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USER GUIDE

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1 — Getting started. . ......................................................................3

Setting up WiFi.........................................................................................................3

Chapter 2 — Google Apps and Maps. ...........................................................6

2.1 Installing Google Apps (GApps).......................................................................6

2.2 Signing into Play Store. ....................................................................................9

2.3 Maps Setup. . ...................................................................................................13

2.4 Voice Activation Button for Navigation . ......................................................15

2.5 Changing Text-to-Speech Output Voice . .....................................................16

Chapter 3 — MEDIA PLUGINS. .....................................................................18

3.1 Spotify. . ...........................................................................................................19

3.2 Web Radio. . ....................................................................................................20

3.3 Google music . . ..............................................................................................21

3.4 Local Music (USB, MicroSD) . . .......................................................................22

3.5 A2DP Bluetooth Music Streaming ................................................................23

Setting up Bluetooth for A2DP music streaming. .............................................23

A2DP stream..........................................................................................................24

Chapter 4 — OTA SOFTWARE UPDATES ......................................................25

Chapter 5 —SUPPORT. .................................................................................27

Periodic Apps Cleanup. ........................................................................................27

FAQ. ........................................................................................................................28

Additional Support................................................................................................28

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CHAPTER 1 – Getting Started

Setting up Wifi

The VLINE module will require an internet connection while on the road to take advantage of majority of its features.

Two ways to provide internet to VLine:

1. Smartphone tethering and hotspot

On iPhone: Home->Settings->Personal Hotspot .Turn it on and set up network name and password.

On Android: Home->Settings->Wireless Networks -> More -> Tethering & Portable Hotspot -> Portable Wifi Hotspot. Tap to turn it on, and set up

network name and password.

2. Dedicated modem hotspot with SIM card and data plan - either USB modem or any other kind of portable modem. Check with the carrier of your choice on the availability of internet only data plans.

Resources: https://gromaudio.com/blog/2018/09/how-to-get-internet-to-car/

Once you setup Wifi Hotspot in your vehicle, connect VLine to the internet. Go to VLine--> Settings

Settings

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Go into WiFi Settings

Settings

Wireless & networks

Wi-Fi

Data usage More

Device

Display

Select WiFi channel to connect

Settings

Vline Setup

Bluetooth

Sound & notification

CBCI-1EA1-2.4

ATT896

CBCI-44AB-2.4

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Enter [Password] and select CONNECT

Settings

Vline Setup

CBCI-1EA1-2.4

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CBCI-44AB-2.4

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CONNECTCANCEL

NOTE: Please check with your mobile carrier for hotspot data usage limits If you are using your smartphone to tether internet to VLine. Depending on

mobile provider you might be subject to mobile data and tethering charges.

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CHAPTER 2 — Google Apps and Maps

2.1 Installing Google Apps (Gapps)

Installing Google Apps will allow you to access Google Play Store to download any applicatition to VLine, and to use voice assistant (RED) button. Once GApps are installed, you can download and use any music apps and

maps from Google Play Market.

To install the Gapps (Google Apps) Package:

1. Connect VLine to internet. Check Chapter 1, we recommend to connect to home Wifi to install GApps, so you do not spend your mobile data.

2. Go to Settings

Settings

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Scroll down all the way to the bottom and select “About Device”

Settings

Accounts

Backup & reset

System

Printing

Then select “VLINE System Updates

About device

System updates

VLine system updates

Language & input

AccessibilityDate & time

About Device

About deviice

Status of the battery, network, and other information

Legal information

Regulatory information

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Select “Install Gapps”

Additional System Updates

Gapps

Install Gapps

Grom OTA

Check to update

Check to availabke updates

Installed version

VL1.0.1.0

Press the “Install” button to apply update.

Additional System Updates

VLine Update System

Gapps

Install Gapps

Grom OTA

Install Gapps

Download size: 109.2MiB

Check to update

Check to available updates

Installed version

VL1.0.1.0

Install

Wait for update to download and apply. The VLINE will restart during the process (this may take up to 10 minutes)

If system does not boot up within 15 minutes, please turn off Ignition and wait 1 minute and then turn ignition on again.

YouTube demo video: bit.ly/vline_gapps

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SHORTCUTS

PLUGINS

2.2 Signing into Play Store and Adding Apps to Home Screen

Select Empty Spot You Wish to Add Icon to

Settings

Select the Apps/Shortcuts/Plugins you wish to add,

in this case the “Play Store” Application.

Choose App

APPS

Settings

Voice Search

Play Store

You Tube

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Signing onto Google Account

Select the Play Store Icon

Play Store

Settings

First time signing into the Google Play Store, you will be promoted to enter your Google (Gmail) account information.

Add your account

Enter your email

Or create a new account

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Enter the password for Gmail account

[email protected]

Password

Forgot password?

