Alpine GPS

nextcom1 · 07-26-2008, 03:01 PM

Can someone please tell me where I can find the users manual for the Alpine GPS for a 2006 Horizon on line? I don't know the model number they used.

Thanks

nextcom1 · 07-26-2008, 03:01 PM

Can someone please tell me where I can find the users manual for the Alpine GPS for a 2006 Horizon on line? I don't know the model number they used.

Thanks

jtharley · 07-26-2008, 04:28 PM

I have the alpine in my 2006 Vectra and find it very difficult to use compared to my garmin Nuvi.......Looks real nice up there on the dashboard though.

nextcom1 · 07-26-2008, 04:39 PM

Do you have the nuvi suction cupped to the side window or windshield?

emiddleb · 07-26-2008, 05:58 PM

Don't know if it's still the same for your 2006, but I have a 2004 Vectra, and the various manuals/numbers (and what seem to be very hard to find PDF downloads) are:

Alpine GPS NVE-N852A Hardware and Install Manuals

can be found at http://www.alpine-usa.com/US-en/supp...name=NVE-N852A

Alpine GPS NVD-A211 Smart Map Pro Manual and City Coverage list is at:

http://www.alpine-usa.com/US-en/supp...lname=NVD-A211

TME-M760 Monitor User Manual

http://www.alpine-usa.com/US-en/supp...lname=TME-M760

Hope this helps.

nextcom1 · 07-26-2008, 06:25 PM

emiddleb,

Thanks, yes thats the one I needed, I appreciate it

AFChap · 07-26-2008, 06:37 PM

FYI

At GNR I quizzed the Alpine rep at length about my NVE-N852A unit. It came with '02 map software (1 DVD) in my '03 coach. The '02 maps were really sorry. In Feb 2008 I finally bit the bullet and paid $300 for a map upgrade that came in a 2 DVD set, but is '05 maps!!!! The '05 maps are a big improvement over the '02 maps, but I still let him know how unimpressed I was with the Alpine software, updating in '08 for $300 just to get '05 maps, AND being told that was the last upgrade being produced for my unit.

One thing I did gain out of the conversation is that if I do want to upgrade in the future I can buy one of their new GPS units for apx #$450, toss the DVD head unit out of my coach, and the new unit will plug into my wiring & dash LCD, and after that I can upgrade the maps by downloading new software when available at apx $75 a pop.

porscheracer · 07-27-2008, 06:46 AM

You managed to get more information than I could. Good job!!

I was basically told (by the Alpine person, on the phone) the NVD-852 was a discontinued line and was no longer supported. There are no available updates after the (poor) '05 update, and there will be no more.

I asked what there was to replace it and they said "nothing".

jtharley · 07-27-2008, 12:53 PM

My nuvi is attached to the side window.....easy to see and easy to use!

porscheracer · 07-27-2008, 02:33 PM

I have a Garmin 2720 which I use for any "real" GPS operations. I wish it could interface with the monitor for the Alpine, though - a 4x6 screen 3' away is a wee bit hard to read.

Did the Alpine rep imply that there was a version of the Blackbird that had the external antenna and monitor / speaker interface capability to use the original monitor???

Bill Barclay · 07-27-2008, 03:10 PM

I have slightly different info that may or may not be of benefit. I have '06 Winne Journey bought new in early '07. Had Alpine installed by dealer. I have NVD-A801 software, NVE-N872A hardware, TME-M770S Monitor and my DVD Navigation Map is labelled '06 and program version 1.02. Wonder if mine is really '05?

AFChap · 07-27-2008, 03:36 PM

FlyFish -- you have a different unit and different maps. If it says '06 I would believe it is 2006 version. Mine is "NVD-A231 Coast to Coast '05, prog ver 2.00."

Norm -- the information I failed to get was what unit models I could buy that would plug into my existing monitor, etc. However, the price range the rep talked about was $450 & up so I doubt that was referring to a Blackbird. But I do see on line that the Blackbird can go into a docking station so it can be controlled through a touch monitor, so maybe? The tech did point out that plugging in a new unit would NOT make my old LCD touch-screen capable.

Bill Barclay · 07-27-2008, 03:49 PM

Is mine a current/forward looking version or am I also on the discontinued list? Thanks.

AFChap · 07-27-2008, 06:27 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Is mine a current/forward looking version or am I also on the discontinued list? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
My guess would be that if your unit is DVD/CD based, updates will cease at some point. If it is software based, allowing you to download updates for a reasonable cost, it has much longer life. From my conversation with the rep I would say that Alpine has wised up that they cannot be competitive requiring users to pay $300 for map upgrades when the competition provides upgrades via computer download at less than 1/3 the cost -- technology overtook them and they took a bit longer than they should have to adapt, but adapt they have!

porscheracer · 07-28-2008, 10:20 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by FlyFish:
...my DVD Navigation Map is labelled '06 and program version 1.02. Wonder if mine is really '05? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes. If you check the copyright information, the data on Ver. 1.02 is 2005 data. It's the same software some of us paid $300 for - and were seriously disappointed.

And your year-old unit is a dinosaur, just like my 2-year-old, $1500 unit. Makes me proud to be an Alpine customer - and leery of paying them a bunch more $$ JUST TO HAVE ANOTHER UNIT DECLARED OBSOLETE!!!