USB LINCOLN MKT 2010 SYNC Supplement Manual

Text messaging with your navigation system 38
Forwarding a text message 41
Voice commands in phone mode 43
SYNCmedia features (if equipped)
45
Connecting your digital media player to SYNC
45
SYNC
media features 46
What’s playing? 47
Supported player, media formats and metadata information 47
Accessing and using your USB port 48
Streaming music from your phone 49
Using the Auxiliary input jack (Line in) 49
Using the play all feature 51
Selecting and playing specific artists 51
Selecting and playing specific albums 52
Selecting different genres 53
Accessing your playlists 53
Playing a specific track 54
Exploring the USB device 55
Accessing BT devices 55
Adding a new device in discovery or discoverable mode 56
Voice commands in media mode 57
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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•Line in
•Bluetooth Audio•Voice settings
•Phone•Vehicle health report
(if equipped, U.S. only)
•Cancel
•Help
USB:Say to access the device connected to the USB port.
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.
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2. Select the ‘Settings’ tab on the
touchscreen.
3. Select ‘Advanced’.
4. Scroll using
/on the
touchscreen and select ‘Master
Reset’.
5. SYNC
will ask you to confirm.
Press YES to continue.
SYNC
will confirm when the
master reset is complete.
Installing a new application
You can download new software applications (if available) and then load
the desired applications onto SYNC
through your USB port. Please refer
to www.SyncMyRide.com for more information.
To install any downloaded software:
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the ‘Settings’ tab on the
touchscreen.
3. Select ‘Advanced’.
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CONNECTING YOUR DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER TO SYNC
1. Ensure that the vehicle and mobile media system are ON.
2. Plug the media device into the USB port and ensure that the device is
ON. (Refer to your vehicle’sOwner’s guidefor exact USB port location.)
3. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
4. Select the ‘User Device’ tab.
5. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly until
USB appears.
6. Press ‘Music Library’.
7. Select from the listed features.
Please refer toUsing the Media
Music Librarylater in this chapter.
CONNECTING YOUR DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER TO SYNCVIA
VOICE COMMANDS
1. Ensure that the vehicle and the mobile media system are ON.
2. Plug the media device into the USB port and ensure that the device is
ON. (Refer to your vehicle’sOwner’s guidefor exact USB port location.)
3. Press VOICE or
. SYNC
will say, “ Main menu” and the listening
icon will appear in the display.
4. Say “User Device”. The system will say, “USB, please say a command.”
SYNC
will begin indexing the music media when the device is plugged
into the USB port. If your digital media player contains many media files,
INDEXING may appear in the display. When the indexing process is
complete, you may access the media content in your digital media player
using voice commands.
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5. Once the music is indexed, you can play music on your digital media
player by saying any of the following commands:
•Play All
•Play Artist
•Play Album
•Play Genre
•Play Playlist
•Play track
SYNCMEDIA SOURCES AND FEATURES
The ‘User Device’ tab provides you access and control over the SYNC

media sources: USB, BT AUDIO and LINE IN. Once you choose which
SYNC
media source you would like to listen to, you can then use
SYNC
’s many other features to make playing adjustments.
To access:
1. Ensure that your playing device is plugged into the USB port or
Auxiliary input jack (LINE IN) and your device is on.
Note:If you already have a device connected to the USB port, you
cannot access the LINE IN feature. Some digital media players require
both USB and LINE IN ports to stream data and music separately.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
3. Select the ‘Users Device’ tab on
the touchscreen.
4. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly to cycle
through the possible media sources
of USB, BT AUDIO and LINE IN.
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You can also access the following buttons:
•Music Library:Provides you access to SYNC
’s many media features,
such as: Play All, Play Artists, Play Albums, Play Tracks, Play Playlists,
and Explore the USB.
•Similar Music:In USB mode, select to have SYNC
create a new
playlist of music similar to the currently playing track.
•Repeat:Select to repeat the current track in USB mode.
•Shuffle:Select to shuffle the current tracks in USB mode.
•Settings:Refer toAdvanced settingsin theSYNC
phone features
chapter for information on how to make adjustments to the prompts,
language, master reset, factory defaults, etc.
•Text:Press to view additional information, if available.
What’s playing?
