ATD Tools SPI-77101 User manual

User’s Manual
SPI-77101 & SPI-77110

Contents
1. Toggle Switch Setup ............................................................................................................................1
1.1. Choose the toggle switch setup according to the size of your car’s screen ...............................1
1.2. Where to find the toggle (DIP) switches? ................................................................................3
1.3. Set the toggle switch settings according to the size of your car’s screen ..................................3
1.4. Steps for change the toggle switch.........................................................................................5
1.5. Problem from Toggle switch setup incorrectly ........................................................................6
2. Dashboard Removal .............................................................................................................................7
3. Kit Contents ........................................................................................................................................8
3.1. Cable Connection Chart .........................................................................................................8
3.2. Power Cable Connection ........................................................................................................9
3.3. LVDS Cable Connection .........................................................................................................9
3.4. WiFi Antenna and USB-AV Cable Connection .........................................................................11
3.5. AMI Audio cable connection .................................................................................................11
3.6. Where to put the CarPlay box? ..............................................................................................13
4. CarPlay Sound Setup ..........................................................................................................................13
4.1. Bluetooth settings ...............................................................................................................13
4.2. Set AUX ..............................................................................................................................14
4.3. Set AMI ...............................................................................................................................15
5. Reverse and Front Cameras ................................................................................................................16
5.1. Original OEM Camera ...........................................................................................................16
5.2. After Market Camera ...........................................................................................................17
5.3. Settings for aftermarket reverse camera and front cameras ..................................................18
6. FAQ .................................................................................................................................................. 19
7. Contact US .................................................................................................................................... 20

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1. Toggle Switch Setup
1.1 Choose the toggle switch setup by the car model and the size of the car’s monitor.
Car Model
7 inch Monitor
8.3 inch Monitor
A4/A5/S4/S5
Q5
Q7
1.2 Where to find the toggle (DIP) switches?

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1.3 Set the toggle switch according to the car model and the size of the car’s monitor.
Tips:
1. Pin 7: with OEM parking sensor Off / 0, No OEM parking sensor On /1 2.
2. Pin 8: with OEM Bluetooth Off / 0, No OEM Bluetooth On /1
Tips:
1. Pin 7: with OEM parking sensor Off / 0, No OEM parking sensor On /1
2. Pin 8: with OEM Bluetooth Off / 0, No OEM Bluetooth On /1
For Audi Q7, the toggle switch setup is different between 7” and 8” monitors.

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1.4 Toggle switch setup incorrectly will result in a black screen, flash screen, half-screen, etc.
Please contact us for the correct toggle switch setup code if you meet problems as in the follow chart.
Black screen when switching to CarPlay function
Flash screen in OEM function
Half-screen when switching to CarPlay function
Half-screen when switching to CarPlay function

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2. Dashboard Removal
Please scan QR code, view the detail via YouTube video on dashboard removal guidance.
For A4 A5 Q5 Q7

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3. Kit Contents
3.1 Cable connection chart
Please follow the connection chart accurately (detailed instructions below).
After the cables are all connected, you will be able to switch between the original Audi and the CarPlay
interfaces by long pressing the “MEDIA” button on the MMI controller.

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3.2 Head Unit power cable connection
Unplug the OEM original power cable from the head unit and reconnect it to the new cable harness. Then
plug the new cable into the head unit.

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3.3 LVDS cable connection
Where to find the LVDS port?
The LVDS port is different for different OEM head units.

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LVDS cable connection
1) New LVDS cable 1 goes to the LVDS port of OEM the head unit.
2) New LVDS cable 2 goes to the original LVDS cable.
Note: Connecting the LVDS cables incorrectly will result in a black screen!

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3.4 WiFi antenna and USB-AV cable connection
Note: To avoid losing the WiFi signal, make sure the antenna is not placed close to metal objects.
3.5 AMI audio cable connection (only for Audi cars with AMI function)
If your car has AMI port, you need to connect the AMI cable to your car AMI port, so that the sound from
the CarPlay function will work via the car’s AMI AUX function.

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Where to find the AMI port?
in the glove-box
in the glove-box
in the central console box
behind media interface doors
AMI cable connection

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3.6 Where to put the CarPlay box?
The CarPlay interface decoder box should be installed in an appropriate space near, or on, the OEM head
unit. Or in the glove box.
on the OEM head unit
Beside the OEM head unit
In the glove box
In the glove box

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4. CarPlay Decoder Sound Setup
4.1 Bluetooth settings
If your phone already has a Bluetooth connection to your car, disconnect it.
4.2 Set AUX
Before using the CarPlay system, you need to set the sound input on your OEM interface to “AUX”,
otherwise the CarPlay /Android Auto system will have sound!
On the original Audi System, navigate to the “Media“ interface, click the “External audio input”

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4.3 Set AMI (only for Audi cars with AMI function)
If your car has AMI port, after connect the AMI cable to your car AMI port, you need to set the “Media” into
“AMI”
After finish the AUX or the AMI setting, long press “MEDIA” button from MMI knob controller, you can
switch the system between the original Audi system and the CarPlay system.

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CarPlay Decoder main interface
5. Reverse and Front Cameras
5.1 Original OEM camera
Enter the “Setup” menu from the decoder main menu, choose “Reverse”, then make sure the “Reverse
Camera” option is set to “Original”.
Make sure that the following three options are all set to “off”.

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5.2 Aftermarket camera
Aftermarket rear view camera cable connection
Aftermarket front view camera cable connection

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5.3 Settings for aftermarket reverse camera and front cameras
After the aftermarket camera cables are connected, you need to check the camera settings (click the
“Setup” button from the decoder main menu).
“Reverse” camera settings: choose “Reverse”, from the menu and set the reverse camera to “Aftermarket”.
the options “Reverse line detect”, the “Reverse display track”, and the “Reverse display
radar” should all be set to “off”.
Front view camera settings: choose “Reverse”, from the menu and set the front view time between 1 to 15
seconds.