KIA Forte (2018 year). Instruction — part 17

The previous song/next song/play /

pause functions may not be supported

in some mobile phones.

WARNING

n Distracted Driving

Driving while distracted can result in

a loss of vehicle control that may

lead to an accident, severe personal

injury, and death. The driver’s pri‐

mary responsibility is in the safe and

legal operation of a vehicle, and use

of any handheld devices, other

equipment, or vehicle systems which

take the driver’s eyes, attention and

focus away from the safe operation

of a vehicle or which are not permis‐

sible by law should never be used

during operation of the vehicle.

Phone Mode (if equipped)

Making a call using the Steering

wheel controls

❈

The actual features in the vehicle

may differ from the illustration.

1. Mutes the microphone during a call.
2. Press the button to change audio

source.

(With RDS)

FM1 FM2 FMA AM AMA

CD USB(iPod

®

) AUX My Mu‐

sic BT Audio.

(Without RDS)

FM1

FM2

AM

CD

USB(iPod

®

) AUX My Music

BT Audio.

3. Raises or lowers speaker volume.

4. Activates voice recognition

*1

.

5. Places and transfers calls.

• Check call history and making call

- Shortly press the [CALL] but‐

ton on the steering wheel con‐

trols.

- The call history list will be dis‐

played on the screen.

- Press the [CALL] button again

to connect a call to the selec‐

ted number.

• Redialing the most recently called

number

- Press and hold the [CALL] but‐

ton on the steering wheel con‐

trols.

- The most recently called num‐

ber is redialed.

6. Ends calls or cancels functions.

*1

if equipped

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MENU : Phone (Type A-1)

Press the [PHONE] button to display

three menus (Call History, Phone Book,

Phone Setup).

History : [1] Button
The call history is displayed and can be

used to select a number and make a

call.

If call history does not exist, a screen

asking whether to download call history

is displayed. (The download feature

may not be supported in some mobile

phones)

P.Book : [2] Button
The phone book is displayed and can be

used to select a number and make a

call.

If more than one number is saved to

one phone book, then a screen showing

the mobile phone number, Home and

office number is displayed. Select the

desired number to make the call.

If phone book does not exist, a screen

asking whether to download phone

book is displayed. (The download fea‐

ture may not be supported in some

mobile phones)

Setup : [3] Button
The

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technology

mobile phone setup screen is displayed.

For more information, refer to Phone

Setup on page 5-40.

MENU : Phone (Type A-3)

Press the [PHONE] button to display

three menus (Call History, Contacts,

Phone Setup).

History : [1] Button
The call history is displayed and can be

used to select a number and make a

call.

If call history does not exist, a screen

asking whether to download call history

is displayed. (The download feature

may not be supported in some mobile

phones)

Contacts : [2] Button
The contacts are displayed and can be

used to select a number and make a

call.

If more than one number is saved to

one contact, then a screen showing the

mobile phone number, Home and office

number is displayed. Select the desired

number to make the call.

If contacts do not exist, a screen asking

whether to download contacts are dis‐

played. (The download feature may not

be supported in some mobile phones)

Setup : [3] Button
The

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technology

mobile phone setup screen is displayed.

For more information, refer to Phone

Setup on page 5-45.

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Voice Recognition Mode (if

equipped)

Using Voice Recognition

• To start voice command, shortly

press the button on the steering

wheel controls.

• If voice command is in [Normal Mode],

then the system will say Please say

a command. Ding

• If voice command is in [Expert Mode],

then the system will only say a

Ding-

• Setting Voice command [Normal

Mode]/[Expert Mode] :

Press the [SETUP] button

Select

[System] Select [VRS Mode] Set

[Normal Mode]/[Expert Mode]

• Say the voice command.

NOTICE

For proper voice recognition, say the

voice command after the guidance

message and the Ding sound.

Skipping the Guidance Message

While the guidance message is being

stated, shortly press the button to

discontinue the guidance message and

sound the Ding .

After the Ding , say the voice com‐

mand.

Ending Voice Recognition

• While using voice command, press

and hold the button to end voice

command.

