Hi all,

I'm having a massive problem updating my UK AVIC-F20BT to firmware version 2.00300. My unit just doesn't automatically startup into update mode.

I've followed instructions from Pioneer as below without any success.

PROCEDURE:

1. Once you copied the file "AVICF20BT_APL2.00300.zip" to your computer, double click
   the file to decompress it. (If you do not have a decompression utility installed on your
   computer, you can easily download one for free.)
   
2. Put the SD-card in the SD-card reader/writer.
   
3. Copy the unzipped folder "AVICZ110" to the empty SD-card.
   
4. Confirm that the folder name and the file size are correct on the SD Card. To check the file
   size in Microsoft Windows, select the folder, press the right mouse button, and select "Properties". If the folder name and size do not match the ones listed below, perform steps B and C again.
   

AVICZ110 –folder 63,9 MB (67.060.785 bytes)

Update the firmware of your navigation unit:

1. Switch on your Navigation unit by switching on the ignition of your car.
   
2. Press the [OPEN CLOSE] button and touch [sD Insert] (or [sD Eject] and remove the
   original card).
   
3. Insert the SD card with the prepared Firmware.
   
4. The update will start automatically and takes about 2 minutes.
   
5. After updating process is finished, the unit will restart itself
   
6. Verify that the Application version is 2.00300 by following the steps in section A.
   

I've not managed to get step 5 & 6 as step 4 does nothing.

I've tried two SD cards, formatted them several times (fat & fat32) checked to folder size and still the update fails to start.

Can someone please help.

Cheers,

Are you on a mac? I know very little about your unit. But make sure your SD card is formatted FAT and is a type that your avid can read.... I believe avic struggles with some sd cards

Are you on a mac? I know very little about your unit. But make sure your SD card is formatted FAT and is a type that your avid can read.... I believe avic struggles with some sd cards

Yup on a MAC but also formatted on my Win7 laptop too.

The two cards I've used played music from them without any problems - my unit just won't update the firmware.

No idea then.... I'd say use win7 again reformat in fat 32 then add files from within update zip

Are you sure it isn't already updated?

Are you sure it isn't already updated?

Nope, checked and it's still on 2.0000

Version: 2.000 on first screen

but I've got this on my screen after push upper left corner

I have the same problem, try'd 4 cards en FAT of FAT32 but nothing helps. but when i put the crack software 2.004 on a SD card, it update's! but afther 100% it say's update faild! can sombody help me??

sorry for my bad engles.

F20BT @ 2.0000 EU