Does there're TMC hardware in F500bt?

Posted Jul 14, 2009 · 07:28 UTC#1

Hello everyone,

I just brought F500bt from 6ave.com,

And now i install LeetLauncher v3.0 and set iGo being my default navigator.

I'm searching TMC on iGo software and it's show the message Cannot find TMC hardware.

Did TMC hardware equipped with this model? If not can i buy any hardware to add-on?

Thank you very much.

Posted Jul 14, 2009 · 08:26 UTC#2

There is no TMC (or MSN-Direct) receiver in the F500BT. TMC or MSN-Direct is being received and supplied to the F500BT by the cradle. The UC (USA) version of the F500BT doesn't come with a TMC cradle but with a MSN-Direct cradle. You can order a TMC cradle from Pioneer Europe for about 60,- Euro. Don't forget to order the TMC antenna as well because the antenna is not the same as the MSN-Direct version.

Posted Jul 18, 2009 · 10:27 UTC#3

Thank you very much fred_internet,

I try to find TMC cradle from euro but i can't find it,

So could you tell me which website that i could find TMC cradle and TMC antenna?

Posted Jul 21, 2009 · 16:26 UTC#4

still waiting for help...

Posted Sep 09, 2009 · 02:26 UTC#5

According to Pioneer official website, F500BT should comes with a built in MSN Direct Tuner.

Actually, according Pioneer and MSNDirect, F500BT, F90BT, F900BT and X910BT come with BuiltIn MSN Direct Tuner.

By reading the Service manual, http://www.4shared.com/get/102630348/ad ... 4175_.html, the TMC/MSN module is on board, only the Antenna is connected to the Craddle, which is actually optional.

Posted Sep 09, 2009 · 05:41 UTC#6

I have had the same issue. The solution which worked for me is launch the 'APL\uComInitComm.exe'.

I believe it runs a process which opens or initiates the serial port which the TMC uses...

Please let me know if it works for you...

Posted Sep 09, 2009 · 19:13 UTC#7

And how do you run this program while the unit has started? You can't access it I guess.

Rene

Posted Oct 12, 2009 · 09:56 UTC#8

According to Pioneer official website, F500BT should comes with a built in MSN Direct Tuner.

Actually, according Pioneer and MSNDirect, F500BT, F90BT, F900BT and X910BT come with BuiltIn MSN Direct Tuner.

By reading the Service manual, http://www.4shared.com/get/102630348/ad ... 4175_.html, the TMC/MSN module is on board, only the Antenna is connected to the Craddle, which is actually optional.

Thank you very much for your link of Service Manual for AVIC F500BT! At long last I can read it!

Posted Oct 12, 2009 · 10:48 UTC#9

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"RDS-TMC tuner is embedded in the cradle. Therefore, this function is available only when the navigation system is attached to the cradle"

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Operation Manual, AVIC F500BT (EU). Page 47.

The 'antenna' is nothing but a single piece of thin wire, I think about a metre long, terminated in a 90 degree mini jack plug which inserts into the cradle.