Caraudio-Systems TF-U500 User Manual
TV-Free
Universal video-in-motion Interface
TF-U500
Non p and p version for high speed CAN
Legal Information
By law, watching moving pictures while driving is prohibited, the driver must not be
distracted. We do not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury resulting,
directly or indirectly, from installation or operation of this product. This product should only
be used while standing or to display fixed menus or rear-view-camera video when the
vehicle is moving, for example the MP3 menu for DVD upgrades.
Changes/updates of the vehicle’s software can cause malfunctions of the interface. We
offer free software-updates for our interfaces for one year after purchase. To receive a free
update, the interface must be sent in at own cost. Labor cost for and other expenses
involved with the software-updates will not be refunded.
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CAN-box TV-500
HW_____ SW_____
Harness
TV-UNI
Take down the SW-version and HW-version of the interface-boxes, and store this
manual for support purposes!
Contents
1. Prior to installation
1.1. Delivery contents
1.2. Pin-assignments
1.3. Dip switch functions of the TV-500
2. Installation
3. Specifications
4. Technical support
1. Prior to installation
Read the manual prior to installation. Technical knowledge is necessary for installation. The
place of installation must be free of moisture and away from heat sources.
1.1. Delivery contents
With USB update-port for software-updates by consumer!
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Cable colour
Pin-No.
Assignment
● Yellow
Pin 4
CAN-HIGH – connection to the head-unit
● Blue
Pin 3
CAN-LOW – connection to the head-unit
●● Yellow/Black
Pin 8
CAN-HIGH – connection to the vehicle
●● Blue/Black
Pin 7
CAN-LOW – connection to the vehicle
● Red
Pin 1
+12V permanent
● Black
Pin 5
Ground
● Green
Pin 6
Activation of the video-in-motion function
(+12V = TV-free activated)
● White
Pin 2
Trigger output (+12V DC 500mA)
Pin-assignment male 8pin connector of TV-500
1.2. Pin-assignments
Pin-assignment harness TV-UNI
1.3. Dip switch functions of the TV-500
Dip 1 – activation TV-free
Dip 2 – no function (in some vehicles for rear-view camera)
Dip 3 – no function
Dip 4 – no function
Dip 5 – CAN-bus termination resistor on the vehicle side
Dip 6 – CAN-bus termination resistor on the head-unit side
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2. Installation
Switch off ignition and disconnect the vehicle’s battery! If according to factory rules
disconnecting the battery has to be avoided, it is usually sufficient to put the vehicle in
sleep-mode. In case the sleep-mode does not show success, disconnect the battery with a
resistor lead.
Install the interface at the CAN bus connection of the respective navigation system. Separate
the two CAN BUS cables (CAN-HIGH and CAN-LOW) from the navigation system and connect
them to harness TV-UNI (see picture below).
Connect the red wire to +12V permanent and connect the black wire to ground.
The video-in-motion can be activated and deactivated by Dip 1 or alternatively by the
included loose green cable in connection with a switch (not included in delivery).*
Video-in-motion permanent
With dip1 to ON the video-in-motion function is activated permanently without disturbing
the navigation performance.
Video-in-motion selective
With dip1 to OFF the included green cable is used to activate the video-in-motion function.
Connect a switch to the green cable and connect the green cable to +12V ACC.
● +12V = TV-Free is activated
● 0V = TV-Free is not activated
Note: The loose white cable is not required and must be isolated.
*Exception: On vehicles/navigation systems with Dip 1 must be set to OFF and video-inmotion activation performs selectively by vehicle button, the activation by green cable
isn’t possible!
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Vehicle/ navigation
Dip 1
Dip 2
Dip 3
Dip 4
Dip 5
Dip 6
Navi Plus RNS-E
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
Cable colour
Assignment
●● Red/Yellow
+12Volt Permanent 15
● Brown
Ground Pin 12
●● Orange/Green
CAN HIGH Pin 9
●● Orange/Brown
CAN LOW Pin 10
Compatible vehicles Audi A3, A4, TT (8J)
Attention! Audi A6 with Navi Plus RNS-E have analog speed signal.
