I was just wondering if the AVIC F900BT is totally compatable with using a iPhone 4S. The issue that I am having is that when I plug in my iphone all the music functions work flawlessly. But if I press the video button my F900BT goes to the slashsceern then I get the message that the "System Startup is in Progress" and never plays the video. I have downloaded the video from Itunes to my iPhone, and I also went a purchased a new set of AV cables from Apple. Still no luck. Is it a compatability issue, or is there possibility that there is a software update that I need to do.

Thanks in advance for all your help!

I have read several issues with people and their iPhones lately with ios5. It is not specific to 4s fr what I understand. I don't play video of iPhone just my old iPod. Try putting those cables in the AV2 and manually playing it after putting avics av2 on video

Also do you have it hard or soft modded to play with out Ebrake?

My F700BT works fine with my iPhone 3GS, iOS 5.1.1, OEM Apple composite cables, as long as I play music, podcasts, and even Pandora (shows song info and clipart too). However, press the video button on the F700 and it reboots and never plays the video, just like you. I have found that you can watch videos if you set AV1 to video. That seems to be the only workaround for this issue. BTW, I'm using ver 3.x software on the AVIC.

Like I said before this is a firmware issue with how ios5 communicates with avic via data communication. In AV mode it will work fine because No data being transferred. Somewhere in the SDK someone had found an issue.

I was just wondering if the AVIC F900BT is totally compatable with using a iPhone 4S. The issue that I am having is that when I plug in my iphone all the music functions work flawlessly. But if I press the video button my F900BT goes to the slashsceern then I get the message that the "System Startup is in Progress" and never plays the video. I have downloaded the video from Itunes to my iPhone, and I also went a purchased a new set of AV cables from Apple. Still no luck. Is it a compatability issue, or is there possibility that there is a software update that I need to do.

 

Thanks in advance for all your help!

You need to get the sync cable with AV out.

You need to get the sync cable with AV out.

That does not fix his issue. I have an Apple AV cord as do many other readers and the problem persists. The issue is with the Apple OS, period.

The iPhone 4S will not play videos on the F series. I've contacted both Pioneer and Apple on this issue and they blame the issue on each other. Pioneer is no longer supporting these units with up-dates etc. so I'm afraid this issue won't get fixed unless we collectively raise a big stink with Pioneer about it, but even then they still probably won't do anything about it. I've been a dedicated Pioneer customer for many years but because of this I'm very disappointed with Pioneer and lately have been considering buying from a different manufacturer next time, one that supports their products.

Change the input setting. Just don't control it through aviv control through iPhone. Even better grab the airvideo app and stream your movies from home. Works fine on my 4s and 4 and retired 3GS I use as iPod.

The iPhone 4S will not play videos on the F series. I've contacted both Pioneer and Apple on this issue and they blame the issue on each other. Pioneer is no longer supporting these units with up-dates etc. so I'm afraid this issue won't get fixed unless we collectively raise a big stink with Pioneer about it, but even then they still probably won't do anything about it. I've been a dedicated Pioneer customer for many years but because of this I'm very disappointed with Pioneer and lately have been considering buying from a different manufacturer next time, one that supports their products.

The problem is not with the 4S, it is with iOS 5.x. To play videos on an F series unit, change your AV1 input on the F unit to video instead of ipod. You then control your video from your phone instead of the F unit.

Correct

i tried doing that i can get at sound of the movie to some thru the speakers but no video what am i doing wrong?

oops sound of the movie thru the speakers but no video?

anybody have any ideas i have tried over and over with no luck i really did not want to use the air video app because in some of the areas i go i gave no cell service

I've been a dedicated Pioneer customer for many years but because of this I'm very disappointed with Pioneer and lately have been considering buying from a different manufacturer next time, one that supports their products.

You will have the same issue with any other manufacture three plus years from now. None of them offer updates after they have discontinued the last years unit. Just something you must accept if you purchase from these Japanese companies.

If you play your music long enough you'll notice that it will drop to one side of the speakers. Then go back. It gets annoying after about 20 minutes. At least thats what ts doing on mine. Also, i was told the only way to fix it is to set your iphone version back to the older ios.

Are you able to still use Pandora and get it to even show in the audio sources? I just reloaded my iPhone 3GS to 5.1.1 yesterday and this morning it won't show as a device on my AVIC f700bt. I can connect to it via bluetooth, but that's it so far. Anyone having the same problem? It was working with 5.0.1. This sucks!

I started trying to roll the phone back to 4.3.x, but I'd rather not if I don't have to. Plus, it hasn't been too cooperative thus far...

wait till 2 weeks from now when ios6 is out before you do anything drastic. My iphone 4s running ios6 works fine BUT you have to have music downloaded onto the unit. It struggles when streaming music.

tail24, have you noticed if you can play videos on the F700 under iOS6 without having to change around the AV1 settings to "video"?

If you play your music long enough you'll notice that it will drop to one side of the speakers. Then go back. It gets annoying after about 20 minutes. At least thats what ts doing on mine. Also, i was told the only way to fix it is to set your iphone version back to the older ios.

Your problem is the cable you are using and this is very common with F series users on this forum. How much did you pay for your iPod cable?

As I mentioned before, my upgrade to iOS 5.1.1 broke the integration to my AVIC700bt. I no longer get the ipod icon and have to use AV1 instead set to video. I upgraded to 6.0, same problem. I rolled all the way back to 4.1, same problem. Has anyone had the ipod icon disappear in the music source screen even when the ipod was connected and you had AV1 set to ipod? I'm starting to wonder if this is tied to something else, or if apple did something unreversible to my phone such that something underlying the OS is now upgraded. My baseband is 5.16.07, but I'm not sure what that means. Maybe that was upgraded and is connected to how the phone communicates?

Correct. But I am also on 6 and have been for months and also been on 5.1.1 and iPhone worked. How about try initiating pandora or a song then plug it in. See how it does. Is it charging while not showing iPhone?

It gives me the warning about the unsupported accessory and makes a connection ding noise, so it's connecting. I can use it just fine through the AV1 set to video. It just won't see it as an ipod anymore...

My iPhone 4s was having the same issue with the video not working. After I upgraded to iOS 6, I lost all usage of my phone. No ipod, no pandora, and now I get the "charging is not supported with this accessory" message when I plug it in. It also wont work with an iPhone 3gs running iOS 6. Major bummer, as I used pandora all of the time......

I have a avic f900-bt with firmware 3.something and the parking brake wiring mod.

All three iPhones of mine work. 3GS-4-4s. We will see the 5 in a couple weeks when I get that.