Ram 1500 2013 Get to Know Guide 

•Pressing the Media hard-key, then touch the source soft-key and then select USB/
iPod®to change the mode to the USB device if the device is connected, allowing the
music from your portable device to play through the vehicle's speakers.
Audio Jack (AUX)
• The AUX allows a portable device, such as an MP3 player or an iPod
®,tobe
plugged into the radio and utilize the vehicle’s audio system, using a 3.5 mm audio
cable, to amplify the source and play through the vehicle speakers.
• Pressing the Media hard-key, then touch the source soft-key and then select AUX to change the mode to auxiliary device if the audio jack is connected, allowing the
music from your portable device to play through the vehicle's speakers.
• The functions of the portable device are controlled using the device buttons, not the buttons on the radio. The volume may be controlled using the radio or portable
device.
Bluetooth®
• If using a Bluetooth
®- equipped device, you may also be able to stream music to
your vehicle's sound system.
• Press the Media hard-key, then touch the Source soft-key. Select Bluetooth
®to
change the mode to Bluetooth®if the device is paired, allowing the music from
your portable device to play through the vehicle's speakers.
Uconnect® 5.0 Available Media Hubs
Uconnect®
5.0 Media Hub
(USB, AUX
Ports) Media Hub
(SD, USB,
AUX Ports)Remote USB
Port (Fully
Functional)Remote USB
Port (Charg-
ing Only)Dual Charg-
ing Ports
S--SO
S = Standard Equipment
O = Optional Equipment
VOICE COMMAND QUICK REFERENCE
Uconnect® 5.0 Voice Command Quick Reference
•If the Uconnect Voice Commandbutton exists on your steering wheel, you
have the Voice Command feature, which is optimized for the driver. The Voice
Command feature lets you keep your hands on the wheel, and your eyes on the road.
• When you press the Voice Commandbutton located on the steering wheel,
you will hear a beep. After the beep, give your command. If you do not know what
commands to say, you can say “help” and the system will provide options to you.
If you ever wish to interrupt the system while it lists options, press the Voice
Command
button, after the beep, say your command.
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NOTE:
All phone oriented voice commands are accessible by first pressing the Phone Pick
Up
button, not the Voice Command button. To end a call, simply press the
Phone Hang Up
button. In some vehicles, the Phone Pickup button serves
the dual purpose of ending calls as well.
Voice Command (VR) User TIPs
• To hear available commands, press the Uconnect
®Voice Command button and
say “Help”. You will hear available commands for the menu displayed.
• At any time, you can say the words “Cancel” or “Help”. These commands are universal and can be used from virtually any menu. All other specific commands
can be used depending upon the active application.
• You can interrupt the system prompts at any time by pressing the Uconnect
®Voice
Command button while the system is speaking. After the beep, you can say a
command.
• You can ‘chain’ commands together for faster results. Say “Call Joe Doe mobile”, for example.
• For best performance, adjust the rearview mirror to provide at least 1⁄2 in (1 cm) gap between the overhead console (if equipped) and the mirror.
• Always wait for the beep before speaking.
• Speak normally, without pausing, just as you would speak to a person sitting a few feet/meters away from you.
• Make sure that no one other than you is speaking during a Voice Command period.
Steering Wheel Buttons
• You can control many of your radio features using your voice. Press either the VR
or Phone Pick Upbutton on your steering wheel.
