[Android General] asp1:
Some huge problems with Asteroid smart-Newbie-please help!

Hello,

I have purchased the Asteroid Smart and installed it yesterday together with a monitor in the rear of the car.

I tried going over most of this thread and tried looking for solutions, but as most of the issues are still bothering and surprising, I'd be happy if you can help with as much information and ideas as possible.

I have encountered a lot of problems which are very annoying. I'd be happy to get your support and replies for the following problems:

1. I copied many movie files to the supplied SD card. All of which are from the formats which are mentioned to be supported by the default player. None is being played. A few start playing, I hear sound for about a second and then return to the selection screen. Other do not even start playing and I get an "unsupported" message.

2. No movie files are being shown and optional being played with the default video player, from my USB drive. There is no problem accessing audio files from the same USB drive, so it means there are no problems with the connection itself. I cannot even locate the USB drive as opposed to what is mentioned in the manual.

3. Same as bullet 2, but for the VLC player downloaded from the Asteroid market..

4. I see nothing on the connected rear monitor. I tried playing movies from Youtube's website, I tried using VLC downloaded from the Asteroid market (which was able to play the files but just from the SD card, no access to the USB drive from VLC as well...) and the default video player (Gallery), but none output any signal to the rear monitor. I purchased this head unit specifically for using with the rear monitor and I have no idea what's wrong. I also saw no menu options to choose what is shown in the rear and what is shown in the main screen and really don't understand what's going on. I assumed there will be some kind of a "zone" selection letting the front display show GPS for example and the rear to play a video file for my baby. Please clarify.

5. I tried connecting my Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300) using the USB connector and besides charging the device, I got no indication nor could access any file (picture, video file, audio file) stored there. There was no indication that the device was connected to the head unit. According to the manual it was supposed to let me use it and have the option to access files from it when connected to the USB connector.

The same phone had no problems being connected using Bluetooth and I could access the audio files and contacts from the phone. Couldn't access the video files and images though.

6. When tried connecting my wife's iPhone 4 using the iPhone's connector, the device was recognized, but no video file could be played although I tried watching it using the "external" option. I was asked to start playing the file on the iPhone and got a message on the iPhone itself that a TV is connected and the file is being played there, but nothing was shown... Of course nothing was shown on the rear monitor as well...

As I specifically bought this unit to let me enjoy the option of connecting to a rear monitor and have the option to display Youtube movies as well as movies downloaded by me directly to the rear monitor and doing so on an external USB drive, these issues are critical. I can't use the unit this way and really disappointed so far!

I'd appreciate any comment!

Thanks!