dzo

Here is a generic testmode key, it should work on all models. 

generic_testmode.zip

The 099 is quite different to the 99 though. It's from 2013 and the fact that the mrz99 testmode key doesn't work means it's probably a different platform version so the translations are unlikely to work. 

Before you do anything make sure you make a backup. 

If you post a zip of the LANGDATA and MENU folders here I can take a look and see how easy it would be to translate.

 

Hi good day everyone,

I am unable to paste the new PF090JPJPN.LNG into LANGDATA folder where the old one was. The paste option has been greyed out. Can anyone assist?

Thanks!

 

You need to delete the old file then copy and paste.

If you have a mrz99 you can just use the installer though (after doing a backup with the file manager).

Thanks very much dzo. The test.zip works well. Images are also working.

I couldn't find the firmware but the model is 2010.

Thanks again for your help

The firware version info is in:

 /PRG0/PF090APL.HTM

or

 /PRG1/PF090APL.HTM

This is mine:

[2009 Navigation Application Release Record]  

20140327  17:40:19  

Product         : AVICMRZ90  

Release File    : APL  

Release Version : 3.070200  

Release Machine : BUILDL25

There were are few extra strings in your LNG file.

Here's a quick translation that might work. 

test.zip

Can you post the version numbers for your mrz99 firmware so others will know if they need this.

Do the images work ok?

There must be a setting in maps that's giving you directions, try disabling all the map options in the settings menu.

While it may be possible to install non JP maps, I'm not sure how easy it would be and they aren't available for my region (NZ). 

The Z110BT/F30BT use the same platform but there may be a hardware check somewhere in the boot sequence that means installing firmware from these models would brick your device.

I wouldn't do it without being able to boot from other media or JTAG access.

Hey Dzo, 

 

What if I accidentally deleted the LANGDATA file    for the MRZ99? Can the zip that you gave me still work?

 

 

Camz

Yes, if you just deleted  PF090JPJPN.LNG the zip will fix it. If you deleted more than that you will need a backup or you can copy the files from the other tree (/USER/PRG0 or /USER/PRG1 depending on the presence of  /USER/PRG.FLG)

Hi Dzo

Today i tried mrz99 one, after installation it has shown done but unfortunately nothing has changed. Could u plz tell what is the reason? i have used #52 file.

 

Waiting for you update. 

Use the zip from post 59.

The latest zip will always be here:

https://github.com/dzo/mrz99/releases

thanks.  it works now.  see attached.  i dont know if it was supposed to show text instead of dots though2017-02-08 13.24.30.jpg

That should be the only screen which is wrong, mrz77 has a few extra strings. 

Hi DZO, you can make the background auto. instead of the blue.thank you

I don't have time to make custom backgrounds for people but you can always compile the code yourself and add you own.

The new bitmaps are here:

https://github.com/dzo/mrz99/tree/master/updated

They need to be 16 bit old style windows bmps, Gimp can make these but it produces an incompatible bmp header so you need to run fixbmpheader on them.

Easiest way to compile and run the code is on a Linux box.

Hello dzo.

 

I attach a copy of my mrz77 image.img

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ckf0nkxrrnr1p4m/Image.img?dl=0

OK,

I made a quick update with your image, let me know if this works.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7oztdfghmen60il/Image_mrz77.img?dl=0

Don't use this on anything but mrz77

thanks krasi,

 

i had a backup of my mrz77 and i changed image.img.

 

now i am back to stock images but at least they are not distorted. some japanese characters still show up on the images.  maybe dzo can help with this?

 

thanks

If you post a link to your backup Image.img, I'll take a look at it and see what the problem is.

I put the wrong installer script in that zip, here's one that should work:

https://github.com/dzo/mrz99/releases/download/v2.1/mrz99_update.zip

If you have a mrz99, all you have to do is extract the zip from post #52 to a usb drive and plug it in.

No other instructions are necessary.

If you have a different model,  it's probably best to make a backup first.

I've updated the translations and made the background image blue, here's a new zip.

https://github.com/dzo/mrz99/releases/download/v2.0/updatemrz99.zip

Thanks Dzo

I managed now to get the boxes back to normal having pasted LANGDATA IN PR 0 which is apparently what my device uses. 

Now the problem is for MRZ05 is that I got back everything in Japanese again!

Should I download PF090JPJPN.LNG as translated by you here and replace the same file which is now in LANGDATA or shall I RENAME it in PF110JPJPN.LNG so that I will end up having English in the system everywhere? Or have you translated PF110JPJPN.LNG in English?

