LG DH7520T User guide

OWNER’S MANUAL

DVD Home Theater
System

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

DH7520T (DH7520T, S72T1-S/ W, S72B1-C)

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1 Getting Started

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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.

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 File System, you cannot
use it on LG players.

(Mastered/ Live File System : Disc format system for
Windows Vista)

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
should 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.

5. EEE Compliance with Directive.

Disposal of waste batteries/accumulators

1. When this crossed-out wheeled
bin symbol is attached to batteries/
accumulators of Your product
it means they are covered by
European Directive 2006/66/EC.

2. This symbol may be combined with
chemical symbols for mercury(Hg),
cadmium(Cd) or lead(Pb) if the
battery Contains more that 0.0005%
of mercury,0.002% of cadmium or

0.004% of lead.

3. All batteries/accumulators should
be disposed separately from
the municipal waste stream via
designated collection facilities
appointed by the government or
the local authorities.

4. The correct disposal of Your old
batteries/accumulators will help
to prevent potential negative
consequences for the environment,
animal and human health.

5. For more detailed information
about disposal of Your old batteries/
accumulators, 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 Standards Centre:

Krijgsman 1, 1186 DM Amstelveen
The Netherlands

yPlease note that this is NOT a

Customer Service contact point. For
Customer Service Information, see
Warranty Card or contact the dealer
that you purchased this product.

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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 “&” 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 – Component Video Connection
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

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

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 – System Select - Optional
33 – Adjust the speaker level settings
33 – VOCAL FADER
34 Sound adjustment
34 – Setting the surround mode
35 Advanced Operations
35 – Recording to USB

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5 Troubleshooting

36 Troubleshooting

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6 Appendix

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

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3

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ON

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)

Video cable (1) Speaker cables (6)

HDMI cable (1)

Microphone (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 (12 cm disc)

Discs such as movies that can be
purchased or rented.

DVD±R (12 cm disc)

Video mode and nalized only.

DVD-RW (12 cm disc)

Video mode and nalized only.

DVD+R: Video mode only

Supports the double layer disc also.

DVD+RW (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 “&” 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

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.

Photo file requirement

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

yMax pixel in width : 2 760 x 2 048 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.xx”, “DIVX4.xx”,

“DIVX5.xx”, “MP4V3”, “3IVX”.

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

“DTS”.

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 • • • • •

INPUT: Changes input

P

sources.

MARKER: Marks play list.

POWER: Switches the unit ON

1

or OFF.

OPEN/CLOSE: Ejects or insert

B

the disc from slot loader.

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.

ENTER: Acknowledges menu

b

selection.

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: Starts playback.

d

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.

?

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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1

2

Front panel

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3

4

5

Disc Slot

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.

7

6

8

9

F (FUNCTION)

i

Changes the input source or function.

VOL(-/ +)

j

Adjusts speaker volume.

(POWER)

k 1

Switches the unit ON or OFF.

10

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Rear panel

3

4

5

1

2

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Power cord

a

Speakers connectors

b

Connects the speaker cables.

Cooling Fan

c

VIDEO OUT

d

Connects to a TV with video inputs.

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COMPONENT VIDEO (Y PB PR)OUTPUT

e

Connects to a TV with Y PB PR inputs.

HDMI OUT

f

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

OPTICAL IN

g

Connects to optical audio equipment.

AUX (L/R) INPUT

h

Connects to an external source with 2 channel
audio outputs.

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2 Connecting

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Assembling the
speaker

Preparation

2

Connecting

Speaker

Speaker cables

1. Attach the base to the pole. Be careful with
the orientation of the pole and base, as in the
illustration.

Pole

Base

Screw

2. Secure the connection with a supplied screw.
When assembling, be careful that the pole and
base do not fall down.

3. Attach the speaker to the pole, then secure the
connection with a supplied screw.

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4. Thread the speaker wire through the hole in the
bottom of the base.

Bottom of base

5. Connect the speaker wire to the connector on
the speaker.

Caution

>

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

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