CD player FORD EXPLORER 2014 5.G Quick Reference Guide

SynC
®SYNC is a hands-free, voice recognition system used for entertainment,
information and communication. SYNC. Say the Word.
GETTING STARTEd WITh YO uR
SYNC SYSTEm
before y ou get Started
1. Set up your owner account at SyncMyRide.com (U.S.)
or SyncMyRide.ca (Canada). Register by following the
on-screen instructions. After registering, you can see what
services you may be eligible for.
2. SYNC uses a wireless connection called
Bluetooth® to
communicate with your phone. Turn Bluetooth mode on
in your phone’s menu options. This lets your phone find
SYNC. If you need more details on setting up your phone
with SYNC, visit SyncMyRide.com (U.S.) or SyncMyRide.ca
(Canada), or your phone manufacturer’s website.
Pairing your Phone with S ynC
In order to use many of the features of SYNC, such as making a
phone call, you must first connect or pair your phone with SYNC.
to Pair y our Phone for the First t ime
1. Make sure that your vehicle is in P (Park) and your ignition
and radio are turned on.
2. Press the phone button
. When the display indicates
No Phone Found, press OK.
3. When Add Bluetooth Device? appears in the display,
press OK.
4. When Find SYNC appears in the display, press OK. When
prompted on your phone’s display, enter the PIN provided
by SYNC into your phone.
5. The display will indicate when the pairing is successful.
note: The system may prompt you to —
• Set your phone as the primary/favorite (the primary phone
will receive messages and voicemails).
• Download your phone book (this is required to use the full
set of voice commands).
• Turn on 911 Assist
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• Make sure you accept SYNC’s request to access
your phone.
• To pair subsequent phones, please refer to Pairing
Subsequent Phones in the SYNC chapter of your
Owner’s Manual.
• If you are experiencing pairing problems, try performing
a clean pairing by deleting your services from SYNC and
deleting the SYNC connection from your phone, and then
repeat the process.
note: if you have SYnc with Myford Touch®, see the pairing
instructions on page 8.
uSING mY PhONE WITh SYNC
note: You must download your phone book to make phone
calls with voice commands by name.
Making a Phone Call
Use SYNC to make a phone call to anyone in your phone book
by pressing the voice button and when prompted, say any of
the following voice commands:
Call Call at work
Call on cell Call at home
For example, you could say “Call Jake Smith at home”. SYNC
repeats the command back to you and dials the number.
note: You can also make phone calls by pressing the voice
button . When prompted, say the voice command “dial”, then
verbally say the phone number.
answering incoming Calls
Whenever you have an incoming call, you will be able to see the
name and number of the person calling in your display. Press
the phone button
to answer an incoming call. You can hang
up at any time by pressing and holding the phone button .

do not disturb Mode
This feature blocks incoming calls and text messages and saves
them for later. You still have access to outgoing calls when this
feature is active. Say the voice command, “Do not disturb on”
to enable and “Do not disturb off” to disable.
uSING SYNC TO ACCESS dIGITAL mEdIA
SYNC has a media hub with multiple inputs allowing you to
access personal media from your digital devices. Plug in your
USB media devices such as phones and MP3 players and use
SYNC to play all of your favorite music.
Using v oice Commands to Play Music
1 . Plug your media player into your USB port.
2. Press the voice button
. When prompted say
“USb”, then follow-up saying one of the following
voice commands:
“Play all” “Play next song”
“Play song ” “Play album ”
3. You will hear the command repeated back to you and
the selected item will play.
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