yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Head-Units] Kurt Lund:
I think mine does more or less the same as you describe. When it starts up it is always says 8.00 on a Friday. Then after roughly 5 seconds it changes to the real date and time. I have turned off network and GPS time in settings because I thought that it was because of these settings that I had the delay, but it still happends. Furthermore it also happends at work where I am parked in a parking house two stories below ground and where there are absolutely no/GPS/Wifi/Radio signals - and I have no SIM in the radio too.

Yes, everything would be much easier if Xposed worked. But as far as I know it does not. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Regards

Kurt Lund
[Android Head-Units] yurtesen:
[MENTION=7833851]Kurt Lund[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1589025]Sorensonn[/MENTION] I just went down to car to check the clock only for you two... and it showed the correct time at boot. I even removed the SIM card and tried again and it still showed the correct time. Although I did not remember to change auto time using GPS. I didnt remember such thing existed. I should check it later again. But I guess you guys have some fault in your wiring perhaps... You can easily check if you have power in batt+ line after you turn off and lock the car using a multimeter.
[Android Head-Units] miki58:
help

Sorry i have problems with my unit c500.

The unit from the beginning went off without reason. BT did not work well.

I did the upgrade. But with no further enhancements at the BT phone startup, the message "" The Bluetooth Sharing application crashed abruptly. "" Elaine's own property asked to ship it to the factory,

I received it said by them repaired themselves problem, maybe it was just reset.

Have you had any similar problems? solutions?

Thank you Miki58
[Android Head-Units] Kurt Lund:
So I also went to the parking garage to check once again. When I turn the unit on. The small clock in the status bar is actually immdiately correct. This with both Network and GPS time turned off and in a parking garage two stories underground with no signal what so ever. It is actually only the widget which takes about 5 to 10 seconds to "load" the correct time from the system. In this time it shows 8:00 and the date is 1 january. Since this widget crashes/freezes all the time I have now thrown it out.

Regards

Kurt Lund
[Android Head-Units] lottumeb:
Be sure to use the correct code and be VERY carefull not to change any settings

until you are 300% sure what they are for. ;)

*#*#3646633#*#*

In Engineermode there is a settings for the canbus decoder.

Mine was set on Mondeo XIAO...

My car is a Ford Focus 2 Fase 2...

So i looked if my model was in there, only other one i found was simply Ford.

I put on my brave shoes and set that, then it needs a reboot.

When it rebooted all settings are back to factory, but downloaded apps were still installed.

Unfortunatelly it made no difference, SWC was still the same, no VOICE button.

The only difference i saw that now the temperature is shown in the notification bar, altough it stays 0,0 Â° all the time. :)

My car has airconditioning, but no climate controll.

I assume that it will show correct temperature in that case.

Anyway, since it made no difference i set canbus back to Mondeo.

I contacted Bob low about it, and that i need specific canbus settings in there.

He would discuss this with engineers, so i hope they can fix it.
[Android Head-Units] Argentum_90:
[MENTION=4844419]lottumeb[/MENTION] yes, I write this code and it dissappears when I finish typing, and does nothing.
[Android Head-Units] lottumeb:
Weird... My HU jumps into engineermode after typing code.

Are you doing that in the (simcard) Phone app?

Not in the bluetooth phone app.
[Android Head-Units] lucoro46:
Good comments that my ownice c 500, bought in February 2017, stopped the buttons and ownice, does not measure any solution, there is someone with my same problem, and if there is any solution
[Android Head-Units] lottumeb:
Well, if you don't care about warranty, you could always open it and see if the cables are still properly connected.

Maybe they were not locked properly and came loose of vibrations.

It looks like this:

PS: Take note that in this photo the white flatcable is inserted incorrectly, 1 side has a blue strip which should be connected away from the board, not towards it. :D

This is not my c500+, but my previous PX3.

If you want i can take exact photo's of other cables that are connected to display and such.
[Android Head-Units] carstenhjorth:
Just to get back on this, i have upgraded can controller and the radio now turns off as it should.

/Carsten
[Android Head-Units] Argentum_90:
Yes, in the SIM card Phone app. That's very strange.
[Android Head-Units] Kurt Lund:
Are you using the code from the FAQ or the code from this thread? It is the code which contains the number "4" which worked for me. The code from FAQ did not work for me.

