LG BD600, BD620, 255LG Owner's Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

Blu-ray Disc™/DVD Player

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

BD600 / BD620 BD650 / 255LG

MFL67463701_Rev 1.0

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Safety Information

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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.

enclosure that may be of sucient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

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

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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

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

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.

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.

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Notes on Copyrights

yBecause AACS (Advanced Access Content

System) is approved as content protection

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system for Blu-ray Disc 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.

yFurthermore, BD-ROM Mark and BD+ are

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

yMany 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.

yThis 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, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Rovi. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

yUnder 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.

yIf you have a PAL colour system TV, you will see

just distorted images when using discs or video contents recorded in NTSC.

yThe 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.

yEven if the disc recorded in NTSC colour system

are well displayed on your TV, these may not be recorded correctly on your recorder.

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Table of Contents

1 Getting Started

2 Safety Information 6 Introduction 11 Remote control 12 Front panel 12 Rear panel

2 Connecting

13 Connecting to Your TV 13 – HDMI Connection 14 – Video/Audio (Left/Right) Connection 15 – Resolution Setting 16 Connecting to an Ampliﬁer 17 USB device connection 17 – Playback content in the USB device

3 System Setting

18 Settings 18 – Adjust the Setup Settings 18 – [DISPLAY] Menu 20 – [LANGUAGE] Menu 20 – [AUDIO] Menu 21 – [LOCK] Menu 22 – [OTHERS] Menu

4 Operating

23 General Playback 23 – Using [HOME] menu 23 – Playing a Disc 23 – Playing a ﬁle on a disc/USB device 24 – Basic operations for video and audio

content 24 – Basic operations for photo content 24 – Using the disc menu 24 – Resume playback 25 Advanced Playback 25 – Repeat Playback 25 – Repeating a speciﬁc portion

25 – Enlarge the playback image 26 – Marker Search 26 – Using the search menu 27 – Changing content list view 27 – Viewing content information 27 – Selecting a subtitle ﬁle 28 – Last Scene Memory 28 – Options while viewing a photo 28 – Listening to music while slide show 29 On-Screen display 29 – Displaying content information on-

screen 29 – Playing from selected time 30 – Hearing a different audio 30 – Selecting a subtitle language 30 – Watching from a different angle 30 – Changing the TV Aspect Ratio 31 – Changing the Picture Mode 31 – Changing subtitle code page

5 Troubleshooting

32 Troubleshooting 32 – General 33 – Picture 33 – Sound 33 – Customer Support 33 – Open source software notice

6 Appendix

34 Area Code List 35 Language Code List 36 Trademarks and Licenses 37 Audio Output Speciﬁcations 38 Speciﬁcations 39 Maintenance

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Introduction

Playable Discs and symbols used in this manual

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Media/Term Logo Symbol Description

yDiscs such as movies that can be purchased or

rented.

yBD-R/RE discs that are recorded in BDAV format.

yBD-R/RE discs that contain Movie, Music or

Photo les.

yISO 9660+JOLIET, UDF and UDF Bridge format

yDiscs such as movies that can be purchased or

rented.

yVideo mode and nalized only

ySupports the dual layer disc also

Finalized AVCHD format

yDVD±R/RW discs that contain Movie, Music or

Photo les.

yISO 9660+JOLIET, UDF and UDF Bridge format

Blu-ray

DVD-ROM

DVD-R

DVD-RW

DVD+R

DVD+RW

(8 cm / 12

cm disc)

y u i

DVD-RW

(VR)

(8 cm / 12

cm disc)

Audio CD

(8 cm / 12

cm disc)

CD-R/RW

(8 cm / 12

cm disc)

Note –

Caution –

y u i

VR mode and nalized only

Audio CD

yCD-R/RW discs that contain Movie, Music or

Photo les.

yISO 9660+JOLIET, UDF and UDF Bridge format

Indicates special notes and operating features.

Indicates cautions for preventing possible damages from abuse.

Note

yDepending 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.

yDepending on the recording software & the

nalization, some recorded discs (CD-R/RW, DVD±R/RW, BD-R/RE) may not be playable.

yBD-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.

yIf 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.)

yThis player requires discs and recordings to

meet certain technical standards in order to achieve optimal playback quality.

yPre-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.

yCustomers 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.

yYou 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)

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About the “7” Symbol Display

“7” 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.

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File compatibility

Movie ﬁles

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File

Location

Disc,

USB

Music ﬁles

File

Extension

“.divx”, “.avi”, “.mpg”, “.mpeg”, “.mkv”, “.mp4”, “.asf”

Codec Format Audio Format Subtitle

DIVX3.xx, DIVX4.xx, DIVX5.xx, DIVX6.xx (standard playback only), XVID, MPEG1 SS, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MPEG2 PS, MPEG2 TS

Dolby Digital, DTS, MP3, WMA, AAC, AC3

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)

File

Location

Disc,

USB

Photo ﬁles

File

Location

Disc,

USB

File

Extension

“.mp3”, “.wma”, “.wav”, “.m4a” (DRM free)

File

Extension

“.jpg”, “.jpeg”, “.png”

Sampling Frequency Bitrate Note

within 32 - 48 kHz (WMA), within 16 - 48 kHz (MP3)

Recommended

Size

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

within 32 - 192 kbps (WMA), within 32 - 320 kbps (MP3)

Progressive and lossless compression photo image les are not supported.

