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Old 09-28-2018, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris The Swede
There is a extra BT box included with the V2. So that is why its different for V2.
hello everybody, hello chris,

i bought tve v2 from aliexpress, figured out most of the tweaks on my own or via forums, but i am not satisfied with the aux jack via mmi audio quality;
i get some white noise, some buzzing, and the v2's balance/fader/equalizer are usless in this regard;
before i was using my apple music subscription via my iphone and tune2air conected through mmi to my ntg4, and the sound quality was excelent.

so my issues are:
1. This unit does not have built in bluetooth output capabilities ( so i can connect to bluetooth mmi adapter).?!

2. Has anyone tryied a groundloop noise isolator for the aux jack to express some quality report ?

3. Has anyone managed to modify the home screen shortcuts besides the navi one?

4. My unit, needs some minutes to show the correct date and time, anyone can relate ?

all in all , i think this unit's capabilities are great, if i can fix the sound quality issue, i would be verry pleased by this ( still am 90% satisfied &#128521

-If anyone is interested, mine has 4g capabilities, and works perfect in Romania ( eastern europe )

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Originally Posted by andr3y_tam
i get some white noise, some buzzing [...]
Sound level below 16 on the tablet, and raise the volume of the Audio20 (the rotating dial on the center console)

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4. My unit, needs some minutes to show the correct date and time, anyone can relate ?
The time+date comes from either a GPS signal (so that's the time your units take to get its GPS position) or from a connected smartphone.

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Old 09-28-2018, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Sly_North
Sound level below 16 on the tablet, and raise the volume of the Audio20 (the rotating dial on the center console)
I have it at 10 , anything over that distorts the bass, fideling with the volume doesnt solve the quality issue, but thank you.

about the time, that sounds about right!
Old 09-29-2018, 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Tennessee
Also, there is a menu to change the steering wheel buttons but I can't understand how to change the settings from that menu. It would be nice to be able to hit the mute button or vol buttons on the steering wheel.
Can you elaborate, wich menu are you talking about?
Old 09-30-2018, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by andr3y_tam
-If anyone is interested, mine has 4g capabilities, and works perfect in Romania ( eastern europe )
What LTE bands are used over there?
Did you install a SIM card into the unit and access the Internet directly from it, no need to tether the phone?
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by dacia
What LTE bands are used over there?
Did you install a SIM card into the unit and access the Internet directly from it, no need to tether the phone?
Thanks.
Works perfect in UK as well.
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Originally Posted by Chris The Swede
Works perfect in UK as well.
Do you mean the built in SIM slot?
I'd prefer just to put in a cheap data only SIM card to eliminate the need to tether the unit to the phone.
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Originally Posted by dacia
What LTE bands are used over there?
Did you install a SIM card into the unit and access the Internet directly from it, no need to tether the phone?
Thanks.
Info from the internet :
2100 mhz and 2600 mhz , carrier DiGi

yes, i installed it directly in the slot, made some apn settings, and voilla!
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Originally Posted by dacia
Do you mean the built in SIM slot?
I'd prefer just to put in a cheap data only SIM card to eliminate the need to tether the unit to the phone.
Yes.
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Info from the internet :
2100 mhz and 2600 mhz , carrier DiGi

yes, i installed it directly in the slot, made some apn settings, and voilla!
And you are located?
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And you are located?
Romania
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I tried several sim cards in the UK covering all of the providers when I first got the unit and didn't get it to work, even manually entering the APN's as it didn't auto populate them. However, just tried it again and it did eventually work, although it takes over 5 minutes to pick up a signal. The USB dongle connects in under 30 seconds.

Have only tried my Three SIM though, so other providers may or may not work as they use different bands.

Are the two additional antennae on the unit for the mobile signal? If so I will connect those and see if the signal is connected quicker.
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Originally Posted by 400ixl
I tried several sim cards in the UK covering all of the providers when I first got the unit and didn't get it to work, even manually entering the APN's as it didn't auto populate them. However, just tried it again and it did eventually work, although it takes over 5 minutes to pick up a signal. The USB dongle connects in under 30 seconds.

Have only tried my Three SIM though, so other providers may or may not work as they use different bands.

Are the two additional antennae on the unit for the mobile signal? If so I will connect those and see if the signal is connected quicker.
After instaling it, it does not recognizes it, i have to reboot the unit!

