Posts made by Alan Austin

• 1997 4Runner - No GPS signal

  @Quick Yuan I installed the new antenna today and reassembled the unit.  Still no GPS signal on the GPS monitor in settings.   Before I reinstalled the unit, I shined a flashlight i...

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  Alan Austin
  10/29/21, 10:49 PM
• 1997 4Runner - No GPS signal

  @Quick Yuan I ordered a SMA antenna on amazon and will try it out tomorrow.  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R7RC96G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I assume these a...

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  Alan Austin
  10/28/21, 9:49 PM
• 1997 4Runner - No GPS signal

  @Olufemi Savage Sent Dasaita a note, just now regarding the problem.   Hopefully they help make things right.  One of the reasons I purchsed this unit was to have onboard GPS when a ...

  posted in Toyota Vehicles Discuss

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  Alan Austin
  10/28/21, 1:12 AM
• Vivid User Manual

  @Sally Wong thanks Sally this is a real good document and a big help, thank you!

  posted in User Manuals

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  Alan Austin
  10/28/21, 12:45 AM
• 1997 4Runner - No GPS signal

  @Olufemi Savage ...and when I remounted the GPS antenna, I cranked it down with a wrench pretty tight.   

  posted in Toyota Vehicles Discuss

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  Alan Austin
  10/27/21, 3:34 PM
• 1997 4Runner - No GPS signal

  @Tom Box Tom, once you had the antenna mounted correctly, did you get a GPS signal fairly quickly or did you have to drive around before the GPS monitor showed the signals, satilites?  

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  Alan Austin
  10/27/21, 3:32 PM
• 1997 4Runner - No GPS signal

  @Olufemi Savage I pulled the head unit out and my antenna are mounted just like Olufemi's.   I removed the GPS antenna and checked the cable.  I munted on the Wifi Post just to...

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  Alan Austin
  10/27/21, 3:30 PM
• 1997 4Runner - No GPS signal

  @Tom Box Interesting...this might be my issue.  The back chassis picture in the manual does have the GPS shown in the right side above the AM/FM antennae port.  I will pull the unit out ...

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  Alan Austin
  10/27/21, 11:07 AM
• 1997 4Runner - No GPS signal

  I upgraded to the lastest software this morning.   Still no GPS.  I drove around for 25 minutes with the antenna on the roof and still no signal in the GPS Monitor tool. 

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  Alan Austin
  10/26/21, 7:19 PM
• HA2202-Vivid10-CP-HD Double Din first impressions

  @Olufemi Savage Howdy Olufemi!  Rather than reply here, I opened two new threads on VIVID UI hints and tips.  I used Powerpoint to create the flow diagrams for the gestures/targets for th...

  posted in Double Din/Single Din

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  Alan Austin
  10/22/21, 6:50 PM
• VIVID UI hints and tips: How to move or hide the mini widget music player

  Just in case folks can't figure out to move or hide the mini widget music player that automattically rendors when moving around apps while you have a music app playing, simply put your finger on th...

  posted in Settings

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  Alan Austin
  10/22/21, 6:41 PM
• VIVID UI hints and tips: tri-split screen on home and bi-split screen with regular full screen apps

  I put together this simple workflow for newbies on how to manage split screen functions of VIVID.  Very versitile once you get the muscle memory established.   

  posted in Settings

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  Alan Austin
  10/22/21, 6:33 PM
• 1997 4Runner - No GPS signal

  I disassembled the dash and reseated the GPS antenna.  Still no single.  Here are some pictures to show the UI and the build that i am on. 

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  Alan Austin
  10/21/21, 2:00 PM
• HA2202-Vivid10-CP-HD Double Din first impressions

  @Alan Austin If figured out how to manipulate the onboard memory as well as USBs thru the File Browser tool.   Clicking on the box(es) in the righmost colum of a list of files allows you ...

  posted in Double Din/Single Din

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  Alan Austin
  10/20/21, 1:21 AM
• Vivid Hotspot Config: I can't turn on tethered hot spot switch.

  Here is my use case:    Plugged in iphone to grey USB connector.  Turn on the head unit.   Settings/Wifi-network/Hotspot Try to turn on the tethered switch but it won...

  posted in Internet(Wifi/Hotspot/4G LTE)

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  Alan Austin
  10/18/21, 5:50 PM
• HA2202-Vivid10-CP-HD: UI images for Ripped CD Album covers and picking favorites

  I figured out the issue.  I used a brand new USB 3.0 drive and loaded the ripped music files and inserted into the head unit USB cable.  The album art did appear in the home view and Musi...

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  Alan Austin
  10/18/21, 12:43 AM
• HA2202-Vivid10-CP-HD: UI images for Ripped CD Album covers and picking favorites

  Folder Graphic image:  I ripped several of my CDs onto a USB and inserted into the USB cable on my head unit.  When in the home screen or local Music/radio UI, I can see individual folder...

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  Alan Austin
  10/17/21, 1:15 PM
• Vivid UI: Custom Wallpaper option from personal photo?

  I found the trick.   There are two ways to get to Display settings.  The first, is the blue settings icon and the second is the great Quick Controls grey icon (1/2 car, 1/2 gear).&nb...

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  Alan Austin
  10/17/21, 12:48 PM
• HA2202-Vivid10-CP-HD Double Din first impressions

  HA2202-Vivid10-CP-HD: I really like this unit and features for value is amazing.   My unit arrived within a week of ordering and was well packaged.  Here are a few initial observatio...

  posted in Double Din/Single Din

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  Alan Austin
  10/16/21, 8:15 PM
• Vivid UI: Custom Wallpaper option from personal photo?

  HA2202-Vivid10-CP-HD:  Is there a workflow technique for being able to make the wallpaper from a personal photo rather than one of the preloaded wallpaper options?

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  Alan Austin
  10/16/21, 7:46 PM