icelink Plus DIY

Before your icelink plus arrives you can prepare by downloading the setup file & latest firmware

Remove radio (see our DIY instructions)

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Unlock factory plug & remove

If the factory plug has a white 12 pin plug in the bottom, leave this in place. If it has a black 12 pin plug, remove it & push into new icelink radio plug

Plug the factory plug into icelink socket. Ensure that no pins have pushed back & that the plug goes fully home
The back edge (arrowed) should be flush

Plug the new plug into the stereo

Route the wire from the cradle & plug into icelink

Rebuild car

You must now CONFIGURE THE ICELINK

Go to http://install.dension.com Click on Icelink

You will now see a list of stereo types Right click on yours (eg BMW/MINI)

Click on 'save target as' & you will see this screen Leave the name & save to desktop

You should now have a icon CarIf_BMW on your desktop

Open itunes & click on import & select CarIf_BMW.mp3 Then Update your ipod

Go to the car switch the key & stereo on, select CarIf_BMW.mp3 on your ipod, start it playing THEN plug the ipod into the icelink

After a short time the ipod will say that your stereo type (BMW) has been selected, when this happens follow the on screen instructions to turn the key off then on & select CD changer on the stereo.

Now you are ready to update the firmware

UPDATING FIRMWARE.  Latest is 2.04

Go to http://install.dension.com Click on icelink then click on Firmware update

Click on download firmware Exe format & save it to desktop

You should now have an icelink icon Double click it & run it

Click install You should now have an icelink folder on the desktop

Open itunes & import folder select the icelink folder

You should now have hundreds of tunes by Update in itunes

Update your Ipod. Plug it into the icelink, turn on the stereo & select Changer

Select disc 6 (button 6 on stereo)- the ipod display should become a menu, using track up/down (on stereo)move to highlight icelink setup then hold track up to select it, highlight update icelink then select by holding track up. The ipod should then say updating, this will take approx 5 minutes (do not touch the stereo until the firmware has finished updating) switch key off & on.

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Last modified: 12/08/04