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Version: 3.02
Model: F700BT
Legitimate: Was it ordered from Pioneer? Yes
Opinion: Significant improvement over 2.0. Changed boot order brings radio/ipod up much faster. Screen brightness dims quicker as well when booted at night with the car lights on. New maps are a big improvement over previous version. Keys seem more responsive with little lag. Sounds associated with the menu and map keys are much less annoying.

Possible Improvements:
It often does not recognize my Ipod is connected. Seems worse now than with 2.0 and you have to disconnect/connect to get it to interface with the head unit. This may not be a Pioneer problem (Apple, Microsoft?) but it is annoying all the same.

Would like to see ipod/cd program pause when making/receiving a call.

Would like the nav unit to display speed and speed limit when not in a route.

Bottom line:  Very pleased with this unit and update.  Operates, overall, very well with few quirks. (Nothing I can't live with.)

Update:  Installed XM over the weekend.  No issues.  Works fine.

VR on my F700 seems to work pretty well.  I suspect what problems I do have with it are related to the microphone quality and perhaps location.

The AVIC makes a VR directory of your Bluetooth connected phone contact list and uses it just like it does the directory contents of your Ipod.  You press the VR button, wait for the chime and say, "Call 'contact name'".  And it calls that person.  If your contact has more than one number associated with it, such as a home, mobile or business phone you could say, "Call 'contact name' mobile" and it will call their mobile number.

It is a really neat system.

You have a diversity antenna and need the proper adapter. I ordered this one from the UK:

http://www.lowcostcaraudio.co.uk/lcca/4 ... id/9802739

Works fine in my VW.

I had the software bypass and got half way through the update process when I could not get the unlock code.  At that point, the update had erased the old speed value (I had previously used 128.0) and I got the warning message.  I installed the hardware bypass in the interim and finished the update last night.  No problems.  My hardware bypass is working fine.  Could it be a loose wire as previously suggested?

Guys, it's the weekend, 90% of people have Sunday off... You can't reasonably expect anything IT-based to get fixed over the weekend.

If it's not back up Monday, I'll use my resources and find out what the problem is.

Jason, Monday has come and gone in Japan.  Would you mind please?  This is beginning to wear even my patience.  I appreciate whatever you can find out.  Thanks.