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As most of you will know, my Insight came with a Japanese version of the double DIN Honda Navigation System with a dashboard LCD screen, Radio, CD & Tape Player.
When I bought my Insight, the car was not advertised with this system because unfortunately the navigation does not work in the UK. I have had this confirmed by the software manufacturer who compared the difference in Sat Nav operating systems to the difference between PC and Mac.
However I have been hopeful that the Television part of the system could work. There is currently a partial picture from the UK terrestrial TV channels. I was hoping that I would only have to attach an aerial to the system to have a full TV picture.
When I was out with my tools today (adding a temporary wingnut and bolt to one of my wheel skirts) I also detached the Sat Nav cradle to have a good look at the connections to the system box. In my naivety I was hoping for an empty connector for 'aerial'. No such luck; there are dozens of wires. :shock:
Please see pictures in photo album link below.
http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/chr ... yahoo.com/
My questions for a electrical genius out there are:
Can I / How do I improve the TV picture?
What is that separate little metal box attached below the main Sat Nav box for?
What is that plastic connector on the bottom left hand side (from the front) for? Since that has the only empty ports could that be the TV aerial connector (although it looks more audio to me)?
I would be grateful for any help or advice people could give; even if you are reading this post months in the future, if you have something useful to add, please post! Thx
When I bought my Insight, the car was not advertised with this system because unfortunately the navigation does not work in the UK. I have had this confirmed by the software manufacturer who compared the difference in Sat Nav operating systems to the difference between PC and Mac.
However I have been hopeful that the Television part of the system could work. There is currently a partial picture from the UK terrestrial TV channels. I was hoping that I would only have to attach an aerial to the system to have a full TV picture.
When I was out with my tools today (adding a temporary wingnut and bolt to one of my wheel skirts) I also detached the Sat Nav cradle to have a good look at the connections to the system box. In my naivety I was hoping for an empty connector for 'aerial'. No such luck; there are dozens of wires. :shock:
Please see pictures in photo album link below.
http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/chr ... yahoo.com/
My questions for a electrical genius out there are:
Can I / How do I improve the TV picture?
What is that separate little metal box attached below the main Sat Nav box for?
What is that plastic connector on the bottom left hand side (from the front) for? Since that has the only empty ports could that be the TV aerial connector (although it looks more audio to me)?
I would be grateful for any help or advice people could give; even if you are reading this post months in the future, if you have something useful to add, please post! Thx