Get the Axxess ASWC working - All buttons

Unclemeaty · 09-12-2010, 07:02 PM

Can this get a sticky please?

I finally got my Axxess ASWC module to work on my 2009 Base / Sport 6sp. All steering wheel buttons operate my head unit. With Auto-Programming I only getting the vol+ and vol- working, and nothing with the other buttons. The problem wasnt with the pioneer, but with the Axxess's inability to grab control of all the steering wheel wires/buttons. With some TLC and carful monitoring, I found on my car that auto-programming (volume + button) as instructed did not allow the Axxess to find one vehicle wires connected. What happens here is one of the two steering wheel wires is for the Volume controls, and the other wire is for seek and source buttons. I noticed this through monitoring the LED flashes after programming.

To get past this and get the Axxess fully working with my 370z, I had to manually assign each button; one at a time. I did not have to use resistors or anything, just carefull reading of about 20 steps.

First, you must wire the Axxess ASWC per instructions for Nissan 370z. Here are the 370z's instructions:

http://documents.victorytechnologies...icle/10973.pdf

Second, re-program all the wheel buttong manually following instructions starting on Page 8 where it says "*If the ASWC has been in a vehicle before"
through Page 10 of this pdf:

*Note - You need access to the unit's reset button to manually program.
http://www.axxessinterface.com/pdf/I...Web_number.pdf

That did it for me!!

370z wiring reference:
Resistance Type Control System YES
Reference Ground Wire Color LIGHT GREEN
Reference Ground Polarity (-)
Reference Ground Location RADIO HARNESS
Reference Ground Pin # 15
Control Wire 1 Wire Color PINK
Control Wire 1 Polarity (-)
Control Wire 1 Location RADIO HARNESS
Control Wire 1 Pin # 6
Control Wire 2 Wire Color BLUE
Control Wire 2 Polarity (-)
Control Wire 2 Location RADIO HARNESS
Control Wire 2 Pin # 16

Much thanks goes to Metra for their emailings (Useless) and members on this forum for being a bit more helpfull.

kenchan · 09-12-2010, 07:43 PM

Good job. Hope they make this an automatic programming device as advertised soon. I'm still not sold on it and will continue to use PAC.

DeEePiDDy · 09-12-2010, 08:31 PM

Nice job. I will be doing my install this weekend and the steering wheel unit was what had me the most worried.

TreeSemdyZee · 09-12-2010, 09:37 PM

Glad you got it working.

Oddly enough, when I installed my DNX8120, the auto-programming worked fine. When I switched to the DNX9960, I had to do some manual programming also. Never could figure out why, but the manual programming was relatively easy.

bigaudiofanat · 10-03-2010, 10:59 AM

Quick question I am working on a touring model 370z. I have done the manual on the metra before but it does not seem to work on the touring auto setup gets volume buy hats all. Triple checked the wiring still no luck. Any ideas touring owners?

I am thinking it could be a bad unit but not sure yet.

jayl · 10-04-2010, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

Quick question I am working on a touring model 370z. I have done the manual on the metra before but it does not seem to work on the touring auto setup gets volume buy hats all. Triple checked the wiring still no luck. Any ideas touring owners?

I am thinking it could be a bad unit but not sure yet.

same for me. If you figure it out please let me know what you end up doing.

bigaudiofanat · 10-04-2010, 04:58 PM

Will do

Unclemeaty · 10-05-2010, 07:49 AM

Big,

Did you try doing the procedure from pages 8 thru 10 of this document?

http://www.axxessinterface.com/pdf/I...Web_number.pdf

Falcor · 10-21-2010, 12:18 PM

This worked perfectly for me. Thanks for writing it. My volume buttons work but sometimes theres a delay or I have to push the button long for it to work.

BTW this shoulb be a sticky. If the PAC-SWI is why not this one?

jayl · 11-17-2010, 11:33 AM

I finally got this to work!! it was so easy... Every time i had tried i did not do the manual programming for the HU, only did the Car detection piece and tried the auto for the HU programming.

