Friday, August 05, 2016

Philips PET717 DVD Portable Player – firmware update Region code setting Circuit diagram

How to set the region code – How to upgrade the software – Schematic – Philips PET717/93/94 DVD Portable Player.
Playback disc type:: DVD-Video, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, Super VCD, Video CD, DivX4.X-5.X, Audio CD, MP3 CD, JPEG CD, Kodak Picture CD
Video Playback Format: DVD / VCD / SVCD / CD / JPEG
Power supply: Supply voltage AC100-240V+/-10%
(AC adapter 90-264) Supply Power consumption ˘15W
(AC adaptor 100/240VAC) DC Power supply DC 7-15.7V
Software check and upgrade
Preparation to upgrade software
1) Burn XXXX_XX.img and UPDATE.ver on a blank CD-R or CD-RW disk no need volume label.
*(If upgrade-file is compressed files,pls unzip it first)
Note: It is required capital letter for the File System name.
Procedure for software upgrade:
Power on the set and insert the prepared Upgrade CDR.
The set will starts reading disc & response with the following display TV screen:

                     Loading
Firmware Upgrade and Erase Program
              Start         Cancel 

Select start to start the upgrade.
Press OK button to confirm, then screen will display :
Firmware Upgrade Programming, Please Wait...
Do not Switch the Player Off.
he upgraded disc will automatically out when files coping complete, then take out the disc.
About 1 minute later, the tray will automatically close when upgrading complete.
Note:  Do Not power OFF the set during upgrade is going on; otherwise the main board will be damaged beyond recovery.
Read out the software versions to confirm upgrading
Power on the set and open the tray door;
Press 9, 6, 6 button on the remote control.
The software version and other information are display on the TV screen as follows:
BE Version: PET717/93.XX (Main version)
FE Version: XXX-XX.XXXXX.XXXXXX_XXXX.XX.XX.XX
DSP Version: XXX.XX
Region Code: X
Region code change
1.Power on the set and open the tray;
2.Press the 9, 8, 7, 9 button on the remote control;
3.Input a new region number by the remote control, then it will display on the the TV screen.
Circuit Diagram and PWB
Exploded view
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