Ford Edge (2018 year). Manual — part 94

Sending a Text Message

Note: You can only send a text message to
one recipient at a time.

1.

Select the send option when the
desired selection highlights in the audio
display.

2. Select the confirmation option when

the contact appears.

3. Press the OK button again to confirm

when the system asks if you want to
send the message. A pre-defined
signature appears on each text
message.

Note: You can send text messages either
by choosing a contact from the phonebook
and selecting the text option from the audio
display or by replying to a received message
in the inbox.

Accessing Your Phone Settings

These are phone-dependent features. Your
phone settings allow you to access and
adjust features such as your ring tone and
text message notification, modify your
phonebook, and set up automatic
download.

1.

Press the PHONE button.

2. Scroll until the phone settings option

appears, and then press the OK button.

Scroll to select from the following options:

Description and action

Menu Item

If this option is checked, the system uses the cellular phone
as the master when there is more than one cellular phone
paired to the system. This option can be changed for all
cellular phones (not only the active phone) using the
Bluetooth Devices menu.

Set as master

See the cellular phone name, provider name, cellular
phone number, and signal level. When done, press the left
arrow buttons to return to the phone status menu.

Phone status

Select which ringtone sounds during an incoming call (one
of the system's tones or your cellular phone's). If your
phone supports in-band ringing, your phone's ringtone
sounds when you choose the cellular phone ringtone
option.

Set ringtone

1. Press the OK button to select and scroll to hear each
ringtone.
2. Press the OK button to select a ringtone.

Have the option of hearing an audible tone to notify you
when a text message arrives. Press the OK button to
switch the audible tone off or on.

Text msg notify

Modify the contents of your phonebook (such as add,
delete or download). Press the OK button to select and
scroll between the choices in the phonebook preferences
table below.

Phonebook pref.

Phonebook preferences

Menu Item

Push the desired contacts on your cellular phone. See your
device's manual on how to push contacts. Press the OK
button to add more contacts from your phonebook.

Add contacts

When a message asking you to delete appears, select the
option to confirm. Press the OK button to delete the
current phonebook and call history. The system takes you
back to the menu for phone settings.

Delete

Press the OK button to select and download your phone-
book to the system.

Download now

When automatic download is on, the system deletes any
changes (additions or deletions) saved in the system since
your last download.

Auto-download

When automatic download is off, the system does not
download your phonebook when your cellular phone
connects to SYNC.

You can only access your phonebook, call history and text
messages when your paired cellular phone connects to
the system. Check or uncheck this option to download
your phonebook automatically each time your phone
connects to the system. Download times are phone-
dependent and quantity-dependent.

Enabling this feature allows you to select how your
contacts are displayed. You can select:

Sorting Pref.

Last/First name

First/Last name

Bluetooth Devices

The Bluetooth Devices menu allows you
to add, connect and delete devices as well
as set a phone as primary.

1.

Press the PHONE button.

2. Scroll until Bluetooth Devices appears,

and then press the OK button.

Select from the following options:

Description and action

Menu Item

Pair additional phones to the system.

Add

1. Select the option to add to start the pairing process.

Description and action

Menu Item

2. When a message to begin pairing appears in the audio
display, search for SYNC on your phone. See your phone's
manual if necessary.
3. When prompted on your cell phone’s display, confirm
that the PIN provided by SYNC matches the PIN displayed
on your cell phone. Skip the next step. If you are prompted
to enter a PIN on your device, it does not support Secure
Simple Pairing. To pair, enter the PIN displayed on the
screen. The display indicates when the pairing is
successful.
4. When the option to set the phone as primary appears,
select either yes or no.
5. SYNC may prompt you with more cell phone options.
Your cell phone may also prompt you to give SYNC
permission to access information. For more information
on your cell phone’s capability, see your cell phone’s
manual and visit the website.

Select the delete option and confirm when the system
asks to delete the selected device. After deleting a phone
from the list, you have to repeat the pairing process to pair
it again.

Delete

The system attempts to connect with the primary cellular
phone each time you switch on the ignition. When you
select a cellular phone as primary, it appears first in the
list, marked with an asterisk. Set a previously paired phone
as master by selecting the master option and confirming
it as the primary.

Master

Connect a previously connected phone. You can only have
one phone connected at a time to use the phone's func-
tionality. When you connect another phone, the previous
phone disconnects from the telephone services. The
system allows you to use different Bluetooth devices for
the cellular phone functionality and the Bluetooth audio
music playback feature at the same time.

Conn.

Disconnects the selected cellular phone. Select this option
and confirm when asked. After disconnecting a phone,
you can reconnect it again without repeating the full pairing
process.

Discon.

System Settings

1.

Press the MENU button.

2. Select the SYNC settings option, and

then press the OK button.

Scroll to select from the following options:

Description and action

Display

Check or uncheck this option to switch the system's
Bluetooth interface off or on. Select this option, and then
press the OK button to change the option's status.

Bluetooth on

Return to the factory default settings without erasing your
indexed information (such as phonebook, call history, text
messages and paired devices). Select this option and
confirm when prompted in the audio display.

Set defaults

Completely erase all information stored in the system
(such as phonebook, call history, text messages and paired
devices) and return to factory default settings.

Master reset

Install downloaded applications or software updates.
Select this option and confirm when prompted in the audio
display. There must be a valid SYNC application or update
available on the USB drive in order to finish an installation
successfully.

Install on SYNC

Display the system's version numbers as well as its serial
number. Press the OK button to select.

System info

The voice settings submenu contains various options. See
Using Voice Recognition (page 369).

Voice settings

Browse the actual menu structure of the connected USB
device. Press the OK button and use the up and down
arrow buttons to scroll through the folders and files. Use
the left or right arrow buttons to enter or leave a folder.
You can select media content for playback from this menu.

Browse USB