Software Upgrade
Philips Consumer Electronics
device cannot be detected, please follow STEP 2 to STEP 4 to upgrade using an Optical
Disc.
Note: Please use a FLASH based USB storage device. The startup time for HDD based USB
storage device is too slow and cannot be used for firmware upgrade.
2. Copy ALL the extracted (“.bin” and “.cvt”) files into the root directory of a FLASH based
USB storage device.
3. Remove any disc from the recorder and press <HOME> key (notice that the “USB” menu
option is not selectable).
4. Insert the USB device (notice that the “USB” menu option is now selectable). Navigate to
the “USB” menu and press <OK>.
5. The front panel display of the recorder will show “UPGRADE” and the TV screen will show a
dialog box titled “Software Upgrade”
6. To proceed with the upgrade, select <YES> on the dialog box and press <OK>. You can
cancel the upgrade by selecting <NO> on the dialog box and pressing <OK>.
Note: If you proceed with the upgrade and the recorder already has the latest firmware
version, it will display the following message box and abort the upgrade.
7. If you proceed with the upgrade and the recorder firmware is not the latest version, the TV
screen will switch to display the “PHILIPS” logo. The front panel display will show the
following messages in order: “INIT” -> “PHILIPS” -> “ERASING” -> “UPGRADE” -> “DONE”
8. When the upgrade is completed, the recorder will automatically reboot.
9. Remove the USB device and follow the steps in STEP 4 to confirm the firmware upgrade.
Firmware upgrade history
Firmware Version REL_05_84 (Build 112.00)
Release Date June 09 2008
This upgrade software contains the following fixes:
Fix “No info in TV guide when enter TV Guide from Analog channel”
Fix “Unable to stop the 'Search' process under manual Install with UP/Down navigation
button”
Fix “Set goes to Home menu when manually stop playback of Karaoke track”
Fix “Camera icon seen on infobar at top of OSD after user closes disc tray during JPEG
playback from USB device”
Fix “Detection problems for certain USB devices”
Fix “No message to info user when USB device is not supported”
Fix “Playback exceed A-B repeat markers (marked as B - A)”
Fix “Index pics of titles of DVD appear on screen saver”