Dead Pixels on Nav Unit - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Longhorn248 · 08-16-2012, 08:00 PM

Maybe this should be in the electronics section, but I figured this one was more active. Looks like I've got some "dead" pixels on my nav unit. For some reason they only do this when in the radio mode but not in the navigation or voice control mode. I'm taking the car in Saturday to have it looked at. I'm assuming I'm going to end up with a new unit.

Kimsey47 · 08-16-2012, 08:01 PM

Hmm, they may just need to re-flash the firmware... Have you tried to do a reset on the device yourself??

Subie · 08-16-2012, 08:06 PM

Those appear to be stuck, not dead, pixels. Just an FYI because for some LCD-based products, the standard for stuck pixels is lower than that of dead pixels for replacement. However, in this case, if the defect persists through reboots, etc., you clearly qualify for a new radio.

Longhorn248 · 08-16-2012, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Kimsey47

Hmm, they may just need to re-flash the firmware... Have you tried to do a reset on the device yourself??

Nah, I haven't messed with it. I need them to check out my third brake light too, so I figured I'd just let the techs deal with it.

Kimsey47 · 08-16-2012, 08:12 PM

I don't have time to verify where it is on our systems, but on other cars I have owned with navi there was a pin sized reset button for a full system restart. Give that a try! Also, maybe this is the computer geek in me thinking too much, but do you have a custom start up screen by chance?

Kimsey47 · 08-16-2012, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn248

Nah, I haven't messed with it. I need them to check out my third brake light too, so I figured I'd just let the techs deal with it.

We must have posted at about the same time! Cool, def post what they do for this! I'm interested!

Longhorn248 · 08-16-2012, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Kimsey47

I don't have time to verify where it is on our systems, but on other cars I have owned with navi there was a pin sized reset button for a full system restart. Give that a try! Also, maybe this is the computer geek in me thinking too much, but do you have a custom start up screen by chance?

No custom start up screen. It was two or three days ago I started the car to head home from work and the little "rainbow" was there on the screen. I'll be sure to post an update after they have a look at it on Saturday. Hopefully they can fix my third brake light and I might mention the ridiculous rattle coming from the driver side window buttons. I doubt they'll do anything for that last one thought, at some point I'll just have to open the door panel and put some foam or dynamat in there.

Kimsey47 · 08-16-2012, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn248

No custom start up screen. It was two or three days ago I started the car to head home from work and the little "rainbow" was there on the screen. I'll be sure to post an update after they have a look at it on Saturday. Hopefully they can fix my third brake light and I might mention the ridiculous rattle coming from the driver side window buttons. I doubt they'll do anything for that last one thought, at some point I'll just have to open the door panel and put some foam or dynamat in there.

Good luck with the rattles... My dealer is useless for the ones I took to them. What kills me is that I found one and fixed it myself just to have a new one start the next day in the area of the third brake light!

Zaggeron · 08-16-2012, 09:16 PM

You sure that's not MS Media player style visualizations

Kimsey47 · 08-16-2012, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaggeron

You sure that's not MS Media player style visualizations

noAE86 · 08-17-2012, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Zaggeron

You sure that's not MS Media player style visualizations

thanks alot, i snorted my coffee

Longhorn248 · 08-17-2012, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Zaggeron

You sure that's not MS Media player style visualizations

Viral marketing for windows 8.

Longhorn248 · 08-21-2012, 08:48 PM

Just an update to the thread.

Too the car in Saturday and they're ordering a new nav unit and a new third brake light for me. Hopefully should fix both of my problems. So unfortunately no easy fix to the stuck pixel problem.

Zaggeron · 08-21-2012, 09:26 PM

^^ Glad to hear it's being taken care of.

08-16-2012, 08:01 PM	#2
Kimsey47 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2016 STI DGM Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,875 Thanks: 1,189 Thanked 1,460 Times in 662 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hmm, they may just need to re-flash the firmware... Have you tried to do a reset on the device yourself?? __________________ Subaru STI :

08-16-2012, 08:12 PM	#5
Kimsey47 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2016 STI DGM Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,875 Thanks: 1,189 Thanked 1,460 Times in 662 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I don't have time to verify where it is on our systems, but on other cars I have owned with navi there was a pin sized reset button for a full system restart. Give that a try! Also, maybe this is the computer geek in me thinking too much, but do you have a custom start up screen by chance? __________________ Subaru STI :

08-16-2012, 09:16 PM	#9
Zaggeron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: '13 BRZ Limited '10 370ZR Location: Austin Posts: 221 Thanks: 16 Thanked 48 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You sure that's not MS Media player style visualizations __________________ 2013 GBS Subaru BRZ Limited 6MT 2010 PG 370z Roadster: Sport/Touring 6MT

08-21-2012, 09:26 PM	#14
Zaggeron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: '13 BRZ Limited '10 370ZR Location: Austin Posts: 221 Thanks: 16 Thanked 48 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	^^ Glad to hear it's being taken care of. __________________ 2013 GBS Subaru BRZ Limited 6MT 2010 PG 370z Roadster: Sport/Touring 6MT

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Subie Señor Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 2013 SSM DZE BRZ Location: SC Posts: 947 Thanks: 728 Thanked 405 Times in 196 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Those appear to be stuck, not dead, pixels. Just an FYI because for some LCD-based products, the standard for stuck pixels is lower than that of dead pixels for replacement. However, in this case, if the defect persists through reboots, etc., you clearly qualify for a new radio.

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