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Connect the power supply to the cradle and not to the F500BT. The TMC receiver is build in to the cradle and doesn't work when there is no power supplied to the cradle.

There is no TMC (or MSN-Direct) receiver in the F500BT. TMC or MSN-Direct is being received and supplied to the F500BT by the cradle. The UC (USA) version of the F500BT doesn't come with a TMC cradle but with a MSN-Direct cradle. You can order a TMC cradle from Pioneer Europe for about 60,- Euro. Don't forget to order the TMC antenna as well because the antenna is not the same as the MSN-Direct version.

Do you have a heat reflective windscreen?

Good job Carver! I added the new 0 kb files to my existing Testmode folder and it works perfect on my EW 2.007 F500BT. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much for your effort. Could you explain us how we can patch EZRIDER ourself?

Yes it is.

Try using the search function, this has been discussed several times. Basically you need to replace EZRIDER.EXE with a patched version and copy the right license files and maps. However you won't be able to receive all radio stations nor play all DVD's.

That's too bad. I hadn't thought about that.

There is an alternative method to get into Windows Explorer. When you replace MainMenu.exe in the APL directory with Systeminformation.exe (http://www.ultimatelaunch.de/) and make a simple menu where you can choose between the Pioneer software (link to the original MainMenu.exe renamed as _MainMenu.exe) and Windows, you can get into Windows without a Testmode SD. The downside is that you have to make a choice every time you start-up your system. The original MainMenu.exe is part of the upgrade so you have to make sure to replace MainMenu.exe with the alternative MainMenu.exe in the upgrade fil

Yes you can but the signal from the F500BT is pretty weak and you'll probably need a ground loop isolator to eliminate hum.

Did you do any software modifications to your system or did it start rebooting all by itself?

MainMenu.exe in the APL folder starts the Pioneer software. When my F500BT kept rebooting it was caused by an error in the data.zip file located in the APL2\iGO\ directory.

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The ND-G500 is primarily to integrate the F500BT with OEM radio's. It also functions as a power supply for the F500BT and as a mute box to mute the radio when navigation instructions are spoken. You can use the auxiliary input from your stereo to amplify the F500BT but you will probably have to use a ground loop isolator to eliminate hum. Besides that the output signal of the F500BT is pretty weak so you have to turn up the volume of your stereo quite a bit and don't forget to turn the volume down before switching to another source.

Grounding the light green parking break wire will do the trick.