LG BD555, BD550 Owner's Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

Network Blu-ray Disc™/ DVD Player

Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference.

FOR THE GUARANTEE TERMS & CONDITIONS, PLEASE REFER TO INNER PAGE OF BACK COVER.

MODEL

BD555

P/NO : MFL65225348

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1 Safety Information

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-

SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO

QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

This lightning  ash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous

voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of su cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions

in the literature accompanying the product.

Cautions and Warnings

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a con ned space such as a book case or similar unit.

CAUTION: Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from over heating. The openings shall be never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface. This product shall not be placed in a builtin installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instruction has been adhered to.

CAUTION: This product employs a Laser System. To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’s manual carefully and retain it for future reference. Shall the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized service centre. Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those speci ed herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. To prevent direct exposure to laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure. Visible laser radiation when open. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.

CAUTION concerning the Power Cord

Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a dedicated circuit;

That is, a single outlet circuit which powers only that appliance and has no additional outlets or branch circuits. Check the speci cation page of this owner’s manual to be certain. Do not overload wall outlets. Overloaded wall outlets, loose or damaged wall outlets, extension cords, frayed power cords, or damaged or cracked wire insulation are dangerous. Any of these conditions could result in electric shock or  re. Periodically examine the cord of your appliance, and if its appearance indicates damage or deterioration, unplug it, discontinue use of the appliance, and have the cord replaced with an exact replacement part by an authorized service centre. Protect the power cord from physical or mechanical abuse, such as being twisted, kinked, pinched, closed in a door, or walked upon. Pay particular attention to plugs, wall outlets, and the point where the cord exits the appliance. To disconnect power from the mains, pull out the mains cord plug. When installing the product, ensure that the plug is easily accessible.

3Safety Information

Safety Information

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4 Safety Information

Safety Information

POWER: This unit operates on a mains supply of 200240V~, 50/60Hz. Wiring: This unit is supplied with a BSI 1363 approved 13 amp mains plug, fused at 5 amp. When replacing the fuse always use a 5 amp BS 1362, BSI or ASTA approved type. Never use this plug with the fuse cover omitted. To obtain a replacement fuse cover contact your dealer. If the type of plug supplied is not suitable for the mains sockets in your home, then the plug should be removed and a suitable type  tted. Please refer to the wiring instructions below: Warning: A mains plug removed from the mains lead of this unit must be destroyed. A mains plug with bared wires is hazardous if inserted in a mains socket. Do not connect either wire to the earth pin, marked with the letter E or with the earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow. If any other plug is  tted, use a 5 amp fuse, either in the plug, or at the distribution board. Important: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following codes:

- BLUE: NEUTRAL, BROWN: LIVE - As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this unit may not correspond with the coloured marking identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

This device is equipped with a portable battery or accumulator.

Safety way to remove the battery or the battery from the equipment: Remove the old battery

or battery pack, follow the steps in reverse order than the assembly. To prevent contamination of the environment and bring on possible threat to human and animal health, the old battery or the battery put it in the appropriate container at designated collection points. Do not dispose of batteries or battery together with other waste. It is recommended that you use local, free reimbursement systems batteries and accumulators. The battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine,  re or the like.

CAUTION: The apparatus shall not be exposed to water (dripping or splashing) and no objects  lled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

Disposal of your old appliance

1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.

2. All electrical and electronic products shall be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities.

3. The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.

4. For more detailed information about disposal of your old appliance, please contact your city o ce, waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

LG Electronics hereby declares that this/ these product(s) is/are in compliance

with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2004/108/EC, 2006/95/EC and 2009/125/EC.

European representative : LG Electronics Service Europe B.V. Veluwezoom 15, 1327 AE Almere, The Netherlands (Tel : +31-(0)36-547-8888)

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5Safety Information

Notes on Copyrights

• Because AACS (Advanced Access Content System) is approved as content protection system for BD format, similar to use of CSS (Content Scramble System) for DVD format, certain restrictions are imposed on playback, analogue signal output, etc., of AACS protected contents. The operation of this product and restrictions on this product may vary depending on your time of purchase as those restrictions may be adopted and/or changed by AACS after the production of this product.

