audio Ram 1500 2009 Owner's Manual

uconnectphone — IF EQUIPPED
NOTE: The sales code RER and REU radios contain an
integrated uconnect phone. Refer to your “Navigation
User’s Manual” for uconnect phone operating instruc-
tions for these radios. Radio sales code can be located
on the lower right corner of the Radio faceplate. uconnect
phone is a voice-activated, hands-free, in-
vehicle communications system. uconnect allows you to
dial a phone number with your cellular phone using
simple voice commands (e.g., Call”“Mike” ”Work or
Dial” “248-555-1212). Your cellular phone’s audio is
transmitted through your vehicle’s audio system; the
system will automatically mute your radio when using
the uconnect phone.
NOTE: The uconnect phone requires a cellular phone
equipped with the Bluetooth Hands-Free Profile,Ve r -
sion 0.96 or higher. See the uconnect website for sup-
ported phones.
For uconnect customer support, visit the following
websites:•www.chrysler.com/uconnect
•www.dodge.com/uconnect
•www.jeep.com/uconnect
•or call 1–877–855–8400
Slide-On-Rod Extender
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The uconnectphone is fully integrated with the vehi-
cle’s audio system. The volume of the uconnect phone
can be adjusted either from the radio volume control
knob or from the steering wheel radio control (right
switch), if so equipped.
The radio display will be used for visual prompts from
the uconnect phone such as CELLor caller ID on
certain radios.
Operation
Voice commands can be used to operate the uconnect
phone and to navigate through the uconnect phone
menu structure. Voice commands are required after most
uconnect phone prompts. You will be prompted for a
specific command and then guided through the available
options.
•Prior to giving a voice command, one must wait for
the beep, which follows the Readyprompt or another
prompt.
•For certain operations, compound commands can be
used. For example, instead of saying Setupand then
Phone Pairing, the following compound command
can be said: Setup Phone Pairing.
•For each feature explanation in this section, only the
combined form of the voice command is given. You
can also break the commands into parts and say each
part of the command when you are asked for it. For
example, you can use the combined form voice com-
mandPhonebook New Entry, or you can break the
combined form command into two voice commands:
Phonebook andNew Entry. Please remember, the
uconnect phone works best when you talk in a
normal conversational tone, as if speaking to someone
sitting a few feet/meters away from you.
Voice Command Tree
Refer to “Voice Tree” in this section.
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•After theReadyprompt and the following beep, say
Phonebook List Names.
•The uconnect phone will play the names of all the
phonebook entries, including the downloaded phone-
book entries, if available.
•To call one of the names in the list, press the VOICE
RECOGNITION button during the playing of the
desired name, and say Call.
NOTE: The user can also exercise EditorDelete
operations at this point.
•The uconnect phone will then prompt you as to the
number designation you wish to call.
•The selected number will be dialed.
Phone Call Features
The following features can be accessed through the
uconnect phone if the feature(s) are available on your cellular service plan. For example, if your cellular service
plan provides three-way calling, this feature can be
accessed through the uconnect
phone. Check with your
cellular service provider for the features that you have.
Answer or Reject an Incoming Call - No Call
Currently in Progress
When you receive a call on your cellular phone, the
uconnect phone will interrupt the vehicle audio system,
if on, and will ask if you would like to answer the call.
Press the PHONE button to accept the call. To reject the
call, press and hold the PHONE button until you hear a
single beep, indicating that the incoming call was
rejected.
Answer or Reject an Incoming Call - Call
Currently in Progress
If a call is currently in progress and you have another
incoming call, you will hear the same network tones for
call waiting that you normally hear when using your
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Turning Confirmation Prompts ON/OFF
Turning confirmation prompts off will stop the system
from confirming your choices (e.g., the uconnectphone
will not repeat a phone number before you dial it).
•Press the PHONE button to begin.
•After the Readyprompt and the following beep, say
Setup Confirmations. The uconnectphone will play
the current confirmation prompt status and you will
be given the choice to change it.
Phone and Network Status Indicators
If available on the radio and/or on a premium display
such as the instrument panel cluster, and supported by
your cellular phone, the uconnect phone will provide
notification to inform you of your phone and network
status when you are attempting to make a phone call
using uconnect phone. The status is given for roaming,
network signal strength, phone battery strength, etc.
Dialing Using the Cellular Phone Keypad
You can dial a phone number with your cellular phone
keypad and still use the uconnect phone (while dialing
via the cellular phone keypad, the user must exercise
caution and take precautionary safety measures). By
dialing a number with your paired Bluetooth cellular
phone, the audio will be played through your vehicle’s
audio system. The uconnect phone will work the same
as if you dial the number using voice recognition.
NOTE: Certain brands of cellular phones do not send
the dial ring to the uconnect phone to play it on the
vehicle audio system, so you will not hear it. Under this
situation, after successfully dialing a number the user
may feel that the call did not go through even though the
call is in progress. Once your call is answered, you will
hear the audio.
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Far End Audio Performance
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Audio quality is maximized under:
•low-to-medium blower setting,
•low-to-medium vehicle speed,
•low road noise,
•smooth road surface,
•fully closed windows,
•dry weather conditions, and
•operation from the driver’s seat.
•Performance, such as audio clarity, echo, and loudness
to a large degree rely on the phone and network, and
not the uconnectphone.
•Echo at the far end can sometimes be reduced by
lowering the in-vehicle audio volume.
•In a convertible vehicle, system performance may be
compromised with the convertible top down.
BluetoothCommunication Link
Cellular phones have been found to lose connection to
the uconnect phone. When this happens, the connection
can generally be reestablished by switching the phone
off/on. Your cellular phone is recommended to remain in
Bluetooth ON mode.
