
not load correctly.When you register your account,
you must list a preferred dealer.
If one is already listed, try
selecting another dealer and
logging back out. Then, log back
in and change it back to your
preferred dealer and retrieve
the report.
I’m unable to
submit a report.•This could be
due to your
phone’s
compatibility, bad
signal strength or
your phone may
not be activated
on the web site.•Update your mobile number
in your account on the web site.
•Ensure that you have full
signal strength and that your
Bluetoothvolume level has been
turned up.
•Try deleting your phone and
performing a clean pairing.
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Vehicle Health Report/Services (Traffic, Directions and
Information) issues
Issue Possible
Cause(s)Possible Solution(s)
I heard a
commercial when
I tried to use
Traffic, Directions
and Information.•The phone in
use is not
activated.
•Your phone has
ID blocker active.•This is a free feature, but you
must first register online to use
it. Ensure that you have
registered your account on the
website.
•Turn off ID blocker on your
phone as the system recognizes
you by your phone number.
Ensure that the currently
connected phone is the same
one that is registered on your
SyncMyRide account.
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Voice command issues
Issue Possible
Cause(s)Possible Solution(s)
SYNC does not
understand what
I am saying.•You may be
using the wrong
voice commands.
•You may be
speaking too soon
or at the wrong
time.•Review the Phone voice
commands and the Media voice
commands at the beginning of
their respective chapters.
•Be aware that SYNC’s
microphone is either in your
rear mirror or in the headliner
just above the windshield.
SYNC does not
understand the
name of a song or
artist.•You may be
using the wrong
voice commands.
•You may not be
saying the name
exactly as it is
saved.
•The system
may not be
“reading” the
name the same
way you are
saying it.•Review the media voice
commands at the beginning of
the media chapter.
•Say the song or artist exactly
as they are listed. If you say,
“Play Artist Prince”, the system
will not play music by Prince
and the Revolution or Prince
and the New Power Generation.
•Ensure that you are saying
the complete title such as
“California remix featuring
Jennifer Nettles”.
•If the songs are saved in all
CAPS, you will have to spell
them. LOLA will require you to
say, “ Play L-O-L-A”
•Don’t use special characters in
the title as the system will not
recognize them.
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Voice command issues
Issue Possible
Cause(s)Possible Solution(s)
SYNC does not
understand or is
calling the wrong
contact when I
want to make a
call.•You may be
using the wrong
voice commands.
•You may not be
saying the name
exactly as it is
saved.
•Contacts in
your phonebook
may be very short
and similar, or
they may contain
special
characters.
•Your
phonebook
contacts may be
saved in CAPS.•Review the phone voice
commands at the beginning of
the phone chapter.
•Ensure that you are saying
the contacts exactly as they are
listed. For example, if a contact
is saved as Joe Wilson, say, “Call
Joe Wilson”.
•The system does better if you
list full names such as “Joe
Wilson” rather than “Joe”.
•Don’t use special characters
such as 123 or ICE as the
system will not recognize them.
•If contacts are saved in CAPS,
you will have to spell them. JAY
will require you to say, “ Call
J-A-Y”.
Helpful Hints
•Ensure that the interior of the vehicle is as quiet as possible. Wind
noise from open windows and road vibrations may prevent the system
from correctly recognizing spoken voice commands.
•Ensure that you are speaking naturally and without any large pauses
between words.
•After you press VOICE or
to begin a voice session, wait until the
prompt sounds andListeningappears in the display. Anything spoken
prior to this will not register with the system.
•You can, at any time, interrupt the system while it is speaking by
pressing VOICE or
during an active voice session. The system will
respond with a listening prompt and allow you to speak a command.
•For a list of available voice commands, you can press VOICE or
and say, “Help” after the tone. The system will audibly list voice
commands available in your current mode.
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•The system’s microphone is either located in your rear view mirror or
in the headliner just above your windshield. Ensure that the
microphone area is kept free of obstructions.
•To better understand how the system interprets your phone book
contacts, select a contact and then scroll untilSpeak thisis selected
and press OK. The system will read the contact and you can better
understand how to say the contact for the next time.
•To better understand how the system interprets your media titles,
when the desired selection is playing, press VOICE or
, and when
prompted, say “What’s playing?”. The system will read the title to you
so that you will know how to say the selection so that the system will
understand.
•For more information on your voice recognition system, refer to the
Voice Recognition System Overviewchapter.
SYNCcustomer support
If your questions are still not resolved, please contact SYNCcustomer
support, available Monday through Saturday: 8:30am-8:00pm EST. You
can also access on-line support on the web site during these same hours.
Note:Times are subject to change due to holidays.
In the United States, call: 1–888–270–1055
In Canada, call: 1–800–565–3673
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Autoplay:With Autoplay turned ON, SYNCallows you to listen to
music which has already been randomly indexed during the indexing
process. With Autoplay turned off, the chosen music will not begin to
play until all of the music has been indexed by SYNC. Depending on the
size of the material, this may take a few minutes.
Bluetooth enabled cellular phone:Any cellular phone which has the
Bluetoothwireless technology which will enable the phone to connect
with SYNCand exchange information wirelessly.
Digital media player / USB Device:This is a generic term used to
signify any of the following media devices: iPod, Zune™, “Plays from
device” players, and most USB drives (thumb drives, flash drives, PEN
drives, etc.)
Discoverable mode:A mode which allows otherBluetoothenabled
devices to find yourBluetoothenabled device.
Discovery mode:A mode which allows yourBluetoothenabled device
to search for other ‘discoverable’Bluetoothenabled devices.
In-band ringing:This is a phone dependent feature. If yourBluetooth
enabled cellular phone supports this feature, SYNCcan play your ring
tone during incoming calls.
Indexing:A process in which SYNCbuilds a voice recognition grammar
for the media content of your digital media player. While indexing,
SYNCwill play already indexed media if Autoplay is on. However, voice
recognition is not available for the media until the indexing process is
complete.
Metadata:Descriptive tags embedded in your digital media which
provide SYNCwith information such as ARTIST, ALBUM, GENRE and
TRACK.
Pairing:To use yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone with SYNC, you
must go through a pairing (bonding) process. “Pairing” is a special
process used when two devices connect for the first time. The pairing
process is used to generate a link key that is used for authentication
purposes during subsequentBluetoothconnections between the two
devices.
PIN (Personal Identification number):This six digit number
(sometimes referred to as a passkey) will be shown in the radio display
during the pairing process with yourBluetoothenabled device. You do
not need to write down this number as it will only be used for that
specific pairing procedure.
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