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  1. Been a while since I posted - glad to see you guys still around. All of a sudden, my Z1 doesn't want to pair properly with my LG eNV phone. I've done numerous attempts to re-pair (no pun intended) the two but something is obviously famunkee'd up. Is there some way to clear the BT paired devices list discreetly or must I do a reset? If a reset is necessary should I do level 3 or 4? Does resetting at 3 remove my custom screen? If yes, would you please post a link to the directions on how to put it back - I've been searchin and had no luck yet tho, I'm sure its still here
  2. Another point to consider - one of the reasons I chose the camera I did (before understanding the reversing image issue) was its metal, watertight housing and metal mounting hardware. My camera is mounted below my bumper alongside the trailer hitch. It gets the full brunt of road grunge and spary from the underside of the truck as it travels down the road and I wanted it to last in this adverse environment. It did fine on my recent trip to SLC through snow, slush, sand, gravel and salt. Time will tell if this decent performance will be maintained. Joe
  3. I guess that makes some kind of sense. Having voice navigation instructions available all the time, even when no navigation is occurring seems a bit extreme. As for "fixing" my noise problems, I'm not sure how. The diesel in the F-350 apparently puts out a lot of noise. I've got all the power wires running in a straight line to the amps under the carpet, a single ground block bolted to the chassis for all amps installed within a foot of them, and noise filters at the inputs side of the amps on the shielded signal wires that are run under the doors on the driver side. I suppose I could grou
  4. The camera is a Performance Teknique ICBM-5205. Here it is for $89 which is about 15 less than I paid at al local shop. http://www.discountave.net/icpeteouinco.html Again this camera does NOT reverse the image so on the Z1 left is right and v.v. - it takes some getting used to but isn't really critical since I turn my head around and look behind me when I back up. I'm going to have to get a different camera tho for my cab over camper - one which doesn't reverse because I can't see behing it by turning around. Cheers, Joe
  5. Over Xmas week, I took a road trip from SF to Salt Lake City and back. I ran the Z1 alongside my M5 garmin PDA just for fun and to learn more about the Z1. I've been using the M5 for about a year and a half and basically find it works very well as a nav tool. This is a ONE ROAD route - highway 80 all the way so I figured all things being equal, I'd get a good sense of the strengths and weaknesses. So, fwiw, here's some basic observations. I know this is kind of like apples and oranges, but what the heck. The Z1's estimated trip times were off by over 7 hours from the getgo. That's about a
  6. Also, if you're backing up and have a camera installed, the unit displays the rear view instantly. I think you can also instantly adjust the volume. Joe
  7. I've had the Z1 installed and working now for a month or so and am pretty impressed with its performance, sound etc. Except for some of the common problems discussed here I'm a satisfied customer. And, I gotta say this group has been GREAT in helping and I thank everyone for their input. Now, my next question is "how do I turn things off?". When I select the off option in the AV screen it shuts down the sound, but I don't seem to be getting a remote signal that turn my amps off. I haven't checked it with a meter, but, I know tha amp responded to the remote signal with its previous head uni
  8. Here's one sized more appropriately on carbon. N-joy joe
  9. Well, at first, I followed the instructions and made the picture 2592 pixels wide .... apparently, this is not necessary. That was WAY to big to be on this page so I've edited the size down to be more polite. Dohhhhhh .... What a BOZO! joe
  10. :P OK, no takers --- I did it myself. They're :P rudimentary but VERY classy!!!
  11. It was an RTFM problem all along - the polarity setting fixed the issue. I don't know if its me but I find the instructions in the manual for this unit a bit obtuse and confusing. I know its a complex piece of technology with many features and options, but, WHERE is a simple menu tree? joe
  12. Mysterious Issue: The backup camera not engaging properly when truck put into reverse. It does not go on until you take take the vehicle OUT of reverse and go back into park. Also, when you start the vehicle in park, the camera is on. I connected the reverse sensing wire from the AVIC-Z1 harness into a wire that went + when the car was put into reverse. It was the same color code as the wires at the tail light reverse bulb. I tapped from the wire coming out the back of the Reverseing lamps relay behind the central junction box (AKA - drivers side dash fuse box). Prior to tapping, I tested
  13. Sounds like my 17 year old son. Anyway, I'll replace the batteries and see if that handles the wierdness. Joe
  14. Thanks for that. I'll look into it and swap it for my PESWIX. Joe
  15. Thanks for the links. I had done a search on "remote" and "remote problems" but too many unrelated messages came up and i never saw those. As for the problems I'm having, they're not sunlight related - I was testing it at night and holding the steering wheel remote right in front of the unit (not attached to the steering wheel) so there was direct line of sight. So .... other insights ? The unit worked, then stopped, then worked then stopped etc. I was using the volume control figuring that was a simple signal that would work in most circumstances on the Z1. Could be a bad unit I suppose.
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