From my knwoledge, the 2 antenas are for wi-fi.
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Its for wifi.
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Got this from a UK customer:
"I inserted a UK EE SIM card and it works perfectly. Amazing!! Can even make and receive calls and texts from the unit on its now dedicated number. Many thanks for suppling this great product!!"
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Originally Posted by ItchyTasty
HOTT damn, it works. Would very much enjoy seeing a video of maps and audio side by side, especially to see if the audio cuts low of off for directions.

can you please tell me how did u managed this ?

thank you!
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Will see how it goes, if it takes 5 minutes to connect it is useless and I will go back to having the sim in the dongle.

These are all of the things that should be in a user manual for this device. Some much information has to be shared via these forums to get the best out of the unit. Its nearly to the point where it doesn't matter where you buy it from as all the info is online and often quicker than asking the re-seller.

On that topic, Chris, I never got any response from the question I asked about getting the restrictions on what OBD2 bluetooth adaptors can be connected to from the unit. Like many Chinese units they restrict what bluetooth names can be connected to. This limits many of the devices. Mine for example presents itself as CBT but this will not show up in the pairing list to be able to connect to and use Torque.

Had a previous stereo with the same issue that I resolved myself, but meant rooting the unit. I'd rather not do that here if I don't need to.

If there is no chance to get the firmware updated, is there at least a known cheap (sub 20 EUR) bluetooth OBD dongle that is known to work.
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can you please tell me how did u managed this ?thank you!
  • Open the Android settings,
  • Scroll down to the bottom. Do you have "Developer options" ?
    • If not: open the last entry "About device" or something like that,
    • Find the "build number" entry and tap on it 5 times.
    • A message saying "you're now a developer" should appear. Go back to the settings main menu.
  • Open "Developer options",
  • Look for "Multi view" (around the middle of the menu) and enable it.
  • Now, in the recent app view, each app window will have a new button on the top-right corner, to change its shape: tapping on it opens a menu where you can choose between left-side, right-side, or fullscreen.
Here's a video showing the whole process on a phone:
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Originally Posted by andr3y_tam
can you please tell me how did u managed this ?
Do you mean getting apps like waze to only display on one half of the screen. If so you need to enable the Android developer option by going to Settings > General > About phone. Then scroll and select Software information > Build number. Now rapidly tap on 'Build Number' five times and you will see the message 'You are now a developer!'

Then in there you will see the option to enable multi view. Once this is enabled, when you use the recent apps list you will be able to set whether the app is full screen, or left half or right half.
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This is awesome !!! Thank you !
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The only catch is, one needs to use a different music player app than the base one (as you did); as the original music player is not an app but part of the launcher app: clicking on it would bring it back in fullscreen.
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Have you guys seen the new release? Do we call this V2S or V2 64gb? This one adds an external bluetooth, anti glare, and 4gb memory. Of course, more expensive though.

Chris do you offer this new version?

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Originally Posted by Gee_115
Have you guys seen the new release? Do we call this V2S or V2 64gb? This one adds an external bluetooth, anti glare, and 4gb memory. Of course, more expensive though.

Chris do you offer this new version?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmQPQBjOWeg&t=1s
It seems to be same unit with better specs, i presume that those 2 adaptares, bluetooth or usb can be fitted also on v2. My problem with that is that the sound comes from rca connection/jack cable before getting into the bluetooth adapter or usb, so basically it will be the same quality. I dont understand how does the usb connection works, as that usb usualy read a usb stick with mp3 files on it...?!


if some one could tell us about the quality of the audio via that BT, or that USB vs standard jack, that would be awesome...

still, i dont understand why didn't they added a standar BT chip in it like any other cheap tablet....
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Originally Posted by andr3y_tam
My problem with that is that the sound comes from rca connection/jack cable before getting into the bluetooth adapter or usb, so basically it will be the same quality. I dont understand how does the usb connection works, as that usb usualy read a usb stick with mp3 files on it...?
That USB is for NTG5, as said in the video: for GLC and the current C, as they don't have an AUX input behind the unit. The USB plug of the adapter gets plugged in the central console, and its other cable has 2 RCA that connect to the Android screen.=initial !important#s3gt_translate_tooltip_mini { display: none !important; }
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