Pioneer head unit and navi
Pioneer head unit and navi
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Tinker999

Original Poster:

3 posts

11 months

Sunday 9th November 2025
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Hi I have a pioneer avh-5200DAB head unit which has an external antenna used for dab and fm radio . I have just installed a pioneer avic-f-160-2 nav unit which has a tmc antenna . It’s struggling to get a signal for the nav unit traffic alerts due to location of its antenna … can’t get somewhere to hide it so was considering using the radios external aerial . Can I use the vehicles external aerial for both devices ? And if is there a two into one aerial socket splitter I can use ?

AW10

4,683 posts

279 months

Sunday 9th November 2025
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Can you get the Nav unit to use a Bluetooth or wired connection to your phone? Likely to be more granular/current.

Tinker999

Original Poster:

3 posts

11 months

Monday 10th November 2025
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No Bluetooth on nav unit

AW10

4,683 posts

279 months

Monday 10th November 2025
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What's the source for the TMC data - over FM? In theory a splitter should work.

Tinker999

Original Poster:

3 posts

11 months

Monday 10th November 2025
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Yes it’s on fm frequency - it shows it’s scanning but not picking anything up . I went on a 40mile test run and it didn’t pick anything up when I drove into roadworks and congestion

AW10

4,683 posts

279 months

Monday 10th November 2025
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Is there an option in a menu to chose what FM station your unit uses to receive TMC data?