Philips DVDR3400 Firmware Upgrade Manual

DVDR3400 Firmware Upgrade

Firmware Upgrade

This upgrade is applicable for the following models:
•
DVDR3400/37.
Improvements and fixes included in this release:
•
Lip synchronization issue when recorded in Progressive Scan mode.
•
Minor UI fixes during photo/music file playback.
Note: Please write down your current configuration settings as you will need them to reconfigure
the set after completing the firmware upgrade!
Upgrade Procedure
Step 1
Step 1. Check your current version
First check your current firmware version to see if you need to upgrade:
1. Switch on the recorder without any disc in the DVD tray.
2. Press <0>, <0>, <0>, <9>, <OK> on the remote control.
3. The software version will be displayed on the TV screen as
"DVDR3400_xx_Vxx_xx,
"DVDR3400_xx_Vxx_xx,
4. Compare the version shown on the TV screen with this firmware upgrade version:
DVDR3400_NAFTA_V09_04,
DVDR3400_NAFTA_V09_04,
5. If the current software version number iis lower than the above, proceed to Step 2 to upgrade your
firmware.
6. Otherwise, no upgrade is necessary.
Step 2. Download Firmware upgrade
Click the link above to download the new firmware package on your computer. The package is compressed into
a single ZIP archive: DVDR3400_NAFTA_V09_04.zip.
Step 3
Step 3. Burning Upgrade on CD-R / CD-RW
1. Extract the firmware upgrade files from the ZIP archive:
DVDR3400_NAFTA_v09_04.CUB
PHILIPS_45040510.BIN
PHILIPS_51050207.BIN
(Do not rename the
2. Burn the extracted files (not the ZIP file) onto a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc, with the following settings:
- File System: ISO 9660 + Joliet
- File name length : max11 chars = 8+3 (Level 1)
- Mode : 2/XA
- Character set : ISO 9660 (ISO norme CD-ROM)
- No multi session
- Write Speed : Low
3. Finalize the disc, if ncessary, although most CD burning applications will do this automatically.
Your upgrade disc is now ready!
Step 4
Step 4. Apply Upgrade to your Recorder
Switch on the recorder and open the disc tray.
1.
2. Place the the upgrade disc on the disc tray and close the tray.
3. If the disc is recognised as an upgrade disc, the local display of the recorder will show "SW UPGD". The
TV screen will show a dialog box titled "Disc Upgrade"
Note: The recorder
Drive: 45.04.xx.xx",or
Drive: 51.05.xx.xx".
Drive: 45.04.05.10, or
Drive: 51.05.02.07
filenames)
may indicate "Unknown Disc" in the following situations.
Philips V&MA
Tip: For more
information on burning
software we refer to
two popular burning
software programs
www.nero.com
www.easycdcreator.com