Paser meadiaDAB HD User manual

MediaDAB HD
Rev 2.1516
Manufactured and distributed by:
PASER s.r.l. Strada Per Poirino 29 Villanova d'Asti (AT), 14019 Italy
Tel. [phone] Fax. [phone]
Tech service 0039 (0)141 947676
Office hours (8.30-12.30 14.30-18.30) www.paser.it; [email protected]
WARRANTY
THIS PRODUCT IS COVERED BY TWO-YEAR GUARANTEE FOR ANY MANUFACTURING TROUBLES.
THE WARRANTY IS VALID IF
ACCOMPAINED BY THE INVOICE OF PURCHASE
The information in this guide are purely for information purposes, therefore, are subject to change without notice. At the time of publication the information
is correct and reliable. However Paser can not be held responsible for any consequences resulting from errors or omissions in this manual. Paser reserves
the right to improve / change the product or manual without obligation to notify users.
MediaDAB HD
DAB SYSTEM
rev. 2.15
MediaDAB is a Paser Srl trademark, registered in Italy.
All registered trademarks belong to the legitimate owners.
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL

MediaDAB HD
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INTRODUCTION
MediaDAB HD is a DAB receiver and its compatibility is exetended to a lot of vehicles and OEM
radio.
The module is connected in series to the radio antenna and thanks to the FM RDS technology it
can manage an high quality sound and also transmit all the information to the radio display.
The device is equipped with a speech synthesis system, this feature provides an high quality
level of safety because all the operations made by the interface are indicated to the customer.
MediaDAB HD is upgradeable via USB.
Device functions are totally manageable from your car steering wheel commands or by a wire-
less remote (optional).
CHARACTERISTICS
DAB/DAB+ Receiver
User Menu displayed in the radio display through RDS.
Menu Labels Speech Synthesis
Compatible with additional wireless remote
Steering Wheel Commands management
FM modulator with 8 different selectable frequencies
General Information
Size 87x133x35 mm
Weight < 190 gr (without cables )
Technical Information
Power Input 12 Volt
Max Power Input 16 Volt
Min Power Input 8 Volt
Power Consumption 190 mA
Standby Power Consumption <7 mA
Working Temperature Range -20 +70 C
PACKAGE
1 user manual
1 unit
1 free wires harness
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MediaDAB HD
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TROUBLESHOOTING
The radio band frequency is disturbed.
Select a different radio frequency as descried in the MENU SET UP in sub menu FREQUENCY at
page 16.
The audio is distorted and it is too low.
Verify that the antennas plugs are correctly connected.
After the connection of the module the steering wheel commands don’t manage any functions.
Verify the correct connection of MediaDAB HD to the power cables of the vehicle.
Make a RESET of MediaDAB HD as described at page 6 of this manual.
Verify that the CANBUS, GMLAN or Resistive connections were done correctly.
Verify that the vehicle is in the compatibility list.
Verify that in case of resistive vehicle protocol, the self learning procedure was done correctly.
It’s not possible to carry out the self learning procedure for the resistive steering wheel commands.
Make the self learning procedure of the steering wheel commands being sure to keep pressed each
buttons for minimum 2 seconds.
Verify the vehicle compatibility consulting the connections attachment.
When the car is off, MediaDAB HD doesn’t switch off.
Verify the ignition connections, if the vehicle is CANBUS the connection of the ignition wire is not
required, if the vehicle is Resistive verify that the ignition wire is correctly connected .
MediaDAB HD is correctly working but it is not possible to enter the menu with the steering wheel
commands.
Verify the available configuration as described at pages 9 and 10. Attention some models of swc don’t
have the long pressure condition.
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INSTALLATION
MediaDAB HD is easy to install but we suggest to require the support of a qualified technician.
Please turn off the key before starting to install the module.
1. First of all you need to remove the OEM radio.
2. Disconnect the radio con-
nector.
ATTENTION! IF THE RADIO HAS A SECURITY CODE PROTECTION PLEASE BE SURE
THAT IS AVAILABLE BEFORE DISCONNECT THE RADIO CONNECTOR.
3. Please verify the steering wheel commands protocol in order to understand which kind of con-
nection is to be made.
MediaDAB HD can manage CANBUS, GMLAN and R-Ladder steering wheel commands proto-
cols.
Steering wheel connection are explained in the attached document, in order to understand the
logic please see the diagram at page 4.
If the vehicle is not equipped with steering wheel commands the interface management could be
done with a wireless remote (optional) as explained at page 8.
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2