• While using voice command, pressing

the steering wheel controls or a dif‐

ferent button will end voice com‐

mand.

• In a state where the system is wait‐

ing for your voice command, say

cancel or end to end voice com‐

mand.

• In a state where the system is wait‐

ing for your voice command, shortly

press the button to end voice com‐

mand.

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Illustration on Using Voice Recognition

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Voice Command List

Common Commands
These commands can be used in most operations.

(However a few commands may not be available during cer‐

tain operations)

Command

Function

More Help

Provides guidance on commands that

can be used anywhere in the system.

Help

Provides guidance on commands that

can be used within the current mode.

Call<Name>

Calls <Name> saved in phone book

Ex) Call John Smith

Phone

Provides guidance on Phone related

commands. After saying this command,

say Call History , Phone book , Dial

Number to execute corresponding

functions.

Call History

Displays the Call History screen.

Phone book

Displays the phone book screen. After

saying this command, say the name of

a phone book saved in the phone book

to automatically connect the call.

Dial Number

Displays the Dial number screen. After

saying this command, you can say the

number that you want to call.

Redial

Connects the most recently called num‐

ber.

Command

Function

Radio

• When listening to the radio, displays

the next radio screen. (FM1 FM2

FMA AM AMA)

• When listening to a different mode,

displays the most recently played ra‐

dio screen.

FM

• When currently listening to the FM

radio, maintains the current state.

• When listening to a different mode,

displays the most recently played FM

screen.

FM1(FM One)

Displays the FM1 screen.

FM2(FM Two)

Displays the FM2 screen.

FMA

Displays the FMA screen.

AM

Displays the AM screen.

AMA

Displays the AMA screen.

FM Preset 1~6

Plays the most recently played broad‐

cast saved in FM Preset 1~6.

AM Preset 1~6

Plays the broadcast saved in AM Preset

1~6.

FM 87.5~107.9

Plays the FM broadcast of the corre‐

sponding frequency.
❈

Range can be different by applica‐

tion frequency of corresponding

country.

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Command

Function

AM 530~1710

Plays the AM broadcast of the corre‐

sponding frequency.
❈

Range can be different by applica‐

tion frequency of corresponding

country.

TA On

Enables Traffic Announcement.

TA Off

Disables Traffic Announcement.

News On

Enables RDS News feature.

News Off

Disables RDS News feature.

Media

Moves to the most recently played me‐

dia screen.

Play Track 1~30

If a music CD has been inserted, plays

the corresponding track.

CD

Plays the music saved in the CD.

Search CD

Moves to the CD track or file selection

screen.

• For audio CDs, move to the screen

and say the track number to play the

corresponding track.

• Moves to MP3 CD file selection screen.

After manually operate the device to

select and play music.

USB

Plays music on the USB device.

Search USB

Moves to USB file selection screen. Af‐

ter manually operate the device to se‐

lect and play music.

Command

Function

iPod

®

Plays music on the iPod

®

.

Search iPod

®

Moves to the iPod

®

file selection screen.

After, manually operate the device to

select and play music.

My Music

Plays music saved in My Music.

Search My Music

Moves to the My Music file selection

screen. After, manually operate the de‐

vice to select and play music.

AUX (Auxiliary)

Plays the connected external device.

Bluetooth

®

Audio

Plays the music saved in connected

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technology device.

Mute

Mutes the radio or music volume.

Pardon?

Repeats the most recent comment.

Cancel (Exit)

Ends voice command.

FM/AM Radio Commands
Commands available during FM, AM radio operation.

Command

Function

Preset 1~6

Plays the broadcast saved in Preset

1~6.

Auto Store

Automatically selects radio broadcast

frequencies with superior reception and

saves in Presets 1~6.

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Command

Function

Preset Save 1~6

Saves the current broadcast frequency

to Preset 1~6.

Seek up

Plays the next (higher) receivable

broadcast.

Seek down

Plays the previous (lower) receivable

broadcast.

Next Preset

Selects the preset number next to the

most recently selected preset. (Exam‐

ple: When currently listening to preset

no. 3, then preset no. 4 will be selected.)

