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Hi, I have a US F500BT and updated it to FW3 as per posts in this forum and iGo 8.3x maps, I have full 7-digit postcodes running and am therefore a reasonably happy camper. I would just like to complete the transformation a bit more in as much that I would like to get a Euro Cradle for TMC and dump the MSN feature, and get TTS and Euro voices working. Here is where I need some help: How can I get TMC working with the correct cradle and aerial? What do I need to do hacking wise? anyone had any success with this? I was told somewhere that I might need to wipe the unit completely and re

Hi, my problem precisely, if I just change the designation where you indicate here in the sys.txt file to the EU designation, will that sort it? Lower down there is also : [local] voice_key="Eng_us_m1" default_language="english US" Should I change this to 'UK'? I have a US F500BT and got FW3 working with iGo Euro Maps 8.3. I have added Euro voices into the iGo folder, but do not have them available to choose from... Any ideas what I am doing wrong? Thanks Tim

Hi, got my US F500BT and got FW 3 as well as the iGo 8.3 maps working via testmode, no problem. This thanks to various posts in this forum, which is fantastic. Re TMC issue, apparently the cradle is the issue and I need to get myself a EU cradle, which has the TMC circuits inside. Re FW, how would I 'wipe the unit and flash to EU spec'? I am game fore it! Which files would I need to replace? I also only have US voices to choose from..., how can I add UK English? many thanks Tim

Thanks for the heads up. Yes, I was going to go for all the other bits as well. TMC is not too important for me (Landrover Defender in deepest Dorset), iPod , iPhone/BT support, reversing camera and maps much more of an issue... Thanks Tim

Before you all shout, I have searched the forum and not come across a clear answer. I would like to install a US F-500BT in my Landrover Defender in England and get the 3.0 firmwaee and map update for Europe. Can I run a US model in Europe? I asked Pioneer and they said that the internals are differently configured for different Sat signals, which I found dubious, as for example the GPS in my iPhone picks up all GPS signals. I could of course just make my life easy and buy one over here, but the price difference is just insane: $175 in the US, compared to £437 in the UK ($723). Any

What rubbish: Population of Europe: 830m Population of USA: 303m Total rip-off..., again...