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Old 03-08-12, 03:22 PM
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Odd question: Can I play dvd movies in my car? I do have the Mark Levingston w/ NAV. And I notice it says DVD on it. I stuck in a movie but only heard sounds. NO picture..

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Old 03-08-12, 03:25 PM
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car in P and engage your parking brake
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Originally Posted by rominl
car in P and engage your parking brake
Yup did that.. I can only hear audio.. Still NO picture..
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i don't know if this is the same case for you, but if so, that means something is probably dying

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Try pushing disc on the radio with the e brake on & in park
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did you cycle through the sources? it wont automatically switch to dvd.
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Originally Posted by IXI187IXI
did you cycle through the sources? it wont automatically switch to dvd.
yes i did.. and its not like its not playing.. I can hear the movie. Its just not showing picture. I think rominl is right.. i think my dvd player might be dying..

Any one else have any advise?? Its really odd to me. I thought Japanese electronics are suppose to last.. hmmmmmmm..
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Originally Posted by VipBippu08
yes i did.. and its not like its not playing.. I can hear the movie. Its just not showing picture. I think rominl is right.. i think my dvd player might be dying..

Any one else have any advise?? Its really odd to me. I thought Japanese electronics are suppose to last.. hmmmmmmm..
same thing happened to me. Went to the dealership and they quoted me $1000 to replace it.
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Originally Posted by LADavidGS
same thing happened to me. Went to the dealership and they quoted me $1000 to replace it.
WOW! Are they replacing the whole unit? I'm almost certain its a software issue. Its just odd that the sound is there but no picture is showing. Or perhaps the signal from either the gear selector and/or parking brake is not sending?
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Originally Posted by VipBippu08
WOW! Are they replacing the whole unit? I'm almost certain its a software issue. Its just odd that the sound is there but no picture is showing. Or perhaps the signal from either the gear selector and/or parking brake is not sending?
they can only replace the whole unit. dealerships can't do "repair"
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yea i have the same issue too. sounds but no pics.
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Originally Posted by izr0cc
yea i have the same issue too. sounds but no pics.
Is it currently like this or did you fix it? And if so, what did u do?
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Originally Posted by VipBippu08
Is it currently like this or did you fix it? And if so, what did u do?
its still like this..although i've read a thread that said that you can see the pics when its parked.
There's also a thread that show you how to override or hack the system to allow it to play dvds with audio and video. having done that either.

but let me know if either one of these works for u
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Originally Posted by izr0cc
its still like this..although i've read a thread that said that you can see the pics when its parked.
There's also a thread that show you how to override or hack the system to allow it to play dvds with audio and video. having done that either.

but let me know if either one of these works for u
?! you didn't try to look for video when car is moving right?

put the car in P, and then engage parking brake. from factory those are the conditions you have to fulfill before you can see video
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Originally Posted by rominl
?! you didn't try to look for video when car is moving right?

put the car in P, and then engage parking brake. from factory those are the conditions you have to fulfill before you can see video
Does the DVD only apply for ML? I have a non-ML 2007 (w/ nav), can I play DVDs?


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