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Old Sep 22, 2013 | 08:51 AM
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Saw this posted somewhere in here and though it might help.

http://boombox.harley-davidson.com/premium.html

Good information.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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Had almost the same experience as FlyingBear...

Bought my limited with 1.16 firmware. Was having a lot of issues with the SiriusXM module I had them install. The ESN was "undefined", so I couldn't activate it. After updating using their procedure, which is to download the zipped iso, unzip it, move the iso to the root of an 8GB USB drive formatted with FAT32, turn the bike on to accessory, plug in the iso after the radio boots, and accept the prompt to update.

You should see two progress bars, it took about half hour.

Once it was done, the finger print for the NAV worked, and the SiriusXM gave me the code so I could activate it.

I did the fingerprint for the NAV, plugged into my laptop and updated with the NaviTools, plugged into the bike and it recognized the update, started install, and also failed with the "NavNoContent" error. Not sure why, but I didn't bother going any further.

I also am having the pops when listening to FM, so those of you who are having that are not alone. It only occurs on FM, though, not with the bluetooth, USB, XM, or otherwise.

I added the boom amp upgrade and 6.5" speakers, and the pops are still there with that.

After adding the amp upgrade, I also have the fade issue. Sometimes when I start the bike, the rear speakers are the only ones on. I go to the fade and push it forward one notch, and the fronts come on. It seems to forget this setting on occasion, and I have to go back and redo it. This only started happening after the amp was installed, so I am thinking it has something to do with that.

My automatic volume seems to work fairly well, it is set on level 2 of 4. It's quiet when the bike is stopped, gets a lot louder when I start up slow, and then gets a little louder when I'm going faster.

I noticed the seek/preset issue, too... it saves whether you want to skip through the presets or seek regardless of which mode you're in. For example, on FM, I want the preset, so I can skip through my FM presets with one touch on the left hand joystick. It's too cumbersome skipping through on the right hand one. On media (USB/Bluetooth) I like to seek, so I can skip ahead on songs in my play list. So, I have to switch modes from seek to preset each time when changing from one to the other.

Overall it's been very good, but just like any computer, there are a few bugs that need to be worked out.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2013 | 01:10 PM
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Two other items of note, forgot to put on the first message:

When using the GPS in navigation, with my iphone plugged in and listening to a playlist, about an hour into the ride it seemed to lock up when the GPS lady was talking to me for a brief moment, and the iphone got stuck paused. It was kind of strange, I saw on the media page for the iphone a pause symbol at the bottom of the screen, and I couldn't get it to unpause. No idea how to play again, I tried to press the pause button on the screen, tried to switch to a new playlist, switched to the radio, etc. No change. Eventually I just switched in the media menu to Bluetooth iphone instead of USB iphone, and it started playing right where it left off. Little strange, but something to watch for.

Also, the text messages do not seem to work. Not that I mind, I have NO interest in reading text messages while riding... not even sure it was a good idea for them to put this into the system. Regardless, I do like the "auto-reply" concept, so when someone texts me it can say "Hey, I'm on the bike, will reply at the next gas stop". This is useful for when I'm riding to meet up with buddies and they're trying to figure out when I'll get there, they know I'm en-route. However, it can't read my inbox. I think this is an iphone problem, though, cause it doesn't seem to work in my Ford Sync, either.

Just other stuff to look out for.

Anyone reading these please use them as FYIs... I'm not trashing the system, since it is AWESOME otherwise! I absolutely love the controls, the GPS integration, the USB port, the Sirius... the infotainment is, in my opinion, worth the upgrade to the new bike alone. Excellent sound from the 6.5" with amp upgrade, too.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2013 | 09:30 PM
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Figured out how to enable text messaging so it will do the auto-reply on iPhones... on your phone, you need to go to Settings -> Bluetooth -> H-D Radio and enable the "Show Notifications".

Once I did that, it worked fine.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2013 | 08:12 AM
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How long does it take to download this update to the desktop? Mine had been at it for a couple hours, and it is still less than 50% downloaded.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2013 | 09:09 AM
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depends on your connection, for me 5 minutes, it is big 800mb. Mike
 
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Old Sep 24, 2013 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by bmccarthy321
Two other items of note, forgot to put on the first message:

When using the GPS in navigation, with my iphone plugged in and listening to a playlist, about an hour into the ride it seemed to lock up when the GPS lady was talking to me for a brief moment, and the iphone got stuck paused. It was kind of strange, I saw on the media page for the iphone a pause symbol at the bottom of the screen, and I couldn't get it to unpause. No idea how to play again, I tried to press the pause button on the screen, tried to switch to a new playlist, switched to the radio, etc. No change. Eventually I just switched in the media menu to Bluetooth iphone instead of USB iphone, and it started playing right where it left off. Little strange, but something to watch for.

Also, the text messages do not seem to work. Not that I mind, I have NO interest in reading text messages while riding... not even sure it was a good idea for them to put this into the system. Regardless, I do like the "auto-reply" concept, so when someone texts me it can say "Hey, I'm on the bike, will reply at the next gas stop". This is useful for when I'm riding to meet up with buddies and they're trying to figure out when I'll get there, they know I'm en-route. However, it can't read my inbox. I think this is an iphone problem, though, cause it doesn't seem to work in my Ford Sync, either.

Just other stuff to look out for.

Anyone reading these please use them as FYIs... I'm not trashing the system, since it is AWESOME otherwise! I absolutely love the controls, the GPS integration, the USB port, the Sirius... the infotainment is, in my opinion, worth the upgrade to the new bike alone. Excellent sound from the 6.5" with amp upgrade, too.

Thought I read that you cant access your text inbox until you stop. And then it will read your messages to you. Safety feature.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2013 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by bmccarthy321
Figured out how to enable text messaging so it will do the auto-reply on iPhones... on your phone, you need to go to Settings -> Bluetooth -> H-D Radio and enable the "Show Notifications".

Once I did that, it worked fine.
My texts are coming through but I'm not getting the "Auto Reply" option. Can you let me know when that option is available? Do you first click on your inbox and click on the message then after it's read the option should show up to auto reply? Also, I have the Street Glide Standard and the text messages to get read through the Infotainment Center as long as the bike is parked or not moving while running which I think is pretty cool. I'd love to be able to auto reply though. Any help on troubleshooting this would be greatly appreciated! Everything else is working PERFECT!
 
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Originally Posted by bingram1
All you guys that are having automatic volume issues do you see that there is a setting in audio controls for it? You have to scroll down after fader and its there. You can set the amount of volume you want it to add. 1 to 4 bars. Also the guys with problems where you have to reset your things like fader control and things it seems like the radio doesnt save some of your settings when you turn the bike off. I have it that I change my motorcycle icon on the gps map to the streetglide instead of the blue triangle and when I turn the bike off the next time its back to the blue triangle. Hopefully software updates will take care of this. not a big deal, just would be nice.
I have the same problem with the SG icon reverting back to the blue triangle.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2013 | 09:38 AM
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Apologize now for not reading all posts before adding to it. My standard is having ALL of the issues that I have read so far but here might be a new one. My bike sent an auto reply to 15 people that I had not sent a text to for 3 days. Got a reference # from my dealership to call moco with. And lets not forget this is not new technology. Anybody with a vehicle built in the last 6 years or so probably has it in their truck or car.
 
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