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DMR-BST940 / BST845 / BST740 / BST745, BCT940 / BCT845 / BCT740 / BCT745 Firmware Download (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

Update Information for DMR-BST940 / BST845 / BST740 / BST745

Model Number
DMR-BST940EG, BST845EG, BST740EG, BST745EG
Update Version
Ver 1.31
Update File Name / Size
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Update_BST940_845_740_745_BCT940_845_740_745EG_V131.exe / 109,431,880 bytes
Update Date
7/Dec/2015
Network Download
From 7/Dec/2015

Improvement

Date/Version Description
7/Dec/2015
Ver 1.31
  • Stability of EPG function
26/Mar/2015
Ver 1.26
  • Update Remote Viewing and Recording function
1/Sep/2014
Ver 1.11
  • Stability of Timer recording function and Startup
20/Aug/2014
Ver 1.10
  • Activate Remote Viewing and Recording function

Update Information for DMR-BCT940 / BCT845 / BCT740 / BCT745

Model Number
DMR-BCT940EG, BCT845EG, BCT740EG, BCT745EG
Update Version
Ver 1.31
Update File Name / Size
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Update_BST940_845_740_745_BCT940_845_740_745EG_V131.exe / 109,431,880 bytes
Update Date
7/Dec/2015
Network Download
From 7/Dec/2015

Improvement

Date/Version Description
7/Dec/2015
Ver 1.31
  • Stability of EPG function
26/Mar/2015
Ver 1.26
  • Update Remote Viewing and Recording function
1/Sep/2014
Ver 1.11
  • Stability of Timer recording function and Startup
20/Aug/2014
Ver 1.10
  • Activate Remote Viewing and Recording function

Update Procedures (Overview)

Perform steps 1 through 6 listed below.

  • Step 1  Check the firmware version currently installed in your Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder.
  • Step 2  Check the latest firmware version available for your Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder.
  • Step 3  Download the latest firmware.
  • Step 4  Decompress the downloaded file.
  • Step 5  Create a firmware update SD memory card.
  • Step 6  Install the firmware.

[ Note for SD memory card ]
SD memory card with the capacities from 128MB to 2GB.
(You can not use SDHC or SDXC memory card.)
If you use micro SD memory card, you need SD memory card conversion adaptor.

Step 1. Check the firmware version currently installed in your Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder

Follow the steps below to check the firmware version currently installed in your Panasonic Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder.

    Steps
  1. Turn on the main unit.
  2. Press the [FUNCTION MENU] button on the remote control to open the display menu screen.
  3. Using the Up and Down cursor buttons on the remote control, select the "Setup" tab.
  4. Using the Up and Down cursor buttons, select the "Basic Settings" tab.
  5. Using the Up and Down cursor buttons, select the "Others" tab.
  6. Select the "System Information" tab. The current firmware version for your recorder will be displayed at the top of the screen (e.g. "1.00").

Please make note of this version number.

Step 2. Checking the latest firmware version available for your Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder

Confirm the latest firmware version that is available for "the Model Number of your Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder" by referencing the "Update Information" section provided above (near the top of this page).

Please compare this firmware version number to the version number of the firmware currently installed in your Panasonic Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder (the firmware currently installed in your Panasonic Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder was checked in "Step 1").

  • If the version of the firmware installed on your Panasonic Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder and the latest firmware version available are the same
      >> No update is necessary
  • If the version of the firmware installed on your Panasonic Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder is lower than the latest version available
      >> Update is recommended - Please continue to step 3
    NOTE:
  • The firmware for your Panasonic Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder may not need to be updated even though a firmware update has been released - for example.
    • If your Panasonic Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder was manufactured after the firmware was released and the firmware update has already been installed.
    • If your Panasonic Blu-ray Disc™ Recorder was serviced by an authorized Panasonic service technician the recorder was updated with the latest firmware.
Step 3. Download the latest Firmware

If the version of the firmware installed in your recorder is lower than the latest version of the firmware available , please download the latest version of the firmware.
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