» Pioneer CD-SR1 AVIC-Z2 & AVIC-Z1 Steering Wheel Remote Control

Pioneer CD-SR1 AVIC-Z2 & AVIC-Z1 Steering Wheel Remote Control Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: something good
Comment: not have good signal released from the steering wheel, I sent the model that I do not buy.is not the same as the image that appears on page

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Bottom line: This item does not work
Comment: I bought one of these from Car Toys at the same time I bought the system. The first unit was not functional and I returned it. The second unit would work only sporadically. I returned it for a third unit, which worked like the second. I tried fresh batteries, no difference. I had Car Toys check the receiver but they could find nothing wrong. They verified that none of the three units would work reliably and took them back, no questions.

If, as another person has written, the units are IR rather than RF, I'm not surprised they work poorly. My opinion: Avoid this product. It's a bad design.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: What a poorly thought out POS
Comment: So I just got my CD-SR1 remote in the mail. I set it (and my hopes) up, and was so horribly let down I couldn't help but bash it on the forum.

I THOUGHT it was RF, but it's IR. A steering wheel remote that requires line-of-sight? What??! And the IR LED's are on the bottom, transmitting straight down. When mounted properly on the steering wheel, it misses about 8 of 10 commands during the day (because of ambient light I guess), and maybe 1 or 2 of 10 at night.

I THOUGHT there would be some way to switch between the nav screen and the A/V screen using the remote. There simply is not. At best, you can use the voice command button, wait for the beep, say "display A V Screen" and wait for it to process. RIDICULOUSLY more clumsy than just hitting the AV button on the face.

I THOUGHT you'd be able to use the remote to navigate the bluetooth Phone menu or make a call. Nope. You can GET to the phone menu by pressing "Phone Menu" but all it does is take you to the same bluetooth menu you get if you hold the Z1/Z2's main MENU button. "Okay, well, at least you didn't have to take your hands off the wheel" you say. Wrong, because once you're in the menu, you can't actually NAVIGATE it with the remote. lol

It's pretty much only useful for changing volume and tracks, and answering phone calls ... assuming it gets the IR signal. I gotta say I'm truly disappointed. The Z2 is an amazing head unit, with add ons that allow it to do pretty much ANYTHING you might expect. But this... damn, what a poorly thought out POS. Crying or Very sad

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Works well
Comment: Works well, kind of in the way when you drive, but can be unclipped to use as a remote.

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