v.link CI-VL2-CONCERT User manual

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v.LiNK Video-inserter
CI-VL2-CONCERT
for Audi with 6,5” monitor,
Symphony or Concert radio
Video-inserter with 2 video + RGB + rear-view camera input
Product features
Video-inserter for factory-infotainment monitors
2 video-inputs for after-market devices (e.g. DVD-Player, DVB-T tuner, …)
Built-in audio-switch (no audio-insertion)
Audio-AUX-cable for audio-insertion by factory AUX-input separately available
(item no. CAB-RCA-MQS)
Rear-view camera video-input
Automatic switching to rear-view camera input on engagement of reverse gear
RGB-input for after-market navigation
Video-in-motion (ONLY for connected video-sources)
Compatible with factory rear-view camera
AV-inputs PAL/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. Dip-switch settings
1.3.1. Vehicle selection (dip 6-8)
1.3.1.1. Video signal selection after-market navigation (Dip 4)
1.3.2. Enabling the interface’s video inputs (dip 1-3)
1.3.3. Rear-view camera settings (dip 5)
2. Installation
2.1. Place of installation
2.2. Connection schema
2.3. Connecting video-interface and CAN-box
2.4. Connection to the factory monitor
2.5. Connecting peripheral devices
2.5.1. Video-sources to IN1 and IN2
2.5.2. Audio-switch and audio-insertion
2.5.3. After-market rear-view camera
2.5.4. After-market navigation
2.6. Connecting video-interface and keypad
2.7. Picture settings
3. Interface operation
3.1. By MODE-button of the steering-wheel
3.2. By keypad
4. Specifications
5. Connections (video-interface)

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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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Requirements
Vehicle Audi A4 (8K), A5 (8T), A6 (4F,4G), Q5 (8R)
Head-unit/monitor 6.5” monitor, Symphony- or Concert-radio
Limitations
Video only The interface inserts ONLY video into the infotainment,
for sound use the FM-modulator or factory AUX which can
be coded by dealership.
Audio insertion Audio-AUX-cable for audio-insertion by factory AUX-input
separately available (item no. CAB-RCA-MQS).
1.2. Checking the compatibility of vehicle and accessories
1.3. Dip-switch settings
With the video interface boxes dip-switches it is possible to select vehicle/navigation the
interface is to be installed in (dip 7 and 8), to select the video signal of an optional connected
after-market navigation (Dip 4), to dis- or enable the interfaces inputs
(dip 1 to 3) and to preselect the type of camera which is (to be) installed
(dip 5).
Dip position down is ON and position up is OFF.
1.3.1. Vehicle selection (dip 7-8)
Choose the vehicle/navigation/monitor the interface is to be installed to and set dip 7
through 8 according to the below table.
Vehicle/ Navigation
Dip 7
Dip 8
6.5“-monitor with resolution 480x240
OFF
OFF
1.3.2. Video signal selection after-market navigation(Dip 4)
To the video interface’s RGB-input it is possible to connect a RGB- or a VGA-video source. Set
dip 4 according to table.
After-Market Navigation
Dip 4
VGA (RGB-Input Pin 4 H-Sync, Pin 8 V-Sync)
ON
RGB NTSC
OFF

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1.3.3. Enabling the interface’s video inputs (dip 1-3)
Only the enabled video inputs can be accessed when switching through the video sources. It
is recommended to enable only the required inputs for the disabled will be skipped when
switching through the video interfaces inputs.
1.3.4. Rear-view camera settings (dip 5)
Depending on whether no camera, after-market camera or
factory camera shall be used, dip 5 must use different settings.
If set to OFF, the interface switches to factory LVDS picture
when the reverse gear is engaged to display factory rear-view
camera or factory PDC picture.
Note: If the Can-bus does not work while connecting an after-market rear-view camera, cut
the green cable of the 6pin to 8pin cable at the black 8pin connector and connect it to the
reverse gear light (+12V). For this use a relay because the reverse gear light of the vehicle is
clocked (relay AC-RW1230 and AC-RS5 optional available).
2. Installation
Switch off ignition and disconnect the vehicle’s battery! The interface needs a permanent
12V source. If according to factory rules disconnecting the battery is to be avoided, it is
usually sufficient to put the vehicle is sleep-mode. In case the sleep-mode does not show
success, disconnect the battery with a resistor lead.
If power source is not taken directly from the battery, the connection has to be checked
for being start-up proven and permanent.
2.1. Place of installation
The interface is installed on the backside of factory monitor.
Dip
Video-input
ON (down)
OFF (up)
Dip 1
RGB
enabled
disabled
Dip 2
Video IN1
enabled
disabled
Dip 3
Video IN2
enabled
disabled
Rear-view
camera type
Dip 5
None
OFF
Factory
OFF
After-market
ON

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2.2. Connection schema

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2.3. Connecting video-interface and CAN-box
Connect black female 4pin Micro-Fit connector of the 4pin cable to the male 4pin
Micro-Fit connector of the CAN-box.
The CAN information varies on different location in the vehicle. You have to connect
the CAN-box to the climate control panel or behind the radio unit.
CAN-Low –Orange/Brown
CAN-High –Orange/Green or Orange/Purple
Note: Check LEDs on CAN-box after reconnecting the battery, one must be on.
Connect white female 6pin Molex connector of the 6pin to 8pin cable to the male
6pin Molex connector of the video-interface.
Connect black female 8pin Micro-Fit connector of the 6pin to 8pin cable to male 8pin
Micro-Fit connector of the CAN-box.
Note: Check LEDs on video-interface after reconnecting the battery, one must be on.
Note: No liability for vehicle wire colours and pin definition!
Possible changes by the vehicle manufacturer. The given information must be verified by
the installer.

