yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Dev0882:
I’ve found the Wi-Fi reception to be good, it will happily connect to my home Wi-Fi when parked outside the house. Have found when connecting to my iPhone’s hotspot I need to ensure the hotspot is live before I power up the radio otherwise it sometimes has trouble connecting.

FM Radio is also good once I’d found a powered antenna adapter required for the Alfa 159.

DAB requires a decent antenna depending on where you live, I bought one of those stick to the windscreen types and the reception is very poor but that’s not the fault of the radio itself I don’t believe.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] D-Zs:
Hi guys I just installed a TE706PL unit in my VW Polo 6R (2010) and I'd like to use the steering wheel controls. I have a Connects2 steering wheel interface I used for my Parrot Asteroid. Can I reuse the interface? (Im not allowed to link outside, so you need to put the dot after www in the links yourselves ;) )

wwwconnects2.co.uk/ProductImages/prodview/CTSVW002.2.jpg

It has this lead on it

wwwconnects2.co.uk/ProductImages/prodview/CTASTEROIDLEAD.3.jpg

Im guessing I need to use the Key 1 Key 2 and Ground cables from the HU right? Im a bit lost, so any help would be greatly appreciated! :fingers-crossed:
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Dev0882:
Yes you can reuse the Connects2 adapter, you just need to replace your CTASTEROIDLEAD with a CTCHINAHULEAD which you wire into the Xtrons unit.

Then you just need to program up the keys and their functions.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] ICe051:
Hi guys, if someone can clarify, if the car has can bus do I have to have can bus adapter or does the unit has can bus decoder built in so I can use steering wheel controls and other can bus data?

Will this kit be enough, or do I need something else?

http://www.connects2.com/Product/ProductItem/CTKDC03

Thanks.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] D-Zs:
The retailer I bought the HU from, is sending me a CTBOSSLEAD, which by judging the pictures, is identical with a CTCHINAHULEAD. I suppose its just a matter of the name being different right?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Dev0882:
Yup the CTBOSSLEAD looks fine as it lists compatibility with Xtron units and has the three important wires coming out of it, the CTCHINAHULEAD is more generic and I don’t recall needing the extra jack plug it provided anyway, although it was 7 months ago I did mine.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Dev0882:
As far as I know this radio does not have a canbus decoder, so the external Connects2 unit is needed to interface the radio to the car.

A downside to this is you must program the steering wheel buttons to functions on the radio. Doing this for my Alfa 159 some of the buttons on the left of the wheel were paired with buttons on the right making it impossible to assign independent functions.

I’m open for a better solution if anyone knows one.

Another function I’d love is to be able to remote control the radio from in the house to carry out maintenance tasks without having to sit in the car. Android RDP seems to be very limited. :(
[MTCD Android Head Units General] ICe051:
Thanks for the reply, I will order external Connects2 unit then, hopefully all the buttons will work as intended.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] D-Zs:
Netflix?

Has anyone successfully installed Netflix and got it running? I managed to install the app from Netflix.com but I get a prompt saying that the device is not compatible for Netflix.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Viveen@cr10.nl:
There is a updated firmware for 6 december
[MTCD Android Head Units General] D-Zs:
Where do I find the updates? Can't find any on the xtrons website.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Viveen@cr10.nl:
Got it from support https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjrY0uqbW_kBlD1ZI41anfnFecdu

Does anyone has the zbox works good with waze
[MTCD Android Head Units General] D-Zs:
WiFi Dongle

I bought a WiFi dongle for my HU from Ebay.

XTRONS 4GDONG001 it is the one that the HU supports, but I cannot get the internet to work from the dongle. I can see the WiFi is emitting and connect to it, but I cannot connect to internet. I have tried it on a laptop and desktop PC, with no luck.

I have made sure that there is no pin on the sim-card, and the sim-card works fine in my laptop when I insert it directly in the hotspot tray.

Does anyone have any suggestions?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Dev0882:
You might need to log into the device and configure the connection, assuming the unit is not locked to a network you’re not on.

