Park Assist Shortcut ............23 System Care and Maintenance ........2 Home Shortcut ............... 23 Warranty Clauses ..............4 Radio .................. 24 Introducing ConnectNext Infotainment System ....5 Overview ................24 Quick Start Guide ..............7 Radio Operations ............... 25 Control Elements Overview ..........7 Tuning Radio Stations ............
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)........82 CarPlay Configuration ............77 Abbreviations ..............86 Prepare your phone ............77 Figures ................87 Connect Your Phone ............77 Tables ................. 89 Start Apple CarPlay ............77 DriveNext ................79 Mobile Apps (ConnectNext App Suite) ........ 80...
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CONNECTNEXT INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM USER’S MANUAL Dear Customer, Welcome to the ConnectNext Infotainment System User's Manual. The infotainment system in your vehicle provides you with state of the art in-car entertainment to enhance your driving experience. Before using the infotainment system for the first time, please ensure that you read this manual carefully. The manual will familiar- ize you with the infotainment system of your car and its functionalities.
ABOUT THIS MANUAL ABOUT THIS MANUAL WARNING: Text that indicates to actions that might cause This guide introduces you to the ConnectNext infotainment harm to the equipment. system and details its controls, options and operations. CAUTION: In addition, the guide contains: Text that call for attention.
ABOUT THIS MANUAL Please read and follow the safety guidelines listed in this sec- Glance at the screen of the infotainment system only when necessary and safe to do so. If pro- tion to avoid injury or property damage longed viewing of the screen is necessary, park the vehicle at a safe location and engage the GENERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES park brake.
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ABOUT THIS MANUAL WARNING: WARNING: Do not open the infotainment system, as incor- Avoid addition of any accessories such as exter- rect handling can damage the system. Further, nal amplifiers, which will lead to the modifica- warranty is void, if seal is broken. tion of the standard factory wiring connections.
/ voltage setting causing damage to WARRANTY CLAUSES the equipment The warranty clauses applicable to the infotainment system Tampered, serviced or repaired by any are listed below: agency not authorized by Tata Motors Lim- ited Warranty is applicable only in India.
MENT SYSTEM Vehicle Controls, like Park Assist System, DRL, Ap- proach Light and Illumination Controls The ConnectNext infotainment system provides you with a Climate Control from infotainment system bundle of high-end functionalities to: Voice Assistance to operate your infotainment system ...
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INTRODUCING CONNECTNEXT INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM Manual of your vehicle or check with your vehi- cle dealer to confirm the list of features availa- ble in your vehicle.
QUICK START GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE CONTROL ELEMENTS OVERVIEW You can control and access the ConnectNext Infotainment System using Touch Screen, Button Panel, Steering Wheel Controls or Voice Command. BUTTON PANEL Figure 1: ConnectNext Infotainment System...
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QUICK START GUIDE Control Elements Description Rotate: To adjust the volume. Short Press: In Switch OFF Mode: Turns the System On In Media OFF mode: Turns Media ON ① In Media ON mode: Toggles between Mute/Unmute Volume / ON/OFF Long Press: Knob...
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QUICK START GUIDE Control Elements Description Short Press: Performs action as per the preferred configuration of user. ③ Long Press: Favourite button Displays and allow to set the list of configurable functionalities as a shortcut Short Press: USB, iPod, Video Playback & Bluetooth Audio: ...
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QUICK START GUIDE Control Elements Description Radio: Starts Auto Seek up. Seek Up button Long Press: USB, iPod, Video Playback & Bluetooth Audio: Fast forwards the current track. Radio: Starts Auto Seek up. Short Press & Long Press: If Phone is connected via Bluetooth: Displays the Phone menu.
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QUICK START GUIDE Control Elements Description During high priority activities like Park Assist and Active Phone Call, if the Back button is pressed, no action will be performed. Clock Wise: USB, iPod and Bluetooth Audio: Previews next track. On knob press, plays the track. ...
QUICK START GUIDE Control Elements Description Selects the selection i.e. a track, a menu, an option, or a FM/AM browse option. Incoming Phone Calls: Allows to receive/end the incoming phone call, after selecting the required option. Outgoing Phone Call: Ends the outgoing phone call. ...
QUICK START GUIDE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS In addition to the Button Panel Controls, the system can also be operated from the Steering Wheel Controls (SWC). Steering Wheel Controls provide you the flexibility of controlling the infotainment system while at driving, without any distraction. Figure 2: Steering Wheel Controller...
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QUICK START GUIDE Control Elements Description Short Press: To increases the volume by 1 unit. ① Long Press: Volume Up To increase the volume rapidly Short Press: To decrease the volume by 1 unit. ② Long Press: Volume Down To decrease volume rapidly ...
