Fiat UCONNECT 4.3 User manual

UCONNECT®4.3/8.4
FIATFREEMONT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1INTRODUCTION ...................................................................3
2UCONNECT® 4.3 ...................................................................9
3UCONNECT® 8.4 & 8.4N ............................................................21
4SAFETY GUIDELINES ..............................................................57
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1
INTRODUCTION
• Uconnect® 4.3 INTRODUCTION ...............4
• Uconnect® 4.3 System .....................4
• Uconnect® 8.4 .............................6
• Uconnect® 8.4 System .....................6
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Uconnect® 4.3 INTRODUCTION
Uconnect® 4.3 System
1 — ON/OFF & Volume Control 5 — Radio hard-key 8 — Screen Off hard-key
2 — Manual Climate Controls 6 — Settings hard-key 9 — Enter/Browse & Tune/Scroll knob
3 — Climate Controls hard-key 7 — More hard-key 10 — CD slot
4 — Player hard-key
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Uconnect® 4.3 System
WARNING!
Driving while distracted can result
in loss of vehicle control, accident
and injury. It is strongly recom-
mended that you use extreme cau-
tion when using any device or fea-
ture that may take your focus off
the road or your hands off the steer-
ing wheel. Your primary responsi-
bility is the safe operation of your
vehicle.
(1) ON/OFF & VOLUME
Press the ON/OFF button to turn the
system ON or OFF. Rotate the rotary
knob to adjust the Volume.
NOTE: If the ignition is switched
OFF with the radio in standby
mode, the radio memorizes the
standby mode when the ignition is
turned ON again. Press the ON/
OFF VOLUME Control to turn the
radio ON. It is possible to eject the
CD and to display the time if the
system is off.
(2)(3) CLIMATE CONTROLS
Manual Climate Controls and Climate
Control Hard-key. Refer to Climate
Controls in your vehicles Owner's
Manual for further details.
(4) PLAYER
Press the PLAYER hard-key to access
media sources such as: Disc, USB De-
vice and AUX as long as the requested
media is present.
(5) RADIO
Press the RADIO hard-key to enter the
Radio Mode. The different tuner
modes; FM, AM, MW, LW or SW can be
selected by touching the corresponding
soft-keys in the Radio Mode.
(6) SETTINGS
Press the SETTINGS hard-key to ac-
cess the Settings list. Clock, Display,
Audio and Bluetooth® Settings are
described in this manual. See your
vehicles Owner's Manual for more
details.
(7) MORE
Press the MORE hard-key to access ad-
ditional options. Options available such
as: Uconnect® Phone (if equipped) and
Compass can be accessed by touching
the corresponding soft-key in the More
Menu.
(8) SCREEN OFF
Press the SCREEN OFF hard-key to
turn the touchscreen OFF. To turn the
screen back ON, just touch the screen.
(9) ENTER/BROWSE &
TUNE/SCROLL
Press the ENTER/BROWSE button to
accept a highlighted selection on the
screen. Rotate the TUNE/SCROLL
rotary knob to scroll through a list or
tune a radio station.
(10) CD SLOT
When inserting a disc, make sure the
label is facing up. Press the Eject but-
ton to eject the disc.
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Uconnect® 8.4
Uconnect® 8.4 System
1 — ON/OFF & Volume Control 5 — Controls soft-key 9 — More soft-key
2 — Climate Control hard-keys 6 — Climate soft-key 10 — Enter/Browse & Tune/Scroll knob
3 — Radio soft-key 7 — Nav soft-key (if equipped) 11 — SD Card slot
4 — Player soft-key 8 — Phone soft-key (if equipped) 12 — Disc slot
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Uconnect® 8.4 System
WARNING!
ALWAYS drive safely with your
hands on the wheel. You have full
responsibility and assume all risks
related to the use of the Uconnect®
features and applications in this ve-
hicle. Only use Uconnect® when it is
safe to do so. Failure to do so may
result in an accident involving serious
injury or death.
(1) ON/OFF VOLUME
Press the ON/OFF button to turn the
unit ON or OFF. Rotate the rotary
knob to adjust the Volume.
NOTE: If the ignition is switched
OFF with the radio in standby
mode, the radio memorizes the
standby mode when the ignition is
turned ON again. Press the ON/
OFF VOLUME Control to turn the
radio ON. It is possible to eject the
Disc and to display the time if the
system is off. The navigation soft-
ware is always working when the
ignition is switched ON, even if the
radio is in standby mode.
(2) CLIMATE CONTROLS
(Manual Controls)
Refer to Climate Controls in your
vehicles Owner's Manual for further
details.
