felixgun

I read an article that was released today saying Pioneer was signing a deal with Apple to support CarPlay in upcoming head units and possibly current ones too! Thought I'd start a thread about it as new info comes out on it. I'm really hoping they will supply a firmware update the next few months to support the AVIC-Z150BH with CarPlay and all lightning iDevice's (5/5c/5S).

I have the Z150 in an 07 avalanche and it has a factory overhead lcd screen in it.  I just ordered this off eBay to get it to work:

PAC GMRVD GM DVD Overhead LCD Retention Cable Harness (310387778656)

I bought that one a while back and it broke after a few months.  Plus it didn't fit with my Caze iPhone 5S bumper.  Bought this one and waiting for it to come in... hopefully it works: http://imod.co/shop/lightning-extension-cable-for-ios-7/

So I got my z150 and love it. It's definitely a huge upgrade from the z110. Everything works EXCEPT my factory drop down/overhead LCD monitor. I have a 2007 Chevy Avalanche and it came with the vehicle. I had the pro audio installer try to hook it up but he couldn't get it to work.

After doing a little searching on google, I found the PAC GMRVD on eBay which is an interface cable that works in conjunction with the OS-3 interface to retain the overhead Panasonic LCD monitor and IR factory headphone system.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAC-GMRVD-GM-DVD-Overhead-LCD-Retention-Cable-Harness-/310387778656

Does anyone here have experience with the PAC GMRVD cable or the PAC OS-3? I have the PAC OS-4 interface to retain Bose/Onstar already and after researching the OS-3, it seems as if it does the same exact thing as the OS-4. I'm just a little lost bc the GMRVD cables description specifically says the OS-3 is needed and I really don't want to have to buy the os-3 interface if the os-4 i already own will work. If anyone has done this or knows if I can use the OS-4 instead of OS-3 please let me know. Thanks in advance guys.

I had the Z110 in my 08 tahoe so he is full of crap! It will 100% fit. I actually just ordered the z150bh and will be putting it in my 07 avalanche.

@JasonH - I have the crappy/discontinued MSN Direct Tuner in my car. Are the plugs to the new ND-TMC10 direct plug-n-play to replace my MSN direct tuner? In other words, is it going to be a direct replacement?

I may be wrong, but I thought that the reason Pioneer replaced the CD-IU50V cable with the CD-IU51V was to accomodate the iPad. Something about voltage and pins on the 30-pin connector? Sorry, I really wasn't following that discussion closely - I don't have an iPad. So I might have the details wrong.

Yes that is true but they also changed the power consumption going from ipad to ipad 2. I have both of them and I can charge the ipad 2 on my iphone 4 usb home charger and USB PC laptop cable whereas on the ipad 1 I could not do either of those.

Just chiming in to let you know it works on the iPad 2. I used my ipad (wifi only) and my ipad 2 (verizon 3G) from work on my avic Z110bt (hacked to z120bt) and it works great. It also worked great on my iPhone 3GS and current iPhone 4. I ran netflix and pandora radio using the pandora app and the pandora link app. If you run just the pandora app on the ipad 2, it does work but it does not show the Music information (title/artist/album cover). It only shows all that info if you actually use the Pandora Link app. I also tested Netflix TV-out capabilities using the pioneer usb/iDevice cable and was able to successfully stream video on my iPhone 4/iPad/iPad 2 to my z110bt.

@ShortFuse- WOW that sounds like a good thing for all of us! When do they plan on releasing the actual Z130BT full upgrade anyways?

I tried doing the same thing as nypathfinder because I didn't have the cable yet. After I got the CD-IU50V it worked fine.

I own 2 external 2.5" portable hard disk drives. One takes two cables (data and power), the other one takes one (both data and power in one). Neither of them worked with my screen. I need an external power source like a cigarette lighter to USB plug to test this but I haven't had the time. When I try it out i'll post my results as well.. Lemme know how your install goes!

You MIGHT get lucky and download a video file in .AVI that will work on the screen... Literally by LUCK I uploaded a few to see if my downloaded movies (with no conversions) would play on the screen and a few worked (most did NOT). BUT the sticky thread above will show you the format that the video actually has to be in. The conversion method in the sticky works, but it is a long and arduous process. Your best bet is getting an ipod and downloading .mp4 video's (the only format Apple iOS devices will take for video). I have rooted/jailbroken iPad with the VLC app with uploaded AVI format movies, and with TVOut (Cydia app), I think I might be able to get other formats (other then mp4) to play... unfortunately I just thought of this and i'm out of town without my vehicle, but when I get home i'm going to test it... Might be a workaround for movies if you have an iphone... the SD card way works, but IMO it is a pain in the ass. Wasted a whole day converting movies for my SD card and half didn't work (this was before the stickied thread).

