Ampire BTR100X - Bluetooth Receiver Adapter

If you want to be able to listen to your music, audio books or navigation from your Apple iPhone or Android smartphone wirelessly via Bluetooth® in maximum sound quality in the car, then the Bluetooth® receivers from the BTR series with aptX(TM) are the solution. You can retrofit wireless A2DP audio streaming to most navigation and car radio systems using Ampire's Bluetooth® receivers. The connection is easy to set up and is automatically re-established via Bluetooth 5.0. The BTR series uses the Bluetooth protocol for headphones on your smartphone and does not affect the functionality of your Bluetooth hands-free system. The BTR100X Bluetooth receiver has been developed for navigation and car radio systems with a cinch input (RCA) and a 12-volt electrical system. Listen to Bluetooth in CD quality with aptX(TM)? As an alternative to the standard Bluetooth, we also have receivers with the codec Bluetooth® aptX(TM). This codec is becoming increasingly popular. If you use devices with the aptX(TM) standard, you can significantly improve the sound quality of your Bluetooth®  streams.

What improves Bluetooth® aptX(TM)?

The aptX® codec uses a more efficient method for compressing audio data, which makes better use of the available bandwidth. The prerequisite for aptX(TM) streams is that both the playback device and the transmitter also support Bluetooth aptX(TM). The function can be recognized by the aptX(TM) lettering on the device. The codec supports common audio formats such as MP3 and FLAC.

Which smartphones support Bluetooth® aptX(TM)?

Not all Android smartphones support the Bluetooth® codec aptX(TM). You can check whether your Android smartphone is compatible in the technical data of your smartphone. An Apple iPhone does not support the Bluetooth® codec aptX(TM) in principle.

Connections

• Audio output: Cinch (RCA)
• Power supply: +12V ignition (ACC/K15) with 2A fuse
• Remote output: Blue cable +12VDC/20mA

Features

• splash-proof design, marine certified
• automatic switch-on
• automatic remote output
• QDL licensed Bluetooth® 5.0 chip
• A2DP in the highest EDR specification
• aptX(TM) audio codec from Qualcomm®
• BT audio streaming of lossless files such as Wave, Flac, Lossless, etc.
• Cinch (RCA) connections with signal output 1.0V
• SSID display name: BTR100X
• 10m range

Smartphone compatibility 

• Android (Bluetooth® and Bluetooth aptX(TM))
• Apple iOS (Bluetooth®)

Optional accessories 

• 55100-CINCH AMPIRE interference filter

Technical data 

• Voltage: +12V DC
• Current consumption including remote output: <65mA
• Voltage/current remote output: +12V DC, max.20mA
• Bluetooth 5.0
• aptX(TM) Audio codec from Qualcomm®
• Frequency range: 20Hz-20kHz
• Encoding: Low Complexity Subband Codec (SBC)
• Bit rate: up to 384 kbps (48 kHz sampling)
• Audio output voltage: 1V RMS
• Bluetooth 4.0 / transmission power <10mW EIRP and aptX
• Dimensions of the housing: height: 20mm, width: 65mm, length: 50mm
• Blue: remote output +12V/20mA (0.459mm² or 26x 0.15mm), 305mm length
• Red: +12V ignition (ACC) fuse 2A (0.459mm² or 26x 0.15mm), 305mm length
• Black: ground (0.459mm² or 26x 0.15mm), 305mm length
• RCA plug: red = right, white = left

Bluetooth approval 

• Declaration ID D068331
• Referenced Qualified Design ID 173056
• Listing Date 2024-04-18

Teach device 

• Make sure that Bluetooth is switched on on your device
• Switch on the ignition
• The LED (6) flashes blue (pairing mode)
• To connect, select BTR100X in the Bluetooth menu of your device
• After a successful connection, the LED lights up continuously and a single beep sounds over the audio system

Note

• Up to 9 devices can be connected to the BTR100X, but only one device can play music at a time stream.
• the BTR100X always remembers the last device that was paired and connects automatically after switching on
• a connection to another device must be made manually, as described above
• if the connected device is out of range for more than a minute, the connection is automatically interrupted and the BTR100X goes into pairing mode [the LED (6) flashes]
• can only be used in vehicles and not in continuous operation

Operation 

• all settings, such as volume, music selection and play/pause, are made on your device
• the BTR100X can be installed out of sight because it has no controls or buttons that need to be operated should.

Legal Notice 

Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. Use is permitted by the owner. aptX(TM) is a trademark of Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd., registered in the United States and other countries. Use is permitted by the owner. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Ampire Electronics GmbH&Co.KG is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.