Regards

Kurt Lund
[Android Head-Units] Argentum_90:
I used the code from the FAQ, I didn't notice that the code from this thread was different. I will try.
[Android Head-Units] Kurt Lund:
Sent in error
[Android Head-Units] yurtesen:
[MENTION=7833851]Kurt Lund[/MENTION] if you know the working code and if it is different than in the FAQ/Wiki, can you update the wiki to reflect the correct code? (I couldn't find it in thread, too many codes) I think the wiki has the same code as in FAQ. Here is the wiki link https://xdaforums.com/wiki/Ownice_C500 you can use it with your xda user/pass (since it is part of xda)
[Android Head-Units] Argentum_90:
Where can I buy the jumper to make the external microphone work?
[Android Head-Units] lottumeb:
Don't make an assumption too quick here.

I know my code works for the c500+.

Maybe the code from the FAQ is for the C500, and it does work on that, but not on the C500+?

So it could be that both codes are correct, but ment for the specific model. :)

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In the 8core usb stick does works with Poweramp ( i use a 32Gb stick).

But poweramp does not start to play automatically when HU is booted.

Or is this a setting in Poweramp itself?

i can't find it.
[Android Head-Units] yurtesen:
Any PC/computer jumper works there. You can probably buy them super cheap.

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@lottumeb but he has quad core. Perhaps they changed the code in newer firmwares.
[Android Head-Units] Rottgrub:
There is a setting for this in PowerAMP. It's at:

Settings > Audio > Audio Focus > Resume on Start​
[Android Head-Units] Kurt Lund:
In the FAQ the engineering code is listed as: *#*#3636633#*#*

For me it worked with: *#*#3646633#*#*

Dont know if it has to with Firmware version or number of cores. Mine is a 4 core version.

Regards

Kurt Lund
[Android Head-Units] Argentum_90:
I could use a jumper from an old IDE hard disk that I had at home. Worked fine, I will try more deeply while driving.

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I could enter too finally with the second code. Mine is 4 core too.
[Android Head-Units] chiniwalar:
got c500 today

hi friends

i am from india.

got c500 from aliexpress today.

yet to install

will update.

anybody own this car?

maruti suzuki baleno 2017

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jumper included with mic
[Android Head-Units] chiniwalar:
octacore.root access granted. post image later

octacore.root access granted. post image later
[Android Head-Units] janlwi:
Hi ! Bored with the screen "do not operate while driving" for the third-part apks when the parking brake is off. Is it a switch in the menus or do I disconnect the wire ? I also can connect it to ground or +12V. Thanks.
[Android Head-Units] nightagent1:
someone know is it possible to use a USB GPS Module on C500 , with stock gps i have a very bad signal
[Android Head-Units] janlwi:
Finally, just put the park wire to ground...
[Android Head-Units] yurtesen:
[MENTION=6332655]janlwi[/MENTION] you can go to settings and video and disable the warning. Isnt that easier? [MENTION=1682000]nightagent1[/MENTION] I don't think you can find a GPS module which works with Android. But your problem is probably due to bad antenna position/location. You may also have connected GPS antenna to 4G port accidentally. You should check that, it may cause random reboots also if that is the case.

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I put both numbers for engineering menu to wiki https://xdaforums.com/wiki/Ownice_C500#Tweaks
[Android Head-Units] nightagent1:
thank you, sure gps is on gps port but signal always bad i try the module outdside from car but best signal is Organge ,no green one

maybe my module is bad, i look on aliexpress maybe GPS GLONASS dual-modus antenne/GLONASS antenne/SMA work better ?
[Android Head-Units] chiniwalar:
is this unit prerooted?

i have got root access by default.

is this normal?
[Android Head-Units] Argentum_90:
Your USB antenna maybe be wrong. I have excellent signal and the antenna is inside the dashboard.
[Android Head-Units] UffeJ:
Hmmm.....USB antenna .....what do you mean by that..... ;)

Anyway....Have anyone some news about RDS Radio Station Name in Ownice C500 Quad ??
[Android Head-Units] Badasve:
Hi, I wish to buy a C500 myself. I have a Polo IV from 2009 (9n3). The radio in it is the original one (RCD200 [IMG="RCD200"]https://goo.gl/images/LL4qKk[/IMG]). I was wondering if I have to get a specific model of ownice C500 for this car... I contacted ownice by email, the person there asked me a bunch of questions and first told me I should buy the 7 inches model (wish is a shame because I want the 8 inches one) and after asking me what my radio was she told me I should get the ownice C500 OL-7001G (sorry I cannot post links yet). I must admit I'm a little disappointed because this model does not even have the volume knobs and physical buttons of the VW versions. So my question is : are there differences in size between models so that they would not fit in previous Polo's ?
[Android Head-Units] Argentum_90:
I think all radios for VW are the same, they have the same in your dashboard.

