Forum: Deck Help

I just had a Clarion vx400 installed in my car last night. I was messing with the general settings and was trying to set the monitor brightness. Somehow I accidentally got on the ts calibration screen. When it told me to touch the corners, I didn't know that I was supposed to touch the little...

Hello! Another question for you installers! Just bought the deck mentioned above...its a DVD player also. How do you bypass so that dvd can be watched without the e-brake on? Thanks guys, and sorry for all the idiotic questions lately...been outta the game for too long i suppose!!!

Hey my buddy is selling his Pioneer DVD HU and replacing it with an Eclipse Navigation set up... He has a potential buyer for the Pioneer but the guy wants to see it work. Without hooking it up to the car here was my plan: Power and Ignition wire to a car battery and the chassis ground to...

Hello all! New to the forum and hoping someone can help me. I have a Clarion VX400 I recently installed and am quite happy with it until today. I was on a call as I got into my car and when I started the car, the BT took over the call but I had no audio. I could still talk and be heard by the...

man aint been on in a min lol okay so i got my 08 escalade,no nav and i wanna add an aftermarket but my unit has a 6 disc changer and the way the dvd is set up i have to insert the disc up front,now will i lose these if i go after market i been looking at the mounting kits and its looking that way...

And it goes against my better judgment. But damn, this thing looks nice. The price is low. I can get them for $300... http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_23589_Sony+XAV-60.html $300 is still a decent amount of money unless your out buying $1K McIntosh units :awesome: Anyhow. Whatcha...

Who has personal experience with Valor? Are their products really that bad? They look like they offer quite a bit for the price. I was thinking about giving one a try. How bad are they really? lol

I purchased the VX400 from about 2 months ago and I am having some problems with it. There are two main problems and I do not know what to do or who to contact about them. 1. About every other day the stereo beeps twice and then goes to the startup screen. When it comes back on it has reset...

anyone have one of these or know where to get one just checked ebay and google shopping i lost mine

Which RCA's from my Dual XDVD8182 head unit, do I connect to my Mono Block Amp for my subwoofers??? Is it JUST the one labelled Subwoofer?:S(I'm new to car audio.) The link below has a wiring diagram on page 7. http://www.dualav.com/support/manuals/xdvd8182.pdf

Okay just wanted some opinions:argh I'm debating on a new head unit and I've researched all over and heres what I found that I like but everyone has one thing that I want missing. I like the JVC KW-AVX720, but it only has 2.5 volt output, does it really matter? The clarion vx409 but it...

OK so I installed my Touch Screen into my 2002 Lincoln Ls, it works all well and dandy but when I turn the vehicle off I lose all my presets and stuff. I connected the "ignition key" wire from the Touch to the 12v switch on my car. Should I have connected it to the 12v Constant instead? and would...

I need suggestions for a single din head unit. I don't care how it looks I'm going for sound quality with a budget of $200 give or take a few. Must have include RCA outs. Sound quality is all that matters. So what say you? Thanks in advance guys!

Hi all this is also in regards to the previous post but I think I want to drive my friend towards this Clarion HU... It has the ability to be expanded for Navi which is nice... Has integrated Bluetooth which will be good for him. And has the back up camera integration that I was talking about...

dropped my ipod in the salt lake so i got a new touch just got home to alaska and the deck can control the ipod but not charge apple disabled the firewire charging on the 3g touchs so is there any adapter for this deck or a different ipod cable for the ib100II that has the 5v usb charging id...

I was browsing through some JVC stuff and stumbled on this beauty: http://mobile.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL028575&pathId=54&page=1 It has some good numbers and generally the features I come to expect from JVC. Then it has this "Bongiovi Acoustics DSP" and Im like WTF is that. So...

Hey gang, got a question. Do aftermarket head units use a standard layout for the harness?? Cause I got a sony xplod unit for cheap, it does need the red swithced wire replaced in the harness. I have a harness that I got from a buddy of mine and I compared them and the wires all match up. ...

I have a DEH-P680MP and it is currently not receiving power due to a blown fuse or the connection in the back has come loose. I have school tonight after work in a bad area and I cannot fix the power issue until later this week. Is there a method with this model to remove the faceplate for...

I have a AVH-P5700DVD and I wanted to know if anyone knew a way to put mp3's on a dvd and get them to play on this dvd player. Heres a link to the manual. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pio/pe/images/portal/cit_11221/212667155AVHP5700DVDOperationManual.pdf Im using Nero ultimate but I can...