Philips 37-42-50PF9631D Annex 2 Philips TV software upgrade with portable memory, Introduction

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Annex 2 - 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.

To prepare 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.

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:

1.Go to www.philips.com/support using the web browser on your PC.

2.Follow the procedure to find the information and the software related to your TV.

3.Select the latest software upgrade file and download it to your PC.

4.Decompress the ZIP-file and copy the file “autorun.upg” to the root directory of the USB portable memory.

TV menu

 

Installation

Software upgrade

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Current softw. info

Time zone

Local upgrades

Channels

Announcement

Preferences

 

Connections

 

Decoder

 

Factory settings

 

Software upgrade

 

Info

 

Note: only use software upgrades that can be found on the www.philips.com/support web site.

To verify the version of the TV software

Before you start the software upgrade procedure, it is advised to check what the current TV software is.

1.Select Software Upgrade in the TV menu, Installation, Software upgrade.

2.Press the cursor right.

> The Software Upgrade menu moves to the left panel.

3.Select Current Software Info to observe the version and the description of the current software.

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Contents Contents Care of the screen Safety warningsGeneral Stationary images on the TV screenGetting started Overview of the rear connector panelBefore you start Connect the antenna Remote controlConnect the mains Use of the remote control RC4401/01 AV Select your peripherals +P- Channel selectionDigit keys Previous channelUse of the Option key Keys at the right side of the TVIntroduction Digital TV Switch the TV onFirst time installation Follow the instructions on screenComplete the initial TV installation procedure Select your on-screen languageSettings assistant select your TV settings How to navigate through the menus IntroductionInstallation allows you Change settings in an easy-to-use manner with Use of the TV menu settingsAdjust viewing and listening settings Settings assistantUse of the Standard settings if present Individual settings for picture, sound and ambilightAdjust picture menu settings Dynamic contrast Pixel PlusDigital Natural Motion Fine tunes the white point WP and black level BLSelect Off, Minimum, Medium or Maximum Active control Colour enhancementLight sensor Allows you to adjust the sound output level Adjust sound menu settingsVolume BalanceAVL Automatic Volume Leveler Surround modeHeadphone volume Delta volumeAmbilight Allows you to adjust the light output of the ambilightsEnjoy Ambilight BrightnessColour For exampleCustom colour Ambilight in standby modeSeparation Adjust feature menu settings SubtitleChildlock SleeptimerSelect Sleeptimer Important you have forgotten your codeSet code/Change code On timerSelect Set or Change code Common interface DemoSelect your language preferences How to search for and store TV channelsInstallation menu Menu languageSelect your country Store TV and radio channelsIs in standby mode This will not reinstall uninstalled channelsAlready installed channels will not be renumbered Not alteredAnalogue manual installation Reshuffle Rearrange the channel number listRename Select Teletext Set your preferencesSelect your location Select the On Screen Display OSDDigital Audio Select your connectionsSelect a Decoder channel number Select ConnectionsReset the Factory settings How to upgrade the TV softwareTo select another favourite channel list Create your favourite listTo select a channel from the displayed favourite list To create a favourite list or to modify the listCreate your favourite channels list TipsEPG Electronic Programme Guide To insert a USB device To view content from a USB deviceMultimedia Browser To remove the USB deviceFollowing icons may appear Multimedia Browser menuFolder Pictures Music Self made playlist/album Video Multimedia function keys on the remote control Function keys at the bottom of the screenTeletext Teletext menu HypertextEnlarge a Teletext RevealDigital text only for UK Text infoConnector cable Audio connection Required To make video and audio connectionsCamera, Camcorder, Game To make video and audio connections Side panel overviewHeadphone To make video and audio connections Rear panel overview With the aerial cable only Connect a VCR or DVD recorderWith a eurocable Connect a decoder and a VCRConnect a satellite receiver With Component Video connectorsConnect two VCRs or VCR and DVD recorder With eurocablesConnect a DVD player, Cable box or game console With a Hdmi connectorWith a DVI connector Connect a DVD player or Cable boxConnect a DVD player, a satellite receiver or Cable box DVDConnect a PC PC equipped with a DVI connectorPC equipped with a VGA connector 640 xDigital Home Cinema amplifier Connect a Home Cinema amplifierAnalogue Home Cinema amplifier Use the Common Interface slot Insert a CA moduleRecord with your recorder Select InstallationSelect connected equipment Record a TV programmeAudio- and video equipment keys To select between Normal and Expert modeTo switch the menu on or off Digit entryTroubleshooting To cancel the selected mode Introduction Annex 2 Philips TV software upgrade with portable memoryTo prepare a portable memory for software upgrade To verify the version of the TV softwareAutomatic software upgrade procedure AnnexManual software upgrade procedure General Format Annex 3 Philips TV-Slideshow Format with background musicGeneral Rules Following syntax should be used to create the text fileSupported XML-tags Tag Name Use DescriptionUSB Memory Device Issues Annex 4 Philips TV Digital camera and USB issuesDigital Camera Issues Digital Content IssuesPC VGA Index 11,35Recycling Disposal of batteries RecyclingProduct information Disposal of your old product

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