I have a Escort Passport 8500 X50 and wanted to get this topic moving along.

Anyone ever interface a Radar Detector with a AVIC Unit?

i alwyas thought about that. why no one yet has intergraded radar with stereos.

Probably becuase they are illegal in some states (i.e. VA)

Anyone have any technicial info on Pioneer's IP-Bus System?

It think it would be possible to take the X50's Audio Out, and give it a IP Bus Connection or something.

I gave this some more thought and realized, it's not really practical.

I know this would be possible by using a Aux In cable.
However, the source would have to be on Aux to hear the sounds.
So, if you wanted to listen to XM or the Radio, your out of luck.

Now, what would be REALLY COOL is if the D1 would make a GPS Location when a full strength radar signal was detected. I'll stop dreaming now.

Believe it or not Jason, your dream is partially realized in parts of Europe. They use cameras for traffic violations in some countries. Pioneer and TeleAtlas note the location of the units that are fixed in place and compile them. Every so often you burn it on a CDR and put it in your Z1 to update the locations and it will prompt you each time you are approaching one. Awesome! But too many legal issues to implement in the US.

JasonH said:

I gave this some more thought and realized, it's not really practical.

I know this would be possible by using a Aux In cable.
However, the source would have to be on Aux to hear the sounds.
So, if you wanted to listen to XM or the Radio, your out of luck.

Now, what would be REALLY COOL is if the D1 would make a GPS Location when a full strength radar signal was detected. I'll stop dreaming now.

i know some people would mark it on the system, when at the camera. and they would give it an icon, and enable the icon to show on the map all the time

I'd just like to wire my Bel detector to mute the radio when it alrams! Some times I've got the radio up so loud I can't here the detector.