Mine has gone the say way today and Im in the UK, the Menu etc lights turn on for 5 secs then all dead,,,,sent an e-mail to the guy who fitted it for me, hes a genuis hopefully he will sort it for me, thanks

please let us know what your "genius" installer does, so we can fix ours, thanks a lot in advance.

if it comes on at all, then you can probably save the unit by reflashing with latest sw.

take a look here: http://avic411.com/index.php?/topic/27807-fx31-complete-firmware-image/

if you can boot into the blue uboot menu, then you can re-flash os, then proceed on to copy over system files.

My 7010bt is doing the same thing. I have not touched the software in almost two years, and it has no mods. It has been working fine. Then it started acting weird a week or so ago (some of my settings mysteriously changed). Next thing I know it won't boot up anymore (get flash screen and then it goes blank). I have seen a few posters on this site that are having the same issue. From what I am reading, it looks like the unit has had a catastrophic failure of some sort. Disappointing to say the least. I would rather buy a new one than spend $200 getting this one repaired.

Question: Do other Pioneer units use the same wiring harness? In other words, if I wanted to buy a different unit and not have to rewire everything again, what other models have the same connectors as the 7010bt (if any)?

Thanks

Edit: It's a 7010 not a 710.

right... well, i would recommend giving reflashing with latest 3.1 a shot.. could revive your unit.

If you want to go to another avic, the pioneer power harnes will be likely similar, but may have a few pins in different locations (parking brake, etc).

The other big difference you may see is the AV harness. You can find a link to the f700bt (same as f7010bt) service manual in pdf on these forums. You can see the exact pinout of power and av harness. Then you will need to look at service manual for the unit you are thinking about getting and check pinouts (especially av harness).

Pionara was right. The following procedure fixed my unit! Easy as pie, too. It is better than ever now.

http://avic411.com/index.php?/topic/27807-fx31-complete-firmware-image/

Thanks!

 

 

please let us know what your "genius" installer does, so we can fix ours, thanks a lot in advance.

Ok it works!!!!, he told me to disconnect the battery off the car for at least an hour, I did so, then when i re connected the system booted up as normal, it restored the factory settings as my back lighting changed from the red I had set it too to factory set blue, also all my radio stations were erased but, hey 2 weeks now and no problems at all