English Laungauge firmware update.

[Michael60]

Hi All,

New owner here of a Toyota Vellfire 2.4L 2013, the head unit I have is the Carrozzeria AVIC-ZH0009cs. I am wondering if there is a langauge pack update for this radio? If not, has anyone got idea of a good replasment? I live in Lancashire, UK. Thank you   

[MonsterS]

Welcome to the forum.  Have you tried to search it up on google?  From my understanding if you cant change the language in the options to English normally it's locked to Japanese.

 

However worth a search on gemini.google.com, plus i noticed that it's Windows 7 embedded, which can be changed if you can get into the Windows side of the unit.

[MonsterS]

google gemini says:

 Based on my search, there is no official firmware update from Pioneer to change the language of the
  AVIC-ZH0009CS head unit to English. This model was designed and sold exclusively for the Japanese market.

  While there are some unofficial methods discussed on forums for changing the language on similar models,
  these are not guaranteed to work and come with risks, including potentially rendering the device unusable.
   These methods often involve replacing language files on the system and may only result in a partial
  translation.

  A practical alternative is to use a real-time translation app on your smartphone, like Google Lens, to
  translate the menus on the head unit's screen.

[Michael60]

Thank you for all the information.