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Updating Your Toshiba HD DVD Player
Firmware. Why update it? Think of it as a driver update for computer hardware, or a new updated version of your favorite software program for Windows. It makes things work better and may even have new features added. With HD DVD players the latest updates often include playback fixes, improved functionality and new features for some of the latest HD DVD titles that include improved web-enabled extras, such as those found on Transformers, Blood Diamond or Evan Almighty, for example. Updating the firmware on your new HD DVD player is a lot easier than you may think. You can update your player to the latest firmware by either 1) the ethernet port (connecting the player to the internet since there is an ethernet port on the back of all HD DVD players for this), or by 2) manually downloading the firmware ISO and burning it to a CD ROM. If you're a little wary of doing something like this yourself, ask a techie friend who is familiar with this sort of thing to give you a hand. How To Find Out What Firmware Version You Already Have Stop any movie that may be playing and press Setup on the remote. In the Setup menu go to General --> Maintenance --> Update. It will tell you in the first set of numbers what the version is, for example 1.2/T19M. The firmware version in this example would be 1.2. ![]() To Update Via The Ethernet Port First, go into the internet section of the Setup menu (Ethernet --> DHCP) and do the following: 1) Turn DHCP to ON 2) Turn DNS to ON 3) Move cursor to highlight the Confirm button in Yellow and press OK Exit out of the setup menu and remove any disc that may be in the HD DVD player. Turn off the power and then turn it back on. You should then be able to update to the latest firmware via the Setup menu (General --> Maintenance --> Update) and then following the on-screen instructions. Once the firmware update download process has finished:
To Update By Downloading The ISO Firmware ISO Burning Software: Use a CD only to burn the ISO image and not a DVD. If you do not have any burning software there is a FREE version of DeepBurner that will burn ISO images (works on Windows 95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP/Vista x86/Vista x64 and is virtually compatible with ANY CD/DVD burner). Click here to download. Since the firmware filesize is relatively small, please be sure to burn at a slow speed as this can often ensure a solid, error-free burn. Also remember to select Burn ISO image and to not just create a data CD. DeepBurner: Choose Burn ISO Image ![]() DeepBurner: Change Write Speed to 4x before navigating to the downloaded .ISO. When ready click Burn ISO. ![]() If your burning software has the option, choose "Disc At Once" instead of "Track At Once". If the firmware update is in a .ZIP file, extract it and burn the large .ISO file image to disc. If the burn seems to have completed successfully and you feel like checking the disc after burning the ISO image and are concerned that the PC is unable to read the disc, don't be alarmed. This is perfectly normal, just follow the instructions below to update the firmware. You can download the firmware update from either the Canadian or American Toshiba websites. Toshiba HD DVD Firmware ISO Downloads - Canadian Site Toshiba HD DVD Firmware ISO Downloads - American Site Current Version: Firmware 2.4 for the HD-XA1, HD-A1 and HD-D1
HD-XA1 ---- 69.8 MB .ISO - Firmware update 2.4 Date: Nov 15, 2007 Current Version: Firmware 2.7 for the HD-XA2, HD-A20, HD-A2, HD-A2W, and HD-D2
HD-A20 ---- 35.5 MB .ZIP - Firmware update 2.7 Date: Nov 12, 2007 HD-XA2 ---- 36.3 MB .ZIP - Firmware update 2.7 Date: Nov 12, 2007 Current Version: Firmware 1.3 for the HD-A30, HD-A3, HD-D3, and HD-A35
HD-A30 ---- 34.6 MB .ISO - Firmware update 1.3 Date: Nov 15, 2007 HD-A35 ---- 34.6 MB .ISO - Firmware update 1.3 Date: Nov 15, 2007 Now That You've Downloaded And Burned The ISO Image To Disc ... The following events may interrupt the firmware update process and cause the player to malfunction.