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QUICK START GUIDE Control Elements Description USB: In Folder Mode: Plays track from next folder. If Non-folder Mode: Fast Forwards the current track. iPod, Video Playback & Bluetooth Audio: Fast forwards the current track Radio: Starts Auto Seek up. ...
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QUICK START GUIDE Control Elements Description Short Press / Long Press: Toggles between available media sources in below sequence: If Android Auto/Apple CarPlay device not connected : ⑤ Radio (last band FM / AM )--> USB/iPod--> BT streaming--> AUX in Audio Source If Android Auto/Apple CarPlay device connected : ...
QUICK START GUIDE Control Elements Description Voice Alert: Cancels Voice Alert and activates native Voice Assistance. Outgoing Call, Active Call, Voice Assistance active and SMS Reading: No Action Long Press: Android Auto/ Apple CarPlay: Activates Google Assistance / Siri (whichever is applicable). ...
QUICK START GUIDE SYSTEM OVERVIEW SYSTEM ON/OFF To switch the infotainment system ON/OFF, press the knob. When the vehicle ignition is turned ON, the system will be automat- ically switched ON and last active audio source playback will start. MEDIA OFF MODE For distraction free and quiet Driving, system offers a Media OFF mode.
QUICK START GUIDE SYSTEM LAYOUT The Home page has space allotted for specific information. Table 3: System Layout NOTE: Climate Control and Park Assist will NOT be available when the vehicle is in Ignition OFF mode and if the vehicle is not equipped with the feature.
QUICK START GUIDE Table 4: Status Bar QUICK ACCESS DRAWER (QAD) For a quick and easy access of the system, you can open the HOME PAGE Quick Access Drawer and control the system. Quick Access Drawer gives you an easy way to access handy features like Brightness control, Media controls, Display Off, Device information and many more.
QUICK START GUIDE ④ Slide to increase / decrease the screen brightness ⑤ Indicates if Park Lamp is ON/OFF ⑥ Displays the now playing media information ⑦ You can control the Now playing media from here Tap to turn ON/OFF casting of Infotainment infor- ⑧...
QUICK START GUIDE Table 6: Source Selection Drawer ③ Tap to decrease the temperature ④ NOTE: Tap to increase the temperature Indicates the Auto Mode ON/OFF status. The Sources will be active depending on the De- vice connectivity status ⑤ NOTE: CLIMATE CONTROL DRAWER Auto mode can be changed from the...
QUICK START GUIDE PARK ASSIST SHORTCUT You can open the Parking Assist system which help you to park your vehicle safely. Please refer: Park Assist section for more details. HOME SHORTCUT You can jump directly to Home Screen from anywhere in the system on tapping Home icon from this drawer.
RADIO OVERVIEW RADIO The ConnectNext infotainment system supports both AM and FM bands. To access Radio: Scroll and select, or Tap on Radio shortcut from Home Screen Open Source Selection Drawer and tap on AM or FM Figure 10: Radio Home Screen Press Toggle Source switch from steering wheel.
RADIO Slide left/right your finger on Radio screen rotary ele- Displays the list of configured stations. Tap on ‘+’ to ⑦ store currently playing radio channel to the list ment and tune the frequency as per your need, or ⑧...
RADIO AUTO STORE The infotainment system provides the option of automatically searching and storing available radio stations as presets. When initiated, the Auto Store feature stores the available stations, in the ascending order of their frequency, in the pre- sets bar. To perform Auto store Figure 11: Radio B2rowse Screen Tap on Browse...
SCAN preset number from the list of preset displayed on the screen. You can scan through the available radio stations, when you are not sure of the station you want to hear. While scanning, the system plays each receivable station for 10 seconds. You can stop the scanning to continue listening to a station you want.
MEDIA Figure 12: USB Audio Screen MEDIA NOTE: The ConnectNext infotainment system supports the follow- ing media sources from which you can play music, videos Video playbacks and viewing of pictures are and view pictures: supported from USB source only.
MEDIA Short press to move to next track ⑩ MEDIA OPERATIONS Long press to fast forward the current track The system allows you to perform the following Media opera- tions: Tap to toggle repeat modes: Repeat Once, Repeat ⑪ All, Repeat Off Play/pause music ...
MEDIA For iPod and AUX sources, Repeat and Shuffle functions can be controlled by device only. In the Media screen, press the Repeat icon switch On/Off repeat functionality. PLAY/PAUSE Repeat Once: The system repeats the current track and To Play/Pause music or video: displays a ‘1’...
