Redcard Posted October 23, 2013 Report Share Posted October 23, 2013 Thanks it turned out I had unzip the file too far. Down to the 3 files and it wouldn't let me burn it as an image. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kbrawlz Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 i still feel like nobody answered the other guy on first page that asked what he would use this for. i have a z1. why would i want to do this procedure? thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garrettoomey Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 i still feel like nobody answered the other guy on first page that asked what he would use this for. i have a z1. why would i want to do this procedure? thank you You would unlock your drive if you wanted to connect it to a PC in order to hack the drive or install an upgrade not supported by Pioneer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drive_AVICHD3 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Ok, I'm about to do this. Am I able to update/change maps software with something else, because the only issue with the HD3 is that the maps are out of date and Pioneer don't have any more updates for this unit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
w4audi Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Hi I hope some one can help me I but a 80 gig drive from eBay to up date my z2 to z3 since I could not find the files. When I install the new drive I got a message saying " can not use HDD. Can any one tell me what going on.did I get a bad drive or a drive with no software on it. Or am I doing something wrong. This is what I did I took the old drive out and install the new one is there a step I am missing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garrettoomey Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 You are not missing any steps. Contact the ebay seller and request a replacement as it's defective or they installed software incorrectly on the drive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shifter Posted November 8, 2014 Report Share Posted November 8, 2014 So I think I have the japanese version (HRZ08) and while the test disk works...(it boots up) the menu system is all in Japanese (much like the entire unit not surprisingly), and the TRK buttons don't work to navigate the menu. Any ideas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shifter Posted November 9, 2014 Report Share Posted November 9, 2014 So I think I have the japanese version (HRZ08) and while the test disk works...(it boots up) the menu system is all in Japanese (much like the entire unit not surprisingly), and the TRK buttons don't work to navigate the menu. Any ideas? Nevermind - figured it out. Can't use the headunit buttons - have to use the remote. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hasheem Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Pioneer AVIC HRZ 09 So far: System Test Disc boots. Burned using Magic ISO Maker: Mode 1 & Finalize CD option selected. As Shifter said, its all in Japanese and you must use the REMOTE! however the remote is in japanese and this instruction is difficult to follow: 6. Scroll down to option 9 "HDD FLG Set" with the 'PLIST DOWN' button - p. 214 manual and press 'MENU' button to enter setting mode 7. At the "press POS to change flag" prompt, press the "MAP" button 8. Now the AVIC unlocks the hard disk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shifter Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 What would be nice though, is figuring out some way to convert it to English. I'm thinking maybe reflash the HDD with the English version (Z-series)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jwq Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 THink you'd be better off with the european HD series in stead of the Z series, probably closer to the japanese version. That's not saying either one will work mind.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brax Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 question,. if you do not pre unlock a new/used non oem hard drive and insert it into the avic, will the unlock method still work? or is the drive toast after? meaning you would need to unlock the spare drive before? then clone , then add maps? i have a few older locked drives now, i tried disk ti disk clone... etc thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ezekiel Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Could I put my music on the hd by this method ? Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F0NIX Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 This is an old thread, but my Pioneer AVIC HD3BT is also old and has starting to acting weird and I suspect the harddrive needs to be replaced or fixed. Can this unlocking method be used for swapping the harddrive with a new one? (Of course after I cloned the old disk into the new disk..) Can I even put in larger disk? What about using a SSD disk? The fault in my unit is that sometimes when I start playing a song, after a few second it would skip the song to the next. It can continue doing this for a few song from that album. If I play songs from an album I have put on later it works fine. I also had one time when the unit stopped playing anything from the harddrive. But after a few hours just listening to the radio, then the harddrive started to work again and it was back to normal. But from time to time it can still skip songs. Then I just have to stop using it for a period and it fixes itself somehow... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jose100 Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Question. Is it also possible to use this method for a pioneer harddisk attacht to a laptop with dvd player? Mine DVD player from the AVIC-HD3 is broken. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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