INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE UPDATES FOR

AVIC-F900BT/ AVIC-F90BT/ AVIC-F700BT / AVIC-F7010BT

**After you download the firmware update files onto your computer, you will need to transfer
the files to an SD card (512MB or larger) in order to install them on your navigation system.

Important
Please print or save these Instructions (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 24 KB) before downloading and installing the firmware
updates -- it is very important that you complete all steps correctly and in the order described below. Failure to do so
could cause data stored onto your navigation system to be permanently lost.

WARNING! These firmware updates apply only to models sold in the U.S.

WARNING! These firmware updates are NOT applicable to the AVIC-F500BT.

If you have any difficulty carrying out these instructions, please contact the Pioneer Customer Service Center at 1-800-
421-1404. Pioneer service representatives are available Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Before Downloading the Firmware Updates

Please check your system version number by doing the following to determine whether your system has
already been updated with the new firmware update:
1. Press the “Menu” button
2. Touch the “Settings” tab;
3. Touch the “System Settings” tab;
4. Touch the “Service Information” tab;
5. The “Map version” number and the “Version” number are both displayed -- please look at the “Version” number,
which is displayed on the lower line; and
6. If the “Version” number is “1.001900” or an earlier/smaller number, please install the new firmware update. If
the “Version” number is “2.000000” or a later/larger number, the system has already been updated with the
new firmware.
7. Write down the version number; you will need to refer to it again in Step 9.

Downloading the Two Firmware Updates & Transferring them to an SD Card

Step 1
1-1. Download the system firmware update Zipfile onto your computer by clicking here. The location where you save the
downloaded Zipfile should be accessible and easily remembered.

1-2. After you have downloaded the Zipfile, locate it on your computer and double click to decompress it.*

Once the Zipfile is decompressed, locate and open the folder named "F-Series Firmware Update”.

Once the folder "F-Series Firmware Update” has been opened, locate within it the sub-folders named "LPUE080"
and “TTS”.
*If you do not have a decompression utility on your computer, you can download WinZip at http://www.winzip.com.
1-3. Transfer the "LPUE080" folder and “TTS” folder onto the top layer (folder) of your SD card. **
**You must use a SD card that is 512MB or larger and formatted with a FAT16 or FAT32 file system.
Step 2
2-1. Download the Bluetooth firmware update Zipfile onto your computer. There are two choices:

1. Most users should download the primary update file by clicking here.

2. If you use the Sony Ericson W300i or Samsung SGH-U900 phones, you need to download an alternative
update file by clicking here.

The location where you save the downloaded Zipfile should be accessible and easily remembered.

2-2. After you have downloaded the Zipfile, locate it on your computer and double click to decompress it.

Once the Zipfile is decompressed, locate and open the folder named "Bluetooth Update”.

2-3. Transfer the 3 files in this folder onto the top layer (folder) of your SD card. Note: Only transfer the 3 files onto the
SD card; do not transfer the folder containing the 3 files onto the SD card.**
** Use the same SD card that contains the system firmware update.

If you are installing the PRIMARY Bluetooth Update, confirm that your SD card has the files and folders arranged
exactly as follows before proceeding:

If you are installing the ALTERNATE Bluetooth Update, confirm that your SD card has the files and folders arranged
exactly as follows before proceeding:
Installing the System Firmware Update on Your Navigation System
Step 3
Disconnect any iPod, iPhone or USB device from the system before proceeding.

After you have transferred the "LPUE080" folder and “TTS” folder onto the top layer/folder of your SD card, insert the SD
card into your AVIC-F900BT/ F90BT/ F700BT / F7010BT while your vehicle is turned OFF.

Next, turn ON your vehicle and navigation system. The system will automatically start the update process in one minute.

WARNING! While your navigation system is being updated with the new firmware, do NOT turn off the power to
the navigation system. Severe damage to your navigation system could result from your failure to do so,
including but not limited to the loss of all content/data that is stored on the internal Flash Memory of your
system (such as address book entries, destination history, and other user information).

If your system does not automatically start the update process, please check your system and SD card as follows:

Check your system version again to confirm the necessity of this firmware update.
Check your SD card to confirm that the SD card contains the correct file in the correct format.

Step 4
Please wait for the firmware update to be installed – this should take approximately 10 minutes. The system will
automatically reboot after the firmware update is completed.

Step 5
After your system has rebooted itself, press and hold down the system “reset” button (which is located just to the left of
the “eject” button) for five (5) seconds and release it.

