DENNISJR60

I think I will be giving my unit back to BestBuy - the nav feature added some big $$$ to the cost, and it works so poorly that it seems wasteful to keep it. My iPhone's free google maps app does a better job of displaying street names! What could possible be the root cause for such a poor user experience?

Totally agree & can't believe I have the unit still. Had someone in my car the other day & they couldn't believe it when we passed a street we were looking for. They have a generic unit & even it has the major streets & such when not in navi mode. It's really sad being how much this damn thing cost.

I removed it. It was being abused. It will return once I find a better alternative.

How was it being abused? Am I missing something or isn't it just for resizing images? Just curious...

I used it last week & now I can't find it? Even when I google it it shows, but when you click the link the page doesn't work.

Anyone know what happened to it?

This is my 1st shot at this so if you don't like them no big deal I just thought I would share them just incase...

BIG PROPS to shortfuse & everyone else involved.

This is great & I love my unit all over again, but even more this time around! And you can't beat the price either!

FANTASTIC job everyone!!!

I'm totally lost & can't figure this out. It seems like it should be simple enough, but I'm totally blank here...

How do you replace the files is there a step by step on how to do this entire process for the not so technical folks?

I bought and installed the new 120 update, great and loving it! I have one issue though. Before the update, when I was talking on the phone connected to bluetooth, I could control the volume of the background music. Up, down, no problem. Now when I get a call, the volume goes down a little but I have no other volume control. So I answer and I can not turn the music down any lower. It is a problem when I am listening the music at a semi-loud level and get a call. I have to answer, tell the caller that I will call them right back, turn down the volume and then call them back. Any way to get volume control back or just have it muted when I get a call? Thanks for the help.

I can't do it on my 110 & neither can my brother on his so that's weird. I do know what you're talking about though as it has happened to me many times all I do is pause the song until I get off the call. This is when I'm using the ipod which is 98% of the time though.

Yeah there's already a few members on here that are willing to share the 2 sd card content. Just need someone to create a keygen for it.

I have a friend who ordered it for his Z110bt so could I use his after he installs it on his unit? I don't know how this stuff works so will I have to do something special?

The control is in the PAC module not the unit so you have nothing to worry about.

OK thanks I would hate to have to pull everything out to program it again...

When we get the new 120 update/upgrade for our 110's will it reset the steering wheel controls or will they still work as if nothing has changed? If anyone knows please chime in. Thanks!

I have a z110BT but since I do all my music on my iPod I never put an SD card in there. Are there any advantages to using the SD card or anything an SD card is really used for in this unit other the music/videos?

My friend & I use it for all of our music videos. It works great & you never have to change a DVD so that's a good thing too about using the SD. Unlike a lot of other units it will start right were you left every time you restart your car. In some other units this function doesn't work & it really sucks, but on this unit it's great!

Tried searching, but didn't find an answer on this... I want to use one of those shark fin style antenna's on my roof for my GPS do they make one for this unit? This is similar to the one's on BMW & many other new cars now. Has anyone done this? It doesn't have to be the shark fin style any antenna that is ok to mount on the roof.

Thanks!

Not sure if anyone knew about this if i missed it sorry.

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Still no luck on where to get the original piece. Anyone have a clue or one they don't plan to use?

 

I have good news. We moved this weekend and in the process of the move I found the plate in my garage. I will mail it off to you first thing tomorrow morning. Ill send a PM as well...

Thanks a lot I sent you a return PM.

Still no luck on where to get the original piece. Anyone have a clue or one they don't plan to use?

This is the 2nd biggest annoyance of this unit for me, the first being entering a street name as a destination. Unless you're already looking at a map and know the EXACT SPELLING, forget it. My 2003 Acura Navi unit automatically grey's out invalid keypad options, but this high-end unit does not. That's pretty incredible.

 

Overall in general you could say this unit is 'street-ignorant'.

The Kenwood grey's out the letters too making it pretty much impossible to spell it wrong.

I can't find the little flat square thing the GPS antenna sits on don't have a clue where it went. Does anyone know where I can get one? I didn't think I would need it, but according to the manual it helps increase the signal strength.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks!

 

You can have mine if you want for FREEEEEE. Just pm me and I'll send it out to you.

 

It is needed when you don't have the antenna attached to the roof or another metal surface. Look up ground plane and this should give you info on it.

PM sent thanks!

I can't find the little flat square thing the GPS antenna sits on don't have a clue where it went. Does anyone know where I can get one? I didn't think I would need it, but according to the manual it helps increase the signal strength.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Are you talking about a Lincoln LS or Lexus?

