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      03-11-2008, 10:56 PM   #67
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I know for a fact one of mine is up one is down, not sure which one though. I followed what it said on the manual for the Z4? It said one up one down, would both up fix our problems of song repeating and overriding when browsing? Thanks
If we are not at a correct starting point, there's no use moving on - let's get those dip switches set to the UP position and perform the following steps:

1. Disconnect iPod from cable
2. Remove battery cables, negative first
3. Touch battery cable terminals together (away from battery) for +5 seconds, a small spark is normal as this is stored power draining from the system.
4. Allow cables to remain disconnected for about 5-7 minutes
5. Reconnect battery cables onto battery, negative last.
6. Reboot iPod by pressing on MENU and CENTER buttons for +5 seconds and then reconnecting to the DICE cable after the reboot process is completed.

Let me know if these steps correct the problem, if not - we'll proceed further.
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      03-11-2008, 11:46 PM   #68
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Can you both tell me what your DIP switch positions on the DICE module are? They should all be in the UP position.
Mine are both UP. The battery reset worked initially, but at some point after several stops in driving around I got back to the iPod Repeat setting to 'ONE'.

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I know for a fact one of mine is up one is down, not sure which one though. I followed what it said on the manual for the Z4? It said one up one down, would both up fix our problems of song repeating and overriding when browsing? Thanks
He's right the manual is wrong. Tom, you may remember me calling you last week to verify the dip switch settings (all up) and pointing out that the manual shows incorrect settings.
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Mine are both UP.
There are 4 switches - are you referring to both banks?
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There are 4 switches - are you referring to both banks?
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My car switches are both UP (off), my iPod switch I followed the instructions and it said to put one UP one DOWN. So all 4 should be UP (off)?

I will try setting all my switched to UP letter today and doing the battery reset. Will post my results.

Is the overriding of current song when browsing normal Tom? (separate question)
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My car switches are both UP (off), my iPod switch I followed the instructions and it said to put one UP one DOWN. So all 4 should be UP (off)?
Yes - all four should be up (OFF). Instructions are wrong according to Tom. I initially had them set according to instructions and had some problems navigating, which went away after setting all switches to OFF.
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My car switches are both UP (off), my iPod switch I followed the instructions and it said to put one UP one DOWN. So all 4 should be UP (off)?

I will try setting all my switched to UP letter today and doing the battery reset. Will post my results.

Is the overriding of current song when browsing normal Tom? (separate question)
Perform the following steps to rid of the SPEED DIALING or override message:

1. First verify you are in the correct text mode by pressing CD6/TRACK6, then pressing CD1 to exit that mode.
2. Press MENU>GPS NAVIGATION>MAPS while playing a song on your iPod.

Use the screen toggle button (looks like 2 squares in the top left hand corner) to toggle between screens.
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My car switches are both UP (off), my iPod switch I followed the instructions and it said to put one UP one DOWN. So all 4 should be UP (off)?

I will try setting all my switched to UP letter today and doing the battery reset. Will post my results.

Is the overriding of current song when browsing normal Tom? (separate question)
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      03-12-2008, 04:22 PM   #75
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Just set all four to UP and unplugged my power, waiting a bit before I reinitialize everything.

Will report back with results, so the instructions are wrong them Tom since they say to put 1 out of the 4 DOWN?

That's a bummer that it overrides kind of defeats the purpose of being able to "browse"
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Just set all four to UP and unplugged my power, waiting a bit before I reinitialize everything.

Will report back with results, so the instructions are wrong them Tom since they say to put 1 out of the 4 DOWN?

That's a bummer that it overrides kind of defeats the purpose of being able to "browse"
Follow the procedures in post #73 after the battery is reset and this will prevent the override.
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I dont have navigation, just Business CD so I dont have the menu you're talking about is there a different procedure for my radio to keep it from overriding the current song being played when browsing? Thanks, gonna go plug everything back in right now with switches UP

Put all the switches to UP and reset everything, browsing seems exactly the same, when I'm listening to a song as soon as I hit CD2 (playlist) or CD3 (artist) it automatically starts playing a song from the first playlist or artist and replaces my current song. However, it doesn't repeat anymore but we'll see how that is after driving around.
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I dont have navigation, just Business CD so I dont have the menu you're talking about is there a different procedure for my radio to keep it from overriding the current song being played when browsing? Thanks, gonna go plug everything back in right now with switches UP
On Business CD - this cannot be changed, it will overwrite the clock.
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I'm not worried about the text display overwriting anything. What I mean is for instance I'm currently listening to a song and it's still playing. As soon as I hit CD2 which allows me to browse by playlist it automatically starts playing a song from that playlist, thus replacing the song I was originally listening to. The same goes for browsing with CD3, as soon as I hit it to browse by artist it starts playing a song from the first artist that shows up, as I go down the list it continues to replace the previous song with the next artist that I come up to while browsing. Is this changeable? Thanks, also changing the switches all UP didn't change anything for me in terms of usage but hopefully fixes the repeating
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Just drove my car, hit the 10,000 mile mark, eek. The repeating started up again...still overrides the song I'm listening to if i try to browse. What now Tom?
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I'm not worried about the text display overwriting anything. What I mean is for instance I'm currently listening to a song and it's still playing. As soon as I hit CD2 which allows me to browse by playlist it automatically starts playing a song from that playlist, thus replacing the song I was originally listening to. The same goes for browsing with CD3, as soon as I hit it to browse by artist it starts playing a song from the first artist that shows up, as I go down the list it continues to replace the previous song with the next artist that I come up to while browsing. Is this changeable? Thanks, also changing the switches all UP didn't change anything for me in terms of usage but hopefully fixes the repeating
It's not changeable - pressing CD2 assumes you are ready to change Playlists, waiting +3 seconds within that selection auto selects it.

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No further ideas on the tracks repeating?
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No further ideas on the tracks repeating?
Not at this time as we cannot recreate the problem in house. If BimmerZealot would like to bring his Z4 in, we can see in real time.
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Hm, okay the playlist one makes sense but how bout the artist one is it the same? It definitely doesn't wait 3 seconds for me to keep scrolling before jumping it goes instantly, I'm guessing this is probably normal. If you guys were local I'd be more then willing too; but, too far for me, any chance its a faulty unit? Warranty? I might be interested in swapping for the original DICE unit as well, possible? Thanks
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Hm, okay the playlist one makes sense but how bout the artist one is it the same? It definitely doesn't wait 3 seconds for me to keep scrolling before jumping it goes instantly, I'm guessing this is probably normal. If you guys were local I'd be more then willing too; but, too far for me, any chance its a faulty unit? Warranty? I might be interested in swapping for the original DICE unit as well, possible? Thanks
No idea until we can see the it working firsthand in your Z4 or have your module tested on our bench.

Please contact me via email with your full name and we'll make arrangements for bench testing.
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Email sent, Thanks Tom for sticking with me/us to solve this tricking issue
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Same problem. . .

Hi Tom
I have my Dice in the Ipod mode (on/on). I find this mode easier to navigate with. But I as well am having the same problem with the Dice unit resetting my Ipod settings to : Shuffle - Albums and Repeat - One. I'll keep watching for updates on how to fix this problem.
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Welcome to the club technician, try resetting your iPod as per the instructions in post 67 at the top of this page. See if this helps.
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