We just got these in the other day, i am wanting to get one realllll bad, i love how they are 7" DD and six disc, and only 1000$...anyone have this unit and how do you like it as far as ipod, dvd quality, full OSD, and anything extra: xm display, look and feel of the whole unit??

I just installed mine today on an 02 alty, i was hoping to install it on my new g35 but the install parts havnt come in for the g35 and i just couldnt resist seeing it installed.

I agree, one of the best features is the built in 6cd changer. i love navi, dont get me wrong, but the 'wow' factor of navi gets old quick, but the benefit of having 6 cds with mp3s queued up just keeps giving...i have 4 cds full of mp3s, rock, hiphop,dance, chill/ambient and 2 dvd's(the office, and chapelle show)

custom backgrounds would be nice..but ehhh...the built in animated backdrops are pretty slick, especially the clock one.

best of the non navis, boot up FAST. if i were to get a navi it would def be the Z1, its just too bad it loads up slow. And the idea of having a 2.5" notebook drive(off the shelf seagate drive i beileve) is not comforting at all. these notebook drives are not meant for a bumpy environment like a vehicle. a sudden jolt of the car while the heads are reading/writing and kiss the drive goodbye. PLUS these are mechanical components, they WILL fail, its only a matter of time..some drives take years to fail, other can be months. if it were a user-serviceable part i wouldnt care...but i doubt Pioneer would want you digging into that drive.

I cant wait for someone to take the Z1 apart, make a 1:1 image of any/all partitions on the drive using Ghost and put it up on the net so others could rebuild and replace the drive should it fail....hey, that would be an awesome writeup! if i had access to a z1 i would definitely attempt it.

anyways, thats just my .02$


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COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME FIND THE HACK TO PLAY DVD VIDEO WHILE IN MOTION for the AVH-P6800DVD ???? THE BYPASS HAS TO BE SOMEWHERE...thanks everyone!!

r3zon8 said:

COULD SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME FIND THE HACK TO PLAY DVD VIDEO WHILE IN MOTION for the AVH-P6800DVD ???? THE BYPASS HAS TO BE SOMEWHERE...thanks everyone!!

+1 - I have my 6800 coming this week :D

just like all AVH's take the ebrake wire (the very long olive colored one) and then put it to a 2 prong two position toggle switch, take that olive wire to one prong, on the other side of the toggle ground the other prong to either the ground wires from the unit or somewhere else thats groundable

Volutone Distributing said:

just like all AVH's take the ebrake wire (the very long olive colored one) and then put it to a 2 prong two position toggle switch, take that olive wire to one prong, on the other side of the toggle ground the other prong to either the ground wires from the unit or somewhere else thats groundable

After reading the manual, I would agree that this is the bypass. It sounds like you need to toggle the switch (e-brake) on-off-on when you want video, according to some sources.

hey if anyone needs AVH's or AVIC's and the new S1's just let me know i can get them from work reeaall cheap almost wholesale

I installed mine last night. First impression is that it's a very nice head unit. Video playback is sharp and clear. Audio sounds better than the stock Bose HU. Menus and such are easy to navigate, but I had to look around for some options. I still can't find where I disable key press "beeps." So far, I'm happy. :D

I have yet to try burning an MP3 DVD, but it doesn't sound like it will work according to the manual :(

Volutone Distributing said:

hey if anyone needs AVH's or AVIC's and the new S1's just let me know i can get them from work reeaall cheap almost wholesale

I'm interested in this unit as well as the z1. let me know.

Yndio

just message me with what you need

I just got one and i would like to know how do you disable the video while driving feature can you just ground the olive wire like the old ones instead of having to use a switch

i used to have the avh-p6600dvd, before i got the 6800dvd, and i had the green wire directly attached to a ground point. this worked perfectly before, but now that i try it on my 6800dvd i get the warning and vieo wont play.

if i put in on a switch that would mean i need to manually throw the switch, am i right?

are there any other hacks/mods for it?

thanks!

do you guys think the item ducati makes will work for this unit? Isn't the z1 very similiar to the 6800, just without the navigation features?

