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

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by NINCHS

Considering the Dice will probably charge the iphone

A) will it plug into a Dice for music? that would be sweet

B) who wants to figure out how to hook a mic up to it?

C) who wants to get the phone book up on the X5 display?


How cool would that be to get Mp3/ipod input, and handsfree phone from your Dice?

Maybe just wishful thinking.

We can't confirm iPhone compatibility until the iPhone is actually released - but we will be testing.

[wallieX5]

I installed my DICE kit about a week ago and I've noticed that the 1st second into a new music the volume fades for about a second. It happens everytime on every single music.

Do you have an idea what the problem might be?

PS: This DICE kit was the same module that I use to have on my 330 and it never happened then.

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by wallieX5

I installed my DICE kit about a week ago and I've noticed that the 1st second into a new music the volume fades for about a second. It happens everytime on every single music.

Do you have an idea what the problem might be?

PS: This DICE kit was the same module that I use to have on my 330 and it never happened then.

Not sure since the DICE doesn't manipulate the audio any - do you still have the 330 to compare with?

[wallieX5]

No I don't; I got rid of it. Another thing that I realized is that the text from the display doesn't display after I restart the car. I would have to go and do the "CD 6 - track 6" change. The way it acts is different from what I use to know. In my old car, I only needed to make the change to display the text the first day I connected the kit. What should I be seeing?

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by wallieX5

No I don't; I got rid of it. Another thing that I realized is that the text from the display doesn't display after I restart the car. I would have to go and do the "CD 6 - track 6" change. The way it acts is different from what I use to know. In my old car, I only needed to make the change to display the text the first day I connected the kit. What should I be seeing?

This means the DICE is losing power somehow from the CD Changer connector. Are there any other aftermarket devices connected to the electrical system?

[wallieX5]

Yes. I have my radar detector connected.

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by wallieX5

Yes. I have my radar detector connected.

Wouldn't do anything to the system, unless it was draining the battery somehow. Email me directly and we'll run some further tests.

[X5PL]

Tom,
I think I need your help. i have been using DICE for several months now, without any problems. (X5 3.0d Nav w/o DSP + iPod video 60GB, 1.2.1)
Last week I downloaded the newest iPod software and lost almost all the functionality in my car. The sound is still OK, when I press NEXT (song, album,list) the volume fades for 1-2 seconds, then playing on the same song, and the WORST - the display shows always only: "VOL:68"
Any suggestions?
Pawel

[wallieX5]

I had the same symptoms but I now have control through the steering wheel. All I did was use the control on the IPOD when the problem first occured but I still have the ~1 second drop out when you change the song playing.

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by X5PL

Tom,
I think I need your help. i have been using DICE for several months now, without any problems. (X5 3.0d Nav w/o DSP + iPod video 60GB, 1.2.1)
Last week I downloaded the newest iPod software and lost almost all the functionality in my car. The sound is still OK, when I press NEXT (song, album,list) the volume fades for 1-2 seconds, then playing on the same song, and the WORST - the display shows always only: "VOL:68"
Any suggestions?
Pawel

You are in AUX mode. Press CD5 and the left arrow once to return to iPod mode, then press CD1.