Available Radio Button Voice Commands
Types of Voice CommandsAvailable
Steering Wheel
Buttons to Press:Radio Mode Media Mode Phone Mode
Uconnect®
Voice Command (VR) ButtonAM/FM &
Satellite Band Control Media Devices
Control -
GENERAL
Uconnect
®
Phone Pick Up Button -- Call Initiation,
Call Manage- ment, Pre-
formatted Voice Text Reply
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Voice Command Examples – Uconnect® 5.0
GENERAL
Anytime
“Go to Radio” (Media, Phone) – Compass, Settings, and More functions are not Voice Command accessible “Cancel”
“Help” (to listen to suggested commands specific to current need“Repeat”
RADIO
AM/FM “Tune to AM950”, “Tune to 95.5FM (preset 5)
Satellite Band Control “Tune to Satellite Channel 80's on 8”, Tune to
Satellite Channel 32 (preset 4)
MEDIA
Media Devices Control
(Functionality is dependent on compatibility between devices and radio) “Browse” (show) “artist” (albums, music)
“Show paired phones” (devices)
“Play song – Maple Leaf Rag” (artist - Scott Joplin, genre - rock, album - Ragtime Favorites)
PHONE
Call Initiation (Requires that
phone has been Bluetooth
®
paired with radio “Dial 123-456-7890” (phone number)
“Call John Smith mobile” (home, office, other) “Redial”
“Show outgoing” (recent) “calls”
Call Management “Search for John Smith” (any contact name
in address book)
“Show (display list) contacts”
Voice Text Reply (Radio audibly
recognizes these 18 pre-formatted SMS messages as you speak) Forward one of 18 pre-formatted SMS messages
to incoming calls/text messages: “Yes.”“No.”
“Okay.”
“I can’t talk right now.” “Call me.”
“I’ll call you later.” “I’m on my way.” “Thanks.”
“I’ll be late.”
“I will be minutes late.” “See you in minutes” “Stuck in traffic.”
“Start without me.” “Where are you?”
“Are you there yet?” “I need directions.” “I’m lost.”
“See you later.”
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Uconnect® 8.4A
Uconnect® 8.4A AT A GLANCE
Displaying the Time
• If the time is not currently displayed on the radio or player main page, touch theSettings soft-key or the Apps soft-key and then the Settings soft-key. In the
Settings list, touch the Clock soft-key then touch the check box next to Show Time
in Status Bar.
Setting the Time
• Model 8.4AN synchronizes time automatically via GPS, so should not require any time adjustment. If you do need to set the time manually, follow the instructions
below for Model 8.4A.
• For Model 8.4A, turn the unit on, then touch the time display at the top of the screen. Touch Yes.
• If the time is not displayed at the top of the screen, touch the Settings soft-key or the Apps soft-key and then the Settings soft-key. In the Settings screen, touch the
Clock soft-key, then check or uncheck this option.
• Touch + or – next to Set Time Hours and Set Time Minutes to adjust the time.
• If these features are not available, uncheck the Sync with GPS box.
• Touch X to save your settings and exit out of the Clock Setting screen.
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Audio Settings
• Touch of the Audio soft-key to activate the Audio settings screen to adjustBalance\Fade, Equalizer, and Speed Adjusted Volume.
• You can return to the Radio screen by touching the X located at the top right.
Balance/Fade
• Touch the Balance/Fade soft-key to Balance audio between the front speakers or fade the audio between the rear and front speakers.
• Touching the Front, Rear, Left, or Right soft-keys or touch and drag the blue Speaker Icon to adjust the Balance/Fade.
Equalizer
• Touch the Equalizer soft-key to activate the Equalizer screen.
• Touch the + or - soft-keys, or by touching and dragging over the level bar for each of the equalizer bands. The level value, which spans between plus or minus 9, is
displayed at the bottom of each of the Bands.
Speed Adjusted Volume
• Touch the Speed Adjusted Volume soft-key to activate the Speed Adjusted Volume screen. The Speed Adjusted Volume is adjusted by touching the + and - buttons or
by touching and dragging over the level bar. This alters the automatic adjustment
of the audio volume with variation to vehicle speed.
RADIO
• To access the Radio mode, touch the Radio soft-key at the lower left of the screen.
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Selecting Radio Stations
• Touch the desired radio band (AM, FM or SXM) soft-key.
Seek Up/Seek Down
• Touch the Seek arrow soft-keys for less than two seconds to seek through radiostations.
• Touch and hold either arrow soft-key for more than two seconds to bypass stations without stopping. The radio will stop at the next listenable station once the arrow
soft-key is released.
Direct Tune
• Tune directly to a radio station by pressing the Tune soft-key on the screen, and entering the desired station number.
Store Radio Presets
• Your radio can store 12 total preset stations. They are shown at the top of your screen. To see all 12 stations, press the arrow soft-key at the top right of the screen
to toggle between the six presets.
• To set a station into memory press and hold the desired numbered soft-key for more than two seconds or until you hear a confirmation beep.
