Identifying a head-unit and what you can or cant do with it

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leej85
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Identifying a head-unit and what you can or cant do with it

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Hi, basically as the title i'm trying to identify my head-unit and whether it can be updated to a newer firmware or have maps on it, mine doesn't have a nav button on so i'm guessing it doesn't have navigation which I can live without as i'll use my phone, but I wouldn't mind updating the firmware on the unit itself.

I've had a google and a search around and its a bit confusing to be fair, i've tried holding the settings button for 20 seconds and all that does is flick onto AM or FM radio selection, I initially thought I had a RCD 510 but I could be wrong?

And its a 2009 GT 170 by the way

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Re: Identifying a head-unit and what you can or cant do with

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It is an RCD510 so it doesn't have nav functionality but does have an integrated 6CD changer. As it has the "TIM" button it is not the DAB version.
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cheers much appreciated!
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I have that one. The firmware in radio can't be updated but the mdi interface can be, to improve the range of hard disks/memory cards it can accept. And possibly access speed and sizes.

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risingson - you can only use the sd cards for music is that correct?
I've put all my music on a USB so i'm ok in that sense
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Depends what you mean by the question - you can't put videos on either SD card or Mdi interface, but you can put music on both. I have a 150Gb solid state USB drive in the centre console at present

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