3-1
REGION CODE CHANGE & SOFTWARE UPGRADE
Upgrade Software
A. Prepare Upgrade disc
1. Start the CD Burning software and create a new CD
project (data Disc) with the following settings:
Volume Label:
ALICDROM
File System:
ISO9660
Format:
Mode1: CDROM
Record Mode:
Single Session (Track-at-once),
Finalized CD
2. Unzip the zip archive file and place the 2 folders (1
folder with 2 files & 1 folder with 1 dummy file) into the
root directory of the new CD project.
3. Burn the data onto a blank CDR
B. Procedure for Software upgrade
1. Power up the set and insert Upgrade CDROM.
2. The set starts reading disc & response with the
following display TV screen:
FIRMWARE UPGRADING
PLEASE WAIT A MOMENT
..........
3. After about 1 minute the TV screen will display:
UPGRADE SUCCESS
PLEASE TURN OFF
4. The Upgrade CDROM will eject when the upgrade is
completed, removed the Upgrade CDROM.
Caution: The set must not be power off during upgrading,
in that case the decoder board will be damaged.
Reading out the software version to confirm upgrading
1. Power up the set and press <Eject> button.
2. Press <Disc Menu> <1> <9> on the remote control.
3. The software version and other informations are display
on the TV screen as follows:
ALI SYSTEM SETUP
DATE:
yyyymmdd (= Version of application
software)
MPEG F/W:
xx.xx.x.x (software version of MPEG)
MPEG H/W:
xx-xx-xxx
SERVO F/W:
xxxxx (software version of Servo)
SERVO H/W:
xxxxx.xx
VENDER:
PHILIPS
VENDER VER:
590AP
DISK TYPE:
NTSC
DISABLE VCD
OFF
REGION CODE
3
PARENTAL CC
8
PARENTAL PW
0000
Changing the Region Code
1. Power up the set and press <Eject> button.
2. Press <Disc Menu> <1> <9> on the remote control.
3. The software version and other informations are display
on the TV screen as follows:
ALI SYSTEM SETUP
DATE:
yyyymmdd (= Version of application
software)
MPEG F/W:
xx.xx.x.x (software version of MPEG)
MPEG H/W:
xx-xx-xxx
SERVO F/W:
xxxxx (software version of Servo)
SERVO H/W:
xxxxx.xx
VENDER:
PHILIPS
VENDER VER:
590AP
DISK TYPE:
NTSC
DISABLE VCD
OFF
REGION CODE
3
PARENTAL CC
8
PARENTAL PW
0000
4. Highlight the Region code bar with the <Up> or <Down>
cursor buttons and press <OK> button on the remote
control
5. Key in the new <numeric> button as per below:
1
=
USA
2
=
Europe
3
=
AP
4
=
LATAM
5
=
India / Russia
6
=
China
6. Confirm entry by pressing <OK> button on the remote
control.
7. Press the <Eject> button on the remote control to save &
exit.
Note: Repeat steps 1 - 3 to check that new region code
when necessary.