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  • What mount are you using for that iphone?

  • I have added the bluetooth module, but it won't automatically connect when I start the vehicle. I think this is because it can only "register" one cell phone. I think maybe the installers registered their phone to it and I can't figure out how to delete theirs so I can add mine.  Any help???

  • @thisisc0nway

    This can be trick as I had teh same issue when upgrading phones. I believe you can unreg(ister) a current phone by press the line w/scissor icon. Once you do that, pair your phone so it works through HU, then Reg(ister) it by pressing the REG icon on HU phone menu.

  • Hey AAADiver, could you do me a favor and give me the part # of the harness that you used? The one I received was a Scosche but seems to be the wrong harness for my 2003 Expedition. Thanks.

  • @KANEDL25

    The harness I used was the Metra 70-5520 but depending on your original vechicle options this may vary. Best to remove your factory equipment and then record and photograph the connectors you have. They can then match it.

  • @AAADiver

    Thanks for the response AAA. Another question for you. How did you do the bypass? I bought a switch with 3 prongs in the back to which I connected the ground, the parking brake and the system remote but it still won't play the videos.

  • @KANEDL25

    Hi KANEDL25 - Search YouTube as there are already several great videos on building this bypass. I'd just be repeating here.

  • Is the faceplate removable?

  • @D17Gaming

    Faceplate is not removeable but I used scrap framing plastic and cut a false face I put over the HU when parking in a bad area. Looks very realistic as if there is no car stereo.

  • AAA Driver, could you help me? I would like to install a 4300 in my 2005 Chevy Equinox. When I do the compatibility testing on the Best Buy website, it says that it isn't compatible. But the description says it's a Double-DIN radio, and the Equinox has a Double-DIN slot. Could you tell me if this is true that it is incompatible? If it is compatible, what install kit would I use?

    Thanks in advance.

  • @MrJAParker

    Likely a depth problem versus a double DIN issue but I'm guessing. Check the dimensions and teh space you have available.

  • is it me or is the album artwork picture really tiny? is there anyway to make it a little bigger? you can hardly even see the picture on my 4300...

  • @terrelable

    Not that I'm aware of. :-(

  • So if i went an bought this Pioneer model is everything in the video like integrating music, watching movies or videos on the in dash screen through the iphone , and the gps off the iphone standard with every Pioneer AVH-P4300DVD or did you do something special for it to work like that?

  • @MrBlackchevy11

    Basically all standard. Only mods were bypass to watch video while car is in motion and special wiring to support Rear Seat Entertainment system. You do need to buy the additional cable to connect your I-device though.

  • How did you retain your overhead dvd player? Did you buy a adapter if so can i get the website

  • @DrasticMessurez817

    Had to customer wire myself using Aux output from HU and Aux inputs from RSE. Did it internally so you cannot see wires on RSE. Also had to wire a separate switch power wire to RSE.

  • @DrasticMessurez817

    No harness available and most websites said it wasn't possble. I was able to achieve it by providing a switched power connection to pin 2 of the RSE unit and wiring video and audio aux RSE unit.

  • Can you display a DVD being played in the HU on the rear monitor while using the navigation app up front? Thanks!

  • @smithder01

    RSE can source video and sound from HU and play over wireless heaset while HU is playing from another source with sound over speakers. Cannot have sound from DVD (playing on RSE) and video from IPhone on HU screen.

  • Hi, I have one of these models however wanting to watch videos on the sd card gives the unplayable video message, my question is: which video format sd cards accepted? I tried AVI, MPEG, VLC, use a converter Divx and nothing ... Help me please ... which video format should I use in my sd??

  • @alchuz85

    Hi Alchuz - Should play both AVI and DivX. If it doesn't, test the SD card and movies on another device.

  • I have this deck in my 95 Chevy caprice I bought it from googol shop off amazon. I had it professionally installed and think the one i have is defective. It has trouble coming back up when u enter an sd card an will not play pic or movies. I have a bypass switch though. I like to change my background pict but the pict won't show up on the screen. Also how did u get navigation to show up on the HU? I really love the unit and want it to work properly. Where did u buy yours from?

  • @G1Boxer91

    Hi Boxer -

    What format is your video in on the SD card? It has to be in MP3 or DIVX. If you brn teh same video to a CD, does it play? It should.

    Also if you have LOTS of files on teh SD card, it can take some time to load, see my original feedback below.

    Have not loaded background image but I will give this a try this weekend.

    Nav was easy. Need the right cable listed below, the nav app "MotionX GPS Drive", and the HU in IPOD "APP Mode". Bought from Sonic Electronics

  • @AAADiver my sd is empty only thing on it is the 4 pict i want as a background.. also when your in app mode for the ipod mine does not show the music info on the screen, but i think that is how it is supposed to be. when you play music from app mode via ipod the screen is what ever your current background is. is that how yours works? thanks for getting back me, i appreciate it very much.