Vehicles with Audi Navi Plus RNS-E
Place of installation is at the back side of the navigation unit.
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition!
Possible changes by the vehicle manufacturer. The given
information must be verified by the installer.
Longpress the „>|“ button (about 5 seconds) to
activate/deactivate thevideo-in-motion function. When
ignition is off, the video-in-motion interface will be
automatically disabled.
Long blinking of the navigations backlight = TV Free ON
Short blinking of the navigations backlight = TV Free OFF
Note: While the video-in-motion function is activated, the navigation performance is not
possible!
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Vehicle/navigation
Dip 1
Dip 2
Dip 3
Dip 4
Dip 5
Dip 6
MMI - MIB
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
Cable colour
Assignment
● Red
+12V permanent Pin 18
● Brown
Ground Pin 17
●● Orange/Violet
CAN HIGH Pin 6
●● Orange/Brown
CAN LOW Pin 12
Compatible vehicles Audi
Navigation Navigation plus with MMI touch 7”
Vehicles with Audi Navigation plus with MMI touch
Place of installation is at the back side of the navigation unit
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition!
Possible changes by the vehicle manufacturer. The given
information must be verified by the installer.
The video-in-motion function is activated permanently without disturbing the navigation
performance.
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Vehicle/navigation
Dip 1
Dip 2
Dip 3
Dip 4
Dip 5
Dip 6
MMI - MIB
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
Cable colour
Assignment
● Red
+12V permanent Pin 18
● Brown
Ground Pin 17
●● Orange/Violet
CAN HIGH Pin 6
●● Orange/Brown
CAN LOW Pin 12
Compatible vehicles Audi
Navigation MMI Navigation plus with MMI touch response 10,1”
Vehicles with Audi Navigation plus with MMI touch response
Place of installation is at the back side of the navigation unit
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition!
Possible changes by the vehicle manufacturer. The given
information must be verified by the installer.
The video-in-motion function is activated permanently without disturbing the navigation
performance.
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Vehicle/ navigation
Dip 1
Dip 2
Dip 3
Dip 4
Dip 5
Dip 6
Professional NBT
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
Cable colour
Assignment
●● Brown/Red
+12V permanent 15
● Brown
Ground Pin 12
● Black
CAN HIGH Pin 11
● Yellow
CAN LOW Pin 9
Compatible vehicles BMW 1series (F20/21), 3series (F30/31/32/33)
Navigation Navigation system Professional NBT with 8.8” monitor
Vehicles with BMW NBT
Place of installation is at the back side of the
navigation unit.
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition!
Possible changes by the vehicle manufacturer. The given
information must be verified by the installer.
The video-in-motion function is activated permanently without disturbing the navigation
performance.
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Vehicle/ navigation
Dip 1
Dip 2
Dip 3
Dip 4
Dip 5
Dip 6
Professional MGU
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
Cable colour
Assignment
● White
CAN HIGH Pin 9
● Green
CAN LOW Pin 16
Compatible vehicles BMW X5 (G05)
Navigation Navigation system Professional MGU
Vehicles with BMW MGU
Place of installation is at the back side of the
navigation unit.
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition!
Possible changes by the vehicle manufacturer. The given
information must be verified by the installer.
The video-in-motion function is activated permanently without disturbing the navigation
performance.
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Vehicle/ navigation
Dip 1
Dip 2
Dip 3
Dip 4
Dip 5
Dip 6
All vehicles
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
Cable colour
Assignment
●● Orange/Green
CAN HIGH Pin 16
●● Orange/Brown
CAN LOW Pin 32
Cable colour
Assignment
● Red
+12V Permanent Pin 7
● Brown
Ground Pin 8
Compatible vehicles Bentley Continental Coupe GT, VW Phaeton till about 03/2010
Navigation ZAB
Vehicles with ZAB
Place of installation is at the back side of the
navigation unit.
32-pin connector
8-pin power harness
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition! Possible changes by the vehicle
manufacturer. The given information must be verified by the installer.
The video-in-motion function is activated permanently without disturbing the navigation
performance.
