Philips 42" LCD flat HDTV Pixel Plus 2 HD - Manual (Page 48)

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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:
& Go to www.philips.com/support using the web browser on your PC.
é Follow 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.
é Press 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.
Annex 1 - Philips TV software upgrade with portable memory