My other project today (in this beautiful Spring-like weather) is addressing the 2004 Acura TL navigation issue. As you may be aware, the older Acura DVD-ROM navigation has not been updated for several years. (car is showing it's age; memory issues for seats/mirrors I ignore + software engineers of the day somehow did not factor that the day would come [during 2020?] where users no longer have an accurate clock anymore) But the car is powerful and fun to drive with DVD-A so I persist!
There was no problem with navigation UNTIL I replaced that great Acura 100 month battery that gave me 120 months. (2 weeks shy of TEN YEARS). Radio code reset went fine. But ever since the battery replacement my navigation screen would display: 1) 'Downloading software - please wait' followed by 2) 'Please check your disc'. Took the disc out, cleaned moderate dust off, noticed light scratches, reloaded the nav disc and the 2 screen messages persisted. So I browse the Acura fan sites and watch YouTube videos to find help. I use IMGBurn to create clone the nav disc and burn the ISO; same warning messages display again.
It's the stinking DVD-ROM drive buried in the RH quarter panel of the trunk. It was suggested that the laser lens could be cleaned by removing the unit and taking off the cover. I have removed the drive today; the only reason it will be connected again will be to see if cleaning the lens does anything and to eject the disc. I just want to confirm whether I can sell the DVD drive as working OR as parts / to be refurbished unit. I don't need nav, I use my iPhone.
There was no problem with nav at all (didn't look at it much) with the old battery so WTF act up now? My theory: the DVD-ROM drive had to go back and read the disc sectors necessary to initialize the system. It either can't get there or the laser assembly tried and got stuck. I don't need it. After getting the Nav code from serial #, I just found this was possibly my own unit as went to OEM Audio for repair in May 2014. As Brand X might comment, "the plot thins".
Back to work with final summary later.
There was no problem with navigation UNTIL I replaced that great Acura 100 month battery that gave me 120 months. (2 weeks shy of TEN YEARS). Radio code reset went fine. But ever since the battery replacement my navigation screen would display: 1) 'Downloading software - please wait' followed by 2) 'Please check your disc'. Took the disc out, cleaned moderate dust off, noticed light scratches, reloaded the nav disc and the 2 screen messages persisted. So I browse the Acura fan sites and watch YouTube videos to find help. I use IMGBurn to create clone the nav disc and burn the ISO; same warning messages display again.
It's the stinking DVD-ROM drive buried in the RH quarter panel of the trunk. It was suggested that the laser lens could be cleaned by removing the unit and taking off the cover. I have removed the drive today; the only reason it will be connected again will be to see if cleaning the lens does anything and to eject the disc. I just want to confirm whether I can sell the DVD drive as working OR as parts / to be refurbished unit. I don't need nav, I use my iPhone.
There was no problem with nav at all (didn't look at it much) with the old battery so WTF act up now? My theory: the DVD-ROM drive had to go back and read the disc sectors necessary to initialize the system. It either can't get there or the laser assembly tried and got stuck. I don't need it. After getting the Nav code from serial #, I just found this was possibly my own unit as went to OEM Audio for repair in May 2014. As Brand X might comment, "the plot thins".
Back to work with final summary later.