No news about the update with the improvements of the octa core. Maybe next year? ??*♂️
[Android Head-Units] Badasve:
I asked for confirmation and the sales person assured me that she was 100% sure the 8 inches VW model of C500 was NOT compatible with my Polo IV of 2009. If what you say is true why would she do that? Try and sell unsold models maybe?
[Android Head-Units] yurtesen:
[MENTION=6554748]chiniwalar[/MENTION] no, my radio was not rooted. But I don't know about newer firmwares. Also, how do you determine it is rooted?

[MENTION=2628563]Argentum_90[/MENTION] usb antenna? Please define excellent with numbers, send a screenshot from gps test app from app store. We don't know what your excellent means.

[MENTION=8086491]UffeJ[/MENTION] bob from winlink said they should release new firmware this week.

[MENTION=7746035]Badasve[/MENTION] do you trust a random guy from internet who has a different model car or seller? The problem is that when they send you the radio, it comes with a vehicle specific cable harness and settings. If you buy a different model, there is possibility that you won't have things like canbus or you may have to build your own harness. This is why you should buy the vehicle specific model. Did you ask if this model fits to your vehicle?

C500 2GB RAM Octa Core Android 6.0 Car DVD PC Player fit for VW Polo Golf Jetta Passat Amarok Tiguan Touran Caddy Skoda Octavia

http://s.aliexpress.com/b2Mru6bm

(from AliExpress Android)

By way, I also don't know 100% why it may be incompatible and it is possible that seller doesn't know also. But you should not buy a product which the seller says it is incompatible.
[Android Head-Units] chiniwalar:
pre-rooted

cpu-z app shows , root access- yes

i cant post link or image yet because i am newbee

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yes agree with yurtesen

i purchased ownice c500

also took suzuki harness for $8 seperately
[Android Head-Units] Badasve:
[MENTION=6554748]chiniwalar[/MENTION]

Hi, yes I asked about this one too (whose reference is OL-7991G I think). The sales person told me it is not compatible.

I really do not know if I should trust the seller, and I will definetly not trust the first answer of a random guy on the internet. What I was looking for here is more the feedback of people who have actually installed an owenice C500 device on the same car model I have (Polo IV 1.9 tdi 2009, 9n3)
[Android Head-Units] Rip00:
Hi Guys,

I've got an Ownice C500 on the 11.11 sale last year ... unfortunately i got the quad core version didn't wait for the octa core. It's resonable though.

I've been having a few issues and i few frustrations, i'm curious if i'm the only one:

1. Radio is barely working, antenna works great on the former aftermarket navigation from China, but here I can't hear anyting and also, when i manage to barely get a station, the sound fluctuates up and down and so does the navigation together with the radio sound.

2. It resets itself once in a while, and it's not due to heating, it kind of happens at all times, not only after extensive driving and usage. From what i gathered, it's happens mostly when i "overclock" it, like i'm using waze and i'm also browsing for songs, and at some point it just restarts itself, it's sort of frustarting. I just updated it to the 24 february firmwire, hopefully it solves it, haven't had time to really drive with it since the update today.

3. And third, I would ABSOLUTELY LOVE to be able to set the right knob as the next/previous song globally. Like, for instance, i'm in waze(the gps) driving, and on the left knob i can adjust the volume. I would like to use the next/previous track of whichever audio player( currently using PI Music player, but i can adjust to any other) while using the gps. Currently, i have to exit the gps, go to the main menu or the music player and change to the next song. Is there a possibility that I can do that ? Currenly the right knob does nothing from what i saw.

Thanks!
[Android Head-Units] yurtesen:
[MENTION=6554748]chiniwalar[/MENTION] You can tell if it is rooted if you install SuperSU from play store and it does not complain. CPU-Z is not a definitive way to say if a device is actually rooted.