Post #11 has a zip with a translated PF110JPJPN.LNG

You can also try the zip installer in post #29 to replace the images too

but:

Make sure you do a backup first!

Here's a zip of the mrz09 LANGDATA folder, it should be the same as mrz05.

mrz09.zip

Hello

 

I checked the EN version of the file PF110JPJPN.LNG and it looks ok. Somehow I didnt find elements I thought needed improvement. However translation to English is limited by the google translator same as with my Polish version. How to deal with that I don't know yet.

 

Here 

 

https://github.com/ak1947K2/mrz99/tree/patch-1 

 

I downloaded the 1st version of Polish translation.

 

Dzo could you do your magic and change it to LNG file? Or let me know how to do it.

 

Thanks

It's a good start but I'm afraid you will need to do some more work for this to be usable.

Your translation only has the first 700 strings, there are over 4000 needed. Google translate has a limit so you will need to translate them in batches.

You also need to make sure that anywhere there is a % in a line, that it isn't changed by google translate, % followed by a number and/or character is a format string and google translate will mess these up so you need to change them back by hand. There should never be a space after a % and sometimes the character and the % are swapped or the char is capitalised.  Look at the original strings if in doubt. 

can anyone helped me change an AVIC MRZ07 to English. or is the AVIC MRZ09 file the same

It should be the same as 09 but this hasn't been tested. Make a backup of \USER\ and try the zip I posted yesterday. If it doesn't work, restore the Image.img file first and check again. The script shows which files are replaced.

Here's a zip file that should automatically update mrz99, mrz77, mrz09 and mrz07 (and perhaps others).

https://github.com/dzo/mrz99/blob/master/updatemrz99.zip?raw=true

Extract the zip to a usb drive and switch on the AVIC with it plugged in to install.

If you want to use a SD card, edit the script and replace USB\ with SD\ in the copy commands

It also replaces the images so there is almost no Japanese text left. 

My mrz99 has a photo of my family as the background but I'm sure you don't want that in your car so I've replaced it with this:

https://github.com/dzo/mrz99/blob/master/updated/b1853.bmp

Make sure you do a backup before running the script just in case.

Hello

 

I just got my MRZ09 changed to the English version. I am so happy I made it.

There are some small adjustments needed but it looks very good though.

I you let me know how I will make these adjustments and have them available here.

Thanks

The translated strings are in my GitHub repo:

https://github.com/dzo/mrz99

The file for mrz09 is translated_110.txt

You can edit them there or add a new file with a different language if you like. All the code to produce a language file is there.

I've also written some code to change the images and I'll make that available soon.

How to change date and time settings? Does anybody know?

This isn't easy, the date and time are obtained from the GPS and there's no obvious way to change the timezone.

It may be possible to set the time if you unplug the gps antenna but I haven't tried this.

One way to hack the timezone would be to change the dll that reads the time to add an offset.

hi, will the english file work on the avic-mrz05?

It should do, you will probably need the file for mrz09 (in post #11). As long as you make a backup of the old file first  (it's called PF110JPJPN.LNG on the mrz09), replacing it is quite safe (because testmode runs before anything else). If you are worried, send me the existing file (or post it here) and I'll check if it's the same as mrz09.

AVIC MRZ99 - Does anyone have any ideas on how to release the front cover to access disc and SD slots. I press the eject button but the unit just beeps a few times and nothing happens. There is no disc in or card in at present.

 

I would like to try and mod the language as suggested but can't access the SD slot to get started.

Try keeping the eject button pressed for a few seconds. The testmode key will also work from USB.

The mrz07 is very similar to the mrz09 so try the file in the mrz09 zip I posted earlier. Make sure you do a backup first so you can restore the old file if it doesn't work.

dear dzo,

 

Ive done every step up to copying your translated file. however, when i go to APL--> LANGDATA--> and attempt to paste the new file to where the old one was, the paste option never functions (as in, its not selectable). 

 

do you know anything i can do to fix this please? 

The file manager isn't very intuitive, you need to navigate to the source file, highlight select and press menu so the file has a + beside it, then highlight copy and then press menu again, now navigate to the destination directory and move to any entry and then paste should be selectable. After you have pasted, be very careful because it highlights the next available operation which just happens to be "delete"!!

There's a youtube video showing how to use the file manager somewhere.

If you are still having problems, I can make a testmode script to do the copying.