LG DH6431P Owner’s Manual

ENGLISH

OWNER’S MANUAL

DVD Home Theater System

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

DH6431P (DH6431P, S63T1-S /C, S63S1-S,S63T4-W)

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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.

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. The
Power Plug is the disconnecting device. In case of
an emergency, the Power Plug must remain readily
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.

POWER: This unit operates on a mains supply
of 200-240V~, 50/60Hz.

Wiring: This unit is supplied with a BS 1363
approved main plug. When replacing the fuse,
always use of the same rating approved to BS

1362. 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 same rating of fuse in the plug.

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.

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Table of Contents4

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 Speaker installation
15 Attaching the speakers to the unit
16 Positioning the system
17 Connections to Your TV
17 – HDMI Out Connection
18 – Video Connection
19 – Resolution Setting
19 Video Output Resolution
20 Optional Equipment Connection
20 – AUX In Connection
20 – AUDIO (PORT. IN) In Connection
20 – Listening to music from your portable

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

3 System Setting

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

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

4 Operating

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

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5 Troubleshooting

38 Troubleshooting

Table of Contents 5

6 Appendix

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

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5

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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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MP3/ WMA 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 player when formatting rewritable
discs. When setting the optin to Live File System,
you cannot use it on LG players. (mastered/Live
File System : Disc format sysyem for Windows
Vista)

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.

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 :

“DIVX3.11”, “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.

4

• • • • • • 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 Drawer.

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

or previous chapter / track / le.

c/v

backward or forward.

(up/ down/ left/

SKIP: Goes to the next

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.

?

) 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.

PORT. IN

c

Connects to a portable player with audio
outputs.

USB Port

d

Connects a USB device.

(OPEN/CLOSE)

e R

Opens or closes the disc tray.

(PLAY/PAUSE)

f T

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

(STOP)

g I

Stops playback.

F (FUNCTION)

h

Changes the input source or function.

-/ +(Volume)

i

Adjusts speaker volume.

j 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 Connector

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.

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Speaker installation

A. Stand type
You can adjust angle of speaker.

2

Connecting

ySeparates stand

Separate the stand from the speaker as

shown below.

B. Wall type (Mounting the speakers to a Wall)

1. Separate the stand from the speaker.

2. Attach the stand to the speaker as shown below.

3. You can adjust angle of speaker.

4. Fix the stand to the speaker by rotating the screw.

5. Drive 1 screw in the wall for the speaker and then
hook the speaker over there.

2

4

3

5

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Connecting 13

Preparation

Pole

Base

Screw

Speaker

Speaker cables

1. Attach the pole to the base, then secure the
connection with a supplied screw.

2. Draw the speaker cord through the hole on the
base.

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Connecting

Note

,

Make sure speaker cable unfolded or in straght
condition before insert it to the hole.

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3. Attach the speakers to the speaker stands by
rotating the screws.

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Connecting

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)

Caution

Note

,

Do not catch the speaker cord between
speaker and the pole.

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>

Be careful that the speaker
does not fall down.
Otherwise it may result in
the speaker malfunction and
cause personal injury and/ or
property damage.