Hello greetings from Spain.I followed the steps and everything went fine until I connect the disk to the pc and I did not recognize.I've connected to an external box 2.5 "is correct?My radio is a HD1BT year 2006
The Z1/Z3 update(s) are not compatible with the HD1 / HD3 ....
The Z1/Z3 update(s) are not compatible with the HD1 / HD3 ....
Ok thank you
hi guys i need help i've got the avic-hd3 which is your z3
i'm trying to copy the test disc file that i downloaded rom page 1 i'm using nero when i load it into the avic it comes up as cd-rom inserted nothing else
how do i get an image file as when i try and open the file it opens in word but it can't open the file is not reconize
i try and open the file to adobe reader still can't read file??
cheers dean
get the zip-file from garrettoomey:
http://avic411.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach§ion=attach&attach_id=14384
unzip, which will get you the .iso file.
Use the Nero option "burn image" to write the iso file to cd
finally got it to work 
right i've got the hdd unlocked & burned background themes onto a cd-r. but as soon i take out the cd the avic can't store them only the ones i import from the cd, can someone please give me a step by step guide on how to download the BG pictures onto the hdd once it's connected to the pc
cheers dean
i've being doing a bit of searching and i found out that the z3 has splash screen in the background settings but my avic-hd3 hasn't only av & nav i thought that the hd3 was the same as the z3 so does this me i have to connect the hdd to the pc
doesn't matter i've worked it out guys i think i have to buy an ide - usb adapter is that right
Why wont the service test disk work?
Ive burned it 8 times with 3 different programs and 4 different formats.
what am I doing wrong?
ive used daemon tools , nero and windows.
ive unzipped the file ive tried not unzipping it.
my z2 usually said cd rom but said disc unreadable once as well.
You need to unzip the file, then burn the resulting .ISO file to cd using the "burn image" option of f.i. Nero , so don't write the file directly.....
Thanks it turned out I had unzip the file too far. Down to the 3 files and it wouldn't let me burn it as an image.
i still feel like nobody answered the other guy on first page that asked what he would use this for. i have a z1. why would i want to do this procedure? thank you
i still feel like nobody answered the other guy on first page that asked what he would use this for. i have a z1. why would i want to do this procedure? thank you
You would unlock your drive if you wanted to connect it to a PC in order to hack the drive or install an upgrade not supported by Pioneer.
Ok, I'm about to do this. Am I able to update/change maps software with something else, because the only issue with the HD3 is that the maps are out of date and Pioneer don't have any more updates for this unit.
Hi I hope some one can help me I but a 80 gig drive from eBay to up date my z2 to z3 since I could not find the files. When I install the new drive I got a message saying " can not use HDD. Can any one tell me what going on.did I get a bad drive or a drive with no software on it. Or am I doing something wrong. This is what I did I took the old drive out and install the new one is there a step I am missing.
You are not missing any steps. Contact the ebay seller and request a replacement as it's defective or they installed software incorrectly on the drive.
So I think I have the japanese version (HRZ08) and while the test disk works...(it boots up) the menu system is all in Japanese (much like the entire unit not surprisingly), and the TRK buttons don't work to navigate the menu. Any ideas?
So I think I have the japanese version (HRZ08) and while the test disk works...(it boots up) the menu system is all in Japanese (much like the entire unit not surprisingly), and the TRK buttons don't work to navigate the menu. Any ideas?
Nevermind - figured it out. Can't use the headunit buttons - have to use the remote.
Pioneer AVIC HRZ 09
So far:
System Test Disc boots.
Burned using Magic ISO Maker: Mode 1 & Finalize CD option selected.
As Shifter said, its all in Japanese and you must use the REMOTE! however the remote is in japanese and this instruction is difficult to follow:
6. Scroll down to option 9 "HDD FLG Set" with the 'PLIST DOWN' button - p. 214 manual and press 'MENU'
button to enter setting mode
7. At the "press POS to change flag" prompt, press the "MAP" button
8. Now the AVIC unlocks the hard disk
What would be nice though, is figuring out some way to convert it to English. I'm thinking maybe reflash the HDD with the English version (Z-series)?
THink you'd be better off with the european HD series in stead of the Z series, probably closer to the japanese version. That's not saying either one will work mind....
question,. if you do not pre unlock a new/used non oem hard drive and insert it into the avic, will the unlock method still work? or is the drive toast after?
meaning you would need to unlock the spare drive before? then clone , then add maps? i have a few older locked drives now, i tried disk ti disk clone... etc
thanks
Could I put my music on the hd by this method ? Thanks.
This is an old thread, but my Pioneer AVIC HD3BT is also old and has starting to acting weird and I suspect the harddrive needs to be replaced or fixed.
Can this unlocking method be used for swapping the harddrive with a new one? (Of course after I cloned the old disk into the new disk..)
Can I even put in larger disk?
What about using a SSD disk?
The fault in my unit is that sometimes when I start playing a song, after a few second it would skip the song to the next. It can continue doing this for a few song from that album. If I play songs from an album I have put on later it works fine. I also had one time when the unit stopped playing anything from the harddrive. But after a few hours just listening to the radio, then the harddrive started to work again and it was back to normal. But from time to time it can still skip songs. Then I just have to stop using it for a period and it fixes itself somehow...
Question.
Is it also possible to use this method for a pioneer harddisk attacht to a laptop with dvd player? Mine DVD player from the AVIC-HD3 is broken.
Thanks