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Tania Tanios
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Monday, January 15, 2007 - 10:21 am, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hi all! i've just imported a supra which came with the stock touch-screen DVD/TV/SatNav/MD unit - i'd like to keep the car stock but it looks like the DVD player is region-locked, the tv needs a better antenna and SatNav is in Japanese.

i've heard some soarers also came with a similar unit so i'm wondering if anyone knows/could recommend someone to convert any part of this unit to engrish??
Matthew Sharpe
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Monday, January 15, 2007 - 11:18 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Never seen a Soarer with factory Mini Disk. There seem to be the following options for Soarers.

Early cars (up to '94) have either touch screen (EMV) with sat nav etc and with 10 CD stacker in boot, or tape head unit with 10 CD stacker in boot, or single CD/tape head unit with no stacker, or just a tape head unit.

Later cars (94-96) EMV, tape/CD stacker, tape/cd, tape only, LCD sat nav/TV/CD (this is what I have).

Late model cars ('97-2000) no more EMV, tape/CD stacker, tape/CD, LCD sat nav/TV/CD with a slightly larger screen.

Errors and omissions possible - these are just the ones I've seen or heard about.

There are EMV english conversions available, but thats probably not going to help you, as the soarer EMV isn't used in any other car. If its more like the LCD unit, I have seen a few people who have managed to get the TV's working (I haven't bothered) but I haven't seen anyone get the navigation working, though no doubt its just a matter of sourcing the right database. There isn't any other japanese on it, so no need to convert anything else.

Hope thats of some help. No doubt people will be along shortly to correct my factual errors...
Rob Andreacchio
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Monday, January 15, 2007 - 11:28 am, by:  Rob Andreacchio (Reepa) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

there was also the deck with cassette & DAT. only ever seen 1 though.
Tania Tanios
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Monday, January 15, 2007 - 12:43 pm, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thanks fellas. yeah i've also got the stacker... and mine's a 2001 model.
hmm, so you don't think the soarer EMV was used in any other toyotas? damn! it's got some freaky-deaky stuff on it so i'd love to get it going again - the touchscreen brings up a calender, i-net, telephone/sms (or email?) keypad, allows you to put in service history, etc... it's a pretty amazing unit!
by any chance, has anyone else heard of conversions to similar units??
Matthew Sharpe
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Monday, January 15, 2007 - 01:50 pm, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

High spec Celsior/LS400's also have something similar to the EMV, though I've never had a play with one. Also Series 4 Soarers/SC430's have a fancy console screen too, but again, I've never actually seen what they can do.

Sounds like what you have is a lot more advanced than the EMV, as it came out in 1991!
Daniel Czechowski
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Monday, January 15, 2007 - 05:33 pm, by:  Daniel Czechowski (Dan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Would people on supraforums have an idea? Or have you tried there already?
Luke Gomer
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Monday, January 15, 2007 - 06:26 pm, by:  Luke Gomer (Luke) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The Supra EMV is in fact a double din Toyota unit that is found in a number Toyota Lexus vehicles. The are English versions of these unit available.
To convert the unit you have would require new navigation hardware/software and TV tuner/Pal to Ntsc converter.
Robert Gorman
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Monday, January 15, 2007 - 08:44 pm, by:  Robert Gorman (Uncle_bob) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tania

any chance of a picture being posted?
thanks
Tania Tanios
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Supra TT

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Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 09:31 am, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Daniel Czechowski wrote on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 05:33 pm:

Would people on supraforums have an idea? Or have you tried there already?



yeah i'm on the supraforums but unfortunately no one has had this unit..
Tania Tanios
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 09:33 am, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Luke Gomer wrote on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 06:26 pm:

To convert the unit you have would require new navigation hardware/software and TV tuner/Pal to Ntsc converter



how? how?!
do you know anyone who's done this, or anyone who could do the conversion?
Tania Tanios
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 09:36 am, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Robert Gorman wrote on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 08:44 pm:

any chance of a picture being posted?



of course, this is a picture off the net, but it's exactly the same as mine - model# NMT-D51M

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Tania Tanios
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 04:57 pm, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Luke Gomer wrote on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 06:26 pm:

The Supra EMV is in fact a double din Toyota unit that is found in a number Toyota Lexus vehicles. The are English versions of these unit available.
To convert the unit you have would require new navigation hardware/software and TV tuner/Pal to Ntsc converter.



OH MY GOSH!! i just saw your website...
so it IS possible! you wouldn't know anyone in Australia that does the same by any chance??
Luke Gomer
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Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 07:59 am, by:  Luke Gomer (Luke) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

'OH MY GOSH!! i just saw your website...'



