LG BP240 User Manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL

Blu-ray Disc™/

DVD Player

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

BP240

www.lg.com

P/NO : MFL68023304

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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 flash 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 sufficient 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.

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

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

WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined 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.

Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

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 specification 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 fire. 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.

NOTICE: For safety marking information including product identification and supply ratings, please refer to the main label on the bottom or rear of the apparatus.

CAUTION: Only use the AC adapter supplied with this device. Do not use a power supply from another device or another manufacturer. Using

any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty.

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This device is equipped with a portable battery or			Notes on Copyrights
accumulator.			yy Because AACS (Advanced Access Content
Safety way to remove the battery or the
			System) is approved as content protection
battery from the equipment: Remove the			system for Blu-ray Disc format, similar to use of
old battery or battery pack, follow the steps			CSS (Content Scramble System) for DVD format,
in reverse order than the assembly. To prevent			certain restrictions are imposed on playback,
contamination of the environment and bring on			analogue signal output, etc., of AACS protected
possible threat to human and animal health, the			contents. The operation of this product and
old battery or the battery put it in the appropriate			restrictions on this product may vary depending
container at designated collection points. Do			on your time of purchase as those restrictions
not dispose of batteries or battery together with			may be adopted and/or changed by AACS after
other waste. It is recommended that you use			the production of this product.
local, free reimbursement systems batteries and			yy Furthermore, BD-ROM Mark and BD+ are
accumulators. The battery shall not be exposed to
			additionally used as content protection systems
excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
			for Blu-ray Disc format, which imposes certain

			restrictions including playback restrictions for
			BD-ROM Mark and/or BD+ protected contents.
yy	The appliance is not intended for use by young
			To obtain additional information on AACS, BD-
	children or infirm persons without supervision.
			ROM Mark, BD+, or this product, please contact
yy	Young Children should be supervised to ensure that
			an authorized Customer Service Centre.
	they do not play with appliance.
			yy Many BD-ROM/DVD discs are encoded with
yy	If the appliance is supplied from a cord extension
			copy protection. Because of this, you should only
	set or an electrical portable outlet device, the cord
	extension set on electrical portable outlet device		connect your player directly to your TV, not to a
	must be positioned so that it is not subject to		VCR. Connecting to a VCR results in a distorted
	splashing or ingress of moisture.		picture from copy-protected discs.

yy 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.

yy 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 differs 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.

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

yy 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 off and then on to see normal images on screen.

yy Even 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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6 Table of Contents

Table of Contents				4	Operating
			22		Home Menu Display
			22		– Using [HOME] menu
1		Getting Started	22		Playing the Linked Devices
			22		– Playing a Disc
3		Safety Information	23		– Playing a file on disc/USB device
			24		– Playing a file on Android device
8		Introduction
			25		General Playback
8	– Playable discs and symbols used in
			25		– Basic operations for video and audio
		this manual
					content
9	– About the “7” symbol display
			25		– Basic operations for photo content
9		– Regional code
			25		– Using the disc menu
9		– System Select
			26		– Resume playback
10		Remote Control
			26		– Last scene memory
11		Front Panel
			27		On-Screen Display
11		Rear Panel
			27		– To control video playback

2		Connecting	28		– To control photo view
			29		Advanced Playback
			29		– Repeat playback
12 Connecting the AC Adapter
			29		– Repeating a specific portion
12 Connecting to your TV
			29		– Playing from selected time
13	– What is SIMPLINK?
			30		– Selecting a subtitle language
14		– Resolution setting
			30		– Hearing a different audio
15 Connecting to an Amplifier
			30		– Watching from a different angle
15	– Connecting to an amplifier via HDMI
			30		– Changing the TV Aspect Ratio
		output
			31		– Changing subtitle Code Page

3		System Setting	31		– Changing the Picture Mode
			32		– Viewing content information
16		Initial Setup	32		– Changing content list view
			32		– Selecting a subtitle file
16		Settings
			33		– Listening to music during slide show
16	– Adjust the setup settings
			34		– Audio CD recording
17		– [DISPLAY] menu

18		– [LANGUAGE] menu	5		Troubleshooting
19		– [AUDIO] menu
20		– [LOCK] menu
			35		Troubleshooting
21		– [OTHERS] menu
			35		– General

			36		– Picture
			36		– Customer support
			36		– Open source software notice

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6 Appendix

37Controlling a TV with the Supplied Remote Control

37– Setting up the remote to control your TV

38Additional Information

38– File requirement

39– AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition)

40– Certain system requirements

40– Compatibility notes

41Audio Output Specifications

42Area Code List

43Language Code List

44Trademarks and Licenses

46Specifications

47Maintenance

47– Handling the unit

47– Notes on discs

Some of contents in this manual may differ from your player depending on the software of the player or your service provider.

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Introduction

Playable discs and symbols used in this manual

Media/Term	Logo	Symbol	Description

		e	yy Discs such as movies that can be purchased or
		e	rented.
			yy BD-R/RE discs that are recorded in BDAV format.
Blu-ray
Blu-ray		y	yy BD-R/RE discs that contain Video, Audio or
		y	yy BD-R/RE discs that contain Video, Audio or
		u	Photo files.
		i	yy ISO 9660+JOLIET, UDF and UDF Bridge format
		i

			yy Discs such as movies that can be purchased or
		r	rented.
		r	yy Video mode and finalized only
DVD-ROM			yy Supports the dual layer disc also
DVD-R
DVD-R		o	Finalized AVCHD format
DVD-RW		o	Finalized AVCHD format
DVD+R
DVD+R		y	yy DVD±R/RW discs that contain Video, Audio or
DVD+RW		y	yy DVD±R/RW discs that contain Video, Audio or
		u	Photo files.
		u	yy ISO 9660+JOLIET, UDF and UDF Bridge format
		i

DVD-RW (VR)		r	VR mode and finalized only

Audio CD		t	Audio CD

		y	yy CD-R/RW discs that contain Video, Audio or
CD-R/RW		u	Photo files.
		i	yy ISO 9660+JOLIET, UDF and UDF Bridge format



Note	–	,	Indicates special notes and operating features.
			Indicates special notes and operating features.