SiriusXM PREMIER OVER 160 CHANNELS
• Get every channel available on your satellite radio, and enjoy all you want, all in one place. Hear commercial-free music plus sports, news, talk and entertainment.
Get all the premium programming, including Howard Stern, every NFL game,
Oprah Radio
®, every MLB®and NHL®game, every NASCAR®race, Martha
Stewart and more. And get 20+ extra channels, including SiriusXM Latino,
offering 20 channels of commercial free music, news, talk, comedy, sports and
more dedicated to Spanish language programming.
• To access SiriusXM Satellite Radio, touch the SXM soft-key on the main Radio screen.
• The following describes features that are available when in SiriusXM Satellite Radio mode.
Seek Up/Seek Down
• Touch the Seek arrow soft-keys for less than two seconds to seek through channels in SXM mode.
• Touch and hold either arrow soft-key for more than two seconds to bypass channels without stopping. The radio will stop at the next listenable channel once the arrow
soft-key is released.
Direct Tune
• Tune directly to a SXM channel by pressing the Tune soft-key on the screen, and entering the desired station number.
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Jump
• Automatically tells you when Traffic & Weather for a favorite city is available, andgives you the option to switch to that channel. Touch Jump to activate the feature.
After listening to Traffic and Weather, touch Jump again to return to the previous
channel.
Fav
• Activates the favorites menu. You can add up to 50 favorite artists or songs. Just touch Add Fav Artist or Add Fav Song while the song is playing. You will then be
alerted any time one of these songs, or works by these artists, is playing on other
SiriusXM channels.
SiriusXM Parental Controls
• You can skip or hide certain channels from view if you do not want access to them. Touch the More soft-key, then the Settings soft-key, next touch the Sirius Setup
soft-key, then select Channel Skip. Touch the box, check-mark, next to the channel
you want skipped. They will not show up in normal usage.
• SiriusXM also offers the option to permanently block selected channels. Call (1-888-601-6297 for U.S. customers, 1-877-438-9677 for Canadian custom-
ers) and request the Family-Friendly Package.
Browse
•
Lets you browse the SiriusXM channel listing or Genre listing. Favorites, Game Zone,
Weather and Jump settings also provide a way to browse the SiriusXM channel list.
Browse
Sub-Menu Sub-Menu Description
All Shows the channel listing.
Genre Provides a list of all genres, and lets you jump to a channel within the selected genre.
Presets Lets you scroll the list of Preset satellite channels. Touch the channel, or press Enter on the Tune knob, to go to that channel. Touch the trash can
icon to delete a preset. Your presets are also shown at the top of the main
Satellite Radio screen.
Favorites Lets you manage artists and songs in the Favorites list and configure Alert Settings to let you know when favorite songs or artists are playing on other
channels. Also, view a list of channels airing any of your Favorites.
Game Zone Provides alerts when your favorite sports teams are starting a game which is being aired on other SiriusXM channels, or when their game score is
announced. You can select and manage your Teams list here, and
configure alerts.
Jump Lets you select your favorite cities for Traffic & Weather information, which is used by the Jump feature on the main satellite radio screen.
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Replay
• Lets you replay up to 44 minutes of the content of the current SiriusXM channel.
Replay
OptionOption Description
Play/Pause Touch to Pause content playback. Touch Pause/Play again to resume playback.
Rewind/RW Rewinds the channel content in steps of five seconds. Touch and hold to rewind continuously, then release to begin playing content at that point.
Fast
Forward/FW Forwards the content, and works similarly to Rewind/RW. However, Fast
Forward/FW can only be used when content has been previously rewound.
Replay Time Displays the amount of time in the upper center of the screen by which your content lags the Live channel.
Live Resumes playback of Live content at any time while replaying rewound content.
• SiriusXM services require subscriptions, sold separately after the 12-month trial
included with the new vehicle purchase. If you decide to continue your service at the
end of your trial subscription, the plan you choose will automatically renew and bill at
then-current rates until you call SiriusXM at 1-866-635-2349 for U.S. residents and
1-888-539-7474 for Canadian residents to cancel. See SiriusXM Customer Agreement
for complete terms at www.siriusxm.com (US residents) or www.siruisxm.ca (Canadian
residents). All fees and programming subject to change. Our satellite service is
available only to those at least 18 and older in the 48 contiguous USA and D.C.
