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Username: Eric985

Post Number: 17
Registered: Nov-06
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Great, Quy... Glad to see the code is working for some people. Thanks for letting us know.

I got some bad news from the body shop today -- my truck is waiting on a back-ordered part. So I guess it'll still be a while before I can try out my 8181.
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Username: Elo168

Post Number: 1
Registered: Nov-06
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Psychedelic_feta
Are there any way to reverse the setting?
Beside disconnect the battery?
Thanks
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Username: Gztbc5

Post Number: 3
Registered: Oct-06
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Does anyone know how to handle a factory unit in a 2007 Suburban?
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Username: Bokathug1

Boca Raton, FL
USA

Post Number: 3
Registered: Nov-06
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I just put my Dual XDVD8181 in my car. I tried what brian said about 5 times and didnt get it to work. Then i went to factory reset and hit yes and now i can watch dvds fine. I grounded the brake wire to the same ground for the unit. and does anyone know if there is a way to get the unit to stop making that beeping noise whaen u enter commands?
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Username: Inhumanity

Post Number: 10
Registered: Oct-06
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Chris,

I called Dual and asked about the beep and they didn't have an answer.

I actually run a real business, but it's computer consulting. They don't know that, so I can always call as my company name and ask questions if needed.

If you guys need my help just give me the number and I'll see what I can do for you.

I'm using the VM9311TS myself, but I'd be happy to help fellow mobile electronics geeks. :-)
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Username: Inhumanity

Post Number: 11
Registered: Oct-06
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VM9311TS people. I’ve come across a bug with the unit. I submitted this to Audiovox:

I have come across a bug in my VM9311TS, which makes the contrast or brightness dim if the deck is turned off or the LCD is closed and re-opened.

Scenario: I have my Contrast and Brightness both set to 5 and everything is fine. If I close the LCD or turn the car off and back on again, when the LCD extends the picture is dimmer.

As soon as I try to make a single change to either the brightness or contrast the picture goes back to its full brightness it had before the LCD was closed or the car was turned off.

The settings stay the same (5 in my case for brightness and contrast), but it's obvious that the picture setting has changed and it requires me to go into the picture setting every time and make any change for the screen to go back to it's previous setting. Any meaning tap the brightness or contrast up or down one notch to get the picture to come up bright again.

If needed I can try to record a short digital video to display what I am talking about, but I don’t know if my digital camera can capture the change in brightness.

I verified that this bug is in 3 other units I tested at Wal-Mart, Circuit City, and a friend’s deck.

Their response was to send it in for repair.

My response to that:

Since this problem has appeared on multiple units, I doubt there is anything wrong with my head-unit.

Do you know if there are there any firmware updates available?

I have yet to receive a response to the last e-mail. It’s been about 4 days.

VM9311TS people: Could you check this out on your deck and let me know if you have the bug?
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Username: Ray_z71

Post Number: 1
Registered: Dec-06
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Does anyone have a solution to the "Brake Bypass" on the Kenwood KVT-817DVD unit?
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Username: Ray_z71

Post Number: 3
Registered: Dec-06
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Grounding the green wire solves this problem for the kvt-817dvd.
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Username: Rojastkd

Post Number: 1
Registered: Dec-06
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Eric's instructions worked for me. I regestered to let those interested that this does work if unit is grounded with out a switch.

** Insert Audio CD
** Press Play
** Hit Stop Twice
** Use remote to enter 26604
** Hit OK
** Take out Audio CD and Insert a DVD

I grounded the e-brake wire the the Units ground wire (black wire).

Also tried it with my friends unit, but he has it on a switch so it didn't work. Apparently you have to ground it with out the switch in the loop.Not sure why this is.

Also tried the factory reset methed fist. That worked but once you turn the car off and on again you have to do it again, the most annoying part is that you lose you stored radio stations with the rest.

