Not that I have found.

 

If any readers have this disc and would like to sell - I'm interested! One copy presently on eBay @$299 - Rediculous! I'd go as high as $100.. Thanks

New owner and member - 2002 XKR - I love it! daled99@me.com

 

As I undersrtand it if you have the clock you have the latest disc. Is this correct?

 

Those of you that have both the disk that has the Leaper on the screen and also the updated disk that has the clock on the screen, can you switch between both disks?

What I'm asking is if your system came with the Leaper disk and you upgrade to the disk that has the clock and you install that disk, can you go back to the Leaper disk and have the Leaper on the screen instead of the clock?

 

Gonna say no, unfortunately, because the clock 'addition' is part of the firmware update, and as soon as you try to revert back to using the old disc, its gonna reinstall that firmware again, you lose all the updated maps, POI, etc. sorry, can't have the cake and and eat it too.

 

So since I have the leaper on my GPS screen, can I assume that there exists a more up to date GPS disk (one that has a clock instaed of the leaper) out there somewhere. Not an up to date disk mind you, just one that is newer than the one I own?

Thanks,

Kip

 

yes kip, yes there is.

 

When I got my '97 XK8 not long ago, what I really wanted was a 2006 XKR but I could not justify the price. One reason a newer car was desirable, or so I thought, was the navigation system. But now that I have the '97 model without nav, I realized three things:

1) The gauges (oil, clock & volts) look better than the nav screen, IMHO.

2) Whatever nav system they had ten years ago is not what I'd want to have today. Like the cheesey and utterly useless nowadays 'CD-changer in the trunk', Jag milked the status quo did not update anything till 2007.

3) My phone (a Motorola Droid thru Verizon) gives me Google maps, which now has Google Navigation. Turn by turn directions for free - no updates or dvd discs required. The only thing I did was put a mount for the phone on the dashboard. It even reads complicated street names with relative clarity. Not sure if they have it for Hawaii but I am guessing they do.

Overall, I'd say stop buying navigation updates and get a phone that will do that part for free and also allow you to call somebody just in case you get lost.

 

I'll take a stab and say that 70% of the xks going out had the navigation option, so unless these owners want a useless screen taking up dash space and acting only as a large clock, the pursuit of updated maps is understandable. i'm glad the screen is there, even if I don't use it for the jag nav unit anymore, it is becoming easier to hack the screens and use them for many purposes (including aftermarket navs)...and it makes a very nice video viewing screen.

 

True, I recall a similar setup from the mid eighties where Buick had some kind of option involving a TV set (cathode ray tube) in the dash board. It functioned as some kind of trip computer but was ugly as sin and positively obsolete within five years or so. Horrendous to look at too.

Well, at least the nav screen in the Jag seems to have other uses.

 

This is the "latest" disc as far as I know - Alpine DVD #BM9J691F

BUT - I'm intrigued with the idea of using the screen for other purposes - What is really possible?

 

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=4293 and https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=6734

Kenwood has a processor/screen integration unit uses the screen for many things also. Worth looking into.

 

Mike Bornstein:

Did you complete your move to Hawaii with your 2001 Jag XKR Silverstone? I just moved to Maui with mine. You mentioned Hana so I thought you might also be on Maui. It would be good to find a fellow limited edition owner here in the islsnds.

We should get in touch!

 

You'll never be able to find each other because your Jag sat nav doesn't have Hawaii on it (just like mine doesn't have Spain on it).

 

Few years after your question I tried it - now recovering with wipe (JTP824) disk


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