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I think I may have discovered a way to play liveTV on the iphone w/o jailbreaking the phone. I have the F500BT. I am a Mac user so I also have EyeTV. EyeTV can stream live TV through Safari on the iphone. I bookmarked the EyeTV3 to the home screen. Set the application to be able to find my home media server. I connected the ipod using the pioneer cable then set the AVIC to AV. Launched the app and was streaming live TV. Sometimes the video gets choppy but it does work. I also find that sometimes I get the unsupported accessory error and then it doesn't work. I do prefer sling player but won'

Welcome.

compress as .7z and then rename the file with .res extension.

You should use 7-zip. I believe its shareware and is what the unit uses.

I can get You Tube and other video's but with Slingplayer I get audio only.

I have an F500BT and I tried both the iPhone and iTouch with Slingplayer but was unable to get it to work. I thought since the XM app works that somehow the Slingplayer would but no. I have not given up though.

No because the DC supply changes the voltage from 12V (car battery) to 5V for the device. What you need to do which is what I did was to add a circuit to your fuse box and add a power socket and then hide the connection behind your dash.

I was going to ask the question about GPS acquisition time. On average its takes 7 to 8 minutes to get the signal. When I get a signal (I have the external antenna) the map will not update to my present location unless I choose the menu button or go to the ipod and then back to the map.

Yep. Mine is doing the same thing.

The monsoon system is GM's high end (or at least they think so) option for their cars. They system includes an AMP and sub so it would not have been possible to tie the AVIC amp to the monsoon amp or at least w/o cutting into wires. The AVIC amp is not required but does provide 50 watts to a the HU if you don't already have an amp.

I have the F500BT hard wired and I still have the noise but mostly at start up before the ipod music begins to play. I am using the AUX on my factory head unit. I have the upgraded Monsoon system so could not use the amp. I have a ground loop isolation between the AVIC cable and the AUX in an it does eliminate the hiss. I purchased a headphone amp and have tried it to increase the volume but it distorts the sound so much that it provides no improvement. I have adjusted the bass, mid & treble up all the way on the HU and that has been the best solution. I would be interested if anyone comes

This is a great mod. I am still learning what everything does but so far I love it. Some beer money on its way!

Make sure that you don't unzip the data file to make the mod to the configuration file. You want to make the mod on the ziped file using 7-Zip

Try this I have confirmed that changing the parking_break_speed value in the DATA.zip file (/project_config/pioneer.ini) does in fact bypass the video/gps restriction without changing any wiring. I set the value to 128.0 (thought it odd that they picked 16, so I assumed they were using the standard 1,2,4,8,16 binary notation so I chose a number that would fit in that series, hence 128). I know this works because I just installed this unit 2 days ago and did NOT use any bypass. With the change made to the ini file, I can now enjoy video while traveling up to 128 MPH

That is the wrong version for your new firmware. Do a search on testmode 2.3 you will find it.

Are you using the v2.3 the original version won't work.

I got one from Amazon that mounts on the license plate. It was delivered today. The camera came with the video cable and a power cable look like I need a ground connection. Am I supposed to tap the reverse light to provide the power to the camera? I know I need to tap the light for the AVIC to turn the camera on but this thing came with no directions.

I ran the iPod cable and the "Fat" cable in the channel by the windshield then down through the passenger side pillar and behind the glove box. The ipod cable I was able to pull through the back of the glove box. I have my old Video iPod in the glove box. You are correct about how ugly the cables are coming out of the side. That does not bother me as much as its a pain to keep unplugging and plugging them in every time I take it out of the car. My thought is very small extension cables. Once I find the correct ends I will make it so its easy to plug/unplug. I need to re-wire the power this wee

I think something is wrong with the settings because mine is set up the same way and calls work fine through the speakers.

Nice install. I hardwired mine over the weekend. I added a circuit so that the big power adapter could be hidden behind the dash. SO far so good. I am working on a way to make it easier to disconnect the ipod cable since its a pain to do when you remove the unit.

Where did you find the jacks and plugs?

Thanks Weo I used 7zip but I was uncompressing changing the file then re-compressing. It works now. I haven't used the IDT mod yet. I want to do it on my test unit and I need another copy of the SD cards to get to 3.0.

I have the 3.0 firmware installed and I edited the DATA.ZIP for the software bypass. No matter how I re-zip the file with Z-ZIP or WINRAR I get a WINCE database error and System is restarting that won't go away. I only made the one change. The only difference in the file seems to be the file size compression. The original file is about 5.57 MB and the new file is about 3.34 MB. Any ideas?

Hi, I received my SD cards in the mail today and updated. I did not receive any errors unfortunately I am getting System startup in progress. Please wait...then nothing The ipod plays but is stuck on the VR updating (been an hour now) I can't get to any settings it beeps but that is it. I can boot into testmode using 2.3 but I am not sure what to do from there. This is my back up unit so I won't be touching the one in the car at this point. My test unit had the software bypass as well as icon changes but not much else. Any advice would be appreciated. I have 2.006 on an SD as well as an en

Got mine today. Installed it and its stuck at the Top Menu with "System startup in progress. Please wait" I received no errors during the install. I can use test mode but I am hesitant to copy my older flash disk to the unit. This is my test unit so at least my other one works but I am not happy....