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Old 02-17-2009, 09:01 PM
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Default Dension Gateway 500 owners....new firmware!

Just released by Dension. If you have the Dension Gateway 500 iPod integration kit from us, you may want to update your firmware. Just visit our site and click the Links tab at the top, download the firmware from there.

This is the newest version 2.16 that will soon allow video display to the front PCM screen (with special new adapter, coming soon). If you do NOT have PCM, it's still a valid update for your ipod integration (and bluetooth if you added it).

And a reminder, our Feb sale is still in progress on the Dension kits, saving even more than our current sale prices. Email me for details: eric@bumperplugs.com.



Visit us online at BumperPlugs.com and click the LINKS page for details on the firmware, or Order page for details on the Dension.
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Old 02-17-2009, 10:38 PM
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Thanks Eric -
Just out of curiosity, what exactly will the video display do?
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Originally Posted by ELUSIVE
Thanks Eric -
Just out of curiosity, what exactly will the video display do?
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If you do NOT have PCM, it's still a valid update for your ipod integration
what does it do that it didn't before?
Old 02-18-2009, 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Eric - Plug Guy
This is the newest version 2.16 that will soon allow video display to the front PCM screen (with special new adapter, coming soon). If you do NOT have PCM, it's still a valid update for your ipod integration (and bluetooth if you added it).
Aside from video, what does it do? Also, how can it possibly play video on the PCM screen? The screen shows like 8 colors... will this actually work?
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Hopefully it'll stop the gateway from locking up and losing the AMP and Navigation until I shut off the car that started with the last update.

Old 02-18-2009, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Sadiq
Aside from video, what does it do? Also, how can it possibly play video on the PCM screen? The screen shows like 8 colors... will this actually work?
My start up screen shows a nice little Porsche Logo in more then 8 colours. The display isn't as nice as the latest iPod's but it is still an LCD.
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Originally Posted by rvklein
Hopefully it'll stop the gateway from locking up and losing the AMP and Navigation until I shut off the car that started with the last update.

Was your car ever programmed with PIWIS? Sounds like it needs it.
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I'm hoping it fixes the bug in whatever version I loaded last where the track length of the playing song never changes from the first time it sees when you start the car.
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I'll try that when I bring the car in for it's 2 year service. Thanks Eric.
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So what does the update do then?? Do I need to have loaded the previous update to load this one?
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Originally Posted by edward_generation
My start up screen shows a nice little Porsche Logo in more then 8 colours. The display isn't as nice as the latest iPod's but it is still an LCD.
ooooooooohhhhhhh yea good point... i forgot about that!
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Originally Posted by Sadiq
ooooooooohhhhhhh yea good point... i forgot about that!
Actually it's just 3 colors - Red, Green and Blue. It just looks like more.
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Originally Posted by pmgoodwin
Actually it's just 3 colors - Red, Green and Blue. It just looks like more.
Oh God. EVERYTHING is "just 3 colors" then.
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Just curious if the Dension GW500 is now working with the current model iPod 120G Classics? I remember reading it had problems putting the newer iPods to sleep?


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