Using Sync® With Your Media Player; What's Playing; Media Voice Commands - Ford Escape 2013 Owner's Manual

USING SYNC® WITH YOUR
MEDIA PLAYER
You can access and play music from your
digital music player over the 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 artists, albums, etc.
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, ensure that the device is
turned on.
To Connect Using Voice Commands
1. Plug the device into the vehicle's USB
port.
2. Press the voice icon and when
prompted, say "USB".
3. You can now play music by saying any
of the appropriate voice commands.
Refer to the media voice commands.
To Connect Using the System Menu
1. Plug the device into the vehicle's USB
port.
SYNC®
SYNC Services Quick Tips
You can even access your account outside the vehicle.
Just use the number on your phone's call history. Traffic
and Directions features do not function properly but
information services and the 411 connect and text message
features are available.
2. Press AUX and then MENU to enter
3. Scroll until Select Source appears,
4. Scroll to select USB and press OK.
5. Depending on how many digital media
Press OK and scroll through selections of:
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What's Playing?

At any time when a track is playing, you
can press the voice icon and ask the
system "What's playing?". The system
reads the metadata tags (if populated) of
the playing track to you.

Media Voice Commands

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the Media menu.
then press OK.
files are on your connected device,
Indexing may appear in the radio
display. When indexing is complete, the
screen returns to the Play menu.
Play All
Albums
Genres
Playlists
Tracks
Explore USB
Similar Music
Return
Press the voice icon and, when
prompted, say "USB", then any
of the following: