NavLinkz RL1-GVIF User manual

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Video-inserter
RL1-GVIF
Compatible with
Buick, Chevrolet, Lexus, Opel und Toyota vehicles with
GVIF technology
and for Land Rover and Jaguar vehicles with
touch-screen navigation version 1 and 1.1
Video-inserter for rear-view camera input
and two additional video sources
Product features
•Video-inserter for factory-infotainment systems
•2 CVBS video-inputs for after-market devices (e.g. DVD-Player, DVB-T tuner)
•FBAS Rear-view camera video-input
•Automatic switching to rear-view camera input on engagement of the reverse gear
•Video-in-motion in drive mode (ONLY for connected video-sources)
•Video inputs NTSC compatible

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Contents
1. Prior to installation
1.1. Delivery contents
1.2. Checking the compatibility of vehicle and accessories
1.3. Connectors –video interface
1.4. Dip-switch settings
1.4.1. Enabling the interface’s video inputs (dip 2-3)
1.4.2. Rear-view camera setting (dip 5)
1.4.3. Monitor selection (dips 6-8)
2. Installation
2.1. Place of installation
2.2. Connection schema
2.3. Connection - 6pin interface cable
2.4. Connection –picture signal cable
2.4.1. Special case 1: For Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles with touch-screen version 1
2.4.2. Special case 2: For Lexus/Toyota vehicles–picture is blinking after installation
2.5. Connection - video sources
2.5.1. After-market rear-view camera
2.5.2. Audio-insertion
2.6. Connection –external keypad
2.7. Picture settings
3. Interface operation
4. Specifications
5. Frequently asked questions
6. Technical support

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Legal Information
By law, watching moving pictures while driving is prohibited, the driver must not be
distracted. We do not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury resulting,
directly or indirectly, from installation or operation of this product. This product should only
be used while standing or to display fixed menus or rear-view-camera video when the
vehicle is moving, for example the MP3 menu for DVD upgrades.
Changes/updates of the vehicle’s software can cause malfunctions of the interface. We
offer free software-updates for our interfaces for one year after purchase. To receive a free
update, the interface must be sent in at own cost. Labor cost for and other expenses
involved with the software-updates will not be refunded.
1. Prior to installation
Read the manual prior to installation.
Technical knowledge is necessary for installation. The place of installation must be free of
moisture and away from heat sources.
1.1. Delivery contents
Take down the serial number of the interface and store this manual for support
purposes: ____________________

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Compatibility
Bransd
Compatible vehicles
Infotainment systems
Buick
LaCrosse, Regal
DVD800/CD500
Chevrolet
Camaro model years2013-2014
MyLink –7inch monitor with separate
radio-box
Cruz, Orlando
DVD900/DVD600
Jaguar
XF X250 model years 2007-2011,
XK X150 model years 2007-2014
Touch-screen navigation version 1.1
Only vehicles with navigation and touch-
screen menu 2
Land Rover
Range Rover (Vogue) L322 model years2005-2009,
Range Rover Sport L320 model years 2005-2009,
Discovery 3 L319 model years 2004-2009
Touch-screen navigation version 1
Only vehicles with navigation
Freelander 2 L359 model years 2007-2012
Touch-screen navigation version 1.1
Only vehicles with navigation and touch-
screen menu 2
Lexus
LS/GS/RX/ES/IS/NX, monitor and head-unit must be
separate units and connected with a GVIF cable!
System mit GVIF
Opel
Astra J, Insignia A, Meriva B
and other vehicles until about model year 2011
DVD800/CD500
Astra J (Sports Tourer and 5-door) model years until
2015, Astra J (sedan) model years until-2018,
Cascada, GTC, Insignia A model years 2012-2013,
Meriva B, Mokka A, Zafira C
and other vehicles until about model year 2012
CD600 IntelliLink, DVD600, Navi650,
DVD900, Navi950 IntelliLink
Toyota
Landcruiser, Prius and other vehicles from 2007 with
GVIF-technology. Monitor and head-unit must be
separate units and connected with a GVIF-cable.
System with GVIF
1.2. Checking the compatibility of vehicle and accessories

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Limitations
Video only The interface inserts ONLY video signals into the infotainment.
For sound use the possibly existing factory-audio-AUX-input or a FM-modulator.
Video insertion Jaguar/LR The inserted video can only be seen in map mode of the factory navigation (the
automatically switching to an after-market rear-view camera, too).
Jaguar/LR with Touch-screen Blue GVIF connectors of vehicle and interface have to be cut,
version 1 changed against each other and soldered.
Factory rear-view camera Automatical switching-back from inserted video to factory rear-view camera only
while reverse gear is engaged. To delay the switch-back time, additional electronics is
required.
Video input signal NTSC video sources compatible only.
1.3. Connectors –video interface
The video-interface converts the video signals of connected after-market sources in a factory
monitor compatible picture signal which is inserted in the factory monitor, by using separate
trigger options.

