LG LM-D2360A User Manual

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

Designs and specifications are subject to change without
notice for improvement.

HOTPOINT_LM-D2960A/D2565A/D2560A/D2360A_ENG_136X

CD - R/RCD - R/RW

MINI HOME THEATER

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODEL : LM-D2960

(LM-D2960A, LMS-D2960V)

LM-D2565

(LM-D2565A, LMS-D2565V)

LM-D2560

(LM-D2560A, LMS-D2560V)

LM-D2360

(LM-D2360A, LMS-D2360V)

USB

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Safety Precautions

This lightning flash 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
sufficient 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
appliance.

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 should be never be blocked by placing the prod­uct on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface. This product
should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a book­case or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manu­facturer's instruction have been adhered to.

CAUTION:

This Product employs a Laser System.

To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’s
manual carefully and retain for future reference, should the unit
require maintenance, contact an authorized service location­see service procedure.

Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of procedures
other than those specified 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.

CAUTION: The apparatus shall not be exposed to water,
dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids,
such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

CAUTION:

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN
AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED

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
specification 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 fire.
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 servicer.

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.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

WARNING: 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 REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELEC­TRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO
RAIN OR MOISTURE.

Power Save Mode

You can set up the unit into an economic power save
mode.

In power-on status, press and hold POWER
(STANDBY/ON) button for about 3 seconds.

- Nothing is displayed in the display window when the
unit is turned off.

To cancel, press POWER ( STANDBY/ON), CLOCK,

TIMER or DEMO.

INTRODUCTION

3

Table of Contents

Introduction

Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Before Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Front Panel/ Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Preparation

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Before Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18

Operation

Operation with DVD and Video CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-21

Operation with Audio CD and MP3/WMA Disc . . . . . . . 21-22

Programmed Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Operation with JPEG Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Operation with DivX Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Operation with RADIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-26

Operation with TAPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Reference

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Language Code List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Area Code List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Specifications

About Symbols

About the symbol display

“ ” may appear on the TV screen during operation.
This icon means the function explained in this owner’s
manual is not available on that specific DVD video disc.

About the disc symbols for instructions

A section whose title has one of the following symbol is
applicable only to the disc represented by the symbol.

DVD
Video CDs
Audio CDs
MP3 disc
WMA disc
JPEG disc
DivX disc

About the symbols for instructions

Indicates hazards likely to cause harm to the unit itself or
other material damage.

Indicates special operating features of this unit.

Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier.

DivX

JPEG

WMA

MP3

CD

VCD

DVD

Before Use

Playable Discs

DVD
(8 cm / 12 cm disc)

Video CD (VCD)
(8 cm / 12 cm disc)

Audio CD
(8 cm / 12 cm disc)

In addition, this unit can play a DVD±R, DVD±RW,
SVCD, and CD-R or CD-RW that contains audio titles,
MP3, WMA, JPEG or DivX files.

Notes

– Depending on the conditions of the recording equip-

ment or the CD-R/RW (or DVD±R/RW) disc itself,
some CD-R/RW (or DVD±R/RW) discs cannot be
played on the unit.

– Do not attach any seal or label to either side (the

labeled side or the recorded side) of a disc.

–

Do not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g., heart-shaped
or octagonal). It may result in malfunctions.

Notes on DVDs and Video CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and Video CDs
may be intentionally fixed by software manufacturers. As
this unit plays DVDs and Video CDs according to disc
content designed by the software manufacturer, some
playback features of the unit may not be available or
other functions may be added.
Refer also to the instructions supplied with the DVDs
and Video CDs. Some DVDs made for business purpos­es may not be played on the unit.

Regional code of the DVD player and DVDs

This DVD player is designed and manufactured
for playback of region “5” encoded DVD soft­ware. The region code on the labels of some
DVD discs indicates which type of player can play those
discs. This unit can play only DVD discs labeled “5” or
“ALL”. If you try to play any other discs, the message
“Check Regional Code” will appear on the TV screen.
Some DVD discs may not have a region code label even
though their playback is prohibited by area limits.

5

4

Front Panel/ Rear Panel

1. DISPLAY WINDOW

2. POWER ( STANDBY/ON) button

3. • PROGRAM/MEMORY (PROG./MEMO.) button

• STEREO/MONO (ST./MO.),
HIGH DUBBING (HI-DUBB.) button

• CD SYNCHRO RECORDING (CD SYNC.),
NORMAL DUBBING (NOR-DUBB.) button

• RECORD/RECORD PAUSE (zREC/[]) button

4. HEADPHONE SOCKET (PHONES): 3.5 mm

5. USB connector

(LM-D2960A/LM-D2565A model)

6. • FUNCTION SELECT buttons
[TUNER, DVD/CD, TAPE, USB

(LM-D2960A/LM-

D2565A model)

, AUX]

• DIMMER button

(LM-D2560A/LM-D2360A model)

• SET/CD[], RDS (OPTIONAL) button

• XDSS plus button

• XTS Pro button

• Virtual E.X button

• EQ master button

• VOLUME knob

7. Z PUSH EJECT position (TAPE 1)

8. Z PUSH EJECT position (TAPE 2)

9. • PRESET (-/+) buttons

• TAPE REVERSE PLAY (bb) button

• PLAY (BB) button

• STOP (xSTOP) button

• CD SKIP/SEARCH (.

bbbb/BBBB

>), TAPE

REWIND/ FAST FORWARD (.

bbbb/BBBB

>),

TUNING (-/+) buttons

10. • MIC VOLUME KNOB (MIC VOL.)

