Just wondering if anyone can tell me how to work out which version/year my satnav maps are from the screen itself?

My RRS had the original 2005 DVD in the drive so I bought a 2011-2012 disc off eBay... when I put the new disc in nothing happened... it just started up the satnav map as usual. I thought there would be some sort of update process?

Just concerned as the disc was described as being removed from another vehicle but looks like it's been burned onto a printable DVD-R by the seller. Want to make sure I've actually got new maps...

On the Home screen press the centre top of the screen, roughly on the line, for 5 seconds then press the navigation hard button until a keypad appears. Enter code 753. Select "Configurations" then "Show MMM Information". This will give you the firmware version.  Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
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That was quite cool... done all that and here's the results. Don't really know what it all means but suspect from dates it may not have updated?

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I'm not an expert on which is which but you still need to select "Show MMM Information" at the top left of the screen there.  Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
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Doh!

Here it is...

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I can confirm that is not the original 2005 firmware.

I'm not sure if that is definitely the 2011/12 version but I know that 1040 is 2007 so it's definitely later than that.  Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
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Thank you

Feel a lot better now - thought I'd been diddled

Lost for Words wrote:

I can confirm that is not the original 2005 firmware.

I'm not sure if that is definitely the 2011/12 version but I know that 1040 is 2007 so it's definitely later than that.

How can you tell, what are you looking at/for? 07,TDV8,Black, Black Heated leather all round, Rear Entertainment with Headpones & Remote, TV, DVD, Pure Dab Digital Radio, Sidesteps, Adaptive Headlights, sunroof, now working fuel burning heater )))

Where it says 1070.

As I said, I'm not an expert on versions, but I know 1040 is 2007 (this being significant for "Nav on the Move" updates), so it is later than that and, thus, not the original 2005 firmware.  Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
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thank you, I shall check mine later, as it is susposed to be the very last version on dvd, 2012 or so the ebay seller told me  07,TDV8,Black, Black Heated leather all round, Rear Entertainment with Headpones & Remote, TV, DVD, Pure Dab Digital Radio, Sidesteps, Adaptive Headlights, sunroof, now working fuel burning heater )))

Mine is supposed to have the 11/12 disc in it and that say's 1070 on the screen.

Cheers
Col

Well at least that seems to confirm mine is 2012 (1070) too.

Seems strange that there's nothing newer available though... 3 years is a long time to go without a map update!

thats it, there will never be another one, the new sports have a HDD drive now, updateable via usb 07,TDV8,Black, Black Heated leather all round, Rear Entertainment with Headpones & Remote, TV, DVD, Pure Dab Digital Radio, Sidesteps, Adaptive Headlights, sunroof, now working fuel burning heater )))

I had a feeling 1070 was probably the latest.

There's much annoyance about the lack of new navigation discs. Particularly from 09MY owners. There is some hope that, one day, new discs may be created that contain new mapping data without updated firmware (this is where the main difficulties lie as LR own the rights to the firmware).

The HDD system of course has the advantage (for LR) that it can only be updated by the dealers (if they know how ) and can't be shared around.

It is now possible to retro fit a 2010/11 screen into a pre-2010 car and get it working but the maps can't be updated unless it's in a correct vehicle.  Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
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To stop supporting the DVD based satnavs, particularly for those with newer model RRS's than mine really sucks... it can't cost that much for someone at LR to dump the new maps onto a DVD once a year.

I'd happily shell out for a new version to bring mine bang up to date.