997 turbo pcm3 bluetooth issue

[wtdoom]

my 997 turbo.2 is not linking ( vis bluetooth ) with my i phone . is this a known issue or do i have a fault ?

[Overgeared]

Assuming it's the same as PCM3 in my Cayman S, you need to initiate the link from the iPhone rather than the car (go to Settings>General>Bluetooth) by clicking on the PCM on your iPhone - should then negotiate the pairing ok.

[nick francis]

The Iphone doesnt support SIM access profile Bluetooth and so it cant be used with PCM3. I had to return to the OPC to have the SAP disabled and the PCM3 configured for Hands free mode, it also disables the SIM slot(which I wasnt using anyway)
Sadly the phone reception is now way inferior and it cost me 92 quid to "downgrade" the firmware

[ted 191]

Mine works fine.

[Overgeared]

Likewise

[Peely]

This might be of interest........

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... and PCM for 997 gen 2

[Ian_UK1]

This is a real annoyance with the PCM3. The telephone module has 2 totally separate modes of operation:

1) SAP - This uses the in-built mobile phone in the PCM-3 and either a SIM card in the slot in the unit (or the SIM card in your mobile phone via Bluetooth's SIM Access Protocol - SAP - if your phone supports it).

2) Handsfree - This uses the PCM-3 as a Bluetooth headset, disabling all internal mobile phone functions in the unit and instead using your handset to do all the connections/transmissions/reception. This uses Bluetooth's Handsfree protocol that is supported by just about every mobile phone out there.

The functionality is different with each mode and some phones, notably the i-Phone, won't work in SAP mode - you need to have the unit recoded into Handsfree mode. The monumentally annoying thing is that the user can't switch the unit between these modes of operation - it can only be done with a PIWIS at the dealer at about £75 a time! Why the hell Porsche can't just put a button on the unit to let us choose which mode we want is completely beyond me. It stops us experimenting with which functionality suits us best and penalises people with phones that don't support SAP. Crazy!

Edited by Ian_UK1 on Friday 28th May 11:45

[wtdoom]

thank you all for such feedback , info and links etc . looks like im going to have to cough up the 75 squids .....

[Peely]

wtdoom said:

thank you all for such feedback , info and links etc . looks like im going to have to cough up the 75 squids .....

I thought about doing the same but decided to buy a new phone in the end.

Also I have been told but not exactly sure, that if your dealer converts it to handsfree only, you may lose some of the PCM3 features, ie text display etc etc....

[Ian_UK1]

Peely said:

Also I have been told but not exactly sure, that if your dealer converts it to handsfree only, you may lose some of the PCM3 features, ie text display etc etc....

This is completely true. Text display is lost if you go handsfree. However I'm not sure if you can access the external phone's (as distinct from the external phone's SIM card's) phone book if you use SAP. So you win some and lose some functionality depending on which mode you choose. At £75 a pop to experiment though, it's bloody expensive to find out!!

[wtdoom]

but iphone is my friend , i couldnt cheat on her . could i ?

[Overgeared]

Before you spend any money, you have tried initiating the bluetooth link from the iPhone rather than the car, haven't you?

Put the PCM to the bluetooth pairing screen, but don't initiate the link. On your iphone, go to the Bluetooth settings, and click on the PCM to pair.

I believe this will work if you've got the "Preparation for Mobile Phone" option. If you have "Telephone Module for PCM" then it won't.

[Peely]

Ian_UK1 said:

Peely said:

Also I have been told but not exactly sure, that if your dealer converts it to handsfree only, you may lose some of the PCM3 features, ie text display etc etc....

This is completely true. Text display is lost if you go handsfree. However I'm not sure if you can access the external phone's (as distinct from the external phone's SIM card's) phone book if you use SAP. So you win some and lose some functionality depending on which mode you choose. At £75 a pop to experiment though, it's bloody expensive to find out!!

Yep, all my phone book is displayed on the PCM screen, inc texts.

[Overgeared]

I'm using an iPhone 3GS on PCM3 and can see my phonebook no problem.

[wtdoom]

Right , update . Firstly , thanks for the advice . Now today I went to the opc and was told that sometimes the first link can be a problem . They plugged a computer into the car and then linked the phone ( after several seconds delay ) . Now the iPhone is working perfectly and has full use of the phonebook and is fantastic ( I even have a choice of ringtones ! ) .
It was a free service though so odd that some paid , but I'm not sure if it was the same process described earlier ?

[wtdoom]

Overgeared said:

Before you spend any money, you have tried initiating the bluetooth link from the iPhone rather than the car, haven't you?

Put the PCM to the bluetooth pairing screen, but don't initiate the link. On your iphone, go to the Bluetooth settings, and click on the PCM to pair.

I believe this will work if you've got the "Preparation for Mobile Phone" option. If you have "Telephone Module for PCM" then it won't.

Cheers for this , I had tried this and it would find the cpm but then lose connection .very odd but apparently not unknown with 3 g iPods .

[Overgeared]

No worries, worth a try! Glad they sorted you out gratis.