  • hello ! I have a question and i'm really thankful if you could answer me. can i use a gps navigator without an iphone? or can i use other phone instead of iphone. and how can I use my phone that has bluetooth in it? and lastly how can I use or put a subwoofer? thank you so much ...

  • @kathjane

    Pioneer offers a accessory Navigation add-on if you do not wish to use the iphone.

    They also offer a bluetooth adaptor that will support a BT enabled phone. If your phone supports BT Audio streaming, you can play music via BT sourced from your phone.

    The native IPOD and Pandora HU screens would not work on a non-Apple phone.

  • Can you still use your steering wheel to control the volumes? Can you control the rear dvd audio out put from the front unit or do you have to play a dvd in the back without hearing the volume tgrough all the speakers?

  • Yes - All steering wheel controls are still operational through the use of an adaptor for Ford to Sony (PAC SWI-PSv1).

    Rear Seat Entertainment video and sound can be driven with either the head unit or the RSE itself. When driven from teh HU, the sound can be heard over the car sound system or only over wireless headphones. Essentually the same functionality as before excepted sourced from the HU.

  • @DrasticMessurez817 See response above plus below.

    You can also play a DVD from the RSE system but in this case the video is only in teh rear and the sound is over via the wireless headphones. I prefer using the HU as the compatability of the RSE is very limited (no R-DVD support).

  • XKevx1 - Motionx GPS drive is works and is displayed in this video. Very simple if you used the cd-200i cable discussed below.

  • Hi Andi - not sure if it works with the phones you mentioned. Recommend you check the pioneer specs.

  • does app mode works on htc or android phones?

  • hey , can a navigation app thats on the iphone show on the head unit screen?

    if so , which app and how do you do it ?

  • Does anyone know how to get custom background setup? I have images on my usb stick but it won't show up on the USB source, I see other mp3s that are on the stick. Also can I watch ipod and avi file movies on this unit? Doesn't seem to work? Please help. thank you

  • Hi. do you think tha i cant put this in Nissan X-trail 2006 whitout bigger broblem?? THX :)

  • Hi does the reverse camera guidelines display on the unit as it's own feature or is it camera specific? Cheers

  • I just purchased & installed the AVH-P4300DVD & I can't get the App Mode to work. I have an iPhone 3GS & I saw that you have the same phone & it works, but according to Crutchfield the App Mode will only work for an iPhone 4. Help! Thx!

  • @princessponi I think he has an iPhone 4... look right next to the ear piece, it has the facetime camera... I think he has a case around it that's why it looks like a 3GS

  • can i use the Maps" app for this?

  • is this the same of the appradio? but the latest version?

  • have done any kind of bypass mod for the video to play thru APP MODE i have the same issue of sound and no video on my headunit. i do have a bypass on my dvd player should i get rid of it

  • So if you do it right, you can have netflix and you on this?

  • Thanks for this review! It really helped make a decision.

  • does iphone app TomTom GPS work with this unit?

  • What's the difference between this and the 4200?

  • How do you get video from apps (GPS) to work?

    My Pioneer AVH-P4300DVD only plays video from itunes, and the manual states that as well:

    "This unit can play back “Movies”, “Music vi-

    deos”, “Video Podcast” and “TV show” which are downloaded from the iTunes store."

    No mention of any app video.

  • I have Iphone 3gS, using cable CD-IU200V and do not get video from any apps.

    I can only play video from Itunes and DVD.

    The Pioneer AVH-P4300DVD manual actually does not mention video capability from any apps, only iTunes.

    By the way, Motion GPS Drive has no video output setting, so I'm not sure what some of the posters are talking about. Any help?

  • @seyfarth Hi seyfarth - What apps are you trying? Youtube, GPS Drive, and CineXPlayer are just a few that I use. Remember you need to switch your HU to IPOD and select "App Mode" for it it work. Also make sure that your 3GS has the latest version of software.

  • @AAADiver I go to IPOD, then APP mode. I can hear the audio from the apps, but I get no video. For example, on MotonX GPS I can hear sounds, but I get no map on the HU.

    I emailed Motion X and they told me that an iPod 3GS won't work. They claim I need to get a 4G, but I see others using a 3GS. I reset the head unit and the iPod, but nothing changed.

    I turned off the background on the HU in both iPod and App mode.

    I have the latest OS on the iPod.

    I am using the official Pioneer cable.

  • @AAADiver Is your iPhone jailbroken? I read somewhere that that would make it work.

  • @seyfarth gotta jailbreak your iPhone then it works....

