4.8 Software

Current version

To view the current TV software version, press h > Setup > Software settings and press OK. Select Current software info and read Version:

Update from Internet

If the TV is connected to the Internet, you may receive a message from Philips to update the TV software. You need a high-speed (broadband) Internet connection.

If you receive this message, we recommend you carry out the update. Select Update. Follow the instructions on screen.

You can also look for new updates yourself. To look for an update, press h > Setup > Update software and press OK. Follow the instructions on screen.

When the update is complete, the TV switches off and back on again automatically. Wait for the TV to switch itself back on. Do not use the Power switch O on the TV.

Update with USB

It might be necessary to update the TV software. You need a PC with an high-speed Internet connection and a USB memory device to upload the software on the TV. Use a USB memory device with 256MB free space. Make sure that write protection is switched off.

1Start

2Identify

3Download

4Update TV

1 Start the update on TV

To start the software update, press h > Setup > Update software. Select USB.

2 Identify the TV

Insert the USB memory into the side of the TV, select Start and press OK. An identification file is written on the USB memory device.

3 Download the TV software

Insert the USB memory into your PC. On the USB memory device, locate the file update.htm and double click it. Click on Send ID. If new software is available, download the .zip file. After the download, unzip the file and copy the file autorun.upg onto the USB memory device. Do not place this file in a folder.

4 Update the TV software

Insert the USB memory into the TV again. The update starts automatically. The TV switches itself off for 10 seconds and then back on again. Please wait.

Do not . . .

use the remote control

remove the USB memory device from the TV

If a power cut occurs during the update, never remove the USB memory device from the TV. When the power returns, the update will continue.

At the end of the update, the message Operation succesful appears on screen. Remove the USB memory device and press O on the remote control.

Do not . . .

press O twice

use the O switch on the TV

The TV switches itself off (for 10 seconds) and then back on again. Please wait.

The TV software has been updated. You can use the TV again.

To prevent an accidental update of the TV software, delete the autorun.upg file from the USB memory device.

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46PFL9715, 40PFL9715 specifications

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