please forgive me, but after looking through many threads, I can not find a good link to pioneers site to download the 3.02 firmware update anywere. can someone please help the stupid.

There is no free download of the 3.02 software for the F700BT, since that's the version shipped on the paid upgrade SD Cards.

There is an X-series 3.02 update that some users have put over their unofficial 3.x upgrades.

You cant download 3.0 for the F series. 3.0 for the F series is purchase only. And it only took me 5 seconds to find the Pioneer web site.