I have just bought a toyota caldina (freshly imported from Japan at the start of the week). It has one of those stereo / video systems in is with the built in GPS and reversing camera. I know you can't get the GPS to work here without the correct disc.
What I was wanting to know about was the TV function on the system. If you turn it on you can get channel 2 and i'm not quite sure what the other channels are but the picture is not quite tuned in properly and the sound buzzes. Other channels are just pictures of fuzz but the sound is really clear. Is there a way of tuning it in properly to get a perfect picture and sound! (As in you put a band expander on the radio to get the radio stations.is there something similar for the TV side of things!)
shagged,
Feb 19, 9:32pm
My unit comes up with a message (should I say it permanently displays it on the screen) insert correct map disc. Was also told by the dealer that if you can find the right toyota gps disc then it should work
shagged,
Feb 19, 9:52pm
I don't actually give a shit about the gps as I already have a navman. All I want to know is if you can get the tv function to work properly here.
mbikeman1,
Feb 19, 10:04pm
no i doubt you can,problem is that we run a PAL system for our signals and the jap system is set up to recieve ntsc or nstc or what ever it is.either way it just wont be quite right.best you will get will be like a black and white tv reception
pauloc,
Feb 19, 10:07pm
#6 is absolutely correct, Japan is NTSC
bigfatmat1,
Feb 19, 11:26pm
hey kaz I got over ten thousand of those disks would you like my bank details so you can deposit that 5 mil. chuck a few extra bucks in for freight and ill ship them when funds are in my account.
bigfatmat1,
Feb 20, 12:08am
MAT!
shane.64,
Feb 20, 5:22am
You can get a NTSC PAL converter
gedo1,
Feb 20, 6:02am
.but don't forget that you are not permitted in NZ to have a TV or video screen playing programmes etc where the driver can see it
clark20,
Feb 20, 8:10am
Only when the vehicle is moving, my rear DVD goes to the front screen when I stop (and I mean stop, does not need the handbrake)
fordcrzy,
Feb 20, 9:22am
no the tv won't work here either. the tv stations broadcast TWO signals per channel one for the picture and one for the sound. the difference between the frequency of the Picture and sound are different between here and japan so while you could possibly get a band expander type thing to get it to tune to tv stations.there will be no sound.
you may be able to buy a 12 volt TV receiver for motor homes that you could output to your screen. most of the Toyota screens have a handbrake wire and a "speed" wire to switch off the video when driving. I bypassed those with a switch so i can see my music screen while driving http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/8166/dsc08766.jpg
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