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Gateway Pro 

iPod, USB, Bluetooth 

User Manual 

BMW (BM4) 

v.1.0 

GWP-9203-1 

 

1.

 

I

NTRODUCTION

 

The Dension Gateway Pro 

lets you connect 

your iPod or USB storage (stick, hard drive or 
mass storage capable mp3 player) to your 
original car radio, providing music playback, 
menu based control and charging.

 

The Gateway Pro also offers Bluetooth 
connectivity for music streaming (via A2DP) and 
handsfree mobile call handling via the original 
buttons and screens of your vehicle. 

Supported USB devices

 

USB: Flash Memory and Hard Disk Drive 
(UBS1.1 and higher) 
File System: FAT16 or FAT32 
Storage capacity:   up to 320 GB music content 
Music Format: MP3, WMA and WAV, OGG 

Supported iPod / iPhone devices

 

iPod (4

th

 generation) 

iPod nano (1

st

, 2

nd

, 3

rd

, 4

th

, 5

th

 and 6

th

 generation) 

iPod mini 
iPod Photo 4G 
iPod Video 5G 
iPod Classic 
iPod Touch (1

st

, 2

nd

, 3

rd

 and 4

th

 generation) 

iPhone, iPhone 3G / 3Gs, iPhone 4 / 4S   

Aux:

 3.5mm stereo aux input 

(optional)

 

2.

 

G

ETTING STARTED

 

Switch on your car radio and 

select CDC mode

 

by pressing the ‘

MODE

’ function button on the 

radio. 
Connect your iPod or USB storage to the 
Gateway. It will start playing the first song on the 
device. If the Gateway has been in use earlier, 
music will play from your iPod or USB from 
where it stopped previously.  

When switching off the radio the playback will 
stop and the source devices will go to standby if 
the ignition key is removed. 

You can pair the Gateway Pro with a Bluetooth 
capable mobile phone for music streaming 
(requires an A2DP capable phone) or handsfree 
use (if that option is active in the Gateway). 
Pairing is controlled from the mobile phone the 
same way as connecting to other Bluetooth 
accessories. The 

pin code

 to the Gateway Pro is 

0000

 (for further details read the 

Handsfree

 

section)

How to control 

The menu of the Gateway Pro is displayed on 
the main screen, which is located in the radio, 
MID or the Navigation display (depending on the 
Head Unit type and the car specification).  

 

 

 

The music playback and settings are controlled 
from the radio but next and previous track   
selection is also possible from the steering       
wheel controls (if available).

  

3.

 

O

PERATION

 

You can enter the Gateway Pro’s main menu by 
pressing / selecting the 

‘Disc 6

’ button on the 

Radio. Use the next, previous track buttons (on 
Business radio you need to press them twice) or 
the rotary knob (press shortly to enter a submenu 
or press and hold longer to return to the previous 
level) for browsing on the radio or on the steering 
wheel.  

In order to select a menu item press and hold the 
next track button (like for the FFW function) on 
the radio or press and hold the previous track 
button (FRW function) to return to the previous 
level. 

Please note:

  Depending on your Head Unit 

type, you may need to press the ‘

m

’ button in 

order to get the Fast Forward / Rewind function. 

If a song is selected the currently played song’s 
title is visible on the display.  

 

Selecting the Music Source 

You can select the music source for playback in 
the Source menu. This can be: 

 

GW AUX*

: the analogue Aux input of the 

Gateway. No control function is available. 
AUX can be used if Connector Port 
(EXT1CP2) or AUX cable (CABL-AUX) is 
connected  

 

BT Audio

: from a paired A2DP streaming 

capable phone. The playback is controlled 
from the phone or with the Next and Back 
buttons of your car (phone dependent). 

Please note:

 This feature is 

disabled by 

default

. It can be enabled from the Settings 

menu 

 

iPod UI

: the playback is controlled from the 

iPod  

 

iPod GW

: the playback is controlled from 

the Gateway (the iPod controls get 
disabled). 

 

USB

: the playback is controlled from the 

Gateway 

 

Additional accessory is required

 

 

Browsing and selecting music (iPod or USB) 

You can use the sub menus to browse the 
content of the iPod / iPhone or USB device. 

 

Files, Artists, Albums, Titles, Bookmarks

 

(for USB only): Provides browsing and 
selecting the music files on your USB 
device 

 

 

Music 

(for iPod only): has a further sub 

menu which allows browsing and selection 
of music in the sub-menus: 

Playlist

Artists

Albums

Titles

Genres

Composers

Audiobooks

PodCasts

 

When an artist is selected the PLAY menu item 
plays all the songs from the given artist, the ALL 
menu lists all the songs from the given artists. 
The albums from the artist are listed as separate 
items afterwards.

 

When an album is selected, all the songs from 
the given album are listed as separate items 
afterwards. 
The following items in the main menu provide 
special functions for music playback: 

 

Play All

: plays all the music from the 

selected source. The playback starts from 
the first song on the device. 

 

Album play

: Plays the full album of the 

song being played, typically used when in 
random play mode. 

Settings menu

 

Hotkey function 

You can assign the CD selector buttons 
(between 2-5) to a desired folder, album, song or 
menu position. 

 

Select the Set CD option in the Hotkey 
menu. 

 

Navigate to the desired menu or music item. 

 

Press the hotkey you want to assign from 
CD buttons 2-5 on the car radio. You will 
see the ‘Stored’ message on your display. 

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