Pioneer Carrozzeria

[95GTST]

My GTST has a Pioneer Carrozzeria sound system (TV, GPS capability, Tape, Radio and Mini-Disc stacker), but after speaking with Pioneer, they don't have a converter for AUS TV stations.

Does anyone know if you can sell these back to Japan? Is there someone around that would buy this? Pioneer said that this system retails as $4200! Everything bar the TV is working, it even has 2 GPS/Street Directories for Japan in it!!!

[RbHed]

sounds cool......

if only those japs gizmo work in australia

[paulr33]

My R33 has the same Carrozzeria stuff. Pioneer wont help you, its Japanese domestic equipment. My TV works but its terrible reception can only just get channel 9. My headunit works ok, (low FM radio range though). The TV has an AV input so you can connect an external unit/device to it. Mine actually has two. It's a TV-XP7 with a controller unit just below the glove box, behind the carpet. Check if yours has one. If you find the controller box there'll inputs for

4 x Attennas (Single wire 3.5mm plugs)

1 x Sat Nav input (bizzaro plug)

1 x RCA Video IN

2 x RCA Audio IN (Left n Right)

1 x Main output to Screen (Another bizzaro plug)

The screen is NTSC and requires an NTSC input signal. I tested this with a Pioneer home DVD player and connected it via RCA and it worked fine, depsite it being a PAL (Aus) DVD Player. Ill look at getting a car dvd player and trying that. Maybe a cheap Viscom DVD/VCD/Mp3 Player

[Rezz]

>95GTST:

I don't think you'd be able to sell it back here. The cost of freight on top of the peanuts you'd get for it wouldn't make it worthwhile for you or the buyer...

[dojobi]

Even though Pioneer doesn't sell a converter for it, have you asked around at places like Dick Smith Electronics? There's bound to be something that you can do with it.

[95GTST]

Thanks guys for your imput. NAM's Electronics in Sydney said that they can convert the whole system to PAL for around $1100, and apparently they've done it before...

PaulR33, thanks mate for info, I'll check my system out tonite.

This unit also has a 12 disc stacker (Pioneer P1200) which, Pioneer said isn't standard with the Carrozzeria model, but I can hook it up to any of the Pioneer "P" series head units... Pity I just bought a new Alpine MP3 player!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers guys,

Kyran.