LG DH6340H Owner’s Manual

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

DH6340H (DH6340H, S64H1-S/ C/ W)
DH6340P (DH6340P, S64H1-S/ C/ W, S64B1-S)

OWNER’S MANUAL

DVD Home
Theater
System

ENGLISH

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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.

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 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.

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 center.
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.

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
center. 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.

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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.

Notes on Copyrights

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.

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Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

1 Getting Started

2 Safety Information
6 Unique Features
6 – Portable In
6 – USB Direct Recording
6 – Full HD up-scaling
6 – Home Theater Speaker ez Setup
6 Accessories
7 Introduction
7 – Playable Discs
7 – About the “7” Symbol Display
7 – Symbols Used in this Manual
7 – Regional Codes
8 Playable file Requirement
9 Remote control
10 Front panel
11 Rear panel

2 Connecting

12 Assembling the speaker
14 Attaching the speakers to the unit
15 Positioning the system
16 Connections to Your TV
16 – HDMI Out Connection
17 – What is SIMPLINK?
17 – Video Connection
18 – Resolution Setting
18 Video Output Resolution
19 Optional Equipment Connection
19 – AUX In Connection
19 – AUDIO (PORT. IN) In Connection
19 – Listening to music from your portable

player or external device
20 – USB Connection
21 – OPTICAL In connection
21 – Home theater speaker ez setup
22 Antenna Connection

3 System Setting

23 Adjust the setup settings
23 – OSD Initial language settings -

Optional
23 – To display and exit the Setup menu
24 – Language
24 – Display
25 – Audio
26 – Lock (Parental Control)
27 – Others

Table of Contents

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2

3

4

5

6

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4 Operating

28 Using the Home Menu
28 Basic Operations
29 Other Operations
29 – Displaying Disc Information on-screen
30 – To display the DVD Menu
30 – To display the DVD title
30 – 1.5 times speed playback
30 – Screen Saver
30 – Starting play from selected time
30 – Resume playback
30 – Changing subtitle code page
31 – Marked Playback
32 – Viewing a PHOTO file
33 – Sleep Timer Setting
33 – Dimmer
33 – Turn off the sound temporarily
33 – Last Scene Memory
33 – Power Resume - Optional
33 – System Select - Optional
33 – Adjust the speaker level settings
33 – VOCAL FADER
33 – Auto power down
34 Radio Operations
34 – Listening to the radio
34 – Presetting the Radio Stations
34 – Deleting all the saved stations
34 – Deleting a saved station
34 – Improving poor FM reception
35 Sound adjustment
35 – Setting the surround mode
36 Advanced Operations
36 – Recording to USB

5 Troubleshooting

37 Troubleshooting

6 Appendix

38 Maintenance
38 – Handling the Unit
38 – Notes on Discs
39 Area Code List
40 Language code List
41 Trademarks and Licenses
42 Specifications

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Unique Features

Portable In

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Listen to music from your portable device. (MP3,
Notebook, etc.)

USB Direct Recording

Records music from CD to your USB device.

Full HD up-scaling

Views Full HD picture quality with simple setup.

Home Theater Speaker ez
Setup

Listen to sounds from TV, DVD and Digital device
with vivid 5.1 (2.1 or 2.0) ch mode.

Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

Remote control (1) Battery (1)

FM antenna (1) Speaker cables (5)

HDMI cable (1) Video cable (1)

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Introduction

Playable Discs

This unit plays DVD±R/RW and CD-R/RW that
contains audio titles, DivX, MP3, WMA and/or
JPEG les. Some DVD±RW/DVD±R or CD-RW/
CD-R cannot be played on this unit due to the
recording quality or physical condition of the disc,
or the characteristics of the recording device and
authoring software.

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.

DVD-RW (8 cm/12 cm disc)

Video mode and nalized only.

DVD+R: Video mode only

Supports the double layer disc also.

DVD+RW (8 cm/12 cm disc)

Video mode and nalized only.

Audio CD: Music CDs or CD-R/CD­RW in music CD format that can be
purchased.

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.

Symbols Used in this Manual

r

t

y

u

i

Note

,

Indicates special notes and operating features.

Tip

,

Indicates tip and hints for making the task easier.

Caution

>

Indicates cautions for preventing possible damages
from abuse.

