Snapdragon ID8 Car Multimedia System Instruction Manual

: September 20, 2024
: Snapdragon

Snapdragon ID8 Car Multimedia System Instruction Manual

PRECAUTIONS

Installation or servicing of this product by persons without training and experience in electronic equipment and automotive accessories may be dangerous and could expose you to the risk of electric shock, injury or other hazards.
Do not allow this product to come into contact with liquids. Electrical shock could result. Also, damage to the product, smoke, and overheating could result from contact with liquids.
If liquid or foreign matter should get inside this product, park your vehicle in a safe place, turn the ignition switch of(ACC OFF) immediately and consult your dealer or the customer service. Do not use this product in this condition because doing so may result in a fire, electric shock, or other failure.
If you notice smoke, a strange noise or odor from this product, or any other abnormal signs on the LCD screen, turn off the power immediately and consult your dealer or the customer service. Using this product in this condition may result in permanent damage to the system.
Do not disassemble or modify this product, as there are high-voltage components inside which may cause an electric shock. Be sure to consult your dealer or the customer service for internal inspection, adjustments or repairs.
Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product, and to protect it from overheating. To prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked or covered with items (such as papers, floor mat, cloths).
The head unit is applicable to vehicles with 12V power system(negative grounded). Please do not install it directly on the vehicles with 24V for avoiding product failure.
Please turn off the car and disconnect ACC from B + before installation for avoiding short circuit.
Please insulate the power output wire for avoiding boot failure caused by short circuit.
Please do not use the car audio for long time after turning off the engine, or it will exhaust the battery power.
Never set the volume of this product so high that you cannot hear outside traffic and emergency vehicles.
Keep this manual handy as a reference for operating procedures and safety information.

Product overview

Introduction to the device

ACCESSORIES

BASIC SETTINGS

*After installing multimedia navigation, to ensure normal use, please follow the steps below to set the basic settings in multimedia navigation.

Pictures of different original vehicle systems:

Click [Settings] → [Factory Setting] → Password [1314] → [Car display]

Select which resolution the displays normally

Original AUX shortcut key setting

*To ensure that you can hear the audio on the Android navigation machine, please set the aux shortcut key according to the following steps:

Click “Car Device” on the interface to enter the setting interface and click “CD/Multimedia”.
When you get to the interface in Figure 1, long press the number key “8” on the car (if the number key of the original car has only 6 keys, long press “6”). When the navigation machine emits a “beep” sound, it indicates that the setting is successful.

There is no display screen or number keys in the car. The methods are as follows:

Plug the audio cable into the aux interface on the car.
Manually switch to [Picture 1] aux status interface with the iDrive.

Rear Camera Type

Click [Setting] → [system Setting] → [Camera Selection]

If your add a rear-view camera, click on the first option [ Aftermarket Camera ].
If your car has origiaal rear camera, click the second option [ OEM Camera ].
If your installation a 360, click on the third option [ 360 camera ].

CUSTOMIZABLE OPERATOR PANELS

BT

In the main menu click the “BT” icon, enter the BT hands-free interface, and at the same time open the phone BT “search for new devices” function, when the system and the phone to get a signal contact, will prompt the phone “whether to connect with the device”, the phone select “yes” and enter the password to confirm, the system and the phone link, the system screen shows “connected”, indicating a successful connection.

Dial Pad
Call Record
Contacts
BT Music
Phone Pair

Dial Pad

After the BT connection is established, the user can make a call directly or touch ” ” on the dial to delete the entered wrong number.

After entering the phone number, press ” ” to make a call, and press ” ” to hang up.

Two styles of dials , operated with a knob automatically switch to a round dial.

Contacts

[ ]
This machine supports the synchronization of contact information between mobile phone and this machine. When BT is connected, click allow contacts to sync on your phone.

Call Record

Answered Call [ ]

Dialed Call [ ]

Missed Call [ ]

BT Music

This machine supports BT music playback. Users can play music on the mobile phone and transmit it to the speaker of the machine through BT.

