Multi-Audio System Controller: Introduction

• E60, E61, E63, E64:

  The multi-audio system controller (M-ASK) is fitted as standard on the E60 with the BMW "Business" radio with CD drive. The menus are displayed on the 6.5 inch Central Information Display (CID) in color.

  In conjunction with option 663 BMW "Professional" radio or option 606 "Navigation system Business", M-ASK is extended by the following additional functions

  • Selection of the strongest FM station
  • Traffic Message Channel (TMC)
  • Navigation with DVD (only with option 606)
• E87, E90, E91, E92, E93 and E70:

The M-ASK is fitted along with the special equipment "Navigation system 'Business'". The menus are displayed on the 6.5 inch Central Information Display (CID) in color.

New features: 

• E60, E61, E63, E64, E87, E90, E91, E92:

  Introduction of new M-ASK from 09/2006 (design as previous M-ASK).

• E70 and E93 from start of series production:

  Introduction of M-ASK with favorites buttons

  8 favorites buttons (programmable buttons) allow certain functions to be stored for faster access.

Several electronic control units and the drive are integrated in one casing.

The M-ASK has a modular structure: the functional ranges are combined in "virtual" control units in the M-ASK. "Virtual" means that although the individual control units are combined in the M-ASK, they operate as "separate" control units (e.g. when programming).

The following "virtual" control units are differentiated as follows:

• Multi-audio system controller (M-ASK) 

  The M-ASK has the following functions:

  • Aerial tuner for radio reception with the single-tuner radio

    (standard equipment on E60, E61, E63, E64)

  • Aerial tuner for radio reception with the two-tuner radio

    (standard equipment on E70 and E87, E90, E91, E92, E93)

  • Navigation (with option 606).
  • Audio function for generating acoustic signals, for setting tones, for fading the audio source in and out and distribution to the loudspeakers
• M-ASK user interface (M-ASK-BO) 

  The M-ASK-BO control unit controls the graphical user interface of the M-ASK.

• M-ASK Gateway (M-ASK-GW) 

  The M-ASK-GW control unit has the following functions:

  • Interfaces between the MOST bus and K-CAN
  • Control and monitoring of the MOST bus
• M-ASK navigation system (M-ASK-NAV) 

  The control unit M-ASK-NAV controls the navigation system (with option 606).

• M-ASK voice recognition system (M-ASK-S) 

  The M-ASK-S controls the output of different voice packages for foreign languages.