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1.4. Dip-switch settings
Some settings must be selected by the dip-switches on the
video-interface. Dip position down is ON and position up is OFF.
After each Dip-switch-change a power-reset of the Can-box has to be performed!
See following chapters for detailed information.
Dip
Function
ON (down)
OFF (up)
1
No function
-
set to OFF
2
CVBS AV1-input
enabled
disabled
3
CVBS AV2-input
enabled
disabled
4
No function
-
set to OFF
5
Rear-view cam type
after-market
factory or none
6
Monitor
selection
Try all possible combinations of dip 6-8 to find the best
picture (quality and size)
7
8

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1.4.1. Enabling the interface’s video inputs (dip 2-3)
Only the enabled video inputs can be accessed when switching through the interface’s video
sources. It is recommended to enable only the required inputs for the disabled will be
skipped when switching through the video-interfaces inputs.
1.4.2. Rear-view camera setting (dip 5)
If set to OFF, the interface switches to factory picture while the reverse gear is engaged to
display factory rear-view camera.
If set to ON, the interface switches to its rear-view camera input „Camera-IN“ while the
reverse gear is engaged.
1.4.3. Monitor selection (dips 6-8)
Dips 6-8 are for monitor-specific video settings which cannot be predicted as even within the
same head-unit version, the monitor specifications may vary. It is necessary to try all
possible combinations - while a working video source is connected to the chosen input of the
interface - to see which combination gives the best picture quality and size (some may give
no picture). It is possible to first hot plug through the dip combinations, but if you do not
experience any change of picture after trying all options, retry and disconnected the 6pin
power plug of the video-box between every change of the dip setting.
Note: Dip 1 und 4 are out of function and have to be set to OFF.
2. Installation
To install the interface, first switch off the ignition and disconnect the vehicle’s battery.
Please read the owner`s manual of the car, regarding the battery`s disconnection! If
required, enable the car`s Sleep-mode (hibernation mode)
In case the sleep-mode does not succeed, the disconnection of the battery can be done
with a resistor lead.
As with any installation of retrofit equipment, a stand-by test is neccessary after the
installation of the video interface, to ensure that the unit also switches off after reaching
the vehicle‘s sleep mode.
Before the final installation, we recommend a test-run of the interface. Due to changes in
the production of the vehicle manufacturer, there’s always the possibility of
incompatibility.
Note: Before a final installation, we recommend a test-run to ensure the compatibility of the
vehicle and the interface. Due to changes in the production of the vehicle manufacturer
there’s always a possibility of incompatibility.
2.1. Place of installation
The interface is installed on the backside of the factory monitor.

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2.2. Connection schema

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2.3. Connection - 6pin interface cable
Connect the white female 6pin connector of the 6pin interface cable to the male 6pin
connector of the video interface.
Connect the green wire of the 6pin interface cable to +12V of the reverse gear signal.
(e.g. reversing light).
If desired, the white wire of the 6pin interface cable can be used alternatively to the
external button to switch the video sources (12V pulse for 2-3 seconds).
Connect the black wire of the 6pin interface cable to vehicle ground.
Connect the red wire of the 6pin interface cable to +12V ACC terminal 15.
Connect the yellow wire of the 6pin interface cable to +12V ACC (300mA).
Note: The connection of the green wire (Reverse signal) will be described in chapter “After-
market rear-view camera”. The white wire, can be used by +12V impulse to switch the
enabled video sources, same as the keypad (see chapter “video interface-operation”).

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2.4. Connection –picture signal cable
Remove factory monitor.
Connect female HSD+2pin connector of the picture signal cable to the male HSD+2pin
connector on the rear-side of the interface.
Remove the female GVIF connector from the rear-side of the factory monitor and
connect it to the male GVIF connector of the picture signal cable.
Connect female GVIF connector of the picture signal cable to the male GVIF
connector of the factory monitor.

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2.4.1. Special case 1: For Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles with touch-screen version-1
In vehicles with touch screen version-1, the female blue GVIF connectors of the vehicle
harness and the female blue GVIF connector of the picture signal cable have to be cut,
changed against each other and soldered.
Cut both female GVIF connectors of the vehicle harness and the picture signal cable
with leaving enough cable on it.
Depending on the cable colours of the GVIF interface cable, solder the female GVIF
connector of the vehicle harness to the picture signal cable and the GVIF connector
of the picture signal cable to the vehicle harness like shown in the diagram above.