Previous Preset

Selects the preset number previous to

the most recently selected preset. (Ex‐

ample: When currently listening to pre‐

set no. 3, then preset no. 2 will be se‐

lected.)

Scan

Scans receivable frequencies from the

current broadcast and plays for 10 sec‐

onds each.

Preset Scan

Moves to the next preset from the cur‐

rent present and plays for 10 seconds

each.

AF on

Enables Alternative Frequency feature.

AF off

Disables Alternative Frequency feature.

Region

Enables Region feature.

Region off

Disables Region feature.

Audio CD Commands
Commands available during Audio CD operation.

Command

Function

Random

Randomly plays the tracks within the

CD.

Random Off

Cancels random play to play tracks in

sequential order.

Repeat

Repeats the current track.

Repeat Off

Cancels repeat play to play tracks in se‐

quential order.

Next Track

Plays the next track.

Previous Track

Plays the previous track.

Scan

Scans the tracks from the next track

for 10 seconds each.

Track 1~30

Plays the desired track number.

Information

Displays the information screen of the

current track.

MP3 CD / USB Commands
Commands available during USB and MP3 CD operation.

Command

Function

Random

Randomly plays the files within the cur‐

rent folder.

All Random

Randomly plays all saved files.

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Command

Function

Random Off

Cancels random play to play files in se‐

quential order.

Repeat

Repeats the current file.

Folder Repeat

Repeats all files in the current folder.

Repeat Off

Cancels repeat play to play files in se‐

quential order.

Next File

Plays the next file.

Previous File

Plays the previous file.

Scan

Scans the tracks from the next files for

10 seconds each.

Information

Displays the information screen of the

current file.

Copy

Copies the current file into My Music.

iPod

®

Commands

Commands available during iPod

®

operation.

Command

Function

All Random

Randomly plays all saved songs.

Random

Randomly plays the songs within the

current category.

Random Off

Cancels random play to play songs in

sequential order.

Repeat

Repeats the current song.

Command

Function

Repeat Off

Cancels repeat play to play songs in se‐

quential order.

Next Song

Plays the next song.

Previous Song

Plays the previous song.

Information

Displays the information screen of the

current song.

My Music Commands
Commands available during My Music operation.

Command

Function

Random

Randomly plays all saved files.

Random Off

Cancels random play to play files in se‐

quential order.

Repeat

Repeats the current file.

Repeat Off

Cancels repeat play to play files in se‐

quential order.

Next File

Plays the next file.

Previous File

Plays the previous file.

Scan

Scans the files from the next files for

10 seconds each.

Information

Displays the information screen of the

current file.

Delete

Deletes the current file. You will bypass

an additional confirmation process.

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Command

Function

Delete All

Deletes all files saved in My Music. You

will bypass an additional confirmation

process.

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technology Audio Commands

Commands available during Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technology

audio streaming from mobile phone operation Command Op‐

eration.

Command

Function

Play

Plays the currently paused song.

Pause

Pauses the current song.

Setup Mode (Type A-1, Type

A-2)

With the Display Button

Press the [SETUP] button

Select

[Display]

Mode Pop up
[Mode Pop up] Changes [On] selec‐

tion mode

• During On state, press the [RADIO] or

[MEDIA] button to display the mode

change pop up screen.

Scroll text
[Scroll text] Set [On/Off]

• [On] : Maintains scroll
• [Off] : Scrolls only one (1) time.

Song Info

When playing an MP3 file, select the

desired display info from Folder/File or

Album/Artist/Song .

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With the Sound Button

Press the [SETUP] button

Select

[Sound]

Audio Settings

This menu allows you to set the Bass,

Middle, Treble and the Sound Fader and

Balance.

Select [Audio Settings] Select menu

• Return : While adjusting values, re‐

pressing the TUNE knob will restore

the parent menu.

• Bass, Middle, Treble : Selects the

sound tone.

• Fader, Balance : Moves the sound

fader and balance.

• Default : Restores default settings.

Speed Dependent Volume Control
This feature is used to automatically

control the volume level according to

the speed of the vehicle.

Select [Speed Dependent Vol.]