MediaDAB HD
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POWER AND STEERING WHEEL COMMANDS CONNECTIONS
Power and steering wheel connections are located in the 22 poles connector as indicated.
Connect RED cable to the car radio 12VDC positive.
Connect BLACK cable to the ground.
Connect MediaDAB HD BLUE-YELLOW cable to a positive ignition output.
The BLUE-YELLOW wire must not be connected if the vehicle uses CANBUS or GMLAN
protocol.
Connect steering wheel interface wires in series to the OEM wires, for example in a car
that uses CANBUS protocol is necessary to cut the CAN H wire and connect GREEN wire
to the car side and GREEN/YELLOW to the radio side, the same must be done with CAN L
and WHITE and WHITE/YELLOW wires.
GND
12 VDC
POSITIVE
IGNITION
CANBUS
R-LADDER
GMLAN
POWER
ANTENNA OUTPUT
FUNCTION
CANBUS WIRES
GREEN CAN H INPUT
WHITE CAN L INPUT
GREEN / YELLOW CAN H OUTPUT
WHITE / YELLOW CAN L OUTPUT
R-LADDER WIRES
PINK V1 INPUT
YELLOW V2 INPUT
PINK / BLACK V1 OUTPUT
YELLOW / BLACK V2 OUTPUT
GMLAN WIRES GREY GMLAN INPUT
GREY / YELLOW GMLAN OUTPUT
WIRE COLOUR
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MEANINGS
CHANNELS are the radio stations stored in the DAB receiver..
CLEAR FAVOURITE this option allows to delete all the channels memorized as favourite.
SCAN is the operation managed by MediaDAB HD during the channels research.
PRUNE is the operation that allows to clear channels listed but not yet available.
POWERSCAN (PWR SCAN) if enabled this function manages a SCAN each time the device is activated.
RESTORE allows to reset the DAB module of the device.
RDS MODE changes the RDS version used: normal (8 characters) and estende (64 characters)
DLS Dynamic texts.
RSSI Signal intensity.
SNR Signal to noise ratio.
MSC Signal quality.

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MAIN MENU SUB-MENU 1 SUB-MENU 2 SUB-MENU 3
(OFF)
DAB
CHANNEL LIST
CHANNELS LIST
BACK
EXIT
FAVOURITE LIST
FAVORITES LIST
BACK
EXIT
MANAGEMENT
ADD/REM FAV
CLEAR FAVOURITES
SCAN
BACK
EXIT
DISPLAY
DLS
RSSI
SNR
MSC
BACK
EXIT
BACK
EXIT
SETUP
DAB
PWR SCAN (ON/OFF)
RESTORE
BACK
EXIT
FREQUENCY
87.70MHz
87.90MHz
88.10MHz
88.30MHz
88.50MHz
88.70MHz
88.90MHz
89.10MHz
BACK
EXIT
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
LANG2
LANG3
BACK
EXIT
WELCOME MSG (ON/OFF)
MENU MSG (ON/OFF)
EVENTS MSG (ON/OFF)
BEEPS (ON/OFF)
BACK
EXIT
VERSION BACK
EXIT
UPGRADE VOICE
INSERT KEY
BACK
EXIT
BACK
EXIT
SYSTEM
VERSION BACK
EXIT
UPGRADE SYSTEM
INSERT KEY
BACK
EXIT
RDS TEXT (ON/OFF)
BACK
EXIT
BACK
EXIT
EXIT
VOICE
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ATTENTION! RESPECT ALWAYS ANTENNA INPUT/OUTPUT CONFIGURATION
Now connect the harness to the MediaDAB HD and the OEM connector back to the radio.
Connect the antenna adapter in series to the car antenna.
Below is described a FAKRA antenna connection.
OEM
Harness
Different antenna adapters are available such as ISO, DIN, GT5.
CONNECT TO THE
CAR ANTENNA
INPUT 1
OUTPUT 1
INPUT 2
OUTPUT 2

MediaDAB HD
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DAB ANTENNA CONNECTION
The DAB antenna connection can be done by the SMB connector available on the rear side of
the interface.
Follow the antenna instruction and connect it as showed below.
GND
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Remote control can be optional or included . It depends on the item code required
MENU
MediaDAB HD has a user-menu that is displayed on the radio display through the RDS; the
same menu is pronounced by the vocal synthesis.
The menu can be run down by a remote control (optional) or by the steering wheel commands
(for the compatible versions).
To enter the menu with the remote control, please check the function at page 13. With the
steering wheel commands, the user can enter the menu by pressing for a long the SRC button or,
if this button it is not available, by doing the sequence SEEK - / SEEK + / SEEK - / SEEK +.
To scroll down the menu headings, the user can use the remote control indicators buttons or the
steering wheel commands, by pressing the seek buttons.
To entry into the sub-menus or to confirm a choice, please do a short pressure on the remote
control on button A or, through the steering wheel commands, please do a short pressure on the
SRC button. If this button is not available, please do the sequence SEEK - / SEEK +.
The menu managing allows to do all desired settings.
All possible handlings are displayed on the radio display and pronounced by the vocal synthesis
too.
The menu includes various sub-menus.
Menu organization is tree-shaped and it’s handled as described in the following table.
SRCSRCSRC MUTEMUTEMUTE SRCSRCSRC MUTEMUTEMUTE
SRCSRCSRC MUTEMUTEMUTE
SRCSRCSRC MUTEMUTEMUTE SRCSRCSRC MUTEMUTEMUTE

