10-30-2008, 05:38 AM
Page 2 Installing the Firmware Update into your AVIC-X930BT Step 3 Load the microSD card into your AVIC-X930BT. The system will automatically reboot and start the update process within one minute. This page contains information about installing the latest Pioneer AVIC-F900BT driver downloads using the Pioneer Driver Update Tool.
I just wanted to send a heads up that Pioneer is releasing a firmware update for these models.
Here are the claims:
This firmware update (version 2.0) contains important performance improvements relating to, among other things:
* Boot-up time
* Bluetooth connectivity (including certain Blackberry models)
* iPod Touch (v2.0) compatibility
* Touch screen response
* Display brightness
* SD and USB media playback.
Here is the link to update instructions and software: Pioneer Update (http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Support/Navigation/AVIC+F-Series+Firmware+Update+Downloa d)
I'm going to install this a lunch time and post back to this thread with my impressions of the update.
Here are the claims:
This firmware update (version 2.0) contains important performance improvements relating to, among other things:
* Boot-up time
* Bluetooth connectivity (including certain Blackberry models)
* iPod Touch (v2.0) compatibility
* Touch screen response
* Display brightness
* SD and USB media playback.
Here is the link to update instructions and software: Pioneer Update (http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Support/Navigation/AVIC+F-Series+Firmware+Update+Downloa d)
I'm going to install this a lunch time and post back to this thread with my impressions of the update.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE UPDATES FOR AVIC-F900BT/ AVIC-F90BT/ AVIC-F700BT / AVICF7010BT **After you download the firmware update files onto your computer, you will need to transfer the files to an SD card (512MB or larger) in order to install them on your navigation system.
Important Please print or save these Instructions before downloading and installing the firmware updates -- it is very important that you complete all steps correctly and in the order described below. Failure to do so could cause data stored onto your navigation system to be permanently lost. WARNING! These firmware updates are NOT applicable to the AVIC-F500BT. WARNING! These firmware updates apply only to models sold in the U.S. If you have any difficulty carrying out these instructions, please contact the Pioneer Customer Service Center at 1-800-421-1404. Pioneer service representatives are available Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Before Downloading the Firmware Updates Please check your system version number by doing the following to determine whether your system has already been updated with the new firmware updates: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7.
Press the 'Menu' button Touch the 'Settings' tab; Touch the “System Settings” tab; Touch the “Service Information” tab; The 'Map version' number and the 'Version' number are both displayed -- please look at the 'Version' number, which is displayed on the lower line; and If the 'Version' number is '2.006000' or an earlier/smaller number, please install the new firmware update. If the 'Version' number is '2.008000' or a later/larger number, the system has already been updated with the new firmware. Write down the version number; you will need to refer to it again in step 8.
Downloading the Two Firmware Updates & Transferring them to an SD Card Step 1 1-1. Download the system firmware update Zipfile onto your computer by clicking here. The location where you save the downloaded Zipfile should be accessible and easily remembered. 1-2. After you have downloaded the Zipfile, locate it on your computer and double click to decompress it.* Once the Zipfile is decompressed, locate and open the folder named 'F-Series Firmware Update'. Once the folder 'F-Series Firmware Update' has been opened, locate within it the subfolder named 'LPUE080'.
*If you do not have a decompression utility on your computer, you can download WinZip at http://www.winzip.com. 1-3. Transfer the 'LPUE080' folder onto the top layer (folder) of your SD card. ** **You must use a SD card that is 512MB or larger and formatted with a FAT16 or FAT32 file system.
Installing the System Firmware Update on Your Navigation System Step 2 Disconnect any iPod, iPhone, or USB device from the system before proceeding. After you have transferred the 'LPUE080' folder onto the top layer/folder of your SD card, insert the SD card into your AVIC-F900BT/ F90BT/ F700BT / F7010BT while your vehicle is turned OFF. Next, turn ON your vehicle and navigation system. The system will automatically start the update process in one minute. WARNING! While your navigation system is being updated with the new firmware, do NOT turn off the power to the navigation system. Severe damage to your navigation system could result from your failure to do so, including but not limited to the loss of all content/data that is stored on the internal Flash Memory of your system (such as address book entries, destination history, and other user information). If your system does not automatically start the update process, please check your system and SD card as follows: Check your system version again to confirm the necessity of this firmware update. Check your SD card to confirm that the SD card contains the correct file in the correct format. Step 3 Please wait for the firmware update to be installed - this should take approximately 10 minutes. The system will automatically reboot after the firmware update is completed. Step 4 After your system has rebooted itself, press and hold down the system 'reset' button (which is located just to the left of the 'eject' button) for five (5) seconds and release it.
