v.link CI-VL2-NG4-HU User manual

Version 17.02.2020
v.LiNK Video-inserter
CI-VL2-NG4-HU
Compatible with Alfa Romeo Giulietta,
Citroen, Peugeot and Maserati
with navigation NG4 with colour display
and 10pin LVDS monitor connector
Video-inserter with 2 video + rear-view camera input and CAN control
Product features
Video-inserter for factory-infotainment systems
2 CVBS video-inputs for after-market devices (e.g. DVD-Player, DVB-T tuner, …)
Built-in audio-switch (no audio-insertion)
Rear-view camera CVBS video-input
Automatic switching to rear-view camera input on engagement of reverse gear
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. Boxes and connectors
1.3.1. Video-interface
1.3.2. CAN-bus box
1.4. Dip-switch settings
1.4.1. Enabling the interface’s video inputs (dip 1-3)
1.4.2. RGB-video input signal selection for after-market navigation (Dip 4)
1.4.3. Rear-view camera setting (dip 5)
1.4.4. Monitor selection (dip 7-8)
1.5. Dip-switch settings of the CAN-box
2. Installation
2.1. Place of installation
2.2. Connection schema
2.3. Connecting video-interface and CAN-box for Citroen and Peugeot vehicles
2.4. Connecting video-interface for Alfa Giulietta, Citroen and Peugeot vehicles
2.5. Connection to the head-unit
2.6. Connecting peripheral devices
2.6.1. After-market RGB navigation
2.6.2. Video-sources to IN1 and IN2
2.6.3. Audio-switch and audio-insertion
2.6.4. After-market rear-view camera
2.6.4.1. Case 1: CAN-box detects reverse gear
2.6.4.2. Switching of picture formats –Activation PIP
2.6.4.3. Case 2: CAN-box does not detect reverse gear
2.6.4.4. Video signal connection
2.7. Connecting video-interface and keypad
2.8. Picture settings
3. Interface operation
3.1. By factory-infotainment-buttons in Citroen C5 and Peugeot 508 vehicles
3.2. By keypad
4. Specifications
5. Frequently asked questions

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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
Brand
Model
Navigation
Alfa Romeo
Giulietta (940)
Blue&Me
Citroen
Berlingo -2014, C3 2010-2016,
C3 Picasso 2009-2017,
C4 -2014, C4 Picasso -2013,
C5 2008-2017, C6 till about 2015, C8,
DS3 2010-2015, DS4 2011-2014,
DS5 2012-, Jumpy 2009-2015
NaviDrive RT3evo/4/5,
MyWay RNEG, NaviDrive 3D
NG4, eMyWay
Maserati
GranCabrio 2010-2017,
GranTurismo 2007-2017,
Quattroporte 2009-2012
NG4/RT45/N3
Peugeot
1007, 207, 307, 308, 308CC, 3008, 407, 508,
5008, 607, 807, Expert, Partner, RCZ
WIP Com/Connect Com
RT3evo/4/5/6, RNEG, WIP
Com/Connect Com 3D NG4,
WIP Nav+/Connect Nav+
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.
Factory rear-view camera Automatic switch-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.
1.2. Checking the compatibility of vehicle and accessories

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1.3. Boxes and connectors
1.3.1. Video-interface
The video-interface converts the connected after-market sources video signals to an LVDS
signal which is the inserted into the factory monitor on certain trigger options.
1.3.2. CAN-bus box
The CAN-bus box reads digital signals from the CAN-bus and converts them for the video-
interface.

