#1305783 - 30/01/08 07:20 AM
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Larryj357
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I will be getting the AVN6620 and the Ipod unit for a direct connection. What is the sound quality? I will be pushing it with 2 JL 12w6v2 and a JL 1000/1 amp. I am wondering if I will be better burning the cd's still or will it sound as good or good enough to be worth buying the unit.
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#1305834 - 30/01/08 08:19 AM
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I have the 6620 in my car with the iPC106. I can tell you that the sound quality is right at the top for a nav unit. With 5V preouts and a very high S/N ratio you will be happy with it, no matter what format you are using. If you are going to burn your cd's make sure you burn them lossless (no compression) so that you get the best possible sound out of your unit.
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#1305890 - 30/01/08 09:31 AM
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Thanks for the reply. So what do you think of the unit it self? I am doing the Ipod and Sirius for sure. I am thinking about the Sirius traffic. The adapter is pretty expensive. I haven't met too many people with this unit. So I want to get some owners point of view instead of a retailers sales advice.
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#1305970 - 30/01/08 10:42 AM
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Well, I'm an owner, but I also work for Eclipse. I am using the Ipc106 and the Sirius NavTraffic. I find that info is about 5 minutes behind, but that's useful enough for most situations. If you consider that our Navtraffic unit is an all in one tuner, it's not that expensive. You won't need another tuner for Sirius Radio. Honestly, this is one of the better all in one Nav units on the market. I have found that the usability is easy out of the box, and it only takes a matter of hours to master its functions. My recommendation is to go to a shop, and play with the unit in the display. You'll love it.
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#1308005 - 01/02/08 01:42 PM
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How is does the AVN6620 control the Ipod. How are the playlist seen on the display. I was considering the Kenwood because the Ipod interface and interaction is the bomb. You can even play the movies on the screen.
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#1308015 - 01/02/08 01:56 PM
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The 6620 needs the iPC106 interface. It will not play movies YET, but we are working on it. The controls are pretty simple, you get genre, artist, playlist, album & song. It displays song title, artist and album while playing, and because its iPod full control it's really fast. The interface retails for about $40, but a lot of retailers are throwing them in for free.
I like the Kenwood, but it's a bit pricey, and the GUI is a bit hard to decipher at a glance. It's just a bit busy for my taste.
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#1308413 - 01/02/08 05:24 PM
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Well I bit the bullet today and got my 6620 with the Ipod, Sirius traffic modules. I have never spent this amount of money on system before so I have a little buyers remorse. LoL!!!
I have like 30 gig worth of music on my ipod so I did't want to have to scroll through all the songs. Being able to scroll like on my Ipod is a really big deal. Getting the Sirius Traffic is a little over priced, but I hope it works good. I can't seem to get any really good reviews on it.
To fill you in on what I got. I got the Eclipse AVN6620, JL Audio 1000/1v2 Slash, 2 JL Audio 12w6v2 Subs, JL Audio C5-650 Component Speakers(Front), JL Audio TR-650-CX1 Coaxle Speakers(Back), JL Audio 300/4v2 Slash for the mids and highs. AutoPsge RS900 Remote Start.
So seeing all that you see I put some quality stuff in my sled. I just hope it pounds the pavement and the highs and mids are awesome. I really appreciate your help. What do you think of my setup?
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#1309584 - 04/02/08 08:25 AM
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I think that you have some really high quality stuff there. Make sure that it's installed properly, and you'll enjoy it for a long time. Your next purchase needs to be the C3 for your AutoPage. I've been playing with it for a few months now (they are around the corner from me, I hang out with them quite a bit) and that C3 is pretty freakin' cool. I can start my car from anywhere in the world. I get text messages about my alarm going off. I can track the car's speed, amount of gas, mileage, etc from my phone.
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#1309605 - 04/02/08 08:34 AM
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My installer was telling me about the C3. I may look into it.
Now I have to find the best way to keep my rims from getting jacked. LoL!!!
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#1309647 - 04/02/08 09:23 AM
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#1319855 - 15/02/08 03:24 PM
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Hi, I am new to the forum and you guys are the only ones that have talked about the avn6620. I am waiting for ups to deliver it to me. I bought the bt-e600(bluetooth) and looking for a good price for the ipc-106(ipod). Now, I am having a hard time what I need to get next due to prices.
bec-106(rear view camera)
sir-ecl2nt(sirus-traffic)
Do you guys recommend the sir-ecl2nt? And should I upgrade the stock speakers? Just like you Larry, I never spent so much on a headunit. And should I get the harnesses that crutchfield sells for my car even if I am going to get it installed professionally?
Sorry for asking so many questions.
Thanks in advance.