(3) RADIO
Press the Radio soft-key to enter the
Radio Mode. The different tuner
modes; FM, AM, DAB, MW, LW or SW
can be selected by touching the corre-
sponding soft-keys in the Radio Mode.
(4) PLAYER
Press the Player soft-key to access
media sources such as: Disc, USB De-
vice and AUX as long as the requested
media is present.
(5) CONTROLS
Press the Controls soft-key to access
the Settings list. Controls such as;
Heated Seats, Heated Steering Wheel,
Vented Seats, etc. can be selected or
turned ON/OFF by touching the cor-
responding soft-key.
(6) CLIMATE (On-Screen Controls)
Refer to Climate Controls in your
vehicles Owner's Manual for further
details.
(7) NAV (8.4N Only)
Press the Nav soft-key to access the
Navigation feature. Refer to the Navi-
gation section in this manual for fur-
ther details.
(8) PHONE
Press the Phone soft-key to access the
Uconnect® Phone feature. Refer to
the Uconnect® Phone section in the
Owner's Manual for further details.
(9) MORE
Press the More soft-key to access ad-
ditional options and settings.
(10) ENTER/BROWSE &
TUNE/SCROLL
Press the ENTER/BROWSE button to
accept a highlighted selection on the
screen. Rotate the TUNE/SCROLL
rotary knob to scroll through a list or
tune a radio station.
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(11) SD CARD SLOT
Insert an SD Card containing audio
media files in order to play them
through the vehicle’s sound system.
(12) DISC SLOT
When inserting a disc, make sure the
label is facing up. Press the Eject but-
ton to eject the disc.
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Uconnect® 4.3
• RADIO MODE ............................11
• Overview ..............................11
• Common Radio Functions .................11
• Seek And Direct Tune Functions ............12
• Setting Presets ..........................13
• Audio .................................14
• OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS — CD MODE ......14
• Overview ..............................14
• Seek Up/Down ..........................15
• Browse................................15
• Source ................................16
• Info ..................................16
• Shuffle ................................16
• Audio .................................16
• OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS – USB/iPod®
MODE ..................................16
• Overview ..............................16
• Seek Up/Down ..........................16
• Browse................................16
• Source ................................17
• Info ..................................17
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• Shuffle ................................17
• Audio .................................17
• AUX MODE ..............................17
• Overview ..............................17
• Source ................................17
• Audio .................................17
• OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS — Bluetooth®
MODE ..................................18
• Overview ..............................18
• Seek Up/Down ..........................18
• Source ................................18
• Info – If Equipped .......................18
• Audio .................................18
• OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS — MORE &
SETTINGS ...............................18
• MoreMainMenu ........................18
• Clock Setting ...........................19
• Settings Main Menu ......................19
• Display................................20
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RADIO MODE
Overview
The radio can be equipped with the
following tuners:
•FM
•AM
•LW
•MW
•SW
Touch the Radio hard-key, upper left
corner, to enter the Radio Mode. The
different tuner modes can then be se-
lected by touching the corresponding
soft-keys on the lower left corner of
the screen. Each tuner mode can have
their own set of presets.
Common Radio Functions
The following operations offer the
same functionality across all Radio
Modes, and further instructions are
provided where differences exist.
ON/OFF & Volume Control
Push the ON/OFF Volume
control knob to turn on the
audio. Push the ON/OFF
Volume control knob a sec-
ond time to turn off the audio.
The electronic volume control turns
continuously (360 degrees) in either
direction, without stopping. Turning
the Volume control knob clockwise
increases the volume, and anti-
clockwise decreases it.
When the audio system is turned on,
the sound will be set at the same vol-
ume level as last played.
Enter/Browse & Tune/Scroll Control
Turn the rotary TUNE/
SCROLL control knob
clockwise to increase or
counterclockwise to decrease the radio
station frequency. Push the ENTER/
BROWSE button to choose a selection.
Info
Touch the info soft-key to display
channel number/frequency, song title,
genre and artist.
This feature is only available in FM
mode.
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Exit
The Exit soft-key, provides a means to
close the Direct Tune Screen.
More
Touch the more soft-key at the bottom
of the screen to display additional op-
tions at the bottom of the screen.
AF (Alternate Frequency)
Touch the AF soft-key at the bottom
of the screen to display available op-
tions related to Alternate Frequency.
Alerts
Touch the alerts soft-key at the bot-
tom of the screen set up Traffic and
Emergency alerts.
Station List
Touch the station list soft-key at the
bottom of the screen to create a list of
available FM stations.
