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Guys thanks so much for finally chiming in with some advice here. Next time I'm out in the garage I'm going to try the buttons trick to get it out of camera mode. If that doesn't work, I'm going to pull the radio and find the wire for backup signal and make sure it's tied up properly. I will be sure to post up my findings. Keep the advice coming if anyone has any other suggestions.

Well while I am sorry to hear you are having a problem, I am kind of relieved to hear that someone is having the same problem that I am. Upon looking into this situation more, I have learned a few things. One is that mine is probably in Russian because that is where the programming is done for Pioneer. Second, I have been told that this is more than likely a firmware issue. I am waiting to hear from someone right now as to whether or not he can properly update it for me, so I will be sure to keep you posted on the outcome. If anyone else out there is following along, feel free to do the s

Oh and by the way, to be more specific about the radio, I have the AVIC-F900BT.

I tried to look around and see if I could find a similar issue to the problem that I am currently having, but to no avail. A few months back, one day I started up the car and the screen never really turned on at first, then a message in white lettering appeared across the top in a foriegn language. Turn car off.... remove key..... restart..... same problem, and it has been there ever since. None of the buttons do anything to change the screen at all, it just stays black with the message across the top the whole time. All I can do is turn the volume up and down and cycle through songs (t