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#1319877 - 15/02/08 03:55 PM
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You should be able to find the iPC-106 for less than $50
I have the SIR-ECL2nt in my car. If you are in a major metro area then Sirius NavTraffic is available to you. I find that it is about 5 minutes behind, as opposed to XM navtraffic that is about 30 minutes behind. It's quite useful if you want to avoid certain freeways, but it doesn't give surface street info.
Since you are getting your AVN installed professionally you don't need the harnesses from Crutchfield, the shop should have it.
I would recommend getting the BEC-106 at the same time as installation just because then they only have to take your dash apart once. It retails for 240, so you should be able to haggle it down.
I love my 6620. I'm waiting to hear back from Larry about how he likes his. I think he's picking his car up today or tomorrow. From what I understand he's getting a pretty big system.
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#1320720 - 17/02/08 09:01 AM
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First off let me just say Jay is in deed "Super". Thanks for all the help man. If people don't know your legit and know you know what you speak about. They will very soon. I'm a believer.
Chicago 728, if your still in Chicago the SIR-ECL2nt is surely worth it. I got mine. I live in a big city too. I just picked up my truck yesterday so I haven't had a chance to use it in rush hour yet, but I can see how it works though. Prior to my install this week I pre-ordered the Sirius Lifetime package and did the traffic reporting for 1 year at about $48.
As far as the Ipod hook up. The sound quality is the bomb. It's clearer than FM, Sirius, amd Most CD's. You wont be dissappointed with how it sounds. The display is cool too. Once you figure out how to do every thing it's cool. The only problem I have it might be two..... Scrolling through your Artist or Songs can take some time for it to display on the screen. Not every time, but if your going from say A-Z you can pass a lot of the stuff up quick, but you want see it displayed on the screen. The other thing is that it seems as it doesn't read every single file. It could be that I am going a little too fast. I have about 30 gigs of music on my steady growing Ipod.
What do you think Jay. You have that problem? All in all so far I really like the AVN6620. I've only played with it for about a day or so. I will give a full review on it in a few days. My system is pretty big for sure. It is way too loud. LoL!!! I thought I was all mature and grown up. LoL!!!! I have only one issue so far and it's this loud hissing sound even when the radio power is off. When you turn the music up you can't hear it. if you mute or turn the radio off. You hear this pretty noticable hiss. Any suggestions? My installers said they used pretty decent RCA's and wired everything properly. I will probably post something else tomorrow to the general forum if you don't know a solution.
Thanks for everything. I hope that explains what I think about the Ipod and Sirus Traffic adpater. Just get it. You will be happy.
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#1321332 - 18/02/08 07:40 AM
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If you have the hiss even when the radio is off you have a crossover too close to a computer, and it's causing interference.
The reason that your lists take some time to show up on the screen is that your installers bypassed the safety lockout for video playback. This also allows you to input navigation instructions while driving and go through the iPod menu while driving. The pause is the unit seeing if the parking brake is on or not. Oddly, it will do this less and less as you have the unit, then suddenly start up again.
I record all my music on my iPod at zero loss, so I have better sound quality out of the iPod than I do any CD.
Larry, If you have any other problems or question give me a call, you have my office number.
I'm glad you like the 6620. It's one of the best on teh market.
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#1321470 - 18/02/08 09:00 AM
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The only cross overs I have are for the JL components in the door. So I will have them move them and see if that helps. I did have the bypass done so the slow Ipod is worth it.
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#1322676 - 19/02/08 10:04 AM
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Thank you guys. I can't wait to get it installed.
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#1322991 - 19/02/08 12:30 PM
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#1323337 - 19/02/08 03:58 PM
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SuperJay I have a question for you. You know that I've been looking at the deck since I saw it at the CES show last month. I've did some research on the product but there is one questions that I can't find the answer to.
I notice that there is no AUX input in the 6620 or I didn't see one. I want to hook up my mp3 player that is NOT an ipod. With my current stock deck, I can hook up my mp3 player with a standard 3.5mm jack. Is there a way to hook up my mp3 player on the 6620?
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#1323529 - 19/02/08 08:12 PM
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yes, there is an input called VTR. There is an audio/video input on teh back. You can run an RCA to mini-jack to your console or glovebox. I use this for iPod Videos.
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#1324395 - 20/02/08 03:58 PM
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SuperJay, I just purchased the AVN6620. Can't wait for it to arrive! I might also be interested in getting Sirius + Traffic. Do you know if I need SIR-ECL2nt or can I just get the ECL-SC1? My car currently already has a Sirius tuner.
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#1324418 - 20/02/08 04:46 PM
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you will need to SIR-ECL2nt, that has the traffic tuner in it. the SC1 is only an interface between our unit and the DEI tuner. Theirs doesn't do traffic.
