Philips DVD Recorder user manual Introduction, How to make an upgrade disc, Before you upgrade

User Manual for Philips/Magnavox DVD Recorder upgrade discs

Introduction

This firmware can be used to upgrade a Philips or Magnavox DVD Recorder to the latest status. After you have completed the upgrade procedure, your recorder will typically perform better. What improvements are made depends on the upgrade firmware you’re using as well as the firmware that your DVD Recorder contained before the upgrade.

How to make an upgrade disc

You will need the following items:

•a personal computer;

•a Zip archive utility (included in Windows XP);

•a CD-R/RW drive and writing application;

•a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc.

Note: Packet writing applications for drag & drop copying cannot be used for creating an upgrade disc. Only use a dedicated CD writing application allowing ‘disc at once’ recording.

1Download the firmware zipfile from internet.

2Extract the files by unzipping the zipped file.

3Write the extracted files – not the zipfile – onto a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc, using the following settings:

•File System CD-ROMISO Level 2

•Mode 2/XA

•Character set ISO 9660

•Single session

•Write speed low

4Finalize the disc. (The application may do this automatically.)

Before you upgrade

It may be useful to write down the system version information of your DVD recorder before you start the upgrade procedure, in case you need to call service.

1If there is any disc in the recorder, remove it and close the tray.

2Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control. The system menu bar appears.

3Press ▼ (cursor down).

The user preference menu appears.

4Press ▼ (cursor down) 4 more times. The remote control settings appear.

5Press ► (cursor right).

6Press ▼ (cursor down) one or more times until the system version information appears.

DI		AN	SV
BE	. .	DV	FP
BASE_SYS_			_
			_

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