Next, determine which of the following applies: 1. 2.
3.
If the system boots ups and displays the main menu, go to Step 6. If the system does not display the main menu AND the screen is blacked out, press and hold the reset button and the eject button at the same time for five seconds and then release them. The system should reboot automatically and display the main menu. Now proceed to Step 6. If the system shows the 'boot up screen' (see depiction below) BUT does not proceed to the main menu, press and hold down the 'reset' button for five seconds and then release it. The system should reboot automatically and display the main menu. Now proceed to Step 6.
'Boot Up Screen'
Determine if Bluetooth Software Update is Required Step 5 *If your unit has previously been updated to version 2.000000 or larger/later, then please skip Step 5 and proceed to Step 6. Please check your Bluetooth Software version number by doing the following to determine whether your system has already been updated with the new Bluetooth Software update: --Press the 'Menu' button --Select the 'Phone' tab --Select 'Phone Settings' --Scroll down the menu and select 'Bluetooth Software Update' --If your system displays the following version number, your system does not need to be updated, proceed to Step 9: Version: HW100-SW330 RC3 --If your system displays the following version number, and you use a Sony Ericson W300i or Samsung SGH-U900 phones, your system does not need to be updated, proceed to Step 9: Version: HW100-SW290 RC3 --If your system displays the following version number, and you do NOT use a Sony Ericson W300i or Samsung SGH-U900 phones, download and install the Primary Bluetooth Software Update (HW100-SW330 RC3) before proceeding: Version: HW100-SW290 RC3
Confirming that the Firmware Update was Successfully Installed Step 6 Please follow the steps below to confirm the update process was successful: 6-1. Confirm your System Firmware Version • • • • •
Press the 'Menu' button Select the 'Settings' tab Select 'System Settings' Select 'Service Information' Confirm that your system correctly displays the following information:
Version: 2.008000 6-2. Confirm your Bluetooth Software Version if you updated it •
Press the 'Menu' button
• • • •
Select the 'Phone' tab Select 'Phone Settings' Scroll down the menu and select 'Bluetooth Software Update' If you installed the PRIMARY Bluetooth update, confirm that your system correctly displays the following information:
Version: HW100-SW330 RC3 •
If you installed the ALTERNATE Bluetooth update, confirm that your system correctly displays the following information:
Version: HW100-SW290 RC3 Your navigation system is now ready for use.
Post-Update procedures Step 7 7-1. Recover the AV setting If an iPod is connected to the system, turn AV1 input to 'iPod'. Press the 'Menu' button and touch the 'Settings' tab. Select 'AV Settings', and touch the 'AV1 Input' button until 'iPod' is displayed.
7-2. Calibrate the Screen Press the 'Menu' button and touch the 'Settings' tab. Select 'System Settings', and touch the 'Screen Calibration' button. Proceed with the guidance shown on the display and tap the screen to align the calibration.
Questions If you have any questions, please contact the Pioneer Customer Service Center at 1-800-4211404. Pioneer service representatives are available Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE UPDATES FOR AVIC-F900BT/ AVIC-F90BT/ AVIC-F700BT / AVICF7010BT **After you download the firmware update files onto your computer, you will need to transfer the files to an SD card (512MB or larger) in order to install them on your navigation system.
Important Please print or save these Instructions before downloading and installing the firmware updates -- it is very important that you complete all steps correctly and in the order described below. Failure to do so could cause data stored onto your navigation system to be permanently lost. WARNING! These firmware updates are NOT applicable to the AVIC-F500BT. WARNING! These firmware updates apply only to models sold in the U.S. If you have any difficulty carrying out these instructions, please contact the Pioneer Customer Service Center at 1-800-421-1404. Pioneer service representatives are available Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Before Downloading the Firmware Updates Please check your system version number by doing the following to determine whether your system has already been updated with the new firmware updates: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
7.
Press the 'Menu' button Touch the 'Settings' tab; Touch the “System Settings” tab; Touch the “Service Information” tab; The 'Map version' number and the 'Version' number are both displayed -- please look at the 'Version' number, which is displayed on the lower line; and If the 'Version' number is '2.006000' or an earlier/smaller number, please install the new firmware update. If the 'Version' number is '2.008000' or a later/larger number, the system has already been updated with the new firmware. Write down the version number; you will need to refer to it again in step 8.
Downloading the Two Firmware Updates & Transferring them to an SD Card Step 1 1-1. Download the system firmware update Zipfile onto your computer by clicking here. The location where you save the downloaded Zipfile should be accessible and easily remembered. 1-2. After you have downloaded the Zipfile, locate it on your computer and double click to decompress it.* Once the Zipfile is decompressed, locate and open the folder named 'F-Series Firmware Update'. Once the folder 'F-Series Firmware Update' has been opened, locate within it the subfolder named 'LPUE080'.
