Cathy Guo AI-996M Carplay Ai Box Wireless Carplay Box Car Multimedia Player Instruction Manual
- June 9, 2024
- Cathy Guo
Table of Contents
Cathy Guo AI-996M Carplay Ai Box Wireless Carplay Box Car Multimedia
Player
Description
ApplePie Max is the 4th.version of our ApplePie Series CarPlay Android Car
Smart Box, which streaming video,audio and control data Such as touch ,the
buttons on the steering wheel, the knob operation and so on, Through the OEM
CarPlay USB OTG interface in the car, and mirroring the whole Android system
to the OEM screen. User can control and operate Apple Pie on the OEM screen,
powerful video decoding and playing ability,
Fully open software application environment.
Features
- ApplePie Max Android CarPlay AI box with 4G LTE built-in
- Android 10.0 system, wireless CarPlay, Wireless Android Auto into one module
- Provide Google Play store. Free download and install different APP software
- Full free and open system to DIY own ApplePie and different launch
- Dual Bluetooth built-in for hand free calling, Music and connect Bluetooth TPMS, OBDII etc.
- Mirroring whole Android system to OEM Car screen via OTG plug
- HD Video display ,Watch YouTube, online navigation, online radio multimedia system
- Split screen display and picture in picture display
- OEM Touchscreen or OEM Buttons knob control
- Keep OEM Function ,not impact OEM feature
- Easy to connect , Power supply by OEM CarPlay USB port
- Built-in 4G/3G/2G, ApplePie can be used as a mobile WiFi route and a WiFi hotspot
- Strong specification to offer a stable performance
- 4G.WiFi,GPS Antenna all built-in the unit
Specification
Unit Picture
No need install, just connect USB to Car OEM CarPlay OTG Interface port
P.S: Insert the SIM Card by the right way as above photo
Attention: ApplePie Max accessories are only a USB cable and a Type C
adapter.
Operation
How to connect ApplePie’s Bluetooth phone
You can search for ApplePie from the mobile phone, or search for mobile
phones from ApplePie.From the mobile phone, you can find the bluetooth device
name “ApplePie”, then complete the Bluetooth pairing connection from ApplePie,
Click the “BT phone” icon:
Search the mobile phone, Click to select the mobile phone to be connected, Click the pairing connection button to complete the pairing and connection.
How to use wireless CarPlay?
Click the “BT phone” icon to connect the iPhone with the Bluetooth module
(slave Bluetooth, BT5.0) on the ApplePie. After the first connection, every
time the ApplePie starts, it will automatically connect with the Bluetooth of
the iPhone in future.
Click the “ZLINKS” icon to enter the wireless CarPlay connection
Then ApplePie will automatically switch to the hotspot sharing mode (at this
time, the WiFi switch is automatically turned off), share a hotspot, and send
the hotspot name and password to the iPhone via Bluetooth. The iPhone
establishes a wireless CarPlay connection with ApplePie through the hotspot
shared by ApplePie After the connection is completed, ApplePie’s slave
bluetooth will be automatically turned off, and WiFi will also be
automatically turned off (because it has been switched to hotspot sharing
mode). Then you will enter the CarPlay.
At the CarPlay UI, click the car icon, or click the suspension ball, expand,
click the HOME icon, you can return to the launcher of ApplePie.
If you completely close the ZLINKS app, ApplePie’s slave bluetooth will
automatically turn on and reconnect to your iPhone. But ApplePie is still in
hotspot sharing mode and will not automatically switch back to WiFi mode. If
you need to use WiFi now, you can pull down the status bar and turn it on
directly through the WiFi switch in the status bar.
How to use wireless Android Auto
Android mobile phone with local 5G to support wireless Android Auto
function Click the “BT phone” icon to connect the Android mobile phone with
the bluetooth module (slave bluetooth, BT5.0) on the ApplePie. After the first
connection, every time the ApplePie starts, it will automatically connect with
the bluetooth of the Android mobile phone.
Click the “ZLINKS” icon to enter the wireless Android Auto connection
Then ApplePie will automatically switch to the hotspot sharing mode (at this
time, the WiFi switch is automatically turned off), share a hotspot, and send
the hotspot name and password to the Android Phone via Bluetooth. The Android
Phone establishes a wireless Android Auto connection with ApplePie through the
hotspot shared by ApplePie. After the connection is completed, ApplePie’s
slave bluetooth will be automatically turned off, and WiFi will also be
automatically turned off (because it has been switched to hotspot sharing
mode). Then, you will enter the Android Auto UI.
At the Android Auto UI, click the car icon, or click the floating ball,
expand, click the HOME icon, you can return to the launcher of ApplePie
If you completely close the ZLINKS app, ApplePie’s slave bluetooth will
automatically turn on and reconnect to your Android Phone. But ApplePie is
still in hotspot sharing mode and will not automatically switch back to WiFi
mode. If you need to use WiFi now, you can pull down the status bar and turn
it on directly through the WiFi switch in the status bar
ApplePie setting
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Audio Equalization: It’s adjust audio quality with checked as default.
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Navigation voice: Allow you to specify an APP to join our navigation software white-list, and the system handles the sound type of this APP in accordance with the navigation software, You can add Navi App if it’s not on the list.
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Voice assistant: Allow you to specify an APP to use the original car’s voice button
(long press for 3 seconds) or the voice button on the floating ball to wake up, You can add own voice assist APP to the list as default. Factory setting default google voice . -
Copy log file to SD Card: Make and send the working log of ApplePie max to micro SD card, it’s for R&D and debugging. Simple insert a empty micro SD card and it will make the Log files “Debug.zip” automatically when the ApplePie Max power on.
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Display Mode: The ApplePie Max has four different display Mode, Chose one mode that fit for your car completely in ApplePie Setting as below:
Floating ball
The floating ball can be seen by touching the screen on any menu, F
unctions of the buttons after clicking on the floating ball to expand are
Home, Return, Recently, Return to the original car UI, Voice, one button split
screen display Clear memory as below photo:
Restall the APPS
ApplePie pre-install many applications.If you updated new version of the APPS,
And it not works properly, You can install the pre-install APP again by
Install Manager By ApkInstaller.
Reset to factory setting:
If you have to reset the ApplePie Max to factory setting, Click advanced in
system by setting, Enter reset options ,Please double confirm the 3 options
you checked to avoid any incorrect operation to lost the data in your ApplePie
Max.
Firmware Update :
- Download the firmware and copy file APM988.zip to empty micro SD card directly no need decompress
- Insert it to micro Card slot ,Power on the unit it will copy the file to the Apple Mini.
- After it finishing copy , it takes 5mins to update. wait till it retoot.and take out micro SD card.
- Please keep power on in the whole upgrading.
FCC
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, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 15.21 Changes or modification warning Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.