New Transducers 42PF9830/93 instruction manual Preparing a portable memory for software upgrade

Models: 42PF9830/93

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Annex 1 - Philips TV software upgrade with portable memory

Introduction

Settings

Installation

Software upgrade

Language

Current software info

Automatic installation

Local upgrades/applications

Manual installation

 

Reshuffle/rename channels

 

 

 

Preferred channels

 

Software upgrade

 

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:

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

éFollow the procedure to find the information and the software related to your TV.

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.

&Select Software Upgrade in the Installation menu.

éPress the cursor right.

The Software Upgrade menu moves to the left panel.

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

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New Transducers 42PF9830/93 Preparing a portable memory for software upgrade, Verifying the version of the TV software