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2.4.2. Special case 2: For Lexus/Toyota vehicles –picture is blinking after the installation
In some vehicles (Lexus/Toyota) the picture is blinking after the installation. In this case the
cable at the power connector of the factory monitor needs to be cut like in the picture
below.
Cut the cable at pin 2 of the upper row from the left side and isolate both ends.
Note: Cable colour of pin 2 may vary.

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2.5. Connection - video sources
It is possible to connect one after-market rear-view camera and two more AV sources to the
video-interface.
Note: Before the final installation, we recommend a test-run to ensure the compatibility of
the vehicle and the interface. Due to changes in the production of the vehicle
manufacturer there’s always a possibility of incompatibility.
Connect the female 6pin connector of the video cable to the male 6pin connector of
the video-interface.
Connect the video RCA connector of the rear-view camera to the female RCA
connector “Camera-IN” of the video cable.
(see also “After-market rear-view camera”).
Connect the video RCA connectors of additional AV sources to the female RCA
connectors „Video IN 1” und “Video IN 2”.

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2.5.1. After-market rear-view camera
For activating the rear-view camera when reverse gear is engaged, an external switching
signal from the reverse gear light is required. As the reverse gear light’s power supply isn’t
voltage-stable all the time, an ordinary open relay (e.g AC-RW-1230 with wiring AC-RS5) or
filter (e.g. AC-PNF-RVC) is required. The diagram below shows the connection type of the
relay.
Connect the green switching input cable to the output connector (87) of the relay.
Connect the Reverse light’s power-cable to coil (85) and the vehicle’s ground to coil
(86) of the relay.
Connect the output connector (87) of the relay to the rear-view camera’s power-
cable, like you did it to the green switching input cable before.
Connect stabile and permanent +12V to the relay’s input connector (30).
Note: Don’t forget to set the Dip 5 to ON.
In Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles the automatic switching to an after-market rear-view
camera is only possible in navigation mode.

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2.5.2. Audio Insertion
This interface can only insert video signals into the factory infotainment. If an AV-source is
connected, audio insertion must be done by factory audio AUX input or FM-modulator. The
inserted video-signal can be activated simultaneously to each audio-mode of the factory
infotainment.
If 2 AV sources shall be connected to the infotainment, additional electronic is necessary to
switch the audio signals.
2.6. Connection Video Interface and external keypad
Connect the 4pin female connector of the external keypad to the male 4pin
connector of the video interface.
Note: Regardless if it’ll be used or not, the external keypad should always be connected! In
case of non-using, it should be invisibly hidden together with the video interface.

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2.7. Picture settings
The picture settings are adjusted by the 3 buttons on the video-interface. Press the MENU
button to open the OSD settings menu or to switch to the next menu item. Press UP and
DOWN change the selected value. The buttons are embedded in the housing to avoid
accidental changes during or after installation. Picture settings have to be done separately
for AV1 and for AV2 while the corresponding input is selected and visible on the monitor.
AV2 and CAM share the same settings which must be adjusted in AV2.
Note: The OSD menu is only shown when a working video source is connected to the
selected video-input of the interface.
The following settings are available:
Brightness
Contrast
Saturation
Position H (horizontal)
Position V (vertical)
IR-AV1 = no function
IR-AV2 = no function
Guide -L = no function
UI-CNTL = no function
Guide-CNTRL = no function
H-SIZE = horizontale Bildgröße
V-SIZE = vertikale Größe

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3. Interface operation
Press the interface’s external keypad to switch the video source. Each repetition will switch
to the next enabled input. If all inputs are enabled the order is:
Factory video → video IN1 → video IN2 → factory video →
Disabled inputs will be skipped.
Alternatively the white wire of the 6pin cable can be used with a +5-12V pulse to switch the
video-sources.
Note: Even if the switching through several video sources by the keypad mightn’t be
required, the keypad’s invisible connection and availability is strongly recommended.
4. Specifications
BATT/ACC range 7V - 25V
Stand-by power drain 45mA
Power consumption 180mA
Video input 0.7V - 1V
Video input formats NTSC
Temperature range -40°C to +85°C
Dimensions video-box 113 x 25 x 107 mm (W x H x D)