There are some hardware changes in the 2011 units and the HD is one of them. The traffic tuner is not however.

Well that's good news for us 110/120 users. I really hope we get to use the new tuner. Just played with the Aha Radio app on my iphone 4 and IMO it SUCKS. I don't feel like listening to some bullshit computer voice mis-pronounce every other word for facebook status updates that gets posted OR the traffic updates which are virtually useless. Anyone else try this App and actually LIKE it???

@Jason - is app mode gonna work for Z110/Z120 people when they upgrade to 130 firmware? and do you know if there are going to be anymore UI or NAV UI changes?

wow what a huge miscommunication on pioneer's part! It all sounds like it should work though so i'll keep my fingers cross till this summer when this comes out. Can't WAIT to get rid of msn direct and try something new!

Other then the built in HD Radio Tuner, it appears to be the same.

WOW.. out of all the cool things they could possibly build in the z130bt, they pick the one add on I have and hate... IMO they should've built in the new msn direct replacement and let us 110/120 user's get the add on.

it says Z110BT on the face. Yes its installed. I've been a MECP certified installer for about 11 years. Plus an install in a F250 is cake. Deff has music sphere on the iPod screen. Thanks for the manual.

wow someone upgraded the UI already. your version firmware and bluetooth firmware are the two most up to date firmwares so looks like you got a freebie update and they didn't even tell you.

Did you try to re-format the SD card (FAT32 remember...) again and re-copy the extracted files? The Firmware and Update folder and cardinfo.cif file are the only three things that are supposed to be on the root folder of your SD card drive.

I have the same setup and never had this issue.

with the new firmware 2.0 and 3.11 bluetooth firmware, it works fine.

The top layer is referencing the root folder of the drive. So the top layer of your C: Drive would be.... "C:\"... that's it... So copy that folder, double click on your SD card drive letter in 'my computer', and paste the folder. Make sure you format the drive in FAT32. If it is not, it will not work. The directions are correct, if you copy it correctly, the update will start automatically as soon as you insert the SD card.

Step by step instructions:

http://avic411.com/index.php?/topic/29198-step-by-step-update-from-z110bt-to-z120bt/

Those that said no are idoits and have never been through another part of this site.

 

I recently upgraded from a f900bt to a z110 and i had this hack and it worked beautifuly so it is possible we just need to get carver a z110 and we will all be happier. so before you go spouting off no's you should do some reasearch and not be such an ass to a person that is just trying to find a person who knows what going on.

You realize this is the Z110BT section and NOT the F900BT section right? if there has been any talk/activity going on relating to this 'ok' button, then vblue would DEFINITELY know about it. We all realize there are hacks for the F900BT. And aside from the cracked firmware update for z110bt, there ARE no mods/hacks, so actually.. he is RIGHT for saying NO...

I own both and it works like a champ

I went from AVIC-D2 to AVIC-Z110BT. HUGE difference. The touch screen is more responsive. There is .5" bigger screen. It takes USB/SD with an ipod interface and plays video (My d2 did not). Built in 4GB flash memory for nav (versus having a DVD-ROM nav disc). Too many additions to list.

Apparently it's in the common problems section. The pinned thread is far from an official stance on USB hubs, and generally speaking it comes down to the hub itself.

 

From a computer standpoint, you would need a hub that is driverless, and has passthrough detection as well as packet labelling. This will not be on "cheap"USB hubs.

 

I've ordered a USB 3.0 hub (backwards compatable), and these new hubs have a better identification and passthrough control. I'll post my results once it shows up.

But it all depends on how the hub is going to be powered? Just through the one USB cable from the screen? I plugged in my ext 2.5" HD to the USB port but it only powers it up and I don't feel the disks spinning inside. I too am trying to find a compatible hub to power a portable hard drive. If you find a hub that is powered enough to take a 2.5" hard drive please let me know... dying to use my external HD in my car! My 500gb beats 16/32/64gb that's for sure!

9/10?? Does that include the NAV part of the screen? I think others (including myself) would disagree with that overall score because of the poor nav performance.