I've got a 120 GB classic. If someone from Ford were to tell me I couldn't use it, I'd tell them to exchange my brand new Focus for a car that would.

Tony

 

Just tested my aging 80G classic. Worked no problem, just takes a while to index.

 

I'm using an old 120gb Classic w/a little over 80gb of music and it hasn't been a major problem but I still can't get the "Play (artist, album, song)" voice commands to work and it forces me to the touchscreen eventually (other voice commands work, it is just he play series that is messed up). Indexed faster than I thought it would after reading some of the stuff on other threads but I do get the "Building Media Commands" message more than I think I should be. I've also noticed if I call for the iPod by voice, it tells me multiple devices of the same name were detected and asks for a specific (1-4) USB port. I only have one iPod (of that name or any other for that matter) and it has always been in the same USB port so I don't know why it is asking me to choose between four USB ports.

 

Never had issues with my 120gb iPod Classic... indexed, commands built, voice commands work...

Make sure your MFT is up to date with the latest TSB update, version 2.11.

Also, if you can't pair your phone... try to reverse pair it. Turn Bluetooth on on the phone and search for devices that way.. then MFT should display a code you input on the phone not the other way around. That's what my salesman did for me and that's what I did post-update and I've never gotten into the car without it pairing to my phone flawlessly.

 

Play artist and the like working for you on the iPod? I can't figure it out. Everything else (skip, repeat ,etc.) is working but not those and I want them to. Don't want to use the screen while I'm driving as it is unsafe. Again, building media commands keeps seem to be happening to me.

You definitely have to pair phone and bluetooth in the right order. If you did not do this right the first time you have to wipe out the phone from memory and do it again. Do not do it wrong and then try and do it right without wiping out the old settings or it will result in a lot of headache.

 

The technician did verify I had the most up to date version. (Just built 8/2). Sales tried to pair it from the phone to the MFT - but that did not produce the number on the MFT screen either. Good thought though. The voice commands were not always recognizing the USB or any commands associated with it before the technician reset it. I had no problems with the Radio or Sirius. Oh - the system information did disappear sometime before the removing the cable to reset the MFT. (Just providing this information in case someone else has seen something similar).

Since I now know how to totally reset it - I may try letting it index the ipod again since some of you aren't having the problem and I now have the phone paired up.

As a side note, I'd like to request an upgrade for my computer's voice. Can I have a "Barry White" voice instead? She doesn't always understand what I'm saying.

 

Since I now know how to totally reset it - I may try letting it index the ipod again since some of you aren't having the problem and I now have the phone paired up.

So I may have missed this but how does one do a master reset on the MFT systsm? I'm having a few issues and am taking it in for a look but would love to know how to reset it myself.

 

Lol at voice question... I think it would be cool to have various voice options as well. Just let the car index and build the media commands before trying to use the SYNC voice commands and dont start poking around the MFT while its indexing and processing the iPod data... the more commands you give it all in a short time the more likely it is to freeze.

 

Just let the car index and build the media commands before trying to use the SYNC voice commands and dont start poking around the MFT while its indexing and processing the iPod data....

Good Point - I did go to other things while it was indexing. I must practice patience. I'm a gadget girl and I am glad I got the MFT. I love this car!

 

As a gadget guy, I'm glad I got MFT too. Despite the issues I had read about before getting the car I didn't think I'd regret MFT at all.

 

copernicium112, I've seen others post that if the metadata in your mp3 files isn't correct, voice commands don't work. Ford has a program that cleans up your mp3 library so that voice commands do work. You could try running that.

 

Thanks, it is syncmyitunes. I learned about it in reading this forum actually. I ran it before I even had the car (in preparation) and it found over 100 errors and cleaned them up. I ran it again and it was clean. Then I re-synched my iPod.

Metadata seems to be intact and shows up fine on the screen. I go in and check the properties of random songs and the file structure seems intact.

The most annoying part is that just some of the commands do not work (specifically the "Play ............ ones). If it was all or nothing at least I'd have something to go on but when some work and some don't, I don't even know how to troubleshoot that.

 

i have found telling Sync to play X album is pretty much hit and miss. some albums it understands the names for, some simple album names it doesn't. this is playing them off of a SD card and USB stick.

this is where i think MFT is a major failure. there is no easy way to just jump to an album and listen to it. sync doesn't get it right (often) and browsing through the touch screen is not only majorly slow, but distracting for the driver. the touch screen offers no tactile feedback (unlike buttons and knobs on a radio), is slow, and requires the driver to look away for far too long (to look to "grope" for a control, and read information on the screen).

 

have an iPod 160 GB and had some initial problems, but it too was result of my wanting to do other things and not letting it index completely. Once I left it alone and let it index completely, haven't had a single problem.

Something to note though: Once you put it into a specific USB port, always leave it in that same port. Apparently MFT 'learns' the port it expects it to be in and if you change it around it isn't happy.

 

Thanks. I'll give it a try this weekend. I'll take it out, delete from the system, and start from scratch. Just be patient and leave it alone for a while. I have been keeping it in the same USB port.

 

Here are some questions I have been waiting to ask. I have 2 Ipod touches with Bluetooth.

Can I pair them with the Sony sound system and play music and books from them?

If a call comes in does the system pause the Ipod so you can answer the phone.

Has anyone set the car up as a wireless hub?

TIA

 

quick question: perusing through online owner's manual...how do you use ipod menus, like music, podcasts? can you just say "play podcast" or what? thanks

 

Supposedly, but if you read earlier, I can't seem to get it to. Other can I guess.

 

I haven't tried adding my Classic back yet. We added my daughter's iTouch instead tonight and we were able to do a browse on the screen and see the different menus but I didn't try the commands like "play audiobook". Did find out that the movie from the iTouch will play the sound while in motion (but says it won't play the video until the car is in park). Once I get my classic reindexed, I'll give it a try.