• Furthermore, BD-ROM Mark and BD+ are additionally used as content protection systems for BD format, which imposes certain restrictions including playback restrictions for BD-ROM Mark and/or BD+ protected contents. To obtain additional information on AACS, BD-ROM Mark, BD+, or this product, please contact an authorized Customer Service Centre.

• Many BD-ROM/DVD discs are encoded with copy protection. Because of this, you should only connect your player directly to your TV, not to a VCR. Connecting to a VCR results in a distorted picture from copy-protected discs.

• This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Rovi Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Rovi Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

• Under the U.S. Copyright laws and Copyright laws of other countries, unauthorized recording, use, display, distribution, or revision of television programs, videotapes, BD-ROM discs, DVDs, CDs and other materials may subject you to civil and/ or criminal liability.

Important Notice for TV colour system

The colour system of this player di ers according to currently playing discs.

For example, when the player plays the disc recorded in the NTSC colour system, the image is output as an NTSC signal.

Only the multi system colour TV can receive all signals output from the player.

• If you have a PAL colour system TV, you will see just distorted images when using discs or video contents recorded in NTSC.

• The multi system colour TV changes the colour system automatically according to input signals. In case that the colour system is not changed automatically, turn it o and then on to see normal images on screen.

Even if the disc recorded in NTSC colour system are well displayed on your TV, these may not be recorded correctly on your recorder.

Safety Information

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Contents

Installation

14 Connecting to Your TV

14 HDMI Connection

15 What is SIMPLINK?

16 Component Video

Safety Information

3 Cautions and Warnings

Preparation

8 Introduction

8 About the “ ” Symbol

Display

8 Symbols Used in this

Manual

8 Supplied Accessories

9 Playable Discs

10 File compatibility

11 Regional Code

11 AVCHD (Advanced Video

Codec High Deﬁ nition)

11 Certain System

Requirements

11 Compatibility Notes

12 Remote control

13 Front panel

13 Rear panel

16 Video/Audio (Left/Right)

17 Resolution Setting

18 Connecting to an Ampliﬁ er

19 Connecting to an Ampliﬁ er

20 Connecting to your Home Network

20 Network connection

21 Wired Network Setup

23 USB device connection

23 Playback content in the

24 Settings

24 Adjust the Setup Settings

25 [DISPLAY] Menu

26 [LANGUAGE] Menu

27 [AUDIO] Menu

29 [LOCK] Menu

30 [NETWORK] Menu

30 [OTHERS] Menu

Connection

via HDMI Output

via Digital Audio Output

via 2 Channel Audio Output

USB device

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Operation

32 General Playback

34 Advanced Playback

37 On-Screen display

39 Enjoying BD-Live™

40 Playing a movie ﬁ le and VR disc

42 Viewing a photo

43 Options while viewing a

photo

43 Listening to music while

slide show

44 Listening to music

45 Displaying MP3 music

information (ID3 Tag)

45 Audio CD Recording

Maintenance

47 Notes on Discs

47 Handling the Unit

Appendix

51 Controlling a TV with the Supplied

Remote Control

52 Network Software Update

54 Area Code List

55 Language code List

56 Trademarks and Licenses

57 Audio Output Speciﬁ cations

59 Video Output Resolution

60 Speciﬁ cations

61 Important Information Relating to

Network Services

62 Open source software notice

Warranty

63 GUARANTEE

Troubleshooting

48 General

49 Picture

49 Sound

50 Network

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8 Preparation

2 Preparation

Preparation

Introduction

About the “ ” Symbol Display

“ ” may appear on your TV display during operation and indicates that the function explained in this owner’s manual is not available on that speci c media.

Symbols Used in this Manual

NOTE

Indicates special notes and operating features.

CAUTION

Indicates cautions for preventing possible damages from abuse.

A section whose title has one of the following symbols are applicable only to the disc represented by the symbol.

