THIS HILL BY960 Wireless Car Play Adapter Instruction Manual
- June 5, 2024
- THIS HILL
Table of Contents
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Wireless CarPlay Adapter
Please read the manual carefully before use and we recommend keeping this manual for future reference.
COMPATIBILITY
Supported Device
- Supports iPhane 6 and later iPhone models.
- The iPhone system version needs to be 105 10 and above.
- IMPORTANT Only for cars with wired Apple CarPlay.
How to find out if a car has Apple CarPlay?
Method 1: Plug your iPhone Into the main USB port of the car. I the car
has an Apple CarPlay function, the app will pop up on the screen requesting
permission on your phone.
Method 2: If there is a CarPlay icon in the car stereo menu, that your
car has built-in Apple CarPlay.
Method 3: Contact your car dealer for help.
Check out this website for supported car models:
https://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/avalable-models/
HOW TO US
Setup Step
- Start the car and wait for the car head unit system to be loaded.
- Connect the wireless CarPlay dongle to your Vehicle’s USB or USB C port. Note if your car has several ports, please be sure to plug the dongle into the port that is for wired Apple CarPlay.
- Turn on your iPhone’s WiFi, then the adapter “smart Dongle-x0aC will appear in the lit. Please o not connect to it or to any other WiFi st at this time, just keep Wi-Fi on and not be occupied.
- Turn on the Bluetooth, search for the adapter “smart Dongle-xx’, then click it to par. After a few seconds, the phone will prompt “Use Carplay’, clck the prompt and wat for 5-15 seconds to connect successfully.
- After the first pairing, the wireless CarPlay dongle will automaticaly reconnect to your iPhone when you use it again (please make sure the phone’s WiFi and Bluetooth are turned on).
In some cars, you may need to choose the option of Start automatically “in the CarPlay settings to activate this function
Note
- The dongle can be paired with multiple iPhones, but it can’t connect with them at the. same time. Before pairing to a new iPhone, please disconnect the WiFi and Bluetooth of the currently connected phone.
- By default, the system will connect back to the last used iPhone. If the iPhone to be used this time is not the last used iPhone, you need to manually set up the connection.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Working Principle
The wireless CarPlay adapter uses Bluetooth to establish a paiing between the
phone and the vehicle, then switches to using Wi to maintain the wireless
connection.
After the Bluetooth pairing is successful, the phone WiFi will automatically
connect to the dongle’s Wi, and then disconnect the Bluetooth connection by
default, Based on the working principle of the dongle, please pay attention to
the following:
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When enjoying the wireless CarPlay function, the phone’s WiFi will be occupied by the dongle, other WiFi cannot be used during this period. If there s a conflict between other WiFi and the dongle’s WiFi, you may need to manually disconnect the connection of other WiFi to keep the wireless CarPlay use.
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The auto-connection function of the dongle requires you to keep the Wifi and Bluetooth of the mobile phone availeble. In addition, please set the WiFi network of the dongle to “Auto-Join’:
A Settings > WLAN > Ask to Join Networks: select “Notify’;
B. Settings > WLAN > Click the i” symbol on the far right of * Smart Dongle- xxx “> Turn on “Auto-Join”. -
The dongle will isconnect the Bluetooth ‘connection with your phone after pairing. If the phone’s Bluetooth connects to other devices at this time, it may cause CarPlay mic input or sound playing to be unavailable. You may need to
manually disconnect your phone from the other Bluetooth or switch off the Bluetooth directly to fixit (Bluetooth plays a pairing role in the work of the dongle. When the pairing is completed, it only needs WIFi to keep working, so it doesn’t matter to tun off Bluetooth. But when you use it next time, you stil need to turn on the phone’s Bluetooth, so that the dongle can be automati- cally paired and connected.)
PACKAGE INCLUDED
1 x Wireless CarPlay Adapter
1xUSB to USB C Adapter
1 User Manual
ONLINE FIRMWARE UPGRADE
Premise
- If the dongle works properly, it means the current version s suitable for your car. Itis not recommended to update the firmware in this case to avoid any problems.
- Only try this solution when the problem you encountered cannot be resolved by the solutions in the “FQA” st
- If problems occur after the upgrade, please Restore factory settings”.
Upgrade Steps / Enter the Settings Interface
- Power up the adapter, it is recommended to use the charging-only port.
