LG RH735C User Guide
SIMPLE MANUAL
ENGLISH
HDD / DVD RECORDER
Please read this manual carefully before operating
your set and retain it for future reference.
RH735C / RH733C / RH732C / RH731C
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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.
enclosure that may be of sucient magnitude to
constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
instructions in the literature accompanying the
product.
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
conned 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
The exclamation point within an
equilateral triangle is intended
to alert the user to the presence
of important operating and
maintenance (servicing)
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 centre.
Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of
procedures other than those specied 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 specication 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
centre. 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.
Disposal of your old appliance
1. 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.
2. The correct disposal of your old
appliance will help prevent potential
negative consequences for the
environment and human health.
3. For more detailed information about
disposal of your old appliance,
please contact your city office, waste
disposal service or the shop where
you purchased the product.
Disposal of waste batteries/accumulators
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Pb
1. 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.
2. All batteries/accumulators should be disposed
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 batteries/
accumulators will help to prevent potential
negative consequences for the environment,
animal and human health.
4. For more detailed information about disposal of
Your old batteries/accumulators, please contact
Your city office, 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, 2009/125/EC
and 2011/65/EU.
Contact oce for compliance of this product :
LG Electronics Inc.
EU Representative, 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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Notes on Copyrights
yRecording equipment should be used only for
lawful copying and you are advised to check
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carefully what is lawful copying in the area
in which you are making a copy. Copying of
copyright material such as lms or music is
unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception
or consented to by the rights owner.
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 Corporation, and is intended
for home and other limited viewing uses only
unless otherwise authorized by Rovi Corporation.
Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
yCONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL
HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY
COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY
CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE
PICTURE. IN CASE OF 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN
PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION
TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF
THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET
COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 625p UNIT
PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE
CENTRE.
yMany DVD discs are encoded with copy
protection. Because of this, you should only
connect your player directly to your TV, not to a
VCR. Connecting to a VCR results in a distorted
picture from copy-protected discs.
yUnder the U.S. Copyright laws and Copyright
laws of other countries, unauthorized recording,
use, display, distribution, or revision of television
programs, videotapes, DVDs, CDs and other
materials may subject you to civil and/or criminal
liability.
Important Notice for TV colour
system
The colour system of this player diers according to
currently playing discs.
For example, when the player plays the disc
recorded in the NTSC colour system, the image is
output as an NTSC signal.
Only the multi system colour TV can receive all
signals output from the player.
yIf you have a PAL colour system TV, you will see
just distorted images when using discs or video
contents recorded in NTSC.
yThe multi system colour TV changes the colour
system automatically according to input signals.
In case that the colour system is not changed
automatically, turn it o and then on to see
normal images on screen.
yEven if the disc recorded in NTSC colour system
are well displayed on your TV, these may not be
recorded correctly on your recorder.
Supplied Accesorries
Remote control (1) Battery (1)
RF cable (1) CD manual
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Table of Contents
1 Getting Started
2 Safety Information
4 – Supplied Accesorries
6 Introduction
6 – Playable Discs and symbols used in
this manual
6 – About the “7” symbol display
6 – Regional Code
7 – Compatibility Notes
7 – AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High
Definition)
7 – System Requirements
8 – Recordable Discs
8 – Recommended recordable DVD discs
8 – File compatibility
10 Remote control
11 Main Unit
12 Connections to Your TV
12 – Antenna connection to your TV and
this unit
12 – Video/Audio (Left/Right) Connection
13 – HDMI Connection
13 – Resolution Setting
3 Operating
16 General Playback
16 – Playing a disc
17 – Playing a file on Linked Devies
18 – Basic operations for video and audio
content
18 – Basic operations for photo content
19 On-Screen display
19 – Displaying content information on-
screen
19 Using the Recording title Copy
4 Troubleshooting
22 Troubleshooting
22 – General
22 – Resetting the unit
23 – Playback
23 – Recording
24 – HDMI
24 – Customer Support
24 – Open source software notice
5 Appendix
25 Trademarks and Licenses
25 About the internal hard disk drive
26 Specifications
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2 System Setting
14 Auto Set Up
15 Home Menu Overview
15 – Basic button operations
15 Settings
15 – Adjust the Setup Settings
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Introduction
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Playable Discs and symbols used in this manual
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Media/Term Logo Symbol Description
yDiscs such as movies that can be purchased or
DVD-ROM
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+R
DVD+RW
(12 cm, 8 cm)
DVD-RW (VR)
(12 cm)
Audio CD
(12 cm)
CD-R/RW
(12 cm, 8 cm)
HDD –
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yVideo mode and nalized only
ySupports the dual layer disc also
Finalized AVCHD format
yDVD±R/RW discs that contain Video, Audio or
Photo les.
yISO 9660+JOLIET, UDF and UDF Bridge format
VR mode and nalized only
Audio CD
yCD-R/RW discs that contain Video, Audio or
Photo les.
yISO 9660+JOLIET, UDF and UDF Bridge format
Titles recorded via this unit
Note –
Caution –
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Indicates special notes and operating features.
