radio FORD E SERIES 2011 4.G Quick Reference Guide

USING VOICE COMMANDS WITH SYNC
There is a push to talk button on your steering wheel controls labeled
either VOICE or
. Press to activate Voice Recognition. You will hear a
tone and LISTENING will appear in the radio display signaling that the
system is ready to accept your command. Speak the command clearly to
ensure that the system is able to recognize and perform the desired
function.
For the best voice recognition performance:
•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.
•After pressing VOICE or
, wait until the tone sounds and
LISTENING appears in the radio display before speaking a command.
Any command spoken prior to this will not register with the system.
•At any time, you can interrupt the system while it is speaking by
pressing VOICE or
. The system will respond with a listening tone
and allow you to speak a command.
•Speak naturally without large pauses in between words.
At any time, you may say these commands:
•USB•SYNC
•Bluetooth Audio•Line in
•Phone•Voice settings
•Cancel•Vehicle health report (if
equipped, U.S. only)
•Help•Services (if equipped, U.S. only)
USB:Say to access the device connected to the USB port.
SYNC:Say to return to the main menu.
Bluetooth audio:Say to access/use streaming music from your cellular
phone enabled withBluetoothwireless technology.
Line in:Say to access the device plugged into your auxiliary input jack.
Phone:Say to access hands-free phone mode.
Voice settings:Say to access the voice settings menu. Refer to
Commands for voice settingsin the following section.
Help:Say at any time for options in a specific mode. SYNC will list
various options for you audibly. The ‘help’ request is always available.
Voice recognition system overview
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SYSTEM CONTROLS
SYNCwill interact with your audio system, steering wheel controls, and
DVD system (if equipped).
QUICK REFERENCE CHART
The following chart is a quick summary of some radio and steering wheel
controls as well as their respective function(s).
Radio controlSteering wheel
controlFunction
PHONE
Press to activate SYNChands-free
calling or to answer an incoming call.
When in phone mode, press to send
a call, text message, to put a call on
hold and answer another call, or to
initiate a multi-party call.
Press and hold to end a call.
Press and hold to cancel a call to
emergency services when using the
911 Assist feature (if equipped).
Press and hold to exit phone mode
when not in an active call.
N/A VOICE
Press to activate Vo ice Recognition.
Press and hold to end an active
voice session.
Refer to theVoice recognition
system overviewchapter for further
information.
SEEK
/
TUNE knob
,
,
Press / turn to scroll through various
menus and selections.
OK OK Press to confirm your selection.
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Radio controlSteering wheel
controlFunction
MENU N/A Press while in an active call to
access SYNCactive call options.
Refer toActive call menu options
in theSYNCphone features
chapter.
Press MENU while in media to
access SYNCMEDIA MENU. Refer
to theSYNCmedia features
chapter for further information.
AUX N/A Press repeatedly to cycle through
available auxiliary sources. For
further information, refer toUsing
your media menuin theSYNC
media featureschapter.
TEXT N/A When the > indicator appears, press
to advance the text in the radio
display. Press repeatedly to view
additional phone contact information
or media information.
REV, REW,
N/A Press and hold to reverse within a
track.
FF, FWD,
N/A Press and hold to advance within a
track .
SHUFFLE (if
available)N/A Press and release to shuffle current
music content.
/
(Play/Pause)N/A Press to play / pause the currently
playing music.
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INCOMING NEW TEXT MESSAGE
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
If yourBluetoothenabled phone is connected and supports downloading
text messages viaBluetooth, you can receive incoming text messages.
When you are being sent a text message, an audible tone will sound and
NEW MESSAGE will appear in the radio display. You can say “Read
Message” and SYNCwill read the message to you.
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press OK to receive and open the text message or do nothing and the
message will go into your text message inbox. Press OK again and
SYNCwill read your message aloud as you are not able to view the
message. You can then also choose whether you’d like to reply or
forward the message.
2. Press OK and scroll to toggle between REPLY TO MESSAGE or
FORWARD MESSAGE.
3. When the desired selection appears in the display, press OK.
If you choose REPLY TO MESSAGE, SYNCwill take you back to the
text messaging menu and allow you to again cycle through the list of
predefined messages to send.
