[eas] Official DICE iPod integration kit Q/A thread

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by asawadude

Tom - Is there ever going to be a DICE kit for the E60/E61?

Still too early to tell, but there is development work being performed on it (separate team).

[Essam Khafagi]

ok... i installed the kit in less than five minutes ... the sound quality is awesome compared to what i had before (FM Transmitter then connecting to the A/V input on the back of the center console) ... I get the text scrolling on the instrument cluster.. and I am so happy and satisfied so far.. Thanks a lot Tom for your fast service and continuous support...

Only two main issues need to be answered by Tom:
- When I press CD 2 to browse playlists the playlist names does not show on the information cluster, why? The same applies when I try to browse album names (CD 3). It is really important to get the playlist name.
- Each time a new song starts, a drop on the volume happens for a second then it comes back to normal. Is that normal?

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by Essam Khafagi

ok... i installed the kit in less than five minutes ... the sound quality is awesome compared to what i had before (FM Transmitter then connecting to the A/V input on the back of the center console) ... I get the text scrolling on the instrument cluster.. and I am so happy and satisfied so far.. Thanks a lot Tom for your fast service and continuous support...

Only two main issues need to be answered by Tom:
- When I press CD 2 to browse playlists the playlist names does not show on the information cluster, why? The same applies when I try to browse album names (CD 3). It is really important to get the playlist name.
- Each time a new song starts, a drop on the volume happens for a second then it comes back to normal. Is that normal?

The DICE will allow song title, Artist and Album information to scroll - but the iPod does not allow the Playlist or Album directories to be listed without locking the iPod. Since keeping the iPod unlocked is priority #1 - this is not a feature of the DICE.

Audio dropouts can happen from not disconnecting the battery, here's what I recommend:

1. Disconnect iPod from cable
2. Remove battery cables, negative first
3. Touch battery cable terminals together (away from battery) for +5 seconds, a small spark is normal as this is stored power draining from the system.
4. Allow cables to remain disconnected for about 5-7 minutes
5. Reconnect battery cables onto battery, negative last.
6. Reboot iPod by pressing on MENU and CENTER buttons for +5 seconds and then reconnecting to the DICE cable after the reboot process is completed.

Let me know if these steps correct the problem.

[Essam Khafagi]

Thanks Tom I'll try that... another thing, when I choose to show the text on the NAV screen it does not show correctly (i have 4:3 screen). Any recommendation to correct this?

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by Essam Khafagi

Thanks Tom I'll try that... another thing, when I choose to show the text on the NAV screen it does not show correctly (i have 4:3 screen). Any recommendation to correct this?

You should be in DISC6/TRACK6 for NAV.

[Essam Khafagi]

Originally Posted by Tom G.

You should be in DISC6/TRACK6 for NAV.

Yes tom i know that... and I get the text but it comes over the original "CD 6 Track 6" so both become hard to read... I will take a pic and show it to you

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by Essam Khafagi

Yes tom i know that... and I get the text but it comes over the original "CD 6 Track 6" so both become hard to read... I will take a pic and show it to you

Sounds like you have an older BM52 radio, this will cause the text overlap. Have the text display on the OBC or if the radio is upgraded - it will display properly on the NAV.

[katit]

Originally Posted by katit

Got it working yesterday. Seems like module was bad.

Works as advertised

Comment on cyrillics:
It doesn't display webdings or anything. It just put's 1 space instead of whole string. Looks like this " * * "

Hmm. It wife's car and I didn't pay attention much but she said it quit working.

Today I finally got to it followed instructions to T (you know how to get to battery in X5 )

Still same problem. iPod plays but no controls. You can swich tracks, but it doesn't do anything. Current song plays and next one plays and so on...

Any ideas on what may have happened? Could be another deffective unit?

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by katit

Hmm. It wife's car and I didn't pay attention much but she said it quit working.

Today I finally got to it followed instructions to T (you know how to get to battery in X5 )

Still same problem. iPod plays but no controls. You can swich tracks, but it doesn't do anything. Current song plays and next one plays and so on...

Any ideas on what may have happened? Could be another deffective unit?

I'll need the numbers off the bottom of the module, can you send those via email to me along with your full name?

[rmcox1991]

Tom,

I installed the Dice about 2 weeks ago and I am very happy with the results. The sound quality is 100x better than the FM modulator. Last night I was listening to the Ipod on the way home. I pulled into the garage and shut off my car. I immediately turned on the ignition because I was getting a "Check Rear Lights" message on the dash. I noticed that the Dice did not initialize and it went to the radio. When I try to select the Dice from the source button, I only get the radio and tape deck. I've made several trip including this morning and still no Dice. I checked the connections to the modules and everything seems to be okay. Should I try disconnecting the battery and rebooting the ipod per your earlier instructions on this board?

TIA,

Richard