Tv In Stagea

[chook]

no, still waiting for reply...project on hold till then.

[thedriver]

no, still waiting for reply...project on hold till then.

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Damn, was hoping to have do it before xmas. Oh well, keep us posted!

And G O O D L U C K.

[thedriver]

I received this reply today from Xanavi:

Thank you for choosing Xanavi products.

Your using Navigation is designed only for Japanese market, not operative in Australia.

Therefore, we're afraid that we don't have any user manual in English or amap of Australia.

This unit is not possible to be converted to English.

1.Are you able to supply me with the specifications of this unit?

→　We're sorry we do not supply any specifications to our customers.

2.Do you have a manual for it in English?

→　No, we don't.

3.Can the unit be converted to English or is an English EEPROM available?

→　No, the unit can not be converted to English. There is no English EEPROM available for this unit.

4.Are you able to supply me with a new EEPROM?

→　No, there is no EEPROM available.

We truly appreciate your patience and understanding.

If you have any furthen questions, please contact us by fax.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely.

Naomi Niida

Customer Relations Group

Xanavi Informatics Corporation

fax +81-46-259-1317

I'm hoping that I can reprogram the EEPROM and convert all the buttons to English text. Anyone know anyone that can help me with that?

[chook]

i could have anything japanese translated, just send me the text or photos. How will you go about converting the gps system ?

[thedriver]

i could have anything japanese translated, just send me the text or photos. How will you go about converting the gps system ?

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Will do - thanks. I've also got a friend who can translate, but it would be good to get it up here for everyone else.

It seems the GPS possibly can't be converted. I haven't played around too much with GPS / Navigation systems, but i think each navigation system is proprietary and given the Xanavi don't make maps for Australia, it will likely be impossible to convert. Perhaps the best bet would be to connect anoth GPS / Navigation system (TomTom, Navman etc) to the input of the screen...

Any other thoughts???

[chook]

update, have bought a NTSC converter,

http://www.threedoubleyou.com/cdm660.htm

connected it after the 12v digital box, then into the VTR2 plug and have got an acceptable picture, actually quite a good picture, just need to hardwire everything in, with sound going straight from the STB into my LINE IN on my head unit. Had some trouble keeping the widescreen ratio, but eventually found the correct touchscreen button to change between ratios.

[LO_R33]

Good to hear you got it working mate:)

Dayne

[thedriver]

update, have bought a NTSC converter,

http://www.threedoubleyou.com/cdm660.htm

connected it after the 12v digital box, then into the VTR2 plug and have got an acceptable picture, actually quite a good picture, just need to hardwire everything in, with sound going straight from the STB into my LINE IN on my head unit. Had some trouble keeping the widescreen ratio, but eventually found the correct touchscreen button to change between ratios.

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That is AWESOME. Nice work.

Have you got pics of the placement of your STB and Converter? Have you rewired the IR receiver for the STB to the console?

Have you got a seperate aftermarket head unit as well?

[AlexCim]

Ok, THAT is cool, well done mate.

Most people discard the TV's and stuff, but well done to ya!

[chook]

Got the IR sorted, just desoldered and extended the one on the STB, prob hide it inside a vent on the dash. Just going to drop them in the rear left 1/4 panel, prob just have them loose, wrapped in foam, they fit quite snug, but have to allow enough ventilation. Havnt been able to find a signal wire to turn the boxes on only when VTR2 is selected, so prob have them wired with ACC.

[Dome69]

im going to aTTEMPT TO place an indash tv/dvd player in the h/u slot below the tv, and run video lead to the rear, $350 or there abouts from ebay let you know how i go

[Silverback]

I've bought a new Head Unit DVD/Cd Player. I still have the original Pioneer Jap gear in there. The new head unit has a built in NTSC/PAL selector for output. I was wondering whether this would work if I hooked it up to the existing screen (I assume its an NTSC Screen).

Any ideas?