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johnnysinn

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Posted: November 11, 2005 at 6:00 PM / IP Logged

I tried this mod out and it worked perfectly.

I strongly suggest using a circuit tracing pen instead of solder. The contacts are really small and delicate. If you are not very skilled with a soldering iron, or have a cheap iron that doesn't get hot enough, you run the risk of damaging the circuit board.

A circuit tracing pen can be purchased at Radio Shack for about $12.99. It uses a conductive ink. Clean the two solder points and then draw a line between them with the pen....and Done!

That's all it took for me. It was super easy and works perfect. I didn't have to worry about over heating the contact and breaking something on the unit.

Good luck everyone!

whtcrxghst

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Posted: November 12, 2005 at 4:05 AM / IP Logged

Yes it will lock out video while you drive. There is not a fix for it yet like on the N2 because those pins do not exist on the N1. You might suggest to the owner to just not upgrade the software on the rear N1. Its not like they need the newer mapping and other features if its just a slave for the kids to play with

ellasman wrote:

we have not upgraded the software yet, but when we do, we're upgrading to the AVIC-N2 software the CNDV-50 , won't it lock out video while you drive???? That is the question at issue. When you upgrade the AVIC-N1 to the new software, won't it lock out video while you drive, and is there a fix for it like the jumper pins in the AVIC-N2 ?????

shhnappa

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Posted: November 12, 2005 at 12:43 PM / IP Logged

johnnysinn wrote:

I tried this mod out and it worked perfectly.

A circuit tracing pen can be purchased at Radio Shack for about $12.99. It uses a conductive ink. Clean the two solder points and then draw a line between them with the pen....and Done!

That's all it took for me. It was super easy and works perfect. I didn't have to worry about over heating the contact and breaking something on the unit.

Good luck everyone!

Well, I must say, after months and months for questioning whether or not to jump in with both feet and try this out on my 6 month N2, and after living with the inability to change my destination while driving, I pulled the unit out on my old car, did the mod, and installed it in my new '06 Hemi Charger Daytona. I went back and forth in my mind as to figure the best way to join the two pins, the post I quoted is BY FAR the best and easiest way to do this; it took all of 2 min. to perform the task. I called my local Radio Shack, they had the pen in stock (part # 64-4339 $12.99) , ran down and picked it up. Works like it should from the factory. I must say that I don't care about the DVD playback at all, I'm in sales and drive 20-30,000 mile a year, so you could imagine how much I rely on the nav unit, and not having the ability to change my destination while driving is a complete pain in the ass, especially when I'm on my way somewhere, then I get a call from someone who has to see me right away. I can't wait to start using this now that it's set up the way it should be. Hope this dispels and doubters out there. Good luck.

srt4police

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Posted: November 14, 2005 at 12:31 PM / IP Logged

Hey Guys, well I am about 2 seconds from buying the N2. THe bypass on the board has worked for a bunch of installers down here.

Here is my only question though, Will all of the vehicle dynamics still work? Such as the Gforce meter, side G meter and such. I am sure the speed signal will, because I am going to hook up the pink wire to my speed signal from my SRT4.

any ideas?

videovegas

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Posted: November 14, 2005 at 6:54 PM / IP Logged

Let me just start out by saying thank you. I bought the Avic-D1 from RadioShack and paid over $300.00 to have it "professionally installed". I read this forum and thought how easy it sounded to do the bypass. AND IT WAS! I have no experience hooking up car audio. I read this forum for 4 days and finally decided to try it. It couldn't have been any easier. The only problem I had was retrieving a wire from the harnest to use. That was it, just hook that wire up to the ground and plug in the harness and no more break error message and full function while driving down the road. THANK YOU AGAIN!

Video Vegas....Avic_D1

whtcrxghst

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Posted: November 14, 2005 at 8:27 PM / IP Logged

Yes, everything works

srt4police wrote:

Hey Guys, well I am about 2 seconds from buying the N2. THe bypass on the board has worked for a bunch of installers down here.

any ideas?

motohead84

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Posted: November 14, 2005 at 8:43 PM / IP Logged

Does anyone have a picture of the two pins that need to be connected on the n2?

mrsqueezles

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Posted: November 15, 2005 at 1:41 PM / IP Logged

I got tired of reading this thread, so I hope noone else has posted this before. I have an N1 and upgraded it. I live in downtown Chicago and need traffic info. I was pretty disappointed when everything shut off while driving. I have voice nav so I can get around on my own, but when I have passengers, I want them to be able to watch movies or use the nav system, so I fixed it. Here's how!

Put a toggle switch on the parking brake. The software will ask you to turn it on, then off, then on again, so you need this.
Put another toggle switch on the speed sensor wire. If the AVIC receives any speed pulses, everything shuts off.
Finally, put a toggle on the GPS wire. This is a coax wire, so you'll need a switch with two leads.

To use unit or play DVD's, turn speed sensor and GPS switches off, then parking brake switch on. Do opposite for normal driving.

This is a lot more work than the N2 fix, but I spent so much on the unit and the upgrade that it was worth it. It took a couple hours. I'd recommend soldering the switches before you get started so all you have to do is splice them into the AVIC's wires. You can't get GPS while playing DVD's, but I don't care because I only turn movies on when we're on long trips.

mrsqueezles

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Posted: November 15, 2005 at 1:44 PM / IP Logged

One more thing! I almost mounted a switch where it wouldn't have had clearance behind the dash. Be careful of that! Bypass lockout on AVIC-N2, AVIC-D1 - Page 13 -- posted image.

Bypass lockout on AVIC-N2, AVIC-D1 - Page 13 -- posted image.

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Joined: November 18, 2005

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Posted: November 18, 2005 at 8:47 PM / IP Logged

i tried the bypass on my avic n-2 and just got a black screen and nothing else. so i scraped off the soder and it went back to original. got any ideas?

please help

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