Just installed new NAV/DVD head unit (with pics)

[rrolff]

Originally Posted by radioprius1

No. this thing has no manual - but there are settiings - found the one for steering control, they are all custom - you press the button to associate, and press the corresponding steering button. They communicate (there's a update showing an input was pressed - along with a unique number for each button - i press the "store", and life is not as good as it seems......

I think this will be a long, sometimes difficult relationship.

The better half looked at it this evening - and we ended up spending 2 hrs in the garage (while the kids did ???). She likes gadgets, owns 3 ipods (as they grow so do her friends). We watched some DVD, she played with settings, set many correctly. I have not had time to touch the thing, and frankly, it's like setting up a PC - WinCE - menus for each specific program (means you must setup the nav program with its settings, setup the radio, setup the...........).

I plugged in my iPhone, and it immediately said "unrecognizable......" can't charge (screens I've never seen in my iPhone life) - then went into airplane mode

She plugs in her iTouch (OS 3.0), presses the source button, and bingo - we have all access to her iTouch - menus songs etc - all run remotely on the touch screen - with a very cool nice interface - she and I were impressed with this piece...

I knew I was in for an adventure - and that it is... I'm sure most things will work out - of course steering is the MOST important - stay tuned.........

[rrolff]

Originally Posted by frenchie

It should work : I recognized on one picture the white plug with 3 wires (white / red /black)...


Congratulations Rolf ...
Next time you will remove your HU for installing the cam, maybe 3 minutes are enough...

Frenchie is correct - swapping a HU is really a 3 minute job - and tres facile - gotta love the French - my single favorite place on the planet.... Now for steering controls - that's the deal breaker....... If you are in Paris, next time I run through there, the wine's on me Bourgogne is fine with me too

[kawita]

How long does it take to boot up when you turn the car on?

Thanks for all the info.

[rrolff]

Originally Posted by kawita

How long does it take to boot up when you turn the car on?

Thanks for all the info.

Takes maybe 3-5 seconds - that was one of my criteria (for backup cam) - it comes up faster than our '05 Lexus - no backup cam yet to see that side... Guess it makes sense - WincE devices turn on quickly, and this is running a 400Mhz Samsung processor (we used a similar one in an embedded design a few years back - running Linux though). I still can't really relate much about the thing - it's too new, and the hours I've logged were driving, so I still have at best limited knowledge of ANYTHING. I was able to program AM and a few FM stations today . Funny thing - I have no idea what the model number/part number/identifying (???) is - and the support to date is nothing short of nothing...

[kawita]

Does the factory AUX input still work?
&
Where did you run the I-Pod cable?

Thanks again

[rrolff]

Originally Posted by kawita

Does the factory AUX input still work?
&
Where did you run the I-Pod cable?

Thanks again

Hrmm - didn't even think to look - but now that you mention it, no AUX... Of course this is to be expected as the AUX inputs are not connected to the HU. I haven't even looked because I've been running Bluetooth to my iPhone (for phone and podcasts). The AUX in at some point will be wired further back (back of the center console) for gaming - or whatever... If you wanted, you RCA jacks... Or make a cable back to the center console 3.5mm plug...

The iPod cable just runs under the trim of the center console, and the iPhone sits under the bridge. It is not custom yet. I plan to route it under the bridge, and back to the center console - but know not how the bridge center (under) is disassembled. iPhone doesn't charge anyways - so that interface currently sucks (I'm guessing there's something to fix this - but at the moment, that's like question 21 on the big list).

[cpatch]

Originally Posted by rrolff

Now for steering controls - that's the deal breaker.

I'm confused...I thought the steering controls worked and are customizable.

[frenchie]

Originally Posted by rrolff

....
The iPod cable just runs under the trim of the center console, and the iPhone sits under the bridge. It is not custom yet. I plan to route it under the bridge, and back to the center console -.....

Just remove the center console and route the cables under the console and to the bridge.
Once the console is removed , you can find (easyly) a way to route a cable to the lower part of the bridge.
To remove the console, there is a doc there , you select prius w30 and search for USB installation.

[urlyadoptr]

This is truly awesome - thanks for the great posts! I'm wondering if I now regret getting a P-III instead of a P-II. Does anyone know if the steering-wheel controlled Bluetooth on the III needs the factory HU, or would it still work with an aftermarket HU like rrolff's? Also wondering if the aftermarket HU will support the XM receiver in my III?

Thanks again - awesome!

[rrolff]

Originally Posted by urlyadoptr

This is truly awesome - thanks for the great posts! I'm wondering if I now regret getting a P-III instead of a P-II. Does anyone know if the steering-wheel controlled Bluetooth on the III needs the factory HU, or would it still work with an aftermarket HU like rrolff's? Also wondering if the aftermarket HU will support the XM receiver in my III?

Thanks again - awesome!

I know on my HU (and others I looked at), the steering controls are programmable - so you go into the HU settings, select the function (Bluetooth answer / vol+ / track+ etc), and press the corresponding button on the steering wheel.

That's how it's supposed to work - and it sort of does on mine - at least I see that when I press a button, the HU shows a unique ID - I just can't save it because the thing has no manual, and I have not figured out the whole support thing (they're on like Taiwan time - which means they come "on line" at 5PM)....