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Was that the one on Ebay from Canada? It gets to a blank screen and nothing? The LCD inverter board is shot on it. I spoke with the seller before bidding on it. Replacement part costs $245. He had 2 of them on Ebay, the second one was a better buy as it has the "Please insert the appropriate disk" message.

Replacement LCD panel didn't fix the issue. I think the inverter board is bad. The display is very dim. Unfortunately the inverter is part of the entire LCD PCB board which is over $200. Looks like it may be time to start looking for a replacement unit.

This one is for D1. You may want to double check if they are the same.

 

http://www.partstore.com/Part/Pioneer+E ... 5/New.aspx

 

Edit: I just double checked and they are the same.

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1. Try asking this on VW forum.

2. The screen needs to be recalibrated. Procedure is below. If it gets bad enough you may need to replace the touch panel. Costs about $70 for the part.

 

1. open the face of the D1 all the way, as if you were to eject the dvd nav disc (but don't do it).

2. hold the reset button (just above the joystick, you need a pen to do it) and the nav disc eject at the same time.

3. let go of the reset button

4. let go of the dvd eject button. the screen will say "press reset"

5. push the joystick up twice.

6. push the joystick down twice.

7. then press the joystick. wait a few seconds and you should be in the service menu. You should be able to navigate the service menu using the joystick.

8. okay this is the tricky part. Go to the screen trace screen (I don't remember the exact name), it should be the first menu item. A screen will come up with the perimeter of the screen outlined. Trace the screen with a stylus. This somehow lets the D1 to know the available area that is "active"

9. press back, which I think is the "P.ADJ" button on the lower right.

10. go to the second menu item which is the touch screen calibration. Just use your stylus and touch the "+" sign on the screen. It's much like calibrating a windows mobile touchscreen. You will have about a dozen "+" to touch to get the screen calibrated.

11. You can mess with the other menus to see if your screen is "really" calibrated.

12. Go to option 4 on the menu to make sure trace screen & calibration is stored.

13. Turn off power (car engine and this will save your calibration)

 

Okay that's it. I think the D1 resets itself so you will lose your radio stations, etc. And the nav will reset so Los Angeles will show up on the nav screen for the first minute or so. So don't get alarmed.

 

Now here's the thing. After initially going through this thing, I could not get it to calibrate correctly in step 10. I kept pressing the "+" but could not get it to acknowledge that I've touch the screen. I suspect you have the same problem as I. So in step 8, this is what I did. When you trace the perimeter of the screen, do not go all the way to the right side perimeter. Lay off it by about 1/4". This tricks the unit in thinking that the usable screen is smaller. Then go through the rest of the steps as usual. In step 10 you may have to be off the "+" by about 1/8" of an inch to the right. You will know what I mean when you start doing it and messing with it.

It can be fixed. You have to replace the touch panel. Not too complicated if you are familiar with electronics. The part costs about $70. If you decide not to fix it, I would be interested in taking it off your hands as my D1 has a bad LCD screen.

I haven't driven my car all winter so the other day I go to start it up and my D1 screen is blank. All the buttons light up as usual but nothing on the screen. I can turn on the radio and use the controls but can't see what I am doing. Does anyone know if this sounds like a dead LCD or if it's something more serious? If it's just a bad LCD, I will order one and replace it since they are fairly inexpensive. I just don't want to spend the money if it's something more serious.

Could someone make some generic Mercury backgrounds? I looked through the entire thread and didn't find anything for Mercury. I'd like one for my Grand Marquis.

I have Avic D1 and would like to install a backup camera. Does anyone have a picture of the wiring connector that is on the back of the unit? Are all the cameras universal so I can pick up just about anything or so I have to pick on with the right connector?

My friend has a Garmin GPS and he downloaded a custom navigation direction arrow in a shape of his car. Is it possible to do similar stuff with the Avic?

Will these work with a D1?

I recently bought a used Avic D1 and have a couple of questions which can hopefully be resolved. I've read conflicting info on the web regarding the unit's DVD playing capabilities. Can someone tell me if D1 is able to play DVD movies?

 

Second question, is there a preliminary check that I could do before installing it in the car to make sure everything functions as it should? Ones again I read some horror stories about touch screens going bad on these and GPS position being out of whack.

 

And last question, my unit only came with East side DVD, is it possible to download the West side DVD somewhere or can I buy it somewhere? Or is it possible to upgrade the software to use a single DVD for the entire country?