• MIC JACKS (MIC1, MIC2): 6.3 mm : OPTIONAL

11.• DISC SKIP (D.SKIP) button

• CLOCK button

• TIMER button

• PLAY MODE, DEMO button

12. • OPEN/CLOSE (ZOP./CL.) button

•

DISC

SELECT

buttons (DISC1, DISC2, DISC3)

13. DISC

DOOR

14. •

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (PROGRESSIVE SCAN)
(Y Pb Pr) Connector

• VIDEO OUT Connector

15. • FM/AM ANTENNA Connector

• AUXILIARY INPUT (AUX IN) connector

16. POWER CORD

17.SPEAKER Connectors

18. S-VIDEO OUT Connector

(LM-D2960A model)

16

14

17

18

15

LM-D2960A model

2

3
4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1

13

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

(PROGRESSIVE SCAN)

Pb

Pr

Y

AUX IN

S-VIDEO
OUT

FRONT

FRONT

R (4 )

L (4 )

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INTRODUCTION

Remote Control

Remote Control Operation Range

Point the remote control at the remote sensor and press
the buttons.

• Distance: About 23 ft (7 m) from the front of the
remote sensor

• Angle: About 30° in each direction of the front of the
remote sensor

Remote control battery installation

Detach the battery cover on
the rear of the remote con­trol, and insert two R03 (size
AAA) batteries with and

aligned correctly.

Caution

Do not mix old and new batteries. Never mix different
types of batteries (standard, alkaline, etc.).

1. POWER button

2. FUNCTION SELECT buttons
[TUNER/BAND, DVD, AUX, USB

(LM-D2960A/LM-

D2565A model)

]

3. NUMERIC buttons (0-9)

4. TAPE FUNCTION buttons

- REVERSE PLAY (

F

)

- PLAY (

G

)

- REWIND/ FAST FORWARD PLAY (

FF/GG

)

- TAPE 1-2 SELECT buttons (1-TAPE-2)

- RECORD/ RECORD PAUSE (z/[])

- TAPE STOP (x)

5. SET UP button

6. • ARROW buttons ( / //)

(For use in highlighting a selection on a GUI
menu screen, TITLE and MENU screen.)

• PRESET (-/+) buttons ( / )

• TUN. (-/+) buttons ( / )

7. SELECT/ENTER button

8. MENU button
(Use the MENU button to display the menu screen
included on DVD video discs.)

9. STOP (x), PAUSE([])/ STEP, PLAY (

G

) buttons

10. PROG./MEMO., REPEAT, REPEAT A-B buttons

11.

EQ master, XTS Pro, SOUND,

AUDIO, SUBTITLE

(S-TITLE), CLEAR buttons

12. ECHO VOL. ( / ) buttons

13. MIC VOL. ( / ) buttons

14. RDS, PTY buttons (OPTIONAL)

15.

XDSS plus, VIRTUAL E.X,

RETURN, ZOOM buttons

16. SCAN (

FF/GG

)/ SCAN (-/+)/ SKIP (-/+)/ SKIP

(./>), MARKER, SEARCH, MUTE buttons

17. VOLUME -/+ buttons

18. TITLE button
(Use the TITLE button to display the title screen
included on DVD video discs.)

19. DISPLAY button

20. DIMMER button

21. SLEEP button

22. DISC SKIP (D.SKIP) button

1

6

5

4

3

2

8

9

7

10

12

11

21

20

18

16

17

19

13

15

22

14

POWER

DVD

TUNER/BAND

1 - TAPE - 2

SETUP

TUN. - TUN. +

MENU

STOP PLAY

PAU SE/STEP

PROG./MEMO.

REPEAT

REPEAT A-B

EQ master

SOUND AUDIO

S-TITLE

ECHO VOL.

AUX

PRESET +

SELECT

/ENTER

PRESET -

SCAN

SKIP

MARKER SEARCH

XTS Pro

XDSS plus

RETURN

RDS PTY

CLEAR

DIMMER

DISPLAY

VIRTUAL E.X

MIC VOL.

D.SKIP

USB

SLEEP

TITLE

MUTE

ZOOM

Connections

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• Make one of the following connections, depending on
the capabilities of your existing equipment.

ips

• Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish
to connect, there are various ways you could connect
the

unit

. Use one of the connections described below.

• Please refer to the manuals of your TV, VCR, Stereo
System or other devices as necessary to make the
best connections.

Caution

–

Make sure the unit is connected directly to the TV.
Select the correct AV input on your TV.

– Do not connect your

unit

to TV via your VCR. The
DVD image could be distorted by the copy protection
system.