Last night did both manual programming and it was very easy to get working.

chops · 12-04-2010, 01:13 AM

question to those who got this working. with my pioneer x920bt i cannot get the up and down buttons to program preset up/down. when i use these buttons all i get is tuner up/down and seek up/down if i hold the buttons. is this a limitation of the axxess?

torpedo2k · 01-09-2011, 04:08 PM

Cant say enough good things about this product.
Auto detect only got the volume working. Did the manual program and it was up and running in only a couple of minutes.

crash1369 · 01-09-2011, 09:11 PM

has anybody gotten the phone buttons on the wheel to work though?

fonZie · 03-17-2011, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crash1369

has anybody gotten the phone buttons on the wheel to work though?

Bump

crash1369 · 03-17-2011, 09:49 AM

They told me that they should work, and since they don't I need to pull it all apart again and verify all the connections and check the resistance. Supposedly even the slightest bit of noise in the circuit could cause them not to work.

They didn't sound very confident in their answers though and I didn't want to be bothered pulling all that **** apart again so I left it alone. All the other buttons work, I'm not sure the phone buttons can work.

When I hooked up the radio I was having trouble with the blue tooth as well, turns out the phone was still connected connect to the OEM stuff. I'm not sure but it looks like Nissan used a separate blue tooth adapter rather then one integrated into the radio, that of course is based on the fact that it still showed up as available, and was connected, after the OEM radio was removed. Although it doesn't show up anymore, but my suspicion is phone buttons may go directly to that unit in which case I don't think the adapter would work. My guess is since the blue tooth is no longer hooked to anything now, and nothing is trying to connect to it that it doesn't get activated and that's why I don't see it anymore. I haven't tried pushing the buttons to see if I can get it to come up again, I was pretty fed up with the whole thing at the time and didn't really care.
Or I could be competently off base since most of this is just guessing anyway

09-12-2010, 07:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Unclemeaty Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 203 Drives: 150cc Scooter Rep Power: 14	Wheel buttons - Getting the Axxess ASWC working - All buttons Can this get a sticky please? I finally got my Axxess ASWC module to work on my 2009 Base / Sport 6sp. All steering wheel buttons operate my head unit. With Auto-Programming I only getting the vol+ and vol- working, and nothing with the other buttons. The problem wasnt with the pioneer, but with the Axxess's inability to grab control of all the steering wheel wires/buttons. With some TLC and carful monitoring, I found on my car that auto-programming (volume + button) as instructed did not allow the Axxess to find one vehicle wires connected. What happens here is one of the two steering wheel wires is for the Volume controls, and the other wire is for seek and source buttons. I noticed this through monitoring the LED flashes after programming. To get past this and get the Axxess fully working with my 370z, I had to manually assign each button; one at a time. I did not have to use resistors or anything, just carefull reading of about 20 steps. First, you must wire the Axxess ASWC per instructions for Nissan 370z. Here are the 370z's instructions: http://documents.victorytechnologies...icle/10973.pdf Second, re-program all the wheel buttong manually following instructions starting on Page 8 where it says "If the ASWC has been in a vehicle before" through Page 10 of this pdf: Note - You need access to the unit's reset button to manually program. http://www.axxessinterface.com/pdf/I...Web_number.pdf That did it for me!! 370z wiring reference: Resistance Type Control System YES Reference Ground Wire Color LIGHT GREEN Reference Ground Polarity (-) Reference Ground Location RADIO HARNESS Reference Ground Pin # 15 Control Wire 1 Wire Color PINK Control Wire 1 Polarity (-) Control Wire 1 Location RADIO HARNESS Control Wire 1 Pin # 6 Control Wire 2 Wire Color BLUE Control Wire 2 Polarity (-) Control Wire 2 Location RADIO HARNESS Control Wire 2 Pin # 16 Much thanks goes to Metra for their emailings (Useless) and members on this forum for being a bit more helpfull. sirnixalot likes this. Last edited by Unclemeaty; 09-12-2010 at 07:08 PM.

