Pixelated screen.

[SteveA87]

Hi guys, any of you had a screen that comes up pixelated(like Minecraft) on sat nav/ climate control, it comes on for a couple of minutes then nothing. The full console has been replaced as last one was doing the same, but no joy. Any help would be appreciated

 

[btjtaylor]

I believe the screen is driven by the sat nav DVD unit in the boot / centre console (depending on model) so that could be at fault, not the screen - maybe worth testing it with another unit if you can

 

[SteveA87]

btjtaylor thank you very much, I’ll buy one off eBay and give it a go, cheers again

 

[Richard B]

It might be worth inspecting the dvd reader lens in case it's just dusty. It's a dual layer reader and something in the light path can interfere with the granularity the data stream beyond whatever error correction is built into the system. Also pull out and reseat any connectors as these cars are getting on a bit and surface corrosion is a thing.

 

[SteveA87]

Hi Richard, excellent advice thank you. Unplugged today and dvd opened, lens cleaned, connectors checked and hooked back up. Worked fine for 3-4 minutes but didn’t read the disk, then colour faded and back to the old way. I’ll order new dvd off eBay. Thank you for your help

 

[SteveA87]

Thanks for all the help guys, turned out it was a faulty dvd unit, all working perfectly now.

 

[btjtaylor]

Great job thanks for updating the thread