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Accessing your playlists
SYNC supports playing many playlist formats (such as .ASX, .M3U, .WPL,
.MTP). Please refer to www.SyncMyRide.com for more information.
If you have fewer than 255 indexed playlists, SYNC will list them
alphabetically in flat file mode. If there are more than 255 indexed
playlists, SYNC will organize them into quick select alphabetical
categories (i.e., AAAAA-MMMMM and MMMMN-ZZZZZ). The number of
categories will depend on the number of indexed playlists.
To access:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Ensure that your playing device is plugged into the USB port and is
ON.
2. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC USB appears.
3. Press MENU. MEDIA MENU will momentarily appear in the display.
4. Press OK to access PLAY MENU.
5. Press OK.
6. Once PLAY ALL appears in the radio display, scroll repeatedly until
PLAYLISTS appears in the radio display.
7. Press OK to enter the PLAYLIST menu.
8. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through all indexed playlists.
9. Press OK when the desired playlist appears in the radio display.
Refer toUsing the media settings in your media menuearlier in this
chapter for further information on making adjustments to your playing
music (i.e., Seek, Shuffle, Autoplay and Repeat).
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Playing a specific track
SYNC will allows you to search for and play a specific track which has
been indexed. If you have fewer than 255 indexed tracks, SYNC will list
them alphabetically in flat file mode. If there are more than 255 indexed
tracks, SYNC will organize them into quick select alphabetical categories
(i.e., AAAAA-MMMMM and MMMMN-ZZZZZ). The number of categories
will depend on the number of indexed tracks.
To access:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Ensure that your playing device is plugged into the USB port and is
ON.
2. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC USB appears.
3. Press MENU. MEDIA MENU will momentarily appear in the radio
display.
4. Press OK to access the PLAY MENU.
5. Press OK.
6. Once PLAY ALL appears in the radio display, scroll repeatedly until
TRACKS appears in the radio display.
7. Press OK to enter the TRACKS menu.
8. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through all indexed tracks.
9. Press OK when the desired track appears in the radio display. The
track will begin to play and appear in the radio display.
Refer toUsing the media settings in your media menuearlier in this
chapter for further information on making adjustments to your music
(i.e., Seek, Shuffle, Autoplay and Repeat).
Exploring the USB device
SYNC allows you to explore through all supported digital media on your
media device which is connected through the USB port.
Note:When searching through various folders, you will only be able to
view media content which is compatible with SYNC. You may have other
files saved with various extensions, power point presentations for
example, but they will not be visible.
To access:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Ensure that your playing device is plugged into the USB port and is
ON.
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2. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC USB appears.
3. Press MENU. MEDIA MENU will momentarily appear in the display.
4. Press OK to access the PLAY MENU.
5. Press OK.
6. Once PLAY ALL appears in the display, scroll repeatedly until
EXPLORE USB appears in the radio display.
7. Press OK.
8. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through all available folders on your media
device. An “F” will preceed folders and “T” will preceed tracks in the
radio display.
9. Press OK when the desired folder or track appears in the radio
display.
10. Scroll repeatedly to cycle through all subfolders and/or tracks in the
selected folder.
Note:When you are playing USB SYNC MEDIA using the EXPLORE
USB feature, and you folders saved on your playing device, you are in
folder mode. In folder mode, you can say “Play next folder” or “Play
previous folder” to advance within your saved folders. You may also
press
FOLDER(if available on your audio system) to advance to
the previous/next folder. Press OK to select a folder and scroll repeatedly
through all subfolders and/or tracks in the selected folder.
Note:PLAY ALL will appear in every subfolder, giving you quick access
to play all tracks in the particular folder.
Refer toUsing the media settings in your media menuearlier in this
chapter for further information on making adjustments to your music
(i.e., Seek, Shuffle, Autoplay and Repeat).
Playing similar music
SYNC allows you to play music similar to what is currently playing from
the USB port. The system will use the metadata information of each song
to compile a playlist for you. To access:
Note:To scroll, press
SEEKor/.
1. Ensure that your playing device is plugged into the USB port and is
ON.
2. Ensure that you are listening to an indexed track.
3. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC USB appears.
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4. Press MENU. MEDIA MENU will momentarily appear in the display.
5. Press OK to access the PLAY MENU.
6. Press OK.
7. Once PLAY ALL appears in the radio display, scroll repeatedly until
SIMILAR appears in the radio display.
8. Press OK. The system will create a new list of similar songs and begin
playing.
Note:Your metadata tags must be populated in order for the SIMILAR
MUSIC feature to include each TRACK.
