MY BRO-IN -LAW OWNS A CAR LOT AND RA ACROSS A D3 IN A TRADE IN SO I GOT IT OFF HIS HANDS. UT WHEN I HOOKED IT UP IT SHOWS A KEY BOARD AND ASKS WHATS MY FATHERS MIDDLE NAME. BUT WONT ALLOW ME TO USE ANY OF THE KEYS ON THE SCREEN. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TECH AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A MON. SO WHEN I WNET TO SEE WHAT WAS UP W IT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NO GOOD AND BUY IT FORM ME CHEAP CUZ IT WAS ONLY GOOD FOR PARTS. SO I BROUGHT IT BACK W/ ME. WHAT CAN I DO?

Send it to Pioneer with proof of purchase and they can reset it for you

damn 24 views and nothin?

damn 24 views and nothin?

This feature was put in as a theft deterrent. If there were a way to get around it, it wouldn't be much of a deterrent, would it. Be GLAD that you have to send it to Pioneer with proof of purchase to have it reset. =D

And if you can't send it to Pioneer with proof of purchase so they can unlock it, you're not losing out on anything, since you got it for free.

Yea, its that new security-code anti-theft feature. You see it on double-dins since they can't add a detachable face. someone sets the code and once power is disconnected, you have to enter the code to get it to work again. it can be good, and it can't. too bad someone actually has to steal it first before they realize it's useless. and you're still stuck with a hole in your dash.

got it unlocked today

local shop was able to do it thanx for nothin

and i picked up a avn 5500

*feigns excitement*

I happy for you but if a "local" shop is able to get around the code then the security feature is almost useless.