BD-ROM disc

MUSIC

PHOTO

Music  les contained in the USB/Disc

Photo  les

Supplied Accessories

Video cable (1) Audio cable (1)

Remote control (1) Battery (1)

DVD

AVCHD

ACD

MOVIE

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DVD-Video, DVD±R/RW in Video mode or VR mode and  nalized

DVD±R/RW in AVCHD format

Audio CDs

Movie  les contained in the USB/Disc

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Playable Discs

Blu-ray Disc

- Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented.

- BD-R/RE discs that contain Movie, Music or Photo  les.

DVD-VIDEO (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented.

DVD±R (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

- Video mode and  nalized only

- Supports the dual layer disc also

- Finalized AVCHD format

- DVD±R discs that contain Movie, Music or Photo  les.

DVD-RW (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

- VR mode, Video mode and  nalized only

- Finalized AVCHD format

- DVD-RW discs that contain Movie, Music or Photo  les.

DVD+RW (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

- Video mode and  nalized only

- Finalized AVCHD format

- DVD+RW discs that contain Movie, Music or Photo  les.

Audio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

CD-R/RW (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

- CD-R/RW discs that contain audio titles, Movie, Music or Photo  les.

NOTE

• Depending on the conditions of the recording equipment or the CD-R/RW (or DVD±R/RW ) disc itself, some CD-R/RW (or DVD±R/RW ) discs cannot be played on the unit.

• Depending on the recording software & the  nalization, some recorded discs (CD-R/RW, DVD ±R/RW, BD-R/RE) may not be playable.

• BD-R/RE, DVD±R/RW and CD-R/RW discs recorded using a personal computer or a DVD or CD Recorder may not play if the disc is damaged or dirty, or if there is dirt or condensation on the player’s lens.

• If you record a disc using a personal computer, even if it is recorded in a compatible format, there are cases in which it may not play because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc. (Check with the software publisher for more detailed information.)

• This player requires discs and recordings to meet certain technical standards in order to achieve optimal playback quality.

• Pre-recorded DVDs are automatically set to these standards. There are many di erent types of recordable disc formats (including CD-R containing MP3 or WMA  les) and these require certain pre-existing conditions to ensure compatible playback.

• Customers should note that permission is required in order to download MP3 / WMA  les and music from the Internet. Our company has no right to grant such permission. Permission should always be sought from the copyright owner.

• You have to set the disc format option to [Mastered] in order to make the discs compatible with the LG players when formatting rewritable discs. When setting the option to Live System, you cannot use it on LG player. (Mastered/Live File System : Disc format system for windows Vista)

Preparation

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10 Preparation

Preparation

File compatibility

Overall

Available File extensions: “.jpg”, “.jpeg”, “.png”, “.avi”, “.divx”, “.mpg”, “.mpeg”, “.mkv”, “.mp4”, “.mp3”, “.wma”, “.gif”

• The  le name is limited to 180 characters.

• Depending on the size and number of the  les, it may take several minutes to read the contents on the media.

Maximum Files/Folder: Less than 2000 (total number of  les and folders)

CD-R/RW, DVD±R/RW, BD-R/RE Format:

ISO 9660+JOLIET, UDF and UDF Bridge format

MOVIE

Available resolution size: 1920 x 1080 (W x H) pixels Playable subtitle: SubRip (.srt / .txt), SAMI (.smi), SubStation Alpha (.ssa/.txt), MicroDVD (.sub/.txt), VobSub (.sub), SubViewer 1.0 (.sub), SubViewer 2.0 (.sub/.txt), TMPlayer (.txt), DVD Subtitle System (.txt) Playable Codec format: “DIVX3.xx”, “DIVX4.xx ”, “DIVX5.xx”, “XVID”, “DIVX6.xx” (Standard playback only), H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MPEG2 PS, MPEG2 TS Playable Audio format: “Dolby Digital”, “DTS”, “MP3”, “WMA”, “AAC”, “AC3”

• Not all the WMA and AAC Audio format are compatible with this unit.

