Hello everyone! Apologies in advance for terrible english, but whatever.
I came across an older Pioneer, an AVIC-F920BT and scored a great deal on it and figured I'll put it to use right away.
Everything of the wiring was hassle-free to mount and connect, but the software itself seems to be a challenge for me.
I have done a fair bit of googling around on it and found out I've got stuck and am now going to ask the professionals for help.... on this forum, that is.
I want to upgrade the firmware on it, since it is platform version 2.000 and Application version is 2.003 (Version 02.0000) .
Bluetooth on it does not work at the moment for some reason, might be able to get it working when it gets a software update, who knows? Also going to try update the map package afterwards.
However, to do so, I would need some help. The unit came without an SD card in the slot and I had two old ones I can use, reformatted them to FAT32 and downloaded the firmware update from Pioneer's website. I plugged it into the port on the player and hoped the best it would just update right away or after some waiting, but alas, nothing.
I suspect I need to mount the SD card to bootable device to run the installation update, perhaps? Is there such a file + mount guide around here perhaps?
I found some eBay links, but am not quite sure if it would work since it's... sort of risky to me (not an experienced eBay user).
I could also let you know everything works on the unit so far, map and navigation is a little old, but that is fine.. for now, when driving locally, at least.
If you have any tips, tricks and helpful information, please send them this way and I will provide more information if needed.
Thank you in advance, sorry again for bad english knowledge. Hope you are able to understand my problem.
Best regards,
Zapzap.