ottocast AA and CP Wireless Adapter User Manual

ottocast AA and CP Wireless Adapter

READ ME FIRST

This adapter is designed for iPhone/Android smartphones to use Apple CarPlay/Android Auto wirelessly on factory car multimedia system which has built-in wired Apple CarPlay function. Please refer to the next page for how to check a car has Apple CarPlay or not. However, NOT every car with built-in CarPlay could fit this adapter. If there is any issue while using the adapter, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Function| Convert OEM Apple CarPlay to Android Auto and CarPlay wirelessly
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Compatibility| Cars with OEM Apple CarPlay
Control| OEM touch screen, steering

wheel, and joystick control

Input Power| USB 5V
Connectivity| WiFi & Bluetooth

How to check a car has CarPlay or not

1. Plug an iPhone (running iOS 10 or newer) into the car USB ports with genuine factory lightning cable. If there is a notification pop up on iPhone like below, that your car has built-in Apple CarPlay.
2. If there is a CarPlay icon in the car stereo menu, that your car has built-in Apple CarPlay.
3. Contact your car dealer for help.

What’s in the box

• Wireless adapter *1
• USB cable (Type-C to A) *1
• USB cable (Type-C to C) *1
• User manual *1

Interfaces

1. USB Type-C port: connect to car
2. LED indicators
   • Power on: red light is always on
   • Connected to car successfully: blue light on
   • AA/CP connected: blue light flashes slowly
   • Updating: red and blue lights flash alternately
   • Update successful: white light on
3. USB-A port: for USB flash drive firmware update and wired Android Auto connection
4. Smart button
   • Click once: disconnect wireless AA or CP
   • Press and hold for 5s: switch to update mode (for Android phone)
   • Press and hold for 10s: factory reset, this will erase all data

Connection diagram

NOTE: The adapter should be plugged into the USB port that is for wired Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connecting if there are multi USB ports in your car.

User interface

TIPS! Pressing the connected-phone list and holding for 3s will allow deleting this device.

How to setup wireless Android Auto

Before using Android Auto, please make sure the latest Android Auto app installed on your smartphone.

• Enable “wireless Android Auto” in Android Auto app settings on your Android phone
• Turn on your smartphone’s WiFi / Bluetooth and search BT name “AUTO-xxxx” then tap it to pair
• Confirm the BT pair request and other notifications
• It will then connect to Android Auto wirelessly after a few seconds.

NOTE: Wireless Android Auto is supported on

1. smartphone running Android 11 or newer with 5GHz Wi-Fi built-in;
2. Google phones: Pixel /XL, Pixel 2/2 XL, Pixel 3/3 XL/ 3a/3a XL, Pixel 4/4 XL/4a, Pixel 5, Pixel 6/6 Pro, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P;
3. Samsung Galaxy phones: Galaxy S8/S8+, S9/S9+, S10/S10+, S20/S20+/S20 Ultra, S21/S21+/S21 Ultra, Galaxy Note 8, Note 9, Note 10/10+, Note 20/20 Ultra.

How to setup wireless CarPlay

• Turn on your iPhone’s WiFi and Bluetooth, then pair to the Bluetooth named “AUTO-xxxx”
• Tap “Pair-Allow-Use CarPlay” on the iPhone pop-up notifications
• It will connect to CarPlay wirelessly after a few seconds.

Settings

• AA Display Mode
  Allow setting up the display mode for Android Auto, including split screen and full screen (NOT available for some resolutions such as 800480, 1920720)

• Auto Connect

  • ON means every time the adapter start, it will connect to the last Android phone (iPhone) to use wireless Android Auto (CarPlay) automatically.
  • OFF means you need to connect to Android Auto (CarPlay) by manually tapping the device name from the pair list.

• Clear All History
  This will delete all connected history at once.

Firmware update

Firmware updating is NOT recommended when every function works well.

NOTE: The red and blue indicator lights will flash alternately while updating. Wait for more 30s after lights are always on, then disconnect and reconnect the adapter from USB port to finish the whole update.

Update on iPhone

• If your iPhone is connecting to the wireless CarPlay, enter 192.168.1.101 on iPhone’s browser, next tap “Update” if there is an update available
• If your iPhone could not connect to the wireless CarPlay, please join the adapter’s WiFi network [AUTO-xxxx] by manual and the password is 88888888. Next enter 192.168.1.101 on iPhone’s browser, and tap “Update”.

Update on Android smartphone

• If you have connected to the Android Auto wirelessly, disable Bluetooth and forget the WiFi network first
• Join the adapter’s WiFi network [AUTO-xxxx] again by manual and the password is 88888888 (Tap YES if there is a pop-up notification of internet access)
• Enter 192.168.1.101 on smartphone browser, next tap “Switch P2P”
• on your phone, go to WiFi >> Advanced settings >> WiFi direct, tap [AUTO-xxxx] and make sure it has connected
• Enter 192.168.1.101 again on smartphone browser, next tap “Update”.

How to report an issue

Any issue while using the adapter, you could directly report the issue online and send us the feedback screenshot. We will fix it as soon as possible.

• For iPhone users, please enter 192.168.1.101 on your iPhone browser to submit the issue details after connected to the WiFi network [AUTO-xxxx]
• For Android users, please follow the 1-4 steps of [firmware update on Android] on the previous page, then enter 192.168.1.101 to submit the issue.

FCC STATEMENT

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference；
2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Google, Google Play, Android, Android Auto, are trademarks of Google Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Apple, iPhone, iPad, and CarPlay are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. We are not affiliated with Google Inc. or Apple Inc. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.

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