Sampling frequency: within 32-48 kHz (WMA), within 16-48 kHz (MP3) Bit rate: within 32-192Kbps (WMA), within 32320Kbps (MP3)

NOTE

• HD movie  les contained on the CD or USB

1.0/1.1 may not played properly. BD, DVD or USB

2.0 are recommended to play back HD movie  les.

• This player support H.264/MPEG-4 AVC pro le Main, High at Level 4.1. For a  le with higher level, the warning message will appear on the screen.

• This player does not support the  le that are recorded with GMC

encoding techniques in MPEG4 standard, like DivX or XVID have.

*1 GMC – Global Motion Compensation *2 Qpel – Quarter pixel

• This player supports UTF-8  les even it contains Unicode subtitle contents. This player can not support the pure Unicode subtitle  les.

• Depending on the types of  le or ways of recording, it may not play back.

• A disc which was recorded by multi-session on normal PC is not supported on this player.

• To be playback a movie  le, movie  le name and Subtitle  le name must be the same.

• If video codec is MPEG2 TS or MPEG2 PS, subtitle does not play back.

or Qpel

. Those are video

Audio Files

Sampling frequency: within 32 - 48KHz (WMA), within 11 - 48KHz (MP3) Bit rate: within 8 - 320 kbps (WMA, MP3),

NOTE

The total playback time indicated on the screen may not correct for VBR  les.

Photo Files

Recommended size:

Less than 4,000 x 3,000 x 24 bit/pixel Less than 3,000 x 3,000 x 32 bit/pixel

• Progressive and lossless compression photo image  les are not supported.

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Regional Code

This unit has a regional code printed on the rear of the unit. This unit can play only BD-ROM or DVD discs labelled same as the rear of the unit or “ALL”.

AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Deﬁ nition)

• This player can playback AVCHD format discs. These discs are normally recorded and used in camcorders.

• The AVCHD format is a high de nition digital video camera format.

• The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is capable of compressing images at higher e ciency than that of the conventional image compressing format.

• Some AVCHD discs use the “x.v.Color” format.

• This player can playback AVCHD discs using “x.v.Color” format.

• Some AVCHD format discs may not play depending on the recording condition.

• AVCHD format discs need to be  nalized.

• “x.v.Color” o ers a wider color range than normal DVD camcorder discs.

Certain System Requirements

For high de nition video playback:

• High de nition display that has COMPONENT or HDMI input jacks.

• BD-ROM disc with high de nition content.

• HDMI or HDCP capable DVI input on your display device is required for some content (as speci ed by disc authors).

• For up-conversion of standard de nition DVD, a HDMI or HDCP capable DVI input on your display device is required for copy protected content.

For Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTSHD multi-channel audio playback:

• An ampli er/receiver with a built-in (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS or DTS-HD) decoder.

• Main, centre, surround speakers and subwoofer as necessary for chosen format.

Compatibility Notes

• Because BD-ROM is a new format, certain disc, digital connection and other compatibility issues are possible. If you experience compatibility problems, please contact an authorized Customer Service Centre.

• Viewing high-de nition content and upconverting standard DVD content may require a HDMI-capable input or HDCPcapable DVI input on your display device.

• Some BD-ROM and DVD discs may restrict the use of some operation commands or features.

• Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTSHD are supported with maximum 7.1 channels if you use HDMI connection for the audio output of the unit.

• You can use a USB device that is used to store some disc related information, including downloaded on-line content. The disc you are using will control how long this information is retained.

Preparation

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12 Preparation

Remote control

Preparation

Battery Installation

Remove the battery cover on the rear of the Remote Control, and insert one R03 (size AAA) battery with and matched correctly.

• • • • • • a • • • • • •

(POWER): Switches the

player ON or OFF.

REPEAT: Repeats a desired section or sequence.

* : The button is not available for any function.

(OPEN/CLOSE): Opens and

closes the disc tray.

0-9 numerical buttons: Selects numbered options in a menu.

CLEAR: Removes a mark on the search menu.

TV Control Buttons: See page

51.

• • • • • • b • • • • • •

m/M

(SCAN): Searches

backward or forward.

./>

(SKIP): Goes to the next or previous chapter / track /  le.

