bradk

I had that same problem. Took it back to dealer, Lott's Stereo in Santa Cruz. They replaced the Pioneer cable to the iPod and it's been perfect since.

My right channel seems to cut out randomly, but always after a phone call. I unhook and rehook the 120 gig iPod classic, and the sound comes back fine. Is there a better fix than that??

All help really appreciated.

brad

Anyone else have this? The right channel on my iPod cuts out randomly sometimes...and always after phone calls. I have to unplug the iPod and rehook it, and it usually fixes after the first time. Sometimes takes several times.

It's the only big problem I'm having and would love some advice on a fix.

thanks

Brad

After some initial problems (and one right now, where I'm not sure if the latest iTunes update will work with it), I'm very very happy with the unit.

Voice commands work fine. The phone is excellent. People say it is better than my analog headset, which I thought was impossible.

The sound is great (boosted by a NEXT five channel amp).

I got it also for voice commands because I drive a 20 mile mountain every day and thought it would be smart (duh) not to have to take my eyes off the road (my hands upon the wheel), and they work well for me.

I've had no luck with MSN, but I need to work that out. It worked one day and they claim it should work in my area, but doesn't. Overall, for the price, I got what I wanted: James Bond technology in a 17 year old car, good radio and good tunes.

I will post a video review soon too.

My local Pioneeer dealer, Lott's Stereo in Santa Cruz, told me that since Apple's most recent iTunes update ALL makes of car stereos are screwed with the iPods. They are complaining to Apple and urging others to do the same...

Coincidentally, my apple classic took a dump...and the Apple store gave me a new one..and I'm NOT updating the software until it's fixed....this really sucks...but Apple gets on the ball if enough people complain.

keeps restarting when the iPod is in...but works fine with radio and map and phone

My F900BT started rebooting yesterday when i left for work. It was going from the splash screen to the main menu and would then go back to the splash screen and to the main menu constantly. I could continue to listen to the radio (FM or AM) uninterrupted, but couldn't really do anything, couldnt get into settings, etc. I called Pioneer and attempted to get my call escalated beyond their first line "tech support" but the only response I could get was to reset it, and since that didnt work, send in the unit. Well, I know Windows CE pretty well inside and out since I do a lot of software development for devices, so i got into windows and backed up the internal flash to an SD card, then deleted the user settings folder from the internal flash memory and that cured the problem. It appears some of the settings got corrupted and wasn't letting it complete the startup. Disclaimer: If you don't know what you are doing, i really don't recommend deleting files off the unit or changing it in any way. i just thought i would post this in case anyone else is having the same problem.

Never had this problem before doing the firmware update. My classic goes dead if left in the glove box overnight. Anyone else? Help!!!!

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enjoy...

catch the joke at the end...

When I read Pioneer's note, I was a little disappointed. I've never bought a product that the manufacturer hadn't yet completed before...especially for this much money.

But for the most part, I'm happy. My main attraction was the iPod functions and the voice activation. I drive a lot and want to be able to say: Play Bob Dylan, or James Cotton, and not have to mess with taking my eyes off the road (and I can keep my hands upon the wheeell."

It does that PERFECTLY. And the sound quality, with my Hertz amp, is stunning. It also has a nice display of the album covers that are playing, and my photos.

The map works fine. Directions are fine, if obtrusive (it really does alert constantly, a function I'll appreciate when I'm going somewhere new.)

The phone...yeah, I've got some problems with that. Callers can't hear me and the voice activation isn't working on it. I've never been a big blue tooth fan. It can't touch my analog headset with a mic for clarity.

But it would be nice to have it work for conference calls or to have a chat with two people in the car. I imagine they will fix this or replace the unit.

But I don't expect to use it for that much anyway. A wired headset is so much more clear, and I can have the music on in the background with it on.

And it does take a while for the iPod function to warm up. But it plays music or the radio while it is doing that, so it's tolerable.

So overall, I'm happy that I bought this, even after reading the scary reviews here. I got it installed at Lotts in Santa Cruz, and they read this site and were up on the issues. Of six customers, two have had problems, they said, including me.

But for me, the issues don't outweigh how good this sounds and how useful the voice activation is.

I'll make a video of it and post it on youtube tomorrow.

what does the difference mean for me? I have an amplifier.

does it matter?

Why would I want the 90 BT as opposed to the 700 or 900? For all the information I've seen, I'm not clear on whether it's worth the extra money to get the top of the line.

THanks