The link below talks your through logging on and troubleshooting :

http://bbs.xtrons.com/viewtopic.php?t=23956

Talking of Wi-fi connections, does anyone else suffer problems when connecting this unit to an iPhone hotspot? I find if I power the hotspot on before starting the engine the radio powers up and usually connects first time. However if I power the hotspot on after the radio it will struggle to connect cycling between “connecting” , “negotiating” before giving up. Really annoying when I get stuck in traffic because TomTom can not access traffic information!
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Viveen@cr10.nl:
Inhad the same problem with hotspot, but after the update mentioned before problem is resolved
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Dev0882:
Cheers will give it a go.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] paulstar82:
Usb not working ?

Got this head unit had over week now the usb seem b playing up first the dab not finding channels and now the front cam don't load up for good 10mins then it's laggy as hell or no pic any tips. I've updated to the newest Firmware and software that come with head unit

Paul
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Dev0882:
These were issues you had before the update presumably?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] paulstar82:
Yep and still the same. Don't know if worth wiping it and starting fresh or put different ROM on c if make any difference
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Zeggi:
Does anyone know if xtron sold the same device with 2gb ram. I've had mine collecting dust for 1 year and now I see it has "only" 2gb ram. It came with Android 8.

Checking my order doesn't say anything about ram but clicking on url in mail order takes me to the same device and it says 4gn ram on site.

Edit

It came with Android 8 can't remember what ram said and I installed Malay 6.0 last year and now I noticed it had 2gb ram (1999mb), I've installed Malay android 8.0 now but still same thing 2gb ram but oddly now it says 1992mb.

Very strange
[MTCD Android Head Units General] NHXJer:
I finally got around to installing this in my 2013 Mazda MX-5.

If anyone's interested, I did not need a Steering wheel control interface - I wired SW1 to KEY1 and SW2 to KEY2 and GRND and it works perfectly.

My car has the upgraded 7 speaker BOSE system and the headunit works fine with the BOSE amp still installed. Actually, I'm very surprised at the sound quality - with some EQ tweeks in the headunit the sound quality has increased dramatically IMHO - the kind of flat, muddy sound (that BOSE has a reputation for) is brightened on the upper end and the lower end is much more tight and punchy. And the volume has increased and stays clear up to max level.

I am disappointed the the unit will only connect to one Bluetooth source at a time (unless I'm missing something) - I was planning on having my phone connected for calls and such while running a Bluetooth OBD2 scanner and Torque - now I'm sure how to do that - any ideas?

I haven't seen much positive about it, but has anyone had any success with the Xtrons 4G/WiFi Dongle 4GDONG001 ? Or any other unit? (I have T-Mobile). The headunit connects seamlessly with the hotspot on my S7 Edge, but I have a extra SIM with my mobile plan that I'm literally doing nothing with and would like to use.

Thank You,

Chris
[MTCD Android Head Units General] eDooM85:
Is there a new firmware version?

currently on the site Yadi.sk PX5 Firmware Server is this file "YSeries_PX5_9.0_ota(20190322).zip" made me curious if it is android Pie, have anyone tried it?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Viveen@cr10.nl:
I hope andriod 9 will come available for this unit
[MTCD Android Head Units General] bogdi1988:
https://xdaforums.com/android-auto/...al9k-rom-3-mtcd-e-head-units-t3847477/page285
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Viveen@cr10.nl:
Thnx maybe i try it. Im still running the stock andriod of xtrons
[MTCD Android Head Units General] DAVIZINHO:
someone upgraded to android 9 this unit?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] bogdi1988:
I read that some did. I might do it later today
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Superman0621:
I tried it and its cool. the only problem I am having is that the clock wont update unless I do a reset. when it comes out of sleep mode when i start the car the clock is on the time it was when it went into sleep mode. anyone else having this issue??
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Raketa92:
Yeaterday come ... what can i do ?

Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk
[MTCD Android Head Units General] marchnz:
De-ice it?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] eDooM85:
I'm currently using Android 9 with a Xtron HU px5, and I would like to know if anyone knows how to fix the bug's that I currently have (also had the on 8.0)

*Accesebility settings getting disabled for apps on every start (after HY resumes from sleeping)

*GSP lock too slow (more than 1 min)
[MTCD Android Head Units General] djshotty:
This may help your unit get a faster GPS fix. If you've got Superuser and Busybox installed - that is, it's rooted - install this app...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iutilities.gpscare

You change the values for your continent and country, then it changes the gps.conf file in the Android system.

