avictahoe

Well that sucks to hear that. I too have the a900 for sprint and was looking forward to purchasing the bluetooth for the Z1. I guess I'll have to wait and see if these bugs/problems are fixed before getting the bluetooth. Good luck with it, and keep us updated as to whether or not you get it working correctly. Thanks.

Hey antonm...you might want to check out the thread that I started afew weeks back. I had the z1 installed in my 03 tahoe. Let me know if you have any questions. I'll try to answer them and I'm sure most will ehlp chime in as well. Welcome to the site! this is the best place for avic info...and I suggest you check out ducatiboy's bypass threads... [url=http://avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=571]http://avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=571[/url]

I wonder if it would be possible to somehow tie the Z1 into your aftermarket alarm. Like when you put your alarm in valet mode, it will also keep the z1 off. That way, if you are getting your vehicle valet parked or worked on in a shop, you can put the alarm in valet mode, which will then put the z1 in some sort of sleep mode preventing it from booting up when in valet mode. Is that something that is possible?

Ok, thanks Ducatiboy. I know that it is a black plug that is installed on the back of the Z1 IP Bus In. So this could be the problem. I also have the sirius tuner, but that works fine. Don't they normally daisy chain those two since they both would be plugged into the IP Bus In line? If so, why would the Sirius work correctly but not the ipod interface? As far as the volume...I actually did unplug my ipod from the interface and turned up the volume on the ipod itself to see if that would work...hey...had to try it LOL. :oops: For those who currently have the setup of a z1,

Hey Ducatiboy...got everything soldered and working fine. Just wanted to say thanks for you bypass as well as all the help you gave me with my trouble shooting. Ok, I only have one problem now. I connected my ipod to the ipod adapter. Im able to control the ipod, but Im not getting any sound. Did the installer install it wrong or do I need to do some kind of setup on the z1? Thanks.

Hey Ducatiboy, well I came home, and tried all the reset methods with no success. I decided to remove the bypass connections, and I think I may have found the problem.The wire taps I used didn't break through the wire coating on your bypass. They broke through the wires of the z1 harness because it was a bigger gauge, but not through the bypass harness due to it being a smaller gauge.what is the best, most secure method of tapping the bypass wires into the z1 harness?

Ok, I'll try all those resets when I get home. Thanks Ducatiboy. In regards to my question about the illum wire...so technically it does not need to be connected to my truck unless I want the Z1 to dim with the lights correct? So right now, it is connected somewhere in my truck, but not working, but it shouldn't matter or affect the bypass from working, so long as I have the orange bypass wire to the Z1 orange/white illum wire(white end of bypass doesn't need to be connected at all), black bypass to black Z1 wire, and red bypass to red Z1. basically I dont need to connect the bypass whi

Hi Ducatiboy, The parking brake message still continues to come on, then I hit ok button. First I get the disclaimer message then the p brake message.When I try to play a dvd, it goes to the dvd screen, plays the audio, but it has the warning message on the bottom of the screen saying that you cant watch video while in motion or something like that. Ok, so the gauge of the wire doesn't matter. I guess thats not the problem then. The Z1 never dims, and when I check the hardware settings, illumination is constantly on off. Correct me if I'm wrong, but per your last post, the illum wir

[quote name="ducatiboy"]After you reset the unit do you have the 2 warning messages? What were they? Well, if the unit was installed and they connected the ILL wire to something in your car and it wasn't dimming the screen or changing the nav to night mode, then they didn't hook it to what they should have. If that doesn't work, my circuit won't either. Here is a test, it's all hooked up but you don't know if you have the ILL wire from the car correct. A good test for my unit is to disconnect the white wire of my circuit from what ever you have it hooked to now. Then boot up the un

Well, if before you installed this you could turn on your lights to put the unit into night mode and it worked then they hooked up the radio's ILL wire to the right place. Did you cut that wire and put my circuit in between it? The best place to get 12V swithed for the red and Black for ground is the harness behind the radio. Then you are sure of the right connections. If this Z1 was used without the circuit installed, try "resetting it" with the little hole on the bottom left of the unit. I had one guy who installed the circuit and he needed to press that button to reset it before

Hi Ducatiboy and Sloppy...I had my unit installed today. Unfortunately, they would not install the bypass for me due to liability reasons. So, since my tahoe does not have an illum/dimmer wire in the factory harness, I asked them to make sure they install the orange w/white tracer illum wire of the z1 to a 12v. They said they did. I came home and installed the bypass, and removed the parking brake wire, but the unit will still not work the dvd when the pb is off. I do not have access to all the functions. I have a feeling that they did not install the illum wire to a correct place. I have

Thanks Ducatiboy...I think you explained it just fine...my head was in fourth grader mode since it's friday, I was at work, and the only thing on my mind was six ice cold bottles of Sierra Nevada! BTW...I did receive the bypass that you shipped to me. Thanks a million! I'm getting everything installed tomorrow morning, so I'll check back in here and give a little report. Thanks for all the help. Have a great weekend.

[quote name="ducatiboy"] [quote name="avictahoe"]Since I'm having it installed, and there is no illum/dim wire in the car; I need to remind them to connect the orange illum wire of the Z1 to a 12v wire so that the Z1 will dimm when the lights are on and the nav screen will turn to night. The bypass will be connected to the same orange illum wire coming from the Z1, orange side of the bypass goes towards the Z1 and the white side goes to the other end of the illum wire that is going to which ever 12v wire they decide to tap into. Then the usual ground and power wires tapped into the ground an

Ducatiboy and Sloppy, Ok, after reading your posts a couple times over, this is what I got…let me know if this is right. Since I'm having it installed, and there is no illum/dim wire in the car; I need to remind them to connect the orange illum wire of the Z1 to a 12v wire so that the Z1 will dimm when the lights are on and the nav screen will turn to night. The bypass will be connected to the same orange illum wire coming from the Z1, orange side of the bypass goes towards the Z1 and the white side goes to the other end of the illum wire that is going to which ever 12v wire they

OK, thanks Ducatiboy...hopefully your bypass will be in tomorrow morning. I can't wait to get everything installed and running this Saturday! I'll post some pics when its done.