mapotter99

I had the 8000nex before upgrading to the W8400NEX. Unless price is a big concern, I would go with the W8400NEX. The W8400NEX feels like a true version 2.0 of the NEX platform. The NEX GUI has been updated for the first time. It is far less buggy and more responsive. The 8000NEX, 8100NEX, 8200NEX, and 8201NEX were all essentially the same software and hardware, with only minor upgrades.

There is a warning which you can touch to acknowledge, but it goes away on its own after a few seconds. Also, there is no longer a CarPlay warning window.

Good point! The physical track buttons on the radio are gone. I hadn’t noticed because I use the buttons on the steering wheel. If you press the button to the right of the “home” button, a black quick control menu bar fills the lower third of the display, and includes software buttons for next/previous track, play/pause, settings, and the day/night dimmer.

I just upgraded to the W8400NEX from the 8000NEX. The screen is definitely a notable improvement. Better colors, brightness, and contrast. It is significantly faster and more responsive. Wireless Carplay works seemlessly. I kept having random dropouts with the 8000NEX. Overall, I’m pleased with the upgrade. One thing I miss (or can’t find!) is the old parking assist guide lines. It was a pain in the butt to setup, but it made parking much easier. It seems this is the first model to do away with them. To clarify, I am not talking about the sensor-based parking assist

I had to turn off CarPlay to associate. Once associated, I turned CarPlay back on and AvicSync continued to work properly.

Try restarting your phone.

Online Search is available as an option when searching for a destination. It appears as a new option to the right of "Address" and "Places", and allows you to search the internet for a POI not in the Nav's onboard database.

Make sure it is formated as FAT32. Drives with large capacity (over 32gb I think) don't support this format.

Perhaps try turning off Android Auto??? Turning off CarPlay worked for me.

Yeah, I tried EVERYTHING (restarting phone, restarting NEX, digging through all menu screens, etc.) to do a forced association, but nothing would work. I called Pioneer support, and they had me turn off CarPlay, and suddenly, association worked automatically! I'm using an iPhone 6s on iOS 9.2 and an 8000NEX for what it's worth. Glad it worked for you hassle-free!

UPDATE #2: Once my iPhone was associated with the Nav on the NEX, I turned CarPlay back on, and both CarPlay and Avicsync worked fine! It seems that CarPlay only needs to be turned off for the initial association/pairing between the Avicsync app and the NEX Nav system.

UPDATE #2: Once my iPhone was associated with the Nav on the NEX, I turned CarPlay back on, and both CarPlay and Avicsync worked fine! It seems that CarPlay only needs to be turned off for the initial association/pairing between the Avicsync app and the NEX Nav system.

UPDATE: CarPlay MUST BE TURNED OFF for Avisync to be activated. I haven't tried turning CarPlay back on to see if Avicsync works once activated with CarPlay on.

UPDATE: CarPlay MUST BE TURNED OFF for Avisync to be activated. I haven't tried turning CarPlay back on to see if Avicsync works once activated with CarPlay on.

Yeah... Already watched that. The Nav on the head unit isn't finding the phone, either via USB or Bluetooth.

U.S. Firmware installed. AvicSync app installed on my iPhone 6s, but it defaults to UK values. How do I associate the phone?! I've tried every menu option on both the Phone and the headunit, and I can't figure it out.

Firmware installed. AvicSync app installed on my iPhone 6s, but it defaults to UK values. How do I associate the phone?! I've tried every menu option on both the Phone and the headunit, and I can't figure it out.

I'm about to disable CarPlay. I keep hoping the next iOS update will make it better, but it keeps getting worse!

In typical Apple form, it seems like the more they update CarPlay, the worse it gets. Recently, even opening Facebook while I am parked and listening to FM radio or SiriusXM causes the NEX to switch to CarPlay mode and changes the Audio Source to my iPhone. It's driving me mad!!! And don't even get me started on the Escort Live app which switches the NEX's source to the iPhone everytime it detects a radar source! (This was previously fixed by turning sound off in the app, but that is no longer working!).

Don, I used SoundFX in Lewes... I was happy with them for the most part (other than the fact that they cut and spliced a new connector onto my factory SiriusXM antenna when an adapter was available). They deal with iDataLink products.

Another thread on this forum mentioned cutting an anti-reflective iPad screen film to fit the 8000 display. I did this, and it still looks and works great 7 months later!

In the past week, two of my presets (Ch. 15 The Pulse, & Ch. 73 Holiday Traditions) have stopped showing the channel logo both in the main screen and the presets list. The Pulse has also stopped showing album art, which it used to show for every song. Can anyone else confirm if they can see the channel logo for either of these stations? I have called SiriusXM to get them to send a reset signal, and I have done a hard reset of the NEX to defaults. Nothing has fixed the problem. Thanks!

Really??? Hmmm. I haven't had any issues since I turned the audio alerts to off. I've noticed that anytime my iphone emits a sound, it switches the input on the NEX to USB/iPod. I'm wondering if this is due to the nature of how CarPlay operates.

iHeartRadio is only Clear Channel stations. TuneIn is pretty much everything else. In my area, TuneIn has FAR more of our local stations.

I just used a standard USB extension cable plugged into my NEX. This is routed to my center console and comes up between the console and passenger seat. My lightning cable plugs in to this and works fine, even with CarPlay. I can also unplug the Lightning cable and plug in a USB thumb drive into the extension cable for firmware updates, USB music, etc.