Enabling text on GW100/300 CAN
In text capable vehicles, in order to read text from the iPod or USB device,
the interface must first be in “Gateway mode”
Entering Gateway mode
►Press CD6 you will see the Source on the display. ►Using the >> button or the track Up button scroll until you see iPod GW on the screen. ►Press and hold the >> button for 3 seconds to select this source. ►The iPod will now show the Dension logo (not touch or iPhone) ►You will now see the artist/song info on the screen. You can also enter Gateway mode by pressing CD6 and then selecting Track 3In Gateway mode but still no text
Follow the steps below to enter text selector mode and select the correct text mode on your Gateway module: (Please note that this option does not work on Peugeot CAN) ►Disconnect all devices from the Gateway ►Turn on the radio ►Select CDC and wait a few seconds. On the radio display you will see CD5/Track99 (Aux_in selected as source). ►Press and hold the skip>> button for 15 seconds. ►The display will now show Disc1 ‐ this indicates you have entered the Text Selector mode. ►Press skip >> to select track 2 (track 1 indicates text disabled). If you are unable to select track 2, the vehicle does not support text with the Gateway. “Aux” will now show in the display ** ►Press and hold skip >> for 3 seconds ►Plug in iPod which will start to play and song/artist information will be displayed. ** Some vehicles can support more than one display area, e.g. BMW have cluster and head unit support. In this case, the different track numbers (up to 4) represent the different display areas in the vehicle. If you decide to change where the text is to be displayed, follow the steps above and select a different track number. Pressing rew << at any time in the text selector mode will exit you without change.Checking the current SW version on GW100 and 300
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Select GW UI (Gateway User interface) mode
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Turn the head unit (radio) off
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Wait for 10 seconds
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Turn the ignition on.
The version number will be visible (after the checkmark) on the right upper part of the iPod’s screen (at the same time when the Starting screen is visible) in the following format:G1_nn_x.yy
nn is the hardware version of the Gateway 100 while x.yy the firmware version.In the upper left corner of the same iPod screen the car brand is displayed
for which the Gateway is configured.
Please note: This procedure will not work with Touch (1st & 2nd Gen),
iPhone, iPhone 3G. If you have one of these devices only Accessory
Attached will appear in GW UI mode.
Before updating your device:
1. Open iTunes, connect your iPod and delete all previous GW100_Update_Files... from Devices and Playlists
2. Download gw100startupdate.mp3to your PC and copy it to your iPod via iTunes 3. Download gw100actual.zip 4. Extract the firmware update archive to a temporary directory on your PC. It consists of several hundred MP3 files and a playlist file with M3U extension There are two different ways to perform the update. Either: 1. Add the M3U file to the Playlists in iTunes 2. Drag and drop it into the your iPod in Devices 3. Wait till synchronisation is complete, then eject your iPod. Update files are stored in /Music/genres/_Config/update_files on the iPod. Strange, 'encrypted' titles are normal. 4. Enter /Music/genres/_Config/GW_Menu/Update Control in iPod menu, start playing Start Update and connect your iPod to the Gateway 100 (make sure you are in Gateway mode). Update will start automatically and takes about one minute or:
1. Copy gw100startupdate.mp3directly to your iPod via iTunes
2. Wait till synchronisation is complete and disconnect your iPod from the PC 3. Play the Start Update file from Music/genres/_Config/GW_Menu/Update Control and insert your iPod into the Active cradle or connect it to the iPod dock cable. Update will start automatically and takes about one minute At the end of the update process your iPod will restart.
Updating SW on GW100
1. Log on to http://www.dension.com/index.php?pageID=35and download the latest G5_B_UPD.ROM file from the update package and copy to the root of a USB flash drive. 2. Disconnect iPod from Gateway 3. Connect the USB drive to the Gateway while the audio system is ON. Update procedure will start automatically within a few seconds and takes 1.5 minutes. Do not disconnect the USB drive within this time. After a successful update G5_B_UPD.ROM is deleted from the USB drive and GW_EES.BIN file will appear with the new software version. When finished, it is better to restart the Head Unit and the Gateway 500. Now it is safe to reconnect the iPod. For Mercedes and Saab drivers with text capable Head Unit, text mode re‐ configuration is necessary as part of the firmware upgrade.