- Connect the dongle’s wifi, the password is *12345678″.
- Open Safari and enter *192.166.18.8″, then tap “Update”.
- 0nthe same page, you could also il i the car make, model years, and issue details, next tap “Submit” to report the issue. Our engineers wil document your problem and research possible solutions.
- After the upgrade is complete, please restart the phone once before using the dongle.
“If the update fals, please try the following:
A Turn off your phone’s Bluetooth;
B, Enter the phone’s WLAN settings and forget the network of the dongle;
C. Research and re-connect the “smart Don- gle=xxx” in the phone’s wifi it
D. Try to update again on”192.168.18,
“If your problem s not finally resolved, please contact us for a refund (no
return required).
FQAS & TROUBLESHOOTING
- What is the password to connect to WiFi? What we need to connect is Bluetooth, not WiFi No password is required for connecting to Bluetooth. Make sure your WiFi is turned on and jived when pairing.
- The indicator light of the dongle i stil on after the car is turned off. Because the car will not cut off al the power immediately when it turned off, the light of the dongle 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.
- Can’t find the Bluetooth or WiFi of the dongle? If convenient, you can test it with another iPhone. for only a specific iPhone cannot find the Bluetooth or WIFi of the dongle, please try to reset the network and Bluetooth settings of this iPhone and then restart the phone once; if the same problem happens on other iPhones, the unit may be defective. In this case, please let us know and we will refund you or send you a replacement.
- Audio input or output issues: calls rejected or forwarded to voicemail/no play sound/micro- phone not working/music playback interrupted or paused/voice functioning abnormally..
- Please check your phone’s Bluetooth to see if it i connected to another device. If 5o, please ignore other auto-connected Bluetooth devices or tum off the Bluetooth directly.
- Clear the programs running i the background of your phone when using the dongle.
- When on a call, check that your option s CarPlay.
- Note: Bluetooth plays a pairing role in the work of the dongle. When the pairing is completed, it only needs wif to keep working, so it doesn’t matter to turn off Bluetooth. But when you use it next time, you still need to turn on Bluetooth, so that the dongle can be automatically paired and connected. 5. Persistent disconnection?
- The dongle relies on a WiFi connection to your phone to work. Dropped
connections are usually caused by Wi interference. Do you have other WiFi
devices in your car, such as a car camera output
2 Wi function? If 50, you may need to ignore other WiFi networks when using the dongle. - You can also improve this problem by resetting your mobile WLAN network. Also, updating the firmware of your dongle is worth trying Reset network settings (this will cause you to re-enter your password when using a network you have previously connected to) Go ‘to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
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Can the adapter be pried with multiple phones?
The dongle can be paired with multiple iPhones, but only one device can be connected at a time. If
You would like to pair it with a new iPhone, please cancel the current connection first Please note, by Bluetooth function default, the dongle’s system will only auto-connect back to the last used iPhone. -
Unable to automatically reconnect?
- In some cars, we need to select “automatic connection” in the CarPlay settings so that the automatic connection function of the dongle can be used
- Check phone settings: A Settings > WLAN > Ask to Join Networks: select
“Notify”
B. Settings > WLAN > Click the ” symbol on the far right of “smart Dongle-xxx”Turn on “Auto-Join”.
- Other cases:
A 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;
B. Clear the pairing record, restart the phone and re-pair the dongle.
C. Try to upgrade the firmware.
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When the phone plays videos, the audio is not synchronized with the video?
Even the original wireless CarPlay that comes with the car also has an audio delay when watching the video.
Because video transcoding is more complex than normal audio fle transcoding and takes longer to process. This is a normal problem of wireless CarPlay, not the adapter’s problem. -
Car screen goes black after pairing?
- When we pair it for the first time, we need to keep the wif turned on (no need to manually connect to the dongle’s wifi at this time), and then perform Bluetooth pairing. When the Bluetooth pairing is successful, the wifi wil automatically become connected to the dongle. ‘You can observe whether your wifi has automatically changed to the state of connecting the dongle when this page appears. If not, please unplug the dongle – ignore the. “smart Dongle- xxx” on your Bluetooth list – restart your phone once – plug the dongle and repair it again.
- If it sill doesn’t work, please try to upgrade the firmware.