At any time while a track is playing, SYNC
will read the metadata tags
of the track to you (if populated). Simply press
or VOICE. A tone
will sound and SYNC
will say “Main menu”. Say “USER DEVICE” and,
when prompted, ask “What’s playing?”
Supported media players, formats and metadata information
SYNC
is 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.
SYNC
is 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. SYNC
supports the following metadata tags:
•Artist
•Album
•Genre
•Track
If your indexed media files contain no information embedded in these
metadata tags, SYNC
will automatically classify the empty metadata tags
as UNKNOWN.
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ACCESSING AND USING YOUR USB PORT
Your vehicle is equipped with a USB port. (For exact location, refer to
your vehicle’sOwner’s guide).You can use the USB port to plug in and
access media devices as well as charge devices (if supported by your
device). For a list of compatible media players, refer to
www.SyncMyRide.com.
Note:Since your USB port allows you to charge your device (if
supported by your device), SYNC
will not automatically change media
modes when something is initially plugged into the USB port. To access:
1. Ensure that your digital playing device is plugged into the USB and is
ON.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
3. Select the ‘User Device’ tab.
4. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly to until
USB appears in the line above
‘Source’.
If the connected device and media content is supported, SYNC
will
begin indexing available media files. NO MEDIA will appear if there are
no readable media files for SYNC
to play. If there are readable files,
INDEXING may appear. If Autoplay is ON, SYNC
gives you the ability to
access media files randomly as they are indexed. If Autoplay is OFF,
indexed media is not available until the indexing process is complete.
After indexing is complete, INDEXED will appear.
Once indexing is complete, you may press
/to access the
previous/next track. You may also press
/to play/pause the
current track.
Note:SYNC
is capable of indexing thousands of average size media
files. The time required to complete the indexing process is dependent
upon the size of the media content being indexed and the device itself.
If at any time the device is removed from the USB port, USB REMOVED
will appear.
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STREAMING MUSIC FROM YOUR BLUETOOTH ENABLED PHONE
Note:This is a phone dependent feature. Refer to your phone’s user
guide for further information on how to streamBluetoothaudio.
SYNC
allows you to stream music from yourBluetoothenabled cellular
phone to play through SYNC
. To access:
1. Ensure that the desired music is playing on your paired phone and
your phone is inBluetoothaudio streaming mode.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
3. Select the ‘User Device’ tab on
the touchscreen.
4. Press SOURCE repeatedly to until
BT AUDIO appears in the line above
SOURCE.
USING LINE IN (AUXILIARY INPUT JACK) WITH SYNC
Your vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary input jack which allows you to
plug in and play your portable music player over the vehicle speakers.
For exact location of your auxiliary input jack, refer to your vehicle’s
Owner’s guide.
To access:
Note:If you already have a device connected to the USB port, you
cannot access the LINE IN feature. Some digital media players require
both USB and LINE IN ports to stream data and music separately.
1. Ensure that the desired device is plugged into the Auxiliary input jack
and is playing.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
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3. Select the ‘User Device’ tab on
the touchscreen.
4. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly to until
LINE IN appears in the display. The
music will begin to play over the
vehicle’s speakers.
USING THE MEDIA MUSIC LIBRARY
Once your music has been indexed into SYNC
through the USB port,
you can then use the many features of the media library. To access:
1. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
2. Select the ‘User Device’ tab on
the touchscreen. Press ‘Source’
repeatedly until USB appears in the
display.
3. Select ‘Music Library’.
From this screen, you can access
the following:
•Play All
•Artists
•Albums
•Genres
•Playlists
•Tracks
•Explore USB
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Accessing the Play All feature
The Play All feature in SYNC
will play all indexed media (tracks) from
your playing device in flat file mode, one at a time in alphabetical order.
To access:
1. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
2. Select the ‘User Device’ tab on
the touchscreen.
3. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly until
USB appears.
4. Press ‘Music Library’.
5. Scroll using
/on the
touchscreen to select ‘Play All’.
Selecting and playing specific artists
SYNC
allows you to sort all indexed media by artists. To access:
1. Press the MEDIA hard button on the mobile media system.
2. Select the ‘User Device’ tab on
the touchscreen.
3. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly until
USB appears.
4. Select ‘Music Library’.
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