As for your other dramas, can't help ya...
[MTCD Android Head Units General] eDooM85:
It worked thanks :D
[MTCD Android Head Units General] D-Zs:
Adjust brightness

Is there a way to adjust the brightness values? When I turn the brightness all the way down from the notification bar, the brightness is still too light. I need it to be more dark. Is there some settings somewhere to adjust how dark and light the brightness should be when using the brightness bar in the notification bar?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] gomelkiev:
is there an option to remove/hide top bar ( always on top)? I have an app , that has "play" button right on top and covered by that bar.

thanks
[MTCD Android Head Units General] mat317:
Love this unit the only problem I have is even though it's set to sleep it shuts down overnight instead of waking up in the morning and resets my radio stations, tried update the mcu, wired the constant power wire direct to the car battery even. It's driving me nuts does anyone else have this issue or what might fix it? Wakes fine during the day....
[MTCD Android Head Units General] mat317:
I also tried swapping the accessory and constant wire around that didn't fix it, thinking maybe I changed a setting in factory settings, does anyone have a dmcu.cfg file they could post or let me know the right settings in factory settings?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] mat317:
Hal9k Rom has an option to move the status bar to the bottom, might help you.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] gomelkiev:
do you know if I install hal9k rom , will I have still access to factory settings?

like front camera, USB, radio mode and etc?

thanks
[MTCD Android Head Units General] mat317:
Yes, I run it at the moment and DVR etc works fine sound is better too!

Does your unit wake from sleep after being left overnight?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] gomelkiev:
yes
[MTCD Android Head Units General] mat317:
Could you please post the dmcu.cfg file you use? It's the file generated when you go into factory settings (126 is the bassword) and click backup. Would help a lot
[MTCD Android Head Units General] gomelkiev:
View attachment dmcu.7z
[MTCD Android Head Units General] mat317:
Thank you so much, I'll try it as soon as I can. Much appreciated
[MTCD Android Head Units General] mat317:
Dam didn't work... The pattern seems to be the unit resets when waking if it's in the morning/cold? Starting during the day wakes just fine, maybe bad wiring
[MTCD Android Head Units General] marchnz:
Is it maybe good? Yeah or nah?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] D-Zs:
Change ringtone

Does anyone know how to change ringtone and the volume of the ringtone?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] tmacdon:
How were you able to install Android 9? I have a Xtrons TE706PL and attempted to install the MALAYSK Rom and it failed - Now I have nada! I can force the unit into recovery but have nothing that will install... What MCU does your unit have? I installed The MTCE_KGL 3.10 and now am unsure whether that is a good MCU for the unit... Do you have the actual Android 8 Xtrons firmware available? I have nothing to return to...
[MTCD Android Head Units General] eDooM85:
You can find the stock firmware over here:

https://yadi.sk/d/umCvHqCDzHccr

RockChip PX5 Android 8.0

RockChip PX5 Android 9.0

depends on the version you want to flash.

Xtron brand correspond to "GS" subfolder

If you can boot to recovery (I used MALAYSK usb to boot to android 9 recovery) then flashed the update.zip
[MTCD Android Head Units General] tmacdon:
Thanks - I appreciate that! I'll ck it out right now! :good:
[MTCD Android Head Units General] gomelkiev:
wifi

have xtrons te706pl

after 7 months of use. wifi started to loose all stations(I have wifi router in a car to provide internet to unit) . after driving maybe 30 min to an hour, unit losing wifi, wifi screen has no stations. turn on/off sometimes helps , sometimes no, any ideas?

Xtrons sent me ROM from 2018 to do update.

thanks
[MTCD Android Head Units General] AresROC:
TE706iPL

Well, this thing is on sale late 2019 and I bought 2!

ROM & Firmware is from December 2018. Any point to upgrade ROM & MCU?

Only AM radio doesn't work I am guessing it's the PRC AM radio frequency thing... My Acura has an amplified antenna but leaving the Antenna power disconnected actually gets better FM reception.

