Does anyone have any concrete info on the Dension unit and how it works with the CDR-24? I have seen various posts around the forum saying different things. Some say it works but does not display track name, etc, others say it does not work at all, and then others say it works some and that Dension is coming out with an update soon or something to give it more functionality.
I emailed Eric at Bumper Plugs a while back and have yet to hear anything, so I thought I would try the wisdom of the forum.
Thanks in advance
I had previously said posted that it works but doesn't display track info, I was wrong, that is on the cdr23, not the
cdr24
. Once I find my old post, I will correct it.
- Suneet
I'm also interested in this because I need to find a way to satifyingly connect an iPod to the car without suffering from quality loss.
Very interested and subscribed to the thread. I'm guessing there are quite a few people in the same boat...
Well, it looks like the CDR-24 is NOT supported with the
latest Dension firmware (v1.04)
. Here are the release notes and I've marked in bold the info you are looking for:
GATEWAY 500 MOST FIRMWARE HISTORY:
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v. 1.04
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Modifications:
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- Audi MMI Monochrome release
- Mercedes Text capable version released (for Comand)
- Saab 93 release (For cars were produced between 2003-2006 equipped with color or
monochrome display)
- !Porsche CDR 24 is not supported!
- Repeat OFF on iPod is disabled, which doesn’t allow iPod getting into stop state at the
end of a play program
- In USB operation: AAC support removed.
- Factory default text mode configuration for Audi, Porsche
- Browser: When +SELECT text mode is used, the [<EXIT>] text is used to jump out from
browser. (The [..] is kept to jump back one level.)
- iPod Browser: Items of Playlist /All now sorted by album instead of Title names.
- AUX: When NOTEXT mode is configured Track 99 will be displayed, like earlier. When
text is displayed AUX will be visible on the position of Track 1.
- NEW DIP switch configurations added! Visit:
http://www.dension.com/fileok/IceLi..._manual_web.pdf
Bug fixes:
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- Audi: the Head Unit turns OFF Shuffle mode when changes disc or when track is changed by
the user. In these cases the Shuffle mode is kept from now on. Side effect: To switch OFF
the Shuffle mode on a device, when the HU already displays Shuffle mode OFF, the Shuffle
mode have to be switched ON and then OFF.
- Audi: When changing level in Menu, the time position is not always displayed for the
current item for a while. This prevented selecting the current item.
- SEARCH: If the <SEARCH> item was displayed the last item was not listed.
- USB: Update from Hard Drives was not working in all cases, due to longer mounting times
compared to USB sticks.
- Browser: When you select the previously played disk from Menu, the function associated
to the disk (eg. play all) will play. Use seek back to exit the menu without any change on
the play program, as indicated in the manual
- On Audi (A6) Head Unit turns off Shuffle mode after disc changes Fixed.
Known limitations:
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- On Audis, when switching from GW to CDC or FM the track position is not kept.
- Some limitations were reported when GW 500 was installed in Audi cars equipped with the
newest MMI FW. (It is under investigation)
Known Bugs:
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- It was reported that the battery of the iPod went flat in some Audi’s after the car was
shut down.
The
CDR24
is NOT YET supported. Dension has been working with us on this issue since prior to product release. There were some
CDR24
head units overseas that display text, and those seemed to work fine with the Dension.
But for the US market, and most others, the
CDR24
is in 'hold' status until the software can be developed for a workaround.
If anyone ordered on our site, those
CDR24
owners are in holding status until resolved, and we will notify them of any updates as they come in.
Thanks.
Thanks for the update! And please let us know when an update or fix is found. I know several of us from the site will jump on 'em when available.