Pioneer AVIC-Z1 Firmware Update Instructions
*** IMPORTANT *** If you have any difficulty carrying out these instructions, please contact Pioneer Customer Support Center. Toll Free in the USA: 1-800-421-1404 If you have already received an update disc directly from Pioneer, please go direct to step 4 on page 2. Before Updating Before updating, please check your system version and confirm your have downloaded the correct update file for your system. 1) First select the "Settings" tab. 2) Then select the "Hardware" tab. 3) Select "Service Info Screen". 4) Then you can see your map version number on the screen. Click the "Z1" icon to the right of this text if your "Version" shows "01.0000": You will go to "Z1firmwareupdate.zip" download page. Please download the file to your computer. Click the "Z2" icon to the right of this text if your Version shows "02.0000": You will go to "Z2firmwareupdate.zip" download page. Please download the file to your computer. Please print these instructions for your reference when downloading and installing the firmware update. It is very important that you complete all steps correctly and in the order described below. The data saved or recorded onto y our navi g ation s y stem b y the customer cannot be g uaranteed. Lost data that was saved or recorded b y th e customer is not g uaranteed . AVIC-Z1/AVIC-Z2 Firmware Update Instructions Z1 Z2 Page 1 of 5
Downloading the Firmware Update Once you have downloaded the file to your computer, locate the file on your computer and double click the file to decompress it. If you do not have a decompression utility installed on your computer, you can download WinZip for free at http://www.winzip.com. Open the decompressed folder which is named "Z2 firmware update" or "Z1 firmware update". Then you will find the "AVICZ1_HD1" folder and "Basefile.dat" file in it. Copy the "AVICZ1_HD1" folder and "Basefile.dat" on your CD-R. *Ensure these objects are located on the top layer of the CD-R. Make sure that y our CD-R follows these s p ecification as follows: - You can onl y use a CD-R finalized with sin g le-session format. - You can only use a CD-R finalized with "Model-1" format. Installing the Firmware Update into your AVIC-Z1/Z2 Please load this CD-R into your AVIC-Z1/Z2. The system will automatically start the update processes in 1 minute. If your system does not reboot and start update process, then please check your sysytem and CD-R as follows: 1. Check your system version and confirm that the update file that you have downloaded is the correct version for your unit. 2. Check your CD-R and confirm that the CD-R is burned with correct format. WARNING! While your navigation system is being updated, do NOT turn off the power to the navigation system. Severe damage to your navigation system could result from your failure to obey this warning, including but not limited to the loss of all content/data that is stored on the Hard Disc Drive (such as song files ripped from CDs as well as address book entries and other user information). Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Page 2 of 5
Please wait about a few (7~10) minutes to complete all updates in the system. The system will automatically reboot after update process is completed. 1) Checking the CD-R. 2) Update started. 3) Updating the firmware. 4) Update completed and the system will now automatically reboot. Step 5 Page 3 of 5
Confirm that installation of update was successful Please follow these steps below to confirm the update process succeeded. 1. Push the [MENU] key. 2. Select the [ Settin g s ] tab. 3. Select the [ HardwareVersion ] tab. 4. Please keep press & hold left upper corner of [hardware Version] screen. 5. Please find that your system correctly shows the information as below: AVIC-Z2: ã PlatformVersion : 2.000500 HDD Application Version : 2.140000 ã AVIC-Z1: ã PlatformVersion : 1.000700 HDD Application Version : 1.050000 1) Press [MENU] key 2) Select the [Settings] tab 3) Select the [Hardware] tab 4) [Service Info Screen] tab Step 6 Page 4 of 5
Press & hold here for a few seconds 5) 6) Confirm the [Version info] as below: AVIC-Z2: ã PlatformVersion : 2.000500 HDD Application Version : 2.140000 ã AVIC-Z1: ã PlatformVersion : 1.000700 HDD Application Version : 1.050000 Please eject the CD-R from the system. If y ou have an y q uestions, p lease contact Pioneer Customer Service toll free at 800-421-1404. Pioneer service representatives are available Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Copyright(c) 2007 Pioneer Corporation *** END *** Step 7 Step 6 (cont.) Page 5 of 5
Downloading the Firmware Update Once you have downloaded the file to your computer, locate the file on your computer and double click the file to decompress it. If you do not have a decompression utility installed on your computer, you can download WinZip for free at http://www.winzip.com. Open the decompressed folder which is named "Z2 firmware update" or "Z1 firmware update". Then you will find the "AVICZ1_HD1" folder and "Basefile.dat" file in it. Copy the "AVICZ1_HD1" folder and "Basefile.dat" on your CD-R. *Ensure these objects are located on the top layer of the CD-R. Make sure that y our CD-R follows these s p ecification as follows: - You can onl y use a CD-R finalized with sin g le-session format. - You can only use a CD-R finalized with "Model-1" format. Installing the Firmware Update into your AVIC-Z1/Z2 Please load this CD-R into your AVIC-Z1/Z2. The system will automatically start the update processes in 1 minute. If your system does not reboot and start update process, then please check your sysytem and CD-R as follows: 1. Check your system version and confirm that the update file that you have downloaded is the correct version for your unit. 2. Check your CD-R and confirm that the CD-R is burned with correct format. WARNING! While your navigation system is being updated, do NOT turn off the power to the navigation system. Severe damage to your navigation system could result from your failure to obey this warning, including but not limited to the loss of all content/data that is stored on the Hard Disc Drive (such as song files ripped from CDs as well as address book entries and other user information). Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Page 2 of 5
Please wait about a few (7~10) minutes to complete all updates in the system. The system will automatically reboot after update process is completed. 1) Checking the CD-R. 2) Update started. 3) Updating the firmware. 4) Update completed and the system will now automatically reboot. Step 5 Page 3 of 5
Confirm that installation of update was successful Please follow these steps below to confirm the update process succeeded. 1. Push the [MENU] key. 2. Select the [ Settin g s ] tab. 3. Select the [ HardwareVersion ] tab. 4. Please keep press & hold left upper corner of [hardware Version] screen. 5. Please find that your system correctly shows the information as below: AVIC-Z2: ã PlatformVersion : 2.000500 HDD Application Version : 2.140000 ã AVIC-Z1: ã PlatformVersion : 1.000700 HDD Application Version : 1.050000 1) Press [MENU] key 2) Select the [Settings] tab 3) Select the [Hardware] tab 4) [Service Info Screen] tab Step 6 Page 4 of 5
Press & hold here for a few seconds 5) 6) Confirm the [Version info] as below: AVIC-Z2: ã PlatformVersion : 2.000500 HDD Application Version : 2.140000 ã AVIC-Z1: ã PlatformVersion : 1.000700 HDD Application Version : 1.050000 Please eject the CD-R from the system. If y ou have an y q uestions, p lease contact Pioneer Customer Service toll free at 800-421-1404. Pioneer service representatives are available Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Copyright(c) 2007 Pioneer Corporation *** END *** Step 7 Step 6 (cont.) Page 5 of 5