Set

[Off/On]

Volume Dialogue (if equipped)

Adjusts voice recognition volume.

Select [Volume Dialogue]

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With the Phone Button (if

equipped)

Press the [SETUP] button

Select

[Phone]

Pair Phone
Select [Pair Phone]

CAUTION

To pair a Bluetooth

®

Wireless Tech‐

nology enabled mobile phone, au‐

thentication and connection process‐

es are first required. As a result, you

cannot pair your mobile phone while

driving the vehicle. First park your

vehicle before use.

1. Search for device names as dis‐

played on your mobile phone and

connect.

❈

SSP : Secure Simple Pairing

Non SSP supported device :

2. After a few moments, a screen is

displayed where the passkey is en‐

tered.

Enter the passkey 0000 to pair

your

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technolo‐

gy device with the car audio sys‐

tem.

SSP supported device :

3. After a few moments, a screen is

displayed that has the 6 digit pass‐

key from any nearby SSP device

that is found. Check the passkey on

your

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technolo‐

gy.

The device name and passkey will

be displayed on the screen for up

to 3 minutes. If pairing is not com‐

pleted within the 3 minutes, the

mobile phone pairing process will

automatically be canceled.

4. Pairing completion is displayed.

In some mobile phones, pairing will

automatically be followed by con‐

nection.

It is possible to pair up to five

Blue‐

tooth

®

Wireless Technology ena‐

bled mobile phones.

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Phone List

The names of up to 5 paired phones will

be displayed.

A [ ] is displayed in front of the cur‐

rently connected phone.

Select the desired name to setup the

selected phone.

• Connecting a phone

Select [Phone List]

Select mobile

phone Select [Connect Phone]

1. Select a mobile phone that is not

currently connected.

2. Connect the selected mobile

phone.

3. Connection completion is dis‐

played.

If a phone is already connected, dis‐

connect the currently connected

phone and select a new phone to

connect.

• Disconnecting a connected phone

Select [Phone List]

Select mobile

phone Select [Disconnect Phone]

1. Select the currently connected

mobile phone.

2. Disconnect the selected mobile

phone.

3. Disconnection completion is dis‐

played.

• Changing connection sequence (Prior‐

ity)

This is used to change the order (pri‐

ority) of automatic connection for

the paired mobile phones.

Select [Phone List] Select [Priority]

Select No. 1 Priority mobile phone

1. Select [Priority].
2. From the paired phones, select the

phone desired for No.1 priority.

3. The changed priority sequence is

displayed.

Once the connection sequence (priori‐

ty) is changed, the new no. 1 priority

mobile phone will be connected.

When the no. 1 priority cannot be

connected : Automatically attempts

to connect the most recently connec‐

ted phone.

Cases when the most recently con‐

nected phone cannot be connected :

Attempts to connect in the order in

which paired phones are listed.

The connected phone will automati‐

cally be changed to No. 1 priority.

• Delete

Select [Phone List]

Select mobile

phone Select [Delete]

1. Select the desired mobile phone.
2. Delete the selected mobile phone.
3. Deletion completion is displayed.

When attempting to delete a current‐

ly connected phone, the phone is first

disconnected.

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CAUTION

-

When you delete a mobile

phone, the mobile phone book

will also be erased.

-

For stable Bluetooth

®

Wireless

Technology communication, de‐

lete the mobile phone from the

audio and also delete the audio

from your mobile phone.

Phone book Download
This feature is used to download phone

book and call histories into the audio

system.

Select [Phone book Download]

CAUTION

• The download feature may not be

supported in some mobile phones.

• When downloading new phone

book, delete all previously saved

phone book before starting down‐

load.

Auto Download
When connecting a mobile phone, it is

possible to automatically download new

phone book and Call Histories.

Select [Auto Download] Set [On/Off]

Outgoing Volume
This is used to set the volume of your

voice as heard by the other party while

on a

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technology

enabled handsfree call.

Select [Outgoing Volume] Set volume

Even while on a call, the volume can be

changed by using the [SEEK TRACK]

button.

Bluetooth System Off
This feature is used when you do not

wish to use the

Bluetooth

®

Wireless

Technology system.

