ANS-810 / ANS-510 (PROPER RNS-510 alternative)

[whiskywallah]

and not having back and forward hard keys on the top left . that sucks... i liked being able to feel a button without taking my eyes off
the IR... is there a remote available for these units?

Dont forget you have steering wheel buttons though.
Never understood the need for an IR remote in a car. I can reach the controls and I don't want my kids in the back to fiddle with it !

[wai]

The key things to remember are:

Don't rush it.

Take it easy until you see how much force is needed, and then don't rush it.

You will need a Torx screwdriver to undo the securing screws. Mine had a T20 size bit.

To release the CANBUS connector from the existing unit, there is a lever that you have to lift (like a basket handle) from the bottom. If you don't release this lever, you will never be able to remove the connector.

To release the antenna connector, you slide the little tag away from the radio and then the connector should come out easily.

Locate a surface you can stick the GPS antenna to.

To install it, you will have to try and find a place to poke the CANBUS connector into.

Remember to connect the GPS antenna.

Remember to connect the antenna adaptor.

You will have to work out how to use the USB and iPod cables.

The same goes for the video cables. If you are not using them at the moment, you can easily leave them off and fit them when you need to.

Oh yes, have patience when running the navigator software for the first time. Scrolling through the file list may see you tear your hair out. You only have to do this once.

[chocolatemoose]

Dont forget you have steering wheel buttons though.
Never understood the need for an IR remote in a car. I can reach the controls and I don't want my kids in the back to fiddle with it !

i only have volume controls on mine. unless there is a way the back forward buttons will work with the ANS710. they previously only work for the MFD navigation

[DkN]

i only have volume controls on mine. unless there is a way the back forward buttons will work with the ANS710. they previously only work for the MFD navigation

If your MFD is on the radio screen, the arrow buttons work as back and forward buttons, they skip songs in media, change stations in radio and skip chapters in DVD I believe.

[chocolatemoose]

is there any issue with car imobilizers or alarms if i take the head unit out?

[DkN]

is there any issue with car imobilizers or alarms if i take the head unit out?

Not that I know of, I have driven without a head unit in my dash without any problems before.

[chocolatemoose]

hurruh so i finished the install myself. the wiring was a lot harder than i thought. i ended up cutting out the plastic at the back of the dash to get it to fit. i have no idea how i would of done it otherwise.

so... things ive noticed.. the DTV just.. dosnt work. its not really an intergrated part of the software. takes you to some chinese aftermarket thing with finger overlay.. but meh. no biggy. but yep scanned and scanned and could not pick up a single channel. not sure why

also. turning the unit on.....i cant quite work out its power up setup. if i put my foot on tbe brake and start the car .. it wont turn the unit on. if i turn the key and then start the c ar it will. hmmmm

the MFD just dosnt work. which i suspected it wouldnt. i presume it only works for CANBUS 2.0 and not 1.6 i might get an adaptor. i dont ahve an "audio" setting on the MFD

Phone works... much the same as any other BT feature. its alright.. people say it sounds tinny but thats no different to the others

the knobs on the previous chinese aftermarket where chrome and looked nice. these are just dull silver and feel loose

the screen is bigger

AM/FM reception is great. the previous owner had a farka to antenna plug already. so... no need to just have the one arial plugged in.

the AV IN/out I hadnt plugged in yet . not untill i find someone brave enough to install the rearview camera

there is ALOT of cabelling shoved under the top flip box. and the box dosnt work... great and smooth... it still opens and shuts but it takes some persuaion. i drilled 2 holes into the bottom and ran the ipod and USB in there. looks neat

all in all.. .its early days. but 8/10

the units could always run faster. thats my biggest beef. on my 10 year old camry with its factory nav. there was no delay switching between satnav and radio etc. no load time either.. but. hey what can you do

[wai]

AM/FM reception is great. the previous owner had a farka to antenna plug already. so... no need to just have the one arial plugged in.

So I take it that the unit you replaces was not the original?

Also, do you have both antenna leads from the car's wiring harness connected?

[chocolatemoose]

yeah the original was.. some other RNS clone. i do have both antenna plugs. the reception is def better than the previous chinese clone

[chocolatemoose]

[YOUTUBE]ANS710 operation on a 2004 v8 touareg - YouTube[/YOUTUBE]
video of mine this arvo.

