You can access and play music from your digital music player over your vehicle's speaker system using the system's media menu or voice commands. You can also sort and play your music by specific categories, such as artist and album.
Note:   The system is capable of indexing up to 15,000 songs.
SYNC is capable of hosting nearly any digital media player including: iPod, Zune, plays from device players, and most USB drives. SYNC also supports audio formats, such as MP3, WMA, WAV and ACC.
Connecting Your Digital Media Player to the USB Port
Note:   If your digital media player has a power switch, make sure you switch it on before plugging it in.
Using Voice Commands
  1. Plug the device into your vehicle's USB port.
  1. Press the voice button and when prompted, say "USB" or "iPod".
  1. You can now play music by saying any of the appropriate voice commands. See the media voice commands.
Using the System Menu
  1. Plug the device into your vehicle's USB port.
  1. Press the AUX button until an "initializing" message appears in the display. Depending on how many media files are on your connected device, an indexing message may appear in the display. When indexing is complete, the screen returns to the playback menu.
You can browse the files on the USB device in categories. Choose from the following:
  • Play all
  • Playlists
  • Songs
  • Artists
  • Albums
  • Genres
  • Browse USB
  • Reset USB
What's Playing?
At any time during playback, you can press the voice button and ask the system what is playing. The system reads the metadata tags (if populated) of the current track.
Media Voice Commands
Voice Activation - Speak  Press the voice button. When prompted, say "USB" or "iPod", and then any of the following:

Command   Description and action  
"Pause"   Pauses device playback.  
"Play"   Resumes device playback.  
"Play album <album name>"   Commands inside the "< >" are dynamic, which means it could be the name of anything such as album, artist or song. This voice command is not available until indexing is complete on your device.  
"Play all"   Play all media on the device from the first track to the last.  
"Play artist <artist name>"   Commands inside the "< >" are dynamic, which means it could be the name of anything such as album, artist or song. This voice command is not available until indexing is complete on your device.  
"Play genre <genre name>"   Commands inside the "< >" are dynamic, which means it could be the name of anything such as album, artist or song. This voice command is not available until indexing is complete on your device.  
"Play playlist <playlist name>"   Commands inside the "< >" are dynamic, which means it could be the name of anything such as album, artist or song. This voice command is not available until indexing is complete on your device.  
"Play next track"   Plays the next track on the current media.  
"Play previous track"   Plays the previous track on current media.  
"Play similar music"   Creates a playplan of similar genre to the one currently playing.  
"Play song <song name>"   Commands inside the "< >" are dynamic, which means it could be the name of anything such as album, artist or song. This voice command is not available until indexing is complete on your device.  
"Repeat off"    
"Repeat one"   Repeats the current track.  
"Shuffle all"   Plays the current playplan in a random order. (Not all devices support this command.)  
"Shuffle off"    
"What's playing?" or "What's this?"    

Examples of USB Commands
SYNC provides the user with many intuitive ways to find and play a song using voice. For example, if we have a song called "Penny Lane" from the album "Magical Mystery Tour" we can say the following to play this song:
  • Play song "Penny Lane".
  • Play "Penny Lane".
If we wanted to play the entire album, we can say:
  • Play album "Magical Mystery Tour".
  • Play "Magical Mystery Tour".
Bluetooth Audio
The system is also capable of playing music from your cellular phone through Bluetooth.
To switch on Bluetooth audio, use the AUX or SOURCE button. You can also press the voice button and, when prompted, say, "Bluetooth audio".

"BLUETOOTH AUDIO"  
"Pause"  
"Play"  
"Play next track"  
"Play previous track"  

Media Menu Features
The media menu allows you to select how to play your music (such as by artist, genre, shuffle or repeat), find similar music or reset the index of your USB devices.
  1. Press AUX to select USB playback.
  1. Select Options to enter the media menu, and then any of the following:

Display   Description and action  
Shuffle   Choose to have the system play your music in random order. Once you make your choice, it remains on until you switch it off.  
Repeat track   Choose to have the system repeat the current track. Once you make your choice, it remains on until you switch it off.  
Similar music   You can play music similar to the current type of music in the playlist. The system uses metadata information of each track to compile a playlist, creates a new list of similar tracks, and then begins playing that list. (Each track must have populated metadata tags for this feature.)  
With some devices, unpopulated metadata tags make the tracks unavailable for voice recognition, play menu or this option. However, if you place these tracks onto your playing device in mass storage device mode, they are available for voice recognition, play menu and this option. The system places unknowns into any unpopulated metadata tag.  
Reset SYNC USB   Resets the USB index. After the new indexing is complete, you can choose what to play from the USB song library.  