If you choose FORWARD MESSAGE, SYNCwill take you to your calling
options. Choose to forward the message to anyone in your PHONE
BOOK, CALL HISTORY, or you can choose ENTER NUMBER.
Note:Forwarding a text message is a speed dependent feature and can
only be done when the vehicle is traveling at 3 mph (5 km/h) or less.
Note:Only one recipient is allowed per text message.
USING THE QUICK DIAL FEATURE
SYNCallows you to store phone book contacts and numbers from your
call history folder in 1–5 of your memory presets for quick access.
Note:This feature is not available if your audio system has 10 memory
presets (0–9).
To store a number as a Quick Dial to a memory preset:When in
phone book or call history and the contact’s information is active in the
display, press and hold a memory preset until confirmation appears in
the display.
Note:Quick dials are only available when the phone with which they
were saved is actively paired with SYNC.
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To access/call numbers stored in the Quick Dial:
1. Press
or PHONE to enter PHONE MENU.
2. Press the memory preset (1–5) containing the desired contact
information. The stored information will appear in the radio display.
3. To initiate the call, press
or PHONE or press the respective
memory preset again.
ACTIVE CALL MENU OPTIONS
Once a call is active within SYNC, the following menu options are
available:
•PRIVACY ON/OFF
•HOLD ON/OFF
•ENTER TONES
•JOIN ON/OFF (Available when you have two active calls)
•PHONE BOOK
•CALL HISTORY
•RETURN
Refer to the following sections for further information.
Using privacy mode
SYNCallows you to easily switch a call from an active hands-free
environment to yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone for a more private
conversation. To turn privacy mode on/off:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press MENU. The radio display will read CALL MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until PRIVACY appears in the radio display.
3. Press OK. The radio display will read PRIVACY ON/PRIVACY OFF?
4. Press OK to activate privacy mode. The radio display will read IN
PRIVACY and the system will transfer the call to yourBluetoothenabled
cellular phone.
Note:Some phones will disconnect from SYNCand transfer the active
call directly to the connected phone.
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Putting a call on/off hold
You can put an active phone call on hold to have a private conversation
within the vehicle cabin, or to answer another incoming call. To put an
active call on hold:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press MENU. The display will read CALL MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until HOLD appears in the radio display.
3. Press OK. The display will read HOLD ON/OFF.
4. Press OK when the desired selection appears in the radio display.
Note:If you are putting the current call on hold to answer another call,
press
or PHONE to answer the incoming call. Each subsequent press
of
or PHONE will put the active call on hold and reactivate the call
on hold.
Enter tones
While in an active call, SYNCallows you to enter tones (i.e. entering
numbers for passwords), using the radio display.
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. When on an active call, press MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until ENTER TONES appears in the radio display.
3. Press OK.
4. Scroll repeatedly until the desired number appears in the radio
display.
5. Press OK. An audible tone will sound as confirmation. Repeat the
process as many times as necessary.
Joining two calls (multiparty /conference call)
To join two separate calls and speak to both through SYNC:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. When on an active call, press
. This will put your first call on hold.
2. When on an active call, press
or PHONE. This will put your first
call on hold.
3. Place the second call by accessing the contact information through
SYNCor by using voice recognition and saying the contact name or
number and placing the call.
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4. Once you are actively in the second call, press MENU. CALL MENU
will appear.
5. Scroll repeatedly until JOIN CALLS appears in the radio display.
6. Press OK. The display will read JOIN CALLS?
7. Press OK to confirm. The system will join both calls into one and you
will be able to speak to both parties at the same time. The radio display
will indicate that your conference call is active.
Note:SYNCsupports a maximum of three callers on a multiparty/
conference call.
Accessing your call history and phone book during an active call
Note:Accessing your phone book is a speed dependent feature. The
vehicle must be moving less than 3 mph (5 km/h) to use this feature.
You can access your call history and phone book while on an active call.
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press MENU. The display will read CALL MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until CALL HISTORY / PHONE BOOK appears in the
display.
3. Press OK. The system will take you to the chosen menu item.
Refer toCall HistoryandAccessing your phone bookfor further details
on making selections in those menus.
HOW SYNCINTERACTS WITH YOUR BLUETOOTH ENABLED
CELLULAR PHONE
While SYNChas a variety of features, many of them are dependent on
your device’s functionality. To ensure that you have a compatible device
or to check which features are compatible with SYNC, please check
your device’s user guide and also visit www.SyncMyRide.com.
