USB port FORD EXPLORER 2011 5.G MyFord Touch Supplement Manual

Introduction
3
Customizing your home screen 4
Setting the clock 6
Infotainment display 7
Help 9
Cleaning the touchscreen 10
Voice recognition system overview
12
Media features
16
AM/FM 16
HD Radio™ 18
SIRIUSsatellite radio 22
Accessing and using your USB port 30
Supported media file types 33
Streaming music from your phone 33
Phone features
37
Pairing your phone for the first time 37
Pairing other phones 40
Text messaging 40
SYNCServices and Apps
44
911 Assist™ 44
Vehicle health report 46
Traffic, Directions and Information 48
Settings
52
Wi-Fi 52
System settings 54
Display settings 54
Notifications 54
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3.Entertainment:Press this area to access music and media
features such as radio, CD, USB port, etc. These screens will appear with
a red tone. Refer to theMedia featureschapter in this supplement.
4.
Phone:Press this area to access SYNChands-free phone
features. These screens will appear with a yellow tone. Refer to the
Phone featureschapter in this supplement.
The corners will also display any active modes within those menus, such
as your phone being connected or the climate temperature.
Quick access buttons
In addition to accessing the corners, you can also press MENU,
orfor quick access to additional settings and features.
Press MENU to access:
•Clock•Display
•Sound•Vehicle
•Settings•Help
Press
to access:
•SYNC Services•SIRIUS Travel Link
•Notifications•Calendar
•SYNC Apps
Note:If the
icon appears with a yellow tone, refer toNotifications
in theSettingschapter.
Note:Some features are not available while the vehicle is moving.
Screen differences:Depending on your vehicle’s option package and
software, your screens may vary in appearance from the screens shown
in this supplement. Your features may also be limited depending on your
market. Please check with your authorized dealer for availability.
Customizing your home screen
Press
to access the home screen.
Introduction
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•Media Device Information:Displays descriptive information about
the device, if connected.
•Text Display:Allows you to choose how you would like the
information to display on screen.
To view song informationsuch as Title, Artist, File, Folder, Album,
and Genre, touch the on-screen album art. This will take you to another
screen where you can view this information.
You can also pressWhat’s Playingto hear how the system pronounces
the current band and song. This can be helpful when using voice
commands to ensure that the system correctly plays your request.
Voice commands for your SD card
For a complete listing of available voice commands, please refer toVoice
commands for USB and SD cardin the followingUSBsection.
SD logo is a trademark of SD-3C,
LLC.
USB
WARNING: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 or feature that may
take their focus off the road. Your primary responsibility is the safe
operation of the vehicle. We recommend against the use of any
handheld device while driving and that you comply with all applicable
laws.
This feature allows you to plug in
media playing devices, memory
sticks, flash/thumb drives and also
charge devices if they support this
feature. Your USB ports are either
located in your center console or
behind a small access door in your
instrument panel.
Media features
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To access and play music from your USB:
1. Select the lower left corner of the touchscreen to access the media
screen.
2. Insert your flash/thumb drive into the USB slot and select the USB tab
once recognized. You can then select from the following options:
Repeat:Select to repeat the currently playing song/album.
Shuffle:Select to play music on the selected album or folder in random
order.
Browse:Select to browse the contents of the flash drive/thumb drive
connected to the USB port. This feature also allows you to search and
play by genre, artist, album, etc.
Similar Music:Select to choose music similar to that currently playing.
Options:
•Sound Settings:Select to adjust Bass, Treble, Midrange, Balance and
Fade, THX Deep note demo (if equipped), DSP (if equipped),
Occupancy mode (if equipped) and Speed compensated volume
settings.
•Media Player Settings:Select to access:
•Autoplay on/off:With this feature on, you can listen to music
which has already been randomly indexed during the indexing
process. With this feature off, the system will not begin to play any
of your music until all the media has been indexed and you make a
selection.
•Bluetooth Devices:Select to connect, disconnect, add or delete a
device. You can also set a device as your favorite so that the
system will automatically attempt to connect to that device at
every ignition cycle.
•Index Bluetooth Audio Devices on/off:Turn this feature on to
have the system automatically index aBluetoothaudio device, if
able.
