ND0376B - Volume Settings and Compass
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 7:52 pm
I Installed this radio into my 2012 VW Golf R. The only modification at install, I cut the pink wire and shorted it to by-pass parking brake signal.
Software, I tried the Car Launcher AGAMA, and didn't like that it dominates the display without allowing multiple screens etc, and have decided to stay with the stock launcher. I've also added some apps (waze, slacker, google play music, OBDeleven).
When I first started playing with settings, I can swear there was an option to control different media types volumes. Now, no matter where I look, all I see is one universal volume control. My problem is that radio (fm stations) is very loud when I swap from any other audio (A2DP, google play, waze, slacker.. basically everything else). I then found two places for "volume" level, that go from 0 to -15dB. It seems they lower the volume for everything, but does not balance the radio (I will guess also the music player, still trying to get stuff on a card..) with the other APPs' volumes. How can I fix this?
Next, my car has a separate compass built into the CAN-BUS. I like this one because it is always accurate. I want to keep it active, but it seems the radio forces a command every few seconds to say N. So, everyone few seconds, the directions shows N (no matter what it was), then turns off, then comes back with real direction. Is there a way to disable the radio trying to send compass heading? Can it read the car compass instead? The compass in every android device I have ever owned has NEVER worked right (even Samsung flagship phones like Galaxy S8 sucks), and I think maps could be more accurate if it reads the car compass instead.
Side questions:
What is the correct CAN type? There are many for VW...
What is the Knob setting? (I want to use right side knob to browse radio station, not skip to next preset.. will this control that?)
Besides this, I love this radio upgrade. I am coming from RCD330g (previous RNS-510, and RCD-510).
Software, I tried the Car Launcher AGAMA, and didn't like that it dominates the display without allowing multiple screens etc, and have decided to stay with the stock launcher. I've also added some apps (waze, slacker, google play music, OBDeleven).
When I first started playing with settings, I can swear there was an option to control different media types volumes. Now, no matter where I look, all I see is one universal volume control. My problem is that radio (fm stations) is very loud when I swap from any other audio (A2DP, google play, waze, slacker.. basically everything else). I then found two places for "volume" level, that go from 0 to -15dB. It seems they lower the volume for everything, but does not balance the radio (I will guess also the music player, still trying to get stuff on a card..) with the other APPs' volumes. How can I fix this?
Next, my car has a separate compass built into the CAN-BUS. I like this one because it is always accurate. I want to keep it active, but it seems the radio forces a command every few seconds to say N. So, everyone few seconds, the directions shows N (no matter what it was), then turns off, then comes back with real direction. Is there a way to disable the radio trying to send compass heading? Can it read the car compass instead? The compass in every android device I have ever owned has NEVER worked right (even Samsung flagship phones like Galaxy S8 sucks), and I think maps could be more accurate if it reads the car compass instead.
Side questions:
What is the correct CAN type? There are many for VW...
What is the Knob setting? (I want to use right side knob to browse radio station, not skip to next preset.. will this control that?)
Besides this, I love this radio upgrade. I am coming from RCD330g (previous RNS-510, and RCD-510).