Ernest T.

Thanks jhren, for your insight. I may go ahead and try the CD-MC20 mic to see if there's any difference in the auto eq. results and report back.

After my previous post I followed advice from a related thread. I reduced the subwoofer gain on my amp (Alpine pdr-v75) to about 1/3 of max. Then I increased it to roughly 2/3 or less after running auto eq. The results vary depending on the source/music. Stevie Ray Vaughn's "Voodoo Chile" sounded awesome even on Pandora while driving. Some other music not so great. I guess I now need to get a remote subwoofer vol. control knob for my amp. My 10 yr. old Kenwood Excelon single din deck had SW level built in. So, if I understand correctly; The "Flat" setting becomes the "Auto Eq" defau

I used the mic from my 8+ yr. old Pioneer vsx-1018ah-k home theater receiver. I wouldn't say it sounds awful but it seems to emphasize the high freq.'s and reduce the bass/ subwoofer more than it would seem it should. This mic is identical in appearance to the one suggested for the avic 8100. Can anyone confirm that it isn't? I'm wondering if its worth it to purchase the CD-MC20 mic.

Well Ill be dammed. That was too easy. I could have sworn I tried that several times without success. Thanks man! Now I can move on to troubleshooting camera.

I'm having the same issue with my Avic 8100NEX. Anyone have a solution? I just installed the head unit and Alpine HCE-C125 camera. I disconnected camera completely to see if I could get out of mode. Screen is displaying the guidelines like the OP stated, and none of the buttons on the unit will respond to change mode. (Nav., Maps, Home Button) I have tried the reset button, have disconnected, reconnected battery. Oh, but the loud annoying speed limit warning is working. I currently have the camera and its power wire disconnected but cant get out of camera mode (still showing guidelines