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You guys are funny. LOL

My mistake, I guess that I never really learned what that feature was for because I saw no need to use it. I saw it when I was briskly browsing through my Z1 features the other night. Thank you for quicky correctng me. We don't want bad infrmation on here. Especially if its critical in nature.

PaisanNYC, Nice parody. Pretty funny stuff right there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- bajateam2, I agree with you about Steve Jobs' iron fist. Apple does not = aftermarket. Try rounding up all of the needed components to build your own Dual Quad PowerMac. Not nearly as easy nor as cheap as building a powerful PC. Apple likes to keep everything under lock and key. And I agree that product design companies do pay attention to customer feedback. We should also keep in mind that Pioneer is a Japanese based company and their technol

That is correct, there is a wire for this. If I'm not mistaken, there is also a setting in the AVIC-Z1 to turn the power antenna feature on and off.

Is KNOT in any way affiliated with ENRON? If so, you can stop looking for that ticker symbol

Hey jaytrey, If you have a double din stereo opening and have appropriate mounting depth, you can install this yourself. I will be more than glad to talk you through it over the phone whenever you're out in your vehicle working on the install. You can call me or I can call you. I don't pay for long distance (digital phone service) so we can talk for as long as required. Just send me a personal message with your phone number and let me know when your AVIC-Z1 arrives. Trust me, you can do this yourself Cheers, Kevin

This aftenoon I spoke with Ray in customer service at Pioneer in Long Beach, CA. He was a very friendly gentleman but with limited knowledge. We discussed the flaws of the Z1 and the upcoming improvements, or lack there of for the Z2. Ray stated that customer service is limited when it comes to issues regarding improvements that were made to the Z2 over the Z1 and that their knowledge base will not be very effective until they have actually received the Z2 from Japan and have been able to thoroughly test and play around with it. He further stated that engineering is the department that foc

My hair is rediculous and I like cheese.

Some interesting results so far. Keep it coming guys. This poll will last for 30 days afterwhich I will be emailing the results to Pioneer Electronics.

If Pioneer said that they could correct only one of the Z1's flaws for 2007 and gave you the choice of which flaw to correct , which one would you choose?

I just did a forum search and it appears that typing in lower case isn't possible on this $2200 system. It is however, possible on the "free" cell phone that you get when you sign-up for cellular phone service. Go figure!

Thats a great question. I hope someone posts an answer b/c I am in the same situation. I have not yet bought the IPOD but I own the CD-IB100II.

Tonight I was editing song titles that weren't recognized by GraceNotes but I could not find a shift key on the QWERTY keyboad to type in lower case. Is it possible to type a mixture of upper and lower case letters in a title or must I type in all CAPS only? The owners manual shows lower case letters being used in the screen shot examples. That kind of sucks if I can't type lower case letters because using all CAPS does not allow me to read the full song title when viewing in the music library.

Ha Ha Ha , Some how that doesn't all add up. You're a good man. Kevin

Your right tillithz, I've probably overstepped my bounds. No hard feelings and thank you for all your contributions to this forum. They haven't gone unnoticed. You're truly an asset to AVIC411.com. Keep up the good work. Cheers, Kevin PS "Can't we all just get along?"...Rodney King

You know, I have read about this problem before in previous posts and as I recall, one person used an antenna amplifier and it resolved his problem quite well. I gotta tell you, the FM reception on my Z1 is FANTASTIC. I mean, I can hardly change one digit of the tuning without getting a station in. I don't even have enough memory slots to save all of the channels that come in clearly. I was amazed at how much better my FM reception was with the Z1 over my stock radio. I guess I'm just one of the lucky ones.

Hey Bfly, I'm sure I could get you $1300 for it all. Let me know if you want it sold and I'll help you unload it. Kevin

tillithz, I don't want to get into a pissing contest with you because I'll win. But your last post just ignores everything I've said previously. I am not trying to have it both ways. First of all, you are trying to group all thieves as a whole. A car thief is not stealing a car for the radio. And a radio thief is not stealing a radio for the car. Two thieves, two different goals, two different levels of talent and expertice. For example, a car thief is most likely a much more knowledgeable person then a radio thief or a hub cap thief. A car thief is probably an adult, with some le

It never ceases to amaze me, all of the various perspectives that a post can generate. Not only was this thread informative, but it was also a quality form entertainment for me to read what you have all written. Now, my thinking when I came up with this idea was that not all thiefs will steal the car. In fact, most won't, unless that is of course their profession. It takes a lot of automotive knowledge and careful planning to steal today's generation of cars. Not so long ago, in my area we had a spree of vehicle break-ins and the car stereo seemed to be the number one item that was sto

Yes, The Z1 will switch to rear camera when shifting into reverse (Be sure to have your reverse wire of the Z1 installed correctly). Some cameras are regular image, some are reverse image and some give you the choice of configuring to regular or reverse image. Which is what I recently bought. Be sure to buy a camera with the better CCD type lense, and not the cheaper CMOS type. A 1/3" CCD lens is better than 1/4" CCD. Be sure to get 110 degree or better viewing angle. 120 degree is ideal. Look for 380 lines of resolution or better. Finally, look for a camera

To do the hack, you first need to unlock the hard drive. See this thread to do this hack: http://www.avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3720

Are you referring to the wiring harness adapther? If so, although the wiring harness adapter does make things easier, you won't need this if you have the wiring schematic, which would be found in a 2006 Cadillac DTS shop manual. Just splice your wires in. I'm convinced that there are few cars that the Z1 could not be installed in, provided that the din-size opening allows it.

I noticed in past posts that people were worried about they're Nav units being stolen so I had an idea that may help in aiding the recovery of your head unit if it ever did get stolen. If you do the hack of changing your bootup image, you could add a small disclaimer message at the bottom of your image using MS Paint or PhotoShop etc. Your message could read: ATTENTION: This navigational system has an embedded tracking device to aid in its recovery in the event of theft. If found, please call (555) 555-5555 immediately for a reward. Property of John Smith Or makeup your own di

Excellent Ducatiboy, I appreciate this a lot. One more question. Does the picture file have to be a bitmap file (.bmp) or can it be a JPEG file (.jpg)? I know that I can easily convert one to the other but I was just curious.

What if it's installed and you no longer have the retail box? Can you get the mfg. date without pulling it out of your car?