fatherfork Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/ ... C+F-Series !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tacomaboy Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 THANKS!!! I wish I had a dang SD car writer at work! Will have to wait till I get home... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fatherfork Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I'm downloading it now but I'll have to wait till I get off work to install it. I'll report back when all is done! It's big: 270MB! woot!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HiFiSi Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Pioneer has become aware that users of the AVIC-F90BT, AVIC-F900BT, and AVIC-F700BT may experience issues with one or more of the following: navigation voice guidance sound quality and reading of guidance information; brightness of display screen; Bluetooth sound quality and hands-free calling; parking brake warning; cataloguing time for voice recognition of iPod content; song order within an album for iPod content; playing of MP3 music files for USB content; volume control for USB and SD content; and, Spanish and French mode operation with an iPod and with navigation voice guidance. Wow... that pretty much covers all the problems... the big ones anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tacomaboy Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Pioneer has become aware that users of the AVIC-F90BT, AVIC-F900BT, and AVIC-F700BT may experience issues with one or more of the following: navigation voice guidance sound quality and reading of guidance information; brightness of display screen; Bluetooth sound quality and hands-free calling; parking brake warning; cataloguing time for voice recognition of iPod content; song order within an album for iPod content; playing of MP3 music files for USB content; volume control for USB and SD content; and, Spanish and French mode operation with an iPod and with navigation voice guidance. Wow... that pretty much covers all the problems... the big ones anyway. It would seem so. They at least recognize them, hopefully they corrected them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TODJA77 Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Pioneer has become aware that users of the AVIC-F90BT, AVIC-F900BT, and AVIC-F700BT may experience issues with one or more of the following: navigation voice guidance sound quality and reading of guidance information; brightness of display screen; Bluetooth sound quality and hands-free calling; parking brake warning; cataloguing time for voice recognition of iPod content; song order within an album for iPod content; playing of MP3 music files for USB content; volume control for USB and SD content; and, Spanish and French mode operation with an iPod and with navigation voice guidance. Wow... that pretty much covers all the problems... the big ones anyway. No kidding, I cant wait to download the update when I get home 2nite. Maybe I can finally use the VR catalog problem free. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobtheg Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 The firmware update, however, does not address reported concerns regarding the length of boot up times. As is the case with other computers, the length of time to boot up an AVIC F-Series system is largely due to the numerous demands (navigation, entertainment, information, connectivity, compatibility, etc.) placed upon it. Hmm, I guess we'll just deal with the boot time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fatherfork Posted July 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Pioneer has become aware that users of the AVIC-F90BT, AVIC-F900BT, and AVIC-F700BT may experience issues with one or more of the following: navigation voice guidance sound quality and reading of guidance information; brightness of display screen; Bluetooth sound quality and hands-free calling; parking brake warning; cataloguing time for voice recognition of iPod content; song order within an album for iPod content; playing of MP3 music files for USB content; volume control for USB and SD content; and, Spanish and French mode operation with an iPod and with navigation voice guidance. Wow... that pretty much covers all the problems... the big ones anyway. It would seem so. They at least recognize them, hopefully they corrected them. "The free firmware update is intended to address these issues and improve the overall performance of the AVIC F-Series systems. In addition, a separate CD-ROM containing a revised operation manual will be provided as part of the update process. The firmware update, however, does not address reported concerns regarding the length of boot up times. As is the case with other computers, the length of time to boot up an AVIC F-Series system is largely due to the numerous demands (navigation, entertainment, information, connectivity, compatibility, etc.) placed upon it." Seems as though they have. Yay! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Head Unit Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Excellent. Looking forward to reading comprehensive reports on the effectiveness. It would be helpful if people use the list of things addressed in the Pioneer announcement. Thanks in advance everyone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fox Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Mine is downloading now.. I will do the update my 900BT in about 20min and give an update. Maybe this will help with my BB and bluetooth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HiFiSi Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 Mine is downloading now.. I will do the update my 900BT in about 20min and give an update. Maybe this will help with my BB and bluetooth What is "BB" ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ballmatic Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 BB = Blackberry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JasonH Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I downloaded the update, but I won't be able to test it out until I get off work at 10pm. Hopefully it resolves the issues we have all been having. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dz Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 I just installed the update on my f90bt and have the following limited observations: The good: 1 - VR catalog ran through my iPod with 17,000 songs on it in 3 minutes. Once you catalog the iPod you can then turn catalog mode back off and it stores the existing catalog info for the next time you start the car. You will have to turn it back on and re-catalog the iPod when you add more music to the device. 2 - The system is now displaying the correct time 3 - the display is much brighter and does not wash out as easily in the day light. I parked the car in a place where it had direct sunlight on the screen and compared pre/post update at full brightness and I can now see the display where I could not before the update. 4 - The songs on the iPod now play in track order not alphabetical order. The bad: 1 - HD radio still does not display station numbers/call letters on the preset buttons. 2 - Boot time seems to be unchanged (I expected this). I only had about 10 minutes to play with it once the update was done, I will report back if I find anything else out on my drive home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeinnj Posted July 21, 2008 Report Share Posted July 21, 2008 WOW! Can someone post a pic of the improved screen brightness in daylight?? Dammit dammit dammit, now I might have to sell my 8120! LOL. I'm gonna wait and see if there are any major bugs in this firmware before I jump ships again. On the plus side, I still have all my Pioneer accessories to go with a 700BT (XM, etc). Also hows the bluetooth? And also, does it "drop" the ipod sometimes when after starting the car, like where you have to reconnect it to get the Avic to see it again? Thanks! Can't wait to hear more reports! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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