Setup each time turns on AVIC-6200NEX..PROBLEM SOLVED!

[rumor1970]

Hi, I have a Pioneer AVIC-6200NEX unit. I installed it and it works great, except each time I start up the vehicle, the unit starts from scratch and goes to select language then smartphone setup then to GPS setup for navigation searching for the time and initializing. I have double checked the yellow 12v constant power, troubleshooted by hitting the restore button, a hard reset pushing the small bottom on top with a pen, then unplug everything, bring into my garage with a free standing car battery and hooked up same thing, I have a voltmeter on all wires they are correct, with everything all shut off and using the voltmeter negative lead touching the metal chassis of the stereo unit it reads 12.02 volts on the meter so it is getting constant 12v if the off position with just the yellow 12v wire connected and the black ground wire connected. I downloaded and updated firmware twice along with bluetooth firmware. I also shut off the demo mode.  Checked the fuse in the back of the unit it is good and replaced it for a different fuse I had, same thing.  I swapped the red ACC wire with the yellow 12v wire as some suggested, same thing.  I tried everything, anyone know any solutions? Possible a bad unit, if I take off the cover is there something to look for or replace, any software settings or hidden menus, like go into the BIOS? look for a pinched cable or bad capacitor, etc. Do you know any help I appreciate. Joe

UPDATE: 9/1/20...PROBLEM SOLVED..it was a bad SD card, I opened up the unit and swapped out the SD card and it unit works great!  I was fortunate enough to take the SD card out of an AVIC-5201NEX unit I had for parts, otherwise you'll have to get one somewhere online, do a Google search.  Pioneer will not sell you one!! it is proprietary they said, they somehow password protect it as when you put it in your computer nothing happens, doesn't recognize it, as if you didn't insert it, this is normal, part of their security.  Best is to search online for a used one.  Once you take the unit apart it is located on the front right side, you only need to remove faceplate and top cover to access.  Once all back together you need to put the maps back on the factory maps because it will not show up, this is where the gentleman on here username: asd255 helped me by providing a file with the script to run on the unit I downloaded the link he provided and put on a USB drive, then inserted on the back on the AVIC-6200NEX.

Edited September 1, 2020 by rumor1970
PROBLEM SOLVED!