*If you do not have a decompression utility on your computer, you can download WinZip at http://www.winzip.com. 1-3. Transfer the 'LPUE080' folder onto the top layer (folder) of your SD card. ** **You must use a SD card that is 512MB or larger and formatted with a FAT16 or FAT32 file system.
Installing the System Firmware Update on Your Navigation System Step 2 Disconnect any iPod, iPhone, or USB device from the system before proceeding. After you have transferred the 'LPUE080' folder onto the top layer/folder of your SD card, insert the SD card into your AVIC-F900BT/ F90BT/ F700BT / F7010BT while your vehicle is turned OFF. Next, turn ON your vehicle and navigation system. The system will automatically start the update process in one minute. WARNING! While your navigation system is being updated with the new firmware, do NOT turn off the power to the navigation system. Severe damage to your navigation system could result from your failure to do so, including but not limited to the loss of all content/data that is stored on the internal Flash Memory of your system (such as address book entries, destination history, and other user information). If your system does not automatically start the update process, please check your system and SD card as follows: Check your system version again to confirm the necessity of this firmware update. Check your SD card to confirm that the SD card contains the correct file in the correct format. Step 3 Please wait for the firmware update to be installed - this should take approximately 10 minutes. The system will automatically reboot after the firmware update is completed. Step 4 After your system has rebooted itself, press and hold down the system 'reset' button (which is located just to the left of the 'eject' button) for five (5) seconds and release it.
Next, determine which of the following applies: 1. 2.
3.
If the system boots ups and displays the main menu, go to Step 6. If the system does not display the main menu AND the screen is blacked out, press and hold the reset button and the eject button at the same time for five seconds and then release them. The system should reboot automatically and display the main menu. Now proceed to Step 6. If the system shows the 'boot up screen' (see depiction below) BUT does not proceed to the main menu, press and hold down the 'reset' button for five seconds and then release it. The system should reboot automatically and display the main menu. Now proceed to Step 6.
'Boot Up Screen'
Determine if Bluetooth Software Update is Required Step 5 *If your unit has previously been updated to version 2.000000 or larger/later, then please skip Step 5 and proceed to Step 6. Please check your Bluetooth Software version number by doing the following to determine whether your system has already been updated with the new Bluetooth Software update: --Press the 'Menu' button --Select the 'Phone' tab --Select 'Phone Settings' --Scroll down the menu and select 'Bluetooth Software Update' --If your system displays the following version number, your system does not need to be updated, proceed to Step 9: Version: HW100-SW330 RC3 --If your system displays the following version number, and you use a Sony Ericson W300i or Samsung SGH-U900 phones, your system does not need to be updated, proceed to Step 9: Version: HW100-SW290 RC3 --If your system displays the following version number, and you do NOT use a Sony Ericson W300i or Samsung SGH-U900 phones, download and install the Primary Bluetooth Software Update (HW100-SW330 RC3) before proceeding: Version: HW100-SW290 RC3
Confirming that the Firmware Update was Successfully Installed Step 6 Please follow the steps below to confirm the update process was successful: 6-1. Confirm your System Firmware Version • • • • •
Press the 'Menu' button Select the 'Settings' tab Select 'System Settings' Select 'Service Information' Confirm that your system correctly displays the following information:
Version: 2.008000 6-2. Confirm your Bluetooth Software Version if you updated it •
Press the 'Menu' button
• • • •
Select the 'Phone' tab Select 'Phone Settings' Scroll down the menu and select 'Bluetooth Software Update' If you installed the PRIMARY Bluetooth update, confirm that your system correctly displays the following information:
Version: HW100-SW330 RC3 •
If you installed the ALTERNATE Bluetooth update, confirm that your system correctly displays the following information:
Version: HW100-SW290 RC3 Your navigation system is now ready for use.
Post-Update procedures Step 7 7-1. Recover the AV setting If an iPod is connected to the system, turn AV1 input to 'iPod'. Press the 'Menu' button and touch the 'Settings' tab. Select 'AV Settings', and touch the 'AV1 Input' button until 'iPod' is displayed.
7-2. Calibrate the Screen Press the 'Menu' button and touch the 'Settings' tab. Select 'System Settings', and touch the 'Screen Calibration' button. Proceed with the guidance shown on the display and tap the screen to align the calibration.
Questions If you have any questions, please contact the Pioneer Customer Service Center at 1-800-4211404. Pioneer service representatives are available Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).