audio is off balance only when playing ipod. the right channel on my pioneer F90bt is weaker than left one when playing an ipod (works perfect on cd's, dvd's etc.), tried 3 different cd-iu230v cables and 4 different ipods with the same result..

someone help please. no idea what it could be

Do you have the latest firmware? I had that problem until I updated the firmware, havent had a problem since.

audio is off balance only when playing ipod. the right channel on my pioneer F90bt is weaker than left one when playing an ipod (works perfect on cd's, dvd's etc.), tried 3 different cd-iu230v cables and 4 different ipods with the same result..

 

 

someone help please. no idea what it could be

yeah, i have 2.0 on it

anyone?

It sounds like a defective unit. If this problem only occurs with the iPod, and you tried multiple cables and iPods, all with the same problem, then the problem lies in the radio. Have you tried plugging it in from the front and using AV2?

ill give that a whirl, your talking about the 2.5mm jack in the front right?

Yep. You'll probably have to have it repaired regardless, but in the meantime its an effective alternative if it works.

Check the plug on the back of the deck. My bet is that one of the RCA input pins has pulled out slightly. Same thing that happened to me.

Check the plug on the back of the deck. My bet is that one of the RCA input pins has pulled out slightly. Same thing that happened to me.

That is a possibility, but what are the odds of that happening with multiple cables like he said he tried?

But it isn't the ipod "cable", it was the Pioneer harness with the white plug. For me anyways.

Oh gotcha, didn't think of that. Definitely would be a possibility.

thanks never thought of that

I have this same issue. Sometimes it occurs while listening (after about 8 songs in) or sometimes it occurs as son as the avic powers up. ONLY occurs with Ipod as the source. I've found that disconnecting the IPOD's USB connection for about 10 seconds, then reconnecting..solves the issue. I have to do this several times per week unfotunately.

Did you ever get this fixed?

audio is off balance only when playing ipod. the right channel on my pioneer F90bt is weaker than left one when playing an ipod (works perfect on cd's, dvd's etc.), tried 3 different cd-iu230v cables and 4 different ipods with the same result..

 

 

someone help please. no idea what it could be

I have this issue aswell only with mine it's the left side drops out or is significantly lower than the right.

I haven't changed any cables yet, I was going to take it to the place I got it fitted to check out the connections, I'll let you know how that goes. I have an iphone connected, again only happens with ipod connection.

figured out that it was a loose pin in the harness

I had that same problem. Took it back to dealer, Lott's Stereo in Santa Cruz. They replaced the Pioneer cable to the iPod and it's been perfect since.

figured out that it was a loose pin in the harness

Could you elaborate a bit? Mine is still exhibiting the symptoms and usually has the issue very smoothly. Fades out from left to right and may decide to fade back in right to left. Right channel always fine. Left channel may be fine, then may slowly fade completely out. Never in any abrubt manner or over bumps. not exhbiting any sort of loose connection type issue at all. Seems like its software related?

I have *exactly* the same problem/behavior!

-S

My left audio just abruptly went out on my iPhone. I wiggled the cable a bit (the dock connector -> iPhone) and it came back for a second. I ordered a new iPod cable so hopefully it fixes the problem.

Call pioneer technical support and if you purchased it from one of their authorized dealers they'll send you a replacement RCA harness. That's what they are doing with me. Their number is 1-800-421-1404.

Problem Found, Possibly SOLVED.

After reading everyones post about the RCA harness being faulty and/or the ipod harness being crap. I decided to pull the radio out and do some wiggling. I turned the radio on and switched the source to iPod. The right channel was significantly lower/distorted than the left channel. I then pulled the radio out and started pushing and pulling on the wires on the RCA plug harness that goes into the back of the radio nothing changed at all. I then decided to switch the right and left RCAs from the ipod cable to see if the left speakers went out. As soon as i twisted the right RCA plug the right speakers started playing at a normal volume with NO distortion. YAY!! The RCA's were plugged all the way in so im not sure why it had a bad connection. I tried wiggling and moving the plug to see if I could get it to go out and I couldn't get it to go out again. So I decided to switch the RCA's. The right is on the left and left is on the right and I put a bunch of electrical tape on the RCA's to try and hold them together. Hopefully I won't have a problem anymore. If the problem does come back I will possibly hard wire the ipod cable into the pioneer. Hope this will solve your problems. I will update in after a week or so of driving to see if it comes back.

I took my truck for about a two hour drive and did some other short traveling over the past week and my ipod never gave me any trouble. If I were any of you still having the same problem you should try what I did in the previous post and see if it helps solve your problem.

I had the same problem with my left channel. It was intermittently low and distorted and normal. When I twisted my RCA connection, the sound came back and stayed back. I tried a lot of other things and nothing else worked. It seems that Pioneer has used low quality connectors...

Tim

Yeah... This seems to be an issue, i pulled everything out, and then plugged everything back in and I was good to go. Hopefully this wont be an ongoing thing, taking everything a part on my car is a pain in the ass! Thank god for this forum!