[MENTION=7746035]Badasve[/MENTION] Think for a second, if seller say it is incompatible and you buy it and it is incompatible, what do/can you do? But if seller says compatible and you get it and it doesn't work then you have every right to request a refund. I think you will have hard time finding somebody with the exact same model car who bought a unit which sellers said incompatible. :)

[MENTION=6637067]Rip00[/MENTION] 1- Radio and Navigation will not work together, this is a known problem. If your radio does not tune, you can go to hidden/1260 menu and try to set FM sensitivity to 1 . My radio also did not stop at any stations and I had to set this setting to get it to tune into perfectly fine stations. If it starts tuning into weak stations, you can raise the value a little bit.

2- I have driven quite a bit with this radio now and it did not reset once. You may have connected the GSM antenna to GPS port. That is the only reason which I saw in this forum as reported to cause resets.

3- You can get a steering wheel remote perhaps :) I don't have a better solution.... :(
[Android Head-Units] Rip00:
Tx for the swift reply.

1. I'm gonna go with the 1260 menu, tx.

2. It can't be, i've been using it for full capacity ever since, like with a phone card inside, gsm and antenna working great together. Hopefully the update solved whatever problem there was.

3. For mobile phones there are apps that can reprogram any key you have. For instance you can set the volume button to close the phone. Or am i not making any sense ?
[Android Head-Units] chiniwalar:
ok i test later

ok i test using supersu later.and post here.
[Android Head-Units] chiniwalar:
ownice c500 gps and 4g antenna

hi all

i bought ownice c500

where shall i place GPS antenna and 4g antenna?

i mean on dashboard or in the deck or on the roof?

please share.

gps antenna

4g antenna
[Android Head-Units] yurtesen:
[MENTION=6554748]chiniwalar[/MENTION] It depends on where you can in your vehicle. As a rule of thumb, they shouldnt be obstructed with metal parts of the car. I used a different antenna set and placed on my roof https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=72477512&postcount=1235

Here is wiring diagram https://xdaforums.com/wiki/Ownice_C500#Wiring_Diagram
[Android Head-Units] chiniwalar:
[MENTION=3394679]yurtesen[/MENTION] thanks sir.

can i purchase a dummy shark fin and place gps antenna inside?

dummy antenna
[Android Head-Units] gormiza:
Yes. You can. If the fin is not metallic
[Android Head-Units] yurtesen:
[MENTION=6554748]chiniwalar[/MENTION] if it fits inside it yes. You can probably put 4G antenna in there too.. But you would probably need to make a hole on your roof if you don't have it? I am not big fan of making holes on metal surfaces because I am scared of rust :) But you can start by putting it on your dash and see how it work from there also.. I think perhaps most people put it near the windshield middle of dash.
[Android Head-Units] velocity4:
I put my GPS antenna on the right corner of my dash and I have good reception there. Barely noticable in the corner, and I didn't need to cut any holes anywhere.
[Android Head-Units] yurtesen:
[MENTION=8256263]velocity4[/MENTION] Good signal is a relative concept :) I think your location may appear slightly skewed. There are multiple satellites on sky at any point, so you can get fix anyway even if it is not the best reception.

I like this program to check the signal and accuracy. You can also open google maps and put satellite view and see how close the point is to your exact location. I tried this and it shows my trunk area. That is whee my the antenna is :)

I think the middle of the dash is much better place if you can't put the receiver outside. See tbis: https://racelogic.support/01VBOX_Au...dge_Base/Where_should_I_place_my_GPS_Antenna?
[Android Head-Units] chiniwalar:
4g antenna

ok. thanks for the link bro.

ownice c500 has one GPS antenna and two 4G antenna.

i place the gps in the middle of dashboard.(1)

should i place both 4g antenna on two sides (2) and (3)?

or place 4g on position (4) and (5)?

or shouid i place both 4g antenna in the dash itself behind head unit?

thanks. waiting for reply.

positons-
[Android Head-Units] cvbeetz:
I placed the gps antenna within the das above the unit. Works fine.
[Android Head-Units] HVB83:
Same for me, it's underneath a plastic cover in the middle of the dash, both the GPS and the 4G-antennas. Didn't pay any special attention to the positioning and the signal strength is good.
[Android Head-Units] velocity4:
What I mean is, when I drive around and use my GPS for what's intended (to find my way around this earth) and to check my speed, where I put it works great. I'm sure the middle of the dash is better, but what difference does it make if it works where it I put it? I could care less if the signal strength is .01 better or not on the middle as long as it does it's job, which it does for me.