[DkN]

hurruh so i finished the install myself. the wiring was a lot harder than i thought. i ended up cutting out the plastic at the back of the dash to get it to fit. i have no idea how i would of done it otherwise.

so... things ive noticed.. the DTV just.. dosnt work. its not really an intergrated part of the software. takes you to some chinese aftermarket thing with finger overlay.. but meh. no biggy. but yep scanned and scanned and could not pick up a single channel. not sure why

also. turning the unit on.....i cant quite work out its power up setup. if i put my foot on tbe brake and start the car .. it wont turn the unit on. if i turn the key and then start the c ar it will. hmmmm

the MFD just dosnt work. which i suspected it wouldnt. i presume it only works for CANBUS 2.0 and not 1.6 i might get an adaptor. i dont ahve an "audio" setting on the MFD

Phone works... much the same as any other BT feature. its alright.. people say it sounds tinny but thats no different to the others

the knobs on the previous chinese aftermarket where chrome and looked nice. these are just dull silver and feel loose

the screen is bigger

AM/FM reception is great. the previous owner had a farka to antenna plug already. so... no need to just have the one arial plugged in.

the AV IN/out I hadnt plugged in yet . not untill i find someone brave enough to install the rearview camera

there is ALOT of cabelling shoved under the top flip box. and the box dosnt work... great and smooth... it still opens and shuts but it takes some persuaion. i drilled 2 holes into the bottom and ran the ipod and USB in there. looks neat

all in all.. .its early days. but 8/10

the units could always run faster. thats my biggest beef. on my 10 year old camry with its factory nav. there was no delay switching between satnav and radio etc. no load time either.. but. hey what can you do

For the DTV, I suspect you may not have the correct firmware. I will send out new firmware soon anyway, will see afterwards. I presume you connected both of the dual antennas for the DTV module?

The unit does work with CAN-Bus 1.6. Which year Touareg do you have? The thing with Touareg is that it has its own unique CAN-Bus (not sure if its hardware or just software) which is different with other VWs except T5 2010+. For the usual CAN-Bus the unit is compatible across the whole platform including cars with half screen MFD. For those with full screen MFDs, the audio screen will show in MFD regardless of CAN-Bus version. It's possible that there's something of a special case for the older Touareg CAN-Bus that may have been missed though? This will also explain the odd power behaviour. We will see if the latest firmware makes any difference, otherwise I need to speak with the technician.

Latest firmware does make the unit boot a little faster and has general speed improvements.

Switching from satnav to radio is pretty quick, although I find if I am navigating, the first time I attempt to switch it may be slow to respond, after that it's pretty much instantaneous. You may also see improvements after the firmware update.

edit: just saw your youtube video, you got the BBCode wrong:

I assume from this that most of the issues you mentioned are resolved?

[Jans]

Ans-510

Hi DKN,

Hope you can help. I bought a ANS-510 (didn't know about you in Brisvegas). I have installed it in my Skoda Superb Elegance 2010 to get GPS.
I cant get any sound out of the unit at all. Also when I try change it to Skoda from VW and display colour to green it does not keep the setting though other settings that I change it retains. Eg right hand side driver.

[DkN]

Hi DKN,

Hope you can help. I bought a ANS-510 (didn't know about you in Brisvegas). I have installed it in my Skoda Superb Elegance 2010 to get GPS.
I cant get any sound out of the unit at all. Also when I try change it to Skoda from VW and display colour to green it does not keep the setting though other settings that I change it retains. Eg right hand side driver.

What procedure are you using to change the theme?

are you certain the cables are properly connected? I can send you new firmware to see if that helps.

If you would like to keep up to date with all future updates and associated support I also offer a subscription service for $25.

[DSGVW]

You can expect BT phonebook alphabetical fix and proper ID3 tag music browsing in iPod mode. OBD function testing is well under way but probably still a couple of releases away. Uncertain what other updates will be included in the coming release but I should have it by the end of the week.

Any word on a new firmware update? I haven't seen one in at least a month and change now..

[chocolatemoose]

whats the BBC code?
so one full day of use now.. it still has crazy power issues. sometimes it just dosnt turn on and i have to turn the car off and then turn on again. still takes a while to turn on at that case as well.
the radio is mental. when you turn on the radio the first time it randomly cycles through frequencies untill you hit a preset station and stops it

the preset station highlighted isnt always the one thats playing.