Ali Yazici
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Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 03:36 pm, by:  Ali Yazici (Wa_ali) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Tania Tanios wrote on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 04:57 pm:

OH MY GOSH!! i just saw your website...
so it IS possible! you wouldn't know anyone in Australia that does the same by any chance??




Yeah i think Vlad does it as well, but i think he specialieses in Radio conversions, even if he doesn't know how to do it, which i doubt, he sure should know some one who can do it, because i was after the same thing as well at one stage

I hope that helps...P.S. Love your car....mmmmm Supra
Vlad Apostolov
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Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 05:44 pm, by:  Vlad Apostolov (Vlad) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tania,
Could you post some screenshots from the Satellite Navigation System user menus?
Tania Tanios
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Supra TT

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Friday, January 19, 2007 - 09:42 am, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Ali Yazici wrote on Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 03:36 pm:

I hope that helps...P.S. Love your car....mmmmm Supra



Thanks Ali! this is actually my 2nd Supra..
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can't beat Toyota quality.. :-)
Tania Tanios
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Friday, January 19, 2007 - 09:49 am, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Vlad Apostolov wrote on Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 05:44 pm:

Could you post some screenshots from the Satellite Navigation System user menus?



Hi Vlad,
Unfortunately it'll need the Jap Nav disc to bring up any menus..
When I press the "NAVI" button on the right side of the unit picture, it brings up a box with Japanese text - which I assume says that there's no disc inserted/to read. But I'll post up whatever pics I can get tomorrow.. :-)

P.S> By any chance have you done/know someone who's 'chipped' this type of DVD unit? I'm assuming this one is region-locked to Japan as it's definitely a DVD player but won't read any of my DVDs.
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Sunday, January 21, 2007 - 12:05 pm, by:  Vlad Apostolov (Vlad) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tania,
If find from another Supra that it has a screen similar to the one below, you may ask the local Mitsubishi Pajero dealers for a disk and give it a try.
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Tania Tanios
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Monday, January 22, 2007 - 09:36 am, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Vlad Apostolov wrote on Thursday, January 18, 2007 - 05:44 pm:

Could you post some screenshots from the Satellite Navigation System user menus?


my monitor is different to the one in that pic.. i finally got around to taking pics of some screenshots:
MENU SCREEN:
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SIDE BUTTONS:
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WHEN I PRESS 'NAVI':
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Adam Lonergan
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Monday, January 22, 2007 - 09:41 am, by:  Adam Lonergan (Alchemistal) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tried googling whatever is written in the top right hand corner of the case?
Tania Tanios
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Monday, January 22, 2007 - 09:42 am, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

MORE MENUS:
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CALENDAR ENTRIES:
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TELEPHONE:
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TO TYPE IN CONTACT NAMES/NUMBERS:
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FOR SERVICING RECORDS:
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maybe i should've just moved to japan...
Matthew Sharpe
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Monday, January 22, 2007 - 02:08 pm, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Looks pretty cool though...
Tania Tanios
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Monday, January 22, 2007 - 03:30 pm, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Adam Lonergan wrote on Monday, January 22, 2007 - 09:41 am:

Tried googling whatever is written in the top right hand corner of the case?



yeah i tried, but it only brought up Japanese auctions sites selling the same unit. the top right hand corner has the model no = NMT-D51M
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Monday, January 22, 2007 - 04:37 pm, by:  Ali Yazici (Wa_ali) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

OMG Tania, i so want your car now lol...Jap TT Supra Mmmmmmm, now with the unreadable menus ohhh thats like heaven, obviously if you cant read it no good, but i love japanese and i would merely keep it for souvenir purposes

Your second Supra? I'm so jealous
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 03:13 am, by:  Luke Gomer (Luke) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

GS430 screens .............


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Tania Tanios
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 10:16 am, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

lol! thanks Ali.
Tania Tanios
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 10:18 am, by:  Tania Tanios (Tan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Luke Gomer wrote on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 03:13 am:

GS430 screens .............



the maintenance screen is the same!!
hmm, i think i'm going to take it to a Lexus dealer to see if there's anything that might plug straight in.
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Tania Tanios wrote on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 10:18 am:

hmm, i think i'm going to take it to a Lexus dealer to see if there's anything that might plug straight in.




Hmmmm i think that may be a little costly Good luck though, i hope all works out for ya, let us know how you go...it'll be a shame to see it go to waste

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