VAIS TECHNOLOG Y www.vaistech.com Owner’s Manual Model :ML+ Automotive Audio/Video Graphics interface with iPod Out and iPod Video Out functionality and Digital Audio Player with USB 2.
Before You Start 2 ! WARNING DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR ALTER Doing so may result in an accident, fire or electric shock. Do not block your view Do not mount product or any added audio and/or video equipment where it can block your view through the windshield or your view of dashboard indicators and displays. Do not block the airbag Do not mount product or any added audio and/or video equipment where it can obstruct the operation of the safety device such as the airbag.
Before You Start i IMPORTANT PLEASE READ! ! WARNING VAIS TECHNOLOGY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR DAMAGES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF BUSINESS OR PROFITS, EVEN IF VAIS TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Connections Connecting MediaLinQ Plus Audio Y-Harness (included) Audio Wiring Harness (included) To the Head Unit To the factory Audio harness Model :ML+ Composite Video Out Used for programming A/V 2 harness Service Port Digital Video harness USB 2.0 Host ! A/V 1 harness Video 3/Camera harness Power and Audio wiring harness This is not Firewire port! Do not use this connector for any Firewire Devices or for connection to Firewire port on your computer.
Connections Connecting MediaLinQ Plus Digital Video Cable (included) To Factory Multi-Display Unit To Factory harness from Navigation ECU (if present) To MediaLinQ Plus Digital Video Connector +12V Camera Power Supply Camera Power Supply Ground A/V 2 (Audio/Video) Harness Video 3 / Camera Harness +12V Camera Power Supply Camera Power Supply Ground A/V1 (Component Video ) Harness If Composite is selected in A/V1 source as Input Signal Type, then you must use Green connector for Composite Video !
Connections Connecting MultiMediaLinQ to head unit (for Lexus vehicles 01-04) Head Unit (Radio Receiver) A 20-pin connector Lexus GX 470 Radio Receiver shown. Locate connector “A” (20-pin connector) on your Radio. Connector location on the Radio may be different from shown above.
Installation i IMPORTANT We strongly recommend that you install the unit in an easily accessible location, so you can later upgrade the unit or re-program it in case of incorrect programming. CD-MP3 Emulation Mode Selection (CD-MP3 emulation) CD-MP3 Emulation Mode programming steps: @ Properly install ML+ player. @ Put the “Left” programming switch in the “DOWN” position. @ Put ignition switch into the “ACC” position. @ Wait for a long beep followed by a few short beeps.
Installation Hard Drive Installation/Removal ! WARNING Do not cover ventilation holes if you have hard drive installed IDE 2.5” Hard Drive 4 screws M3 x 5mm* (included) Remove 3 screws M3 x 5mm* Flat ribbon cable (Pin 1 is marked) CAUTION ELECTROSTATIC SENSITIVE DEVICES i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Internal Hard Drive Handling This unit can playback files from the optional internal IDE Hard Disc Drive (HDD). HDD playback functionality requires additional activation.
About ML+ Video Graphics Mode MediaLinQ Plus CD-MP3 Emulation Mode MediaLinQ Plus iPod/iPhone with iOS 4.0 only USB Audio “iPod Out” YPbPr Video USB 2.
About ML+ MediaLinQ Plus USB Mass Storage Device Digital Data (Files) Audio only USB 2.0 HOST USB Audio iPod/iPhone Optional PATA Hard Disc Drive Digital Data (Files) Audio only MediaLinQ Plus CD-MP3 Emulation Mode In CD-MP3 Emulation mode ML+ operates as a Digital Audio Player. ML+ can not play Video context from any Mass Storage Devices and from internal Hard Drive.
Video Graphics Mode MediaLinQ Plus screen will be displayed when you start the car, if you turn your car off with ML+ Video Graphics Mode playing any of its audio sources, unless reverse gear was activated shortly after the vehicle start up, in this case Navigation MAP screen will be displayed after you switched your gear to DRIVE position. To activate Video Graphics Screen push [AUDIO] button. VAIS Technology safety message is displayed for 5 seconds.
Video Graphics Mode 12 Audio/Video 2 Source Setup Input Status - Active or Inactive Input Alias - Choose from the following (Audio/Video 1, AV Player, DVD, Game Console) Input Source - Select Input Source for Audio/Video 2. Can be chosen as
Video Graphics Mode “iPod Out” Setup "iPod Out" source is available only if iPod is selected as the Input Source in Audio/Video 1 Settings screen. If your iPod does not support “iPod Out” functionality you must disable this source by setting “Inactive” in Input Status.
