Can the unit be set for direct reading rather than reversed. I want to mount it on the steering column of an older car without a speedometer
1059248
Not that I could tell, and the instructions don't indicate that it can. But the heads up feature works very well, and you can keep your eyes and head up. I used it in an older car that I couldn't get the right combination of gearing for the stock speedometer, plus the speedometer was hidden behind the steering wheel, so you really had to look away from the road for too long to see your speed. (Plus the stock speedo only went up to 85 mph)
1059249
I think you can by using a piece of mirror taped on the speedometer surface as long as the angle is the same, just a guess.
806732
No of course not. Its off when I'm parked so that wouldn't work at all. Now that you ask the question though, I never set the time even once. It must get it from the gps signal? Great unit, I love mine.
1882925
Don't know, I sent it back because it only shows Kmph and I wanted mph. Since it is GPS it should work in a car. Readout is not to graphic.
1560379
Yes, have it mounted on top of a dashmat on my plastic dash, setting up against the a-pillar. Very stable, doesn't move and doesn't get in the way of your view. Much too big for the steering column, would have blocked the view of the gauges. Great tach, very stable needle and no issues after 3 months. Love it!
248284
The wire is pretty long...you could put the sensor on the rear wheel if you wanted to.....yes, it'll measure MPH or KM. A very cool feature of this unit is the SCAN mode; the unit will cycle 4 functions, ride time, distance, max speed & average speed, while also display current speed. It also has a "+" & "-" indicator to show above or below current average speed. It's a very sweet unit. The original battery won't last long, so get a nice 3 pack of Energizer 357 batteries.
164074
I had no trouble reading the display but mine was mounted in the glove compartment. My problem is the unit died after less than a year of service.
38218
Yes and No. I have not experienced this (luckily), but have given it some thought. Where mine is mounted on the windshield, it has a ball pivot for adjustment. With this, you can actually just reach up and give a 90 degree twist and it will catch what you want it to. The problem with this though is most police will ask you to turn off your car and ignition, so unless you keep a secondary hot switch to feed it power with the key off, recording will stop. I don't think you would want to hard wire it into power not shut off by the ignition key, otherwise you could potentially have a dead battery after prolonged (overnight?) parking. I'm not sure of the power amp/draw and how that effects things, just my thoughts.
1931704
The temperature can be read from either side. It will be read normally from the inside but it will be backwards when read from the outside. no problem reading, either side.
1907340
I would call them bifocal readers. That is, the top portion has no magnification, and the lower semicircle does. Great if you can see the road fine, but can't read the speedometer!
160638
It is best if the sensor is placed where nothing will break the line-of-sight between the sensor and the receiver, like a car, metal building, etc. The unit will sometimes NOT WORK AT ALL if placed where anything metal, especially things affected by a magnet, can break the line-of-sight between the sensor and receiver, but if the sensor is placed really close to the receiver, sometimes it works OK. I would not chance it to work if the vehicle was passing between the sensor and receiver. Hope this helps.
636020
It will automatically measure that I believe. Never tried to measure the opposite direction
1194153
Well, to address your question (s) respectively, the LED display can be mounted pretty much anywhere you can see it well, top of steering column, console, etc... As far as mounting, I have installed many of these reverse sensor kits and velcro works great because the LED display is very light. Now, running the wires may or may not be very hard depending on the type of vehicle this kit will be installed in. Usually when the sensors are drilled and inserted, I bundle the four sensor cables together with zip ties then cover with loom. There is only one cable to run from the display so you run that to wherever you are mounting the brain of the unit inside the car. The four sensor wires are run to the same place and may require you to drill an access hole under the vehicle into the trunk/rear area. Then you power the unit off of a reverse light that comes on when you shift the car in reverse. You can run a power wire from the reverse light wiring to the brain mounting location and chassis ground the brain there. Be sure when grounding the paint is scraped off down to the metal so a good ground is achieved. Hope this helps.
1157555
Yes, and I would recommend you hard wire it. While I moved the rear sensor to many different locations, the reception using wireless frequently flickered or responded after a long delay. I would also suggest you have a mechanic or stereo shop do it because Magellan will not provide support if a customer does it themselves.
1502211
Newer cars have an onboard driving port located under the steering column. I found mine by searching the model of my car and determining where the OBD port was located
2081929
It says to use a mirror reverse camera on the directions so I'm not sure. Here's a link to the directions online. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/StaticFiles/Manuals/Car/AVH-P4400BH_OwnersManual051712.pdf
913902
If it was permanently mounted you would have to park your vehicle in the correct orientation to get the signal. The unit must be pointing south, your RV would have to be facing south as well. Just set it inside when traveling and place it on the roof when you park.
19198
i think it can be reversed, but it must be done manually, not w/the remote.