09-12-2010, 08:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
DeEePiDDy Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Horsham, PA Posts: 548 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z CY MT Rep Power: 15	Nice job. I will be doing my install this weekend and the steering wheel unit was what had me the most worried. __________________ 2009 Nissan 370Z Chicane Yellow Base Manual Transmission

10-03-2010, 10:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	Quick question I am working on a touring model 370z. I have done the manual on the metra before but it does not seem to work on the touring auto setup gets volume buy hats all. Triple checked the wiring still no luck. Any ideas touring owners? I am thinking it could be a bad unit but not sure yet. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/ Last edited by bigaudiofanat; 10-03-2010 at 11:04 AM.

10-04-2010, 04:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	Will do __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

11-17-2010, 11:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
jayl Track Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: md Posts: 813 Drives: 09 370z base MT Rep Power: 15	I finally got this to work!! it was so easy... Every time i had tried i did not do the manual programming for the HU, only did the Car detection piece and tried the auto for the HU programming. Last night did both manual programming and it was very easy to get working. felix_aj22 likes this.

09-12-2010, 07:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	Good job. Hope they make this an automatic programming device as advertised soon. I'm still not sold on it and will continue to use PAC.

09-12-2010, 09:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 59 Posts: 4,880 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27408	Glad you got it working. Oddly enough, when I installed my DNX8120, the auto-programming worked fine. When I switched to the DNX9960, I had to do some manual programming also. Never could figure out why, but the manual programming was relatively easy.

10-05-2010, 07:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
Unclemeaty Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 203 Drives: 150cc Scooter Rep Power: 14	Big, Did you try doing the procedure from pages 8 thru 10 of this document? http://www.axxessinterface.com/pdf/I...Web_number.pdf

10-21-2010, 12:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
Falcor Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: North Wilkesboro, NC Posts: 347 Drives: 2010 370 CFR edition Rep Power: 14	This worked perfectly for me. Thanks for writing it. My volume buttons work but sometimes theres a delay or I have to push the button long for it to work. BTW this shoulb be a sticky. If the PAC-SWI is why not this one?

12-04-2010, 01:13 AM	#11 (permalink)
chops A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NA Posts: 1,732 Drives: NA Rep Power: 21	question to those who got this working. with my pioneer x920bt i cannot get the up and down buttons to program preset up/down. when i use these buttons all i get is tuner up/down and seek up/down if i hold the buttons. is this a limitation of the axxess?

01-09-2011, 04:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
torpedo2k Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 396 Drives: 370 NISMO Rep Power: 14	Cant say enough good things about this product. Auto detect only got the volume working. Did the manual program and it was up and running in only a couple of minutes.

01-09-2011, 09:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
crash1369 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tobyharlem Age: 41 Posts: 474 Drives: C300 - 6spd Rep Power: 728	has anybody gotten the phone buttons on the wheel to work though? __________________ "At no point during your rambling, incoherent response did you ever come close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. We are all now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul."

03-17-2011, 09:49 AM	#15 (permalink)
crash1369 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tobyharlem Age: 41 Posts: 474 Drives: C300 - 6spd Rep Power: 728	They told me that they should work, and since they don't I need to pull it all apart again and verify all the connections and check the resistance. Supposedly even the slightest bit of noise in the circuit could cause them not to work. They didn't sound very confident in their answers though and I didn't want to be bothered pulling all that **** apart again so I left it alone. All the other buttons work, I'm not sure the phone buttons can work. When I hooked up the radio I was having trouble with the blue tooth as well, turns out the phone was still connected connect to the OEM stuff. I'm not sure but it looks like Nissan used a separate blue tooth adapter rather then one integrated into the radio, that of course is based on the fact that it still showed up as available, and was connected, after the OEM radio was removed. Although it doesn't show up anymore, but my suspicion is phone buttons may go directly to that unit in which case I don't think the adapter would work. My guess is since the blue tooth is no longer hooked to anything now, and nothing is trying to connect to it that it doesn't get activated and that's why I don't see it anymore. I haven't tried pushing the buttons to see if I can get it to come up again, I was pretty fed up with the whole thing at the time and didn't really care. Or I could be competently off base since most of this is just guessing anyway __________________ "At no point during your rambling, incoherent response did you ever come close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. We are all now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul."

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