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

Audio CDs

Video les contained in the
USB/Disc

Audio les contained in the
USB/Disc

Photo les

Regional Codes

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

yMost DVD discs have a globe with one or more

numbers in it clearly visible on the cover. This
number must match your unit’s regional code or
the disc cannot play.

yIf you try to play a DVD with a dierent regional

code from your unit, the message “Check
Regional Code” appears on the TV screen.

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Playable file
Requirement

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Music file requirement

MP3/ WMA le compatibility with this unit is limited
as follows :

ySampling frequency : within 32 to 48 kHz (MP3),

within 32 to 48 kHz (WMA)

yBit rate : within 32 to 320 kbps (MP3),

40 to 192 kbps (WMA)

ySupport Version : v2, v7, v8, v9

yMaximum les : Under 999

yFile extensions : “.mp3”/ “.wma”

yCD-ROM le format : ISO9660/ JOLIET

yWe recommend that you use Easy-CD Creator,

which creates an ISO9660 le system.

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 File
System, you cannot use it on LG players.
(Mastered/ Live File System : Disc format system

for Windows Vista)

The DTS is not supported. In case of DTS audio
format, audio is not output.

Photo file requirement

Photo le compatibility with this unit is limited as
follows :

yMax pixel in width : 2760 x 2048 pixel

yMaximum les : Under 999

ySome discs may not operate due to a dierent

recording format or the condition of disc.

yFile extensions: “.jpg”

yCD-ROM le format : ISO9660/ JOLIET

DivX file requirement

DivX le compatibility with this unit is limited as
follows:

yAvailable resolution: within 720 x 576 (W x H)

pixels.

yThe le name of the DivX subtitle should be

entered within 45 characters.

yPlayable video le bit rate : 7 Mbps and under.

yIf there is impossible code to express in the

DivX le, it may be displayed as “ _ “ mark on the
display.

yFrame rate : less than 30 fps.

yIf the video and audio structure of recorded

les is not interleaved, either video or audio is
outputted.

yPlayable DivX le : “.avi”, “.mpg”, “.mpeg”, “.divx”

yPlayable Subtitle format : SubRip (*.srt/ *.txt),

SAMI (*.smi), SubStation Alpha (*.ssa/ *.txt),
MicroDVD (*.sub/ *.txt), SubViewer 2.0 (*.sub/
*.txt), Vobsub (*.sub)

yPlayable Codec format :

“DIVX 3.11”, “DIVX4”, “DIVX5”. “DIVX6”
“MP4V3”, “3IVX”

yPlayable Audio format : “AC3”, “PCM”, “MP3”, “WMA”,

ySampling frequency : within 32 to 48 kHz (MP3),

within 32 to 48 kHz (WMA)

yBit rate : within 32 to 320 kbps (MP3), 40 to 192

kbps (WMA)

yFor Discs formatted in Live le system, you can

not it on this unit.

yIf the name of movie le is dierent from that of

the subtitle le, during playback of a DivX le,
subtitle may not be display.

yIf you play a DivX le dier from DivXspec, it may

not operate normally.

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Remote control

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Battery Installation

Remove the battery cover on the
rear of the remote control, and
insert one (size AAA) battery with

and 5 matched correctly.

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• • • • • • a • • • • •

RADIO&INPUT : Changes

P

input sources.

MARKER : Marks play list.

POWER : Switches the unit ON

1

or OFF.

OPEN/CLOSE : Opens and

B

closes the disc tray.

SLEEP : Sets the System to turn o
automatically at a specied time.
(Dimmer : The display window will
be darken by half.)

INFO/DISPLAY : Accesses On-

m

Screen Display.

HOME : Displays the [Home

n

Menu].

DISC MENU : Accesses the menu
on a DVD disc.

• • • • • • b • • • • •

W/S/A/D

right) : Used to navigate on-screen
displays.

PRESET +/- : Selects programme
of Radio.

TUNING +/- : Tunes in the desired
radio station.

ENTER : Acknowledges menu

b

selection.
Presetting the radio stations.

RETURN : Moves backwards

x

in the menu or exits the setup
menu.

TITLE: If the current DVD title has
a menu, the title menu appears
on the screen. Otherwise, the disc
menu may not appear.

• • • • • • c • • • • •

STOP : Stops playback.

Z

PLAY, MONO/STEREO : Starts

d

playback. Selects Mono/ Stereo.

