Philips DVPR615/37 User Manual

User Manual for Philips DVDR615 Player Software Upgrade

Introduction

This software can be used to upgrade the following Philips DVD Recorder :

DVPR615/37

After you have completed the upgrade procedure, your DVD Recorder will typically perform
better. What improvements are made depends on the upgrade software you’re using as well as
the software that your DVD Recorder contained before the upgrade.

Tools Required

You will need the following items :

• a personal computer

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

• a blank CD-R

How to download the software to your computer

1. Right mouse button click on the file and click ‘Save Target As…’ to save the files into

your PC.

2. Unzip the .zip file and extract files into your PC.

Note : Please do not rename the original filename

How to make an upgrade disc

Write the downloaded file onto a blank CD-R , using the following settings :

• File System CD-ROM ISO Level 2

• Mode 1/2/XA

• Character set ISO 9660

• Finalised, single session

• Write speed slow

Finalised the disc. (The application may do this automatically.)

NOTE : Packet writing application for drag & drop copying cannot be used for
creating an upgrade disc. Use only a dedicated CD writing application allowing ‘disc
at once’ recording. No UDF setting as well.

DVDR615 Software Upgrade Procedure

Note: Do not press any button and unplug the mains during upgrade.

1. Connect the mains cord to the wall socket. Press “STANDBY-ON” button on the front-panel
or “

POWER” button on the remote control to activate the player.

2. Press “

3. Insert the upgrade CD-ROM disc, label side up.

4. Press “

• Player display will show : “Reading” “Busy” “Verify Disc, “Sys Version” “Verify CO,

• This stage of the procedure takes about 4 - 5 minutes.

5. The DVD-player will function as per normal.

OPEN/CLOSE” to open the disc tray.

OPEN/CLOSE” to close the disc tray.

“Verify BE”, “ Verify DL”, “Philips”, “Startup”, “Download CO”, Dwl Done,
“Startup” tray will open “Take Disc”

After the upgrade

Do confirm the software version by checking the system version.
Please follow the procedure described in the section “Before you upgrade” .

Software Upgrade History

Release date : August 1, 2005
Software version : FF9.53
[1] Title/Chapter OSD is displayed after new chapter/title is reached and not removed.

This has been fixed in this software.

[2] Progressive Scan in Portuguese OSD is updated.