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warlordofmars



Member Since: 07 Nov 2022
Location: Surrey
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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green
Alpine Bluetooth Broken?
I've recently bought my first Defender 90 - a 2014 XS with the Alpine head unit. I'm having problems getting the bluetooth to work at all, and after searching through the forum I'm a bit worried that a previous owner may have tried to upgrade the firmware (against Alpine's advice).

The issue I have is that the bluetooth settings are not selectable. I press and hold Audio Setup and I can use the volume knob to find the BLUETOOTH menu. I can then press the volume knob to see the list of settings within BLUETOOTH.... but that's as far as I can go. I can see all the various options, but I can't go into those options. For example, I can see "VISIBLE M" - but pressing the volume knob doesn't do anything. According to the manual, it's supposed to let me toggle between VISI M ON and VISI M OFF.

I'm just wondering if anyone has encountered the issue I'm seeing? Note that I've tried doing a hard reset with the red button behind the front panel/fascia... but no change.

If the unit is a dud then at least i have some motivation to upgrade Smile
Post #970345 7th Nov 2022 11:24pm
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steveww



Member Since: 05 Jan 2022
Location: Uppingham
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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Bronze Green
Search the internet for one of these.

https://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/head-units/ute-204dab

Plugs straight in to the existing wiring and maintains a factory fitted look.

You'll need a DAB aerial, the Naka one is expensive but very good.

https://www.4x4overlander.com/product/defender-aerial/
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rustandoil



Member Since: 08 Sep 2012
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England 2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS DCPU Bonatti Grey
I'll vouch for that head unit.... I've had three Alpine units and this is by far the best yet Thumbs Up

Tempted by that Naka aerial.... Whistle
Post #970386 8th Nov 2022 1:05pm
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warlordofmars



Member Since: 07 Nov 2022
Location: Surrey
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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green
Great - thanks! Unless someone chimes in with a simple fix for my Bluetooth menu issue… then I will certainly take a look at those suggestions!
Post #970436 8th Nov 2022 9:38pm
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discomog



Member Since: 09 May 2015
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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
AUDIO or HFP must be set to "ON" otherwise the full bluetooth menu will not be visible. The problem you describe seems to indicate you need to first turn either audio or hands free phone on to bring up the bluetooth menu.

It describes how to do this in the Alpine user manual. I can send you a pdf if you don't have one. Defender 90XS SW
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Post #970446 8th Nov 2022 11:22pm
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