Software Upgrade

Table Of Contents

Introduction:

Philips strives to continually bring you the best experience from our products. To obtain the

optimal playback and latest features, you are highly recommended to upgrade the firmware of your

car audio system.

Preparation for firmware upgrade:

• A PC with an archive utility that supports the ZIP-format (e.g. WinZip for Windows).

Note: MAC computer is not supported.

• A USB flash device (FAT32 or FAT16 file format) with enough free space to hold the

firmware file.

• Make sure the USB flash device is empty. (It is recommended to use a computer running

on Windows OS to format the USB flash device)

Upgrade Procedure:

Step 1: Check your current firmware version

1. Turn on the system.

2. Press and hold "Phone" button (located on the top left corner of the panel).

3. The firmware version will be displayed on the screen. There will be more than one - Check

the version number of MPEG only.

4. Compare the firmware version displayed to the latest version. If the existing firmware is of

an earlier version than the new release, please proceed to Step 2.

Otherwise, the latest firmware is installed and hence an upgrade is not needed.

Step 2: Upgrade the firmware

1. Download firmware.

Click on the Download icon at the top of the screen to download the new firmware package

to your computer.

1. Check your current firmware

version

2. Upgrade the firmware for your

car audio system

3. Confirm upgrade

successfulness

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Introduction: Philips strives to continually bring you the best experience from our products. To obtain the optimal playback and latest features, you are highly recommended to upgrade the firmware of your car audio system. Preparation for firmware upgrade: • • • A PC with an archive utility that supports the ZIP-format (e.g. WinZip for Windows). Note: MAC computer is not supported. A USB flash device (FAT32 or FAT16 file format) with enough free space to hold the firmware file.
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. Transfer firmware to a USB flash drive. i. Extract the zip file to get the firmware upgrade file (name of file: PHILIPS_CMD300.MCS) Note: DO NOT rename the file. ii. Copy the firmware file to the root directory of the USB flash drive. 3. Upgrade the firmware on the device Warning: DO NOT remove the USB flash, press any button, interrupt or power off the system during the upgrade process. Otherwise the product may become defective. i. ii. iii. iv.