Will this work with the Z2?
It states
"External Control" capable with other Pioneer IP-Bus headunits, a/v receivers and navigation systems, with some limitations of display and control. Please review Owner's Manual(s) for more details
Here is the link
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/ ... /GEX-P10HD
Thanks in advance
disregard, I read the owneers manual and it states
the following head units operate this unit as
an external unit. For more details about the
external unit, refer to the head unit’s manual.
Head unit group 4
The following head units are navigation units
featuring touch panel key operation.
AVIC-D2, AVIC-N2, AVIC-N3,
AVIC-Z1, AVIC-Z2, AVIC-D3, AVIC-N4
I e-mailed Pioneer to find out if they were going to do a firmware update that would support the HD tuner on the Z2. No responce yet but I'll post when they do.
i already have HD radio on my Z2
I ment would Z2 support it other than an external device. Its currently only supported by the Z2 as an EXT device. At least thats what I'm told.
How's the interface of the HD device? Is analog FM still available as a source, even though the antenna is not connected to the Z2? Will it only tune digital stations when the source is EXT?
looks like you can still get get fm. here is what is stated about teh antenna
"Car antenna cable (form vehicle’s antenna)
Connect the car antenna cable to this unit’s
antenna input. It is not necessary to connect to
head unit’s antenna input.
If you use this unit with a navigation system that
can receive traffic information from the built-in
FM tuner, connect the car antenna cable to both
this unit and the navigation system with an
antenna splitter or to a separate antenna."
The HD tuner has HD and analog built-in. So you run your antenna to it, and you will always use EXT to listen to the radio. Your regular AM/FM source is no longer used
The HD tuner has HD and analog built-in. So you run your antenna to it, and you will always use EXT to listen to the radio. Your regular AM/FM source is no longer used
bingo!
Too bad. I've ordered the HD tuner but I do like the FM interface on the Z2. I hope Pioneer comes out with an update to make full use of the HD tuner.
Pioneer said that they do not forsee a firmware update regarding HD radio in the Z2 in the near future.
How truly pitifull. There top of the line stereo and they do not have native HD capacity. I can buy a $60 stereo from best buy that has HD functionality built in. Pioneer should really be embarrassed by that.
I agree. One of the reasons I might be switching here soon.
Pioneer said that they do not forsee a firmware update regarding HD radio in the Z2 in the near future.
Where you able to talk to one rep? How did you learn about this?
I talked to the Pioneer rep via e-mail.
I talked to the Pioneer rep via e-mail.
I talked to the Pioneer rep via e-mail.
what about the z-3? and if we were to update our z-2's to z-3's would we get the ability?
Nope.