Seek And Direct Tune
Functions
The Seek Up and Down functions are
activated by touching the double ar-
row soft-keys to the right and left of
the radio station display, or by press-
ing the left Steering Wheel Audio
Control (if equipped) up or down.
Seek Up
Touch and release the Seek Up soft-
key to tune the radio to the next lis-
tenable station or channel.
During a Seek Up function, if the ra-
dio reaches the starting station after
passing through the entire band two
times, the radio will stop at the station
where it began.
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Fast Seek Up
Touch and hold the Seek Up soft-key
to advance the radio through the
available stations or channels at a
faster rate, the radio stops at the next
available station or channel when the
soft-key is released.
Seek Down
Touch and release the Seek Down
soft-key to tune the radio to the next
listenable station or channel.
During a Seek Down function, if the
radio reaches the starting station after
passing through the entire band two
times, the radio will stop at the station
where it began.
Fast Seek Down
Touch and hold the Seek Down soft-
key to advance the radio through the
available stations or channel at a
faster rate, the radio stops at the next
available station or channel when the
soft-key is released.
Direct Tune
The Direct Tune soft-key screen is
available in all radio modes and can
be used to direct tune the radio to a
desired station or channel. Press the
Tune soft-key located at the bottom of
the radio screen.
Press the available number soft-key
to begin selecting a desired station.
Once a number has been entered, any
numbers that are no longer possible
(stations that cannot be reached) will
become deactivated/grayed out.
If you accidently entered the wrong
station number, touch the CLR soft-
key to clear the radio station numbers
and reenter the correct station num-
ber.
Once the last digit of a station has
been entered, the DIRECT TUNE
screen will close and the system will
automatically tune to that station.
The selected Station or Channel num-
ber is displayed in the Direct Tune text
box.
Setting Presets
The Presets are available for all Radio
Modes, and are activated by touching
any of the four Preset soft-keys, lo-
cated at the top of the screen.
When you are receiving a station that
you wish to commit into memory,
press and hold the desired numbered
soft-key for more than two seconds or
until you hear a confirmation beep.
The Radio stores up to 12 presets in
each of the Radio modes. A set of 4
presets are visible at the top of the
radio screen.
All Presets Button
Touching the "all" soft-key on the
radio home screen will display all of
the preset stations for that mode.
Return to Main Radio Screen
You can return to the Main Radio
Screen, by either touching the Exit
soft-key or pressing the Radio hard-
key.
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Audio
1. Press the SETTINGS hard-key on
the right side of the unit.
2. Scroll down and press the Audio
soft-key to open the Audio menu.
NOTE: It is possible to navigate the
Audio options by either touching
the appropriate area on the screen
or by using the Scroll knob and
pressing the Enter button.
3. The Audio Menu shows the follow-
ing options for you to customize your
audio settings:
Equalizer
Touch the Equalizer soft-key to adjust
the Bass, Mid and Treble. Use the + or
- soft-key to adjust the equalizer to
your desired settings. Press the back
arrow soft-key when done.
Balance/Fade
Touch the Balance/Fade soft-key to
adjust the sound from the speakers.
Use the arrow soft-key to adjust the
sound level from the front and rear or
right and left side speakers. Touch the
Center "C" soft-key to reset the bal-
ance and fade to the factory setting.
Press the back arrow soft-key when
done.
Speed Adjust Volume
Touch the Speed Adjust Volume soft-
key to select between OFF, 1, 2 or 3.
The option selected will be high-
lighted in blue. This will decrease the
radio volume relative to a decrease in
vehicle speed. Press the back arrow
soft-key when done.
4. To exit out of the Audio Menu,
press the back arrow located at the
top left corner of the screen.
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS —
CD MODE
Overview
CD Mode is entered by either inserting
a CD or by touching the Player hard-
key located left of the display. Once in
Player Mode, touch the source soft-
key and select Disc.
A “No Disc” message will be dis-
played on the screen in the Disc mode
when a Disc is not present in the Ra-
dio.
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Inserting Compact Disc
Gently insert one CD into the CD
player with the CD label facing up.
The CD will automatically be pulled
into the CD player and the CD icon
will illuminate on the radio display.
If a CD does not go into the slot more
than 1.0 in (2.5 cm), a disc may al-
ready be loaded and must be ejected
before a new disc can be loaded.
If you insert a disc with the ignition
ON and the radio ON, the unit will
switch to CD mode and begin to play
when you insert the disc. The display
will show the track number, and index
time in minutes and seconds. Play will
begin at the start of track 1.
CAUTION!
