Adding Front Camera to XLT
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From: Amarillo, Tx
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Yeah, I get a blue screen daily usually on my left side camera, as well as several other bugs. I also recently noticed that the HDMI display is messed up. On my truck, the HDMI output only displays on the top third of the screen. And it shows it twice, so I end up with two small screens showing the same thing. It's tough to see what's going on by this picture since I had to use my phone that was plugged in to take the picture. I haven't had the time to let CS/Rostra know about this 'feature' yet but hopefully it'll get fixed as well whenever new firmware comes out.
Yeah, I get a blue screen daily usually on my left side camera, as well as several other bugs. I also recently noticed that the HDMI display is messed up. On my truck, the HDMI output only displays on the top third of the screen. And it shows it twice, so I end up with two small screens showing the same thing. It's tough to see what's going on by this picture since I had to use my phone that was plugged in to take the picture. I haven't had the time to let CS/Rostra know about this 'feature' yet but hopefully it'll get fixed as well whenever new firmware comes out.
I'm leaving on a 5-Day driving adventure later today & plan on using Google Maps Via HDMI...I'll report my results when I get a chance.
Yes...Hopefully, Rostra will GIT-R-DONE soon!
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Well, I get the small double picture that you can see from my screenshot. Audio works fine but I have to set it up first, it doesn't just come on automatically. I turn Bluetooth on on my phone then press the voice button on my steering wheel and say "Bluetooth audio." Then it works great.
Well, I get the small double picture that you can see from my screenshot. Audio works fine but I have to set it up first, it doesn't just come on automatically. I turn Bluetooth on on my phone then press the voice button on my steering wheel and say "Bluetooth audio." Then it works great.
Gonna need me some navigation the next few days. I prefer Google over Ford or Apple!
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Well, I get the small double picture that you can see from my screenshot. Audio works fine but I have to set it up first, it doesn't just come on automatically. I turn Bluetooth on on my phone then press the voice button on my steering wheel and say "Bluetooth audio." Then it works great.
Maybe I missed it, but what are you using to connect your phone to the HDMI? Do you have a special cord? One that won't automatically send audio over the HDMI?
The reason the Fire Stick works is that you can connect bluetooth audio out separately to the truck. What sucks about that is having to switch back before you take a call...not a great idea. In the meantime I ordered a Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter(V2). This should allow me to hopefully send audio separately from my phone via bluetooth. It was fairly expensive, so if it doesn't work...it is going back to Amazon.
Maybe I missed it, but what are you using to connect your phone to the HDMI? Do you have a special cord? One that won't automatically send audio over the HDMI?
The reason the Fire Stick works is that you can connect bluetooth audio out separately to the truck. What sucks about that is having to switch back before you take a call...not a great idea. In the meantime I ordered a Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter(V2). This should allow me to hopefully send audio separately from my phone via bluetooth. It was fairly expensive, so if it doesn't work...it is going back to Amazon.
The reason the Fire Stick works is that you can connect bluetooth audio out separately to the truck. What sucks about that is having to switch back before you take a call...not a great idea. In the meantime I ordered a Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter(V2). This should allow me to hopefully send audio separately from my phone via bluetooth. It was fairly expensive, so if it doesn't work...it is going back to Amazon.