MEDIA VIEW NEXT/PREVIOUS MUSIC TRACK NAMES In the Media screen, tap on the Next Track icon When in a music track, the system allows you to view the next/previous music track names. This functionality is sup- the Previous Track icon to play the next/previous ported only for USB and iPod devices.
MEDIA Long Press the Seek Up or Seek Down button from But- MEDIA BROWSING ton Panel to play the next/previous track respectively, You can perform a category based browsing of media content stored in a media device. NOTE: NOTE: The types of categories supported will depend The fast forward/fast rewind operation re- on the Media source/device.
MEDIA Select the required category from the list. The system When there are playable audio files and picture files in displays the music tracks grouped under the selection. the media device: In the Media screen, tap on the From the available music tracks, select the required ...
MEDIA WATCH VIDEOS NOTE: If your USB media device has video files, you can play them in Large images might take some time to display. the infotainment system. The system supports playback of .mp4 and .avi video file formats. To navigate between pictures: NOTE: Tap on the picture to view picture operations, the sys- ...
Browse icon or press Menu Rotary knob. The sys- tem displays the Browse screen with applicable catego- ries list. In the Browse screen, navigate and select the Videos option. The system will system will display list of availa- ble videos, you can tap or select any video you want to view.
PHONE PHONE Using the Bluetooth capability you can connect your phone to the infotainment system. OVERVIEW The system allows you to: Access important phone features like Phone Book, Con- Figure 16: Phone Setup tacts etc. You can make or attend phone calls even while driving, ...
PHONE To enable Device Visibility of infotainment system: PAIRING PHONE If no phone is currently connected, tap on Phone icon To use Phone features, you need to pair your phone with info- tainment system. The system supports a maximum of 20 paired devices.
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PHONE The system searches and displays a list for nearby Blue- Ensure that Bluetooth feature is switched ON in your tooth Devices, tap or select your device name to pro- phone for successful pairing or auto-reconnection with ceed. the infotainment system.
PHONE Pairing search enables faster pairing or connection be- Generally Bluetooth SIG certified phones are known to tween the devices. work reliably with the infotainment system. Please If the above steps do not help, start the pairing process check if your phone complies with the Bluetooth stand- ...
PHONE DELETING PAIRED DEVICE You can either delete a paired device or all devices that are currently paired with the infotainment system. To delete a devices or all devices: Navigate to Paired Devices screen Tap on the Delete icon next to the device name to ...
PHONE PHONE OPERATIONS Tap on Phone icon from home page, or After successful connection with the infotainment system, you Press Phone button from Button Panel, can perform the following Phone operations: The system displays the Call Log screen by default, ...
PHONE VIEW CONTACTS Open the Contacts screen, navigate through the list and select the required contact. The system displays the list In Contacts screen you can view contacts stored in your phone of phone number(s) saved for the contact. book alphabetically.
PHONE Conduct a conference call To delete an incorrect entry, use the icon Toggle between the Phone handset and the hands-free capability Navigate to Contacts list and select the required con- tact. The system displays the list of phone number(s) MAKING AN OUTGOING CALL saved for the contact.
PHONE ACCEPTING/REJECTING INCOMING CALL You can also accept the call using the If your mobile phone is paired and currently connected to the system, the system notifies you with a popup message for an Steering Wheel control incoming call Tap to reject call with SMS ⑤...
PHONE This icon will be active only during con- ference calls ⑦ Tap to open Keypad ⑧ Tap to put call on hold ⑨ Tap to end call ⑩ Tap to add another call Figure 22: Active Call ⑪ Tap to mute call ①...
PHONE ⑧ Tap to merge calls Table 13: Active Call – More than one CONDUCTING A CONFERENCE CALL When in an active call, you can connect an additional phone number to create a conference call between the contacts. You Figure 23: Active Call – More than one can create a conference call by either dialing to an additional number or by accepting a new incoming call.
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In the active call screen, press the icon. The sys- tem puts the active call on hold and displays the Con- tacts screen. You can dial the additional number from the contacts list or from the call log, the favourites list or keypad.
VEHICLE FUNCTIONS Tap on Settings, the system displays the Settings VEHICLE FUNCTIONS screen with various settings list, navigate to and open Vehicle Setup The infotainment system supports handling and viewing of some vehicle feature/components controls. It allows you to: Manage the Park Assist system settings ...
VEHICLE FUNCTIONS PARK ASSIST (IF APPLICABLE) When you engage the reverse gear or tap on from the Park Assist system helps you in parking your vehicle safely by right drawer, the RVC feature is activated. It displays the fol- providing visual and audio inputs regarding any obstacle in lowing information: your path, distance from obstacle, and displays dynamic over- Yellow lines are reference lines.
