Ford Super Duty (2017 year). Manual — part 117

To Connect Using Voice Commands

Plug the device into one of the vehicle's
USB ports.

Press the voice button and when
prompted, say:

Action and Descrip-

tion

Voice Command

You can now play
music by saying any
of the appropriate
voice commands.
See the media
voice commands.

(USB [stick] | iPod
| MP3 [player])

Words in brackets [ ] are optional and do
not have to be spoken for the system to
understand the command. For example,
for where (USB [stick] | iPOD | MP3
[player]) appears, you can say USB or USB
stick.

To Connect Using the System Menu

1.

Plug the device into one of the vehicle's
USB ports.

2. Press the MEDIA button and select

either USB 1 or USB 2 from the media
source list in the audio display.

To view USB content select:

Description and Action

Message

Depending on how many media files are on your connected
device, an indexing message may appear in the display. When
indexing is complete, the selected source starts to playback
audio automatically.

Browse USB

You can browse the files on the USB
device in categories. Select BROWSE
from the buttons at the bottom of the
audio display and choose from the
following:

Message

Play all

Playlists

Songs

Artists

Message

Albums

Genres

Browse USB

Reset USB

Media Voice Commands

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Press the voice button and when
prompted say:

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Description and Action

Voice Command

You can now play music by saying any of the appropriate
voice commands.

(USB [stick] | iPod | MP3
[player])

You can say any of the voice commands that appear within open and close brackets that
are separated by |. For example, where; (what's | what is) appears you say; what's or
what is.

You must say any of the voice commands that appear outside of open and close brackets.
For example, where; (what's | what is) playing, you must say either "what's playing" or
"what is playing".

Description and Action

Command

Pauses device playback.

pause

Resumes device playback.

play

play [album] ___

Play all media on the device from the first
track to the last.

play all

play [artist] ___

play [genre] ___

play [playlist] ___

Plays the next track on the current media.

next [track | title | song | file | podcast |

chapter | episode]

Plays the previous track on current media.

previous [track | title | song | file |

podcast | chapter | episode]

Creates a playlist with a similar genre to the
one currently playing.

[play] (similar music | more like this)

play [song | track | title | file] ___

repeat off

Repeats the current track.

repeat (one | track) [on]

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Description and Action

Command

Plays the current playlist in a random order.
(Not all devices support this command.)

shuffle [all] [on]

shuffle off

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.

((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)

___ is a dynamic listing, meaning that it
could be the name of anything, such as a
group, artist or song. For example you
could say "Play artist The Beatles".

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 the Bluetooth Audio on, press
the MEDIA button and select:

Menu Item

BT audio

Then any of the following:

Voice Command

pause

play

next [track | title | song | file | podcast | chapter | episode]

previous [track | title | song | file | podcast | chapter | episode]

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.

Press the MEDIA button and select either
USB 1 or USB 2 from the media source list
in the audio display to start USB playback.

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Description and Action

Message

This will enter the media menu.

Options

Then any of the following:

Description and Action

Message

Choose to shuffle or repeat your music. Once you make your
choice, it remains on until you switch it off.

Shuffle

Choose to shuffle or repeat your music. Once you make your
choice, it remains on until you switch it off.

Repeat track

You can play similar types of music to the current playlist
from the USB port. The system uses the metadata informa-
tion of each track to compile a playlist. The system then
creates a new list of similar tracks and then begins playing.
Each track must have the metadata tags populated for this
feature. With certain playing devices, if your metadata tags

Similar music

are not populated, the tracks will not be available in voice
recognition, the play menu or this option. However, if you
place these tracks onto your playing device in mass storage
device mode they are available in voice recognition, the play
menu or this option. The system places unknowns into any
unpopulated metadata tag.

Resets the USB index. After the new indexing is complete
you can choose what to play from the USB song library.

Reset USB

Accessing Your USB Song Library

1.

Plug the device into your vehicle's USB
port.

2. Press the MEDIA button (next to the

audio display) to select USB playback.

Description and Action

Message

This menu allows you to select and play your media files by
artist, album, genre, playlist or track.

Browse USB

If there are no media files to access, the
display indicates there is no media.

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