Philips 42PF9730A-37B, 42PF9630A-37B User Manual

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Philips Flat TV software upgrade with
USB portable memory

Philips offers software upgrade capability for your TV using USB 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 befo r e the upgrade.
You can execute the software upgrade pro c e d u r e yo u r s e l f .
Be aw a re that the content of this document is add ressing technical or software skilled users.

For the pro c e d u r e you will re q u i r e :

• A personal computer with web browsing cap a b i l i t y.

• An arc h i ve utility that supports the ZIP-format (e. g . WinZip for W i n d ows or StuffIt for Mac OS).

• A pre fe r a b ly empty USB memory stick.

N o t e : Only FAT / D O S - fo r matted port a ble memory is support e d .

N ew software can be obtained from your dealer or can be downloaded from the
w w w . p h i l i p s . c o m / s u p p o r t we b s i t e :

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Go to w w w . p h i l i p s . c o m / s u p p o r t using the web browser on your PC.

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Fo l l ow the pro c e d u r e to find the information and the software related to your T V.

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

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D e c o m p r ess the ZIP-file and copy the file “autorun.upg” to the root dire c t o r y of the USB port a b l e
m e m o r y.

N o t e : Only use software upgrades that can be found on the w w w . p h i l i p s . c o m / s u p p o r t web site.

B e f o r e starting the software upgrade pro c e d u r e, it is advised to check what the current TV software is.

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Select S o f t w a r e Upgrade in the Installation menu .

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P r ess the cursor right.
The Software Upgrade menu moves to the left panel.

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Select C u r rent Software Info to observe the version and the description of the curre n t
s o f t w a r e.

Verifying the version of the TV software

I n t r o d u c t i o n

P r eparing a port a ble memory for software upgrade

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Power off your TV and re m o ve all memory dev i c e s .

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I n s e r t the USB portable memory that contains the
d own loaded software upgrade.

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Switch on your TV with the power switch B at the
right side of the T V.

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At startup the TV will scan the USB port a b l e
m e m o r y until it finds the update content.The TV will
a u t o m a t i c a l l y go to the upgrade mode. After a few
seconds it will display the status of the upgrade
p r o c e d u r e.

Wa r n i n g

• You are not allowed to remove the USB port a bl e

m e m o r y during the software upgrade procedure!

• In case of a power drop during the upgrade procedure,

don’t remove the USB port a ble memory from the T V. T h e
TV will continue the upgrade as soon as the pow e r
comes back.

• If you try to upgrade to a software version lower than

the current vers i o n , a confirmation will be aske d .
D ow n g r ading to older software should only be done in
case of real necessity.

• If an error occurs during the upgrade you should retry

the procedure or contact your dealer.

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When the software upgrade was successful, re m ove
the USB portable memory and re s t a r t your TV with
the power switch B at the right side of the T V.
Your TV will start up with the new software.

N o t e : Once the upgrade is finished use your PC to remov e
the TV software from your USB port a ble memory.

Automatic software upgrade pro c e d u r e

M a nua l software upgrade pro c e d u r e

For a manual software upgrade copy the “ a u t o r u n . u p g ”
file in a dire c t o r y called “Upgrades” located in the ro o t
of the USB portable memory.

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I n s e r t the portable memory that contains the
d own loaded software upgrade.

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Select S o f t w a re Upgrade in the Installation menu .
Go to Local upgrades/ap p l i c a t i o n s .
The TV will list all compatible images available on the
USB portable memory and display the data for each
selected upgrade image.

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Select the correct upgrade image and press the re d
color button to start the upgrade.
Your TV will re s t a r t and will automatically go to the
upgrade mode. After a few seconds it will display the
status of the upgrade pro c e d u r e.

Wa r n i n g

• If you try to upgrade to a software version equal or

l ower than the current vers i o n , a confirmation will be
a s ke d . D o w n g radi ng to older software should only be
done in case of real necessity.

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When the software upgrade was successful, re m ove
the USB portable memory and re s t a r t your TV with
the power switch B at the right side of the T V.
Your TV will start up with the new software.