VEHICLE FUNCTIONS For more details on RVC, please refer to the ve- Information Header ① hicle owner’s manual. Contains the any one of the following details: PARK ASSIST SETUP Park Assist component related warning, for ex- ample, can contain a message to indicate that You can manage Park Assist settings like Park Assist Notifica- the Park brake is engaged tion Volume and Tone Type using the infotainment system.
VEHICLE FUNCTIONS PARK ASSIST TONE VOLUME ① Tap to turn on or turn off Mix with Audio This option sets the volume related parameters of the vehicle ② Tap to decrease Park Assist Tone Volume Park Assist component. To change the Park Assist Tone Vol- ume: ③...
VEHICLE FUNCTIONS In the Vehicle Setup screen, navigate to and select the In the Vehicle Setup screen, navigate to and select the Park Assist option. The system displays the Park Assist Park Assist option. The system displays the Park Assist Setup screen.
VEHICLE FUNCTIONS When you approach your car in the dark, you DRL (DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS) can switch on the Approach Lamps (some exte- If the vehicle is equipped with this feature, you can ON/OFF rior and interior lights of the vehicle) to identify DRL (Daytime Running Lamps) from the infotainment system.
VOICE COMMAND Figure 29: Voice Command VOICE COMMAND NOTE: The infotainment system allows you to access various media, climate, phone and other controls using voice commands. The system will start recognizing your voice commands only after the beep. So, speak your To activate the voice recognition feature: command only after you hear the voice activa- Long Press the Voice Command Activation button...
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VOICE COMMAND The infotainment system also displays the Avoid varying your pitch and volume while speaking the voice recognition commands. You can se- commands. Speak clearly and loudly at a reasonable lect and view the required command de- speed. tails from within the Voice screen.
VOICE COMMAND VOICE COMMANDS LIST Figure 30: Voice Command List Feature Command System Action Cancel Cancels the currently active Voice Recognition session. Removes the digits in the number that was spoken earlier. For example: If you General Remove speak a phone number and wants to delete a digit in it, you can speak the Remove Commands command.
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VOICE COMMAND Feature Command System Action Uses the spoken special character as the response. These commands are mainly used while responding to an Interactive Voice Response (IVR). Special Characters: #: Hash / Pound +: Plus *:Star Prompts you to say the number to be dialed. After you say the required number, repeats the number to confirm it.
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VOICE COMMAND Feature Command System Action You can say the number by saying each digit separately. For example to dial the number 9876543210, say, Dial nine eight seven six five four three two one zero NOTE: You can also say the number by saying the digits in groups of two or three.
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VOICE COMMAND Feature Command System Action The system may take some time to fetch the specified contact from the phone book contacts list. Re-dials the last number that was dialed. Redial Displays the Media screen. Media Starts playing music from the USB device from the location where it was last stopped, if connected.
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VOICE COMMAND Feature Command System Action Lists all sub-categories in the specified music category type. For example: When Show All <music cat- you say the Show All Artist command the system will display all artist types that are egory type> available in the Artists category of the media source.
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VOICE COMMAND Feature Command System Action Radio Displays the Radio screen. Tuner Plays the AM radio frequency that was last played. AM Radio Change to AM Radio Change to AM Plays the FM radio frequency that was last played. Radio FM Radio Change to FM Radio Change to FM...
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VOICE COMMAND Feature Command System Action The frequency range for FM is 87.5 MHz To 108 MHz, with incremen- tal value as 100 KHz or 0.1 MHz. The frequency range for AM is 531 KHz To 1629 KHz, with incremental value as 9 KHz. Prompts you to say the AM band preset number (1 to 20).
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VOICE COMMAND Feature Command System Action Auto Store Prompts you to say the radio band (FM/AM). Options: When you say the radio band, the system searches for the available radio stations and when found stores the frequencies as the presets for the specified radio band.
SETTINGS SETTINGS The system allows you to control or view the following settings from the infotainment system: Vehicle Setup Audio Setup Phone Setup Volume Setup Figure 32: Settings System Setup Software details ① Tap to open Vehicle Setup ②...
SETTINGS VEHICLE SETUP You can tap on icons on carousel to toggle System allows you to manage some vehicle function settings. Refer to Vehicle Functions section for detailed explanation of between, Audio Setup and Balance & Fader vehicle related settings. AUDIO SETUP The system allows you to manage your in-vehicle audio expe- rience.
