Electronics Ram 1500 2014 Get to Know Guide 

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 the“settings” 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 it 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 “Controls” 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 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 the 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 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 36 total preset stations, 12 presets per band (AM, FM and SXM).
They are shown at the top of your radio screen. To see the 12 preset stations per band,
press the arrow soft-key at the top right of the screen to toggle between the two sets
of 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 commer-
cial 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.
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Direct Tune
• Tune directly to a SXM channel by pressing the “Tune” soft-key on the screen, andentering the desired station number.
Jump
• Automatically tells you when Traffic & Weather for a favorite city is available, and gives 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 customers)
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. © 2014 Sirius XM Radio Inc. Sirius, XM and all related marks and logos
are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc.
Disc Operation — If Equipped
• 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
®, to be 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 five 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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iPod®/CD/AUX CONTROLS
The iPod
®/CD/AUX controls are accessed by touching the desired soft-key displayed
on the side of the screen and choosing between Disc, AUX, iPod®, Bluetooth or SD
Card.
NOTE:
Uconnect
®will usually automatically switch to the appropriate mode when some-
thing is first connected or inserted into the system.
NAVIGATION (DEALER-ACTIVATED OPTION)
• Your Uconnect®8.4A is “Navigation-Ready”, and can be equipped with Naviga-
tion at an extra cost. Please see your dealer for details.
• The information in the section below is only applicable if the Navigation has been activated.
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Changing The Navigation Voice Prompt Volume
1. Touch the “settings” soft-key.
2. In the Settings menu, touch the “Guidance” soft-key.
3. In the Guidance menu, adjust the Nav Volume by touching the “+” or “–” NavVolume Adjustment soft-keys.
Finding Points Of Interest (POI)
• From the main Navigation menu, touch the “Where To?” soft-key, then touch the “Points of Interest” soft-key.
• Select a Category and then a subcategory, if necessary.
• Select your destination and touch the “Yes” soft-key.
Finding A Place By Spelling The Name
• From the Main Navigation Menu touch the “Where to?” soft-key, touch the “Points of Interest” soft-key and then touch the “Spell Name” soft-key.
• Enter the name of your destination.
• Touch the “List” soft-key.
• Select your destination and touch the “Yes” soft-key.
Entering A Destination Address
• From the main Navigation menu touch the “Where To?” soft-key, then touch the “Address” soft-key.
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• Follow the on-screen prompts (country, state/province, city, street) to enter theaddress and touch the “Yes” soft-key.
• Destination entry is not available while your vehicle is in motion. However, you can also use Voice Command to enter an address while moving. See Voice Command
Tips for more information.
Setting Your Home Location
• Touch the “Nav” soft-key in the menu bar to access the Navigation system and the Main Navigation menu.
• Touch the “Where To?” soft-key, then touch the “Go Home” soft-key.
• You may enter your address directly, use your current location as your home address, or choose from recently found locations.
• To delete your Home location (or other saved locations) so you can save a new Home location, touch the “Where To?” soft-key from the Main Navigation menu,
then touch the “Go Home” soft-key, and in the Yes screen touch the “Options”
soft-key. In the Options menu touch “Clear Home.” Set a new Home location by
following the previous instructions.
Go Home
• A Home location must be saved in the system. From the Main Navigation menu, touch the “Where To?” soft-key, then touch the “Go Home” soft-key.
• Your route is marked with a blue line on the map. If you depart from the original route, your route is recalculated. A speed limit icon could appear as you travel on
major roadways.
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