Using SYNC with Your Media Player

Using voice commands or the media menu of the system, you can access and play music from your digital player through the vehicle's speaker system. You can also sort and play your music by specific categories, for example, by artist or album.

SYNC works with almost all digital players, including iPod, Zune and Plays for Sure devices, and most USB flash drives. SYNC also supports audio formats such as MP3, WMA, WAV and AAC.

Make sure the USB device is formatted correctly and meets the following specifications:

• USB 2.0.
• The file system must be FAT16/32.

Note: NTFS file format not supported.

The audio file format on the USB device must be:

• MP3.
• WMA not protected by DRM.
• WAV.
• AAC.

Connecting Your Digital Player to the USB Port

Note: if the digital player has a power switch, turn the device on.

Connecting Using Voice Commands

1. 1
   Connect the device to the vehicle's USB port.
2. 2
   Press the Voice button and, when prompted, say:

Voice command	Action and description
(USB [stick] | iPod | MP3 [player])	You can now play music by saying one of the applicable voice commands. Refer to the voice commands for your device.

You do not need to say the words shown inside the square brackets. For example, when ([stick] USB | iPOD | [player] MP3) is shown, you can say USB or USB stick.

Connecting via the system menu

1. 1
   Connect the device to the vehicle's USB port.
2. 2
   Press AUX until an initialization message appears on the display.

Menu option	Action and description
Browse USB	Depending on the number of media files on the connected device, the display may show an indexing message. When indexing is complete, the screen returns to the playback menu.

Choose from the following:

Menu option
Play all
Playlists
Songs
Artists
Albums
Genres
Browse USB
Reset USB

Now playing

At any time during playback, press the voice button and ask the system what track is playing. The system reads the metadata tags of the current track, if used.

Media voice commands

Press the Voice button and, when prompted, say:

Voice command	Action and description
(USB [stick] | iPod | MP3 [player])	You can now play music by saying one of the applicable voice commands.

You can say any of the voice commands shown inside the round brackets, separated by the | symbol. For example, when (what's | what is) is shown, say what's or what is.

Say only the voice commands shown inside the round brackets. For example, to ask who is performing this (what's | what is) currently playing, say: who is performing this (what's or what is) currently playing.

Voice command	Description and action
pause	Pauses device playback.
play	Resumes device playback.
play [album] ___
play all	Plays all media on the device, from the first to the last track.
play [artist] ___
play [genre] ___
play [playlist] ___
next [track | title | song | file | podcast | chapter | episode]	Plays the next track on the current media.
previous [track | title | song | file | podcast | chapter | episode]	Plays the previous track on the current media.
[play] (similar music | more like this)	Creates a playlist of tracks with a genre similar to the one currently playing.
play [song | track | title | file] ___
repeat off
repeat one [on]	Repeats the current track.
shuffle [all] [on]	Plays the current playlist in random order (not all devices support this command).
shuffle off
((who's | who is) this | who plays this | (what's | what is) playing [now] | (what | which) (song | track | artist) is this | (who's | who is) playing | (what's | what is) this)	At any time during playback, press the voice button and ask the system what track is playing. The system reads the metadata tags (if used) of the current track.

___ is a dynamic list, meaning it can contain any name, for example a band name, an artist name or a song title. For example, you can say "Play artist Beatles".

USB command examples

The SYNC system offers you many intuitive ways to search for and play a track using voice commands. For example, to play the song "Penny Lane" from the album "Magical Mystery Tour", you can say:

• Play track "Penny Lane".
• Play "Penny Lane".

If you want to play the entire album, you can say:

• Play album "Magical Mystery Tour".
• Play "Magical Mystery Tour".

Bluetooth Audio

The system can also play music from your mobile phone via Bluetooth.

To activate Bluetooth audio, press AUX or the voice button and, when prompted, say:

Bluetooth audio

Followed by one of the following options:

Voice command
pause
play
next [track | title | song | file | podcast | chapter | episode]
previous [track | title | song | file | podcast | chapter | episode]

Media menu functions

The Media menu lets you select how music tracks are played, for example by artist, genre, shuffle or repeat, find similar music, or reset the USB device index.

Press AUX to select USB playback.

Message	Description and action
Options	This opens the media menu.

Followed by one of the following options:

Message	Description and action
Shuffle	Choose to play music tracks in random order or repeat a particular track. Once selected, this option stays active until it is turned off.
Repeat track	Choose to play music tracks in random order or repeat a particular track. Once selected, this option stays active until it is turned off.
Similar music	It is possible to play music types similar to the current playlist via the USB port. The system uses the metadata information of each track to compile the playlist. The system then creates a new list of similar tracks and starts playback. For this function to work, every track must have its metadata tags populated. With some playback devices, if the metadata tags have not been entered, the tracks are not available for voice recognition, the playback menu or this option. In any case, if the tracks are loaded onto the playback device in mass storage mode, they will also be available for voice recognition, the playback menu or this option. The system places unknown items in an empty metadata tag.
Reset USB	Resets the USB index. Once the new indexing is complete, you can choose the tracks to play from the USB track library.

