E60 and Dension 500 - help needed please
10-30-2008, 04:11 AM
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My Ride: MY RIDE is DA real .-) HAMANN 5 aka BLACK MAMBA born on 16/06/2005/delivered on 05/08/2005 as following:
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does anyone want one? or X5 you do not need this there is the USB working, on D500 Gateway for sale PM
10-30-2008, 08:18 AM
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My Ride: 03 BMW E60 520i - Steptronic - Black Sapphire - Style 116 wheels (Pirelli PZero Rosso) - PDC - Beige Dakota Leather - Dark Poplar Wood
There is a lot of confusion regarding BMW's radios and Dension compatibility. I don't know why Dension insist that M-ASK is not text capable since this is partially true! For E60 there are four types of headunits:
1. M-ASK Business Radio (no mp3 --> no text)
2. M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable)
3. M-ASK Business Navigation --> M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable)
4. CCC Professional Navigation (mp3 + text capable + much more...)
In your case GW500 it will be able to show text since you have a Professional Radio. I have it in my car for almost a month and I really like it. Have a look at this thread. If you have any questions PM me.
1. M-ASK Business Radio (no mp3 --> no text)
2. M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable)
3. M-ASK Business Navigation --> M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable)
4. CCC Professional Navigation (mp3 + text capable + much more...)
In your case GW500 it will be able to show text since you have a Professional Radio. I have it in my car for almost a month and I really like it. Have a look at this thread. If you have any questions PM me.
10-30-2008, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by kekkos' post='707636' date='Oct 30 2008, 04:18 PM
There is a lot of confusion regarding BMW's radios and Dension compatibility. I don't know why Dension insist that M-ASK is not text capable since this is partially true! For E60 there are four types of headunits:
1. M-ASK Business Radio (no mp3 --> no text)
2. M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable)
3. M-ASK Business Navigation --> M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable)
4. CCC Professional Navigation (mp3 + text capable + much more...)
In your case GW500 it will be able to show text since you have a Professional Radio. I have it in my car for almost a month and I really like it. Have a look at this thread. If you have any questions PM me.
1. M-ASK Business Radio (no mp3 --> no text)
2. M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable)
3. M-ASK Business Navigation --> M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable)
4. CCC Professional Navigation (mp3 + text capable + much more...)
In your case GW500 it will be able to show text since you have a Professional Radio. I have it in my car for almost a month and I really like it. Have a look at this thread. If you have any questions PM me.
Since my last post, I have managed to check out the text display thing. I burned an MP3 CD (itself a less than straightforward task if you downloaded the tracks from iTunes in standard protected format, but there are numerous tutorials on UTube to show how to do this) and put it in my centre CD/DVD drive and - drum roll - it showed the track names, which I guess confirms text capability as indicated above. However, my 6CD unit refused to recognise this disk. I assume this is a limitation of the 6CD unit itself, but as always there is that little trace of doubt.
Bruce Miranda, you are such a prolific contributor (12 pages of posts when I searched under your name) that I may well have missed this, in which case I apologise, but would you be kind enough to confirm which of the 4 unit types mentioned above you have? Mine is type 3. Your posts also referred to the BTA-1000, but as I have Bluetooth integration working just fine already, I guess I don't need that piece, and nor do I need to retrofit business satnav (which I hate anyway, and would not recommend to my worst enemy, but that is a whole other story.)
Finally which specific Dension model did you buy, did you have to order any specific adaptors with it, did you get the correct instructions, and did you have to update any firmware? By all means just point me at the correct posting if you have already covered all this.
Given that the Dension is merely emulating a CD changer, I'm struggling to see how they justify the (UK) price of ?280 or so for the 500 model, but I can just about live with this if it will do the job and the installation is painless.
Thanks again.
11-01-2008, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by caldersj' post='706632' date='Oct 29 2008, 02:25 PM
Many thanks. In that case ?280 seems rather a lot to pay if you won't get full track listings. Presumably this is a limitation of the M-ASK unit, so no-one else will have a better solution. Are you aware of any cheaper options (excluding the FM radio signal option, which I would not be happy with)?