SETTINGS The default values of Bass, Middle and Treble NOTE: fields are 0. The audio settings are common to all media SELECT AN AUDIO PRESET sources. You can enhance your sound experience by choosing a de- SETTING BASS, MIDDLE AND TREBLE sired audio output setting from a range of pre-tuned audio Bass: Increase or decrease the gain of low frequencies of au- presets.
SETTINGS Use preset list to pick a pre-tuned audio preset as per ② Tap to Set Balance & Fader to Rear Side your need. Current audio pre-set will be shown on top of ③ the list. Tap to Reset Balance & Fader ④...
SETTINGS Configuring automatic SMS on Call rejection ③ Tap to modify system Bluetooth Visibility To access Phone Setup: ④ Tap to open SMS Alert Notification Tap on to open Quick Access Drawer Table 20: Vehicle Setup Tap on Settings, the system displays the Settings ...
SETTINGS NOTE: If you select the Notify with Popup option, the system can also readout the new SMS to you. Refer to “Enable SMS Readout” section. CONFIGURING AUTO SMS ON CALL REJECTION When you receive an incoming phone call, you can either ac- cept or reject it.
SETTINGS To access Volume Setup: ④ Tap to level-down Startup Volume ⑤ Tap to level-up Startup Volume Tap on to open Quick Access Drawer Tap on Settings, the system displays the Settings ⑥ Tap to level-down Notification Volume screen with various settings list, navigate to and open Volume Setup.
SETTINGS PHONE VOLUME To manage Notification Volume: Using this option you can set in-call volume of the connected In Volume Setup, navigate to Notification Volume and phone. tap on to level-down or level-up the phone To manage Phone Volume: volume level.
SETTINGS SETTING DATE To set the system date: In the System Setup, navigate to and select the Set Date option. The system displays the Set Date screen. In the Set Date screen, us the up and down arrows to change the Day, Month and Year accordingly. When the required date is selected, select the Set icon Figure 38: System Setup ...
SETTINGS SETTING TIME Figure 40: Time Setup RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS To set the system time: You can reset your system to factory default settings, in case In the System Setup, navigate to and select the Set you are giving your vehicle to someone for temporary usage Time option.
SETTINGS NOTE: You will not be able to initiate reset to factory default when the vehicle is in the One Hour Sys- tem Switched ON Mode. However, if you switch OFF ignition while the reset is in progress, the system completes the reset operations in the One Hour System Switched ON Mode.
ANDROID AUTO ANDROID AUTO CONFIGURATION ANDROID AUTO Before you connect the Android Auto app on your smartphone Android Auto is a projection technology, which allows you to with the infotainment system, you need to perform the some operate your Android smartphones from your vehicle infotain- one-time configuration steps: ment system.
Connect your phone to your car using a USB cable. START ANDROID AUTO Your phone might ask you to download or update cer- tain apps, like Google Maps. On your car display, select Android Auto . Follow the in- Review the Safety Information and Android Auto permis- ...
APPLE CARPLAY Make sure your phone has a strong and fast network APPLE CARPLAY connection Apple CarPlay is a projection technology, which allows you to operate your Apple iPhone from your vehicle infotainment sys- NOTE: tem. You can use voice commands or the simple iPhone like Apple CarPlay is by default enabled on your ve- interface on your infotainment system to operate your phone hicle (if available).
APPLE CARPLAY Tap on CarPlay icon Figure 43: Apple CarPlay Projection NOTE: If the connection with the infotainment system is lost, the CarPlay will get disconnected and in- fotainment system displays the Home screen.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) How to Play video in the infotainment system? Some frequently asked questions related to the features and functions of the ConnectNext infotainment system are listed Video Playback is available in Browse option of Media below along with their answers.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) files. It is to be noted that this behavior might vary from phone to phone based your phone specific implementation. I am unable to connect my Phone to the infotainment system using a USB cable however, I am able to connect through Bluetooth.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) How do I initiate/ start Android Auto/CarPlay in the infotain- Apps compatible with Android Auto: From Android Auto ment system? Browse menu-> More Apps option. Apps compatible with CarPlay: Listed on the CarPlay Please refer to Android Auto Apple CarPlay sections for...
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) Can I use other functionalities of the infotainment system while connected for Android Auto/CarPlay? I want to change the music player of the Android Auto app. Yes, you can use other functionalities of the infotainment sys- How can I do it? tem when connected for Android/ Auto/Car Play.
ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATIONS The abbreviation used in the guide are listed in the below table. Anti-lock Braking System Amplitude Modulation APPS Applications Auxiliary AVRCP Audio/Video Remote Control Profile Bitmap Image File BTSA Bluetooth Streaming Audio Frequency Modulation JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group PBAP Phone Book Access Profile Park Distance Control...
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