Newb installation thread- Pioneer DMH-WT8600NEX into a 2018 SR5 Entune Non-JBL

I have video feed now.

This is how it is wired to work. Not sure why I'm not using the little red wire but I swapped the yellow out and got video.

 

Finally updated my firmware and also figured out my dimmer issue.

 

I also have this unit and not a huge fan of it. Bluetooth connection to Android Auto is horrible, when I use the cable the phone goes through battery like crazy and it's glitchy. Also my phone conversations through this are impossible to hear. I still have oem amp and speakers from a 20 TRD Pro. Any solutions? Thanks

 

You have the 8600? What firmware version are you on?

 

I gotta update mine still. Hopefully that’ll fix my wireless CarPlay dropping issues.

 

My AA never drops

 

I still don’t understand how this tech works. But if I’m sitting in my truck fucking off on my phone, that’s when it seems to do it, almost like I’m stealing bandwidth or something. Also when I’m in a bad cell area it’ll do it.

 

Sounds like a phone or signal loss issue

 

When in poor cellular signal areas mine will also sort of pause sometimes. It doesn’t disconnect, just hiccup. Just nature of the beast is what I believe. It’s transferring lots of data….

 

It dropped wireless CarPlay again today driving through my neighborhood. My phone showed 1 bar of 4g. When I go to hit the connect button, it’s totally grayed out. I get home about 3 blocks away and I am able to reconnect my phone. So I don’t know if it’s a coverage issue, a head unit issue, phone issue, or a combo of all.

 

AA and Carplay aren't perfect so it may just have some minor dead zones or weak areas.

 

My main carplay issue is I lose it/other devices like my Escort M2 or now the ROKU when I want them because they all need different "networks" connected to the phone.

 

Lose Roku? I set mine to my Hotspot network and it reconnects everytime.

 

The ROKU has the hotspot, the problem is carplay wants to keep the connection to the HU & keeps grabbing it back, it happened on the old unit with it arguing with the XM tuner. After about the 6th time I put it back it stops, then it's hard getting carplay back later 1st world problems.

lol

 

So your screen will go from HDMI/Roku to the Nav screen?

 

Yup, or from whatever I am using at the time like XM, USB, HD radio etc, it's 100% Carplay being a dick. I'm researching how to get it to stop.

 

Maybe AA is more docile because that hasn't happened to me. Weird!

It's almost as if the connection stops then picks back up again

 

When I want it it's fine. This is when I have selected another input.

 

Is Waze/Maps always full screen? I haven't seen anything that would allow it to fit in the window on the home screen like USB, HDMI, radio etc does. Found a Remote holder lol.

 

I believe so. I haven't gotten it to shrink either. Remote holder?? Lol you're boojey

 

I'll look into it some more. The holder popped up on Amazon when I was ordering a Roku.

 

Mine is in my center console, I wish the touchscreen worked in ROKU

 

I'm going to look into it. I noticed that too. It is touchscreen on the Roku app on my phone though.

 

I called Kenwood, they say it's an HDMI limitation, nothing plugged in there will allow screen control. Maybe they are wrong & Pioneers will work.

 

I have a Pioneer but I'll look into it. I don't see how HDMI would affect it.

 

I have had NEX 72,4,6 & 7800s over the decades & remember the phone when mirrored via HDMI did not allow radio screen control, same for older Kenwoods.

That makes me think it's an HDMI limitation. I like not having to dedicate the phone to my video feed so it's worth it to have to use the remote.

I'm open to that being wrong!

 

It's an hdmi limitation. If you have a sound system plugged into your TV at home thru hdmi, you won't get proper control over it unless the TV has an hdmi arc plug. It's kinda like the first usb 3.0 plugs... part if it was for the dedicated power, part of it was for the data. Same thing with hdmi, except it's 1 way vs 2. IF the hdmi plug is arc supported, and the device is arc supported, then it might work.

And I need a remote holder! I feel I'm doing my HU dirty by leaving the remote buried in the center console. lol

 

Hell I'm gonna buy a couple remote holders for the house

 

This one is $16.00

 

I just realized it'll probably not get used. Kids never put stuff up where it belongs