Annex 1 - Philips Tv Software Upgrade With Portable Memory - Philips 42-LCD FLAT HDTV PIXEL PLUS 2 HD 42PF9830A User Manual

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Annex 1 - Philips TV software upgrade with portable memory

Introduction
Philips offers software upgrade capability for your TV using portable memory.
After you have completed a software upgrade, your TV will typically perform better.
What improvements are made depends on the upgrade software you are using as well as the software
your TV contained before the upgrade.
You can execute the software upgrade procedure yourself.
Be aware that the content of this document is addressing technical or software skilled users.
Preparing a portable memory for software upgrade
For the procedure you will require:
• A personal computer with web browsing capability.
• An archive utility that supports the ZIP-format (e.g.WinZip for Windows or StuffIt for Mac OS.
• A preferably empty USB memory stick or memory card (if available).
Supported memory cards (if available): CompactFlash Card Type I & II, IBM Microdrive, Memory
Stick, SecureDigital Card / Mini SD Card, SmartMedia Card, MultiMedia Card.
Note: Only FAT/DOS-formatted portable memory is supported.
New software can be obtained from your dealer or can be downloaded from the
www.philips.com/support website:
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Go to www.philips.com/support
é Follow the procedure to find the information and the software related to your TV.
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Select the latest software upgrade file and download it to your PC.
' Decompress the ZIP-file and copy the file "autorun.upg" to the root directory of the USB portable
memory.
Note: Only use software upgrades that can be found on the www.philips.com/support web site.
Verifying the version of the TV software
Before starting the software upgrade procedure, it is advised to check what the current TV software
is.
Settings
Installation
Language
Autoprogram
Weak channel installation
TV Guide On Screen
Software upgrade
Info
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using the web browser on your PC.
Software upgrade
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Current software info
Local upgrades/applicat.
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Select
Software Upgrade
menu.
Press the cursor right.
The Software Upgrade menu moves to the left
panel.
Select
Current Software Info
version and the description of the current
software.
in the Installation
to observe the
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