Some WAV les are not supported on this player.

Note

yThe le name is limited to 180 characters.

yA “avi” le which is encoded “WMV 9 codec”

is not supported.

yDepending on the size and number of the

les, it may take several minutes to read the contents on the media.

yThis unit cannot support the ID3 Tag

embedded MP3 le.

yThe total playback time of music le

indicated on the screen may not correct for VBR les.

yHD video les contained on the CD or USB

1.0/1.1 may not play properly. Blu-ray Disc, DVD or USB 2.0 are recommended to play back HD video les.

yThis player supports 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.

yThis player does not support les that are

recorded with GMC

*1 GMC – Global Motion Compensation

*2 Qpel – Quarter pixel

yThis player supports UTF-8 les even it

contains Unicode subtitle contents. This player can not support the pure Unicode subtitle les.

yDepending on the types of le or ways of

recording, it may not play back.

yA disc which was recorded by multi-session

on normal PC is not supported on this player.

yTo be playback a movie le, movie le name

and Subtitle le name must be the same.

yIf video codec is MPEG2 TS or MPEG2 PS,

subtitle does not play back.

or Qpel

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AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Deﬁnition)

yThis player can playback AVCHD format discs.

These discs are normally recorded and used in camcorders.

yThe AVCHD format is a high denition digital

video camera format.

yThe MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is capable of

compressing images at higher eciency than that of the conventional image compressing format.

yThis player can playback AVCHD discs using

“x.v.Colour” format.

ySome AVCHD format discs may not play

depending on the recording condition.

yAVCHD format discs need to be nalized.

y“x.v.Colour” oers a wider Colour range than

normal DVD camcorder discs.

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Certain System Requirements

For high denition video playback:

yHigh denition display that has HDMI input jack.

yBD-ROM disc with high denition content.

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yHDMI or HDCP capable DVI input on your display

device is required for some content (as specied by disc authors).

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

yAn amplier/receiver with a built-in (Dolby

Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS or DTS-HD) decoder.

yMain, centre, surround speakers and subwoofer

as necessary for chosen format.

About Digital Multi-channel sound

A digital multi-channel 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 logos on the front of the Audio/ Video receiver and the manual. (PCM Stereo, PCM Multi-Ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS and/or DTS-HD)

System Select (Optional)

Remove any disc that might be in the unit, open the disc tray using the B (OPEN/CLOSE) button and then,Press and hold PAUSE (M) for more than ve seconds to be able to select a system (PAL / NTSC /AUTO).

Compatibility Notes

yBecause 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.

yThis unit allows you to enjoy functions such

as picture-in-picture, secondary audio and Virtual packages, etc., with BD-ROM supporting BONUSVIEW (BD-ROM version 2 Prole 1 version

1.1). Secondary video and audio can be played from a disc compatible with the picture-inpicture function. For the playback method, refer to the instructions in the disc.

yViewing high-denition content and up-

converting standard DVD content may require a HDMI-capable input or HDCP-capable DVI input on your display device.

ySome BD-ROM and DVD discs may restrict the

use of some operation commands or features.

yDolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD are

supported with maximum 7.1 channels if you use HDMI connection for the audio output of the unit.

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”.

Remote control

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• • • • • • a • • • • • •

(POWER): Switches the player

ON or OFF.

(OPEN/CLOSE): Opens and

closes the disc tray.

TV Control Buttons: Control the sound volume, channel, sources, and power On/O on TV.

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

CLEAR: Removes a mark on the search menu or a number when setting the password.

• • • • • • b • • • • •

c/v

backward or forward.

C/V

next or previous chapter / track / le.

M d Z

(SCAN): Searches

(SKIP): Goes to the

(PAUSE): Pauses playback.

(PLAY): Starts playback.

(STOP): Stops playback.

• • • • • • c • • • • •

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

INFO/DISPLAY (m): Displays or exits On-Screen Display.

Direction buttons: Selects an option in the menu.

ENTER (b): Acknowledges menu selection.

BACK (x): Exits the menu or resumes playback. The resume play function may not work depending on the BD-ROM disc.

DISC MENU: Accesses menu on a disc.

• • • • • • 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.

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

REPEAT (h): Repeats a desired section or sequence.

AUDIO ([): Selects an audio language.

SUBTITLE (]): Selects a subtitle language.

TV MUTE: Turn the TV’s volume on or o.

Battery Installation

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

and 5 matched correctly.

Code number to control TVs

1. While holding down 1 (TV POWER) button, and press the manufacturer code for your TV with the numerical buttons (see the table below).

Manufacturer

LG 1(Default), 2

Zenith 1, 3, 4

GoldStar 1, 2

Samsung 6, 7

Sony 8, 9

Hitachi 4

2. Release the 1 (TV POWER) button to complete setting.

Code Number

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Front panel

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Disc Tray

Display Window

Remote Sensor

(OPEN/CLOSE)

d B

Rear panel

AC power cord

VIDEO OUT

(PLAY / PAUSE)

e N

(STOP)

f Z

(POWER)

g 1

USB Port

AUDIO OUT (Left/Right)

HDMI OUT

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