Accessing Your USB Song Library
Using Voice Commands
You can access and view your USB songs using voice commands.
  1. Plug the device into your vehicle's USB port.
  1. Press the voice button and when prompted, say any of the following commands:

Accessing and viewing USB media  
"Browse all albums"  
"Browse all artists"  
"Browse all genres"  
"Browse all playlists"  
"Browse all songs"  
"Browse album <name>"  
"Browse artist <name>"  
"Browse genre <name>"  
"Browse playlist <name>"  

Using the System Menu
  1. Plug the device into your vehicle's USB port.
  1. Press the AUX button to select USB playback.
  1. Select Browse USB. If there are no media files to access, the display indicates there is no media. If there are media files, you have the following options:

Display   Description and action  
Play all   Play all indexed media files from your device one at a time in numerical order.*   Press the OK button to select. The first track title appears in the display.  
Playlists   Access your playlists (from formats like ASX, M3U, WPL, or MTP).*   1. Press the OK button to select.   2. Scroll to select the desired playlist, and then press the OK button.  
Songs   Search for and play a specific indexed track.*   1. Press the OK button to select.   2. Scroll to select the desired track, and then press the OK button.  
Artists   Sort all indexed media files by artist. The system then lists and plays all artists and tracks alphabetically.*   1. Press the OK button to select.   2. Scroll to select the desired artist, and then press the OK button.  
Albums   Sort all indexed media files by album.*   1. Press the OK button to select.   2. Scroll to select the desired album, and then press the OK button.  
Genres   Sort all indexed media files by genre (category) type.*   1. Press the OK button to select.   2. Scroll to select the desired genre, and then press the OK button.  
Browse USB   Browse all supported media files on your media player connected to the USB port. You can only view media files that are compatible with SYNC. (Other files are not visible.)   1. Press the OK button to select.   2. Scroll to browse indexed media files on the device, and then press the OK button.  
Reset USB   Resets the USB index. After the new indexing is complete, you can choose what to play from the USB song library.  

*You can use the buttons at the bottom of the audio display to jump to a certain alphabetical category quickly. You can also use the letters on the audio system's numeric keypad to jump in the list.
USB 2 (If Equipped)
Your vehicle may come equipped with an additional USB port. If so, USB 1 will be located at the front of the vehicle at the bottom of the instrument panel. USB 2 will be located inside the storage compartment of the vehicle's center console.
You can plug in an additional USB device into the second USB port. To switch between the two connected USB devices using voice commands, say, "USB1" or "USB2". Saying "USB" defaults to the most recently played USB device.
Note:   SYNC only supports one connected iOS (Apple) devices at a time (whichever one you plug in first). When you connect a second iOS device, the systems charges it, but does not support playback from it.
Line In Audio
To access the Line In audio source, start a voice session and say, "Line in" or "Aux".
Bluetooth Devices and System Settings
You can access these menus using the audio display.   See   Using SYNC™ With Your Phone. 
Voice Commands for Audio Sources
Your voice system allows you to change audio sources with a simple voice command.
Voice Activation - Speak  Press the voice button and say, "Audio" when prompted, and then any of the following commands:

"AUDIO"  
"AM"  
"AM1"  
"AM autoset" or "AM2"  
"Bluetooth <audio> <stereo>"  
"CD"  
"FM"  
"FM1"  
"FM autoset" or "FM2"  
"Line in"  
"Radio"  
"SAT <1-3>"  
"Sirius"  
"USB"  
"What's playing"  
"Help"  

Radio Voice Commands
Voice Activation - Speak  If you are listening to the radio, press the voice button, and then any of the commands in the following table. If you are not listening to the radio, press the voice button and, after the tone, say, "Radio", and then any of the following voice commands:

"RADIO"  
"AM"  
"AM1"  
"AM autoset" or "AM2"  
"AM <530-1710>"  
"AM preset <number>"  
"AM [1] [autoset] preset <number>"  
"FM"  
"FM1"  
"FM autoset" or "FM2"  
"FM <87.9-107.9>"  
"FM [autoset] preset <number>"  
"FM <radio frequency> HD <1-7>"  
"FM1 preset <number>"  
"FM2 preset <number>"  
"HD <1-7>"  
"Preset <number>"  
"Tune"  
"Help"  

Sirius Satellite Radio Voice Commands
Voice Activation - Speak  If you are listening to Sirius satellite radio, press the voice button, and then any of the commands in the following table. If you are not listening to Sirius satellite radio, press the voice button and, after the tone, say, "Sirius", and then any of the following voice commands:

"SIRIUS"  
"<0-233>"  
"SAT"  
"SAT1"  
"SAT2"  
"SAT3"  
"Preset <number>"  
"SAT1 preset <number>"  
"SAT2 preset <number>"  
"SAT3 preset <number>"  
"Tune"  
"Help"  

CD Voice Commands
Voice Activation - Speak  If you are listening to a CD, press the voice button, and then any of the commands in the following table. If you are not listening to a CD, press the voice button and, after the tone, say, "CD", and then any of the following voice commands:

"CD"  
"Pause"  
"Play"  
"Play next track"  
"Play previous track"  
"Play track <1-512>"  
"Repeat"*  
"Repeat folder"  
"Repeat off"  
"Repeat track"  
"Shuffle"*  
"Shuffle CD"  
"Shuffle folder"  
"Shuffle off"  

*You need to indicate to the system which track or folder to repeat or shuffle when using these commands.

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