2) Turn the player on by pressing the “On / Standby” button” on the unit or with the remote control. 3) Open the player’s tray by momentarily pressing the “Open / Close” button on the front of the unit. 4) Place the firmware update disc on the tray and close the disc drawer. The player will indicate “Loading” as the firmware update disc is initially read. 5) The players front display will indicate “Ver Up” and the on-screen display will indicate “Do you want to update the version?” 6) If “Yes” is not already selected (Highlighted in yellow) select “Yes" by using the cursor left button on the remote control. 7) Press “OK” on the user remote. 8) If you receive a message “Error code : 2007c5c2” on the TV, this indicates you are using an incorrect firmware version. You should contact Toshiba Customer Solutions at 1-800-319-6684 to obtain the correct firmware version. 9) After approx 2 minutes the players front display will indicate the progress of the firmware update in steps. It will first indicate “STEP 1/5” then “STEP 2/5”, “STEP 3/5”, “STEP 4/5” and finally “STEP 5/5”. 10) The player will stay on “STEP 5/5” for an extended period of time. 11) The complete firmware update process will take approximately 30 minutes. DO NOT UNPLUG or POWER DOWN the Player during the update process or it may result in damage to the HD DVD Player. The disc tray will automatically open upon completion of the firmware update. The unit will shut off with the tray in the open position. Note: HD-XA2 owners only: Please see the additional instructions at the top of this page beginning with the green text. 12) Remove the update disc from the tray. 13) Turn the player on by pressing the “On / Standby” button on the front of the unit. The disc tray will automatically close. 14) The firmware update is now completed. TIP: Re-initialize your player after the firmware update has completed (go back in the maintenance menu to do this). Settings will then be reset back to default so you may need to change a few things back to where you had them before. Think of re-initializing as a soft "reboot" where it gets things working the way they should. (And I know, it's not really a reboot. To do that hold the power button down for about 10 seconds and then power it back up). Enjoy!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Information Update as of 2/12/2008:Current Version: Firmware 2.8 for the HD-XA2, HD-A20, HD-A2, HD-A2W, and HD-D2
HD-A20 ---- 39.5 MB .ZIP - Firmware update 2.8 Date: Jan 22, 2008 HD-XA2 ---- 39.5 MB .ZIP - Firmware update 2.8 Date: Jan 22, 2008 Current Version: Firmware 2.0 for the HD-A30, HD-A3, HD-D3, and HD-A35
HD-A30 ---- 38.7 MB .ISO - Firmware update 2.0 Date: Feb 12, 2008 HD-A35 ---- 38.7 MB .ISO - Firmware update 2.0 Date: Feb 12, 2008 Last edited by rbinck; 02-13-2008 at 01:06 PM.. Reason: Added update |
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Excellent post yet again with very detailed info on the updates and how to do it Midnight. Just Excellent!!!!!!!
![]() ![]() We really need this to be made a sticky so that we can just point to this when new owners ask questions! |
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Even if it's until we get the next set of firmware updates.
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Yeah I gotta commend you on this post, most excellent work!
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just hooked up my A3 today and it is version 1.1. I assume I need to update it already
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Yes you do need to update it.
On a side note: 1. Kudos to Midnight for taking the time to compile the best and most accurate instructions for how to update players for all the new HD DVD owners out there. ![]() 2. Kudos to Cass for answering my request to make this a sticky to help all the new owners who come here. ![]() Thanks Midnight & Cass for helping so many people with your hard work. |
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Great thread, and full of essential info. Lots of new owners (evidenced by over 200 current viewers in this section) will appreciate it. Me, too!
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Tried your advice but no luck. First off tried to update from 1.1 to 1.1 and it won't even let me do that. After reading the 'agreements' I pressed OK and it says something like 'Cannot Find Server'. I followed network setting instructions. I know my wireless network device works because I connect it to my Slingbox and use that all the time. So I decide to burn the ISO file for the HD-A3 to a CD-R. I actually did it twice and the DVD displays the "cannot play this format" or whatever. I basically 'toastered' two CD-R. No biggie. I burned the ISO file to a DVD-R and it says the same damn thing. So now, I can't update the firmware to 1.3 therefore I can't continue to watch the movie "Smokin' Aces" with my lady without seeing that stupid 408bc504 error message. We rented the movie and have to return in in two days.
Can anyone offer some suggestions? I would appreciate any help. Otherwise, I will return the movie and the DVD player OR I can return the movie and take a baseball bat to the HD-A3. |
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First. Welcome to the forum!
![]() Second. You MUST burn it AS AN IMAGE file not just burn it to the CD-R disc. What software are you using to burn it? There is a specific burn command to BURN IT AS A IMAGE regardless of the software used, so you must find it under the submenus not the icon for burning it. DVD +/-R do not work, so do not waste your time using one of those. Three. Re-read the instructions for setting up the network settings. I think you must have misread something, but you clearly missed a step or two. Turn HDCP to ON. Turn DNS to ON. MOVE THE CURSOR to highlight the CONFIRM button in YELLOW, then press ENTER/OK button inside the cursor buttons on the menu. Did it place Ip addresses in the DHCP & DNS fields now? If not, then you MUST configure your wireless bridge adapter that gets plugged into the Ethernet port of the player. Good luck! |
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I am awaiting my Hd -A3 to arrive from Amazon. I will want to update after reading about it on this forum. Do you connect the eternet port of the A-3 to the cable moderm box or the back of the computer. My cable box and computer are not near my home theatre. How will i read the screen, must i get a long ethernet cable to make the connection?
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Make sure your internet settings are
DHCP is on Proxy is off NTP is Off Cookie Settings is accept and in HDCP DNS is also on Then confirm then OK Good Luck |
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I found turning the burning speed down to 4X worked every time..
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Thanks DanBoyd. The directions on the manual was wrong. It instructed me to Turn DNS "On" and Proxy to "On". When I did this, it says, "Cannot find Server".
I followed your instructions and turned "On" the DHCP but left everything off and it is displaying "Updating. Don't turn off" so I think I finally got a heartbeat. I hope to finish watching that movie tonight. God I hope this works because I don't want to go through another 4am fixing session with a brand new DVD player. Last edited by blackbeagle; 11-25-2007 at 08:30 PM.. |
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