General User Guide
Blueway 500
1. Introduction
The Dension Blueway 500 lets you connect your smartphone or
iPhone to your original car radio, providing music playback, menu
based control (AVRCP 1.4 is necessary) through bluetooth.
The Blueway 500 offers bluetooth connectivity for music streaming
(via A2DP with full menu browsing) and handsfree mobile call
handling via the original buttons and screens of your vehicle.
Gives you the possibility to connect two bluetooth devices at the same
time.
2. Supported devices
The Dension Blueway 500 has a built-in bluetooth 3.0 module which
supports:
•
HF (Handsfree) v1.6
• A2DP
(Audio)
•
AVRCP (Audio remote) v1.5
•
PBAP (Phonebook access)
It means it can work with most mobile phones and Bluetooth devices
which support the same standards.
3. Bluetooth pairing
You can pair up to 5 phones to the Blueway 500 and two phones can
be used for hands free and Bluetooth audio at the same time.
The order of the fi rst pairing is important because the Blueway 500
will start to connect fi rstly to the phone which can be found on the top
of the paired phones list. Than it will continue until it has successfully
connected to two devices or reached the end of the list.
The phone which will be found fi rst will be the primary phone (marked
with 1). The following connected device will be the secondary phone
(marked with 2). If you would like to change the order of the devices,
you need to delete the pairing history in the menu of the Blueway 500
and do the pairing again starting with the phone which you would like
to use as the primary phone.
To see the feature differences between the primary and secondary
phones, please check this chart:
4. DIP switches
With the DIP switches which can be found on the bottom of the
Blueway 500, you can set car compatibility and you can activate or
deactivate Bluetooth options. Regarding the car confi guration, please
check the installation guide.
Turn OFF the 5th DIP switch in order to disable the phone functionality.
This is important if you would like to keep the factory phone module
and would like to use it together with the Blueway 500. By switching
DIP 6 into OFF position, you can turn the media functionality OFF. Do
this, if you would like to keep the factory CD changer and would like
to use the Blueway 500 only for hands free.
5. BMW
The menu of the Blueway 500 is displayed on the iDrive or the radio
screen. The music playback and settings are controlled from the
radio or iDrive controller, but it is also possible to select the next or
the previous track from the steering wheel buttons (if available). You
can enter the Blueway 500 main menu by selecting disc 6 where you
can toggles between different sources or browse and select different
music.
Browsing is possible on non-iDrive cars, by the ‘next’ or ‘previous’
track buttons. In order to select a menu item, press and hold the ‘fast
forward’ button (about 3 seconds).
Press and hold the ‘fast rewind’ if you want to get back to the
previous menu. On iDrive based system turn the iDrive controller
left or right for browsing. Press the iDrive to select a song or enter
a menu, slide the controller UP and push the iDrive controller to get
back to the previous menu.
On the main menu of the device, you can fi nd the next options:
Source:
In this menu you can select which one of the connected
phones you would like to use for music streaming.
Music:
Here you can browse the content of your phone through the
Bluetooth connection.
Paired phones:
In this menu, you can see all paired devices and you
can fi nd an option to delete the pairing history of the device.
If you select the name of a connected device, you can disconnect
that from the Blueway 500. If you would like to connect a phone
which was out of range or its Bluetooth was turned off at the initial
scanning, you can connect it by selecting the name of that device
in this menu. The primary phone is marked with “1”, the secondary
phone is marked with “2” before the name of the device.
Settings:
In this menu, you can fi nd the following options:
• Volume
: You can change the output volume level and can
modify the sensitivity of the microphone
• Language
: You can change the language of the menu of the
Blueway 500. Supported languages are: EN, DE, FR, IT, NL, ES,
PT, TR, HU, PL, CZ, SK, RO
• Phonebook
: Allows you to turn the phonebook synchronization
of your primary phone ON or OFF
•
Mobile phone ringtone:
Here you can select between the
own ringtone of the phone and the three built-in ringtones
of the Blueway 500. (Please note: original ringtone support
depends on the connected device)
• About:
In this menu you can check the current fi rmware
version of the Blueway 500
When you start the car, the Blueway 500 will start to play the music
content of the primary phone automatically. After connecting the
primary phone, in the next 30 seconds, it will switch to the secondary
phone automatically if any sound will be sent from that phone
through Bluetooth.
Selecting the music source:
You can select the music source for playback in the source menu. In
this menu, you see the name of the two connected bluetooth devices.
Browsing in the music menu:
You can use the music menu to list the music content of the device
which is selected in the source menu. The structure and language of
this menu is phone dependent. In case of Apple iPhone, the factory
music player need to run in the background of the phone in order to
brows the music content. If the Application is not active you can get
only limited controls through the Blueway 500.
Using the phone menu:
You can enter the Phone menu of the Blueway 500 by choosing the
iDrive’s communication menu. After you enter here, you should see
the next options:
• Phonebook
: here you can see the phonebook of the
primary phone. You can select a phone number from your
address book to initiate a call. Contacts are shown in
alphabetical order, grouped by the fi rst letter of the surname.
Synchronization is possible up to 1000-1500 phone numbers
(head unit dependent)
•
Received / missed / dialed call
: provide access to the
respective call logs
• Disconnect
: Disconnect the paired phone
Receiving and making phone calls:
When receiving an incoming
call, the caller number or the corresponding contact name in your
phonebook is displayed from both connected phones. You can
answer the call by pressing the phone button on the steering wheel
or by selecting the accept option on the screen with your iDrive
controller. The music or radio gets muted and the audio of the call is
directed to the speakers.
You can
reject an incoming call
by selecting the reject option with
your iDrive controller.
To start a
call from the primary phone
, please select the phone
number or contact from the phonebook or call logs in the phone menu
and select the call option.
To make a
call from the secondary phone
, you need to use the
original controls of the phone.
You can
hang up an ongoing call
in both case by selecting the hang
up option or by pressing the phone button on the steering wheel.
Please note:
The system can control only one active hands free call
at a time (because of the limitation of the standard head units). To
avoid malfunctions, if there is an ongoing call on one of the connected
devices the Blueway 500 will not handle phone calls from the other
connected phone. This means in case of two calls at the same time,
that the second one needs to be handled by the original controls of
the phone.
6. USB port functions
Non-charging version
: The USB port can only be used for updating
the fi rmware of the Blueway.
Smart charging version
: It allows you to charge your phone in an
adaptive (smart) way. It communicates with the phone to defi ne the
optimal charging value. This communication process takes about a
minute, and the charging starts subsequently.
7. Disclaimer
If your car’s electrical system begins to behave in an unpredictable
way please immediately diconnect the Blueway 500 device physically
and have it checked by your installer or an automotive electronics pro-
fessional. Dension and its authorized distributors and retailers are not
liable for any incidental consequential or indirect damages or loss and
do not assume liability for any diagnostic fees.
The use of handheld devices while driving may be subject to
government legislation. Please ensure that your use of the Dension
device complies with applicable traffi c laws. Dension does not assume
liability for any events resulting from the illegal or irresponsible use
of handheld devices during the driving. Dension reserves the right to
modify its products or specifi cations without prior notice.
8. Warranty
Dension devices carry a one-year limited warranty that protects
you from defects in material and workmanship of products sold by
Dension or its authorized distributors and retailers. Dension does
not warrant any installation work or assume liability for any damage
caused due to negligence, improper installation or operation. For
warranty claims, proof of purchase is required.
9. Update and support
If you need further assistance in using your Blueway 500, please
contact your local supplier or visit www.dension.com. Please check
the support section for the latest fi rmware version and product
documentation of your device.
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