Video Graphics Mode Source Selection Source will be present in “Source Selection” Menu only if corresponding source set to Active Touch [SOURCE SELECTION] button again to hide “Source Selection” Menu “iPod Out” Source BACK / RETURN UP DOWN BACK / RETURN Buttons can not be used in this screen FUNC / CONTROLS Main Menu for ”iPod Out” Buttons can not be used in this screen NEXT / PREVIOUS (track, song) “Now Playing” screen
Video Graphics Mode Buttons can not be used in this screen Alphabetic search in “artist” list Playback control menu Touch [FUNC / CONTROLS] button again to hide “Playback Control” Menu Setting for Active Audio/Video Source Active Audio/Video Source image Touch [SOURCE SETTINGS] button again to exit settings adjustment.
Video Graphics Mode 16 “iPod Out” Source Source will be present in “Source Selection” Menu only if corresponding source set to Active. Alias assigned to the source will be displayed in “Source Selection” Menu. With parking brake not engaged Code request will come up, see screen below. With parking brake engaged ML Plus will display selected video source. About “Video Unlock” Function (operable while in motion) In order to unlock video playback while in motion feature you need to enter Code 2486.
CD-MP3 Emulation Mode Source Selection Select desired source by pressing the DISC button on the head unit or MODE on the steering wheel control. (See diagram below) Head Unit: To switch between the unit sources you need to use “DISC” or “CD” button on the radio (Diagram below assumes factory CD changer is present).
CD-MP3 Emulation Mode 18 TRACK+ and TRACK- Select the desired track (Maximum number of tracks is 999 for CD-MP3 changer Emulation mode). You can fast switch through tracks by repeatedly pressing the [TRACK+] / [TRACK-] button. The track will change after a brief pause when you stop pressing the button. NOTE: If a playlist only contains one track, the [TRACK+] / [TRACK-] buttons will not function. FOLDER+ and FOLDER- Select the desired playlist (Maximum number of playlists is 999).
CD-MP3 Emulation Mode Category (Playlist, Artist, Album) Selection FLD. RAND + FOLDER+ and FOLDER- OR FLD. RAND + DISC+ and DISC- Select the desired browsing category Playlist, Artist or Album (). NOTE: If selected browsing category has playable files/songs in it, ML+ will start playing selected category. Otherwise ML+ will look for next available category. If no category is available to be selected, ML+ will continue to play current song.
CD-MP3 Emulation Mode Settings Mode Enable/Disable “Settings mode”- press the [SCAN] button 8 times (MUST BE DONE within 1-2 seconds). You will hear a short beep. The unit will not keep this mode in memory, after vehicle ignition is turned OFF and back ON, unit will return to normal mode. Activate / Deactivate “I Agree” Automatic Bypass Function @ Put your device in Settings Mode by rapidly pressing the [SCAN] button 8 times (MUST BE DONE within 1-2 seconds).
General Requirments i 21 IMPORTANT The ML+ Audio Player supports playback of MP3 and WAV files from a USB Mass Storage Device or optional automotive grade internal Hard Drive (see details below). i What is MP3? MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) is a digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression. “MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
General Requirments i Internal Hard Drive Handling This unit can playback files from the optional internal IDE Hard Disc Drive (HDD). HDD playback functionality requires additional activation. HDD playback functionality will be automatically de-activated after 5 failed attempts to recognize HDD. Unit can recognize up to 4 Primary Partitions accessible as separate Discs. Depending on amount of files and specific file location, it may take considerable time before the file is played back.
Mass Storage Device operation i 23 ML+ Player operational notice ? For scenario 2 and 3 files and folders will be available in the ML+ player in the order they were recorded on the disc, which is not always the same order files are located and displayed on your PC. ? ML+ player will recognize all available folders (including empty and non-playable information folders) on the first USB storage/HDD connection or if playlists cache information is not available or erased.
You need to know i 24 How to Eject a USB device? Simply push the “SCAN” button twice in one second and then immediately push the “PWR” button on your radio. On some radios the “PWR” button is combined with “VOL” knob. Message “Ejecting USB. Please wait” is displayed to confirm you can safely remove the USB device. Do not remove USB storage while the device is being accessed, as it may result in loss of data.