(PAUSE): Pauses playback.

(PLAY): Starts playback.

(STOP): Stops playback.

• • • • • • c • • • • • •

HOME ( ): Displays or exits the [Home Menu].

DISC MENU: Accesses menu on a disc.

Direction buttons: Selects an option in the menu.

ENTER (

): Acknowledges

menu selection.

RETURN (O): Exits the menu or resumes playback. The resume play function may not work depending on the BDROM disc.

INFO/DISPLAY (

): Displays or

exits On-Screen Display.

• • • • • • d • • • • • •

ZOOM: Displays or exits the [Zoom] menu.

MARKER: Marks any point during playback.

SEARCH: Displays or exits the search menu.

TITLE/POP-UP: Displays the DVD title menu or BD-ROM’s pop-up menu, if available.

Coloured (R, G, Y, B) buttons: Use to navigate BD-ROM menus. They are also used for [MOVIE], [PHOTO] and [MUSIC] menu.

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Front panel

13Preparation

Preparation

Disc Tray

Display Window

Remote Sensor

(OPEN/CLOSE)

Rear panel

AC power cord

VIDEO OUT

2CH AUDIO OUT (Left/Right)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y P

B PR

N/X

(PLAY / PAUSE)

(STOP)

1 (POWER) Button

USB Port

HDMI OUT (Type A, Version 1.3)

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL)

LAN port

)

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14 Installation

3 Installation

Installation

Connecting to Your TV

Make one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment.

• HDMI connection (page 14-15)

• Component Video connection (page 16)

• Video connection (page 16)

NOTE

• Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the player. Use only one of the connections described in this manual.

• Please refer to the manuals of your TV, Stereo System or other devices as necessary to make the best connections.

• Do not connect the player’s AUDIO OUT jack to the phono in jack (record player) of your audio system.

• Do not connect your player via your VCR. The image could be distorted by the copy protection system.

HDMI Connection

If you have a HDMI TV or monitor, you can connect it to this player using a HDMI cable (Type A, Version 1.3). Connect the HDMI jack on the player to the HDMI jack on a HDMI compatible TV or monitor.

HDMI Connection

BD Player

HDMI Cable

Set the TV’s source to HDMI (refer to TV’s Owner’s manual).

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NOTE

• If a connected HDMI device does not accept the audio output of the player, the HDMI device ’s audio sound may be distorted or may not output.

• When you use HDMI connection, you can change the resolution for the HDMI output. (Refer to “Resolution Setting” on page 17.)

• Select the type of video output from the HDMI OUT jack using [HDMI Color Setting] option on the [Setup] menu (see page 26).

• Changing the resolution when the connection has already been established may result in malfunctions. To solve the problem, turn o the player and then turn it on again.

• When the HDMI connection with HDCP is not veri ed, TV screen is changed to black screen. In this case, check the HDMI connection, or disconnect the HDMI cable.

• If there are noises or lines on the screen, please check the HDMI cable (length is generally limited to 4.5 m (15 ft.)).

Additional Information for HDMI

• When you connect a HDMI or DVI compatible device make sure of the following:

- Try switching o the HDMI/DVI device

and this player. Next, switch on the HDMI/DVI device and leave it for around 30 seconds, then switch on this player.

- The connected device’s video input is set

correctly for this unit.

- The connected device is compatible with

720x576p, 1280x720p, 1920x1080i or 1920x1080p video input.

• Not all HDCP-compatible HDMI or DVI devices will work with this player.

- The picture will not be displayed properly

with non-HDCP device.

- This player does not playback and TV

screen is changed to black screen.

What is SIMPLINK?

Some functions of this unit are controlled by the TV’s remote control when this unit and LG TV’s with SIMPLINK are connected through HDMI connection.

Controllable functions by LG TV’s remote control; Play, Pause, Scan, Skip, Stop, Power O , etc.

Refer to the TV owner’s manual for the details of SIMPLINK function.

LG TV’s with SIMPLINK function has the logo as shown above.

NOTE

Depending on the disc type or playing status, some SIMPLINK operation may di er from your purpose or not work.