Eric's method was a permanent solution. And before anyone ask... Yes, I have turned the car off and on several times (including overnight) and it still works.

Thanks eric!
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Username: Lostinohio

Post Number: 8
Registered: Sep-06
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OK. Ready for this... I hate the Dual XDVD8181!
I have gotten 2 of them so far as the first one the hinge gear to flip the unit up jammed, now the second one won't eject CD's/DVD's. Makes a nice grinding sound.
I am replacing this cheap brand with something better, any suggestions? I will also need to figure out how to override the next one.
Also... anyone else have a problem with this units radio reception. It sucks too.
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Username: Esoteric0781

Post Number: 12
Registered: Nov-06
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thank you Russ! thats what im sayin. Dual's fu**in suck. everyone warned me before I got one that they blew but i didnt listen, its a cheap piece of crap. get a jensen, theyre good and pretty affordable and the unlock code is already posted in this forum.
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Username: Harry8929

Post Number: 13
Registered: Oct-06
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It's working good for me so far. I get crappy AM reception when near overhead power lines. To be honest the buzz in the background kinda makes sports talk a little more bearable sometimes.

Otherwise the DUAL has it's quirks, but for the price I couldn't be happier.
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Username: Tim_carter

New York, NY
USA

Post Number: 2
Registered: Dec-06
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Hi guys

Damn this is a good informative forum :-)

I was wondering if any of you have a solution for my alpine IVA-W200

Just gotten it installed and i think that the guy who installed it has done it wrong..

I cant access the i-personalized menu or the othersmenu for that matter.. it simply isn in the setup menu, i can se 4 buttons, but the last right button doesn have text on it.. :-( has anyone experienced this ? and maybe how to turn of the region lock? All help is much appreciated :-) Thanks
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Username: Eric985

Post Number: 18
Registered: Nov-06
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Glad it worked for some more people.. and damn, I hope my Dual unit doesnt crap out...
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Username: Mateotheone

Post Number: 1
Registered: Dec-06
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hi, i have a dual xdvd710 in-dash and nothing seems to take the parking brake warning off the screen. does any one know how to bypass this. i need it for this model only. thank you
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Username: Tragik

Post Number: 2
Registered: Dec-06
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ALRIGHT YOU GUYS READY? JUST ONE LIL SIMPLE THING YOU NEED TO DO. . .. I GOT MY XDVD8181 INSTALLED YESTERDAY, 12/7/06. . . BEST BUY TOLD ME JUST GROUND IT. . . I TRIED IT AND IT DIDNT WORK . . . I TRIED DOINGT HE PARKING BRAKE THING, AND IT WORKED THEN IT STOPPED SO I LOADED THE FACTORY SETTINGS

SO ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS, LOAD THE FACTORY SETTINGS. . . AND GROUND THAT FREAKEN YELLOW WIRE. THATS IT!!
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Username: Mateotheone

Post Number: 2
Registered: Dec-06
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where is a good ground for this wire. cuz i've tried and blue screen is still there!
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Username: Tragik

Post Number: 3
Registered: Dec-06
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what i did, i removed the center elbow console. .. if that makes sense. . . and picked a good metal spot. . . took a screw that was already there, and tied it around it
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Username: Eric985

Post Number: 20
Registered: Nov-06
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i still didnt install mine yet, but i plan on tieing into the ground on the wiring harness.
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Username: Qvn2

Beverly hills, Ca
US

Post Number: 2
Registered: Nov-06
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Why is everybody grounding to pieces of metal??? I think the best and safe way is to connect it to the "GROUND WIRE" it should be the only black wire. That way, you are sure it's properly grounded.....there is another step to the codes for the 8181, you have to first do the factory reset, which is basically go to the menu setup, click YES for "factory setup" then insert audio cd....etc
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Username: Lostinohio

