Recently installed an Alp9857 with the wired PAC controller. I was wondering if there was a way to have the Mute button perform a different task. I read all the posts as well as Lucid's instructions about how to get the Mute button to work as a 'Mute'. Could it be used to say, control the 'Band' selector button? I don't really need the mute function, it is no big deal to me to hold down the volume tab an extra second to lower the volume, but having one more control on the dash would be great.

 

bump, anyone??

 

Did the DCI work well with the 9857. i just purchased both and getting ready to install. What amp did you purchase?

 

That button doesn't work like the others, it is push on, push off, not an intermittant. That said, I suppose it would be possible.

 

First off let me say that i'm not an electrical engineer, but i believe i can help put you in the right direction. This is all theory and i have not performed this.

After looking at the wiring diagram of the remote controls to the factory radio it looks like you can reroute the output of the mute botton. All of your remote radio functions work through the same wire, except the mute botton. There is a different resistance across vol up,down, mode, and channel. There is a white/red wire that feeds into the mute botton. The other side of the mute botton is an IC chip (or at least thats what it looks like from the diagram). If it was rerouted from feeding into that chip and over to where the other bottons feed into, i'm guessing that would work. Placing a resistor inline from 600 to 1000 ohms should make that botton programable with the PAC.

I haven't pulled the remote panel off the dash yet so i don't know how hard this would be to perform nor am i 100% sure it would work. Are you a gamblin man? j/k

 

The DCI works fine with the 9857, the Mute button takes some extra wiring but all in all it was easy to program the thing and I don't really notice the 'Delay' that has been talked about on these boards. I have not gotten an amp yet, not sure I want to eat up the space in the trunk.

Thanks for the heads up on the 'Mute' button being an "On-Off", I hadn't thought of that, guess I'll just use it as a 'Mute'.

 

IS the unit you purchased a PAC SWI-X or similar? If so you may wish you had purchased the Modifry DCI. It uses button combinations such as Mode:Vol Up to change to the next preset/Disc so it already has many extra functions.

 

Actually the new DCI-II is much more intuitive than the original.

It has a new method of switching tracks, changing stations, etc. that does not require pressing a combination of buttons.

I've had both the PAC and the Modifry DCI units. The Modifry DCI is a little more expensive, but it is head-and-shoulders above the PAC DCI.

The PAC unit has limited functionality and has that annoying delay. You can make a change in volume, etc. and nothing happens. Then you try again and nothing happens. Then suddenly both adjustments take place!

By contrast, the Modifry DCI is very fast with no delay. It also has the speed controlled volume which increases the volume of the HU as you speed up and decreases it as you slow down - no more "gain riding" the volume!

The decision is easy - Modifry!

 

What! A DCI-II! And no one told me!

Do you have a link to info on the II?

 

Well, I'm at a loss. All Modifry's DCI units built since March are DCI-II.

I have one and a manual that came with it showing it is a type II. At one point I also downloaded a .pdf of the Type II manual.

I just looked on the Modifry website and the Go Fast Lab website and see no mention of the type II or the new functionality of the controls. So, I'm not sure what is happening there.