Indicates cautions for preventing possible damages
from abuse.
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 specic media.
Regional Code
This unit has a regional code printed on the rear of the unit. This unit can play only DVD discs labelled same
as the rear of the unit or “ALL”.
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Note
,
yDepending on the conditions of the
recording equipment 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.
yDo not attach any seal or label to either side
(the labeled side or the recorded side) of a
disc.
yDo not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g.,
heart-shaped or octagonal). Doing so may
result in malfunctions.
yDepending on the recording software & the
nalization, some recorded discs (CD-R/RW,
DVD±R/RW) may not be playable.
yDVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and CD-R/RW discs
recorded using a personal computer or a
DVD or CD Recorder may not play if the
disc is damaged or dirty, or if there is dirt or
condensation on the Recorder’s lens.
yIf you record a disc using a personal
computer, even if it is recorded in a
compatible format, there are cases in which
it may not play because of the settings of
the application software used to create the
disc. (Check with the software publisher for
more detailed information.)
yThis player requires discs and recordings to
meet certain technical standards in order
to achieve optimal playback quality. Prerecorded DVDs are automatically set to
these standards. There are many dierent
types of recordable disc formats (including
CD-R containing MP3 or WMA les) and
these require certain pre-existing conditions
to ensure compatible playback.
yCustomers should note that permission
is required in order to download MP3 /
WMA les and music from the Internet.
Our company has no right to grant such
permission. Permission should always be
sought from the copyright owner.
Compatibility Notes
yViewing high-denition content and up-
converting standard DVD content may require a
HDMI-capable input or HDCP-capable DVI input
on your display device.
ySome DVD discs may restrict the use of some
operation commands or features.
yYou can use a USB device that is used to store
some disc related information. The disc you are
using will control how long this information is
retained.
AVCHD (Advanced Video
Codec High Definition)
yThis player can playback AVCHD format discs.
These discs are normally recorded and used in
camcorders.
yThe AVCHD format is a high denition digital
video camera format.
yThe MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is capable of
compressing images at higher eciency than
the conventional image compressing format.
ySome AVCHD discs use the “x.v.Color” format.
yThis player can playback AVCHD discs using
“x.v.Color” format.
ySome AVCHD format discs may not be played,
depending on the recording condition.
yAVCHD format discs need to be nalized.
y“x.v.Color” oers a wider colour range than
normal DVD camcorder discs.
System Requirements
For high denition video playback:
yHigh denition display that has HDMI input jacks.
yHDMI or HDCP capable DVI input on your display
device is required for some content (as specied
by disc authors).
yFor up-conversion of standard denition DVD, a
HDMI or HDCP capable DVI input on your display
device is required for copy-protected content.
For Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD audio
playback:
yAn amplier/receiver with a built-in (Dolby
Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD or DTS).
yMain, centre, surround speakers and subwoofer
as necessary for chosen format.
For CI+ CAM, It takes more than 3 minutes to
authenticate at the rst time.
If you are using more 2 CI+ CAM, there could be
a failure in authentication when you change CI+
CAM, (It is a normal operation).
Please insert CAM again when the failure is
occurred.
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Recordable Discs
DVD-R/ DVD+R(DL):
-Format is available (only 1 time),
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with UDF type
-Record is available over and over
(Multi-session is supported)
-You may need to nalize a disc to
play it with dierent unit. Once a
disc is nalized, you can‘t record
any more.
DVD-RW/ DVD+RW:
-Format is available repeatedly,
with UDF type
-Record is available over and over
(Single-session is supported).
