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Here you can download an update for your AVIC-HD3-II which is required to be able to update the Gracenote database.

Important:
This update is designed to work exclusively with the AVIC-HD3-II. Customers which have an AVIC-HD1BT and AVIC-HD3BT do not have to install this update. You can be sure that you have the right model by checking the label on you navigation unit.

To check and install the application update just follow the six easy steps below:

1. Check the current application:

• Switch on your Navigation unit by switching on the ignition of your car
• Press the “Menu” key on the unit
• Press the “Settings” button
• Press the “Hardware” button
• Press the “Service Info Screen” button



• Press and hold for a few seconds the upper left corner of the “Service Information” screen
• Check the “HDD Application Version”

If the version displayed is 3.100.400 or higher, then your product is equipped with the latest version and there is no need for any upgrade.

2. Download the Update

If your browser does not automatically start the download process, be sure that your browser or security software is set to allow downloading of files from this web site. You can also right-click the link above and select "Save Target As" to start the download process.
Alternatively please contact your local Pioneer organization to receive a copy of the file.

You will find the telephone numbers, email and website addresses of our Pioneer offices in Europe here.

3. Check the Software file

Check the file size (see table) of the downloaded application software file AVIC_HD3II_APL_3100400.zip by right-clicking on the file and selecting Properties. (Download again if the file size is incorrect.)

4. Decompress the file

Once you have downloaded the file to your computer, locate the file on your hard disk drive and 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.)

5. Create the Update Disc

• To create a CD-R update disc, you will need:
  • A PC with CD-R drive
  • CD-R creation (writing) software
  • One blank CD-R disc
  • Supported OS: Windows: 98, 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, MacOS
• Place a CD-R disc in the CD drive
• Double click the zipped ISO file named "AVIC_HD3II_APL_3100400.iso".
• The CD creation writing software on your computer should automatically open. After the software opens, it should already be set to burn an image file. If not, please make this setting in your software. If your software does not open automatically, check the next bullet
• If your software does not open automatically, then extract and save the zipped file named "AVIC_HD3II_APL_3100400.iso" to a folder on your computer. Open your creation writing software, and set it to burn an image file.
• Make sure the ISO file "AVIC_HD3II_APL_3100400.iso" is selected as the source file, and then copy/burn the file to the disc.

Note: Discs created with the built-in Windows XP CD burning software cannot be read by the AVIC-HD3-II. You must use a third-party CD burning program to create the disc in a CD-ROM Mode 1 format.

6. Update your AVIC-HD3II

Update the firmware using the CD-R disc containing the firmware file.
Perform the update following the procedure given in the update instructions.

Download opdateringsinstruktionerne

The Gracenote database allows your Pioneer Hard Disk Navigation unit to identify album, song, and artist names. Updates to this database are released periodically, and can be updated by downloading and installing this latest update

Attention: If you own the AVIC-HD3-II (with a version lower than 3.100.400), you will first need to update your system before the Gracenote database update below can be applied.

To download the files and install the update, follow the instructions below:

1. Download the Update

If your browser does not automatically start the download process, be sure that your browser or security software is set to allow downloading of files from this web site. You can also right-click the file name and select “Save As” to start the download process.

2. Decompress the files

Once you have downloaded the file to your computer, locate the file on your hard disk drive and 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.)

3. Create the Update Disc

Burn all of the decompressed files to a recordable CD-R or CD-RW using a CD burning program (DVDs should not be used).

The decompressed files should include:

• DISCINFO.txt
• ECDDB.IDX
• ECDDB.INF
• ECDDB.MDT
• ECDDB.UDT
• ECDDB.UDX

All of these files must be copied to the root of the CD and should not be copied into any folders. Please note that the CD you record must be in one of the following formats using Mode 1: ISO9660 level1/level2, Joliet, or Romeo.

Note: Discs created with the built-in Windows XP CD burning software cannot be read by the AVIC-HD1BT. You must use a third-party CD burning program to create the disc in a CD-ROM Mode 1 format.

4. Update your AVIC-HD1BT, AVIC-HD3BT or AVIC-HD3-II

Update the firmware using the CD-R or CD-RW disc containing the firmware file.

Perform the update following the procedure given in the update instructions.

Note:

• Do not turn off or disconnect power, or remove a disc while update is in progress.
• If you own the AVIC-HD3-II (with a version lower than 3.100.400), you will first need to download the AVIC-HD3-II Application Update and update the system before installing the Gracenote database update.

On this page you can retrieve the unlocking password for your navigation map upgrade.

Go to the unlocking page