Few Questions on BMW IPOD Kit and Dension ICE 500
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Originally Posted by GW500' post='486836' date='Oct 27 2007, 12:38 PM
Hi!
Do you want to betatest a new Dension FW which contains some Random handling improvements?
Do you want to betatest a new Dension FW which contains some Random handling improvements?
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Originally Posted by judahzlion' post='487508' date='Oct 29 2007, 09:26 PM
I am looking for any software upgrade on mine. Where is this software?
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What type of HU do you have? Do you experience problems with random or repeat settings?
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Originally Posted by rsyed' post='487791' date='Oct 30 2007, 03:12 PM
...what? there is a sw update to improve the random feature across the different pages???
Also the diag computer will recognise the GW as a real CDC (no need for orig BMW CDC when enabling CD Changer capability).
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...and when is "soon"? are you associated with dension? sorry for bugging you with questions, but i had high expectations when i had this installed for USD 600, everything is fine except this stupid random feature which is everything other than what it should be doing...
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Originally Posted by rsyed' post='488168' date='Oct 31 2007, 10:19 AM
...and when is "soon"? are you associated with dension? sorry for bugging you with questions, but i had high expectations when i had this installed for USD 600, everything is fine except this stupid random feature which is everything other than what it should be doing...
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I think you will be happy with the new random handling. In this cases the problem was that the head unit forces Random.Off when you change disk or track. You can try with a normal CD, if you set "random all" that setting will be kept only till the next Track selection. So an iPod interface should know some tricks.
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Originally Posted by GW500' post='488301' date='Oct 31 2007, 07:25 PM
Yes, I'm an insider.
In this case the "soon" means about 2 weeks. The content will be frozen next week, then some administration, final tests etc.
I think you will be happy with the new random handling. In this cases the problem was that the head unit forces Random.Off when you change disk or track. You can try with a normal CD, if you set "random all" that setting will be kept only till the next Track selection. So an iPod interface should know some tricks.![Smile](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/smile.gif)
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I think you will be happy with the new random handling. In this cases the problem was that the head unit forces Random.Off when you change disk or track. You can try with a normal CD, if you set "random all" that setting will be kept only till the next Track selection. So an iPod interface should know some tricks.
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thanks for keeping us posted...
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Originally Posted by rsyed' post='489089' date='Nov 2 2007, 06:57 PM
just to confirm, the new firmware version is not the v. 2.05 that is being offered as an update on teh dension homepage?
thanks for keeping us posted...
thanks for keeping us posted...
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Does the Dension have the same limit with regard to number of songs as the BMW iPod interface, i.e. 255 songs?
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Originally Posted by Flavio' post='489696' date='Nov 4 2007, 09:23 AM
Does the Dension have the same limit with regard to number of songs as the BMW iPod interface, i.e. 255 songs?
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The songs are organized to pages (folder Page 1, Page 2, etc.), where each page contains 50 elements.
There is also a search function, to start e.g an U2 song, you don't have to browse through 300-400 artists, just select Artist/Search. Then choose letter U and you'll see only that few artists whose name is starting with letter U. That makes browsing easier.