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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
•Bluetoothaudio•Line in
•Phone•Voice settings
•Cancel•Help
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.
Cancel:Say to cancel the requested action.
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Phone status
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
This feature shows you the provider, name, signal power, battery power
and roaming status of the connected phone. To view your phone’s status:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press
to access the PHONE MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until PHONE SETTINGS appears in the radio display.
3. Press OK to confirm selection. This will take you into the PHONE
SETTINGS menu.
4. Scroll repeatedly until PHONE STATUS appears in the radio display.
5. Press OK to confirm and enter the PHONE STATUS menu.
6. Scroll to view the paired phone’sname,signal level, battery level and
roaming status.
After viewing any of these selections, press OK to return to the PHONE
STATUS menu.
Setting a ring tone
SYNC allows you to select from three ring tones or your cellular phone’s
ring tone. To access:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Press
to enter PHONE MENU.
2. Scroll repeatedly until PHONE SETTINGS appears in the radio display.
3. Press OK to confirm selection. This will take you into the PHONE
SETTINGS menu.
4. Scroll repeatedly until SET RINGER appears in the radio display.
5. Press OK to confirm and take you into the SET RINGER menu.
6. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through and hear RINGER 1, RINGER 2,
RINGER 3 and PHONE RINGER.
Note:In-band ringing is a phone dependent feature. If your phone
supports in-band ringing, your phone’s ringer will play through the
vehicle audio system when PHONE RINGER is chosen.
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