Beeping noise driving me insane!

[Tomos_VT]

I have a Pioneer AVIC-F310BT Total in-car entertainment and navigation solution - AVIC-F310BT :: Pioneer Australia that i recently purchased and self installed.
I found out that if i earthed the handbreak wire that i will get all my features while driving rather then only when my handbreak is applied. However now my headunit thinks that my handbreak is always on and decides to let me know with an irritating beeping noise. Im just wondering is there another way to get away with not wiring it to my handbreak.

Cheers

[holdenboy]

So the head-unit itself beeps, or the car?
Almost sounds like youve wired it to the handbrake, then earthed the wire out while its still connected to the handbrake switch.....dont think this is the case though.

[Tomos_VT]

The headunit beeps itself i havnt touched the handbreak wire as of yet and hoping not to but if worse comes to worse i will, really hoping theres another way around it.

[holdenboy]

Theres nothing in the manual to turn this off? Sounds strange to me, does it start beeping straight away, or after a few minutes etc?

You could try installing a small switch inline with the handbrake cable and to watch a movie while driving (i assume this is the only function you dont have if the wire isnt earthed?) you just have to give the switch a quick flick and it'll work. This is whats needed for the Clarion units but im not sure whether this is the case for the Pioneers.

[Tomos_VT]

I couldnt find anything in the manual and i rang multiple stores asking about it. Im taking it back to JB Hifi in a couple of days as they have put it down to a defective unit. Thanks for your help though

[scozz76]

Have you tried pressing the reset button?

Is there a beep 'on' 'off' setting? Some pioneer units have this function.

Check ebay, i've seen kits to eliminate the handbrake problem but i'm not sure what they actually do.

[Captain Kermit]

Are you sure it's not the car beeping? My old VS exec would beep if I left the handbrake up and started driving. If you've done the dodgy and wired it so the handbrake detection switch is always closed then the car would think the hand brake is on while you're driving and beep like a mofo. If the little (!) light is on all the time on your dash, it's likely the car that's beeping and not the HU.

[Tomos_VT]

The HeadUnit beeps because its a different beep to when driving with the handbreak is on, I eliminated this problem but now i have another. When going near a railway crossing it also beeps in the same fashion is there anyway to turn this function off?

[StoneX]

Have you tried calling Pioneer's helpline? This is exactly what they have it for

[holdenboy]

Good idea, although im leaning more towards a unit fault, installed one of these today and never had any dramas with beepiing...just earthed out the handbrake wire and it was fine.

[StoneX]

The railway crossing beeping is a setting.

When on the map screen, press MENU, then SETTINGS, then the arrow to go to the next screen, then BLACKSPOTS and turn it off. It is to warn you of dangerous loactions like rail crossings, speed cameras, etc.

[Tomos_VT]

Cheers StoneX that stopped it i had no clue what to try next and that fixed it. Thanks for everybodies help!