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Has any Ford sync owners had problems with the Ipod and sync usb?
The problem i have is sync recoginizes the ipod then disconects the usb for some reason. When i try to re conect it look for Bt devices only.
I have disconnected bt and tried factory reset still has problem.
It's been great reading the posts here
If you decide you don't lke Sirius just let the subscription run out after 6 months. You'll still make up the $195 in resale value.
Incidently if you do let the Sirius run out, you'll be the first one I've heard of to do that.
If you want to go and ad the receiver after the fact, it will cost around $500!
Mark.
That should make it even more interesting.
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Now starts the fun of 'training' with Sync!
Also, I was able pair and download contacts for a customer that had a new Treo. Previously Treos wouldn't even pair.
Mark.
SYNC is attractive, but I don't see any vehicle I'm ready to buy.
The Edge is a too much of a gas guzzler and too pricey for me, the Taurus and Sable are sad, poorly-styled vehicles (Ford admits this and plans a total restyle of the Taurus within a year or two since the current tepid styling update from Five Hundred to Taurus was inadequate), the Fusion needs stability control to be competitive with even a Chevy Malibu and the Focus is a very old design hidden under a restyled body and interior and still has no stability control.
No one really wants a Focus except for price, so the resale when used will be atrocious.
Nothing relevant to me.
SYNC still needs some tweaking to make it more elegant and seamless. The nav systems needs to be fully integrated with SYNC and not use a separate voice control system like they do now.
Maybe they will take care of this when the next generation of factory nav comes out.
Hey there behrman, have you found a solution to your problem yet? I have the 2008 Ford Focus with sync and the last time I plugged in my mp3 player via the usb port it knocked out my voice commands. I did a factory reset and got it all back up and running again, only to add a sd card for more tunes and once again BAM out goes my voice commands. This time I did a factory reset with no luck and then a master reset with still no luck. I can still play the mp3 player thru the usb as long as I manually set it up using the dashboard controls, my bluetooth phone will also sync up being able to use the player it has on it and still talk on the phone through the radio but only if I set everything manually. I cannot access the actual voice commands off the steering wheel nor use the phone feature (little phone button) from there either.
I called Ford customer service since I cannot get to the dealership til next wednesday, they tell me that they have had this happen at another dealership and turns out it was in the button, myself I am thinking something screwy is happenenin with the USB hookups being as that is where my trouble seems to be stemming from. :confuse:
Good luck to ya, hope you found some help. If I figure it out or find out from the delaership, I will pop back in and leave it on here.
Have a good day all.
:sick:
If you notice the fix for all of these incompatibility issues is to upgrade the phone's firmware.
Bluetooth headsets are very rudimentary. When you get into downloading phone books and text messages and streaming audio it gets much more complicated.
thanks for your help.
Paul
cmarcus
If you get a response that "auto download is not supported" then you need to see if you can get a software upgrade from your carrier. As a last resort, you can push contacts from the phone. This is also one of the selections in the phone settings menu.
Mark
Thanks.
http://ces.cnet.com/1801-19505-50004970.html
This situation makes me have to use the Sync system to enter a destination, and since the unit can't understand my (or my wife's accent) half the time, by the time I get the destination entered, I'm there.
I have used a bunch of other GPS units, vehicle and marine, and have never had any trouble figuring them out without the manual; I can't figure this one out with it.
Any ideas??
TIA!
It's still a poorly executed system design and interface.
The Nav. system is by far the worst I've experienced in the five cars I've owned with OEM Nav.
Could someone PLEASE Help?! I tried my files as jpg, and png...
"I'm in complete agreement with Lakerunner.
The nav. sysytem is the worst I've experienced in owning 5 cars with OEM navigation.
Try replicating the TV commercial where the young lady says "Shoe Store". Or try "restaurants" & see how many times you have to read the screen. And wonder why that command assumes that I want to set a restaurant as a destination. I've already chosen a destination, I merely want to see my options for restaurants.
Climate Control: I've given up on voice commands due to poor voice recognition, the levels of commands, my inability to remember the precise command wording, and the painfully slow execution. For example, when I request temperature change, the lady says "72 degrees, is that right?" I then must respond with "Yes" (If she was correct). She then says "Setting temperature to 72 degrees". I'd much prefer "72, right?"
I prefer manual controls, but those on my 2011 Edge Limited are so poorly laid out that I'm can't believe that an engineer or serious driver had a say in the design. This is one of the best (worst?) examples of form beating function into submission. I think it's visually attractive and has great showroom appeal, but is so poorly done as to be a safety hazard. Examples: 1) Non-intuitive spacing and locations of of "buttons". 2) Indicator lights that require study in order to interpret what has been selected. 3) No tactile feedback, requiring eyes-off-the-road selections. 4) Shift lever location prevents direct access to some buttons.
Also: I don't understand why, when I have "Climate" selected on the right 4.2" screen, and I issue a Climate voice command, the system requires me to say "Climate" before it will recognize my request.
The system misses my needs by such a wide margin that I rate my Edge as a "2" on a 10 point scale, while the vehicle is otherwise a "9". The reason is that the system's deficiencies are inescapeable ... they're in my face every time I drive the vehicle. For the first time since my retirement from Ford, I'm ready to jump ship. Hyundai & Mazda are looking mighty good. But I'm waiting to see what the Vertrek has to offer. If it includes anything like this, I'm gone.
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So I guess the message from Ford is, " as long as your Ford gets you from Point A to Point B, nothing else matters."
The warranty on the MyFord Touch system will now last for five years, up from three years. MyLincoln Touch will carry a six-year warranty, said Ford spokesman Alan Hall."
Ford to extend warranty, update software for MyFord Touch (Detroit Free Press)
Reading the details about this option leads me to believe it works best with the Sirius' service which is only free for the first three months and then requires a subscription.
If I choose to not continue the Sirius, from what I gather reading the details, this becomes a very expensive and relatively useless option.
Am I missing something or is it fair to say that is the case?