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Old 11-09-2007, 09:02 PM   #1
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hb,

With your new radio, can you listen to the radio, xm, or cd without the screen up?

I have been looking into the same radio you have now but I am not sure I like the idea of always having the screen out.
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Old 11-09-2007, 09:12 PM   #2
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Nice setup HB. What's that little red and silver thingy in where the wiper dial goes on the left console strip?
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Old 11-09-2007, 09:13 PM   #3
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I think the doo hickey is the switch that allows him to watch movies on his way to work.
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Old 11-09-2007, 09:21 PM   #4
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Nice setup HB. What's that little red and silver thingy in where the wiper dial goes on the left console strip?
David, as Gary mentioned it's a toggle switch that grounds one of the wires so that you can view videos while you are in motion. You could probably rig it to work without the toggle switch. I installed a Jensen VM9312 into my girlfriend's Scion tC which didn't require a toggle switch.
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Old 11-09-2007, 09:24 PM   #5
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Ok last question (for now) i know I can change the background color, but can the buttons change color also?
Ok I just looked this up and the buttons on the panel can change colors between blue and red.

And how about uploading pictures for backgrounds or screensavers?
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Old 11-10-2007, 07:51 AM   #6
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Sure no problem

Pioneer has a screen saver studio software. You can either download their pre made screen savers, or you can create your own from images or movies. If you've created your own, all you need to do is burn the finished product to a CD and insert it into your Pioneer head unit. You can dowload the software from here http://pioneer.jp/car/pclink3a/index-e.html

I hope this helps.
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Old 11-09-2007, 09:16 PM   #7
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You can keep the screen closed and still listen to all the different functions. Navigating from one to the other isn't as quick with the screen closed. With the screen closed, the remote does help switching from one option to the next without taking your eyes off the road. The newer units such as mine if you choose to have the remote, you will need to buy it separate. There were plenty of times when I had my old unit I drove around with the screen closed, especially at night when I didn't want to see the light from the screen all the time.
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