Free firmware update for DV-470 / DV-575A DVD players
Melsele, 2 November 2004
Free firmware update for European DV-470 / DV-575A DVD players
Pioneer has decided to integrate in the European DV-470 / DV-575A DVD players support for playback of external subtitle files linked to DivX files, in as far as these are relying on the ISO 8859-1 font set (more details can be found below).
This requires an update of the player's internal system control software ("firmware"), which can be done by the end-user using a free-of-charge Software Update Disc. The disc will be sent to you on simple request.
This update is optional, and users who do not need the described functionality can continue using their player as is.
Already updated players will feature support for playback of external subtitle files linked to DivX files, so if this works on your player, no further action is required.
How to get a free-of-charge Software Update Disc
In case you want to update your DV-470 / DV-575A DVD player, please contact your local Pioneer organisation ( http://www.pioneer-eur.com/contact ) - to request a "Software Update Disc".
The disc will be sent to you free-of-charge shortly after.
The Software Update Discs for the DV-470 and the DV-575A are different. Please only use a disc that has the model number of your player on the disc labelling side.
How to update the system control software using the Software Update Disc
Use the "Software Update Disc" provided by Pioneer to update the system control software in accordance with the instructions that come with the disc. Installing the software update is a simple process and can easily be carried out by the end consumer. The update process will complete in less than 5 minutes.
After updating, some of the user-customisable settings of the player may be reset to the original "fresh-out-of-the-box" defaults. Please verify in advance of the update if there are any such customisations, and where necessary re-apply the desired changes in the user-customisable settings of the player after the update.
Update instructions
1. Turn on the player, and open the disc tray
2. Put the Software Update Disc on the tray, and close the tray
3. A screen will be displayed inviting you to push the "play" button
to start the update
4. The player will load the data, and the tray will open again. It is safe to
remove the Software Update Disc from the tray now. Leave the tray open.
5. Wait until the update process finishes and the Pioneer logo is shown on the
screen. The update process will complete in less than 5 minutes.
Attention: DO NOT unplug the power cable or turn off the player during the update process.
More details on the update / addendum to the manuals
This information replaces all existing references related to displaying / switching DivX subtitles in the operating instructions or other documentation of the involved products.
Displaying / Switching DivX subtitles on Pioneer DV-470 / DV-575A models sold in Europe
Some DivX video discs include subtitles in one or more languages. The disc packaging will usually inform you about which subtitle languages are available.
You can start / stop displaying subtitles or switch between the subtitle languages on the disc during playback by pressing the SUBTITLE button on the remote control repeatedly. Pressing this button will also display the subtitle information for the DivX video file being played.
This player can handle external subtitle files.
Only the ISO 8859-1 (also known as "Latin 1") font set is supported for displaying subtitle text, covering the following languages: Albanian, Basque, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Rhaeto-Romanic, Scottish, Spanish, and Swedish.
Important notes
- For external subtitle files the following subtitle format filename extensions are supported (please note that these files are not shown within the disc navigation menu): .srt, .sub, .ssa, .smi
- Some external subtitle files may not be displayed correctly or not at all.
- The filename of the movie file has to be repeated at the beginning of the filename for the external subtitle file.
- The number of external subtitle files amongst which can be switched for the same movie file is limited to a maximum of 10.
