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Yah, it's not very clear what solved the problem. The talk about the USB cable makes me wonder if they used an SD to USB adapter. Since I don't have a x50 unit, I didn't get deeply involved in that effort. Maybe you could PM nezfotnemom to get details.

There's a thread where they cracked the 2016 Here update for the z150/x950 (US/Can) version. I suspect the same method will work for you too. Read through the entire thread since there were a few mis-steps early on. Thanks for contributing.

OK, I hope that gets the face to open. AFA password recovery, I don't have any experience with the AVH units - which are very different than the old AVIC Z and X series. I see you've already found some threads in the NEX Series sub-forum. Hopefully you can find how to get the password. Unfortunately that bunch of users seems to be less than helpful and some of them try to sell their help. If I ever had to pay one of those bandits, you can be sure I'd post the "secret" to keep others from being robbed. This is supposed to be a helpful community, not a money making source. Once you do get

First, you shouldn't spam your question all over this board. You've posted in so many threads and sub-forums, I'm not even sure what unit you have. Spamming won't get you help any sooner and could P.O. the people you want for help. If it is a Z series (which hides the DVD and SD slots behind the screen), hold the eject button while turning on the ignition. Continue holding for about 5 seconds then release. The screen should open.

Yes, I know. You can know too Pioneer maps

LOL. It's a well known scientific fact that developmentally challenged people have trouble with the shift lock key.

Your wiring must be wrong. Do you have the headunit's installation manual? If not, see if you can find a copy online. You didn't say what headunit you have. Pioneer units I am aware of don't have a "cam power" wire. So I can only guess about the purple wires. On mine, the violet/white wire is for the backup detection and typically is connected to a backup light. It tells the headunit you are in reverse. Among other things, it triggers the display to show camera input (only in reverse). It sounds like your's is connected wrong. It has nothing to do with powering the camera. You have a blan

I want to point out that what you have is NOT an X950-BH. That is different hardware. A real X950-BH doesn't even run v6.0 firmware. You have a X930 running v6.0. I hope you don't confuse real X950-BH owners into trying to install Hackmode.

A simple way that might allow you to fall back is using TestMode (Not Hackmode). Using File Maintenance check to see if there is a file called USER/PRG.FLG if there is, delete it (it is just an empty file), If one doesn't exist, then we need to create one. Be careful not to delete anything else. In fact, it is a good idea to back-up everything under USER to SD before doing anything serious than deleting/adding PRG.FLG. You may want to look for other posts with instructions - search for PRG.FLG. The concept here is - the unit keeps two set of firmware: the current one and the prev

Double check your Voice setting in System Settings / Regional Settings. Also make sure in Volume Settings that voice guidance volume is not muted and adequate volume. AFA route re-calculation, there may be some differences in this version. I'm still looking. Was your unit always trying to re-direct you back to the original route? I've had problems with that too. I usually end up canceling the route and re-setting the route manually. The manual is very vague about this. BTW, why didn't you go directly to 6.0 (2015)?

Whenever weird things (of any kind) happen after an update, I recommend doing a hard reset by disconnecting the battery for a few minutes. One reason for this is that the unit is always powered by the yellow wire (constant +12v).When you turn off your car's ignition/acc, you just trigger the unit to go to sleep. Many settings are stored in volatile memory. When a major update is installed, physical locations of the various setting values may change. A hard reset forces these settings to be initialized from non-volatile memory (NAND). Some setting may be lost, so you will need to reset som

Sounds like your update failed and left your unit in an unstable condition. It wants to continue the update, but there is apparently something wrong with the files you are using. I can't help with that, but it is possible to abort the update so you can use the unit. You need to get into TestMode. If you don't have it, download SuperTestModeKey.Zip and unzip it. Put the testmode.key file on a SD, put that in the head unit and it should boot to testmode. go into file maintenance, and remove the file: USER\SYSTEM\Download\StartKnd.log This will kick the unit out of upgrade mode, and shou

Did you install the parking brake detection? If the head-unit doesn't detect the parking brake is set, some of the settings menus and NAV functions are disabled. You might want to research the parking brake bypass hack. Try grounding the parking brake wire. That might work temporarily. If you need one, get the installation manual from Pioneer's web site.

Have you tried switching the ipods between vehicles to see if the issue followed the ipod?

You can go directly to 6.0. However, if you use an iPhone with Lightning cable, install 4.6 first. It adds this support and AFAIK can't be added after installing 6.0. Pioneer really messed-up this Lightning support rollout. Also, you should go to the Navigation.com web page (I linked above) and download the instructions and manual. There's some useful info there about the changes.

2015 (v6.0) is the latest and greatest. If you're willing to put forth some effort, you can get it at no cost by reading the thread 2015-avic-z120-map-update/ Hint - see post #84 to bypass the old info. Otherwise: http://www.navigation.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/Navteq-NavteqNorthAmerica-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewStandardCatalog-Browse?CatalogCategoryID=JGQKCghBNfsAAAFCznk2EZA8&ShowAllProducts=YES

AFA resetting, the manual lists several "levels" of reset. It shows exactly what get's reset for each level. However I was referring to the method I mentioned (disconnect the battery). That clears the volatile memory, where many system specific settings are stored. It does not clear everything back to the out-of-the-box state.

I don't have any experience with Z150, but I'll take a shot. I assume you mean Sandisk Cruiser Glide? Regardless, if it is formatted exFat, it won't work. Must be Fat16 or Fat32, with only one partition. Make sure your App Connection setting is not set to iPhone. If it is - the unit may expect an iPhone to be connected to the USB via Lightning. (just a hunch - no experience). Are you sure the USB cable is correctly plugged-in to the Z150? Also know that AVICs have a limit of 5000 files and 300 folders for USB devices.

You gave virtually no useful information. What model unit? Was it used? What version f/w? What kind of USB device? How was it formatted? What size? How many files stored? How many folders? The user's manual has a "Media Compatibility Chart" in the back, stating limitations for each type of media. BTW, was it an SD card or some USB device.

Sometimes no answer is an answer. Nobody knows. Put it on ebay and see what you find. There's all sorts of useless stuff for sale. Someone's junk is another's treasure.

As a safety feature Pioneer disables some functionality of the head unit if the parking/hand brake is not set. It's so the driver won't get distracted while the car is moving. I don't know all the functions but among them are things that require lots of key/screen manipulation. For example entering a destination into the NAV. Apparently it never occurred to them that a passenger could do it. However, I doubt that AppRadio is one of those functions. The only con to wiring the bypass would be getting into an accident while distracted, and having the insurance company using that as an excuse

So that forced the unit to start using the previous firmware. Depending on what the previous owner had installed, it could be the original firmware. First thing you should be aware of - some settings and functions of these units only work if the parking brake is set. I don't know which functions are disabled since I did the parking brake bypass from the day I got the unit. So this may or may not be your issue. If that isn't the issue, I'd reset the unit to factory default by disconnecting all power for a few minutes. Simplest way is to disconnect the car's battery. Once you get the Sys

Came across this old thread so I thought I'd add some new info. I never did implement any "fix" based on the ideas here. I just lived with the problem (rebooting). However, last year I needed a new battery and I upgraded from the 700 CCA OEM battery to an AGM 900 CCA one from Autozone. After that, the problem went away. I now leave my Z110-BT ON when pumping gas or other similarly brief shutdowns. So, in my case, the real issue was the voltage drop on the always-on +12V when starting the car. Just needed a more robust battery.

The parking brake must be on.

FAT32 format?