Accessing the USB track library

1. 1
   Connect the device to the vehicle's USB port.
2. 2
   Press AUX to select USB playback.

Message	Description and action
Browse USB	This menu lets you select and play your media files by artist, album, genre, playlist and track, and browse the contents of your USB device.

If there are no media files to access, the display indicates that there is no media. If media files are present, you can scroll through and select the following options:

Message	Description and action
Play all	Play all indexed media files from your playback device in format, one at a time, in numerical order. Press OK to make the selection. The title of the first track is shown in the display.
Playlists	Access playlists from formats ASX, M3U, WPL or MTP. Press OK to make the selection. Scroll to select the desired playlist, then press OK.
Songs	Search for and play a specific indexed track. Press OK to make the selection. Scroll to select the desired track, then press OK.
Artists	Sort all indexed media files by artist. Once selected, the system lists and then plays all artists and tracks in alphabetical order. Press OK to make the selection. Scroll to select the desired artist, then press OK.
Albums	Sort all indexed media files by album. Press OK to make the selection. Scroll to select the desired albums, then press OK.
Genres	Organize indexed music by genre type. Press OK to make the selection. Scroll to select the desired genre, then press OK.
Browse USB	Search for all media files supported by your player connected to the USB port. Only media files compatible with SYNC can be displayed; other stored files are not visible. Press OK to make the selection. Scroll to browse the media files indexed on your USB flash drive, then press OK.
Reset USB	Resets the USB index. Once the new indexing is complete, you can choose the track to play from the USB track library.

^* You can use the keys at the bottom of the audio display to quickly jump to a particular alphabetical category. You can also use the letters on the numeric keypad to jump within the list.

Using voice commands

Voice commands let you access and display the tracks on the USB device.

Connect the device to the vehicle's USB port.

Press the Voice button and, when prompted, say one of the following commands:

Voice command
(browse | search | show) all (album | albums)
(browse | search | show) all (artist | artists)
(browse | search | show) all (genre | genres)
(browse | search | show) all (playlist | playlists)
(browse | search | show) all (song | songs | title | titles | file | files | track | tracks)
(browse | search | show) album ___
(browse | search | show) artist ___
(browse | search | show) genre ___
(browse | search | show) playlist ___

Audio Line In

To access the Line In audio source, say:

((line | AV | audio video) in | AUX | audio video)

USB 2

The vehicle may have a second USB port. In this case, USB port 1 is located at the front, in the lower part of the dashboard. USB port 2 is located in the storage compartment of the center console.

You can connect an additional USB device to the second USB port.

Note: SYNC supports only one iOS (Apple) device connected at a time (the first one connected). If another iOS device is connected, the system charges it, but does not allow playback of content stored on it.

Voice commands for audio sources

The voice command system lets you switch from one audio source to another with a simple voice command.

Press the Voice button and, when prompted, say:

Voice command
(music | audio | entertainment) [system]
Below are some examples of voice commands you can use.
[tune [to]] AM
[tune [to]] AM1
[tune [to]] AM (autostore | AST | autoset)
[tune [to]] AM 2
Bluetooth (audio | stereo)
(disc | CD [player]) play
[tune [to]] FM
[tune [to]] FM1
[tune [to]] FM (autostore | AST | autoset) preset ___
[tune [to]] FM 2
((line | AV | audio video) in | AUX | audio video)
Radio
(USB [stick] | iPod | MP3 [player])
((who's | who is) this | who plays this | (what's | what is) playing [now] | (what | which) (song | track | artist) is this | (who's | who is) playing | (what's | what is) this)
Help

Voice commands for radio

If you are listening to the radio, press the Voice button and say one of the commands shown in the table below.

If you are not listening to the radio, press the Voice button and, after the beep, say:

Voice command
Radio
You can say one of the following commands.
[tune [to]] AM
[tune [to]] AM1
[tune [to]] AM (autostore | AST | autoset)
[tune [to]] AM 2
[tune [to]] (AM ___ | ___ [AM])
[tune [to]] AM preset ___
[tune [to]] AM1 preset ___
[tune [to]] FM
[tune [to]] FM1
[tune [to]] FM (autostore | AST | autoset)
[tune [to]] FM 2
[tune [to]] (FM ___ | ___ [FM])
[tune [to]] FM (autostore | AST | autoset) preset ___
[tune [to]] FM preset ___
[tune [to]] FM 2 preset ___
[tune [to]] preset ___
tune [radio]
Help

Voice commands for CD

If you are listening to a CD, press the Voice button and say one of the commands shown in the table below.

If you are not listening to a CD, press the Voice button and, after the beep, say:

Voice command
(disc | CD [player]) play
You can say one of the following commands.
pause
play
[play] next track
[play] previous track
[play | change to] track [number] ___
repeat (track | song) [on]	*
repeat folder [on]
repeat off
(shuffle | random | mix) [on | (tracks | songs) [on]]	*
(shuffle | random | mix) (CD [player] | disc) [on]
(shuffle | random | mix) folder [on]
shuffle off

^*When using these commands, you must tell the system which track or folder to repeat or shuffle.

Bluetooth Devices and System Settings

You can access these menus via the audio display. See Using SYNC with Your Mobile Phone.