Using This Feature; Controlling The Ipod® Or External Usb Device Using Radio Buttons; Play Mode - Jeep Grand Cherokee 2013 Operating Information Manual

Using This Feature

By using an iPod® cable, or an external USB
device to connect to the USB port:
• The audio device can be played on the
vehicle's sound system, providing metadata
(artist, track title, album, etc.) information on
the radio display.
• The audio device can be controlled using the
radio buttons to Play, Browse, and List the
iPod® contents.
• The audio device battery charges when
plugged into the USB/AUX connector (if sup-
ported by the specific audio device).
Controlling The iPod® Or External
USB Device Using Radio Buttons
To get into the iPod®/USB/MP3 control mode
and access a connected audio device, either
press the "AUX" button on the radio faceplate or
press the VR button and say "USB" or "Switch
to USB". Once in the iPod®/USB/MP3 control
mode, audio tracks (if available from audio
device) start playing over the vehicle's audio
system.
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Play Mode

When switched to iPod®/USB/MP3 control
mode, the iPod® or external USB device auto-
matically starts Play mode. In Play mode, the
following buttons on the radio faceplate may be
used to control the iPod® or external USB
device and display data:
• Use the TUNE control knob to select the next
or previous track.
• Turning it clockwise (forward) by one click,
while playing a track, skips to the next
track or press the VR button and say "Next
Track".
• Turning it counterclockwise (backward) by
one click, will jump to the previous track in
the list or press the VR button and say
"Previous Track"
• Jump backward in the current track by press-
ing and holding the << RW button. Holding
the << RW button long enough will jump to
the beginning of the current track.
• Jump forward in the current track by pressing
and holding the FF>> button.
• A single press backward << RW or forward
FF>> will jump backward or forward respec-
tively, for five seconds.
• Use the << SEEK and SEEK>> buttons to
jump to the previous or next track. Pressing the
SEEK>> button during play mode will jump to
the next track in the list, or press the VR button
and say "Next or Previous Track".
• While a track is playing, press the INFO
button to see the associated metadata (artist,
track title, album, etc.) for that track. Pressing
the INFO button again jumps to the next
screen of data for that track. Once all screens
have been viewed, the last INFO button
press will go back to the play mode screen on
the radio.
• Pressing the REPEAT button will change the
audio device mode to repeat the current
playing track or press the VR button and say
"Repeat ON" or "Repeat Off".