• This CD player will accept 4-3/4
in (12 cm) discs only. The use of
other sized discs may damage
the CD player mechanism.
• Do not use adhesive labels.
These labels can peel away and
jam the player mechanism.
(Continued)
CAUTION! (Continued)
• Uconnect® 4.3 is a single CD
player. Do not attempt to insert a
second CD if one is already
loaded.
• Dual-media disc types (one side
is a DVD, the other side is a CD)
should not be used, and they can
cause damage to the player.
EJECT Button - Ejecting a CD
Press the EJECT button to
eject the CD.
If you have ejected a disc and have not
removed it within 10 seconds, it will
be reloaded. If the CD is not removed,
the radio will reinsert the CD but will
not play it.
A disc can be ejected with the radio
and ignition OFF.
Seek Up/Down
Touch and release the right arrow
soft-key for the next selection on the
CD. Touch and release the left arrow
soft-key to return to the beginning of
the current selection, or return to the
beginning of the previous selection if
the CD is within the first second of the
current selection.
Fast Seek Up
Touch and hold the right arrow soft-
key and the CD player will begin to
fast forward through the current track
until the soft-key is released.
Fast Seek Down
Touch and hold the left arrow soft-key
and the CD player will begin to re-
wind through the current track until
the soft-key is released.
Browse
Touch the browse soft-key to scroll
through and select a desired track on
the CD. Touch the exit soft-key if you
wish to cancel the browse function.
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Source
Touch the Source soft-key to select the
desired audio source, CD, AUX or
USB. This screen will time out after a
few seconds and return to the main
radio screen if no selection is made.
Info
Touch the Info soft-key to display the
current track information. Touch the
"X" soft-key to cancel this feature.
Shuffle
Touch the more... soft-key then the
shuffle soft-key to play the selections
on the compact disc in random order
to provide an interesting change of
pace. Touch the soft-key a second
time to turn this feature off.
Audio
Refer to Operating Instructions – Radio
Mode for adjusting the audio settings.
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS –
USB/iPod® MODE
Overview
USB/iPod® Mode is entered by either
inserting a USB Jump Drive or iPod®
cable into the USB port or by touching
the Player hard-key located left of the
display. Once in Player Mode, touch
the source soft-key and select USB/
iPod®.
Inserting USB/iPod® Device
Gently insert the USB/iPod® device
into the USB Port. If you insert a
USB/iPod® device with the ignition
ON and the radio ON, the unit will
switch to USB/iPod® mode and begin
to play when you insert the device.
The display will show the track num-
ber, and index time in minutes and
seconds. Play will begin at the start of
track 1.
Seek Up/Down
Touch and release the right arrow
soft-key for the next selection on the
USB/iPod®® device. Touch and re-
lease the left arrow soft-key to return
to the beginning of the current selec-
tion, or return to the beginning of the
previous selection if the USB/iPod®
device is within the first second of the
current selection.
Fast Seek Up
Touch and hold the right arrow soft-
key and the USB/iPod®® device will
begin to fast forward through the cur-
rent track until the soft-key is released.
Fast Seek Down
Touch and hold the left arrow soft-key
and the USB/iPod® device will begin
to rewind through the current track
until the soft-key is released.
Browse
Touch the Browse soft-key to select
Artist, Albums, Genres, Songs, Play-
lists or Folders from the USB/iPod®
device. Once the desired selection is
made you can chose from the avail-
able media by touching the soft-key.
Touch the exit soft-key if you wish to
cancel the browse function.
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Source
Touch the Source soft-key to select the
desired audio source, CD, AUX or
USB/iPod®. This screen will time out
after a few seconds and return to the
main radio screen if no selection is
made.
Info
Touch the Info soft-key to display the
current track information. Touch the
"X" soft-key to cancel this feature.
Shuffle
Touch the more... soft-key then the
shuffle soft-key to play the selections
on the USB/iPod® device in random
order to provide an interesting change
of pace. Touch the soft-key a second
time to turn this feature off.
Audio
Refer to Operating Instructions – Radio
Mode for adjusting the audio settings.
AUX MODE
Overview
AUX Mode is entered by inserting a
AUX device using a cable with a 3.5
mm audio jack into the AUX port or
by touching the Player hard-key lo-
cated left of the display. Once in
Player Mode, touch the source soft-
key and select AUX.
Inserting Auxiliary Device
Gently insert the Auxiliary device
cable into the AUX Port. If you insert
a Auxiliary device with the ignition
ON and the radio ON, the unit will
switch to AUX mode and begin to play
when you insert the device cable.
