engin_ear

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***** are so much easier and quicker to use for volume. I wish the nav manufacturers would get the message.

hass

I currently have Pioneer double din, navi unit. I miss the **** control
(97sc300)
-hass

VinnyQH

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i wonder if there is a way to control the volume with the **** on an after market radio......

vin 78

Most of my older radios (eclipse 5303r and Sony C90, except the Eclipse 7301) used *****, and I really miss it .
I guess when you have a double-din you have to trade off the **** for the larger LCD screen.

Alan D

I always liked the volume **** too. Alpine still builds them in their head units but not on the nav ones that I have seen.

Lexkost

Here's a good solution , add an eq that has vol , fader control

AZ-GS300

***** take up space. And most people with NAV systems want a large, clear screen. So most manufacturers swapped to volume buttons.

engin_ear

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Lexkost, I had a Four.i until I just ripped it out when I put in the Nav system. That's exactly the **** I used for volume. Now I have a 30 band digital EQ in trunk. No more ****. Replaced the Four.i with an EPIC-160.

Jerry

Percy

If they can come out with a digitally controlled **** (such as the one in the Sony C90) that doesn't suffer from dust contamination, that would be great. A good portion of the aftermarket manufacturers will use a simple potentiometer for the volume control, one that will degrade over time from the junk getting in there.

Percy

engin_ear

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There's already a digitally-controlled **** out there - it's called a Rotary Encoder. Produces pulse train of a different phase when you turn it in opposite directions, & pulse speed increases as you turn it faster. These are all the ***** out there that turn and turn and have no stops on them. You're right, they generally don't suffer from dust contamination. If a **** has a stop as you turn it in each direction, it is an analog pot, and will degrade over time unless it's super-expensive.

Meanwhile, I've taken to using the volume on my remote, instead of constantly hammering the headunit.

Jerry

Percy

Yep. They're usually controlled by this...

http://www.cirrus.com/en/products/pro/detail/P2.html

Rather have a rotary encoder than pushing away at buttons. More intuitive with the ****.

Percy

JorgeGVB

I've always preferred big *****.

Percy

Hmmm...can see it now. The Double D **** series...from Alpine. Or whoever.

Percy

88supramki

the **** is cool, but i've gotten used to the buttons on my AVN. i'll take the bigger screen over a volume ****

VinnyQH

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there has to be a way to intergrate the factory **** into an aftermarket head unit.... now i'm on the hunt!!