My dealer installed XM Radio in my 2005 ES330 (for $1000!). On the screen, the text that describes the selection (in the case of music, for example, the name of the piece and the composer) is truncated at 10 characters. Is there a remedy for this?
XM Radio text truncation in the ES330
Mar 31, 2005
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screen, the text that describes the selection (in the case of music, for example, the name of the piece and the composer) is truncated at 10 characters. Is there a remedy for this?
It should be 12 or 16 characters, but there isn't a fix for it. OEM units are a generation behind in the chipsets, and the longer display was added in the current retail chipsets.
There may be a way to scroll to see some additional text, but my OEM unit (Infiniti) doesn't.
Thanks for the information. I got an unsatisfactory response from XM radio and no response (yet) from the dealer. I was hoping that all that was needed was a change in some setting on the unit, but I guess not. I can live with the truncation. There's no scrolling available on my unit either.
I was wondering the same thing. I got XM for my 330 a month ago. Love it other than the truncation. I paid $775 for it and installation in Virginia from the dealer. A friend with a Ford was able to get an audio company to do it for him for $300 and they said they were unable to do it for Lexus's because of the way it is set up. Sucks to have a nice car sometimes. Oh well.
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