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I have had the same issues...there is definatley a bug somewhere. It is very erratic. Fortunatly It hasnt happened in a few months.

I have never seen a GPS use more than one antennea....it uses more than one satellite to triangulate. I also doubt the antennea is at issue as I am getting a lock, just the wrong one. The antennea either works or doesnt....there is no middle ground. This has to be some sort of software glitch. I am reluctant to take it to the dealer since I added the DVD update myself. I have owned over a dozen GPS devices (mostly Garmin hand held units and Street Pilots) in the past 6+ years and have never experienced anything like this....very starange.

2006 RX400h My GPS has started acting very strange, it started about two weeks ago. The GPS mapping was several miles off the correct location. I went into the menu and was able to adjust my position, and everything worked fine for about a week, then it happened again. This has happened 3 times now, and it appears my position has been off anywhere from several block to 6+ miles, it also loses orientation (direction). This is getting very annoying. Anyone else have a similar experience? NOTE: I did upgrade the DVD to ver 5, which is listed as compatable w/ my Nav. The system worked great for 3 weeks after the update and started freaking out 3 weeks after the install.

I have no problems w/ the Playlists other than what I posted earlier, I would assume his issues are software related. Yes, you can disconnect the unit from the cables on the latest model, this would simplify updating. It is set for the latest ipods as default, this can be easily reprogramed.

The display reads as follows: ALBUM= Playlist name TRACK= track # TITLE= Title You can also scroll the Album Title and Artist info in the Title Space using the "SCAN" button. But it is slow and cumbersome to use.

Overall I am very pleased with the unit....but there are several things that could be improved. First, tech support is weak at best. I called several times and the only response I got was "thats the way it was designed" when I offered suggestions for improvement, it was like they had no idea what I was talking about. In order to play songs from the Ipod, you must create playlists. The playlist cannot contain more than 99 songs. The VAIS will not play music unless it is a playlist. The problem this presents is that it limits the way you access your music....for example if you want to listen to a specific artist. The work around I am currently using- I created a playlist for each artist and placed all the songs for that artist inside. This works ok except scrolling thru dozens of artists on the Lexus radio is a royal pain. The "feature" that I have the biggest problem with is the way they implement the Random mode and Disc Random mode...these do not work well. Specifically Disc Random, this mode only randomly selects albums inside the current playlist. Since I created numerous playlist by artist name I would like to see Disc Random mode pull from all the available playlists. NOTE: a playlist on the ipod is treated like a DISC. You scroll thru the various playlists using the DISC up/down buttons. Therefore it is natural for DISC RANDOM to randomly select songs from the various playlists...this is NOT the case. I have talked w/ tech support about this several times and offered suggestions, but each time I was told: "Thats the way it was designed" I noticed today that when I receive a bluetooth phone call the radio display blanks out as the radio is paused. The phone conversation is now over the radio speakers. When I disconnect the phone call and the Ipod starts playing again, the display now says "NO TITLE" . I have to cycle thru all the radio inputs to get the display back. One other issue which was reported earlier in this Forum- You have to cycle thru the inputs twice to get to the CD1 (Ipod) input. For me this is not a big issue as I use the Ipod 99 percent of the time....although it should be addressed in an update. Again, overall I am pleased. Install was simply, sound quality is good and it interfaces well with the Lexus radio.

How did you know how to remove the panel and where the harness was located? Thanks I found some other posts in this forum with details....but it is very simple: 1. Remove bezel around shifter start at the bottom 4 clips- pull up on the outer trim around the shifter (not the inside trim ring- the outer ring) This will remove the entire panel around the shifter 2. Remove heated seat panel/cig lighter, 2 clips pull it toward you-straight out 3. you will see 2 gold 10mm bolts, remove two bolts under this panel that hold the radio in 4. You need to grab the bottom of the radio and give it a little tug there is a couple of clips holding it in. slide the radio out. 5. remove the inside panel at the feet of the passenger (left foot) furthest forward. This is the smallest panel and has exposed clips. You will place the VAIS unit down here and run the Ipod cable to the glove box or whereever you prefer and the other end of the cable to the back of the radio. 6. close it up and enjoy! NOTE: When you pull the radio out it will rest on the leather part of the lower dash...be sure to put a soft cloth under this, as I left indents in the leather where the metal braket of the radio rested on the leather. The leather is very soft and dents very easily.

This is the model I just installed, read post above....took 30 minutes to install.

Nice going! Where does the interface unit sit? Where is the iPod kept? how are the two physically connected? I placed the VAIS unit inside the side panel at the passengers left foot (the smaller panel furthest forward) and ran the cable into the glove box. The cable is just long enough for the passanger to manually operate the Ipod from the front passenger seat if prefered otherwise it sits safely in the glove box. The VAIS takes full control of the Ipod and is controlled from the radio or steering wheel controls. There is also an option to switch to "safe mode" which allows control from the Ipod interface directly, but you lose all display info on the Lexus Radio. You can still use trigger the next or previous song from the steering wheel, but no other functions work. As I mentioned the sound quality is excellent, far superior to any FM transmitter. There are a few oddities to the controls though; 1. It only allows playing from Playlists on the Ipod. 2. The display works as follows- ARTIST = Playlist Name TITLE= Title 3. "Shuffle" mode does not work properly

I received the VAIS SLI this morning, installed it in less than an hour w/ limited experience. Works great, the quality of sound is significantly better than the Monster FM adapter I was using...literally night and day difference. It now sounds as good as the CD output. I have the Mark Levinson system. The integration with the stereo display and steering wheel controls works very well.

so far I dont see anything new...but I haven't traveled very far since the update.

The Updated Nav DVD is now shipping. I received mine today, took 5 minutes to install. You have to remove the rear compartment door and covers to access the NAV DVD drive. Previous version was 4.05.01 NEW version is 5.03.05 too early to tell what improvements it added to the POI and maps. Cost $295 w/ s/h from Lexus-parts.com

well, not exactly. Yes, the connection between the car and phone "turn off", but the bluetooth function remains on and is constantly seeking another connection unless you physically turn it off on the phone. What other apps do you have on the Treo? Maybe somthing else on the Treo is causing a conflict. Do you have Blue Fang or BT Toggle on the phone?

I dont have this issue w/ Cingular, once I get in the car the systems pair and she works. I leave my Bluetooth on the entire time I am in the car and dont notice significant battery drain. This way when I receive an incoming call it instantly connects and I answer the call from the steering wheel. I never had an issue with the pairing dropping after a period of time, even with the older firmware. Do a search at this site: http://discussion.treocentral.com/index.php?styleid=1 I believe there are plenty of Verizon users there with successfull bt connections. My guess is you never actualyy made the INITIAL connection successfully and it is still attempting to connect each time you get in the car. Did you follow the directions I posted earlier very carefully? If you miss one step, you are not actually pairing the units. I hade a similar issue when I first bought the car, but once I followed the directions closely I have had great success. I would suggest deleting the phone from the Lexus and starting over.

Yes, I have transfered the quicklist succesfully. Just follow the directions in the link I posted earlier. The quicklist must only contain one number, no other info and no other characters including dashes. Also regarding the call waiting bug....yes, the latest Coingular firmware (1.17) fixes this issue.