(And boy do I regret not doing more research before I bought the car. I assumed that I-Drive was I-Drive and that was that.)
(And boy do I regret not doing more research before I bought the car. I assumed that I-Drive was I-Drive and that was that.)
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Originally Posted by caldersj' post='708034' date='Oct 30 2008, 06:14 PM
Thanks to Kekkos for this clarification.
Since my last post, I have managed to check out the text display thing. I burned an MP3 CD (itself a less than straightforward task if you downloaded the tracks from iTunes in standard protected format, but there are numerous tutorials on UTube to show how to do this) and put it in my centre CD/DVD drive and - drum roll - it showed the track names, which I guess confirms text capability as indicated above. However, my 6CD unit refused to recognise this disk. I assume this is a limitation of the 6CD unit itself, but as always there is that little trace of doubt.
Bruce Miranda, you are such a prolific contributor (12 pages of posts when I searched under your name) that I may well have missed this, in which case I apologise, but would you be kind enough to confirm which of the 4 unit types mentioned above you have? Mine is type 3. Your posts also referred to the BTA-1000, but as I have Bluetooth integration working just fine already, I guess I don't need that piece, and nor do I need to retrofit business satnav (which I hate anyway, and would not recommend to my worst enemy, but that is a whole other story.)
Finally which specific Dension model did you buy, did you have to order any specific adaptors with it, did you get the correct instructions, and did you have to update any firmware? By all means just point me at the correct posting if you have already covered all this.
Given that the Dension is merely emulating a CD changer, I'm struggling to see how they justify the (UK) price of ?280 or so for the 500 model, but I can just about live with this if it will do the job and the installation is painless.
Thanks again.
Since my last post, I have managed to check out the text display thing. I burned an MP3 CD (itself a less than straightforward task if you downloaded the tracks from iTunes in standard protected format, but there are numerous tutorials on UTube to show how to do this) and put it in my centre CD/DVD drive and - drum roll - it showed the track names, which I guess confirms text capability as indicated above. However, my 6CD unit refused to recognise this disk. I assume this is a limitation of the 6CD unit itself, but as always there is that little trace of doubt.
Bruce Miranda, you are such a prolific contributor (12 pages of posts when I searched under your name) that I may well have missed this, in which case I apologise, but would you be kind enough to confirm which of the 4 unit types mentioned above you have? Mine is type 3. Your posts also referred to the BTA-1000, but as I have Bluetooth integration working just fine already, I guess I don't need that piece, and nor do I need to retrofit business satnav (which I hate anyway, and would not recommend to my worst enemy, but that is a whole other story.)
Finally which specific Dension model did you buy, did you have to order any specific adaptors with it, did you get the correct instructions, and did you have to update any firmware? By all means just point me at the correct posting if you have already covered all this.
Given that the Dension is merely emulating a CD changer, I'm struggling to see how they justify the (UK) price of ?280 or so for the 500 model, but I can just about live with this if it will do the job and the installation is painless.
Thanks again.
It can only be for E60s the gateway 500. The bluetooth is an option check the dension site.
On the dension I'm curious what the Auxillary video input could be used for and feeback on the Bluetooth adapter. Also are there any professional recommended fitters out there with E60 experience???
06-11-2009, 07:04 AM
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I have a 520d 11/2005.
I have just had the Dension 500 GW installed yesterday. I assume now that by reading the post by Kekkos that I have the M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable) and not the M-ASK Business Radio (no mp3 --> no text).
I was unable to play an MP3 Data CD in my single slot drive, nor did any Audio CD give me CD Text. I had to get the coding done, CD Changer option and MP3 IPOD Retrofit option was enabled, If I remember correctly I think my IDrive software is around v17. Only the options were enabled and a full software upgrade of the iDrive was not needed, this took less than 10 minutes to do.
