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Hi Blackbird, Not sure if this is still a problem you have , but i can only give some tips I discovered my first time with my avic f950Dab 1. Make sure the USB stick is corrected formated. NTFS will not work. 2. Make sure the file format is supported AND has the correct screen size. In my case , i have to convert all video files according to the video format described in the manual: 400x200 was the maximum size I could use. Hope it helps and good luck

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Hi fellow NAV freaks, I am posting this in hope to get a clean answer coz i really cant find the solid info. I tried looking and searching but cant say i had any luck. Are there any hack/mods that works on my Avic F950DAB ? A couple of years ago i had a F900BT and i loved it so much without Pioneers own software, and would love to mod my new one as well. I've brought mine over a year ago, and still cant figure out if there are any mods working on my model or not. So if anybody can give me a straight answer on this subject , i would be grateful. Am I stuck with Pioneers original sof

Hi Eiro, The best advice i can give you is to use this tool http://www.xmedia-recode.de/ I had a thread here too regarding this. I have a F950dab and i had the same problem. Using different converters was a pain in the ass since they all did something to the file which made it unraedeble. Keep in mind that our units have a max resolution av 400x240. Using the xmedia-recode tool , it has profiles for Pioneer units, inkluding 940BT. I use this one to to convert my files and it works flawless. You can use some others tools as well, MovaviConterer was a good tool also , but is not a freeware.

It seems like your unit supports higher resolution. 640x360. On my unit is lower 400x200. PEE had some bad conscience or something coz they replied once more time to announce how satisfied they were using Xmedia Record software. In other words they advised me to use this software since it's working. This software seems to be made especially for this kind of stuff, and it also has profiles for Pioneer Avic units. This answer was to my case with them. I guess i should ask them to put a credits and a link to this software in the manuals.

Hi rstc120 I may not be the expert in this forum , but from my experience with electronic devices, specially computerized , this may be like a big doo doo. Internally meaning, Unless it does not respond to testmode, then i believe u have a dead unit. Mainboard, a shortcut somewhere, a fuse or something like that. It sounds like it does receive power since u can hear the fan. But that it. If Power words, often if the mainboard the next to look at. Hope somebody else has a better opinion on this. But to me that's what it sounds like. I hope for you , I am very wrong

My final update on this subject. So i received an answer to my problem. This is from their reply : "Designer confirmed that all other parameters except resolution are within specification. So in case customer can reduce the resolution properly, it should work We have tried "MovaviVideoConverter" and succeeded to downsize the file (320x180). Unfortunately, this is a trial version, so there is a "trial message' hardcoded over the screen." At first I was pissed. Because they used the first file i sent them, before I knew about the limitation. My second mail had a file converted to 320

I have not given a try to my AppRadio yet because I do not have the correct cable. It is written in the manual that using AppRadio must use the cable. It is not enough to just enable BT. For my Andoid i need to connect the HDMI kable.I did a first try using BT and the Appradio app for my Android, it saying it's connectected , besides that nothing. So i did not try anymore, since i read it requires connection kit.

I thought I had a good response and there was the solution, but i only wish. PEE sent a reply my case. Since they also had one of the files i tried to play, they just saw that the size of the video was 460x380 pixels. So they presented me with the table of supported video formats. Which states that from USB or SD storage it can only play video files of 400x240 pixel. Wonder why ? DVD format if much more and it plays. So i tried , i converted a bunch of files, to a maximum resolution of 320x240 pixels. I thought that should solve everything. To my surprise , same problem again. unable to

Hi again , thought i give a little heads up. Of course i dont post and wait for an answer , so i went further and involved my dealer as well. Upon request to test my files i sent them two of my files. I can see from the conversation they had that they talk directly to Pioneer. Today i received an update: Pioneer has seen the problem and they are working on it to figure it out. There was no explication or any other information , and since "they are working on it" tells me there is an issues somewhere with my F950DAB. Otherwise they would have told me "it works fine on our unit" and a stand

Hi all , I am about to go out of my mind , and tried to sort this problem a while now, and i did my best to search and try , but i am stuck at the same point: Unable to playback file. And after it does this on every file, it ends with Cannot play files. My unit F950DAB , is not hacked, only parkbrake grounded. I can use GPS functions while driving, DVD play also while driving. But i cannot get any video file play at all. I want music video files for my unit. I have tried USB and SD card (micro) , and all i get is Unable to playback , check user manual . I tried to update my unit with t

HI 1loudls Thank you for the warning . I am very carefull on what i allow myself to do with my brand new F950DAB , can't affort to just buy another one So i went to a company whos doing only this kind of stuff , and they told me that my Suzuki GrandVitara 2006 does not have that cable and needs to be hocked from the speedomenter. Which of course they gladly can do it. For now , i have to wait a little until my finance is better. Once again , thank you for reply. C

Hi guys , I post here also and hope to get an answer on this matter. Can someone just tell me what to do with the VSS cable when i dont have either backup camera or can-bus installed. I understand that hooking up the VSS cable it will help my gps. In norway we have lots of tunnels and driving through one , it will cause the gps to go haywire coz it has no clue where it is. So i understand that this VSS wire maybe is my solution. My question is : is it just to ground the VSS cable like i did with parking brake ? or do i really need to buy the can-bus etc. in advance thanx

I would like to add a little comment on this subject and tell me what you think. Last week i wrote a little post regarding my problem with my brand new unit F950DAB. I have not done any bypass and my unit was complaining that my wehicle is in motion therefore cannot use the settings menu. After a little help from the memeber Pug, i grounded my parking brake cable since it was not. This has acctually fixed my unit. It does not complain about being in motion, i can access all the menus, i can type in new address on gps without stopping the vehicle and play video while driving. So for my unit lo

To me it looks the same as F950BT but without DAB and some other models in that class . http://pioneer.eu/no/products/25/111/241/AVIC-F950DAB/page.html It has the AppRadio button in the middle at main menu , and my unit also has no Reset button to use , or a wheel button with up and down left right to make the combination to go in test mode.