Controlling the Auxiliary Device
The control of the auxiliary device
(e.g., selecting playlists, play, fast for-
ward, etc.) cannot be provided by the
radio; use the device controls instead.
Adjust the volume with the ON/OFF
VOLUME rotary knob, or with the
volume of the attached device.
NOTE: The vehicle radio unit is
acting as the amplifier for audio
output from the Auxiliary device.
Therefore if the volume control on
the Auxiliary device is set too low,
there will be insufficient audio sig-
nal for the radio unit to play the
music on the device.
Source
Touch the Source soft-key to select the
desired audio source, CD, AUX or
USB. This screen will time out after a
few seconds and return to the main
radio screen if no selection is made.
Audio
Refer to Operating Instructions – Radio
Mode for adjusting the audio settings.
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OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS —
Bluetooth® MODE
Overview
Bluetooth® Streaming Audio (BTSA)
or Bluetooth® Mode is entered by
pairing a Bluetooth® device, contain-
ing music, to the Uconnect® system.
Before proceeding, the Bluetooth®
device needs to be paired through
Uconnect® Phone to communicate
with the Uconnect® System.
NOTE: See the pairing procedure
in the Owner's Manual for further
details.
Once the Bluetooth® device is paired
to the Uconnect® System, touch the
Player hard-key located on the left
side of the display. Once in Player
Mode, touch the source soft-key and
select Bluetooth®.
Seek Up/Down
Touch and release the right arrow
soft-key for the next selection on the
Bluetooth® device. Touch and release
the left arrow soft-key to return to the
beginning of the current selection, or
return to the beginning of the previ-
ous selection if the Bluetooth® device
is within the first second of the current
selection.
Fast Seek Up
Touch and hold the right arrow soft-
key and the Bluetooth® device will
begin to fast forward through the cur-
rent track until the soft-key is re-
leased.
Fast Seek Down
Touch and hold the left arrow soft-key
and the Bluetooth® device will begin
to rewind through the current track
until the soft-key is released.
Source
Touch the Source soft-key to select the
desired audio source, CD, USB/
iPod®, AUX or Bluetooth®. This
screen will time out after a few sec-
onds and return to the main radio
screen if no selection is made.
Info – If Equipped
Touch the Info soft-key to display the
current track information. Touch the
Info soft-key a second time to cancel
this feature.
Audio
Refer to Operating Instructions – Ra-
dio Mode for adjusting the audio set-
tings.
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS —
MORE & SETTINGS
More Main Menu
Press the More hard-key to display the
More Main Menu. The More Main
Menu contains the following options:
• Economy (If Equipped)
Refer to "Understanding Your Instru-
ment Panel," "Uconnect® System"
section in your vehicle Owner’s
Manual for details.
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• Phone
Refer to "Understanding The Fea-
tures Of Your Vehicle," "Uconnect®"
section in your vehicle Owner’s
Manual for details.
• Outlet (If Equipped)
Refer to "Understanding The Features
Of Your Vehicle," "Power Inverter"
section in your vehicle Owner’s Manual
for details.
•Time
Refer to this section for details.
• Compass
Refer to "Understanding Your Instru-
ment Panel," "Uconnect® System"
section in your vehicle Owner’s
Manual for details.
Clock Setting
1. There are two ways to enter the
clock setting procedure on the
Uconnect® 4.3.
• Press the More hard-key on the
right side of the display. Next
press the Time soft-key and then
press the Set soft-key.
• Press the Settings hard-key on
the right side of the display, then
press the Clock soft-key. The
Time setting screen is displayed
and the clock can be adjusted as
described in the following proce-
dure.
NOTE: In the Clock Setting Menu
you can also select Display Clock.
Display Clock turns the clock dis-
play in the status bar on or off.
2. Touch the Up or Down arrows to
adjust the hours or minutes, next se-
lect the AM or PM soft-key. You can
also select 12hr or 24hr format by
touching the desires soft-key.
3.
Once the time is set press the
"Done" soft-key to exit the time screen.
Settings Main Menu
Press the Settings hard-key to display
the Settings Main Menu. The Settings
Main Menu contains the following op-
tions:
• Display
Refer to this section for details.
• Clock
Refer to this section for details.
• Safety/Assistance
Refer to "Understanding Your Instru-
ment Panel", "Uconnect® System"
section in your vehicle Owner’s
Manual for details.
• Lights
Refer to "Understanding Your Instru-
ment Panel", "Uconnect® System"
section in your vehicle Owner’s
Manual for details.
• Doors & Locks
Refer to "Understanding Your Instru-
ment Panel", "Uconnect® System"
section in your vehicle Owner’s
Manual for details.
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