ANS-810 / ANS-510 (PROPER RNS-510 alternative)

[GTIVmike]

Hi DKN,
I've just been alerted to your products on the Golfnet.au site. After scrolling through all the pages on the product via the posts I have some questions. I have just purchased a 6/2007 MKV GTI which has the 1/2 screen MID display.

- The 510/810 can be substituted for my RCD500 which no updated canbus or any other Vag COM error upgrade etc requirements to the Golf. It is full plug and play
- Does the 510 come with an SD slot? Cant see in the picks slot for this and the NAV slot as per the 810 pic.
- In regards to ipod functuality can you operate via the screen or do you need to use the ipod iteself to scroll to music
- With an SD card can you have playlists?
- Do you have an actual full instruction/product spec list so that I can compare features between the 510 & 810?
- In regards to payment etc how do we facilitate this?
- What are the current prices
- Are the units included with 6 CD function that replaces the current head unit?

I am ultra keen on one of the units as cannot currently play music library and have gone 1/2 mad in deciding whether to upgrade to a RCD510 or buy a Dension ipod upgrade -then with the canbus upgrade and vagcom flashing, its all too much.
Cheers
Mike

[whiskywallah]

Hi Saris,

So that's an app on the head unit talking to another app on the phone.
That would work over BT or over wifi or over apple cable?

As for telemetry, apparently that will arrive over canbus fairly soon direct to ANS.
Some of the menus are already partially visible on the ANS UI.

[SARIS]

Hi Saris,

So that's an app on the head unit talking to another app on the phone.
That would work over BT or over wifi or over apple cable?

As for telemetry, apparently that will arrive over canbus fairly soon direct to ANS.
Some of the menus are already partially visible on the ANS UI.

I'm pretty sure it's thru cable

[whiskywallah]

Hi DkN,

There is a 12v out to power the antenna.
But I see no 12v trigger out to turn on/off an external sub amp.
Can the antenna power feed perform both functions?
Is it switched with the unit's power?

[DkN]

Pioneer do a unit for the Vw that has a feature app mode which extends the screen from the iPhone/iPod
AVIC-F9310BT Multi-sensor GPS, Entertainment & Communication System exclusively for Volkswagen, Seat and Skoda cars - Pioneer Navigation - GPS




I'm wanting to display dash command off my iPhone onto the head unit similar to what the Nissan gtrs hav
If there is a av input on the unit I'm sure it could be done thru a cord like this
Apple Composite AV Cable - Apple Store (Australia)

I think there is some confusion as to the function of the iPod cable - as far as I am aware the cable is not capable of transferring the video to another screen unless you use the AV cable. If you used the AV cable, all that is transferred is the image, it will not be controllable on the external screen. The "app" function of the Pioneer unit probably means you can control the iPod music apps with buttons on the unit's screen, which is nothing new. On older units, when you connect the iPod, the iPod screen is not locked, but at the same time the unit does not display iPod controls, so you still had to control the music with your iPod and the unit is essentially just a set of external speakers.

The video you have posted is an iPod with tv out connected to the head unit - you will notice controls are through the iPod, at no point does he touch the screen. The head unit is functioning just like an external monitor. Also the app is a generic one, much like Torque on Android - it works well for basic functions, but it is slow to update and difficult to provide support, often one thing here and there will not be working because VW has something different, but the developer won't have time or the vehicle required to investigate.

What ANS is working on is an OBD II function built in to the unit and therefore controllable and customisable on the screen of the unit itself. If the only reason you want to connect iPod video to the unit is for OBD II, you'll have a much better option through the ANS coming soon.

To clarify, there IS a composite video and audio L + R in at the back of the unit so you can do exactly what the guy in the above video did on the ANS if you wanted to - not worth it though IMO, you need to buy a separate module that can read the OBD II data and send it to the iPhone, probably a BT module that plugs into the OBD II port, and then of course worry about hiding the Apple composite AV cable.. all for something that the ANS will soon have built-in.

[DkN]

Hi DkN,

There is a 12v out to power the antenna.
But I see no 12v trigger out to turn on/off an external sub amp.
Can the antenna power feed perform both functions?
Is it switched with the unit's power?

By that do you mean all you need is that the amp turn off when you leave the car, and turn on when you turn on the ignition? If so then yes, you can simply use that one.

[DkN]

Hi DKN,
I've just been alerted to your products on the Golfnet.au site. After scrolling through all the pages on the product via the posts I have some questions. I have just purchased a 6/2007 MKV GTI which has the 1/2 screen MID display.

- The 510/810 can be substituted for my RCD500 which no updated canbus or any other Vag COM error upgrade etc requirements to the Golf. It is full plug and play
- Does the 510 come with an SD slot? Cant see in the picks slot for this and the NAV slot as per the 810 pic.
- In regards to ipod functuality can you operate via the screen or do you need to use the ipod iteself to scroll to music
- With an SD card can you have playlists?
- Do you have an actual full instruction/product spec list so that I can compare features between the 510 & 810?
- In regards to payment etc how do we facilitate this?
- What are the current prices
- Are the units included with 6 CD function that replaces the current head unit?

I am ultra keen on one of the units as cannot currently play music library and have gone 1/2 mad in deciding whether to upgrade to a RCD510 or buy a Dension ipod upgrade -then with the canbus upgrade and vagcom flashing, its all too much.
Cheers
Mike

Most of your questions are answered in the first post of the thread, which I update regularly with new information. I will clarify here:

The unit is full plug and play and is compatible with ALL CANBUS versions including half screen MFD and those mated with the RCD-300 / 500.

There are two SD slots on both the ANS-810 and 510, but the 810 has microSD while the 510 uses standard SD. I always buy microSD cards with a standard SD adapter, so that's not really an issue. For the ANS-510 the slots are on the bottom of the unit, towards the centre just below the screen.

You do operate iPod via the screen on the ANS, but as stated previously currently the iPod menu is missing a shuffle button and doesn't support playlists, this is being worked on. There is no playlist support for SD card at the moment either, but there is a shuffle button.

There is NO difference between the 810 and 510 except the screen size and slight difference in the hard buttons as you can see in the pictures in the first post. The two units use identical firmware.

Payment is preferred to be bank transfer but I also accept PayPal. PM me if you would like to order.

Current prices are again in the first post, $640 for the ANS-810 and $630 for the ANS-510. This includes GPS software, maps, POI etc and shipping.

There is no 6 CD function.

As a temporary (or permanent if you'd like, I personally never bother with iPod) solution to music playing, I would copy your music to an SD card / USB and play it that way, just put it all in one folder and put it on shuffle, works well.

[whiskywallah]

By that do you mean all you need is that the amp turn off when you leave the car, and turn on when you turn on the ignition? If so then yes, you can simply use that one.

I was hoping that feed would be switched on off with the ANS power so that the sub amp was only on when ANS was on?

[DkN]

I was hoping that feed would be switched on off with the ANS power so that the sub amp was only on when ANS was on?

Actually yes it does turn on / off with the unit, forgot about that, sorry about the confusion. If you leave the unit on as most people probably would then it is effectively on / off with the car.

[whiskywallah]

I've been experimenting with video playback this weekend.
Every 16:9 DVD I have that plays full screen on my DVD/tv plays back letterbox on the ANS, ie it's squashed vertically.
Ive tried to change the ORIG to FULLSCREEN but it always comes backn to ORIG.
And there does not appear to be a MENU function to get back to DVD menu.

Ive also been experimenting with ripping music DVDs to file but can't find a file format that actually plays back on ANS.
I use Handbrake to encode my rips. Anyone got any settings that they know work?
Or any confirmed file formats and containers that work?