Post Number: 9
Registered: Sep-06
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OK. I am screwed again. Best Buy will not let me turn the Dual in and upgrade, so I got stuck with another replacement.
Guess what... the new one is giving me a "bad disk" error and ejects every disk I put in.
Anyone else seen this error? Will this really be the third one I return? I haven't reset to factory settings yet, wonder if that will work.
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Username: Thebig0ne1

Post Number: 1
Registered: Dec-06
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guy nguyen.......i just got the dual xdvd8181 and all u have to do is ground the unit to the any kind of ground for the dvd player to work without the ebrake?
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Username: Snowboardbum

Post Number: 6
Registered: Dec-06
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hey steven, how do u like the dual xdvd8181? do you think its better than the jensen?
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Username: Eric985

Post Number: 21
Registered: Nov-06
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Steven C, you DO need to ground the e-brake wire, but that's not all ...searching through these posts will show you a few different methods. This one seems to working pretty well (and is the one recommended by Dual to retailers):

** Insert Audio CD
** Press Play
** Hit Stop Twice
** Use remote to enter 26604
** Hit OK
** Take out Audio CD and Insert a DVD

If it doesn't work, sift through the other posts and some other theories are posted. From what I think Quy said, you might need to reset the unit to factory settings before doing the above process. Good luck.. and come back to let us know what works for you.
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Username: Eric985

Post Number: 22
Registered: Nov-06
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Finally got my truck back and installed my XDVD8181 tonight. And unfortunately, I can't get my method to work. I've also reset the unit to the factory settings. That didn't work either. Really don't know what I can be doing wrong. Any suggestions?

If I cant get this to work I'm calling Dual again when I get the free time..
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Username: Awp

Post Number: 1
Registered: Dec-06
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Hi I regged here to relate my experience with a Dual XDVD710 unit I installed for a friend. The only way we could get the blue screen to go away was to tie the e-brake and the reverse light wires together but it was a one shot deal and had to be redone with every use and was iffy (player was stubborn to loose the blue screen) at best.

Then I searched around and came up with this post and decided to try Eric's Idea.

I tried the format that Eric posted (E-Brake wire grounding point was the steel structure around the steering column area) and it indeed worked but as a one shot deal and wouldn't work after the unit was shut down and retried again, had to do the procedure all over again.

Here is what did work with the Dual XDVD710 (E-Brake wire still grounded at the Steering Column area)

** Insert a DVD and let it play until you hear sound
** Using the remote control, Press the STOP button twice
** Enter 26604
** Press OK

The blue screen immediately went away after pressing the last digit of the "26604" code and the movie's menu screen appeared, I pressed OK anyhow more or less as an "enter" function but it may not be necessary. We then ejected the DVD and shut the unit down and turned off the key. Waited about 5 minutes and turned on the key and turned on the unit, inserted the DVD again and opened the screen and was greeted with the FBI warning and no blue screen at all even tried few other movies and they also played.

My friend will let me know if the blue screen returns again after using it a few more times. If It does I wrote down what I did in his users manual so he can redo it.

Again not sure if it helps the XDVD8181 models or not but it worked fine with the XDVD710, it's worth a shot trying it though for the ones that havn't gotten anything else to work.
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Username: Thesharpy

Post Number: 1
Registered: Dec-06
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Any help with the Clarion vrx765vd. I have it on the way and I know it needs to also be "tricked" with the toggle switch method, but I am hoping someone knows a factory code
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Username: Qvn2

Beverly hills, Ca
US

Post Number: 3
Registered: Nov-06
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sorry to hear that the guy who provided us with the wonderful codes couldn't get it to work on his unit. How do you have your ground hooked up. Maybe you have a bad ground.
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Username: Eric985

Post Number: 23
Registered: Nov-06
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Ahhhh! Thanks, Adam.. and thanks for the concern Quy, I guess my unit came from a set that was programmed differently. Adam's instructions worked for mine. I'm guessing that his process might work for the other people who couldn't get it to work with the codes I got.