Anything (worthwhile) I can get by upgrading Android 8 Oreo to Android 9 Pie? HU heat is a primary concern it gets HOT in the desert, so no MALYASK ROM for me! Cheers!

edit: Ok I see MX ROM have split screen and google voice dialer... anything else good???
[MTCD Android Head Units General] djshotty:
I've just in the last week thrown the Malaysk 3.5 ROM into my 706PL. Everything works very well, the dark themed Launcher is the best looking, but the standard Music app. isn't anywhere near as good as the one I'm using now, called 'Pulsar'. Another great feature of the ROM is the screensaver, which shows vehicle speed, weather, a very nice looking analog clock and information about whatever song is playing in the Pulsar music app.

Only thing I'd ask the developers of that ROM for would be a one-touch way to switch the screen off while a music player continues in background. I do a lot of my driving at night, and a bright screen in a cabin that I prefer to be as dark as possible just isn't my cup of tea.

Take a read through this thread...

https://xdaforums.com/android-auto/mtcd-android-head-units-general/px5-mtcd-e-head-unit-discussion-thread-t3929597

and you may just find the Pie you're looking for.

Best wishes to you.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] AresROC:
Updated to Android 9

I updated MCU 3.40 and to Android 9. It was so easy on this unit. Day and night mode is nice but the lowest brightness setting is still too bright, I thought 9 improved the setting to be more linear... Speed was fine and everything worked. UPDATE: GPS doesnt seem to work with the MX HCT4 ROM... Gonna try GS's ISD 9.0 version again...

Update 2:

Well, the ROM upgrade process gave me a scare, I checked clear and format flash and the screen went black with no activities after it prompted to remove SD card.

I finally had to turn ignition off, press reset and turn on ignition, hold for 10 seconds until the buttons flash, release reset, and then press reset again. Unit booted into HAL9K and I was able to load upgrade.zip.

MX/HCT4 ROM vs GS/ISD ROM, turns out I just needed to sign into my google account for GPS to work. MX rom has bright/dark mode switch which is nice, but GS's newer ROM has better layout and easier to access shortcuts on Home page for me. Both side by side window mode works. Xtron DVR works after installing included apk on the DVR itself.

Still no AM reception I think I need the harness set for antenna ground. Also will be connecting steering wheel remote to key 1 and ground key 2.

My car has built in Sub Amp and 10" Sub, hooked to rear speaker wires I believe. Sub doesn't seem to work. It is nice Android 9 has equalization for Sub, but I need to find out what the problem is... (Update 3, turns out on Acura MDX the sub amp is turned on by Antenna Amp, and there is an Antenna Amplifier)...

Cheers!
[MTCD Android Head Units General] The Fume:
anyone here have any experience with the 709 version of this unit?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] AresROC:
AM / FM Fixed

Got my 2nd unit. Loading various ROMS to experiment with. I see some Android 10 builds are out and hopefully their ROM comes out soon too. Malaysk 3.5 is android 8, but many likes it I guess I may try it too.

Got AM/FM reception fixed. Original HU had metal brackets that grounds the unit well, new Metra plastic frames don't ground so I had to build my own grounding wire. Connected GND to Key2 to grounding wire AM/FM receptions all working as can be expected! Update: AM reception is still not great, but Okay since it is so little used. Remote Key1 and Key2 works really well after I fixed the steering wheel control's own grounding problem.

The capacitive touch screen doesn't seem responsive... it almost acts resisitive... Anyway to adjust sensibility? Not looking for touch re-calibration I hope.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] AresROC:
Turns out Key1 & Key2 had 3.3 volts in them, lol. Disconnected Key2 to ground, leaving only Key1 connected to Left steering wheel controls. Wheel Key App is still not very good at detecting button clicks. I set 5 settings for each key and it still won't catch all the voltage drops due to resistance. Anyone know a manual edit method to the Wheek Key config?

Currently on Witson 9 MX 2019.11.25... some audio apps seems to crash (Spotify/Youtube) and no audio would come out until reboot. Not good...
[MTCD Android Head Units General] naplesbill:
I wouldn't care about it being Android 6, but a crappy amp chip is a no-go.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] pac.eden:
Dasaita also has 4 GB of RAM and android 8.0, so its almost the same.

Thanks for all the info about amplifiers, I'll have a look through the data sheets. The difference in power output between TDA7850 and TDA7851L is almost negligible and not that important. There might be bigger differences in noise levels, frequency response etc., which is much more audiable.