You can transfer your sirius account to the ECL2nt. It has both the traffic and radio tuners in it.
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#1324912 - 21/02/08 08:15 AM
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In my previous car I had the 5400 series map - which was highly dependable, so I decided to purchase AVN 6620, SIR-ECL2nt, and Blue tooth - for the new ride.
blue tooth is really cool and effortless. Sirius Music works well and allow for 4 screens of preselected channels,
With Respect to the Traffic....well IF and only If the Navigation display works properly - I am sure this would be a great feature.
The Navigation display quite simply does not work properly. The map gets lost traveling in a straight line. Just this morning I travel east on a major road, and the map is showing me moving North in the Desert with no roads. I have taken it back to the shop and the see if the antennae position may have been a problem. As it does not seem to receive the GPS signal from satellites, I may get GPS signal for a while, then it goes away and the navigation of course losses its course - without a cloud in the sky. Good thing I can follow Google maps.
So does anyone have any ideas.
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#1324981 - 21/02/08 08:47 AM
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Where are you? If you're close to SoCal I'll look at it myself.
Your nav just doesn't know where you are. Go to the DEST menu, look on the left side, tap the CHANGE button, make sure you have the right region selected. go to the NAV menu, page 1, tap TIME ZONE, and make sure your zone is correct, and the DST is off (for now)
in the nave menu, page 1, tap CALIBRATE, go to tire change, and drive for about 15 minutes. If it still does not calibrate they didn't hook up your VSS wire.
After calibration, select a destination, any destination that is about 10 minutes away. Enter, and follow the directions. Within 5 minutes you will have been found.
If not, your antenna isn't seeing the sky. I have mine under the dash, with FULL CONNECTIVITY. As long as there isn't any metal OVER the antenna and a small piece UNDER the antenna you should have perfect connectivity. Even through metalized tint.
PM me your info and I can help more.
Your general location would help so that I can get you to someone who can fix it if you can't.
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#1325008 - 21/02/08 09:04 AM
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I am located in Phoenix, I have attempted calibrated ( on several occasions ) the nav display is set to the correct region. and have tried the tire change adjustment as well. The antennae is sitting on top of the dash - just under the windshield. And even has gone as far as moving to to another location on the dash, there is not change. Essentially the GPS drops out. I can look at the System Check and see the GPS satellites drop in and out,
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#1325073 - 21/02/08 09:33 AM
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you need to make sure the antenna is plugged in all the way.
Also, you can try a temporary test. Mount the antenna OUTSIDE the car and drive around (you can drop the cable anywhere, this is just temporary)
I haven't had a bit of trouble with the 6620. And I haven't heard of trouble from the Phoenix area. Check your PM
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#1325079 - 21/02/08 09:36 AM
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I am in PHX too. My 6620 Navigation works perfectly so does the Sirius traffic. I use it every morning to let me know if I want to go around on the 101 or do I want to exit and take the McClintok. LoL!!!
My calibration seems to work perfect. It moves and sees me where ever I am even exiting and entering on ramps.
I thought about getting the bluetooth, but I was under the impression that it didn't download my numbers from the phone to the radio. I also thought that I didnt want my calls on the radio at the wrong times. LoL!!!
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#1325216 - 21/02/08 11:31 AM
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it does not download ANYTHING to the radio for our AVN units YET. Right now we are using a Parrot CK3000 that has been modified for our units. It works exactly as the CK300 does, by interfacing the phone for all info rather than just as a phone. The phonebook info stays on teh phone, and uses the speach engine in the phone to dial.
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#1325247 - 21/02/08 11:59 AM
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Last night I was in Tempe, and on the way home to Surprise, the Navigation system had me out in the GMAC proving grounds in Mesa, and I was physically in Surprise. As I said, this is not my first eclipse navigation, the first one, I do not have any issues.
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#1325259 - 21/02/08 12:30 PM
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Is your speed sense connected?
What kind of car?
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#1441314 - 18/07/08 04:00 AM
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hi, guys i have a question. i have AVN 6620 in my car and i bought IPC 106 and i went to Circuit City Yesterday to install it. Guy at C.City was telling me that IPC-106 is not supported to AVN-6620 and i told him that i read and checked in to Eclipse's website and thn i bought it but he showed me that there was no plug to put that round black cable on back of unit and i took pics too cable has round pin at both ends, while there is no round plug at the back of unit, and my nav was installed by Toyota so i dont knw that they kept converter or not. but i want to knw that how did you guys installed it? do i need any converter or i just plug that cable into head unit directly? can someone please help me how to install this unit or what do i need to make it work? please
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the one in middle
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