Please note: The Gateway Lite is only capable of displaying text on BMW radios (except the BMW 4:3 head unit). By Toyota there is only a chance for text display if you push the DISP or TEXT button on the radio head unit (if any of those buttons are available).
- Gateway Lite is not capable of full menu browsing, you will only have song information display
- For text display function the car’s factory installed phone module needs to be removed
- There are 3 different display types available (Business radios, MID and Navigation) and each requires a different configuration, so you might need to change this setting after installation
Below you can see the three possible options for turning on the ID3 text display:
Option #1:
To set text from the text selection menu, you must do the following:
- Turn the Radio ON and select the Gateway (CD-Changer option)
- Disconnect all devices from the Gateway and wait until CD5 / Track99 is displayed on the radio
- Keep the FF (Fast Forward) button pressed for longer than 10 seconds, then release.
- The display will change to Disc 1 / track 01 within 3 seconds (this indicates you are in text selection mode)
- By pressing the Next track button, you can toggle between Tracks 02-04 which set different screen modes (e.g. MID, Radio). Please note: Track 01 is the non-Text Mode
- When you have moved the text to the position you prefer, press FF (Fast Forward) to confirm. Or, by pressing the REW (Rewind) you can exit Text selector without making any changes
- If the text selection procedure was correct AUX GW will appear on the display
- If the text selection did not come up, try again from step #3 and try another track option. Some radios will need to be set to a specific track to operate properly.
Please note: If selections of track 2-4 fail to display text, it could be that the radio does not support text for one of the following reasons:
- The radio is manufactured by Becker and therefore will not support text (That information is available at the tuner, there is no info on the radio)
- The Head Unit has a phone module or preparation. This causes an issue on Business radio
Option #2:
On some BMW radios, there is an “M” button (Mode) between the Next Track and Previous Track buttons that changes the function of these buttons to FF (Fast Forward) and REW (Rewind).
On these radios where the “M” button is present, you must do the following:
- Turn the Radio ON and select the Gateway (CD-Changer option)
- Disconnect all devices from the Gateway and wait until CD5 / Track99 is displayed on the radio
- Press the “M” button on the radio an “M” should show on the radio display
- Keep the FF (Fast Forward) button pressed for longer than 10 seconds, then release.
- The display will change to Disc 1 / track 01 within 3 seconds (this indicates you are in text selection mode)
- Press the “M” button on the radio to select Next / Back function
- By pressing the Next track button, you can toggle between Tracks 02-04 which set different screen modes (e.g. MID, Radio). Please note: Track 01 is the non-Text Mode
- When you have moved the text to the position you prefer, press “M” then press FF (Fast Forward) to confirm the track selection. Or, by the REW (Rewind) you can exit Text selector without making any changes
- If the text selection procedure was correct AUX GW will appear on the display
- If the text selection did not come up, try again from step #3 and try another track option. Some radios will need to be set to a specific track to operate properly.
Option #3:
Alternatively you can also enable the text mode with configuration files. From below you can download all the text configuration files with installation instructions. There are 3 text modes that you can try on your BMW: Business radios, MID, and Navi. If you have a Business or Business CD radio, then the .CFG text config file should work for you from the Business radios folder. If you have a MID radio with the MID special screen, then you can try the MID config file. Or if the car has a navigation radio head unit, then you can try the config from the Navi folder. Or if you are simply not sure, you can try all the 3 text config files one by one.