Caution	–	>	Indicates cautions for preventing possible damages
Caution	–		from abuse.
			from abuse.

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,,Note

yy 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.

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

yy 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.

yy 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.)

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

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

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

yy 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)

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 specific media.

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 labeled same as the rear of the unit or “ALL”.

System Select

Open the disc tray using the B(OPEN/CLOSE) button and then, press and hold M(PAUSE) for more than five seconds to change the colour system (PAL /NTSC /AUTO).

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Remote Control

• • • • • • A• • •

•

1(POWER): Switches the player ON or OFF.

B(OPEN/CLOSE): Opens and closes the disc tray.

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

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

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

• • • • • • B• • •

•

c/v(SCAN): Searches backward or forward.

C/V(SKIP): Goes to the next or previous chapter / track / file.

• • • • • • D• • •

•

Coloured (R, G, Y, B) buttons:

Use to navigate BD-ROM menus. They are also used for [MOVIE], [PHOTO] and [MUSIC] menu.

TV Control Buttons: See page 37.

Battery Installation

Remove the battery cover on the rear of the Remote Control, and insert the R03 (size AAA) battery with 4and 5matched correctly.

M(PAUSE): Pauses playback. z(PLAY): Starts playback. Z(STOP): Stops playback.

• • • • • • C• • •

•

HOME (1): Displays or exits the

[Home Menu].

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

Direction buttons(w/s/a/d) : Selects an option in the menu.

ENTER (b): Acknowledges menu selection.

BACK (1): Exits the menu or returns to the previous screen.

DISC MENU: Accesses menu on a disc.

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Front Panel

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A Disc Tray	D R(OPEN / CLOSE)
B Power Indicator	E 1/!(POWER)
C Remote Sensor	F USB Port

Rear Panel

A DC IN 12V (AC adapter input)

B HDMI OUT

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Connecting the AC

Adapter

Connect the unit to the power supply with the supplied AC adapter.

Rear of the unit

Connecting

Plug into a power source.

Connecting to your TV

If you have an HDMI TV or monitor, you can connect it to this player using an HDMI cable (Type A, High Speed HDMI™ Cable). Connect the HDMI jack on the player to the HDMI jack on an HDMI compatible TV or monitor.

Rear of the unit

HDMI cable

yy Contact an electrical parts distributor for assistance in selecting a suitable AC plug adapter or AC cord set.

yy This AC adapter is manufactured by APD Group Yang Ming Industrial.

>>Caution

Only use the AC adapter supplied with this device. Do not use a power supply from another device or manufacturer. Using any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty.

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

,,Note

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

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Additional information for HDMI

yy When you connect an HDMI or DVI compatible device make sure of the following:

-- Try switching off 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.

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

-- The picture will not be displayed properly with non-HDCP device.

,,Note

yy 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.

yy When you use HDMI connection, you can change the resolution for the HDMI output. (Refer to “Resolution Setting” on page 14)

yy Select the type of video output from the HDMI OUT jack using [HDMI Color Setting] option on the [Settings] menu (page 18).

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

yy When the HDMI connection with HDCP is not verified, TV screen is changed to black screen. In this case, check the HDMI

connection, or disconnect the HDMI cable.

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

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 Off, 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 differ from your purpose or not work.

Connecting

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Resolution setting

The player provides several output resolutions for HDMI OUT jack. You can change the resolution using [Settings] menu.

1.Press HOME (1).

2.Use a/dto select the [Settings] and press ENTER (b). The [Settings] menu appears.

3.Use w/sto select [DISPLAY] option then press dto move to the second level.

4.Use w/sto select the [Resolution] option then press ENTER (b) to move to the third level.

5.Use w/sto select the desired resolution then press ENTER (b) to confirm your selection.

,,Note

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

1. Press Bto open the disc tray.

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

yy If you select a resolution manually and then connect the HDMI jack to TV and your TV does not accept it, the resolution setting is set to [Auto].

yy If you select a resolution that your TV does not accept, the warning message will appear. After resolution change,

if you cannot see the screen, please wait 20 seconds and the resolution will automatically revert back to the previous resolution.

yy The 1080p video output frame rate may be automatically set to either 24 Hz or 50 Hz depending both on the capability and preference of the connected TV and

based on the native video frame rate of the content on the BD-ROM disc.

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Connecting to an Amplifier

Since many factors affect the type of audio output, see “Audio output specifications” for details (page 41).

Connecting to an amplifier via HDMI output

Connect the player’s HDMI OUT jack to the corresponding in jack on your amplifier using an HDMI cable.

Rear of the unit

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)

HDMI cable

Receiver/Amplifier

HDMI cable

Connecting

Connect the amplifier’s HDMI output jack to HDMI input jack on your TV using an HDMI cable if your amplifier has HDMI output jack.

You will need to activate the player’s digital output. (See “[AUDIO] Menu” on page 19)

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