Recommended recordable DVD
discs
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD+R
DVD+R(DL)
DVD+RW
Mitsubishi (8x, 16x), Verbatim
(8x, 16x)
Mitsubishi (8x, 16x), Verbatim
(8x, 16x), JVC (4x), Maxell (4x)
Mitsubishi (8x, 16x), Verbatim
(8x, 16x)
Verbatim (8x, 4x), MKM (8x, 4x),
CMC (4x), RITEK (4x)
Mitsubishi (8x, 16x), HP (4x),
Verbatim (4x), Ricoh (4x)
Note
,
yIf a DVD-RW/DVD+RW discs is recorded
using a personal computer or other DVD
recorder, you cannot format the disc using
this recorder. So if you want to use the disc
on this recorder, you must format the disc
using the original recorder.
yWhile recording, in case of DVD-R/+R disc,
there may be noise from the unit. But it is
not a problem.
yRecordable DVD is used only for Recorded
Title Copy.
yRecorded Title is copied as TS Format File to
Recordable DVD. So Disc copied on this unit
may not played on other player or recorder.
File compatibility
Overall
Available File extensions: “.jpg”, “.jpeg”, “.png”, “.avi”,
“.divx ”, “.mpg”, “.mpeg”, “.mkv ”, “.mp4”, “.ts”, “.mp3”, “.wma”,
“.m4a”
yThe le name is limited to 128 characters.
yDepending on the size and number of the les, it
may take several minutes to read the contents on
the media.
Maximum Files/Folder: Less than 2000 (total
number of les and folders)
CD-R/RW, DVD±R/RW:
ISO 9660+JOLIET, UDF and UDF Bridge format
MOVIE
Available resolution: 1920 x 1080 (W x H) pixels
Playable subtitle: SubRip (.srt / .txt), SAMI (.smi),
SubStation Alpha (.ssa/.txt), MicroDVD (.sub/.txt),
SubViewer 1.0 (.sub), SubViewer 2.0 (.sub/.txt), DVD
Subtitle System (.txt), TMPlayer (.txt)
Playable Codec format: “DIVX 3.11”, “DIVX4”, “DIVX5”,
“DIVX6”, “MPEG4 PART2”, “MPEG4 VISUAL”
“XVID” (Standard playback only), H.264/MPEG-4 AVC,
MPEG2 PS, MPEG2 TS
y“DIVX3”, “DIVX4”, “DIVX5”, “DIVX6”, “XVID”, “MPEG4
PART2”, “MPEG4 VISUAL” : Less than 720 x 576
(resolution) and 5Mpbs (Bitrate)
Playable Audio format: “Dolby Digital”, “DTS”, “MP3”,
“WMA”, “AAC”
yNot all the WMA and AAC Audio formats are
compatible with this unit.
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yMPEG2 Audio Codec are not supported on this
unit.
yDTS is only available when this unit is connected
to the equipment supporting DTS.
Sampling frequency: within 32 - 48 kHz (WMA),
within 32 - 48 kHz (MP3)
Bit rate: within 20 - 320 kbps (WMA),
within 32 - 320 kbps (MP3)
Note
,
yHD movie les contained on the CD or USB
1.0/1.1 may not be played properly. DVD or
USB 2.0 are recommended to play back HD
movie les.
yThis unit supports H.264/MPEG-4 AVC prole
Main, High at Level 4.1.
yThis unit does not support the le that
are recorded with GMC
are video encoding techniques in MPEG4
standard, like DivX or XVID.
*1 GMC – Global Motion Compensation
*2 Qpel – Quarter pixel
yHD movie les that need high performance
playback could react slowly.
yThe total playback time indicated on the
screen may not be correct for .ts les.
1
or Qpel
*
2
. Those
*
PNG File
y64bits : Less than 1M pixel, Max width 4096 pixel
y32bits : Less than 2M pixel, Max width 4096 pixel
Note
,
Depending on the size and number of the
JPEG les, it may take several minutes to read
the contents of the media.
Thumbnail image:
JPG File : Less than 16M pixel, Max width 6000 pixel
PNG File : Less than 16M pixel, Max width 4096 pixel
yThis unit just supports Baseline JPG and 32bits
PNG in thumbnail.
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MUSIC
Sampling frequency: between 8 - 48 kHz (WMA),
within 32 kHz - 48 kHz (MP3)
Bit rate: between 32 - 320 kbps (MP3) and
between 8 - 320 kbps (WMA)
Note
,
The total playback time indicated on the
screen may not be correct for VBR les.
PHOTO
Recommended size:
JPG File
yBaseline JPG : Less than 16M pixel, Max width
6000 pixel
yProgressive JPG : Less than 4M pixel,
Max width 6000 pixel
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