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5. FAQ –Trouble shooting Interface functions
For any troubles which may occur, check the following table for a solution before requesting
support from your vendor.
Symptom
Reason
Possible solution
No picture/black
picture (factory
picture).
Not all connectors have been
reconnected to factory head-
unit or monitor after
installation.
Connect missing connectors.
No power on CAN-bus box (all
LED CAN-bus box are off).
Check power supply of CAN-bus box. Check CAN-bus
connection of CAN-bus box.
CAN-bus box connected to
CAN-bus in wrong place.
Refer to the manual where to connected to the CAN-
bus. If not mentioned, try another place to connect to
the CAN-bus.
No power on video-interface
(all LED video-interface are
off).
Check whether CAN-bus box delivers +12V ACC on red
wire output of 8pin to 6pin cable. If not cut wire and
supply ACC +12V directly to video-interface.
No picture/black
picture/white picture
(inserted picture) but
factory picture is OK.
No picture from video source.
Check on other monitor whether video source is OK.
No video-source connected to
the selected interface input.
Check settings dips 1 to 3 of video interface which
inputs are activated and switch to corresponding
input(s).
LVDS cables plugged in wrong
place.
Double-check whether order of LVDS cables is exactly
connected according to manual. Plugging into head-
unit does not work when the manual says to plug into
monitor and vice versa.
Wrong monitor settings of
video-interface.
Try different combinations of dips 7 and 8 of video-
interface. Unplug 6pin power after each change.
Inserted picture totally
wrong size or position.
Inserted picture double
or 4 times on monitor.
Inserted picture
distorted, flickering or
running vertically.
Video sources output set to
AUTO or MULTI which causes
a conflict with the interfaces
auto detection.
Set video source output fixed to PAL or NTSC. It is best
to set all video sources to the same standard.
If error occurs only after
source switching: Connected
sources are not set to the
same TV standard.
Set all video sources to the same standard.
Some interfaces can only
handle NTSC input.
Check manual whether there is a limitation to NTSC
mentioned. If yes, set source fixed to NTSC output.
Inserted picture b/w.
Inserted picture qual.
bad.
Picture settings have not been
adjusted.
Use the 3 buttons and the interface's OSD to adjust the
picture settings for the corresponding video input.
Inserted picture size
slightly wrong.
Inserted picture
position wrong.
Camera input picture
flickers.
Camera is being tested under
fluorescent light which shines
directly into the camera.
Test camera under natural light outside the garage.
Camera input picture is
bluish.
Protection sticker not
removed from camera lens.
Remove protection sticker from lens.

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Symptom
Reason
Possible solution
Camera input picture
black.
Camera power taken directly
from reverse gear lamp.
Use relay or electronics to "clean" reverse gear lamp
power. Alternatively, if CAN-bus box is compatible
with the vehicle, camera power can be taken from
green wire of 6pin to 8pin cable.
Camera input picture
has distortion.
Camera input picture
settings cannot be
adjusted.
Camera input picture settings
can only be adjusted in AV2
mode.
Set dip 3 of video-interface to ON (if not input AV2 is
not already activated) and connect the camera to AV2.
Switch to AV2 and adjust settings. Reconnect camera
to camera input and deactivate AV2 if not used for
other source.
Graphics of a car in
camera input picture.
Function PDC is ON in the
interface OSD.
In compatible vehicles, the graphics will display the
factory PDC distance. If not working or not wanted, set
interface OSD menu item UI-CNTRL to ALLOFF.
Chinese signs in
camera input picture
Function RET or ALL is ON
(function for Asian market) in
the interface OSD.
Set interface OSD menu item UI-CNTRL to ALLOFF or
PDCON.
Not possible to switch
video sources by OEM
button.
CAN-bus interface does not
support this function for
vehicle.
Use external keypad or cut white wire of 6pin to 8pin
cable and apply +12V impulses for AV-switching.
Pressed too short.
For video source switching a longer press of about 2.5
seconds is required.
Not possible to switch
video sources by
external keypad.
SW-version of interface does
not support external keypad.
Use OEM-button or cut white wire of 6pin to 8pin
cable and apply +12V impulses for AV-switching.
Interface does not
switch to camera input
when reverse gear is
engaged.
CAN-bus interface does not
support this function for the
vehicles.
Cut the green wire of the 6pin to 8pin cable and apply
+12V constant from reverse gear-lamp signal. Use
relay to "clean" R-gear lamp power.
Interface switches
video-sources by itself.
CAN-bus interface
compatibility to vehicle is
limited.
Cut the grey wire of 6pin to 8pin and isolate both
ends. If problem still occurs, additionally cut the white
wire of 6pin to 8pin cable and isolate both ends.
6. Technical Support
Please note that direct technical support is only available for products purchased directly
from NavLinkz GmbH. For products bought from other sources, contact your vendor for
technical support.
NavLinkz GmbH
distribution/tech dealer-support
Heidberghof 2
D-47495 Rheinberg
Tel [phone]
Email [email protected]
10R-03 5384
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