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u got a Honda right? wat kind? if you have one of the newer ones that has steering wheel controls....do you have the module where it will make it work? if you do, does it work ok? i have an 06 Si and just got the f90bt installed in. i loved my steering wheel control and wanted to see if it worked ok with yours or anyones Honda 06 and above. I have a '06 Civic and I have the PAC-SWIPS steering control installed. It works, sort of. It is VERY quirky and doesn't work 100% of the time. On other forums they talk about making sure you install it with the engine running, and I didn't do that

I have the F900BT and I need to get an Ipod classic - are you saying that the new ones will not be fully functional with the unit? I really want the voice control to work. If I'm going to get an iPod - should I choose from the Pioneer supported ones or is there some specific iPods that work best? Earlier question regarding steering wheel controls - I went with the Pac Audio SWI-CAN/SWI-PS (Mercedes C class) - works great with the unit - track up/down, mute, volume up & down. I would like to see if I can program the voice prompt so that I do not have to touch the unit. One other

That's why I should never listen to the guy at the store... He led me to believe that the 4v outputs were going into my stock speakers and would give me a cleaner sound.

nope. maybe the output voltage doesn't matter. I'm not a techie. I do know that it sounds significantly better than my factory stereo whatever the reason -- with no changes to the rest of my system. (I was pretty much tapped out just buying the radio - first things first.) Sorry for the confusion.

HiFiSi, I hear so many people say that. I agree that it's a terrible idea to be typing in addresses or searching POI's while moving. However, pretty much everyone here bypassed their system to be able to do just that. Who REALLY pulls over and stops EVERY time they need to do a search for the nearest In-N-Out? I think its naive to believe that people will really do that. Heck, people are already violating California's law to use hands-free headsets with their cell phones (which has been shown to only marginally reduce the risk of distracted driving anyway). And what about the time

IMHO, You pretty much have to answer a lot of these yourself. I was very pissed at first, but after messing with my F90BT, I am starting to get used to it and really like it. - Yes, it should be able to drive all of your speakers in your Wolf. And, yes, my factory Honda Civic speakers sound much better with the 4V outputs. - XM radio works well and sounds great. - CD's and DVD's will play no problem. - The iPod interface is fine -- as long as you don't have an iPhone or an iTouch (and then you won't get video). With my iPod Classic, I do have to re-connect it every once in

I've had that happen a few times. It's usually when I have tried to zoom out. Did this happen to you after you tried to manually zoom out a couple of notches? What I 'think' was happening in my case is that I was being impatient and/or holding the multi-switch down a bit too long and it just locked up in the zoom-out mode. Also happened once when I was trying to mute but had some down pressure on the knob. It's annoying but usually (like you said) corrects itself in a couple of seconds or two.

Sorry for a redundant post. But do any of the gurus here think that there's any hope that Pioneer will coordinate with Apple to get video from iPhone / iTouch devices? It seems a tragedy to NOT develop the programming to ensure compatibility.

Thanks for the workaround. It's good that there's people in this world a lot smarter than I am. Except I'm too lazy and mechanically declined to install all that!! I'm wondering if any of the people who seem to be better connected to Pioneer, either as distributors or installers or whatever, know whether Pioneer eventually aims to shoot for compatibility with the iTouch / iPhone without some cockamamie workaround (no offense to leadfoot). Is it worth starting a new thread to gauge interest and see if we can at least "influence" Pioneer to talk to Apple and try to get the systems comp

To be honest, I don't completely mind it. I would prefer the option though. Some folks -- my wife included -- don't read maps that well. She can't maintain her orientation unless the map's pointed in the direction she's going. It's a nightmare when we're travelling w/o a GPS, because she can't tell right from left unless we're going NORTH!!

Yep. Only in 3-D mode will the vehicle's heading be to the top of the display. As near as everyone can figure from the manual and from poking around, Pioneer didn't think you'd want that option in 2-D. Unless that's in the list of requests for the firmware update , you're always going to be oriented North-Up in the 2-D map. It is very annoying. Great point about the zoom levels, too. The "auto-zoom" feature is very finicky when compared to previous nav units I had. The best you can do is select 3-D, touch the map, and use the rotate map icon to rotate the map to as close to vert

The F-series will ONLY do North up in 2-D mode. Don't know why. Stupid. Hopefully it will be one of the fixes in the alleged upcoming firmware fix. The only way to get your cars' heading at the top is in 3-D.

