How to Update a Sylvania Blu-ray

By Darrin Meyer

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Blu-Ray players, including those manufactured by Sylvania, continue to utilize the latest technology to deliver high-quality HD video and digital audio. This creates an environment of constant upgrades in the market, and older players may encounter issues playing newer Blu-Ray discs. Updating the player's firmware keeps the player equipped with the latest operating system available, and with Sylvania players that do not offer a direct Internet connection to download updates, this process requires you to seek out and install the updates manually.

Step 1

Visit the website for Sylvania Support and click on the link for "Download." Enter the model number of your Blu-Ray player to see the latest firmware update version available for that model.

Step 2

Turn on the Sylvania Blu-Ray player, set the TV to the player's input and press "Setup" on the player's remote control to open the "Setup" menu. The firmware version currently in use in your player is shown in the upper right-hand corner. If the version shown is older than the one available on the support website, or if no version is shown at all, an update is recommended.

Step 3

Click on the link to download the latest firmware update to your computer. Locate the file when download is complete and unzip the contents of the file to a temporary folder. With Windows XP, this will involve clicking on the file, selecting "Extract All" and choosing a location for the temporary folder.

Step 4

Open a CD or DVD-burning software program on your computer. Insert a recordable disc of one of the approved formats (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-R or CD-RW) and burn the firmware update to the disc from the file's temporary location.

Step 5

Turn off your Sylvania Blu-Ray player. Press "Open/Close" on the front panel, load the update disc and close the disc tray. You will see the message "Software Upgrade" on the screen and "Update" on the player's LED display. Select "Yes" on the screen and press "Enter." You will see the message "Loading Software" on the screen and "CHECKSW" on the LED display.

Step 6

Press "Enter," open the disc tray, remove the update disc and close the tray when you see the message "New upgrade data verified. Please remove the disc and close the tray to continue." You will see "Upgrading in Progress" on the screen, and the display will show the percentage of installation completed.

Step 7

Look for the message "Finished" on the LED display. Unplug the player's AC cord from the outlet, wait a minimum of 30 seconds and plug the cord back in. Turn the player back on and press "Setup" to confirm that the updated version is shown in the top right-hand corner.

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