We have available courtesy disks ready for you to use.
The radio will recognize the type of CD and begin the update process automatically. Use burning software that works for MyGig Updates.The MYGIG navigation radio can be easily updated as time goes along to keep it current with new features or when operating issues are discovered. We are not responsible for problems that may arise from the installation or the failed installation of MyGig Software updates. Prior versions are also posted if you need to roll back to a previous version. If that happens, burn the update CD with Express Burn right. Troubleshooting: If your MyGig system does not proceed to the update screen, its usually because MyGig does not like the quality of the CD.
It is critical that version Check your current software version before you proceed with version ZIP file into a folder. We have posted Express Burn because most free burning software, including native Windows 7 usually doesn't work for MyGig software updates. If the installation fails, your customer may expect you to replace their failed system.
Attempting to install updates over a failing hard drive increases the risk of damaging your system's firmware because the update may crash if it cannot write to the hard drive. And that’s it.Download Application Update ZIP and. Mazda says you should now shut down and start up your car again, but the infotainment system is smarter than that and a tap on OK will restart the entire entertainment system without you having to stop, turn off your car and start it up again. Eventually it will finally complete and you’ll be ready to go with the latest music database update! Maybe make a phone call or play a quick game on your tablet while you sit and wait for the update. I think it took about ten minutes to fully update, stalling out at about 85% complete for much of that time.īe patient. Like “I thought it was broken it took so long” long. Looks like what we want, so choose Install to proceed further. I’m going to proceed by choosing the new Music Update… up file into the topmost level of the drive. If your system can’t find a new update, go back to step one and make sure your USB flash drive is in the right format and that you copied the. You can see I’m running 00.07.000 and the new version I just downloaded is 00.09.000. Now, if Mazda’s paying attention here, perhaps a more useful link on this screen would be helpful? Maybe /updates or something equally small? We owners thank you!Īnyway, select Search to proceed and it’ll search for that. Here’s where it’s going to look for that USB Flash Drive you installed with the ‘gracenote.up’ file. See that last entry? That’s what you want: Music Database Update. Now push the “Home” button on your control center and then go to Settings and move right to System. You can see my gold Kingston flash drive already plugged in:įrom this point, everything takes place on the infotainment system itself, so you’ll need to start up your car.
On my CX-5, the USB plugs are in the armrest storage compartment. You probably just think about them as where you plug in your charging cables. Now you’ll need to move to your vehicle and find the USB plugs. Make sure it’s at the very top level, not in a subfolder: Once done, you’ll have a “.up” file on the flash drive. You’ll need a USB Flash Drive of some sort, and it doesn’t have to be very big: The latest update is less than 300MB! Make sure it’s in FAT32 or just FAT format for Windows, even if you’re on a Mac system. To start, download the latest Gracenote database here:
So let’s have a look at how to get that Gracenote database updated, which is handy because turns out that the database on my 2017 Mazda CX-5 is pretty far out of date!
You can’t actually update the entertainment system firmware itself – that’s a dealer upgrade only – but you can update Maps (which involves downloading software and is clearly documented on the Mazda owner site) and, of course, you can update Gracenote DB. In fact, there are a variety of different types of software running on a modern Mazda, the three of which you can see are Gracenote database, the Maps database and the entertainment system itself. You’re on top of it if you’ve already realized that Gracenote (a Sony company) powers the images shown as you listen to various songs and music on your Mazda vehicle.