Our Sirius satellite service is also available in PR (with coverage limitations). Our
Internet radio service is available throughout our satellite service area and in AK
and HI. © 2013 Sirius XM Radio Inc. Sirius, XM and all related marks and logos
are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc.
Disc Operation
• Your vehicle may have a remote CD player located in the lower center console storage bin, or in the lower center bench seat bin.
• CD/Disc Mode is entered by either inserting a CD/Disc or by touching the Media button located on the side of the display. Once in Media Mode, select Disc.
• Gently insert one CD into the CD player with the CD label facing as indicated on the illustration located on the Disc player.
Seek Up/Down Buttons
• Press to seek through Disc tracks.
• Hold either button to bypass tracks without stopping.
Browse
• Touch the browse soft-key to scroll through and select a desired track on the Disc. Touch the exit soft-key if you wish to cancel the browse function.
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MEDIA HUB – PLAYING iPod/USB/MP3 DEVICES
• There are many ways to play music from iPod
®/MP3 players or USB devices
through your vehicle's sound system. Touch your Media soft-key to begin.
Audio Jack (AUX)
• The AUX allows a portable device, such as an MP3 player or an iPod
®,tobe
plugged into the radio and utilize the vehicle’s sound system, using a 3.5 mm
audio cable, to amplify the source and play through the vehicle speakers.
• Touching the AUX soft-key will change the mode to auxiliary device if the audio jack is connected, allowing the music from your portable device to be heard
through the vehicle's speakers. In order to activate the AUX, plug in the audio jack.
• The functions of the portable device are controlled using the device buttons. The volume may be controlled using the radio or portable device.
• To route the audio cable out of the center console, use the access cut out in the front of the console.
USB Port
• Connect your iPod
®or compatible device using a USB cable into the USB Port.
USB Memory sticks with audio files can also be used. Audio from the device can
be played on the vehicles sound system while providing metadata (artist, track
title, album, etc.) information on the radio display.
• When connected, the iPod
®/compatible USB device can be controlled using the
radio or Steering Wheel Audio Controls to play, skip to the next or previous track,
browse, and list the contents.
• The iPod
®battery charges when plugged into the USB port (if supported by the
specific device).
• To route the USB/iPod
®cable out of the center console, use the access cut out.
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NOTE:
When connecting your iPod®device for the first time, the system may take several
minutes to read your music, depending on the number of files. For example, the
system will take approximately 5 minutes for every 1000 songs loaded on the device.
Also during the reading process, the Shuffle and Browse functions will be disabled.
This process is needed to ensure the full use of your iPod
®features and only happens
the first time it is connected. After the first time, the reading process of your iPod®
will take considerably less time unless changes are made or new songs are added to
the playlist.
• The USB port supports certain Mini, Classic, Nano, Touch, and iPhone
®devices.
The USB port also supports playing music from compatible external USB Mass
Storage Class memory devices. Some iPod
®software versions may not fully
support the USB port features. Please visit Apple’s website for iPod®software
updates.
SD Card
• Play songs stored on an SD card inserted into the SD card slot.
• Song playback can be controlled using the radio or Steering Wheel Audio Controls to play, skip to the next or previous track, browse, and list the contents.
Bluetooth® Streaming Audio
• If equipped with Uconnect
®Voice Command, your Bluetooth-equipped iPod®
devices, cell phones or other media players, may also be able to stream music to
your vehicle's sound system. Your connected device must be Bluetooth-
compatible, and paired with your system (see Uconnect
®Phone for pairing
instructions). You can access the music from your connected Bluetooth®device by
touching the Bluetooth®soft-key while in Media mode.
Uconnect® 8.4A & 8.4AN Available Media Hubs
Uconnect®
8.4A &
8.4AN Media Hub
(USB, AUX
Ports) Media Hub
(SD, USB,
AUX Ports)Remote USB
Port (Fully
Functional)Remote USB
Port (Charg-
ing Only)Dual Charg-
ing Ports
- SSOO
S = Standard Equipment
O = Optional Equipment
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