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Madmaus
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Maggio86 wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:23 am

It probably is me as they contact me every day with new things to try - but nothing has worked yet. I have a new test to try today but i'm starting to lose hope it will ever work to be honest.
I really hope it will work.
I asked the several times about the PA. They told me I could order now because it was fixed.
They now told me they send me a different canbus then u recieved.

Edit:
I recieved the 2021 canbus. That's likely not gonna work.

Madmaus
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I've installed it but 360 camera isn't working.
When I set it in reverse I get a black screen.
I've watched the video of Iceze (which is great btw) but he has an yellow cable with camera on it. I only have an yellow cable with back video in on it and that definitely doenst work.

And I've seen to lost a metal clip you have to remove from the original radio.
Can you buy those things?
iceze
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I've installed a radio on a J11b but didn't notice any issues. Thinking about it now, I may not have seen if the car parked itself but assumed it worked as the button was there and i could switch between bay/reverse parking. I know on my car it works, but mine is a prefacelift. Have you guys got a link to the video with PA not working too? If anyone is near London and did want to play around with it, I'd be happy to have a look.
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Madmaus
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iceze wrote: Thu Sep 21, 2023 7:07 pm I've installed a radio on a J11b but didn't notice any issues. Thinking about it now, I may not have seen if the car parked itself but assumed it worked as the button was there and i could switch between bay/reverse parking. I know on my car it works, but mine is a prefacelift. Have you guys got a link to the video with PA not working too? If anyone is near London and did want to play around with it, I'd be happy to have a look.
I found this link on YouTube.


My 360 isn't working at all right now so I have an videocall appointment. Due to time difference it has to wait a few days.

Unfortunate I don't live in the UK.

I also have a static noise when the volume isn't 0.
Maybe it's because of the bose installation.

So far not really happy with the unit.

Edit:
Aftersales is really good.
I had a session with someone and he told me I needed to connect something different. He only didn't know how so he will get back to me.

He also said the bose needed a different cable and he will ship it.

BTW anyone knows if you can change the volume level of navigation and music seperate?
On the old unit it was very easy but now I can only controle the main volume.
Sometimes I want navigating louder if I go into crouded places.
Madmaus
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I decided to remove the headunit and put back the original.

Pro vs cons:

Pro:
Screen is massive, really nice to have a screen like this. Nissan should have done it!
Ability to install every app is major!
After sales from Sinosmart is really good.
Android auto is wireless really fast.

Minor con:
No traffic sign because most of the came from the internal Navi.

Moderate con:
No seperate source volume. Navigation and music can't be set seperate.
Static noise (maybe this can be fixed with a new cable).
360 not working (this should be fixable).
Park assist not working (maybe fixable).
Screen is very reflective.

Major con:
DAB+ is really unstable with all the antenna connectors placed right.
With a polarizing sunglass the screen is totally black.

For me the last con is a showstopper. I always drive with polarizing glasses in the car as the nissan heated windscreen is very sensitive for sunflares.

Driving with fermenta auto gives me youtube and Netflix.
chosan
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Post by chosan »

Madmaus wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:55 pm I decided to remove the headunit and put back the original.

Pro vs cons:

Pro:
Screen is massive, really nice to have a screen like this. Nissan should have done it!
Ability to install every app is major!
After sales from Sinosmart is really good.
Android auto is wireless really fast.

Minor con:
No traffic sign because most of the came from the internal Navi.

Moderate con:
No seperate source volume. Navigation and music can't be set seperate.
Static noise (maybe this can be fixed with a new cable).
360 not working (this should be fixable).
Park assist not working (maybe fixable).
Screen is very reflective.

Major con:
DAB+ is really unstable with all the antenna connectors placed right.
With a polarizing sunglass the screen is totally black.

For me the last con is a showstopper. I always drive with polarizing glasses in the car as the nissan heated windscreen is very sensitive for sunflares.

Driving with fermenta auto gives me youtube and Netflix.
Take a picture of your wiring loom fitted to your unit and it will be possible to figure out why your 360 is not working. I've have the same car and my traffic signs are
working. Even my Dab is perfect so you must have a faulty unit. Which car was selected in the Can-selection?
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chosan wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 2:16 pm
Take a picture of your wiring loom fitted to your unit and it will be possible to figure out why your 360 is not working. I've have the same car and my traffic signs are
working. Even my Dab is perfect so you must have a faulty unit. Which car was selected in the Can-selection?
There is a wiring problem with my unit. So 360 could me fixed.
DAB+ goed from all bars to zero bars all the time. I can't listen to it. I my factory unit it is very stable.

I had to choose Nissan slphy 2020 in my canbus setting.
Qashqai didn't work and trail didn't work either.

But even if we fix these things the biggest con for me is the black screen with a polarizing glasses.
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Post by iceze »

Sometimes switching the dab and gps plug fixes any dab issues and has little to no effect on gps.
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chosan
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iceze wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 6:41 pm Sometimes switching the dab and gps plug fixes any dab issues and has little to no effect on gps.
True.
Madmaus
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iceze wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 6:41 pm Sometimes switching the dab and gps plug fixes any dab issues and has little to no effect on gps.
Tried it and didn't work.

I goes from alle green bars to zero reception all the time.
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