iPod MFD Integration Unit Group Buy

It's been almost a month since there was any activity on this topic... did the units ever ship that were compatible with the '06 Priuses that have Nav & 6 CD?

 

I would be interested in the 2006 compatibility too. I still don't know which of the IPOD MFD solutions are the best. People keep saying to "Search for other topics on the subject" but I after spending about an hour doing so, I am still confused. It seems that alot of people are having issues with the DICE unit, and that seems to be connected to which IPOD they have (ie Gen 3, 4, etc).

I have a 30gig Black Video Ipod (the one they are still selling in stores; I believe it is Gen 4).

Any assistance with this would be great!

Nick

 

I installed the DICE unit about three weeks ago. Very simple clear instructions, and i threaded the cable under the carpet to the secret drawer. Good idea!

The sound is great and I'm glad I spent the money and the time.

But I'll be darned if I can figure out the difference between have it on Disk 2 or Disk 3, or how things work differently if it's set to ALBUM or PLAYLIST or whatever.

Has anyone posted a dimwit's guide to making the DICE unit easy to manipulate? I mean, the buttons work fine, but how do I control what their effects?

(And it's a pain that the TITLE screen only says ALBUM or PLAYLIST along with the title. Context is all. I wish DICE would fix that.)

Thanks to everyone for all the help.

Cotty

 

I too am still waiting to hear on the status of the DICE unit for the 2006. I was among the first people to get on the list when the group buy was announced yet there's been no recent updates that I can see. I'm almost content to just keep using the AUX jack, at least I know that works...

If anyone knows of the status, please let us 2006 owners know!

Stacey

 

Yes, 2006!

c'mon Dan give us some info.



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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ChubbCo @ Sep 5 2006, 08:27 PM) [snapback]314972[/snapback]</div>

I'm not sure what you need to know. Pressing 1 changes songs withing a playlist, 2 changes playlist, 3 changes albums, 4 changes chapters and 5 changes between AUX and iPod (6 gives you info about the DICE). Use the buttons on the steering wheel to make any changes.

BTW, when you have it on button 1, you should see title, artist and album. Buttons 2-4 show the title and what that button controls.

 

When you say "button 1", you mean choosing Disk 1 in the Audio screen?

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ChubbCo @ Sep 15 2006, 01:23 PM) [snapback]320232[/snapback]</div>

Yes, I meant to say them as D1, D2, D3 etc.

 

Danny,

Any idea if the model for the 06 will have any fixes for issues that were found by the 05 owners ? I've been trying to keep up on this product and it seemed like there were a few issues/improvements that the 05 owners were asking for.

Thanks for your time,

Ken

 

Is it way too late to jump on the DICE group buy bandwagon? I mean... I know it was months ago that this was originally posted, but I've got a 2006 Prius so the unit wasn't even available until now right? I've got the Canadian basic package so no MP3 compatability and no Nav etc... I've been looking into getting the VAIS as it's supposed to be compatible with the 2006 and up until now the DICE wasn't but now I'm not sure.

Does anybody have any opinions on which one is better? Better integration, less problems etc...

How/when could I get a hold of a DICE unit?

Is this new 2006 compatible unit compatible with my 2006 basic package Canadian car?

Thanks

 

Do you have to have navigation for this to work or for even the CoastalTech one? I have a 2006 Package #3. There isn't a 6CD Changer or navigation on it. It does play mp3 CD's and has AUX jack.
Thanks

 

Good News!

I got my 06 Beta unit today from Dension. It works great so far with My 06 package 8 w/Nav!

One important note - there are 2 sets of dip switches on the unit. The correct setting for the 06 is from the left - 1 up 2 down 3 up 4 up. This setting will give song text on the screen and steering wheel control. The beta manual did not say this, I had to call Dension and they told me.

I'll keep playing with it over the next few days and post up if there are any surprises.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Danny @ Sep 19 2006, 05:03 PM) [snapback]321852[/snapback]</div>

So how do we buy when it's out of beta? The signup appears to have been closed today. Did I miss it entirely?

 

I'm guessing Danny will kick off the group buy once the beta is completed this weekend...

 

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So if there's no chance of getting in the group buy now and this is a "PriusChat exclusive", how long until the rest of us can buy one?