Help please 2008 navigation screen completely shaky but buttons work

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    I have a 2008 model prius. With the 6cd stacker. My husband gave the car a clean on the weekend (just a vacuum and wiping the dust). Now everything works but navigator is unreadable. I can press the agree button to get to a map but that is from memory only. I cannot read a thing. It looks like shaky static. But I can tell that the screen has gone to map page. Everything else works perfect. If anyine has sny idea how to fix it please help.
     

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    welcome!

    try disconnecting the 12v negative for a minute to reset the electronics.
     
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    Thanks for the reply Bisco.

    I tried it. Disconnected the 12v negative for 5 minutes. It did nothing. Still the same. Could a video cable inside have become dislodged. I have no idea where to start looking.
     
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    anything is possible, but when you say he just detailed it, is there any possibility a liquid got in there and he wasn't aware of it (or won't admit to?:p)
     
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    You never know lol. But then other things would have changed too. The navigator sound is working and buttons work. The display just got worse. I have no idea which cable to try to reconnect again incase I damage something pulling them out. The screen works perfectly unless it is on navigation mode.
     
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    iirc, the nav runs off an antenna, so there would be a cable for that. you might find it in the service manual
     
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    Have you checked everything is plugged in correctly to the navigation box that is under the LH (Aus passenger's) seat? Maybe a plug got dislodged when hubby vacuumed under the seat.
     
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    Thanks I will try that.
     
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    Hubby tried all the plugs except the big fat one which he could not pull out easily and I as scared to use too much force. I will go try again now. Thanks
     
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