[ ] Last song [ ⏸️] suspend [ ] Next song

Note: all phone models may not be supported. If you have problems connecting BT,please contact us

MUSIC

Connect a USB memory device or insert an SD memory card, press (Music) for music playback, click on the cover on the right to switch to display the lyrics

Video

Touch the Video icon at the main interface. It supports internal flash storage and external SD CARDS or USB drives.

The format supported by the video player is as follows: MP4 / AVIMMV / MOV / MKV / MPEG / RMVB etc

Attention ! Given the security of the video , you cannot view it while the car is in motion . To view the video , stop in a safe place and apply the handbrake.

[ ] Play / pause [ ] Split Screen [ ] Last video [ ] Next video

CAR LINK

Car Link is an add-on that allows you to use your iPhone and Android in the car without being distracted from the road. By connecting your iPhone / Android to Car Link you can use the satellite navigation system, make calls, send and receive messages, listen to music and do many other things.

Wireless Carplay

Connection steps:

Connect BT
Click on ” ZLINK5 ” and wait for connection

Note :Carplay can also be connected via USB Cable

Wireless Auto

Connection steps:

Connect BT
Click on ” ZLINK5 ” and wait for connection

Note :Auto can also be connected via USB Cable

Mirror Lin-k

Supports Wired and Wireless connections for iPhone and Android phones

Support Wireless Mirroring
Support Wired Mirroring(With USB)

How to use GPS Navigation?

Online map
The Map app is preinstalled on car stereo. Once connected to the network, you can use the online map
Offline map
If you are in an area that supports downloading the data of Google offline map, you can save the area map data to the car stereo in Google Map and use it offline. Or you download other offline map apps in the Google Play such as Here WeGo.
Buy a map card
Buy a map card applicable to Android car stereo, and insert the map card into the SD card slot of car stereo, then set the navigation path to run GPS.
Screen mirroring
For iPhone, the map on the phone can be synchronized to the car stereo screen via PhoneLink function.
For Android phones, the map on the phone can be synchronized to the car stereo screen via EasyConnection function.

Notes
You can also enter Google Play to download other navigation apps like Waze, Sygic etc.
Some navigation apps will specify the storage path of map data, which doesnít support storing map data to external Micro SD card or USB flash drive.

SPLIT SCREEN MULTITASKING

*  **Split screen mode alows running two apps side by side.**

Operation steps

Click on the status bar to view all running apps, then select an app you prefer.
Press and hold the selected app until it shows “drag here to use split screen” on the left.
Drag the app to the left and split screen finished.

The latest main menu will make driving easier and the car cooler

Click on the MODUS option in the menu to access the UI selection screen
The latest main menu will make driving easier and the car cooler

Select main menu interface

DSP PROCESSOR / EQUALIZER

To access the equaliser (EQ) option, press the(Radio)or(Equalizer ) icon on the menu. We are equipped with a DSP chip that allows you to use advanced sound settings in your car.

4G LTE

Connected to 4G, you can watch live video, listen to music online, play games, watch moviesand make your car seamlessly connected to the Internet at any time

ES FILE EXPLORER

You can view, copy, paste, and delete files in the memory/SD card/USB flash drive through the ES file explorer.

APKINSTALLER

Apps that are downloaded to the SD card or USB can be installed on the car stereo via ApkInstaller. This product supports for various applications installation, but there is no guarantee that all applications are compatible.

SYSTEM SETTINGS

Touch the icon [ ] on the front panel to enter Settings interface. Select the corresponding option to enter the corresponding settings option. Move the options bar up and down to find the desired settings.

Network & Internet

Click [System Settings] → [Network & Internet] → [Wi-Fi] → Connect your WiFi hotspot

Note
Direction of ON and OFF mode under setting interface . ****

As per the above picture，search for your desired Wi-Fi hotspot. Complete the Wi-Fi connection by inserting the password and touch Connect.
You may change the language type, language input and type of keyboard in this interface.

More
Setting of personal hotspot and VPN is allowed

If the original vehicle has optical cable, please move the optical cable to the connector of Android.