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  1. Another possible explanation: I have seen (or, rather, heard) this happen on an embedded device which used a switching mode power converter to supply power to a daughterboard assembly. If we powered up the device without that daughterboard plugged in, the power supply would make that high-pitched whine because the power load was too low. Luckily (for me) my 8000NEX does not suffer from this issue.
  2. Anyone know if this update addresses any bugs in the AppRadio mode on the 8000NEX? Given that there are several known problems, I'm hesitant to just give this new version a try knowing there's no way to revert to the current version.
  3. Why would Pioneer (or Apple) delay until iOS 8 is released when Carplay on the NEX may not even support iOS 8? Based on my experience with AppRadio mode on the NEX, my bet is that Pioneer's Carplay implementation is being delayed due to showstopper bugs.
  4. The exact same thing happened to me yesterday on my 8000 NEX. Like the other poster, the problem went away after turning the car off and back on. Unnerving, to say the least.
  5. And therein lies the rub. Pioneer's track record with adding support for new phones to the AppRadio has been piss-poor. Example: the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was released last September and has sold upwards of 15 million units. To put that into perspective, that's almost half as many sales as all models of iPhone combined, and yet this phone, the Galaxy S5, and other popular phones running the latest versions of Android are still not on the "supported" list and do not work correctly with AppRadio mode on the NEX. Now maybe they have all their software developers focused on CarPlay and don
  6. That is precisely what I did on my AVIC-8000NEX. It's been a couple of weeks now and a) the bypass is still working just fine, and the nag screens I was getting when my parking brake input was tied to ground have not reappeared.
  7. Try connecting the reverse gear input wire directly to a +12V source and check the diagnostic screen - if it doesn't show "high" then I'd say the reverse gear input on your 8000NEX is blown.
  8. The AVIC-8000NEX and/or AppRadio 2.6.0 has a problem with KitKat on the Galaxy Note 3 (earlier versions of Andoid appear to work fine). Lots of complaints in the Google Play Store comments for the AppRadio app about things breaking after the KitKat update.
  9. So while I had the console apart this morning to run some other wiring I went back and corrected the parking brake wiring also (i.e. instead of simply grounding it I hooked it up to the actual parking brake lead, just as Pioneer intended). After powering the unit back up and re-applying the nanny bypass, I threw in a DVD to play while I drove over to the Post Office. I'm happy to report that the nanny bypass still works and the "your parking brake is miswired" nag screens are gone!! WooHoo!!!! Now if I could just get these AppRadio mode bugs fixed...
  10. When I installed my 8000NEX I permanantly grounded the parking brake input wire and then did the bypass. The bypass is working fine but every trip I have to click past an annoying message which says my parking brake input is not properly wired. I guess the bypass doesn't bypass the annoying nag screens. If I go back in there and wire the parking brake input properly I assume it will a) get rid of the nag screen, and have no effect on the operation of the bypass. Am I right?
  11. Yes, and it's especially annoying because it interrups whatever music is playing to scold you in a loud, stern female voice. I get enough of that crap from my wife, I don't need it from my car stereo, too.
  12. I have the same issue with my 8000NEX (iPod starts playing the first song in its database after an ignition cycle). I have an original 60GB video iPod - still woring after all these years. Like yours, this iPod will pick up right where it left off when used in a different car (with a different brand of iPod interface).
  13. Boy howdy, that's an understatement! I was actually motivated to read the owner's manual to find out how to shut that nagging bitch off.
  14. On my 8000NEX there is a diagnostic screen that shows the status of the VSS input. Assuming the 5000 also has this screen, if you're moving and you see the pulse counter increasing then your VSS wire is hooked up correctly.
  15. I don't think it's too much to ask to have Pioneer's $1400 flagship actually work the way it was designed to work. Since this model is still new I'm hopeful they will address these issues and get it all working right in time. I haven't given up hope yet.
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