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Car Tech: Pioneer AVIC-F900BT
Is TTS really necessary?
by marinermama - 8/28/08 4:07 PM In reply to: Yes it works by TonydeanHi
My husband is having the AVIC-F900BT installed in our car today and we want to get the bypass done so I can watch DVDs as a passenger. What is the TTS function in all this and if we lose it because of the bypass, is TTS really necessary anyway?
Thanks
easy one........
by djcjb34 - 8/30/08 1:04 PM In reply to: Pioneer AVIC-F900BT by davgel2during installation your are going to have to ground the parking brake wire (it's either pink or purple, can't remember which color, but it should be labeled "park brake") don't hook it up to the black common ground. find a spot to ground it by itself.
Intelligent Voice Recognition
by raydee7676 - 10/13/08 5:33 AM In reply to: easy one........ by djcjb34Can anyone tell me how to use the Intelligent Voice Recognition on my F900bt as i cant seem to get it ti work at all. and by the way that wire trick to watch DVDs does work. i just did it ti mine.
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Pre-purchase question
by WtLtnin672 - 11/9/08 6:11 PM In reply to: Pioneer AVIC-F900BT by davgel2Hey,
I've been watching this for months. I have a monitor in the back and was planning on using this unit and it's A/V output to power the monitor. Does anyone know if this can be done? I don't care if the screen plays the DVD, I just need the output (audio and video) to work while driving.
Thanks for anyone's help,
David
Pioneer AVIC Modification
by Phil1001 - 2/9/09 4:10 PM In reply to: Pioneer AVIC-F900BT by davgel2Sorry,
Can't help with the dvd question but I can help if you are tired of that crappy volume knob. There is a dude that makes an easy to install knob that presses on the existing knob so now you can easily grab the thing.
Looks very professional.
http://www.avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21115&start=0
is entering nav data while driving really illegal?
by cubicleslave1 - 2/22/09 7:40 AM In reply to: Pioneer AVIC Modification by Phil1001I own a Pioneer Avic N2 in-dash GPS unit. It requires me to be stopped, with the ebrake engaged, before it will allow me to enter navigation information. From searching various forums over the internet, all other in-dash GPS products such as Kenwood and Harmon Kardon also have a similar requirement. Factory installed GPS units, to my knowledge, also have this restriction (Toyota Prius). It has also been variously stated that this safety feature is required by law. Now an interesting fact: none of the portable GPS units have this restriction (Garmin, TomTom, Magellan, Moov, etc). They are perfectly fine with you entering nav data while the car is moving! So the obvious question is, is this safety feature really a LEGAL requirement, or is it just a "cover our butts" precaution by the in-dash manufacturers, put in because it is so easy and convenient for them to do so? And if it really is a legal requirement, why hasn't the law come down hard on all those portable GPS makers? This seems like an obvious question to me, but amazingly I have not been able to find it being asked anywhere through Google search. All internet forums dealing with the nav lockout restriction concern themselves with defeating it, and most offers of solutions also come with the warning that it is illegal to do so. But is it really?
2 Guys Responded with Helpful Info --- Look Back at Those
by halestrm2004 - 2/27/09 6:36 AM In reply to: is entering nav data while driving really illegal? by cubicleslave1Many people who travel with kids or with a car full of people have rear DVD systems. The problem is that the front passenger can't see the rear screens and just has to listen with the driver. This bypass allows the front passenger to enjoy watching the movie too. As a driver, I wouldn't recommend watching, but it helps to be able to see the screen when you need to make adjustments or skip thru previews before getting to DVD menus. This is a hassle when you're driving and just put in a new DVD. My kid is too young to understand how to use the remote, so I have get the moving going for him.
You should look back at the responses from 2 guys on this topic:
Franco C. (7/1/08 7:58 PM) responded with the necessary steps to do the bypass. It's quick...takes 10 min.
decodex (8/22/08 1:43 PM) completed the bypass and says it works great.
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