Anyways, I'm bout to post up a new thread titled as Dual, and I'll list the three methods that were known to work the most. Thanks everybody for contributing, and thanks Adam for the new set..
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Username: Eric985

Post Number: 27
Registered: Nov-06
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Ok, the other thread is posted. Figured it will help forum new comers find a good solution quicker for their Dual than searching this thread. If you guys have time, go in the other thread and just post which method worked for your unit along with your model (8181, etc) Thanks..
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Username: Lostinohio

Post Number: 10
Registered: Sep-06
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Update: After I kicked and screamed, I got Best Buy to take the Dual back and got all my money back minus a $75 re-stocking fee.
FYI: the Jensen model mentioned is being discontinued.
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Username: Tex_marine18

Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-07
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Im new here and if it wasnt for this site i would still be in my car trying to figure out how to by-pass the parking brake for the Dual XDVD710 and the one the worked first time no problems was:

Insert DVD
Press Stop twice
Enter 26604
Press OK

and that is it no more blue screen even after i turned the car off and back on
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Username: Tex_marine18

Post Number: 2
Registered: Jan-07
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^^^^^^^^^ sorry i forgot to mention when you insert the dvd you have to wait till you can hear sound to do it^^^^^^
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Username: Djmetak

Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-07
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Sorry for another dumb question but which wire is the e-brake wire that needs to be grounded??? Do I just unplug the "blue" wire from the "yellow" one and just ground that "blue" or i need to ground some other wire leaving those two connected??? Also can all this be done if I only take out the headunit???
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Username: Tex_marine18

Post Number: 3
Registered: Jan-07
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if you have the dual XDVD710 it is the yellow/Blue wire. and you can just hook that staight to your ground(black) wire and do the code mentioned above and it will work. No need to have a switch if you do then it will not work
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Username: Djmetak

Post Number: 2
Registered: Jan-07
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ok, I succesifully bypassed the e-brake after 3 hours of trying. The only reason why it took me so long was because I didn't realize that there was no dvd/cd in the Dual XDVD8181. Otherwise it takes less than 20 mins to do it. However I didn't do it the exact way you guys said. All I needed to do is connect the wire (with a separate wire) that is coming from the e-brake (Yellow with blue stripes) with the ground wire (only black wire, has "ground" written on it) and that did it. No codes, nothing....although I did go to menu and did the factory reset before I got it to work (I dodn't know if that did anything)

But now the only problem that I am having is that my lamp for my e-brake is on, and when that lamp is on, it keeps beeping. Do all of you have that light on and does anyone know how I can fix this problem???

Thanks,
Radovan
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Username: Musicmnstr

Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-07
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Does anyone have the factory code to access the hidden menu for a Phase Linear UV7i? It's maufactored by Jensen. So far, I have been unable to get results using the toggle switch method. Furthermore, my toggle has 3 prongs (power, load, and ground) in that order. Maybe I'm wirring the switch wrong. Can someone help me with the code or tell me how to wire the switch?

Thanks,

Stan
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Username: Musicmnstr

Post Number: 2
Registered: Jan-07
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I found instructions which were slightly modified that worked for the UV7i. Here they are:
Here is the code:
I did this with the remote
Press stop twice(which is also the BAND button)
Press 1,2,6,4
Press down 1 time(button below the Play/Enter)
Press Play/Enter 1 time
(You should now see the menu)
Brake override should say No
I was told to change macrovision to No
Hit sys setup twice to save and exit
Hope it works like mine did!

