LG LH-349HTS User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

DVD Home
Theater
System

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

LHD675 (LHD675, S65T3-S)

www.lg.com

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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.

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.

WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a
conned space such as a book case or similar unit.

CAUTION: Do not use high voltage products
around this product. (ex. Electrical swatter) This
product may malfunction due to electrical shock.

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. 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.

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 6
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 – Bluetooth®
6 – LG Sound Sync
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 Attaching the speakers to the unit
13 Positioning the system
14 Connections to Your TV
14 – HDMI Out Connection
15 – What is SIMPLINK?
15 – Video Connection
16 – Resolution Setting
16 Video Output Resolution
16 Optional Equipment Connection
16 – AUX (L/R) INPUT Connection
17 – PORT. IN (Portable Input) Connection
17 – Listening to music from your portable

player or external device
17 – USB Connection
18 – OPTICAL IN connection
18 – Home theater speaker ez setup
18 Antenna Connection

3 System Setting

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

Optional
19 – To display and exit the Setup menu
20 – Language
20 – Display
21 – Audio
22 – Lock (Parental Control)

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4 Operating

23 Using the Home Menu
23 Basic Operations
24 Other Operations
24 – Displaying Disc Information on-screen
24 – To display the DVD Menu
24 – To display the DVD title
24 – 1.5 times speed playback
24 – Screen Saver
24 – Starting play from selected time
24 – Resume playback
25 – Changing subtitle code page
25 – Marked Playback
26 – Viewing a PHOTO file
27 – Sleep Timer Setting
27 – Dimmer
27 – Turn off the sound temporarily
27 – Last Scene Memory
27 – Power Resume - Optional
27 – System Select - Optional
27 – Adjust the speaker level settings
27 – VOCAL FADER
27 – Auto power down
27 – How to disconnect the wireless

network connection or the wireless

device.
28 Radio Operations
28 – Listening to the radio
28 – Presetting the Radio Stations
28 – Deleting all the saved stations
28 – Deleting a saved station
28 – Improving poor FM reception
29 Sound adjustment
29 – Setting the surround mode
29 – Setting the USER EQ
30 Advanced Operations
30 – Recording to USB
31 Using a Bluetooth wireless technology
31 – Listening to music of a Bluetooth

device
32 – LG Sound Sync
33 – Auto function change
34 – AUTO POWER On/Off

5 Troubleshooting

35 Troubleshooting

6 Appendix

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

Bluetooth®

Listens to music stored on your bluetooth device.

LG Sound Sync

Controls volume level of this unit by the remote
control of your LG TV that is compatible with LG
Sound Sync.

Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

Remote control (1) Battery (1)

FM antenna (1) Video cable (1)

HDMI cable (1)

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Introduction

Playable Discs

This unit plays DVD±R/RW and CD-R/RW that
contains audio titles, 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.

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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

Video file requirement

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

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

pixels.

yThe le name of the Video subtitle should be

entered within 45 characters.

yIf there is impossible code to express in the

Video 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 Video le : “.avi”, “.mpg”, “.mpeg”

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 :

“Xvid”, “MPEG-1”, “MPEG-2”

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 Video le,
subtitle may not be display.

yIf you play a Xvid le dier from Xvid spec, it

may not operate normally.

yIf you play GMC video le which is more than

1-warp point, video playback screen will not
smooth.

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.

Rear panel

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Power cord

a

Speaker connectors

b

Connects the speaker cables.

HDMI OUT

c

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

AUX (L/R) INPUT

d

Connects to an external source with 2 channel
audio outputs.

VIDEO OUT

e

Connects to a TV with video inputs.

ANTENNA

f

FM- Connects the FM wired antenna

OPTICAL IN

g

Connects to optical audio equipment.

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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

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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 SURR. R (Rear)

Red

Orange

Orange

White

Blue

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.

yBe careful to make sure children do not put

yPlace the center speaker at a safe distance

yThe speakers contain magnet parts, so color

yBefore using the subwoofer, remove the

FRONT R

SWF R

SWF L

FRONT L

SURR. L (Rear)

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

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

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

protective vinyl.

Front right

Front left

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F

B

A

A

B

C

Positioning the system

The following illustration shows an example of
positioning the system. Note that the illustrations
in these instructions dier from the actual unit for
explanation purposes.

For the best possible surround sound, all the
speakers other than the subwoofer should be
placed at the same distance from the listening
position ( ).

Front speaker with built in subwoofer (L)

Front speaker with built in subwoofer (R)

Place the front speakers to the sides of the monitor
or screen and as ush with the screen surface as
possible.

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yDo not stack the speakers

and be careful that the
speaker should not fall down.
Otherwise it may result in the
speaker malfunction and
causing personal injury and/
or property damage.

yMake sure to install the speaker with other

people in order to prevent it from falling
and causing injuries to the installer.

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