Video connection

Connect the VIDEO OUT jack from the

unit

to the

VIDEO IN jack on the TV using the video cable supplied

(V).

S-Video connection (

LM-D2960A model)

Connect the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the

unit

to the S-

VIDEO IN jack on the TV using the S-Video cable (S).

Component Video (Color Stream®) connection

Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (PROGRES­SIVE SCAN) (Y Pb Pr) jacks from the

unit

to the corre-

sponding in jacks on the TV using an Y Pb Pr cable (C).

Progressive Scan (ColorStream®pro) connection

• If your television is a high-definition or “digital ready”
television, you may take advantage of this

unit

’s

progressive scan output for higher video resolution.

• If your TV does not accept the Progressive Scan for­mat, the picture will appear scrambled if you try
Progressive Scan on the

unit

.

Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (PROGRES­SIVE SCAN) (Y Pb Pr) jacks from the

unit

to the corre­sponding in jacks on the TV using an optional Y Pb Pr
cable (C).

ote

Set the Progressive to “On” in the Setup menu for pro­gressive signal, see page 15.

Connecting to a TV

LM-D2960A model

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

(PROGRESSIVE SCAN)

Pb

Pr

Y

S-VIDEO
OUT

C
H
A
N
N
E
L

MIC ANT.

C

COMPONENT VIDEO /

PROGRESSIVE SCAN INPUT

Pr

Y

WOOFER
PRE-OUT

REAR

REAR

R (8 )

L (8 )

AUX IN

V

VIDEO

IN

Pb

L

Rear of TV

FRONT

FRONT

CENTER

WOOFER

R (4 )

L (4 )

(8 )

(3 )

S

T

S-VIDEO

IN

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Connections

PREPARATION

COMPONENT

Pr

Pb

Y

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO
OUT

OPTICAL
IN

FRONT
R (4 )

FRONT
L (4 )

AUX IN

Connecting to Antenna

Connect the supplied FM/AM antennas for listening to
the radio.

- Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM antenna
connector.

- Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM antenna
connector.

otes

•To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna
away from the unit and other component.

• Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna.

• After connecting the FM wire antenna, keep it as hor­izontal as possible.

Connecting to Auxiliary Equipment

You can use VCR or other unit connected to the AUX
connector.
This unit receives the analog signal from auxiliary
equipment.

VIDEO

OUTIN

AUDIO (L)

AUDIO (R)

FRONT
R (4 )

FRONT
L (4 )

AUX IN

11

Connect a VCR or auxiliary device, etc to the
AUX connector.

22

Press the AUX button on the front panel or the
remote control until the “AUX” indicator is
displayed in the display window.

AM(MW) loop
antenna (aerial)
(Supplied)

For AM(MW) reception, connect
the loop antenna (aerial) to the ter­minal marked AM

FM wire
antenna
(supplied)

VCR (or Auxiliary Device, etc)

To AUDIO IN

To AUDIO OUT

Connections

8

Connecting USB (LM-D2960A/LM-D2565A model)

11

Connect the USB port of USB memory (or MP3
player, etc) to the USB connector on the front
panel.

22

Select USB function by pressing the USB
button on the front panel or the remote control.

The “USB” is displayed in the display window.

To Remove the USB from the unit

1. Choose a different function mode or press the STOP

(x) twice in a row.

2. Remove the USB from the unit.

otes

• Don’t extract the USB device in operating.

• Music files (MP3/WMA), image files (JPEG) and DivX
files can be played.

• This unit can not use USB HUB.

• Recommended Memory Card
Compact Flash Card (CFC), Micro Drive (MD), Smart
Media Card (SMC), Memory Stick (MS), Secure Digital
Card (SD), Multi Media Card (MMC), Memory Stick Pro
(MS-Pro)

- Compatable with : FAT16,32

- Only use the memory cards recommended.

• Devices which require additional program installation
when you have connected the unit to a computer are
not supported.

•

In case of a USB HDD, make sure to connect an auxil­iary power cord to the USB HDD for porper operation.
A primary partition of drive is supported up to four. If
there is an extention partition it is not supported.

• If the drive of USB device is two or more, a drive
folder is displayed on the screen. If you want to move
to the previous menu after you select a folder, Press
RETURN.

• Digital camera and mobile phone are not supported.

USB Memory,
MP3 Player (or
Memory Card
Reader, etc.)

Connections

PREPARATION

9

Pr

Pb

Y

S-VIDEO
OUT

FRONT
R (4 )

FRONT
L (4 )

AUX IN

COMPONENT

(PROGRESSIVE SCAN)

VIDEO OUT

otes

• Be sure to match the speaker cable to the appropriate terminal on the components: + to + and – to –. If the
cables are reversed, the sound will be distorted and will lack base.

• If you use front speakers with low maximum input rating, adjust the volume carefully to avoid excessive output on
the speakers.

• Connect the Front Left/Right speaker correctly. If it is reversed, the sound may be distorted.

Speaker System Connection

Connect the speakers using the supplied speaker cables by matching the colors of the terminals and those of the
cords.

LM-D2960A model