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2.4. Connections to the factory monitor
Remove factory monitor.
Connect female 8pin Micro-Fit connector of the 10pin LVDS cable to male 8pin
Micro-Fit connector of the video-interface.
Remove female 10pin LVDS connector from the rear of the factory monitor and
connect it to the male 10pin LVDS connector of the 10pin LVDS cable.
Connect female 10pin connector of the 10pin LVDS cable to the male 10pin LVDS
connector of the factory monitor.
2.5. Connecting peripheral devices
It is possible to connect 2 after-market AV-sources, an after-market rear-view camera and an
after-market navigation to the video-interface.
Before final installation of the peripheral devices, we recommend a test-run to detect
incompatibility of vehicle and interface. Due to changes in the production of the vehicle
manufacturer is always the possibility of incompatibility.

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2.5.1. Video-sources to IN1 and IN2
Connect video RCA of the AV-source 1 to the female RCA connector IN1 of the video-
interface.
Connect video RCA of the AV-source 2 to the female RCA connector IN2 of the video-
interface.
2.5.2. Audio-switch and audio insertion
This interface can only insert video into the factory infotainment. Audio insertion is possible
by possibly existing factory audio AUX input or FM-modulator. The factory audio AUX have
to be coded by diagnosis PC. The inserted video-signal can be activated parallel to each
audio-mode of the factory infotainment.
It is possible to switch the audio signals from the to IN1 and IN2 connected AV-sources
parallel to the video-signal of the respective AV-source by video-interface’s built-in audio-
switch.
Plug the pins of the optionally available Audio-AUX-cable
CAB-RCA-MQS into the white application of the radio
connector for audio insertion.
Pin 1 –left audio channel
Pin 2 –audio signal ground
Pin 7 –right audio channel
B A

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Note: If only one AV-source shall be connected, it is possible to connect the video output of
the AV-source to video IN1 of the video-interface and the audio output of the AV-source
direct to the audio-insertion.
Connect female 8pin connector of the audio cable to male 8pin connector of the
video-interface.
Connect the audio-RCA of the factory AUX-input or the FM-modulator to the female
RCA port AV-Out of the audio cable.
Connect the audio-RCA of the AV-source 1 to the female RCA port AV1 of the audio
cable.
Connect the audio-RCA of the AV-source 2 to the female RCA port AV2 of the audio
cable.
Audio pins
Definition
1/2
Audio input signal R/L of source IN2
3/4
Audio input signal R/L of source IN1
5/6
Audio output signal R/L of factory AUX or FM-
modulator
7
Ground
8
No function
Note: When switching the video interface from video-IN1 to video-IN2, the audio will also
automatically be switched.

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2.5.3. After-market rear-view camera
Connect the video-RCA of the after-market rear-view camera to the female RCA port
of the video-interface.
If the Can-bus does not work while connecting an after-market rear-view camera, cut
the green cable of the 6pin to 8pin cable at the black 8pin connector and connect it
to the reverse gear light (+12V). For this use a relay because the reverse gear light of
the vehicle is clocked (relay AC-RW1230 and AC-RS5 optional available).
Note: Set Dip 5 to ON.

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2.5.4. After-Market navigation
Connect female 8pin connector of the RGB cable to the male 8pin connector of the
video-interface. The loose grey wires have no function and have to be isolated.
Connect male 6pin connector of the RGB cable to the after-Market navigation.
2.6. Connecting video-interface and keypad
Connect the female 4pin connector of the keypad to the male 4pin connector of the
video-interface.
Note: We suggest to install the external push button, even if it is not going to be used by the
user. Even if installed hidden, it is helpful for fault diagnosis.

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2.7. Picture settings
After installing the sources the picture settings can be changed using a pen on the buttons of
the video interface. Press the MENU button to open settings menu on the OSD and to switch
to the next setting. UP and DOWN change the corresponding values. The buttons are
embedded in the housing to avoid accidental changes during or after installation.
The following settings are available:
Brightness
Contrast
Saturation
Position H (horizontal)
Position V (vertical)
3. Interface operation
3.1. By MODE button of the steering wheel
The MODE button of the steering wheel can be used to execute interface functions.
Press MODE button of the steering wheel for about 3 seconds to switch the video source.
Each press will switch to the next enabled input. If all inputs are enabled the order is:
Factory video  RGB-in  video IN1  video IN2  factory video  …
Inputs which are not enabled are skipped. If the audio cable is connected, when switching
from video IN1 to video IN2, also the sound will be switched.
Note: The white wire of the 6pin to 8pin cable can be used with a +5-12V pulse to switch the
video-sources alternatively.
3.2. By keypad
Alternatively or additionally to the MODE button the interface’s keypad can be used to
execute interface functions.

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4. Specifications
BATT/ACC range 7V ~ 25V
Stand-by power drain <5mA
Power 0.2A @12V
Power consumption 2.4W
Video input 0.7V~1V
Video input formats PAL/NTSC
RGB-video amplitude 0.7V with 75 Ohm impedance
Temperature range -40°C to +85°C
Weight 195g
Dimensions (box only) B x H x T 182 x 24 x 100 mm
5. Connections (video-interface)

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6. Frequently asked questions
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.

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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" 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.
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