Also I'm not cutting holes to put it in the middle, and I think in most cases it will work just fine where I put it. I am happy with where I put mine, but seeing as how others have put theirs inside the dash in the middle with good results I might just try that too.
[Android Head-Units] janlwi:
Some modern windshields receive silver powder in the glass to reflect heat. In my car there is a no silver zone near the mirror. Il put the GPS antenna in this area and it works quite good. Do you know if GPS signal is stopped by silver ? Il put the 4G antennas on the pillars. Donc you know if it is better to put them vertically or horizontally ? Thanks
[Android Head-Units] yurtesen:
I think people should avoid saying things like "works good" because it is a relative opinion. You have to quantify your results with numbers so they will make sense. I don't know what works good means to person X. Maybe it means it barely works or it means it is perfect. Who can know? Please use some apps to measure your signals and send screenshots!!!

[MENTION=8256263]velocity4[/MENTION] it may make a lot of difference if the factors stack against you. I can list a few which comes to my mind. When you have bad signal or when your nav. program does strange things you would blame the unit or the program. Perhaps you wouldn't even know you could have avoided them.

1- With better position, unit will see more satellites. This will improve your positioning accuracy. If you have 10m accuracy, there would be delays when you turn etc. in your nav software. This is also more important for c500 because it doesn't have compass.

2- You will have better location accuracy in cloudy weather, or areas with hills and mountains. Imagine you are driving towards a mountain. The mountain will block signals from front and If your receiver is in your dash then your roof will block signals from behind.

3- If your receiver has limited view. Instead of receiving signals directly, you will receive signals which bounce from buildings and other objects (see the link I gave few posts back, there is good explanation). This will skew your position even when you have signal.

4- You will get faster first time fix ( I don't know if this is a problem for c500. It seem to have my position ready every time I start a map app)
[Android Head-Units] kadete26:
Another week without the new firmware for the quad cores, I hope it fix all the bugs...:mad:
[Android Head-Units] Argentum_90:
The new firmware is vaporware. It will never arrive to our quad core HU.
[Android Head-Units] Kurt Lund:
Which is why my c500 is now lying in the dumpster and instead I have a MTCD with Malaysk firmware. I will never ever again buy a radio where there is no alternative firmware available. I got sick and tired of consant restarts, no camera when backing and and and.

Good bye Ownice - your radio firmware is crap and the customer service is non existing.

Regards

Kurt Lund
[Android Head-Units] Argentum_90:
I really bought the Ownice C500 because is the best integration headunit with Audi A4. Everything works and read with canbus. And too because of the 4G SIM card support, I love this function, and the Ownice is the only one that has it. However the software is still very beta like. It works so fast, but there are some bugs that cracks user experience.

My radio loses the memory every X days, ramdomly. One day I loose all downloaded songs and login data from Spotify. Other day I loose memories from the radio, other day the launcher restarts to factory default, without explanation, but it's so frustrating.

I think the camera when booting, we will get never. And I can't suffer about radio stations names, because I don't use the radio, it's frustrating the FM radio user experience.

Of course the Ownice customer support it's totally unexisting, you almost never can get an answer from their team. They got to be the best Android head unit maker, but they are destroying their brand, doing it worse and worse everyday.

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Why Malaysk does not cook his firmware for Ownice?
[Android Head-Units] Flemischguy:
With the donations he gets for his work he buy a kgl android RockChip octa core head unit and modifying and improving the software. Maybe we have to donate him some money for a Ownice C500+ ;)
[Android Head-Units] Kurt Lund:
This was also one of the main reasons for me to buy c500, unfortunately the data connection is so unstable that I never used the SIM card in the unit. Instead I am still using my Huawei external 4G hotspot which is so much better and faster than the Ownice. Nice try though.

Regards

Kurt Lund
[Android Head-Units] Argentum_90:
My internet works wonderfully on the C500 with a Vodafone 4G SIM card.