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

[Tom G.]

This thread will be for questions regarding the Dice iPod integration kit for your BMW. Questions regarding features, compatibility, installation and bug reports can be submitted to this thread.



DICE iPod Integration Kit for BMW
http://www.europeanautosource.com/pr...roducts_id=268


Product Description:

Connect your iPod to your vehicle's factory entertainment system and hear what your iPod should sound like in your BMW. CD-quality sound and controls from your radio, steering wheel or the iPod. Always keeps your iPod charged and ready to go.

The DICE iPod integration kit will also display text from your iPod onto your BMWs radio/Navigation display allowing you to view Artist, Song title and Album name!

A clean factory looking installation is possible with our sleek iPod docking cable, allowing full connectivity for all iPods utilizing a dock connector.

Our hard-wired kit connects right to the cd changer connectors already present in your BMW. The DICE module transfers information between the iPod and radio through a dock cable or our upcoming video cradle.

New features of DICE iPod Integration kit include:

iPod is now fully unlocked while connected to DICE integration kit. You are allowed full access of your iPod's features as well as the following browsing options:

- Album Selection
- Song Selection
- Playlist Selection
- Chapter Selection (Audible/Audiobooks)

You can browse your iPod with the steering wheel, radio or Navigation buttons and the iPod (or any combination of the three) without booting into separate modes. Allowing the iPod to remain in "iPod UI" allows for the user to still rate songs and create "on the go" playlists.

AUX compatibility with user-adjustable Sound Output settings:

Connect any external audio device including: aftermarket satellite radio, CD/DVD players, non-Apple MP3 players and more! Bass, mid, treble and gain settings can be adjusted on the fly. These options allow for distortion-free audio input.

Selecting between audio from your iPod or AUX input is done with the press of a button on your radio.

- Volume Output (selectable 1-100)
- Bass (selectable 1-100)
- Midrange (selectable 1-100)
- Treble (selectable 1-100)

ID3 text output

- Features Song Title/Artist and Album information on your Navigation or Radio Display.

Charging Control

Charging of your iPod while in play, never have a dead iPod again!

Models Supported:

1996-2006 3-series, including M3 (not for i-Drive models)*
1997-2003 5-series, including M5
09/1998-2001 7 series
2004-2006 X3
2000-2006 X5
1996-2002 Z3, including M-Roadster/Coupe
2003-2006 Z4
2000-2003 Z8
2003-2006 Mini Cooper/Cooper S

* pre 1999 vehicles and Business Cassette do not have ID3 text support.

Compatible for both Navigation and Business CD/Cassette vehicles. Installation is simple for the DIY type and should take no longer than 90 minutes.

DICE installation supplement for BMW: http://support.diceelectronics.com/f...mw_install.pdf

DICE User instructions for BMW: http://support.diceelectronics.com/f...al_rev_B01.pdf

Kits are always in stock and ready for same-day shipping!

[Agus]

Do you have any photos of a Nav system?
Greetings

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by Agus

Do you have any photos of a Nav system?
Greetings

Absolutely! The pictures are from an e39 5-series but both systems are the same:



Here's a shot of the OBC in action as well:

[DJmakesithappen]

Tom,
Loving my Dice so far but had a scare a day ago. I pluged in my iPod and the text was stuck. The song stopped and the iPod was not recognized. When I disconnected the iPod the text was still stuck. No matter what I did (switch from CD to Radio to Aux) nothing helped. I turned off the X and started it back but still stuck. When I got to my destination, turned off X and returned about 45 min later....IT WORKED! Whew! But I just want to know have you heard of these symptoms yet with the dice? Hopefully it does not happen again but it did seem to reset after turning the engine off and waiting a while.

[tdrag97]

Just got my Dice last night.... seem simple to install.. I just can't local my Pin3 and Pin6.. in the rear... any tips...

04 X3 with Nav

http://www.x3world.com/x3-e83-forum/...t=Dice+install

[el_duderino]

Sir, your X3 won't have them in the rear. I believe your plugs are under the carpet under the center console.

X3s have been a bit more work than the other BMWs.

[tdrag97]

Originally Posted by el_duderino

Sir, your X3 won't have them in the rear. I believe your plugs are under the carpet under the center console.

X3s have been a bit more work than the other BMWs.

Oh really.. man.. I'll try that tonite..

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by tdrag97

Just got my Dice last night.... seem simple to install.. I just can't local my Pin3 and Pin6.. in the rear... any tips...

04 X3 with Nav

http://www.x3world.com/x3-e83-forum/...t=Dice+install

The connections will depend on if you X3 is prewired for Sirius or not. The Sirius prewired models (SA693) have the connections in the cargo area on the driver's side.

The non-Sirius prewire models have them underneath the storage bin in the center console:



Feel free to contact me directly if you should have any questions.

[Jayhox]

Tom,

Will the DICE midule fit under the center storage bin in an '06 X3, or will I need to keep the module in the storage bin itself?

Is the ICE>Link module/connection any different? (I would rather get the DICE fore its better display and use options).

My X3 is prewired for Sirus, but I do not have Serius installed, so I was going to tap into the wiring under the armrest storage bin in the center console. I want to avoid having to install it in the rear cargo area.

Thanks!

[Tom G.]

Originally Posted by Jayhox

Tom,

Will the DICE midule fit under the center storage bin in an '06 X3, or will I need to keep the module in the storage bin itself?

Is the ICE>Link module/connection any different? (I would rather get the DICE fore its better display and use options).

My X3 is prewired for Sirus, but I do not have Serius installed, so I was going to tap into the wiring under the armrest storage bin in the center console. I want to avoid having to install it in the rear cargo area.

Thanks!

Followup, anwsered in this post: http://www.x3world.com/x3-e83-forum/...removal-2.html