Thanks a lot guys,

Stan
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Username: Djmetak

Post Number: 3
Registered: Jan-07
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I also found the answear to my question. All I did was unhooked the wire that is comming from the e-brake (yello with blue stripes) and left is haning and just grounded the yellow brake wire coming from the DVD player connectining it to the black wire that says ground on it. Now no more brake light, and everything works normal and fine....

thanks a lot guys, you saved me at least 150 bucks...
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Username: Vkm4prez

Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-07
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Stanley, your directions worked first try on my VM9311TS, however now I'm getting a message saying "incorrect region code". I tried all 6 region codes separately, saved them, but kept getting the same message being incorrect. Any help?
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Username: Snowboardbum

Post Number: 26
Registered: Dec-06
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you should be using region code 1 if you live in the US.
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Username: Trev707

Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-07
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i have a jensen vm9410 an 2 different audio shops tried to get the blue parking warning off, an they couldnt do it???? they tried the code , the switch , and the lil black bypass box and the parking break??? the unit is new still and has the plastic on the screen ??? im begining to think somthing is wrong with the unit or the pink wire??? does the pink wire have a voltage level??? because the shop said somthing is wrong with my unit because the pink wire doesnt have a 3 volt read??? but i thought the pink wire was a ground?? and grounds dont have volts???? sombody anybody??? please help??? if i dont figure it out im sellin this deck to a friend for a hundred bucks this weekend!!! an going to buy a dual or a different jensen??? but if i buy a new one am i gonna have the same problem???????
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Username: Inhumanity

Post Number: 14
Registered: Oct-06
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Trevor,

When you tried the menu hack did you have a video playing in the background?

You have to have a video playing and then hit stop twice.

Similar to what you do on a home DVD player, so you can stop all the crap that loads up before a movie. You hit play to play the movie instantly.

Some DVD's prevent you from hitting stop with the FBI warnings and all that crap.

Did you try a few different DVD's?
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Username: Sjflying

Post Number: 1
Registered: Feb-07
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i have a Jensen UV7i that i have had for a couple of months, no problems out of the unit and thanks to this site found the code to get rid of the blue screen for good---thanks. but i do have a question for anyone who might know. here goes-- does anyone know what kind if any at all tv tuners that i could hook up to the UV7i. i have read in different web sites that it will hook up to a tv tuner but just want to know if anyone may have knowledge of which one i should buy. thanks
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Username: Stryker2you

Post Number: 8
Registered: Nov-06
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Ok, I have a very annoying problem...hopefully someone can help. I have a Dual XDVD8181 and so far its been working ok, however, every time I start the car and the radio turns on, it automatically defaults to a volume of 28 or something like that and it's very loud...if I try and turn it down too quickly, it resets itself back to the default volume...basically, I’m hurting my ears every time I turn the car on...I'm also worried about blowing my speakers out. I've checked the menu and I can not find any way to set a default volume that is lower. Does anyone have any ideas?
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Username: Stryker2you

Post Number: 9
Registered: Nov-06
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I just realized I might have posted this in the wrong thread...I did a search but could not find any results and i'm new on this site...please forgive me if I should have posted elsewhere, but this was the place I originally received help from everyone.
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Username: Esoteric0781

Post Number: 13
Registered: Nov-06
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I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, JUST TURN THE VOLUME ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO START ON WHEN IY POWERS ON AND THEN PRESS AND HOLD THE POWER BUTTON (LEFT KNOB) IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU CHANGE THE VOLUME UNTIL YOU HEAR A BEEP, THAT WILL NOW BE THE DEFAULT VOLUME WHEN UR DECK POWERS ON.
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Username: Harry8929

Post Number: 14
Registered: Oct-06
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It's on Page 17 of the manual. Last option on the page.
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Username: Stryker2you

Post Number: 10
Registered: Nov-06
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Thank you M.A.C. That worked like a charm...my ears and speakers are saved.

Harry: once I go past the 30 day return policy I normally throw the box away (along with stuff inside i didnt use)...probably a stupid move on my part...but at least I have this forum.
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Username: Harry8929

Post Number: 15
Registered: Oct-06
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No problem bro. You can always (or at least for now) get the manual here:
http://www.dualav.com/indashvideo/xdvd8181.html
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Username: Inhumanity

Post Number: 15
Registered: Oct-06