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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.
See following chapters for detailed information.
1.4.1. Enabling the interface’s video inputs (dip 1-3)
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. RGB-video input signal selection for after-market navigation (Dip 4)
If an after-market RGB navigation or other RGB video source is connected, the source’s RGB
output signal must match the interface’s RGB video input setting.
1.4.3. Rear-view camera setting (dip 5)
If set to OFF, the interface switches to factory LVDS picture while the reverse gear is engaged
to display factory rear-view camera or factory optical park system picture.
If set to ON, the interface witches to its rear-view camera input CAM while the reverse gear
is engaged.
Dip
Function
ON (down)
OFF (up)
1
RGB-input
enabled
disabled
2
CVBS AV1-input
enabled
disabled
3
CVBS AV2-input
enabled
disabled
4
RGB-input resolution
VGA
800x480
NTSC
400x240 or 480x240
5
Rear-view cam type
after-market
factory or none
6
No function
-
set OFF
7
Monitor
selection
Try all 4 possible combinations of dip 7 and 8 to find the
best picture (quality and size)
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1.4.4. Monitor selection (dip 7-8)
Dip 7 and 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 (both OFF, both ON, 7 OFF and 8 ON, 7 ON and 8 OFF) - 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 4 options, retry and disconnected the 6pin power plug of the video-
box between every change of the dip setting.
1.5. Dip-switch settings of the CAN-box
With the CAN-boxes dip-switches it is possible to select vehicle/
head-unit the interface is to be installed in.
Dip position down is ON and position up is OFF.
Vehicle/Navigation
Dip 1
Dip 2
Dip 3
Dip 4
Citroen C5
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
Peugeot 508
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
After each change of the dip switch settings you have to execute a power reset of the CAN-
box!
*Note: No function of CAN-box in Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Citroen C3, Maseati, Peugeot 3008
und 5008 vehicles!
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 at the rear of head-unit.

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2.2. Connection schema

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2.3. Connecting video-interface and CAN-box for Citroen C5 and Peugeot 508 vehicles
The CAN-bus box reads digital signals from the CAN-bus and converts them for the video-
interface. ACC +12V max. 0.5A (red of 6pin) and reverse gear +12V max. 0.5A (green of 6pin)
constant signal. Video-source switching (white of 6pin) as +12V impulse.
Connect black female 4pin Micro-Fit connector of the 4pin cable to the male 4pin
Micro-Fit connector of the CAN-box.
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.
Pin-assignment vehicle connector
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition! Possible changes by the vehicle
manufacturer. The given information must be verified by the installer.
Cable colour
Assignment
●Orange
+12Volt Permanent
●Green
Ground
●White
CAN HIGH
●Grey
CAN LOW

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2.4. Connecting video-interface for Alfa Giulietta, Citroen, Masearti and Peugeot
vehicles
No function of CAN-box in Citroen C3 and Peugeot 3008/5008 vehicles.
Connect white female 6pin Molex connector of the 6pin to 8pin cable to the male
6pin Molex connector of the video-interface.
Cut the cables of the 6pin to 8pin cable at the black 8pin connector and connect them
as shown in the diagram above.

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2.5. Connections to the head-unit
Remove head-unit.
Connect female 10pin Micro-Fit connector of the 10pin HSD LVDS cable to the male
10pin Micro-Fit connector of the video-interface.
Remove female 10pin HSD LVDS connector from the rear of the head-unit
and connect it to the LVDS-switch-box of the 10pin HSD LVDS cable.
Connect female 10pin connector of the 10pin HSD LVDS cable to the male 10pin HSD
LVDS connector of the head-unit.

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2.6. Connecting peripheral devices
It is possible to connect an after-market RGB navigation (or other RGB video source), 2 after-
market AV-sources and an after-market rear-view camera to the video-interface.
Before final installation of the peripheral devices, we recommend a test-run of the
interface. Due to changes in the production of the vehicle manufacturer is always the
possibility of incompatibility.
2.6.1. After-Market RGB 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.

