LG HT357SD 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.

HT357SD (HT357SD, SH35SD-S/ 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

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 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.

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. Visible laser radiation when
open. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.

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This device is equipped with a portable battery or
accumulator.

Safe way to remove the battery or the battery
from the equipment: Remove the old 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 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 reimburse
ment system 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.

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)

In NIGERIA

POWER: This unit operates on a mains supply of 200­240V~, 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:

WIRING: 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
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 Accessories
7 Introduction
7 – Playable Discs
7 – About the & Symbol Display
7 – Symbol Used in this Manual
7 – Regional Codes
8 – Playable file Requirement
10 Front panel
10 Rear panel
11 Remote control

2 Connecting

12 Connecting the speakers
12 – Attaching the speakers to the unit
12 – Positioning the System
13 Connections to Your TV
13 – Component Video Connection
14 – Video Connection
14 Optional Equipment Connection
14 – AUX IN Connection
14 – AUDIO IN (P. IN) Connection
15 – USB Connection
15 – Antenna Connection

3 System Setting

16 Adjust the Setup settings
16 – OSD Initial language settings -

Optional
16 – To display and exit the Setup Menu
16 – LANGUAGE
17 – DISPLAY
17 – AUDIO
18 – LOCK (Parental Control)
19 – OTHERS

4 Operating

20 Basic Operations
21 Other Operations
21 – Displaying Disc Information on-screen
21 – To display the DVD Menu
21 – To display the DVD Title
21 – Selecting a subtitle language
21 – 1.5 times speed playback
22 – Starting play from selected time
22 – Last Scene Memory
22 – Changing the character set to display

DivX® subtitle correctly
22 – Programmed Playback
23 – Viewing a PHOTO file
23 – Viewing photo files as a slide show
23 – Listening to music during slide show
23 – Sleep Timer Setting
23 – Dimmer
23 – Turn off the sound temporarily
23 – Auto Power Down
24 – Screen Saver
24 – System Select - Optional
24 – Displaying file information

(ID3 TAG )
24 Radio Operations
24 – Listening to the Radio
24 – Presetting the Radio Stations
24 – Deleting all the saved stations
24 – Improving poor FM reception
25 Sound adjustment
25 – Setting the surround mode
26 Advanced Operations
26 – Listening to music from your portable

player or external device
26 – Recording to USB

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5 Troubleshooting

27 Troubleshooting

Table of Contents 5

6 Appendix

28 Maintenance
28 – Handling the Unit
28 – Notes on Discs
29 Area Code List
30 Language Code List
31 Trademarks and Licenses
32 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.

Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

FM Antenna (1)

Video Cable (1)

Remote Control (1)/

Battery (1)

AM antenna (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 VR format that have been
nalized can not be played in this
unit.

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.

Symbol Used in this Manual

r

t

y

u

i

Note

,

Indicates special notes and operating features.

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”.

y Most 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.

y If 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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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 disc.

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Playable file Requirement

MP3/ WMA music file requirement

MP3/ WMA le compatibility with this unit is limited

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as follows :

y Sampling frequency : within 32 kHz to

48 kHz (MP3), within 32 kHz to 48 kHz (WMA)

y Bit rate : within 32 kbps to 320 kbps (MP3), 40

kbps to 192 kbps (WMA)

y Support Version : v2, v7, v8, v9

y Maximum les : Under 650

y File extensions : “.mp3”/ “.wma”

y CD-ROM le format : ISO 9660/ JOLIET

y We recommend that you use Easy-CD Creator,

which creates an ISO 9660 le system.

Photo file requirement

JPEG disc compatibility with this unit is limited as
follows :

y Max pixel in width : 2 760 x 2 048 pixel

y Maximum les : Under 650

y Some discs may not operate due to a dierent

recording format or the condition of disc.

y File extensions: “.jpg”

y CD-ROM le format : ISO 9660/ JOLIET

Compatible USB Devices

y MP3 Player : Flash type MP3 player.

y USB Flash Drive : Devices that support USB2.0

or USB1.1.

y The USB function of this unit does not support

some USB devices.

