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Here are some videos I posted about this:

 

Subscribed, hopefully fixes are found for the issues but all in all looks great. Nice job

 

Nice work on the review man.

 

Nicely done.
Just to let you know, the only issue I have now is the radio "bleed through". No hissing at all and no hum from the parking lights either.

 

Guessing this was solved by capping off all the RCAs?

 

Looks like there are quite a few annoying issues popping up with this unit. I know if I purchased this unit and experienced all of those, I would be pissed.

 

No, I never had either of those issues, mine were different.
I did bundle all of my unused RCA connections to gether and kept them seperated and pulled out of the way during initial install. I figured it might be a problem so I isolated them from the start.
I had issues with steering wheel controls not working and my Nav software not being found.
Ryan from Dabears helped with the Nav issue. Steering wheel controls weren't working and it was due to a bad connection on the SY8 interface box.

 

Wow, definitely glad i held off and didn't pre-order... hope those all get resolved man :hi:

 

x2 cuz i would of been so madd

 

Anyone has the HK system with the Dynavin?

If so, how do you connect the 4-channel speaker output from the Dynavin to the 10-channel HK system? What about the separate sub output? Does the Dynavin have it?

 

Nick,

When your in the ipod screen and go to setup it should be set to auto connect. Sorry, if you are already setup like this.

I also have the radio bleed and the hiss noise as do many others. I have an email in to Dynavin. Hopefully, they can come up with something as this is very annoying. I also feel the screen is a little to glossy so I put a Lexard screen protector on my screen. I don't recommend this protector as I have more fingerprints on it then I had on the bare screen and it is a little pricey for a piece of plastic.

I also put my gps antenna under the dash but more towards the driver side. if you look to the left of the opening for the radio there is a small steel shelf that I put mine on. It works fine under there with a little velcro tape. I have no problem with GPS, Ipod, Dvd or cd playing. They all work fine (except for the faint bleed through and hiss at low volume).

I am still playing with the bluetooth. The system doesn't seem compatible with my phone. It is a Motorola w376g(piece of sh@t but it works). Does anyone know how i can make this phone work with the dynavin? Is there some kind of upgrade for this phone? it is bluetooth.

If I wasn't experiencing the background noise problem, I would probably give this unit a 9 out of 10 rating. I does look excellent in the dash. but with the noise issue, I give it a 7 out of 10.

 

Has anyone hooked up a subwoofer to the dynavin yet? Is the volume control working???

 

iPod Issue Resolved:

I had to restore my iPod, I will find out eventually what was screwing up on my iPod.

You can plug in a USB stick to the deck and play from it:

More Audio Bleed Through Info:

I wonder if Dynavin could patch the software so it mutes unused sources???

 

Subscribed. Awesome thread, thanks again Dreamliner330!!

 

Thanks again Nick!

That is wild that it keeps playing music off your iPod even after you switch over to another source.

Also those menu screen icons and fonts are horrendous.

Is there a user setting to change the fonts and icons? or even add your own?

 

:hmm:

I thought about buying this unit some time this month but im not so sure anymore... Im going to wait it out and see if anything else arises and how quickly these other issues are resolved.

 

Weird about the iPod. If you change away from the iPod source it should put the iPod into STOP mode.

 

^you'd think.

Some notes about the audio bleed through:
-The bleed through is audible if no sound is coming through the current source and volume is above zero.
-At zero everything is silent.
-If audio is coming through the current source, volume at 01, the source is louder than any of the bleed through.
-The bleed through is always the radio station (and also the iPod, once)

 

if you tune to a radio station that has nothing on it...static...and then go to a different source does the bleed through become inaudible as it is only low level static? I know a lot of us dont use the radio so this might be a decent work around.

 

^this does work, there is a bit of hiss, from the system anyway. It is a work around, but still annoying to have ANY bleed through.

Here's a note about the Bluetooth Operation

And this is a minor annoyance on the navigation interface:

...button presses mute the audio for a split second.

 

There is a workaround for the Nav muting the audio on the Dynavin forum.
In the Nav settings set the key stroke volume to NON. Worked for me - no more interruption of the audio.

 

^fixed, i figured it out!

Awesome!

Planning a trip to Yellowstone

 

Nick,

Did you use the external mic supplied with unit and, if you did, where did you mount it?

Does anyone know of any decent screen protectors that will knock the glare and fingerprints down?

I just used the navi today and It worked excellent. I think when I get used to it I will really like it.

thanks
Todd

 

Did you use the external mic supplied with unit and, if you did, where did you mount it?

I connected the mic in the opposite spot of the sunroof control (the area that looks like a grill) I was told it wasn't clear, others say its fine. I will have to listen to it myself before I move it to the driver side pillar.

According to the Dynavin Forums, they will have some sort of solution to the radio bleed within the next 48 hours.
Hopefully it will be something we can do on our end.

(fingers crossed)

Did you fix the fonts and icons?

In your Nav and Bluetooth videos the fonts and icons seems smoother and a more modern style than in the previous videos.

No, I have not done any updates to the software. There are minor changes to background images, units (km/mph) etc.

I am looking for a way to reduce the LARGE size of the icons on the nav screen...but it works well, I have been using it the last few days.

the hiss you guys are referencing.....how loud is it, can it be heard with the car running or just with the car off?

There is a hiss with the car off (its not the alternator).

There is no hiss at volume level 0.
The hiss and radio bleed is the same volume from 01-40.
The car motor while moving is louder than the hiss/bleed through.

I also feel it is important to note that hiss & bleed through are two different things and both are noticeable.

im going to post this in a couple of areas since we now have 3 dynavin threads going,,,sorry!

The other threads are relating to pictures and reviews. The TR MS3 thread has been all over the place. This thread is for Installation Tips, Questions and Troubleshooting only.

So here is my first question for those of you that have one installed allready: The dynavin has volume numbers, what is the maximum number, what number represents a "normal" listening level, and what number represents a "loud" listening level. At higher levels do you hear obvious distortion?

It really depends on the source, a dvd could be at 40 and still considered 'normal' for listening level.

Radio, iPod, Aux In & USB get too lout at ~30. While the car is off, 01~02 is loud enough to hear clearly and overpower the hiss and bleed through.


Regarding the increased amount of buzz I hear when I turn the parking lights/headlights on...

I ran a wire across the seats into the trunk to ground the radio to the same sanded off point on the car body as my subwoofer/capacitor and it made no difference. I could hear a slight reduction in hiss, but not back to the point of 'normal' dynavin hiss.....

 

Incredible review Nick.

 

i routed the mic to the factory location next to the sunroof controls, along with window trim and behind the glove box - great reception on the mic and completly hidden.