Just spoke to the support team in Long Beach as well... They basically said: "For transparency, Pioneer is acknowledging all the problems with this unit and the Engineering Team in Japan is working on a firmware fix. It includes BT quality, boot time, Touchscreen responsiveness, iPod integration, Automatic time accuracy"... To the question: Should I expect Firmware only or will I have to send the unit back, he replied :"... Absolutely firmware only..." No ETA, he just recommended to register my unit to the pioneer website and check "Receive e-mail updates"... FWIW... I gues

How do you change it to the voice that gives you text to speech? "Samantha"? The one that says "one comma 2 miles"?

Anybody have success with getting video to play from an iPod Touch. Jason, I know you said you got it from your iPhone, right? It's essentially the same minus the phone... Anyone have any bright ideas? It indexes my songs and the voice playback works. Also, it indexes the songs pretty fast (I only have 275 or so, though).

I have an F90BT. For the most part I'm not THAT dissatisfied except for one thing. I have all the same issues as most of the posters. Bluetooth sound quality is terrible on the receiving end (I've tried messing with the volume but it doesn't seem to help -- any more successful hints?). No ability to dial by name / voice (i.e. "Call John Smith Mobile"). Also, wasn't it supposed to announce street names (TTS?) like "Turn left at La Jolla Drive"? BUT, my biggest beef. The one that might result in my returning the unit is the display. It is incredibly dim even at the highest (

Sorry. I'm sure the answer to this was searchable... I've never had XM or Sirius. For anyone who does, I've heard the XM display is superior to Sirius (2-line vs. 1-line?). I have no experience with HD-radio. I'm taking a cross-country trip and will be in the mountains and out of FM radio coverage for a lot of it. I'm thinking it would be great to have satellite radio. What about the performance, choices, and features between XM and Sirius? Basically, I was hoping for some smart opinions. My installer didn't install the iPod cable right and is going to hook me up with the new

superjet, What about cars with always-on daytime running lights? Is it possible my installer hooked that up causing the screen to be permanently too dim? I have heard a ton of people complain about the dim display though (and mine's cranked up to the max). If it's the DRL's, is there a simple solution? I just went driving around. It's been cloudy and I've been travelling (not in the car) alot. Today was the first really bright, sunny day and I couldn't believe how UNREADABLE the display is. Forget about it if you're wearing sunglasses for sure. But in broad daylight I can't see

Supernet, Sorry. I can't help you, but I will back you up on the 2-D map issue. I can't figure out how to get the 2-D map to show anything other than North Up. I prefer to have my current heading at the top of the display -- just like in the 3-D image. I suppose one solution is to select the 3-D map and then use the rotate keys to rotate the image to near vertical. You'd basically get a 2-D display with your current direction at the top. That may actually be the engineers / designers plan...?

I agree with HiFiSi. I'm not happy with my purchase...yet. There are quirks and issues for sure. On the whole, though, if I sit back, the unit is very close to everything I needed and hopefully a firmware fix or two will solve the rest. I wouldn't let the early problems change your mind. On the other hand, I wouldn't expect nirvana in the form of a fix for everthing anytime soon either.

Sorry to crash the IPhone discussion, but... I have the same voice issues with a Blackberry 8830. Transferred all addresses and numbers. Will dial numbers, but not names. Sound quality blows. Oh, and now you tell me that I can expect my IPod Touch video not to work. I guess that's what you get as an early adopter...

Got mine. Installed. San Diego, CA. Progressive Auto Electronics. They are awesome.

I hate to burst anyone's bubble. I had an F90BT installed Friday. Mine has all of the same bugs. Don't expect the F90 to be that much different. - Voice command of bluetooth connections - nonexistent / doesn't work. - Sound quality of bluetooth connections when they do work - CRAPPY / AWFUL -- way worse than Motorola headset, that's for sure. - Bypass doesn't work. Just bypassing the parking break doesn't cut it. There's a speed-sensitive component as well. Curious as my understanding is that the F-series doesn't use the VSS. However, above about 5 mphs, all of the features you wa

I'm pretty sure the F-series uses flash memory for NAV. Which means I'm also pretty sure there's no on-board storage for songs or videos like the Z-series. On the other hand, flash memory should be faster and you can more easily upgrade everything with an SD-card.

Jason, Thanks. Can you just confirm one final time that there is no way to output video to another display (rear seats)? I know that was what was advertised, but now you have the actual hardware...