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(All these hacks are not found by me, just found them on the web and all the pictures are also collected from web as well, so thanks to everybody out there who contributed to this)

There is an easier way to get into the Hidden Diagnostic mode;

1. press 'DISPLAY'
2. then touch Upper Left corner (where the red dots are) then Lower Left Corner, repeat 3 times or until it goes into diag mode.

https://www.greenhybrid.com/share/fi.../5/navdiag.jpg

This will take you to the Service Menu, Click on MENU button at the top right and this takes you to the hidden Diagnostic menut

You can press on the Navigation Check button and within Navigation Check screen, press on Vehicle Sensors button and this will give you the GPS (Navigation) speedometer and you can confirm that the car speedometer is faster by about 3 mph as you drive and check, both the speed sensor in gps screen showing mph and your speedometer.

Press on the navigation menu button to go back to the diag. menu and from there you can get to another hidden menu by pressing these imaginary 1 and two buttons shown in this picture below. I don't know if you can do much in the next hidden screen as I did not explore that much.

To exit out of the Diag. Menu, completely just press on the Display button on your Nav for about 5 seconds and you are back to I Agree screen.

https://www.greenhybrid.com/share/fi...endiagmenu.jpg

https://www.greenhybrid.com/share/fi...ndiagmenu2.jpg

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I gave this a try yesterday - at least to the screen to monitor GPS speed. Seems to work just as described.

Thanks for posting!

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What software version are you using? (Wondering if these hidden screens are on v6.1.) Also, would some v6.1 users see if the 'override' feature might have been moved to these hidden screens???

Great post, can't wait to try it. Thanks!

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I'm able to access on 5.1.

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For me, this is a totally new find! I never knew there was a "harder way" to get to this menu! Thanks for the post!

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Great Find! I have quickly confirmed that i can get to these screens, using the "Hybrid DVD" 5.1 loading file and 6.1 map data. Later today, when I have more time, I will attempt to adjust the Bluetooth settings, as my callers often comment I sound "far away", and that causes me to kinda shout when using the bluetooth. Hopefully these adjustments will fix this.

Anyone have any success with adjusting these settings? Which settings did you change, and to what numbers? Send, receive, quality? Thanks!!! I will also report after I have made my adjustments and the successes.

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On the bluetooth menu I found that as you increase the outgoing volume, it increases the level of distortion as well. The quieter the volume, the clearer it is, but hard to hear. I found that increasing to +1 (or may be +2) worked best. Once I got up to +3 or higher the other end was loud but highly distorted and hard to understand.

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The 'harder way' is to turn the ignition ON (NOT start just ignition on, foot off the barke and press ON twice) then hold the INFO button and turn the lights on and off 3 times (not auto but off and on). this will take you to the same diag. menu. But I'm affraid I'll burn the headlamps some day doing like this..:embarass: That's why I preffer te easier way described above.

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Wow,

I definitely like the easier way better :) Thanks again!

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I have tested this on my TCH with v6.1 and i am able to get to these screens. some of the options are different but may be its because i checked it when the car was switched off, may be it will be different when the car is running i will check and update ASAP.

i have taken pictures from my cell, if any one want i can upload them.

:D

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This does indeed appear to function for v6.1 navs.

How does it differ from the v5.1 screens? It doesn't seem to have anything which would allow disabling the safety features (which is everyone likes about v5.1, right?)

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You are right, this is just a diagnostics menu, no override in this menu. Override menu is different and is not available in 6.1, oply in 5.1 or unless you have a custom made dvd (5.1+6.1=hybrid dvd)

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I also have v6.1 and was able to access these menus described in the first entry. It sort of freaked me out to be able to get to these screens. I wanted to push so many of the button but was afraid to. :confused:
Not sure what to do with with all these new screens...looked like a lot of ways to mess up your navigation system....or at least reset a lot of things.

It was nice to be able to see a lot more information about the GPS signals.

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I've tried a few times already to access this screen but can not (5.1).

I hit the Display button and alternate hitting the upper and lower left side of the inside frame of the display overlay and nada.

1-2, 1-2, 1-2, three times, four times, nothing...

Anyone else unable to access it? Am I missing somthing? Does it matter if you are moving when you try? I may have been moving.

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I think the picture above is a tad bit misleading regarding the placement of the "1" and "2". I had to move my finger about half a finger's width toward the middle of the screen. In other words...don't try so hard to push right in the corner as depicted in the picture....cheat a bit inwards.
I hope that helps.

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Yep! Helped a lot! Thank you!

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Anyone figure out how to exit the service menu without shutting the car off? I can't seem to find an exit or back button.

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See last paragraph of message 1

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Just hold down the Display button until the unit resets itself and you're back at the screen where you accept the message that you'll die if you mess around with the NAV while driving....or something like that.

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I tried this while running down the highway, and it worked fine. i was a little concerned when i could not get out of the diag screen, but i pressed the display button until it reset, and I was out.

the real interesting thing is that there is a GPS based speedometer built in the navigation diagnostics screen. It confirmed my speedo is overstating the speed by 3 MPH at 60 MPH.

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:embarass:
Thanks.
:embarass:

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jabagri,

Thanks for the heads up on the BT. I went to +1 and everyone says it sounds great.

Bigsk8r

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Any way to access this BT setting without the nav system?

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I feel like with this method, you should also be able to click your heels three times and magically arrive home.

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Interesting.. I found the volume too low when my wife calls, so I adjusted it to +1 (for the outgoing).. That only added distortion and "noise" so we're back at the default.. Rather have a low volume, than a noisy (screeches, and other artifacts)..

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Also, if you push and HOLD for about 15+ seconds the "blank" selection on the middle column of the another page of diagnostics after the 1 and 2 corner presses from the first hidden menu screen, you get yet another menu with some sort of data logging control. This is in a 2008 TCH with v6.1 map software (actually 06.05.12).

Has anybody found a menu for checking the XM signal strength?

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So how do I do this??

Does my car need to be in ACC, ON, or Running?

Can anyone give me a clearer explanation?

I have an 07 TCH, with 6.1

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Read the first posting in this thread. All of the detailed instructions are there.

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do you know if it works with the 7.1 disc?

I'll have to try it when I get home and see :)

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I wish I had the 7.1 disc...maybe it has fixed some problems with the crappy map directions. Oh well....I'll wait a while longer.

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it's not that great, you still can't use it while driving, and as far as I knwo you can't hack it to make it work. i also noticed some things that closed like 10 years ago are still on there, yet things that have been around longer than that (i.e. mcdonalds and subway, not even small local stores!) are missing. odd.

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Interesting. I bet you can make a hacked disc keeping the use of the 7.1 data file.

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if my dogs hadn't eaten through my laptop adapter I could try :P