Ford 2015 Focus Quick Reference Manual page 4

SYNC
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Getting Started with
Pairing Your Phone
with SYNC
Your SYNC System
In order to use many of the features
of SYNC, you must first pair and
SYNC is a hands-free, voice connect your phone with SYNC.
recognition system used for
To Pair Your Phone for the First Time
entertainment, information
and communication.
1. Make sure that your vehicle is in
SYNC. Say the Word. park (P) or neutral (N) with the
parking brake applied (for vehicles
Before You Get Started
with manual transmissions only)
1. Set up your owner account at and you switch your ignition and
SyncMyRide.com (U.S.) or radio on.
SyncMyRide.ca (Canada).
2. Press the phone button. When
Register by following the
the display indicates no phone is
on-screen instructions. After
paired, press OK.
registering, you can see what
available services you are 3. When Find SYNC appears in the
eligible for. display, press OK.
4. Put your phone into Bluetooth
2. SYNC uses a wireless
discovery mode. See your phone's
connection called Bluetooth
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user guide, if necessary.
to communicate with your phone.
Turn Bluetooth mode on in your
5. When prompted on your phone's
phone's menu options. This lets
display, enter the six-digit PIN
your phone find SYNC. If you
provided by SYNC in the
need more details on setting
radio display.
up your phone with SYNC, visit
SyncMyRide.com (U.S.) or
SyncMyRide.ca (Canada), or your
phone manufacturer's website.
The System May Prompt You to Why Do You Need a SYNC Owner Account?
• Set your phone as primary or
A SYNC owner account is required to receive the latest
favorite (the primary phone software updates that add new places, directions and
receives messages information; and if you have questions, you'll get free
and voicemail). customer support.
• Download your phone book Note: Your SYNC system may offer advanced features such
(required to use the full as AppLink
set of voice commands). area. Visit the website or call the toll-free number for more
information. See the inside front cover of this guide for details.
• Turn on 911 Assist .
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Using Your Phone with SYNC
Tips
Note: You must download your phone book to make phone
• Make sure you accept the
calls with voice commands by name.
request from SYNC to access
your phone.
Making a Phone Call
• To pair subsequent phones,
Use SYNC to make a phone call to anyone in your phone
please refer to Pairing
book by pressing the voice control
Subsequent Phones in the SYNC
give a voice command.
chapter of your Owner's Manual.
For example, you could say "Call Jake Smith at home".
• If you experience pairing SYNC repeats the command back to you and dials
problems, try performing a clean the number.
pairing by deleting your device
Note: You can also make phone calls by pressing the voice
from SYNC, deleting the SYNC
button
connection from your phone, and
then say the phone number.
then repeating the Pairing Your
Phone with SYNC process.
Preproduction model shown
*if equipped
. Some services may not be available in your
TM
. When prompted,
. When prompted, give the voice command "Dial",
Answering Incoming Calls
Whenever you have an incoming call, the display shows the
name and number of the person calling. Press the phone
button to answer an incoming call. You can hang up at
any time by pressing the phone button .
Do Not Disturb Mode
This feature blocks incoming calls and text messages, and
saves them for later. You still have access to outgoing calls
when this feature is active. Say the voice command "Do not
disturb on" to enable and "Do not disturb off" to disable.
Using SYNC to Access Digital Media
Plug in your USB media devices such as phones and MP3
players, and use SYNC to play all of your favorite music.
Note: SYNC indexes your music. The more music that is
stored on your device, the longer it takes SYNC to index.
Using Voice Commands to Play Music
1. Plug your media player into your USB port.
2. Press the voice control . When prompted, say
"USB", and then follow-up with a voice command.
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