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FUNCTION CARS WITHOUT LONG
PRESSURE BUTTON
INFORMATION
CARS WITH
LONG PRESSURE BUTTON
INFORMATION
ON/OFF
Volume +
Volume -
Next Channel
Previous Channel
Next Favourite
Previous Favourite
MENU FUNCTIONS
Menu
Next Menu
Previous Menu
Select
DAB FUNCTIONS
Scan
Add to favourite channels
Remove from favourite channels
Configuration 2: Short Pressure
Long Pressure
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ACTIVATION AND TUNING
Once that all connections are done turn on the key:
The LED will switch on fixed GREEN.
By default the system will transmit on the frequency 87.7 Mhz, then set this frequency as favorite
.
Each time that the key will turned on the system will switch on automatically and the speech sysn-
thesis system will pronunce the welcome message:
“MediaDAB WISH YOU GOOD LISTENING”.
Reproduction will start immediately and RDS text will be shown on the radio and car display.
.
To switch off the module press in sequence from the steering wheel VOL+ VOL—VOL+ VOL - :
The same sequence could be use to switch on again the interface.
87.7 mHz
1 MediaDAB
SRCSRCSRC MUTEMUTEMUTE SRCSRCSRC MUTEMUTEMUTE SRCSRCSRC MUTEMUTEMUTE SRCSRCSRC MUTEMUTEMUTE
In case of an incorrect working of the steering wheel commands functions,
please make a RESET of MediaDAB HD, as described below, by pressing the
button of the unit till the LED of the module switch OFF.

MediaDAB HD
Rev 2.158
Menu headings and files titles contained into the audio sources are displayed thanks to Media-
DAB HD RDS handling function.
So, with the RDS function activated, all operations are also visualized on the radio display and, in
case of OEM radio, they are visualized also on the vehicle display (if the OEM radio can write
also on this one).
The displayed menu headings are the same for all the languages and they are set by default in
English.
REMOTE FUNCTIONS
Remote control allows us to manage all the functions available with the steering wheel com-
mands. Below please find the functions manageable.
ON SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON D
OFF SELECT OFF FUNCTION FROM THE
MENU or LONG PRESS OF BUTTON D
Next Channel SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON C
Previous Channel SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON B
Next Favourite LONG PRESS OF BUTTON C
Previous Favourite LONG PRESS OF BUTTON B
Enter Menu LONG PRESS OF BUTTON A
Menu scroll ahead SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON C
Menu scroll back SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON B
Menu confirmation SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON A
A
B C
D
BATTERY
CR2025
ON LONG PRESS OF BUTTON M
OFF PRESS OF BUTTON M
THEN OK
Next Channel SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON >>I
Previous Channel SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON I<<
Next Favourite SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON
Previous Favourite SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON
Enter Menu SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON M
Menu scroll ahead SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON >>I
Menu scroll back SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON I<<
Menu confirmation SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON OK
SCAN LONG PRESS OF BUTTON
Add Favourite SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON
Remove Favourite SHORT PRESS OF BUTTON
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CONTROL OF THE FUNCTION BY STEERING WHEEL COMMANDS
MediaDAB HD can be controlled by the supplied remote control but also by the steering wheel
commands (according to compatibilities).
Obviously, according to the different buttons available on the steering wheel the user can control
MediaDAB HD
.
Not all CANBUS cars have long pressure button information and for this reason, where
possible, some sequencies are used in order to execute additional functions.
FUNCTION CARS WITHOUT LONG
PRESSURE BUTTON
INFORMATION
CARS WITH
LONG PRESSURE BUTTON
INFORMATION
ON/OFF
Volume +
Volume -
Next Channel
Previous Channel
Next Favourite
Previous Favourite
MENU FUNCTIONS
Menu
Next Menu
Previous Menu
Select
DAB FUNCTIONS
Scan NOT AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE
Add to favourite channels
Remove from favourite channels
Configuration 1: Short Pressure
Long Pressure