Confirm the onscreen Terms of Service and Privacy Policy prompts from Google

[email protected]

By sign in, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

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Select next on Google Services Prompt

Google services

These services put Google to work for you, and you can turn them on or off at any time for your [email protected] account. Data will be used in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy.

Back up your device’s apps, app data, settings, and Wi-Fi passwords using your Google Account so you can easily

restore later. Learn more

Confirm Google Play store agreement

Google services

These services put Google to work for you, and you can turn them on or off at any time for your rod.gr[email protected] account. Data will be used in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy.

[email protected]

By using Google Play, you agree to the Google Play Terms of Service

Keep me up to date with news and offers

Back up your device’s apps, app data, settings, and Wi-Fi

from Google Play

passwords using your Google Account so you can easily

restore later. Learn more

DECLINE

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2.3 Maps Setup

Go to Play Store and install the map(s) of your choice - Google, Waze, Sygic , others. Once you install the map(s) of your choice, go to

1. Main Menu -->Settings

2. Select navigation

Settings

Units

Speed

MPH

Speed

°F

Advanced functionality

Navigation

Maps

Local Music

GMusic

WebRadio

Spotify A2DP Stream

Speech to Text Engine

Google

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3. Choose your perferred map application

Settings

Units

Speed

MPH

Navigation

Speed

°F

Advanced functionality

Navigation

Maps

Waze

HERE WeGo

CANCEL

Speech to Text Engine

Google

4. Now you can activate preferred navigation using voice icon

Local Music

GMusic

WebRadio

Spotify A2DP Stream

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2.4 Voice Activation Button for Navigation

Voice Activation button will allow you to start navigation with just one tap. The button only works when there is an internet connection to VLine.

Local Music

GMusic

WebRadio

Spotify A2DP Stream

Once pressed it will ask “Where would you like to go?” You can say address, such as “123 Broadway Street San Francisco”, or the name of the place, such

as “San Francisco Opera”

VLine will start navigating with the map of your choice that you selected in

Main menu --> Settings (see page 13).

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2.5 Changing Text-to-Speech Output Voice

Once GApps are installed, you can download and install Google Text-to- speech app from the Google Play store to change the Voice Synthesizer for

Voice Activation Red Button to one that is more pleasing to listen to.

After installing “Google Text-to-speech” from the Google Play store, go to VLINE Settings to make change in Language & input-->Text-to-speech output.

In Settings, “select Language & input”

Settings

Screenshot Setting

Personal

Location

Accounts

Backup & reset

Security

Language & input

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Select “Text-to-speech output”

Language & input

vbase input android

default

Speech

Voice input

Text-to-speech output

Mouse/trackpad

Pointer speed

Select “Google Text-to-speech Engine” for Prefered engine

Text-to-speech output

Prefered engine

Pico TTS

Google Text-to-speech Engine

General

Speech rate

Speed at which the is spoken

Listen to an example

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SHORTCUTS

PLUGINS

CHAPTER 3 — MEDIA PLUGINS

VLINE provides music plugins with an optimized interface with bold graphics and easy to press buttons for the vehicle environment. Most of these plugins require an internet data connection to work besides Local Music and A2DP Stream.

Currently available plugins:

Spotify, Web Radio, Google Music, Local (stored on USB drive or MicroSD

Card) music, and A2DP Bluetooth music streaming. Additional plugins are coming soon!

To add a plugin onto the Home screen, select an EMPTY “+” where you would like to place the icon. Then go to PLUGINS.

Then scroll through PLUGINS and select the desired plugin to add.

Choose App

APPS

Play Store

Settings

Voice Search

You Tube

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Comedy

3.1 Spotify

Stations Charts New Releases Genres and Moods

Blues

Christian music

Classical

Requires Spotify Premium (paid) account. Login to Spotfy

by going to Spotify ->Menu->Accounts

You can add multiple accounts and switch between them

simultaneously.

Access and create playlists, search music with voice, see

cover art and titles, discover new music.

03:30PM

Stations Charts New Releases Genres and Moods

Blues

Christian music

Classical

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3.2 Web Radio

Stations Favorites Recents Records Search

Local Radio

• Does not require an account to use. Stream Radio stations from around the world as well as local radio stations

• Listen to 100,000+ live radio stations, plus on-demand content like podcasts & shows anywhere you go.

• Browse Stations by Local, Trending, Music Genre, Sports, News, Location, and Language.

• “Star” your favorite radio stations so you can easily access next time

• Record what is currently playing and listen to it later without WiFi connection.

Search with voice.

12:33PM

Trending

Music

88.5 | KQED-FM (National News)

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3.3 Google Music

• Allows access to your Google Play music

• Will require Gapps to be installed on VLINE

• To use Gapps you must have a Google account and be

• *Only Purchased music library and Uploaded media

(Purchased/Uploaded*).

(please refer to Gapps Installation section of this manual p. 6).

signed into the account.

will work, unlimited subscription/radio music will not work.