I love this new unit, so this is not a Pioneer vs. Kenwood pissing match. But I have to agree that not having cross streets labeled seems like a huge oversight. My previous unit was a Kenwood DNX8120, and while everything about the Pioneer unit "looks" nicer and more modern, the Garmin maps in the older Kenwood were more detailed and the displayed info was much more helpful (especially while driving without route guidance).

 

Not having the next cross street name displayed doesn't seem like a big deal if you've never used it, but it can be a very helpful feature.

 

Here's an example: you're unfamiliar with a part of town and a friend calls to tells you to meet them somewhere but doesn't have an exact address ("Go about a mile down 1st Avenue and turn right on Olive street..."). If I don't know where Olive street is I'll have to look out the window at every upcoming street sign to know when to turn. Not the best option, especially in traffic or at night in poorly lit areas.

The Kenwood feature mentioned in the original post had the upcoming cross streets labeled as well as a banner across the top of the screen that displays the upcoming cross street. As soon as you enter an intersection the name in the banner changes from the street that you're crossing to the upcoming street on the next block, so you know the upcoming cross street name from a block away.

It's not a necessary feature if you're familiar with the part of town you're in or know exactly where you're going, but after using it for a couple years and now not having it in the Pioneer, it seems like a very helpful feature is missing.

I'll play with the zoom levels to see if I can find a setting that is more useful.

 

I've only had mine installed for a couple days, but I've also noticed that the maps seem grossly out of date. Even though the unit is brand new and the installer checked for all firmware & software updates, the unit can't find my address and none of the roads in my entire neighborhood are displayed. The newest roads in the area are all at least 4 years old, but the map shows no streets for blocks in any direction around my house. My three year old Kenwood displayed everything accurately.

 

The rest of the unit is very nice, but to me the nav is the most important feature, so I'll keep playing with the nav settings before writing it off as a waste of money, but so far I'm a bit disappointed.

Exactly what makes the Kenwood a great unit. I had the DNX7140 & the cross street feature you just talked about was great. Last night I was on the phone with a friend & ran into that EXACT situation you described & my Pioneer was of no use to me at all! I couldn't even depend on my high priced unit to help me get to the street he told me. I drove right by it & had no clue. This same situation came up numerous times before, but I had the Kenwood at those times & NEVER once had this happen. Looks like I'm not the only one to complain like previously stated...

Garmin is more than a little better. This nav map on here is more & more a joke everyday. I was driving today & for what seemed like 5 minutes in a major area there was no street names at all! If they don't do something to fix this I will highly consider getting rid of it. I called TeleAtlas about it & they said they send Pioneer full software & Pioneer dumbs it down & they can't do anything about it only Pioneer. TeleAtlas is affiliated with TomTom so I know this map we have can be WAAAAAAAY better.

 

Maybe you should have a look over at the Kenwood forums on the problems with the Garmin software they had not long ago. The DNX9140 had the same problem and it remains to be seen if it was ever totally fixed.

Can you point me in the right direction as far as who to complain to about this issue on the Pioneer? I did call TeleAtlas, but was obviously told it's not them, but Pioneer. I've been to the Pioneer site, but even calling the phone number on there I didn't get far. I can't be the only one that this is an issue for...

If you leave the map scale on the lowest setting, ie. 0.25mi instead of 0.5 or 1mi. You get a little bit more street details. Nothing like the Garmin but a little better.

Garmin is more than a little better. This nav map on here is more & more a joke everyday. I was driving today & for what seemed like 5 minutes in a major area there was no street names at all! If they don't do something to fix this I will highly consider getting rid of it. I called TeleAtlas about it & they said they send Pioneer full software & Pioneer dumbs it down & they can't do anything about it only Pioneer. TeleAtlas is affiliated with TomTom so I know this map we have can be WAAAAAAAY better.

Do you switch it to map mode and are you hitting OK immediately when the unit boots up?

When the screen comes up I hit OK then let the VR thing for the ipod update & allow the blue tooth connect. Doing pretty much the same thing since day one she just doesn't comply with me anymore...

It worked great when I first put it in now this thing doesn't understand half the things I tell it. I've been reading & watching video complaints of this & thought they had no clue what they were talking about, but now it's driving me CRAZY!!! I have one contact with just the name "Brian" yet she doesn't understand that. Are you kidding me??? It worked every other time now she has no clue with that name or others. My mic is on my visor within a foot or 2 of my damn mouth!

Anyone else having issues?

the lincoln radio does not have an external illumination wire. the aftermarket plug has it but it is not correct . go to a light wire like to a lighter ill. or ash tray light etc. jim

Thanks for the help, but the other guys already posted that in this thread so the problem was already fixed. I appreciate the input though.