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2.6.2. Video-sources to INJ1 and IN2
Connect video RCA of the AV-source 1 to the female RCA connector IN 1 of the video-
interface.
Connect video RCA of the AV-source 2 to the female RCA connector IN 2 of the video-
interface.
2.6.3. Audio-switch and audio insertion
This interface can only insert video signals into the factory infotainment and switch audio
signals. If an AV-source is connected to AV1 or AV2, audio insertion must be done by factory
audio AUX input or FM-modulator to which the interface’s sound-switch output is
connected. When the interface is switched from AV1 to AV2, the audio signal is switched
parallel to the corresponding video signal by the interface’s built-in audio-switch.
The inserted video-signal can be activated simoultaneously to each audio-mode of the
factory infotainment.
Audio pins
Definition
½
Audio input signal R/L of source AV2
¾
Audio input signal R/L of source AV1
5/6
Audio output signal R/L of factory audio AUX
or FM-modulator
7
Ground
Note: If only one AV-source shall be connected, it is possible to connect the video output of
the AV-source to the video input AV1 of the video-interface and the audio output of the AV-
source directly to the point of audio-insertion (e.g. audio AUX input).

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Pin-assignment white 12pin insert of the vehicle’s Quadlock
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition! Possible changes by the vehicle
manufacturer. The given information must be verified by the installer.
Connect female 7pin connector of the audio cable to male 7pin connector of the
video-interface.
Connect the audio-RCA of the possibly existing 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.
Cable colour
Assignment
●Yellow
Audio left Pin 4
●Blue
Audio right Pin 3
●Brown
Ground Pin 5

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2.6.4. After-market rear-view camera
Some vehicles have a different reverse gear code on the CAN-bus which the included CAN-
box is not compatible with. Therefore there is two different ways of installation. If the CAN-
box can detect the reverse gear in the vehicle, the green wire of the 6pin to 8pin cable
should carry +12V while the reverse gear is engaged.
Note: Do not forget to set dip5 of video-interface to ON before testing.
2.6.4.1. Case 1: CAN-box detects reverse gear
If the CAN-bus interface delivers +12V on the green wire of the 6pin to 8pin cable when
reverse gear is engaged, the video interface will automatically be switched to the rear-view
camera input CAM while reverse gear is engaged.
Additionally, the +12V (max. 500mA) power supply for the rear-view camera can be
taken from the green wire of the 6pin to 8pin cable.

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2.6.4.2. Case 2: CAN-box does not detect reverse gear
If the CAN-bus interface does not deliver +12V on the green wire of the 6pin to 8pin cable
when reverse gear is engaged (not all vehicles are compatible) an external switching signal
from the reverse gear light is required. As the reverse gear light signal contains electronic
interference, a normally open relay (e.g AC-RW-1230 with wiring AC-RS5) or filter (e.g. AC-
PNF-RVC) is required. Below schema shows the use of a relay (normally open).
Cut the green cable of the 6pin to 8pin cable close to the at the black 8pin connector.
Isolate the short end of the green wire (CAN-box side).
Connect reverse gear light signal/power to coil (85) and ground to coil (86) of relais.
Connect rear-view camera power and green wire (video interface side) of 6pin to
8pin cable to output (87) of relay.
Connect permanent battery power to input (30) of relay.

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2.6.4.3. Video signal connection
Connect the video-RCA of the after-market rear-view camera to the female RCA port
of the video-interface which is labeled as CAM.
Note: Picture settings for CAM input must be done in AV2.
2.7. Connecting video-interface and keypad
Connect the female 4pin connector of the keypad to the male 4pin connector of 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 must be done separately for
RGB, AV1 and 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)

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3. Interface operation
3.1. By factory-infotainment-buttons in Citroen C5 and Peugeot 508 vehicles
Some of the factory-infotainment-buttons in Citroen C5 and Peugeot 508 vehicles can be
used to execute interface functions.
Long press LIST-button (for Citroen C5 vehicles)/ TRAF-button (for Peugeot 508 vehicles) to
switch the video source. Each repetition 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.
3.2. By keypad
Alternatively or additionally to the factory-infotainment-buttons the interface’s keypad can
be used to switch the enabled inputs.
Note: The white wire of the 6pin cable can be used with a +12V pulse to switch the video-
sources alternatively.
4. Specifications
BATT/ACC range 7V - 25V
Stand-by power drain <10mA
Power 0.2A @12V
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
Dimensions video-box 154 x 22 x 92 mm (W x H x D)
Dimensions CAN-box 73 x 22 x 45 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.