pioneerking Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 I've had the D3 for a little while now but one thing about it still pisses me off pretty bad. At night when I'm driving is there anyway to make the screen dimmer in anyway, it blinds the shyt out of me. My factory radio used to dim down when the headlight came on, can I do that to the D3? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kruff10 Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 yes u can dim them, go into av menu, settings , v adjust also u can get the illumination wires hooked up and they should dim when ur auto head lights come on if u have auto head lights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whtcrxghst Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Connect your illumination wire I've had the D3 for a little while now but one thing about it still pisses me off pretty bad. At night when I'm driving is there anyway to make the screen dimmer in anyway, it blinds the shyt out of me. My factory radio used to dim down when the headlight came on, can I do that to the D3? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raiden Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Does someone has a picture that could show the diffrerence between day and night (Like the nav screen changing colors?) Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whtcrxghst Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Not to sound like a lazy bastard that isn't gonna bother to walk downstairs to take a picture, but its pretty obvious. When your lights are off, the map background is whitish/light grey. When your lights are on, its black Does someone has a picture that could show the diffrerence between day and night (Like the nav screen changing colors?) Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HiFiSi Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 It looks the same. Only dimmer. Seriously, though. If you hook up the illumination wire, when you go to the display settings screen (brightness, contrast, etc.) it gives you two sets of settings. One to use when the headlights are on, and on to use when the headlights are off. You can adjust both completely independently of each other. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raiden Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Not to sound like a lazy bastard that isn't gonna bother to walk downstairs to take a picture, but its pretty obvious. When your lights are off, the map background is whitish/light grey. When your lights are on, its black Does someone has a picture that could show the diffrerence between day and night (Like the nav screen changing colors?) Thanks! When the installer did the installation of my D3, he suggested not to plug this cable to avoid the unit using the dimmer feature, witch can weaken the lcd lamp.. I said OK but did not thought it would be such a difference (according to what people says). So this is why I wanted to see the difference in nav colors. So the map background turns black? The roads are what, green? Car would still be a red arrow? It looks the same. Only dimmer. Seriously, though. If you hook up the illumination wire, when you go to the display settings screen (brightness, contrast, etc.) it gives you two sets of settings. One to use when the headlights are on, and on to use when the headlights are off. You can adjust both completely independently of each other. Looks the same...???? It'a also good to know that you can ajust the dimmer setting manually, good stuff! Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cntrylvr79 Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Its amazing the amount of crap a lazy installer can tell a customer that the customer will believe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whtcrxghst Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 I would take it back to him and tell him to install it like Pioneer intended Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raiden Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 That's exactly what I am doing Tuesday. Guy told me he never plugged an illumination cable for the past few years... Seems that some folks reported issue with it. Anyways, it will be fixed Tuesday! Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
05JeepGC Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I have an 05 Jeep GC and the harness I bought has a seperate "DIMMER"(Orange/white) wire but D3 doesn't have a wire for "DIMMER".... where do I hook this one? Anybody know? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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HiFiSi Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 The orange/white wire on the harness goes to the orange/white wire on the D3. I think it says ILLUMINATION on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
05JeepGC Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 there is a seperate "ILLUMINATION"(Orange) wire on the harness! "DIMMER"(Orange/White) is the other; do i have to connect both of this wires together with the "ILLUM" wire from the D3 Unit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HiFiSi Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 The D3 has no use for the dimmer wire. Don't hook it up to anything. Just hook up the illumination wire. It only needs to know when your lights are on and off, not how bright your instrument panel is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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