Hello all,
I'm new to this forum, and so far I love it. I just got my 6800 yesterday and did the install myself. This thing is great!!! you guys answered my question before I even asked it. (the dvd playing while in motion) I will try it this weekend. Another question I had is about RDS, I read the manual from front to back and in reverse and I cant seem to find this function, Does it come with it? Also 95% of my cd's have text, Why won't most show up? Lastly, is there a way to dim the light, this thing is freakin bright at night. Thanks

any1 :D

yeah the question is still not awnsered i finally got my truck back from the body shop and i plan on installing the unit this weekend please help, do i just ground the wire like the old units or what.....please help

since you guys already have the unit installed, try the procedure that ducati has stated in his other threads and if that doesn't work, then ground the wire like previous generation AVH units. This is only reason why i'm holding back in purchasing the AVH-P6800DVD.

Here is a ciucuit I used... Works well for my 6800.



This starts the circuit to the ebrake out at ground then over 10s raises it to 12v making the system thing you applied the ebrake 10 seconds after you started the car. You will still get the warning message, but no limitations!

^^--- nice mike! by any chance can you tell me how to build one of those? What parts did you use? thanks

Well on my 6800 I just used a bypass switch. So when it gives the "prohibited" message I just hit the switch i'm ready to go.

btw anyone figure out any other hacks yet?

If you take it to radio shack they can set you up with the 100uF capacitor and 50K ohm resistor. You just have to make sure to install the capacitor in with the + lead connected to the +12v Accessory line.

This mod acts like the bypass switch just automatically toggles the switch 10 seconds after the ignition is turned on. The ignition must be off for 10 seconds for this circuit to reset... so when you are testing it, dont just turn the carr off then on real quick. If you do then the circuit will not reset and toggle the input. Leav the car off for about 10-15 seconds to give the cap time to fully discharge. Not a problem during normal use...

This circuit has worked on several of my friends sony DVD systems, but I have been told it did not work on the kenwood systems. May need to increase the resistor value for kenwoods.

PS: Next time I do this mod I will photograph it and post the pics.

Can someone explain the logic behind the moving video protection on the 6800? So if the unit is grounded when the car is started (and the unit gets power), it gives the error and does not allow video, correct?

If the e-brake wire goes to ground after X seconds (10?) of the unit being on, the protection is bypassed?

Or if you see the protection/error message, and then put the e-brake wire to ground, then it lets you through?

Someone just confirm this so I can understand how the proposed workaround address the issue. Thanks all.

- Josh

can someone post the way to do it without a switch? I would like to have it done automatically. please

sonnieeeeboi said:

can someone post the way to do it without a switch? I would like to have it done automatically. please

that's why I'm asking why the above mentioned proposed workaround work... so i can figure out how to do it without a switch.

so, basically, i take the olive looking hand brake wire and connect a 100uF cap to it(negative side) and connect the positive side of the cap to an 12v ACC source? What about the resister? Do i just have it connecting to the olive wire too and just ground that?

mikecramer43026 said:

If you take it to radio shack they can set you up with the 100uF capacitor and 50K ohm resistor. You just have to make sure to install the capacitor in with the + lead connected to the +12v Accessory line.

This mod acts like the bypass switch just automatically toggles the switch 10 seconds after the ignition is turned on. The ignition must be off for 10 seconds for this circuit to reset... so when you are testing it, dont just turn the carr off then on real quick. If you do then the circuit will not reset and toggle the input. Leav the car off for about 10-15 seconds to give the cap time to fully discharge. Not a problem during normal use...

This circuit has worked on several of my friends sony DVD systems, but I have been told it did not work on the kenwood systems. May need to increase the resistor value for kenwoods.

PS: Next time I do this mod I will photograph it and post the pics.

You attach one end of the 100uF cap to the +12v ACC line and the other end to the olive wire... then the resistor goes from ground to the connection between the cap and olive wire (3 connections here).

sonnieeeeboi said:

so, basically, i take the olive looking hand brake wire and connect a 100uF cap to it(negative side) and connect the positive side of the cap to an 12v ACC source? What about the resister? Do i just have it connecting to the olive wire too and just ground that?

mikecramer43026 said:

If you take it to radio shack they can set you up with the 100uF capacitor and 50K ohm resistor. You just have to make sure to install the capacitor in with the + lead connected to the +12v Accessory line.

This mod acts like the bypass switch just automatically toggles the switch 10 seconds after the ignition is turned on. The ignition must be off for 10 seconds for this circuit to reset... so when you are testing it, dont just turn the carr off then on real quick. If you do then the circuit will not reset and toggle the input. Leav the car off for about 10-15 seconds to give the cap time to fully discharge. Not a problem during normal use...

This circuit has worked on several of my friends sony DVD systems, but I have been told it did not work on the kenwood systems. May need to increase the resistor value for kenwoods.

PS: Next time I do this mod I will photograph it and post the pics.