Power-Up
After switching the ignition key from OFF to either the
ON or ACC position, or after a language change, you
must wait at least five seconds prior to using the system.
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Commands
The Voice Recognition (VR) system understands two
types of commands. Universal commands are available at
all times. Local commands are available if the supported
radio mode is active.
Changing the Volume
1. Start a dialogue by pressing the VR button.
2. Say a command (e.g., “Help”).
3. Use the ON/OFF VOLUME rotary knob to adjust the
volume to a comfortable level while the Voice Recogni-
tion (VR) system is speaking. Please note the volume
setting for VR is different than the audio system.
Main Menu
Start a dialogue by pressing the VR button. You may say
“Main Menu” to switch to the main menu.In this mode, you can say the following commands:
•“Radio” (to switch to the radio mode)
•“Disc” (to switch to the disc mode)
•“Memo” (to switch to the memo recorder)
•“System Setup” (to switch to system setup)
Radio AM (or Radio Long Wave or Radio Medium
Wave — If Equipped)
To switch to the AM band, say “AM” or “Radio AM”. In
this mode, you may say the following commands:
•“Frequency” (to change the frequency)
•“Next Station” (to select the next station)
•“Previous Station” (to select the previous station)
•“Radio Menu” (to switch to the radio menu)
•“Main Menu” (to switch to the main menu)
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WARNING DISPLAY DISTANCES
DISPLAY LED OBSTACLE DISTANCE FROM: LED COLOR AUDIBLE SIGNALREAR CORNERS REAR CENTER
Inner LED 79 in (200 cm)YellowYes, Half Second
1st LED 51.1 in (130 cm)YellowNone
2nd LED 45.2 in (115 cm)YellowNone
3rd LED 31.5 in (80 cm) 39.3 in (100 cm) YellowNone
4th LED 25.5 in (65 cm) 33.5 in (85 cm) YellowNone
5th LED 20 in (50 cm) 27.6 in (70 cm) YellowNone
6th LED 16 in (40 cm) 19.7 in (50 cm) RedYes, Intermittent
7th LED 6 in (15 cm) 11.81 in (30 cm) RedYes, Continuous
NOTE: The Rear Park Assist will MUTE the radio, if on,
when the system is sounding an audio tone.
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Turning the Rear Camera On or Off — With
Navigation Radio
1. Press themenuhard key.
2. Select system setup soft key.
3. Press the “camera setup” soft key.
4. Enable or disable the rear camera feature by selecting
enable rear camera in reverse soft key.
5. Press the “save” soft key.
6. When the vehicle is shifted into REVERSE, an image of
the rear of the vehicle will appear with a caution note to
check entire surroundings displayed across the top of
the screen. After five seconds this note will disappear.
7. When the vehicle is shifted out of REVERSE, the rear
camera mode is exited and the navigation or audio screen
appears again.
Turning the Rear Camera On or Off — Without
Navigation Radio
1. Press the menuhard key.
2. Select system setup soft key.
3. Enable or disable the rear camera feature by selecting
enable rear camera in reverse soft key.
4. When the vehicle is shifted into REVERSE, an image of
the rear of the vehicle will appear with a caution note to
check entire surroundings displayed across the top of
the screen. After five seconds this note will disappear.
5. When the vehicle is shifted out of REVERSE, the rear
camera mode is exited and the audio screen appears
again.
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Electronic Digital Clock ................. 261
▫ Clock Setting Procedure ............... 261
 Sales Code (RER/REN) — AM/FM/CD/DVD
Radio – If Equipped .................... 261
▫ Operating Instructions — Voice Recognition
System (VR) — If Equipped ............. 262
▫ Operating Instructions — uconnect phone
— If Equipped ...................... 262
▫ Clock Setting Procedure ............... 262
 Sales Code RES — AM/FM Stereo Radio With
CD Player (MP3 AUX Jack)............... 264
▫ Operating Instructions — Radio Mode ..... 264
▫ Operation Instructions — CD Mode For CD
And MP3 Audio Play ................. 267
▫ Notes On Playing MP3 Files ............ 270▫
Operation Instructions - Auxiliary Mode .... 272
 Sales Code RES/RSC — AM/FM Stereo Radio
With CD Player (MP3 AUX Jack) And Sirius
Radio ............................... 273
▫ Operating Instructions — Radio Mode ..... 273
▫ Operation Instructions — CD Mode For CD
And MP3 Audio Play ................. 278
▫ Notes On Playing MP3 Files ............ 281
▫ List Button (CD Mode For MP3 Play) ...... 283
▫ Info Button (CD Mode For MP3 Play) ...... 284
 uconnect studios (Satellite Radio) — If
Equipped (REN/RER/RES Radios Only) ...... 285
▫ System Activation .................... 285
▫ Electronic Serial Number/Sirius
Identification Number (ESN/SID) ......... 285
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ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER
(EVIC) — IF EQUIPPED
The Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) fea-
tures a driver-interactive display that is located in the
instrument cluster.NOTE:
The compass on your vehicle is self-calibrating,
eliminating the need to manually calibrate the compass.
This system conveniently allows the driver to select a
variety of useful information by pressing the switches
mounted on the steering wheel. The EVIC consists of the
following:
•System Status display
•Vehicle information warning message displays
•Customer-Programmable Features (SETUP)
•Compass display
•Outside temperature display
•Trip computer functions
•Distance To Empty (DTE) display
•Average Fuel Economy / Fuel Saver Mode display
•Audio Modes displayElectronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)
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