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Vehicle/ navigation
Dip 1
Dip 2
Dip 3
Dip 4
Dip 5
Dip 6
All vehicles
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
Cable colour
Assignment
○● White/Orange
CAN-HIGH - Pin 13
○ White
CAN-LOW - Pin 2
● Red
+12V Permanent - Pin 1
●● Black/Green
Ground - Pin 12
Compatible vehicles Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep
Navigation MYGIG RER/REW/REN/REP/RHW
Vehicles with MYGIG
Place of installation is at the back side of the
navigation unit.
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition! Possible changes by the vehicle
manufacturer. The given information must be verified by the installer.
The video-in-motion function is activated permanently without disturbing the navigation
performance.
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Vehicle/ navigation
Dip 1
Dip 2
Dip 3
Dip 4
Dip 5
Dip 6
All vehicles
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
Pin No.
Assignment
Pin 7
CAN-HIGH
Pin 18
CAN-LOW
Pin 12
+12V Permanent
Pin 1
Ground
Pin No.
Assignment
Pin 2
CAN-HIGH
Pin 52
CAN-LOW
Pin 44
+12V Permanent
Pin 43
Ground
Compatible vehicles Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat Freemount
Navigation Uconnect with 8.4” monitor with 22pin or 52pin connector on rear of
head-unit
Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Fiat Freemount with Uconnnect
Place of installation is at the back side of the
navigation unit.
Vehicles with 22pin connector on rear of head-unit
Vehicles with 52pin connector on rear of head-unit
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition! Possible changes by the vehicle
manufacturer. The given information must be verified by the installer.
The video-in-motion function is activated permanently without disturbing the navigation
performance.
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Vehicle/ navigation
Dip 1
Dip 2
Dip 3
Dip 4
Dip 5
Dip 6
All vehicles
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
Cable colour
Assignment
● White
CAN HIGH Pin 10
● Grey
CAN LOW Pin 13
Compatible vehicles Citroen, Peugeot
Navigation RT3-N3 CAN, RT4
Vehicles with RT3-N3 CAN and RT4
Place of installation is at the back side of the
navigation unit.
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition!
Possible changes by the vehicle manufacturer. The given
information must be verified by the installer.
Longpress the “SRC”-button on the steering wheel (about 3 seconds) to activate/deactivate
the video-in-motion function. When ignition is off, the video-in-motion interface will be
automatically disabled.
Note: While the video-in-motion function is activated, the navigation performance is not
possible!
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Vehicle/ navigation
Dip 1
Dip 2
Dip 3
Dip 4
Dip 5
Dip 6
All vehicles
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
Cable colour
Assignment
● White
CAN HIGH Pin 10
● Grey
CAN LOW Pin 13
Compatible vehicles Citroen, Peugeot
Navigation NG4 NaviDrive (Citroen), NG4 WipCom/WipNav (Peugeot)
Vehicles with NG4 NaviDrive and NG4 WipCom
Place of installation is at the back side of the
navigation unit.
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition!
Possible changes by the vehicle manufacturer. The given
information must be verified by the installer.
The video-in-motion function is activated permanently without disturbing the navigation
performance.
Note: On some vehicles the navigation performance is affected and as long as the video-in-
motion function is activated the navigation will not be working! In this case you have to
connect the green cable as described in chapter “Exception: Vehicles with RT3-N3 CAN and
RT 4 without Source-button” and set Dip 1 to OFF.
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Vehicle/ navigation
Dip 1
Dip 2
Dip 3
Dip 4
Dip 5
Dip 6
All vehicles
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
Cable colour
Assignment
○● White/Orange
CAN-HIGH - Pin 13
○ White
CAN-LOW - Pin 2
● Red
+12V Permanent - Pin 1
●● Black/Green
Ground - Pin 12
Compatible vehicles Ferrari California
Navigation MYGIG
Ferrari California with MYGIG
Place of installation is at the back side of the
navigation unit.
No liability for vehicle wire colors and pin definition! Possible changes by the vehicle
manufacturer. The given information must be verified by the installer.
The video-in-motion function is activated permanently without disturbing the navigation
performance.
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