Menu Problem with PicoPix PPX2480

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Hi at all.

Have an older PicoPix PPX2480 witch was not in use for some years !! Wanted to reactivate an charged the Batterie with success!!
NOW… Projector can be switched on normal … everything starts fine,… LED with Philips Sign appears …. But a few seconds later, Projector Light darkens ( but still on ) and then … NO MORE FUNCTION !!!
MAIN MENU doesn’t APPEAR !!!
Projector seams like in Pause or so … Batterie Full, Projektor works, Fan is running, LED works , but as said “darkened”

Can Switch on and off, Shiny Philip Sign appears every time ,……. But then … same procedure:-(((((

Does anyone has an idea :bulb:???

Just …MENU IS MISSING :-((((

Thanx

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I have the exact same problem!!
Did you succeed?

3

Hello! I have the same problem too… I can’t do anything (reset to restore to factory settings) since I can’t acess to the menu…

PLEASE, HELP

Thanks

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Anyone???

5

Still waiting for some help… thanks

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Hello. i am having exactly de same situation. I have received an answer from Philips but it is exactly de same ChatGPT just told me. Did you find any solution?

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Hi,
I just took my PPX2280 from the box after many years, and it seems to have the same issue. I’ve tried to charge the battery (unsuccessfully). The battery is dead (at least 1 cell is). I exchanged the battery for some cells I had lying around, but that didn’t help either.
I think the issue might be that the flash memory “faded” over the years and the menu/OS isn’t really booting because of that. I tried to warm it up with a heat gun (didn’t work).

BUT (this will sound weird) then I tried the other approach - I put it into the freezer (~ -20°C). After it deep-froze, I pulled it out, absolutely not expecting anything. BUT it suddenly booted! Unfortunately, it only seems to boot when frozen for some reason. I’m now trying to reflash the firmware to “refresh” the memory, but the FW doesn’t seem to be anywhere to be found…

Never mind, I just found it and successfully updated my PPX2480. :slight_smile: It now seems to boot even when not frozen.

Firmware Philips PicoPix PPX2480 3.00

How I updated the FW? I downloaded the zip file (it should be called something like ppx2480_eu_fus_fra.zip, at least from the site I posted) and copied the file to an SD card that I put into the slot on my PPX2480. Then I navigated the menu: Settings → Maintenance → Firmware update. Wait for the update to finish. It doesn’t self-cancel or anything, it just says “100% Update complete” and the projector freezes. After that just restart the projector and it shoud hopefully boot.

Other notes:

  1. Since it’s a “zip” file, I didn’t expect it to work, but it actually updated successfully.
  2. The zip file has to be in the root of an SD card for it to work. I also tried to copy it directly to the root of the projector’s memory, but it doesn’t want to upgrade the firmware that way (maybe because it formats the whole memory in the process).