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I have the same radio. I just installed a rear camera over the weekend. I tapped the power source from the amp in the trunk so there is a constant power. I grounded the black wire. I ran a separate lead from the reverse lamp of the taillight to the purple/white lead of the harness of the radio. There should be a wire on the bottom tier of the harness just to the right of the black ground wire. That is what triggers the HU to know when you are in reverse. By tapping into a constant power I can allow for the camera to be used while in motion if needed.

There is also a jack attached to the main harness of the unit that will allow you to plug into a AUX input if your factory unit supplies one.

Anyone else having an issue updating the unit? I downloaded the firmware. Used both Winzip and Winrar to unzip and I cannot get the unit to read the firmware at all. I used the same card that I used to perform the software mod. I can get into the testmod but I take that off and place the firmware on and just can't get the update to work. I am having the same issue with the Bluetooth update. Anyone have any ideas on what may be wrong? I would call Pioneer but they close at 7:30 EST. Thanks. EDIT I FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. . . Anyone who used the 700/900

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Thanks for the great write up. Grounded the green and performed update and can CONFIRM on F500BT that this works. It's great when things go the way they should.

This is the one I have, works great: http://cgi.ebay.com/Pioneer-Steering-Wh ... dZViewItem

I have the one from fleebay. Actually works really good. I just have to fabricate something better that the bracket it comes with. For $40, it's not a bad deal at all.

If you make a MP3 cd, the info will be available. Also, there are some newer CDs that carry the track titles. My wife put in the new Celine Dion CD into mine and when I pulled up the cd menu, there was all the track listings.

Move the antenna outside. Sometimes the magnetic field throws it off. I would put it in the back trunk or on the roof. You can just run the wire under the trim and into the trunk.

Check eBay. You can find what you need there. You'll need a D1/D2 harness and gps.

Do you have the bypass performed correctly?

I recently installed a reverse camera. I wanted to tape into the reverse lamp at the rear lights but can't figure the proper color wire to tap. I didn't want to remove the whole lamp if possible. Thanks for the help.

Everything will hook up, just remember what you are losing. We did a D2 in my father in laws 07. Looks good but he gave up the in dash 6 disc changer. But I understand the cost factor. Nav in my 05 Altima was a $3k option. No thanks.

Anybody have an idea the best place to tap into this? I decided to break down and buy a reverse camera. I would rather have the auto feature that when you shift into reverse the camera comes on. Thanks.

Run a switch from the Playstation that will allow you move the signal to just the rear screens and maintain full use up front of the head unit. The other option is just bypass the Playstation up front all together.