Electrify

Jamie Smith

Long Road H...P3Highway

The Joneses

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3.4 Local Music (USB, MicroSD)

Sea

• Play music/audio stored on USB drive or MicroSD card

• USB Drive - use USB2 port of VLine to insert USB

flash drive or external hard drive

MicroSD Card

Insert MicroSD card (*pin side up) with your music to play via VLine. Up to 128GB supported.

1. Go to Local Music ->Settings->Storage and select your desired storage.

2. Plugin will read the music on selected storage and automatically organize music library by categories (Folder, Playlist, Album, Artist and Songs).

3. Create Playlists from within the plugin if needed.

03:30PM

Pin Side Up

Folders Playlists Albums Artists Songs

03:30PM

Folders Playlists Albums Artists Songs

Adele - 25

11 songs

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3.5 A2DP Bluetooth Music Streaming

Setting up Bluetooth for A2DP music streaming

Demo video: bit.ly/vline_bluetooth

1. Select Settings -> Bluetooth. Turn on Bluetooth on VLine.

Settings

Wireless & networks

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Data usage

Device

Display

Sound & notification

2. Turn on Bluetooth on your phone. Use VLine to find your phone.

Bluetooth

Available Devices

Android

iPhone

VLine is visible to nearby devices while Bluetooth settings is open

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Confirm PIN code on VLine and phone. Hit PAIR on both - VLine and phone.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth pairing request

Available Devices

Device

Android

Pairing code

622398

iPhone

Pairing grants access to your contacts and call history when connected

VLine is visible to nearby devices while Bluetooth settings is open

PAIRCANCEL

Go to phone Bluetooth settings and make sure it is now connected to VLine. You can rename this connection on the phone if you like.

Now you can start streaming the music via Bluetooth A2DP.

A2DP Stream

connection from phone to VLine. If the icon is grey - check your phone’s Bluetooth settings and make sure it is on and says “Connected” to VLine.

Play any music from your phone.

VLine screen.

A2DP Stream

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CHAPTER 4 – OTA SOFTWARE UPDATES

Periodically there will be software updates available for the VLINE to enhance features or to fix minor bugs. The updates are downloaded via

internet (over-the-air or OTA).

NOTE: We recommend to connect VLine to your home Wifi connection before downloading any updates. Make sure you are close enough to the

internet router to get a good signal.

To install OTA updates go to “Settings -> About Device”

Settings

Accounts

Backup & reset

System

Date & time

Printing

Select “VLINE System Updates”

About device

System updates

VLine system updates

Language & input

Accessibility

About deviice

Status of the battery, network, and other information

Legal information

Regulatory information

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Then select “Check for Updates”

Additional System Updates

Gapps

Installed

GROM Updates

Check for updates

Check for available updates

Installed version

VL1.0.1.0

If there is an update available it will appear on screen to download.

Additional System Updates

VLine Update System

Gapps

Install Gapps

VLine Update

Download size: 158.3MiB

Grom OTA

VL1.0.1.0 relase

Check to update

Firmware Update

Check to available updates

Download size: 40.1KiB

Firmware Release

Installed version

VL1.0.1.0

Install

Wait for update to download and install. VLINE will restart during the process (this may take up to 10 minutes)

If the system does not boot up within 15 minutes, please turn off ignition, wait 1 minute, and then turn ignition on again.

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CHAPTER 5 – SUPPORT

Periodic System Cleanup

To improve speed and performance of your VLine, it is recommended to periodically uninstall any apps that you do not use.

Go to Settings --> Apps -->Downloaded and review the apps that you down-

loaded.

Settings

Device

Display

Sound & notification

Storage

Battery

Apps

Users

Screenshot Setting

Select the app you wish to uninstall and tap UNINSTALL. If you want to keep the app, but do not need it to run, uncheck Show notifications instead of uninstalling.

Warning: do not uninstall any system apps. If unsure - contact us first.

App info

CastBox

version 1.7.7-17.010136

FORCE STOP

UNINSTALL

Show notifications

STORAGE

Total

App ……………………………………………………………………………………………

Data

30.26MB

29.66MB

616MB

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FAQ

Red Voice button is not working - what can I do?

Voice Assistant Button requires Gapps and Internet. Connect VLine to WiFi and Install Gapps (see p. 6)

How can I install Maps and Apps?

Connect VLine to Wifi, install Gapps, add Play Store button on the home screen, go to Play Store and install the maps and apps of your choice.

I am connected to WiFi but can’t download update - what can I do?

VLine is not getting good WiFi signal. Try to move VLine and the vehicle closer to WiFi signal or use the hotspot in your vehicle.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

Technical support: http://gromaudio.com/support.html

Live chat: https://gromaudio.com

VLine Setup & Use Videos: http://gromaudio.com/vline/ video.html

VLine installs: https://gromaudio.com/installs/index.html

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