•Gracenote Database Info:Allows you to view the version level of
the Gracenote Database.
•Gracenote Media Management on/off:When turned on, this
feature will pull in metadata information from the Gracenote
Database for your music files. This will override information from
your device. This feature defaults to off.
•Gracenote Cover Art on/off:When turned on, this feature will
pull in cover art from the Gracenote Database for your music files.
This will override any art from your device. This feature defaults to
off.
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•Genre •All Genres
•All Songs•Playlist
•Current Playlist•All Playlists
•Artist •All Artists
•Album •All Albums
•Author •All Authors
•Composer •All Composers
•Audiobook •All Audiobooks
•Podcast •All Podcasts
•Video **•All Videos**
•Video Playlist **•All Video Playlists**
•TV Show •All TV Shows
•All Movies•Video Podcast **
•All Video Podcasts**•All Music Videos**
•Folder •All Folders
**Note:These commands are only available in USB mode and are device
dependent.
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.
If your indexed media files contain no information embedded in these
metadata tags, SYNCmay classify the empty metadata tags as
UNKNOWN.
BLUETOOTH AUDIO
Your system allows you to stream audio over the vehicle speakers from
your connected,Bluetoothenabled cellular phone.
To access, press the lower left corner on the touchscreen. Then, select
theBTtab.
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WIRELESS & INTERNET
Your system is equipped with Wireless & Internet features and settings.
To access, press Menu > Settings > Wireless and Internet. From this
screen, you can select from:
•Wi-Fi settings•USB mobile broadband
•Bluetooth settings•Prioritize connection methods
Wi-Fi
Your system has a Wi-Fi feature which creates a wireless network within
your vehicle, thereby allowing other devices (i.e. personal computers,
phones) in your vehicle to speak to each other, share files, play games,
etc. Using this Wi-Fi feature, everyone in your vehicle can also gain
access the internet if:
•You have a USB mobile broadband connection inside the vehicle
•Your phone supports PAN (personal area networking)
•You are parked outside of a wireless hotspot
To access, press Menu > Settings > Wireless and Internet > Wi-Fi
settings.
In the WiFi settings screen, select from the following options:
•Wi-Fi Network (Client) Mode On/Off: This will turn the Wi-Fi
feature on or off in your vehicle. Ensure that On is selected for
connectivity purposes.
•Choose a Wireless Network:Allows you to use a previously stored
wireless network. You can categorize by alphabetical listing, Priority
and Signal Strength. You can also choose to search for a network,
connect to a network, disconnect from a network, receive more
information, prioritize a network or delete a network.
•Search for Wireless Networks:Allows you to view a list of wireless
networks.
•Gateway Access Point Mode (On/Off):Turn this On to make SYNC
an access point for a phone or a computer. This forms the local area
network within the vehicle for things such as game playing, file
transfer, internet browsing, etc.
•Gateway Access Point Device List:Allows you to view who has
connected to your Wi-Fi connection recently.
Note:Press the ? button (if available) for additional information.
Settings
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911 Assist™ ................................44
A
Accessing and using your USB
port ..............................................30
Ambient mood/lighting ...............55
AM/FM .........................................16
A/V inputs ....................................35
C
Cleaning the touchscreen ..........10
Customizing your home screen ...4
D
Display settings ...........................54
E
End user license agreement ......69
H
HD Radio™ .................................18
Help ................................................9
I
Infotainment display .....................7
K
Keyless entry system
programming entry code .........55
M
Map icons ....................................63
Map mode ....................................61N
Navigation features .....................56
Notifications ................................54
P
Pairing other phones ..................40
Pairing your phone for the first
time ..............................................37
Phone dependent features .........37
Privacy information ....................11
Q
Quick touch buttons ...................64
R
Rear view camera display ..........55
S
Safety information ......................10
Satellite Radio .............................25
SD card ..................................28, 56
Setting a destination ..................56
Setting the clock ...........................6
SIRIUSsatellite radio ...............22
SIRIUS Travel Link .....................66
Supported media file types ........33
SYNCServices ...........................48
System settings ...........................54
T
Text messaging ...........................40
Index
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