PNBACE Wireless Android Auto Adapter User Guide

PNBACE Wireless Android Auto Adapter

Please read the manual carefully before use
Recommend keeping this manual for future reference.

Compatibility Note

• Please make sure your car supports wired Android Auto
• Required an Android smartphone that support latest Android Auto function.
• Required Android 11 or higher of the Android operating system

How to confirm And Function

How to confirm if your car has Android Auto function

• Method 1: Connect your Android Smartphone to your car by USB date cable and see Android Auto logo on your car display .
• Method 2: Check the compatible list below or check with your car manufacturer to see if your car has this capability:

Check out the website for supported car models:

• https://www.android.com/auto/Compatibility#Compatibility-vehicles

How to use

1. Start the car and wait for the car head until the system to be loaded
2. Connect the Wireless Android Auto adapter to the USB-A or USB- C port in your car. please be sure plug the adapter into the port that is for wired Android Auto.
3. Open WIFl and Bluetooth on your Android smartphone and find the Bluetooth named “smartBox-*****; Click on ‘Pair’; Click on ‘Allow’; Click on ‘Use Android Auto’
4. You are ready to enjoy your wireless android auto adapter.

Please note

1. The wireless Android Auto adapter working principle is uses Bluetooth to establish a pairing between the Android smartphone and the vehicle, then switches to using WiFi to maintain the wireless connection.After the Bluetooth pairing is successful, the Android smartphone WiFi will automatically connect to the adapter’s WiFi, and then disconnect the Adapter Bluetooth connection and automatically connect to your vehicle Bluetooth by default.
2. Please ensure wireless Android auto Adapter power indicates blue light is on.
3. Please ensure that your car models support wired Android auto

Package list

• 1× Wireless Android Auto Adapter
• 1× USB-A OR USB-C OTG Adapter
• 1×3M Sticker
• 1×User Manuel

FAQ

1. What is the Wi-Fi password for the Wireless Android Auto Adapter?
   • we need to connect the bluetooth, not Wi-Fi. After Bluetooth matching is successful, WiFi will automatically connect. So no need Wi-Fi password. Make sure your Wi-Fi is turned on and unoccupied when pairing.
2. After pairing Android Auto adapter, can not start or compatible/ can not recognise the USB….
3. If your car has use the android auto function for the first time, please use your date cable to connect your phone to activate android auto through a wired method
4. Please make sure that android auto on your android phone is the last version. If not, please log in to your Google Play account to update to the lastest version.
5. Please turn off the bluetooh of your phone and enter the mobile application management to search auto to clear the auto cache.After the clearing is completed, Restart the adapter and reconnect to bluetooth.
6. Audio input or output issues: calls rejected or forwarded to voicemail / no play sound/microphone not working / music playback interrupted or paused / voice functioning abnormally…
7. Please check if the Android smartphone’s Bluetooth connect to other devices such as Earphone, watch…. or no automatic reconnect your vehicle bluetooth. If so, Please disconnect other auto-connected Bluetooth devices and connect to your vehicle bluetooth.
8. When on a call, check that your “Audio” output option is Android Auto from your vehicle blueooth…
9. The indicator light of the adapter is still on after the car is turned off
   • Because the car does not cut off all power immediately when it is turned off, the adapter’s light will not go out immediately, but it will take a while. Please rest assured that its power consumption is minimal and will not drain the car battery.
10. When use the wireless Android Auto Adapter whether Mobile Phone can use other internet wifi
    • When enjoying the wireless android auto adapter function, the phone’s WiFi will be occupied by the adapter. So you can not use other internet at the same time. You only can use your phone SIM card internet.
11. Unable to automatically reconnect
12. Please make sure that the Bluetooth and Wifi functions of your mobile phone are turned on and the Bluetooth is not occupied when you get in the car.
13. Clear the pairing record, restart the phone and repair the adapter
14. Can the adapter be paired with multiple Android smartphones
    • The adapter can be paired with a maximum five phones, but only one device can be connected at a time . If you would like to pair it with a new phone, please cancel the current connection first. Please note, by Bluetooth function default, the adapter’s system will only auto-connect back to the last used phone.
15. Can’t find the bluetooth and Wi-Fi of the Android Auto Adapter?
    • Please make sure wireless Android auto adapter power indicates blue light is on and Be sure plug the adapter into the port that is for wired Android auto.
    • If convenient, Please test it with another Android Phone. If only a specific Android phone cannot find the Bluetooth orWi-Fi of the adapter, please try to reset the network and Bluetooth settings of this Phone and then restart the phone once , if the same problem happens on other Android Phone, It will be defective, please let us know.

Online update

• If the adapter works properly, it means the current version is suitable for your car. It is not recommended to update the firmware.
• Only try this solution when the problem you cannot solve from the “FQA” list

1. Power up the adapter
2. Connect the adapter’s WiFi, the password is “88888888”
3. Open web browser and enter “192.168.1.101” to enter the setting page.
4. Click “Switch P2P” Then Click “OK”
5. Return to WiFi Connect, Find “Wi-Fi Direct” option, Then connect the Available devices (Android auto Bluetooth name) (This step is for reference only for Android phone users, if use iphone update the firmware, please ignore “Wi-Fi Direct step)
6. Return to the browser’s page, Click “Update” (PS: the signal light of will flash when it reached 70%, and it will return to normal after successful)
7. On the same page, you could also fill in the car brand, model, years, and more details, next tap “Submit”to report the issue. Our engineers will record your problem and research possible solutions

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