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Welcome to the Centrafuse FAQs

These FAQs are updated regularly by our Support team. Be sure and look through here to find answers to questions before contacting Support. If you have suggestions for a new FAQ item, let us know by posting in the Frequently Asked Questions sub-forum:   http://forums.fluxmedia.net/faq-frequenty-asked-questions/ Thanks, The Centrafuse Team

General Centrafuse

Answers to frequently asked general questions about Centrafuse.

What is Centrafuse? Where can I download the trial version? Where can I purchase Centrafuse? What do I need to run Centrafuse? What operating systems does Centrafuse support? What other software do I need to install to enable me to use all aspects of Centrafuse? What are the minimum hardware requirements to run Centrafuse? Does Centrafuse come with any hardware? Where can I find the Centrafuse 2.0 manual? Where can I find more information on reseller/volume pricing and additional map coverage areas? What parameters (switches) can I run with Centrafuse? What voice commands are available with Centrafuse? How do I back up my favorites, POIs, and playlists along with all of my settings? Centrafuse Settings

General Centrafuse Troubleshooting

How to turn on Advanced Settings within the Centrafuse settings. How to turn on logging and gather the log files in Centrafuse. How can I manually collect my log files? How to generate a System Report. How to completely uninstall Centrafuse. How to completely uninstall Centrafuse and retain your navigation maps (North America Example). How do I remove plug-ins from Centrafuse? I’m noticing that a number of features are not working correctly or at all. What can I check? My touchscreen is stuck on system resume/startup I have a wireless card but I'm not able to use it within Centrafuse, what's wrong? My clock only shows 3 digits and the other right-hand side text is cut off. How do I configure my GMail account to work in Centrafuse? I can't seem to get email attachments to open (.doc .txt .xml etc), when I click on the attachment I receive the error "File Format Not Supported". What are the "Recording" and "Playback" devices in some sections of settings. How can I get back to Windows if I run Centrafuse as the Windows shell? I get an error that says "The license has been modified." OR "Centrafuse could not find a valid license." My Air Card is connected to the internet, but Centrafuse doesn't show this. What's wrong? What can I tell by the log files?

Centrafuse Licenses

Can I have a trial extension? How can I upgrade my existing 1.20 Centrafuse license to a 2.0 Centrafuse license? How to deactivate your Centrafuse license (used when upgrading from Standard to Navigation or otherwise). How do I obtain a new Centrafuse 2.0 license? Can I Sell or Transfer my Centrafuse License? How do I Manually Activate Centrafuse?

Centrafuse Infill G4 FAQs

Official Infill G4 Centrafuse Settings What do I need to do to get Centrafuse working on my Infill G4?

Navigation

Answers to frequently asked questions about the navigation module within Centrafuse.

How to import favorite Points of Interest (POI) into Centrafuse. What countries do you have maps for? Can I upgrade from Standard to Navigation at a later date? Where can I get the maps for my Navigation edition of Centrafuse? Which GPS receiver can I use with Centrafuse? I want to be able to test the GPS functionality before I buy. Is there a way to do this? My GPS maps are outdated! Will map updates be made available? Can I use my own Destinator maps or another mapping software with Centrafuse? Centrafuse Real Time Traffic support (TMC) How do I create a cross-regional route from within the Navigation in Centrafuse? How do I change maps to my region? Can I share my GPS connection among multiple programs at the same time? My GPS updates very slowly. Troubleshooting Tips for GPS I'm having problems installing my maps or my maps don't seem to show up in Centrafuse. Is there any way to create a trip or to store way points in Centrafuse navigation? Navigation only shows Berlin and New York City, where are the rest of my maps? Listing of all map folders. My GPS doesn't work when I start my CarPC or my GPS works intermittently.

Media

Answers to common questions asked about the different media modules within Centrafuse.

What music file types can I listen to in Centrafuse? What picture file types can I view within Centrafuse? What video file types can I watch in Centrafuse? What do I need to install to be able to watch DVDs within Centrafuse? I’m experiencing issues with video within Centrafuse. What can I do to fix this? How can I play AAC files in Centrafuse? Will my iPod work with Centrafuse if it is formatted for a Mac? How to add a single song to an already playing playlist or to the queue. How to add a song to an existing playlist. How can I add support for other video extension types? Centrafuse will not play .rm or .rma or .rmvb files natively, how can I fix this? Can I add support for a specific video format? My system will not play WMV files. What does this mean? “Audio Enhancements” in Windows Vista have been reported as causing issues with the internal audio engine. Centrafuse iPod Functionality How can I add just a few songs to my library without having to reindex all of my library?

Phone

Answers to frequently asked questions about the phone module within Centrafuse.

What can Centrafuse do with my phone? What Bluetooth dongle do I need to use with Centrafuse? How do I pair my phone with Centrafuse? What are the “playback” and “recording” devices used for in phone settings? My Bluetooth dongle isn't recognized, what do I do? "Bluetooth not found" "Bluetooth not Initialized" How can I import my vcards into Centrafuse? My remote party hears themselves, or there is a bad echo on the remote caller's line. Nothing is working for me! What do I do? Pairing is not working for me, what am I doing wrong? Centrafuse Bluetooth Tools Centrafuse drops the hands free connection when the other end picks up. Does Centrafuse support my phone? Does Centrafuse support xxxx phone? What if I want to activate Bluetooth on my secondary development machine? How do I activate my BlueSoleil Bluetooth license? Can I install the newest releases from BlueSoleil?

Radio (AM/FM/HD/XM/Sirius)

Answers to frequently asked questions about the radio modules (AM/FM/HD/XM/Sirius) within Centrafuse.

What radio (AM/FM/HD/Satellite) hardware can I use with Centrafuse? How can I increase the volume for a HD radio or a HQCT? How do I set-up my HQCT (i, _i, e, eA)? How can I manually change the COM port for my HD Radio?

OBD-II

Answers to commonly asked questions about the OBD-II module within Centrafuse.

What OBD-II scanner will work with Centrafuse? Will Centrafuse OBDII work with my vehicle?

Cameras

What camera do I need to buy to use with Centrafuse? Can I change the codec that the camera uses?

Centrafuse 3rd party development

Answers to frequently asked questions about 3rd party development with Centrafuse.

How can I obtain a development/test license? How to add/embed external applications in Centrafuse

Visual Designer 2

Frequently asked questions about the skinning software for Centrafuse: Visual Designer 2.

Where can I find the original thread on Visual Designer 2 and more detailed information? When I make an edit on the template background colour not all panels appear to be updated. Does 'Duplicate control' works in effect like 'copy layer' in Adobe CS2? Are the any other similar controls? I have been using 'Selection Transparency' under properties how ever there does not seem to be an effect on the skin. Is Visual Designer 2 compatible with Vista 32bit & Vista 64bit OS's? In which folder does Visual Designer 2 export Centrafuse skins to?

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