Select [Bluetooth System Off].

If a phone is already connected, discon‐

nect the currently connected phone

and turn the

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Tech‐

nology system off.

Using the

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technol‐

ogy
To use

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technology

when the system is currently off, fol‐

low these next steps.

• Turning On

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Tech‐

nology through the [PHONE] button.

Press the [PHONE] button Screen

Guidance

Moves to the screen where

Blue‐

tooth

®

Wireless Technology functions

can be used and displays guidance.

• Turning On

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Tech‐

nology through the [SETUP] button.

Press the [SETUP] button

Select

[Phone]

1. A screen asking whether to turn

on

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technology

will be displayed.

2. On the screen, select [YES] to turn

on

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technology

and display guidance.

If the

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technolo‐

gy system is turned on, the system

will automatically try to connect the

most recently connected

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technology mobile phone.

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With the System Button

Press the [SETUP] button

Select

[System]

Memory Information (if equipped)

Displays currently used memory and

total system memory.

Select [Memory Information] OK

The currently used memory is dis‐

played on the left side while the total

system memory is displayed on the

right side.
❈

May differ depending on the selec‐

ted audio.

VRS Mode (if equipped)
This feature is used to change voice

command feedback between Normal

and Expert modes.

Select [VRS Mode]

• Normal : This mode is for beginner

users and provides detailed instruc‐

tions during voice command opera‐

tion.

• Expert : This mode is for expert users

and omits some information during

voice command operation. (When us‐

ing Expert mode, guidance instruc‐

tions can be heard through the [Help]

or [Menu] commands.

Language

This menu is used to set the display

and voice recognition language.

Select [Language]

The system will reboot after the lan‐

guage is changed.

• Language support by region.

Dansk, Deutsch, English(UK), Español,

Français,

Italiano,

Nederlands,

Pycc , Polski, Svenska, Türkçe

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Setup Mode (Type A-3, Type

A-4)

With the Display Button

Press the [SETUP] button

Select

[Display]

Mode Pop up
[Mode Pop up] Changes [On] selec‐

tion mode

• During On state, press the [RADIO] or

[MEDIA] button to display the mode

change pop up screen.

Text Scroll
[Text Scroll] Set [On/Off]

• [On] : Maintains scroll

• [Off] : Scrolls only one (1) time.

Media Display

When playing an MP3 file, select the

desired display info from Folder/File or

Album/Artist/Song .

With the Sound Button

Press the [SETUP] button

Select

[Sound]

Sound Settings

This menu allows you to set the Bass,

Middle, Treble and the Sound Fader and

Balance.

Select [Sound Settings] Select menu

• Return : While adjusting values, re‐

pressing the TUNE knob will restore

the parent menu.

• Bass, Middle, Treble : Selects the

sound tone.

• Fader, Balance : Moves the sound

fader and balance.

• Default : Restores default settings.

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Speed Dependent Volume Control
This feature is used to automatically

control the volume level according to

the speed of the vehicle.

Select [Speed Dependent Vol.]

Set

[Off/On]

With the Phone Button (if

equipped)

Press the [SETUP] button

Select

[Phone]

Pair Phone
Select [Pair Phone]

CAUTION

To pair a Bluetooth

®

Wireless Tech‐

nology enabled mobile phone, au‐

thentication and connection process‐

es are first required. As a result, you

cannot pair your mobile phone while

driving the vehicle. First park your

vehicle before use.

1. Search for device names as dis‐

played on your mobile phone and

connect.

❈

SSP : Secure Simple Pairing

Non SSP supported device :

2. After a few moments, a screen is

displayed where the passkey is en‐

tered.

Enter the passkey 0000 to pair

your

Bluetooth

®

Wireless Technolo‐

gy device with the car audio sys‐

tem.

SSP supported device :

3. After a few moments, a screen is

displayed 6 digits passkey.

Check the passkey on your

Blue‐

tooth

®

Wireless Technology device

and confirm.

The device name and passkey will

be displayed on the screen for up

to 3 minutes. If pairing is not com‐

pleted within the 3 minutes, the

mobile phone pairing process will

automatically be canceled.

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