Note:With certain playing devices, if your metadata tags (Artist, Album,
Track, Genre) are not populated, the tracks won’t be available in voice
recognition, the PLAY MENU or SIMILAR MUSIC. However, if you place
these tracks with unpopulated metadata tags onto your playing device in
“Mass Storage Device mode”, these tracks will be available in voice
recognition, PLAY MENU browsing or SIMILAR MUSIC. UNKNOWN will
be placed into any unpopulated metadata tag.
Refer toUsing the media settings in your media menuearlier in this
chapter for further information on making adjustments to your music
(i.e., Seek, Shuffle, Autoplay and Repeat).
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ACCESSING SYNC MEDIA FEATURES THROUGH YOUR DVD
SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Rear seat passengers can listen to SYNC media sources (USB, BT
AUDIO, LINE IN) through the DVD system (if equipped).
To access:
1. Ensure that:
•The DVD and audio system are ON.
•Your digital media playing device is plugged into the USB port or
SYNC’s Auxiliary input jack (Line in), if desired.
•YourBluetoothenabled cellular phone from which you wish to stream
music is ON and is currently paired to SYNC as aBluetoothDevice.
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2. Ensure that your wireless
headphones are set to Channel A.
(Channel A can access any possible
media source: AM, FM1, FM2, SAT
(satellite radio, if equipped), CD,
DVD, AUX, SYNC (USB, BT AUDIO
and LINE IN). Channel B can only
access DVD and AUX sources.)
3. Press
A on the DVD system to
gain access to your possible media
selections.
4. Press MEDIA (on the DVD system or on the remote control)
repeatedly until SYNC appears on the DVD screen in the
A status
bar. (You cannot access SYNC through
B.) Either press ENTER or
wait until the system times out.
After choosing the SYNC media source, you can then choose from the
media settings (Shuffle, Repeat, Autoplay) as well as choosing from
these options: Play All music, Play Artists, Play Albums, Play Genres,
Play tracks, Explore the USB device or accessing/playing your Playlists.
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You can use the following remote
controls to help make SYNC menu
selections:
•Use the cursor controls
(
///) to make menu
selections.
•Press ENTER to confirm a
selection.
•Press
/to
reverse/advance to the next track.
Note:Once SYNC USB is chosen, SYNC will begin indexing your media
information. Depending on how much supported media content there is,
this process may take a few minutes. You can, however, choose to
activate the Autoplay feature which will begin playing the first song as
soon as possible so that you will not have to wait until all of the music is
indexed prior to playing.
Media menu
Once you have chosen a SYNC media source from which to play, you can
then make playing selections through the Media Menu.
•From the main screen, select
‘Menu’.
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•Then select ‘Media Menu’ to
choose from:
Play Menu:Choose how to play your SYNC USB media. Access Play All,
Artists, Albums, Tracks, Genres, Playlists and Explore USB.
Select Source:Choose another SYNC media source (USB, BT AUDIO,
LINE IN).
Media Settings:Choose to activate/deactivate Shuffle, Repeat or
Autoplay.
Play menu
The Play Menu gives the choice of how to play music from your SYNC
media source. To access:
•From the main screen, select
‘Menu’.
Select ‘Play Menu’.
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Select from:
Play All:Choose to play all supported media content on your playing
device alphabetically.
Artists:In the Artists screen, you
can select to play All Artists, or you
can select any available artist. Press
the cursor controls
(
///) to highlight the
desired choice and press ENTER.
Albums:The Albums screen lists all loaded albums alphabetically. Press
the cursor controls (
///) to highlight the desired choice
and press ENTER.
Genres:The Genre screen lists all available genres. Press the cursor
controls (
///) to highlight the desired choice and press
ENTER.
Playlists:The Playlist screen allows you to view and select from any
previously saved playlists on your playing device. Press the cursor
controls (
///) to highlight the desired choice and press
ENTER.
Tracks:The Track screen lists all tracks in your playing device
alphabetically. Use the scroll bar to advance/reverse in the list. Select to
begin play.
Explore USB :The Explore USB screen allows you to scroll through all
supported media content stored on your device. Press the cursor
controls (
///) to highlight the desired choice and press
ENTER.
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Similar MusicThe Similar Music screen allows you to play music similar
to what is currently playing from the USB port. The system will use the
metadata information of each song to compile a playlist for you.
Select source menu
The SYNC select source menu screen allows you to choose which SYNC
media source to access.
•From the main screen, select
‘Menu’.
•Choose ‘Select Source’.
Choose from:
•USB:Select to access any
supported device plugged into the
USB port.
•Bluetooth Stereo:Select to
stream audio from yourBluetooth
stereo enabled device over the
vehicle’s speakers.
•Line In:Select to access any
playing device plugged into the Auxiliary input jack (Line in).
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