I have the F700BT and it is nothing like in that video. It is rather quick, and some buttons for certain functions are quicker. Sometime, for certain fonction (EQ), I need to press a few times, but this is rare. By the way, I have the hand break by-pass. But I am wondering if one would undo the by-pass if "button" speed would increase? Perhaps it is worth exploring this option and test this out? Anyone tried that? Did it do anything?

Alternatively, perhaps there are others on this forum who DO NOT HAVE the by-pass (software nor hardware) who have the same problem who can chim in? This could confirm that the by-pass is not the problem... Anyone?

That's definitely a different experience than I have with my own F90BT. You have a defective unit for sure. Here's a video of mine at bootup with a 160Gb iPod Classic attached:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQegFagVpOc&fmt=22

Nice video and background music.

Somehow, my loading the IPOD is much faster on my F700BT than yours, and same for BT connection, but I have turned VR off. Loading to FM takes about 5 sec so I make a point of tuning to an FM station I like before turning off the engine; this way music is almost instantaneous. I am therefore not complaining.

My menu button is about the same as yours – slow at times but speeds up after a while. Other function buttons are snappy, but it depends: FM is quick, IPOD is slower(?)

Nice set-up you have there.

Question - Do you have the by-pass? (I do)

PS - I like the end (i.e. "Fin", it gives it an European flavor..!)

Nice video and background music.

 

Somehow, my loading the IPOD is much faster on my F700BT than yours, and same for BT connection, but I have turned VR off. Loading to FM takes about 5 sec so I make a point of tuning to an FM station I like before turning off the engine; this way music is almost instantaneous. I am therefore not complaining.

 

My menu button is about the same as yours – slow at times but speeds up after a while. Other function buttons are snappy, but it depends: FM is quick, IPOD is slower(?)

 

Nice set-up you have there.

 

Question - Do you have the by-pass? (I do)

 

 

PS - I like the end (i.e. "Fin", it gives it an European flavor..!)

Thanks!

I actually did that video a few weeks ago for a forum member who also owns a Saturn Vue and was contemplating the purchase of an F90BT. I do have the by-pass done - I'm fairly certain it's a hardware by-pass as I paid a shop to install when firmware 1.0 was out but I have personally flashed it to 2.0. I am assuming any software by-pass would have been lost during an upgrade. (?)

I notice sometimes that my system is faster booting up at times compared to my video example. Strange - I think my video example is a worse-case example on my end.

Just an update to the issues I was experiencing (same as the OP):

I sent my F90BT in to Pioneer for repairs on 6/19 and received my unit back from them on 7/1 (I know I received my same unit back, since it still had my custom black knob on it ). They said they replaced the "Monitor Board" and updated the firmware to 2.006. It seems to be working much better now, so I am happy. I will have to see if it holds up, though, since my unit originally worked fine for the first few weeks and then started going to crap. My fingers are crossed in the hope that the problems with this unit are behind me.

No comments from pioneer about your bypass (if you had any)?

Keep us posted.

I have the hardware bypass in place, but they wouldn't know that since I didn't send the harness in with the unit.