PAUSE/STEP : Pauses playback.

M
C/V

next or previous chapter / track /
le.

c/v

backward or forward.

(up/ down/ left/

SKIP : Goes to the

SCAN : Searches

• • • • • • d • • • • •

SPEAKER LEVEL : Sets the sound
level of desired speaker.

SOUND EFFECT : Selects a sound
eect mode.

VOL -/+ (Volume) : Adjusts
speaker volume.

OPTICAL : Changes input source
to optical directly.

MUTE : Mutes the sound.

• • • • • • e • • • • •

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

REPEAT : Selects a play

h

mode. (Repeat/ Random)

CLEAR : Removes a number when
setting the password.

• • • • • • f • • • • •

TV Control buttons : Controls the
TV. (LG TV only)

-You can control the sound
level, input source, and power
switching of LG TVs as well.
Hold POWER (T V) and press PR/
CH (
until the TV turns on or o.

REC : USB Direct Recording.

X

: This button is not available.

?

MIC VOL -/+ : Adjusts microphone
volume.

ECHO VOL -/+ : Adjusts echo
volume.

VOCAL FADER: You can enjoy the
function as karaoke, by reducing
singer vocal of music in the
various source.

) button repeatedly

W/S

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Front panel

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Disc Tray

a

Display window

b

Shows the current status of the unit.

Microphone jacks 1/2

c

PORT. IN

d

Connects to a portable player with audio
outputs.

USB Port

e

Connects a USB device.

(OPEN/CLOSE)

f R

Opens or closes the disc tray.

(PLAY/PAUSE)

g T

Starts playback.
Pauses playback temporarily, press again to exit
pause mode.

(STOP)

h I

Stops playback.

F (FUNCTION)

i

Changes the input source or function.

-/+(Volume)

j

Adjusts speaker volume.

k 1/!

(POWER)

Switches the unit ON or OFF.

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Rear panel

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Power cord

a

Speaker connectors

b

Connects the speaker cables.

Cooling Fan

c

ANTENNA

d

FM- Connects the FM wired antenna

AUX (L/R) INPUT

e

Connects to an external source with 2 channel
audio outputs.

VIDEO OUT

f

Connects to a TV with video inputs.

HDMI OUT

g

Connects to TV with HDMI inputs.
(Interface for digital audio and video)

OPTICAL IN

h

Connects to optical audio equipment.

Connecting

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Assembling the
speaker

Preparation

2

Connecting

Speaker

Base

1. Attach the speaker to the base.

Speaker cables

Screws

Connecting

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2. Secure the connection with a supplied screw.

3. Thread the speaker cord through the hole in the
bottom of the base.

4. Connect the speaker wire to the terminal on the
speaker.
Make sure the wire marked black goes in to the
terminal marked “–” (minus) and the other wire
goes in to the terminal marked “+” (plus).

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Connecting

Connecting

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Attaching the speakers
to the unit

1. Connect the wires to the unit.
Match each wire’s colored band to the same
colored connection terminal on the rear of the
unit. To connect the cable to the unit, press

2

Connecting

each plastic finger pad to open the connection
terminal. Insert the wire and release the finger
pad.

Connect the black stripe of each wire to the
terminals marked -(minus) and the other end
to the terminals marked + (plus).

Connect a woofer cord to the player. When
connecting a woofer cord to the player, insert
the connector until it clicks.

2. Connect the wires to the speakers.
Connect the other end of each wire to the
correct speaker according to the color coding:

Color Speaker Position

Grey Rear Rear right

Blue Rear Rear left

Green Center Center

Orange Sub woofer Any front position

Red Front Front right

White Front Front left

To connect the cable to the speakers, press each
plastic nger pad to open the connection terminals
on the base of each speaker. Insert the wire and
release the nger pad.

Caution

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yBe careful to make sure children do not put

their hands or any objects into the *speaker
duct.
*Speaker duct : A hole for plentiful bass
sound on speaker cabinet (enclosure).

yPlace the center speaker at a safe distance

from the child’s reach. Otherwise it may
result in the speaker falling down and
causing personal injury and/or property
damage.

yThe speakers contain magnet parts, so color

irregularity may occur on the TV screen or
PC monitor screen. Please use the speakers
far away from either TV screen or PC
monitor.

yBefore using the subwoofer, remove the

protective vinyl.