Glossary - Porsche PCM Compatibility And Connection

Glossary

Aha Radio
With the Aha Radio smartphone app
(iOS® device or current Android® device), the
customer can access additional data services
such as web radio, online weather updates or
online searches directly from PCM inside the
car. To use these services, the iOS® device
needs to be connected to PCM by cable,
whereas an Android® device connects via
Bluetooth®.
Audio player
An audio player is a software application on a
portable device (e. g. mobile phone) for playing
audio files stored on the device.
Auto-connect
If two devices have been registered or 'paired'
with each other, i. e. authorised to exchange
data, either device can be configured to
automatically transmit a connection request
that is automatically answered by the other
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device. It is therefore possible for a Bluetooth®
mobile phone to be connected automatically
every time the car is started. In order for the
mobile phone to accept a request from the
in-car system, the system must be authorised
in the device list on the mobile phone.
Authorisation
In order for a Bluetooth® connection to be
established automatically, the device requesting
the connection must be authorised on the
other device. This authorisation is performed
automatically on some phones, while on others
it must be performed explicitly by the user in
the Bluetooth® device list.
AUX BT
AUX BT is an external audio source in PCM
(similar to an iPod® or USB source) by means
of which audio data stored on a mobile device
can be streamed by Bluetooth® and played
on PCM's sound system. Bluetooth® profiles
required are A2DP and AVRCP.
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Bluetooth®
Bluetooth® is an industry standard for the
wireless networking of electronic devices over
short distances of up to 10 metres. It allows
mobile electronic devices such as mobile
phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants)
as well as PCs and peripherals, e. g. keyboards,
to communicate wirelessly with each other,
with Bluetooth® as the interface.
Bluetooth® Advanced Audio Distribution Profile
(A2DP)
Bluetooth® Advanced Audio Distribution Profile
(A2DP) enables digital audio data (e. g. MP3s)
to be streamed wirelessly from a data source
(portable MP3 player or mobile phone) to a
receiver (headphones or vehicle sound system).
It is used by PCM for the AUX BT source.
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Bluetooth® Audio/Video Remote Control Profile
(AVRCP)
The Bluetooth® Audio/Video Remote Control
Profile (AVRCP) enables remote control of
an audio player installed on a mobile device
(e. g. portable MP3 player or mobile phone).
Supported functions depend heavily on the
actual software implementation on the mobile
phone or Bluetooth® player in question.
Minimum functions are 'Start Player', 'Pause',
'Next Track' and 'Previous Track'. Newer devices
already support the transfer of some metadata
(name, artist and album of the track currently
playing) and even the launching of the audio
player when the relevant AUX BT source is
selected on PCM, or advanced player functions
such as 'Shuffle' or 'Repeat'.