USB device requirement

y Devices which require additional program

installation connected to a computer, are not
supported.

y Do not extract the USB device while in operation.

y For a large capacity USB, it may take longer than

a few minute to be searched.

y To prevent data loss, back up all data.

y If you use a USB extension cable or USB hub, the

USB device is not recognized.

y Using NTFS le system is not supported. (Only

FAT(16/32) le system is supported.)

y This unit is not supported when the total

number of les is 1 000 or more.

y External HDD, Card readers, Locked devices,

or hard type USB devices are not supported.

y USB port of the unit cannot be connected to PC.

The unit can not be used as a storage device.

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DivX file requirement

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

y Available resolution:

within 720 x 576 (W x H) pixels.

y The le name of the DivX subtitle should be

entered within 45 characters.

y If there is impossible code to express in the

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

y Frame rate : less than 30 fps.

y If the video and audio structure of recorded

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

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

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

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

y Playable Codec format : “DIVX3.xx”, “DIVX4.xx”,

“DIVX5.xx”, “MP4V3”, “3IVX”.

y Playable Audio format : “AC3”, “PCM”, “MP3”, “WMA”.

y Sampling frequency : within 32 to 48 kHz (MP3),

within 32 to 48 kHz (WMA)

y Bit rate : within 32 kbps to 320 kbps (MP3), 40

kbps to 192 kbps (WMA)

y For Discs formatted in Live le system, you can

not it on this unit.

y If 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.

y If you play a DivX le dierent from the DivXspec,

it may not operate normally.

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Front panel

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DVD/CD Disc Drawer

a

Power (1/!)

b

Open/Close (B)

c

Display window

d

Play/Pause (d/M), MONO/ST.

e

Stop (Z)

f

Function (F)

g

Selects the function or input source.

TUNING (-/+) (

h

You can search chapter/ track/ le by pressing
and holding

MIC 1/ 2

i

USB port

j

You can play video, image and sound les by
connecting the USB device.

P.(Portable) IN port

k

You can enjoy music from portable device on
your unit.

Volume (VOL.)

l

C/V

C/V

), Skip/Search

.

Rear panel

Power cord

a

Speaker terminal/cord

b

ANTENNA connector (FM/AM)

c

MONITOR (VIDEO OUT ) connector

d

Connect to a TV with video inputs.

AUX (L/ R) INPUT connector

e

COMPONENT VIDEO (PROGRESSIVE SCAN)

f

OUTPUT (Y PB PR)
Connect to a TV with Y PB PR inputs.

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Remote control

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2

3

4

5

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 • • • • •

FUNCTION : Selects the function
and input source.

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

POWER : Switches the unit ON or
OFF.

OPEN/CLOSE : Opens and closes
the disc Drawer.

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

• • • • • • b • • • • •

DISPLAY : Accesses On-Screen
Display.

MENU : Accesses the menu on a
DVD disc.

SETUP : Accesses or removes
setup menu.

PRESET (WS) : Selects
programme of Radio.

TUN. (-/+) : Tunes in the desired
radio station.

c/v

(up/ down/ left/

) : Goes to next

) : Searches

W/S/A/D

right): Used to navigate on-screen
displays.

ENTER (b) : Acknowledges menu
selection.

RETURN (x) : Moves backwards
in the menu or exits the setup
menu.

REC (X) : USB Direct Recording.

• • • • • • c • • • • •

STOP (Z) : Stops playback or
recording.

PLAY (d), MO./ST. : Starts
playback. Selects Mono/ Stereo.

PAUSE/STEP (M) : Pauses
playback.

SKIP (

C/V

or previous chapter/ track/ le.

SCAN (

backward or forward.

• • • • • • d • • • • •

REPEAT/RANDOM : Selects a play
mode.(Random, repeat)

MUTE : Mutes the sound.

VOL (Volume) (+/-) : Adjusts

speaker volume.

LG EQ (9) : Selects a NAT PLUS
or Local Specialization equalizer
eect by using LG EQ.

EQ$ (EQUALIZER eect) :
Chooses sound impressions.

CLEAR : Removes a track number
on the Program List.

SUBTITLE : During playback, press
SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a

desired subtitle language .

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

• • • • • • e • • • • •

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 (+/–) button repeatedly
until the TV turns on or o.

PROG./MEMO. : Accesses or
removes Program menu.

MIC VOL(+/-) : Adjusts
microphone volume.

ECHO VOL(+/-) : Adjusts echo
volume.

: This button is not available.

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