Philips 32-LCD DIGITAL CABLE READY FLAT HDTV PIXEL PLUS... 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 re 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 re you will re q u i re :
• 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 f e r a b ly empty USB memory stick.
N o t e : Only FAT / D O S - fo r matted port a ble memor y 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 twe b s i t e :
&Go to w w w. p h i l i p s . c o m / s u p p o r tusing the web browser on your PC.
éFo l l ow the pro c e d u r e to find the information and the software related to your T V.
“Select the latest software upgrade file and download it to your PC.
‘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 tweb site.
B e fo re starting the software upgrade pro c e d u re, it is advised to check what the current TV software is.
&Select S o f t w a r e Upgrade in the Installation menu .
éP res s the cursor right.
The Software Upgrade menu moves to the left panel.
“Select C u rrent 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 reparing a port a ble memory for software upgrade

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&Power off your TV and re m ove all memory dev i c e s .
éI n s e r t the USB portable memory that contains the
d ownloaded software upgrade.
“Switch on your TV with the power switch Bat the
right side of the T V.
‘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 ly 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 memor y 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 o w 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.
(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 Bat 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 nual 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.
&I n s e r t the portable memory that contains the
d ownloaded software upgrade.
éSelect S o f t w a r e 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.
“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 o wer than the current vers i o n , a confirmation will be
a s k e d . D o w n g r ading to older software should only be
done in case of real necessity.
‘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 Bat the right side of the T V.
Your TV will start up with the new software.
Software Id: TL32E-234
Loading Done
Validating Done
Programming
Software Upgrade Application
Upgrade busy...
Info
Settings
Ins t a lla t i on
La n gu a ge
Autoprogram
Weak channel installation
Software upgrade
Software upgrade
Current software info
Local upgrades/applications

BX23U-1.5.0.0_03531
Following problems are solved :
• Availability cablecard channel map.
• Improved info in the service menu.
• Improved picture quality and stability on HDMI.
• Installation of channels.
BX23U-1.4.0.0_03081
Following problem is solved :
• Issue related to intermittent video loss is solved.
BX23U-1.3.0.0_01481
Following problems is solved :
• Robustness improvement when receiving channel map changes.
BX23U-1.2.0.0_01471
Following problems are solved :
•Channel map changes of the OOB channel table are reflected in the TV's channel map
• Robustness improvement to support streams which have wrongly set Audio Only bit
• Solution for sudden audio drop
• Audio improvement to avoid click in sound in case of high input signal
• Make RRT5 functionality user controllable
• Data only channel are filtered out after installation
• Give priority to SCTE21 above SCTE 20 compliant captions to prevent duplicate characters in the CC text
• Improvement of CC processing on scrambled HD channels
BX23U-1.1.0.0_01461
Following problems are solved :
• solution for sudden popup of menu or disfunctioning of keys on the television
• improved robustness in POD behavior
• improvements for playback of some specific streams not following standards.
• based upon customer feedback: the permanent channel nr is not displayed anymore when OSD is put to normal, this enables the
customer to have the volume bar without permanent channel numbers
BX23U-1.0.13.0_01441
Following problems are solved :
• improvement for selection of Secundary Audio Program on digital channels
• extra step in automatic installation to detect scrambled channels and unmark them in
preferred channel list, as a consequence the scrambled channels will be skipped when pressing CH+/CH-and are not visible in the
channel map
• default horizontal & vertical center value corrected on inputs where horizontal & vertical shift is allowed
BX23U-1.0.8.000841
Following problems are solved :
• intermittent black flashes seen with specific distribution amplifiers
• Preferred Channel menu item temporarily disabed in BX23U-1.0.7.0 00831 is enabled with this
release
BX23U-1.0.7.000831
Following problems are solved :
• improved robuustness for digital audio connections with some specific cable boxes
• improved robustness for source selection and recovery time with some specific HDMI or DVI device
• bad colours after switching between HDMI and YPbPr inputs
• wrong decoding of very low bit rate ATSC streams
Software History

• general performance improvement
BX23U-1.0.4.100421
Following problems are solved :
• stereo ambilight last status improvement (Only for xxPF9830A/37 sets)
BX23U-1.0.5.000411
Following problems are solved :
• improved robuustness for digital audio connections with some specific cable boxes
• improved robuustness for source selection with some specific HDMI or DVI devices
• bad colors after switching between HDMI and YPbPr inputs
• wrong decoding of very lowbit rate ATSC streams
BX23U-1.0.3.000191
Following problems are solved :
• Vertical picture shift not restored at startup.
• Thumbnails not visible in content browser afterfast scrolling down through the list.
• Some specific CableCards reset on scrambled signals supporting multiple audio languages.
Prevention :
• Eliminate risk on picture detoriation.
BX23U-1.0.2.000181
Following problems are solved :
• Sometimes the digital CC can get stuck.
• In PIP/DW sometimes HDMI picture freezes while switching channels in the other window.
• Problem : sometimes bad detection of video signals on AV1 and AV3.