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  • I just purchased this head unit and am loving it. However, I cannot seem to get a background image loaded. I have tried loading JPEG files on a flash drive and a CD and can't get the unit to show them. Any ideas?

  • can you teach me step by step how to bypass this head unit please?

  • @wahyu79 Hi - Simply search youtube for Pioneer bypass and you shoudl find all kind of videos.

  • @wahyu79 really easy to bypass just cut the earth wire and the parking break wire and solder together, then resolder the earth. This will make it work all the time

  • does youtube video from iphone work in this head unit , cause i have 4200 dvd it's not working

  • Download Crackle, VEVO, Netflix, Adult Swim, and HBO Go (if you have hbo) apps on your iPhone. All of these have streaming media. VEVO is streaming music videos, works great. Crackle is free movies from Sony. My dad and I were having a good time cruising around yesterday. He's pretty blown away by this head unit. He has an iPhone 4 while I am still on a 3G. Waiting for new phone in September. Hope the HU works with the new iPhone.

  • @Spoodily Tried HBO Go. sound played but no video on HU. Video only played on IPhone4.

  • @AAADiver I couldn't get Adult Swim or Crackle to output video. HBO Go I go the HBO logo on the screen but haven't registered with the service to test it further than that. Everything else output video. I am using the cd-iu200v cable.

  • I just put the 4300 in my '99 Cadillac Seville STS. I couldn't get the Metra Axxess steering wheel interface to work. Data Bus Cables are a pita. I even called Metra before hand and they told me to essentially bridge the bus cables. I have the factory radio in the trunk so the car doesn't go into "sleep mode". Anyway, didn't work and took the interface out. I was using a Pioneer deh-p9300. My old radio was very nice but out dated. I will miss it but welcome the features of this radio.

  • gotta question, when your phone is connected to the adapter, is it charging?

  • @jtmarshall89

    Yes - Charges 

  • Does TomTom GPS app support the video on the head unit when your iPhone is connected? Please let me know! :)

  • @Spiceman333

    Hi Spiceman - Honestly not sure because I don't have the app but if you own it you can test it yourself using a standard iphone video cable. If you get signal out, it should work with this HU. Let us know....

  • @Spiceman333 MotionX is the GPS app people use for this headunit.

  • @Spoodily I prefer MotionX. Cheaper and seems to be rich in functionality.

  • What in dash installation kit (if any) did you use?

  • @xMikeLynchx

    Hi Mike - A free kit came with the unit from the store but honestly it was crap. Ended up going to platics store and making my own. Worked well as I bought an extra piece that I cut to insert over the unit when parked. Looks as if there is no radio....

  • excellent

    a question, i have bought 6300bt, i think is the shame but only a 1 ranure DIN

    but ,

    can i use for example, other apps of my iphone4,

    like google maps, youtube, and SAFARi

    o

  • @c3806md Hi -

    You can use any app that support an external video signal. Not all apps do....i.e, GoogleMaps and Safari do not as far as I know. YouTube, Yahoo Maps, GPS Drive do...Good luck

  • @AAADiver ok,

    well i have test and it goes ok 'youtube' and 'ipod' but 'safari', google maps and the rest doesnt goes.

    i would like other apps support, but lonely these

  • @AAADiver Hey man i have a question for you. Do you have to buy the CD-IU200V ipod cable

    in order for the netflix feed and gps video feed to display on the headunit, or are you just using

    a regular ipod cable and plugging that in via the USB cable that came in the box with the head

    unit? i cant get mine to feed the video and i tried using motion x gps drive. HELP PLZ! its frustrating.

    thanks.

  • so i can get any type of rear view camera and will it work

  • @veedabestchef Yes...pretty much any camera works. Supports both positive and negative polarity.

  • whats the diff between the 4300 and the 4200???

  • @TheDOOKIEonYOU teh 4300 is the newer model which has a better screen, Pandora support which is great, and the GUI is improved. Haven't played with the 4200 but loving the 4300.

  • HOWS THE VIDEO QUALITY I HAVE THE P4100 QUALITY KIND OF SUKS THE REDS AND YELLOWS..

  • @efektsk I've actually been extremely impressed. If you haven't seen the unit in person, go to your local shop and check it out. Extremely nice unit for the money.

  • @Spiceman333

    Just the port of the back of the receiver. Can extend for access but better to use an idevice in my opinion so you can cache.

  • Where does the iPhone connect to?

  • @Spiceman333

    There is a USB port on the back of the receiver. That coupled with the poineer ipod/iphone cable provides charging power to your device and all the interface capabilities I showed in video (Pandora, Video, IPOD, etc). USB port on teh back of the device could be used fro a memo stick but not practical in my opinion. Better to you idevice with large storage, DVD-R with music, or large SD card.

