How to Update Insignia Blu-Ray Firmware
By Max Dalton
Update your Insignia Blu-ray player's firmware to resolve compatibility problems with other devices, internal software problems and add new functionality.
Source: Insignia
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- Plug a flash drive that is at least 1 gigabyte in size into an available USB port on a computer.
- Click the Windows Orb on the Windows taskbar and then click "Computer."
- Double-click the name of your flash drive beneath Devices with Removable Storage.
- Copy any files that you don't want to delete from the flash drive off of the flash drive and place them in a safe location on your computer. You will only need to leave these files in this location until after you update your Insignia Blu-ray player's firmware.
- Navigate back to the Computer window when you're done relocating any files you don't want to delete and then right-click the name of the flash drive beneath Devices with Removable Storage.
- Click "Format."
- Click the drop-down arrow beneath "File system" and then select "FAT32."
- Click to uncheck the Quick Format box if it's checked and then click "Start."
- Click "OK" when the Format Completed message dialog box appears on the screen.
- Close the Computer window.
- Open your Web browser and navigate to the Insignia Product Support page and search for your specific Insignia Blu-ray player.
- Click the "Support/Downloads" tab and then click the firmware download beneath Drivers, Firmware and Software and save the firmware update file to your flash drive.
- Navigate back to the Computer window and then right-click the icon for your flash drive beneath Devices with Removable Storage to open a context menu. Click "Eject." Disconnect the flash drive from your computer after the icon disappears.
- Turn on the Insignia Blu-ray player and ensure any disc inside the Insignia Blu-ray player is removed, then turn the Blu-ray player off.
- Connect the flash drive to an available USB port on the Ingisnia Blu-ray player.
- Turn on the Insignia Blu-ray player. A screen appears displaying your Insignia Blu-ray player's model, its current firmware version and the firmware update version on the flash drive.
- Highlight "OK" and then press "Enter" to begin installing the firmware update. A timer appears on the screen detailing how much time is left before the firmware update installation is complete. A screen appears prompting you to remove the flash drive from the Insignia Blu-ray player to complete the installation.
- Disconnect the flash drive from the Insignia Blu-ray player. The Blu-ray player automatically reboots and you can continue using the player as you normally would.
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