Mass Storage Device Requirements i Storage device requirements ? Unit can recognize up to 4 Primary Partitions accessible as a separate Discs. ? Storage must be formatted as FAT16 or FAT32. ? You must maintain “Free Space” on HDD necessary for unit operation (approximately 1% of partition capacity). ? ML+ player doesn't support full path names of more than 255 characters. ? FOR M3U FILES ONLY: You must use UTF-8 encoding. Line length for M3U file CAN NOT exceed 255 UTF-8 symbols.
Mass Storage File Structure i Storage device requirements ? Unit can recognize up to 4 Primary Partitions accessible as separate Discs. ? Storage must be formatted as FAT16 or FAT32. ? You must maintain “Free Space” on HDD necessary for unit operation (approximately 1% of partition capacity). ? ML+ player doesn't support full path names of more than 255 characters. ? FOR M3U FILES ONLY: You must use UTF-8 encoding. Line length for M3U file CAN NOT exceed 255 UTF-8 symbols.
Mass Storage File Structure i 27 Media Files location (SCENARIO 1) SCENARIO 1 “M3U playlists files” PRIORITY 1 ROOT ML+ Player will create playlists based on M3U files with “.m3u” extension located in folder “[ROOT]/multimedialinq/m3u/”. ML+ Player accepts playlist's file name as playlist's name (up to 41 characters*). ML+ player supports up to 999 playlists (“.m3u files”) and up to 999 media files per playlist file. "m3u" files use the UTF8 encoding.
Mass Storage File Structure i 28 Media Files location (SCENARIO 2) SCENARIO 2 Location: “[ROOT]/multimedialinq/music/” “MultiMediaLinQ Music Folder” ML+ Player will create playlists based on first-level subfolders in the MultiMediaLinQ Music Folder. ML+ Player accepts the subfolder's name as the playlist's name. Folder's name has no limitation on characters count, as long as the full path name with file name does not exceed 255 characters.
Mass Storage File Structure i 29 ML+ Player Internal Data Structure ML+ Player stores all internal data in the folder “multimedialinq”. If that folder is not present on a playable partition, player will create the folder. Folder structure: l Folder “control” (CONTROL) ROOT multimedialinq control dpls cache image m3u.Artist cache m3u.Album cache m3u cache music Playlist 1 Playlist 2 Playlist 3 Playlist 4 update i Player will check this folder for CMD file “mmlqcmdf.
Special Feature i 30 IMPORTANT ! Important Please Read! ! (1) After a delay of five seconds, this product will automatically bypass the automobile manufacturer's on-screen warnings concerning use of the onboard navigation system. These warnings are: ”Caution, Drive safely and obey traffic rules. Watching this screen while vehicle is in motion can lead to a serious accident. Make selections only while stopped. Some map data may be incorrect. Read safety instructions in Navigation Manual.
Specifications i USB SECTION USB Requirements Max. Power Consumption File System Number of Partitions i USB 1.1/ USB 2.0 750 mA FAT12/16/32 up to 4 Primary Partitions HDD SECTION HDD Requirements Max. Power Consumption File System Number of Partitions i 31 2.5” IDE automotive grade 5V 600 mA FAT12/16/32 up to 4 Primary Partitions GENERAL Power Requirements Power Consumption 14.
LICENSING AGREEMENT, DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITED WARRANTY 33 VAIS TECHNOLOGY, LTD LICENSE AGREEMENT VAIS TECHNOLOGY- SoundLinQ (SLU), (SLI), (SLX), (SLS), and SoundLinQ2 (SL2i), (SL2x), (SL2xmt), (SL2s), MultiMediaLinQ (VML), MediaLinQ Plus (ML+) for U.S.A. (hereinafter referred to as ‘PRODUCT’) and its related software For Most Toyota/Lexus Vehicles 2001-2009; (hereinafter collectiv ely referred to as ‘PRODUCTS’). THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU, AS THE END USER, AND VAIS TECHNOLOGY, LTD (“VAIS”).
34 A COPY OF THE ‘OPERATIONAL WARNINGS AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS’ IS TO BE KEPT WITH THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES. 3.DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES . (A) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE CONTAINED HEREIN , the PRODUCTS and related documentation are provided to you, “AS IS”.
35 5. LIMITED WARRANTY. VAIS warrants that the PRODUCTS will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE (1) YEAR from the date of purchase. VAIS’S sole obligation under this warranty is to repair or replace at VAIS'S option, any PRODUCTS that VAIS shall have determined to be defective. Any replacement of parts, shall at the option of VAIS and at no additional charge to the enduser, be new or rebuilt/re-engineered replacement parts.
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