  • To control the Ipod is there a special cable needed? Or can I use a regular ipod cable?

  • @Bknyzson718

    Special cable req'd. CD-IU200V

  • @AAADiver

    Have you tried a regular usb ipod cable?

  • You demo using the phone interface using voice calling. Does this H/U work with the iphone to listen to calls through the car's speakers? If so I don't need bluetooth model because it drains my iphone's battery. Also anyone know if the H/U allow a usb hub and still have the cable work with the iphone using it in App Mode? Thanks everyone!

  • Hey is the cd-iu200v wire can pull up the navigation 4rm ur iPhone or is it the cd-iu50v wire

  • @xdixbodianx

    Need to use the CD-IU200V

  • I also did a video on the avhp4300dvd I had no idea that u could use the phones gps! Are you using the standard apple cable or did you get the pioneer one?

  • @GADAmuzik

    Hi - It has to be thePioneer CD-IU200V. GPS drive works great with this head unit. Like to run GPS Drive and Pandora simultaneously for music and directions ;-)

  • Can it play movie that i have on my phone from itunes?

  • @grod4willis Absolutely no problem. It will play any video app you can project on a TV screen.

  • can i conect this pioneer (AVH-P4300DVD) in A IMPALA 2001???

  • Office Space rules! Lip smacking good. :)

  • You have an amazing setup. Thank you so much for posting this video! I think I found the receiver for my altima.

  • I have a stupid question, this pioneer is total installed in a 2003 impala

  • @axlonxo What's your question? lol

  • Did your app mode work straight away or did you have to set anything up? I cant seem to get any video from my iphone but i get the audio.

  • @fupidstuck

    1) Make sure you are using the right interface cable. Does the ipod mode work properly?

    2) Note that that the Apple App needs to support video out. Make sure that the app itself is setup to send video to an external source.

  • @AAADiver cheers for the reply, i stupidly had the 3.5 jack in the wrong hole, didnt notice the other hole tucked up in the corner, ha

  • What rear view camera did you buy?

  • @jake1x3 Eagleye Type High Pixels CMOS/CCD Car Rear View Camera

  • Very intriguing question i got is, could u load IGO on the pioneer screen in app mode from your iphone?

    or that wouldn't be a possible thing?

  • @simonc84

    Hi Simon - Hadn't seen IGO but looks like a cool Nav package. As to whether or not it's supported on the Pioneer, it's actually dependent on IGO. I didn't see any specs from IGO that states that their app supports video out however there may be other utilities that might do it for you. If you have IGO app and associated iphone video out cable, mine is the CD-IU200V, you can test it on any monitor. If it works there, it will work on pioneer.

  • @AAADiver Hey, unfortunately i do have hte igo app but no video out cable

    ill try to get sometin standart, cuz if this works ill def. get the pioneer then

    (ofc ill have to bypass the no video option on drive)

    might get the 3300bt people are disapointed with the bluetooth feature of the 4300dvd adapter

  • Very intriguing question i got is, could u load IGO on the pioneer screen in app mode?

    or that wouldn't be a possible thing?

  • I believe the parking break lock is for any video source (DVD,sd, IPod app, or aux input) but haven't tested since bypass is so simple.

  • Quick question, I know the parking brake bypass lets you play DVD's when the car isn't in park but the unit doesn't stop you from playing videos off of an iPod or the SD card while the car is in motion right?

  • I've heard similar response time complaints about other units but I have to tell you that I'm extremely pleased with the responsiveness of this unit. The unit itself boots quickly on power up and moves through screens and options without delay. Only unsatisfactory response time issue I experienced was with a 32G SD card with 3,000+ songs load. This took way too long but my bad as mentioned in video. I think you'll be very happy with the unit and it's responsiveness. I sure am.

  • Hey what is your opinion on the responsiveness of the touch screen? I have found on lower budget decks that it seems when you navigate through the menus it is slow and takes a second to load each menu. The video makes it look fairly responsive but a video is not the same as doing it yourself. I like quickly searching and playing a song and off to other menus and changes so I really notice it.

  • Eagleye Type High Pixels CMOS/CCD Car Rear View Camera

  • which model back up camera do you have?

  • I don't beleive so because I don't beleive it has an "External video" mode like a DIVx player, MotionX GPS Drive, youtube, etc. If you can get it to project on your TV, it will work. I'll test and will let you know if I am wrong.

  • If you have the google maps app open on your iphone can you see it on the head unit. ??

  • Manual says only Iphone 3GS or Iphone 4

  • will the pandora app work with a android phone?

  • Yep....Bought and installed the Blue Tooth Adapter "Pioneer CD-BTB200" .

  • How did you get the phone app, did you instal the Bluetooth?

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