Xtrons unit looks better and better to me.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] bogdi1988:
Ya! I really like the Xtron one! Take a look on Amazon! The same one with is a LOT cheaper than from their site! I really like the XE703 that has a DVD also...

amazon com/XTRONS-Android-Digital-Multi-touch-Adjustable/dp/B0799HX8CT/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1517817307&sr=8-9&keywords=xtrons
[MTCD Android Head Units General] messiah:
Did someone have good experience with phone calls?

How is the quality of the call? External mic or internal?

Gesendet von meinem STF-L09 mit Tapatalk
[MTCD Android Head Units General] ste2002:
What other signs (apart from sysinfo) of Android 8 on those devices? Any automotive features? Thank you.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] Greandroid:
I see joying has now 2 4gb units (JY-UM128N4PX5 and JY-UMS03N4PX5) listed on their site. I have been looking at android units for awhile and looking buy something soon.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] bogdi1988:
Beware though, they use a weaker amp chip
[MTCD Android Head Units General] essarr427:
Internal amp chip?

Why would anyone serious about sound quality rely on the built-in amp ? That goes for any head unit on the market - not just the chinese-built ones. I'd recommend anyone using these to connect them to an actual external amp - whether it's the factory amp of your car, with a line out converter, or even better, a good aftermarket external amp. Of course some equalization will be required at the very least to adjust the sound to your tastes, but that goes with any setup.

It makes no sense to me to pay hundreds on a head unit and then settle with the internal amp to power your speakers.

I'd be more concerned with having a clean signal, without potential interference/distortion issues.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] bogdi1988:
Here's my take on it. My car has 2 sub amps for the doors, and the other amp for the regular speakers. I have a separate amp for the trunk sub that is pre-amped via an LC2i. With the Joying unit, as soon as i crank the audio high enough I get severe distortion. With previous JVC unit i had really good audio even in the higher areas. That's why I look at the power of the amp chip as it is less likely to distort at higher volumes.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] naplesbill:
This simply isn't the reality. The amp chip is also responsible for the input and output of the unit. The better the quality is on the output, the better quality the sound will be coming out of the amps connected to it. Sound quality starts at the source and can only be corrected by the amp so far.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] essarr427:
Ahh I see what you mean - I was thinking you meant it's not powerful enough for powering the speakers without external amps in the picture. lol, that sounds like a whole lot of amps in your car. Would like to know more about your set up.

Agreed, but my thinking on the subject is that these chinese manufacturers are the only ones producing these units, and we don't really have any alternatives. I'm not familiar with whether one chinese amp chip is better than another chinese amp chip, but I would assume they're all inferior to what's being output from decks like Alpine/Kenwood/Pioneer. So I think it's just something that needs to be worked with, unfortunately. I have heard systems with these units that are wired correctly sounding really good and loud, so I'm not sure if distortion problems can point only to the internal amp chip.

On a related note, are most people using the RCA's to connect these ? or Factory wiring harnesses they usually come with (for car model specific units) ?
[MTCD Android Head Units General] bogdi1988:
Nope. And as naplesbill said, the better the amp chip, the better the output will be everywhere. Some chinese manufacturers actually use some decent quality chips just like JVC, etc. Joying just made the decision to not pick the best options....

The RCA thing - varies from car to car. My car I use harness for audio and RCA for sub.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] velocity4:
I think something that is forgotten on these types of debates is that on the Chinese units the RCA output voltages are a lot lower than the ones on the usual suspects like Pioneer etc. Even if the amp chip is great, this lower voltage means the amp gain has to be higher than it would be otherwise for the same volume level which in turn leads to higher distortion levels.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] naplesbill:
Distortion is caused by setting gains improperly. Setting gains too high is an issue regardless of the input voltage.

Now, if the input voltage is too low, people tend to set the gains as more of a volume control to get more volume from the HU. This is never a good idea. If the volume seems to low from your input source, a line driver is the best solution. The gains on an amp should never be adjusted to a point where you are adding distortion.

The Joying unit I had last year seemed to have a lower output voltage than the Xtrons I have now.
[MTCD Android Head Units General] velocity4:
Yeah that and ****ty DACs. Which these also have.