One of the main features of SYNCis hands-free calling which works in
conjunction with yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone to offer many
options within the SYNCPHONE MENU.
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Pressor PHONE to access the following items when you are not in
an active call:
PHONE MENU
Note:PHONE MENU will appear briefly to indicate that you are in the
PHONE MENU.
•PHONE REDIAL
•CALL HISTORY
•PHONE BOOK
•TEXT MESSAGE
•PHONE SETTINGS
•SERVICES (if equipped, U.S. only)
•911 ASSIST™ (if equipped)
•VEHICLE HEALTH (if equipped, U.S. only)
•APPLICATIONS (if available)
•SYSTEM SETTINGS
•EXIT PHONE
PHONE REDIAL
Phone redial will prompt your cellular phone withBluetoothwireless
technology to redial the last number called (if available).
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press
or PHONE to enter PHONE MENU.
2. PHONE REDIAL will appear in the radio display.
3. Press OK to confirm the selection.
4. The display will read REDIAL? Press OK to confirm. The radio display
will read REDIALING....asitisplacingthecall.
CALL HISTORY
Note:This is a phone dependent feature. If your phone doesn’t support
downloading call history viaBluetooth, SYNCwill keep track of calls
made with SYNC.
You can access any previously dialed, received or missed calls while your
Bluetoothenabled phone has been connected to SYNC.
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
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1. Pressor PHONE to enter PHONE MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until CALL HISTORY appears in the radio display.
3. Press OK to confirm the selection and enter the CALL HISTORY
menu.
4. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through INCOMING, OUTGOING or MISSED.
5. Press OK when the desired selection appears in the radio display.
6. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through the desired calls.
7. Press OK or
or PHONE to call the desired selection.
Note:SYNCwill attempt to automatically re-download your phone
book/call history each time your phone connects to SYNC(if the auto
download feature is on and if yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone
supports this feature).
ACCESSING YOUR PHONE BOOK
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
Note:This is a speed dependent feature. The vehicle must be moving
less than 3 mph (5 km/h) to browse your phone book. However, if your
phone supports phone book downloads, you can access your contacts at
any time by pressing VOICE or
and saying the contact’s name.
When you pair your phone with SYNC, you can choose to download
your cellular phone book. SYNCcan support downloading up to
approximately 2,000 entries perBluetoothenabled phone.
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press
or PHONE to enter PHONE MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until PHONE BOOK appears in the radio display.
3. Press OK to confirm the selection. If there are fewer than 255 listings,
SYNCwill list them alphabetically in flat file mode. If there are more
than 255 entries listed, SYNCwill organize them into quick select
alphabetical categories (i.e. AAAAA-MMMMM and MMMMN — ZZZZZ).
The number of categories will vary depending on the number of entries
downloaded.
4. If there are more than 255 entries, scroll repeatedly to cycle through
these categories until the desired category appears in the radio display.
5. Press OK to confirm.
6. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through the desired contact.
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7. Once the desired entry is reached, press OK oror PHONE to call
the entry.
Note:Once your contact is selected, you can scroll untilSpeak thisis
chosen. Press OK to hear how the system would say the contact
information. This can be helpful when using voice commands with the
system.
For further information, refer toModifying your phone book.
Note:If the auto download feature is on, SYNCwill automatically
re-download your phone book/call history every time yourBluetooth
enabled cellular phone connects to SYNC.
TEXT MESSAGING
Note:Downloading and sending text messages viaBluetoothis a phone
dependent feature.
To access the text messaging menu:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press
or PHONE to enter PHONE MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until TEXT MESSAGE appears in the radio display.
3. Press OK to confirm the selection. If SYNCdetects that your
Bluetoothenabled cellular phone does not support downloading text
messaging viaBluetooth, UNSUPPORTED will appear in the radio display
and SYNCwill return you to the main menu.
4. INBOX XX will appear in the radio display showing the number of
messages in your inbox.
5. Press OK to have SYNCread your message back to you.
6. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through:
•SEND NEW MSG
•DOWNLOAD MSG
•DELETE ALL
•RETURN
7. Once your desired selection appears on the screen, press OK to
confirm your selection. Refer to the following specific section(s) for
further details on these options.
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