Once I connect my 4th Gen click wheel IPOD, I am able to see the whole capacity of my iPod and all play lists, genres, browse by artist... basically anything I can do on my ipod.
I got somebody to install my Dension 500 GW for me. It took about 90 minutes to install. I already had CDC preparation in my car so the installer tried to connect the Dension directly to the fibre optic connector in the glove box, however this did not work. Then the trim where the air vents had to be removed and also the a/c controls trim along with the single slot cd changer had to be removed. Then the Dension was wired directly to the back of the single slot CD unit.
I also had the BTA 1500 bluetooth adaptor installed. I have a blackberry 8900. Once paired I am able to dial numbers from the idrive unit and select some phone numbers from my contact list using the idrive (it seems some are missing, not sure if this is an issue with compatibility with my blackberry will try my Nokia 6300 as well).
However the microphone which comes with this unit is not that great. I am wondering if someone has used another microphone with this unit? I think it has a standard 3.5mm jack.
I will post some pictures up soon so you can see how things look.
I have just had the Dension 500 GW installed yesterday. I assume now that by reading the post by Kekkos that I have the M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable) and not the M-ASK Business Radio (no mp3 --> no text).
I was unable to play an MP3 Data CD in my single slot drive, nor did any Audio CD give me CD Text. I had to get the coding done, CD Changer option and MP3 IPOD Retrofit option was enabled, If I remember correctly I think my IDrive software is around v17. Only the options were enabled and a full software upgrade of the iDrive was not needed, this took less than 10 minutes to do.
Once I connect my 4th Gen click wheel IPOD, I am able to see the whole capacity of my iPod and all play lists, genres, browse by artist... basically anything I can do on my ipod.
I got somebody to install my Dension 500 GW for me. It took about 90 minutes to install. I already had CDC preparation in my car so the installer tried to connect the Dension directly to the fibre optic connector in the glove box, however this did not work. Then the trim where the air vents had to be removed and also the a/c controls trim along with the single slot cd changer had to be removed. Then the Dension was wired directly to the back of the single slot CD unit.
I also had the BTA 1500 bluetooth adaptor installed. I have a blackberry 8900. Once paired I am able to dial numbers from the idrive unit and select some phone numbers from my contact list using the idrive (it seems some are missing, not sure if this is an issue with compatibility with my blackberry will try my Nokia 6300 as well).
However the microphone which comes with this unit is not that great. I am wondering if someone has used another microphone with this unit? I think it has a standard 3.5mm jack.
I will post some pictures up soon so you can see how things look.
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There is a lot of confusion regarding BMW's radios and Dension compatibility. I don't know why Dension insist that M-ASK is not text capable since this is partially true! For E60 there are four types of headunits:
1. M-ASK Business Radio (no mp3 --> no text)
2. M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable)
3. M-ASK Business Navigation --> M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable)
4. CCC Professional Navigation (mp3 + text capable + much more...)
In your case GW500 it will be able to show text since you have a Professional Radio. I have it in my car for almost a month and I really like it. Have a look at this thread. If you have any questions PM me.
1. M-ASK Business Radio (no mp3 --> no text)
2. M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable)
3. M-ASK Business Navigation --> M-ASK Professional Radio (mp3 + text capable)
4. CCC Professional Navigation (mp3 + text capable + much more...)
In your case GW500 it will be able to show text since you have a Professional Radio. I have it in my car for almost a month and I really like it. Have a look at this thread. If you have any questions PM me.
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Hi guys with the dension installation which one im i following Installation
Type 1:
Vehicles supporting multiple CD changers
and equipped with a CD changer
OR
Installation Type 2a:
Vehicles with an existing CD changer
These vehicles allow selection of Gateway audio sources and
the original CD changer by switching the mode between CD
Type 1:
Vehicles supporting multiple CD changers
and equipped with a CD changer
OR
Installation Type 2a:
Vehicles with an existing CD changer
These vehicles allow selection of Gateway audio sources and
the original CD changer by switching the mode between CD
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