Installation

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16 Installation

Installation

Component Video Connection

Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the player to the corresponding input jacks on the TV using component video cable. Connect the left and right AUDIO OUT jacks of the player to the audio left and right IN jacks on the TV using the audio cables.

Component Connection

BD Player

Component

video cable

Audio cable

NOTE

When you use COMPONENT VIDEO OUT connection, you can change the resolution for the output. (Refer to “Resolution setting” on page 17.)

Video/Audio (Left/Right) Connection

Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the player to the video in jack on the TV using a video cable. Connect the left and right AUDIO OUT jacks of the player to the audio left and right IN jacks on the TV using the audio cables.

Video/Audio Connection

BD Player

Audio cable

Video cable

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17Installation

Resolution Setting

The player provides several output resolutions for HDMI OUT and COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. You can change the resolution using [Setup] menu.

1. Press HOME ( ).

2. Use Y to select the [Setup] and press

ENTER (

3. Use vV to select [DISPLAY] option then press B to move to the second level.

). The [Setup] menu appears.

NOTE

• If your TV does not accept the resolution you have set on the player, you can set resolution to 576p as follows:

1. Press Z to open the disc tray.

2 Press x (STOP) for more than 5 seconds.

• Since several factors a ect the resolution of video output, see “Video Output Resolution” on page 59.

• When you set the HDMI Resolution, over 720p is not outputted to Composit Video.

Installation

4. Use vV to select the [Resolution] option then press ENTER ( ) to move to the third level.

5. Use vV to select the desired resolution then press ENTER ( ) to con rm your selection.

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Installation

Connecting to an Ampliﬁ er

Make one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment.

• HDMI Audio connection (page 18)

• Digital Audio connection (page 19)

• 2CH Analog Audio connection (page 19)

Since many factors a ect the type of audio output, see “Audio Output Speci cations” for details (pages 57-58).

About Digital Multi-channel sound

A digital multichannel connection provides the best sound quality. For this, you need a multichannel Audio/Video Receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your player. Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver. (PCM Stereo, PCM Multi-Ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS and/or DTS-HD)

Connecting to an Ampliﬁ er via HDMI Output

Connect the player’s HDMI OUT jack to the corresponding in jack on your ampli er using a HDMI cable. You will need to activate the player’s digital output. (See “[AUDIO] Menu” on pages 27-28.)

HDMI Connection

BD Player

HDMI cable

Receiver/Ampli er

HDMI cable

Connect the ampli er’s HDMI output jack to HDMI input jack on your TV using a HDMI cable if your ampli er has HDMI output jack.

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Connecting to an Ampliﬁ er via Digital Audio Output

Connect the player’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack to the corresponding in jack (COAXIAL) on your ampli er. Use an optional digital audio cable. You will need to activate the player’s digital output. (See “[AUDIO] Menu” on pages 27-28.)

Digital Audio Connection

BD Player

Coaxial cable

Connecting to an Ampliﬁ er via 2 Channel Audio Output

Connect the Left and Right 2CH AUDIO OUT jacks on the player to the audio left and right in jacks on your ampli er, receiver, or stereo system using audio cables.

2CH Analog Audio Connection

BD Player

Installation

Audio cable

Receiver/Ampli er

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Receiver/Ampli er

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Installation

Connecting to your Home Network

This player can be connected to a local area network (LAN) via the LAN port on the rear panel. By connecting the unit to a broadband home network, you have access to services such as software updates, BD-Live interactivity .

Network connection

Connect the player’s LAN port to the corresponding port on your Modem or Router using a commercially available LAN or Ethernet cable (CAT5 or better with RJ45 connector).

NOTE

• When plugging or unplugging the LAN cable,

hold the plug portion of the cable. When unplugging, do not pull on the LAN cable but unplug while pressing down on the lock.

• Do not connect a modular phone cable to the

LAN port.

• Since there are various connection

con gurations, please follow the speci cations of your telecommunication carrier or internet service provider.

Wired Network Connection

Router/Modem

Broadband service

LAN cable

BD Player

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