Reset Eject

Next, determine which of the following applies:

1. If the system boots ups and displays the main menu, go to Step 6.

2. If the system does not display the main menu AND the screen is blacked out, press and hold the reset button
and the eject button at the same time for five seconds and then release them. The system should reboot
automatically and display the main menu. Now proceed to Step 6.

3. If the system shows the “boot up screen” (see depiction below) BUT does not proceed to the main menu, press
and hold down the “reset” button for five seconds and then release it. The system should reboot automatically
and display the main menu. Now proceed to Step 6.

“Boot up screen”:
Installing the Bluetooth Firmware Update on Your Navigation System
Step 6
Ensure that any iPod, iPhone or USB device is disconnected from the system before proceeding.

After your system has rebooted, press the “Menu” button and touch the “Phone” tab.

Then, touch the “Phone Settings” button, scroll down and touch the “Bluetooth Update” button.***

*** Make sure that the "Bluetooth On/Off" setting is "ON" before proceeding to the next step.

Step 7
Touch "Software Update" to update the Bluetooth firmware.

* If you see a message “Bluetooth software is not found.” (shown below), press “OK” and remove the SD card. Then
pause 10 seconds, re-insert the SD card, and touch "Software Update" again.

When the update is complete, touch the “OK” button.

Step 8
After performing the Bluetooth firmware update, turn off your vehicle and turn on again, and wait for your system to boot
up.
Installing the TTS Update (If Required)
Updating the TTS files is only required if you have firmware version number 1.000900 or earlier. Refer to the firmware
version you previously wrote down; If your original firmware version was 1.001700 or 1.001900, proceed to Step 12.

Step 9
If your original firmware version number was 1.000900 or earlier, please continue. After your system has rebooted,
press the “Menu” button and touch the “Setting” tab.

Then, touch the “System Setting” button and touch the “Language” button.

Step 10
10-1. Touch the button to the right of “Voice Language” and then choose “English (US) (Jason)” from the list.

10-2. Touch the button to the right of “Voice language” (which shows “English (US) (Jason)") again.

10-3. Touch the “TTS Setup” tab on the right bottom of the screen.

10-4. To update English TTS file, touch the “English (US) (Samantha):TTS” button.
10-5. Touch the “from SD” button.

If you cannot select “from SD”, please check your system and SD card as follows:

Check your SD card to confirm that the SD card contains the correct folder and files in the correct format.

10-6. Touch the “English (US) (Samantha):TTS” tab. Then English TTS file will be updated immediately.

WARNING! While your navigation system is being updated with the new firmware, do NOT turn off the power to
the navigation system. Severe damage to your navigation system could result from your failure to do so,
including but not limited to the loss of all content/data that is stored on the internal Flash Memory of your
system (such as address book entries, destination history, and other user information).

If you cannot select “English (US) (Samantha):TTS”, please check your system and SD card as follows:

Check your SD card to confirm that the SD card contains the correct folder and files in the correct format.

10-7. Repeat steps from 10-4 to 10-6 to update the Spanish and French TTS files. Select the “Espanol (Isabel):TTS”
button to update the Spanish TTS files, and select the “Francais (CA) (Julie):TTS” button to update the French TTS
files.

Step 11
After updating all TTS files, turn off your vehicle and turn on again, and wait for your system to boot up.
Confirming that the Firmware Update was Successfully Installed
Step 12
Please follow the steps below to confirm the update process was successful:

12-1. Confirm your System Firmware Version

--Press the “Menu” button

--Select the “Settings” tab
--Select “System Settings”
--Select “Service Information”
--Confirm that your system correctly displays the following information:

Version: 2.000000

12-2. Confirm your Bluetooth Software Version

--Press the “Menu” button

--Select the “Phone” tab
--Select “Phone Settings”
--Scroll down the menu and select “Bluetooth Software Update”
--If you installed the PRIMARY Bluetooth update, confirm that your system correctly displays the following information:

Version: HW100-SW330 RC3

--If you installed the ALTERNATE Bluetooth update, confirm that your system correctly displays the following
information:

Version: HW100-SW290 RC3

Your navigation system is now ready for use.

Post-Update procedures
Step 13
13-1. Recover the AV setting

If an iPod is connected to the system, turn AV1 input to “iPod”.

Press the “Menu” button and touch the “Settings” tab. Select “AV Settings”, and touch the “AV1 Input” button until
“iPod” is displayed.

13-2. Calibrate the Screen

Press the “Menu” button and touch the “Settings” tab. Select “System Settings”, and touch the “Screen Calibration”
button.

Proceed with the guidance shown on the display and tap the screen to align the calibration.

Questions
If you have any questions, please contact the Pioneer Customer Service Center at 1-800-421-1404. Pioneer service
representatives are available Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).