Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and
you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the
area/region in which you are making a copy. Copying of copyright
material such as fi lms or music is unlawful unless permitted by a
legal exception or consented to by the rights owner.
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that
is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other
intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and
other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology
must be authorised by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended
for home and other limited viewing uses only, unless otherwise
authorised by Macrovision corporation. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibited.
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE NOTICE
This unit includes the following open source software:
Zlib compression library developed by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark
Adler. Copyright (C) 1995-2005 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler.
Doubly Linked List licensed by Artistic license.
You can download this software from http://freshmeat.net/
projects/linklist/.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
Dolby and the D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories.
REGIONAL CODES
This unit has a regional code printed on the
rear of the unit and can play only DVD discs
labelled with the same code as on the rear of
the unit or “ALL”.
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. If you try to play a DVD
with a different regional code from the unit, the message
“Incorrect region code. Can’t play back” appears on the
TV screen.
DISPOSAL OF YOUR OLD UNIT
The wheeled bin symbol means the unit and remote
control is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.
DO NOT dispose of this unit with normal household waste,
take to a local authority recycling centre.
Dispose of packaging correctly after installation
This product is manufactured to comply with EMC
Directive 2004/108/EC and Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC.
European representative:
LG Electronics Service Europe B.V.
Veluwezoom 15, 1327 AE Almere, The Netherlands
(Tel : +31-036-547-8940)
Power requirements: AC 200-240V, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption: 30W
Dimensions (approx.): 430 X 49 X 275 mm (w x h x d) without foot
Net weight (approx.): 4 kg
Operating temperature: 5°C to 35°C
Operating humidity: 5 % to 65 %
Television system
Analogue: PAL I, B/G, I/I, SECAM D/K, K1, colour system
Digital: DVB-T Standard Compliant
Recording format PAL
RECORDING
Recording format DVD Video Recording, DVD-VIDEO
Recordable media HDD (RHT497H: 160GB, RHT498H: 250GB,
This unit can play and record all widely-used DVD types. The table below shows some specifi c compatability differences depending on the disc types.
The table below shows the fi le formats and media types that this unit can playback.
DVD – Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented.
Audio CD – Music CDs or CD-R/RWs in music CD format that can be purchased.
Data disc (DivX, JPEG, MP3 or WMA) – Discs that contain DivX, JPEG, MP3 or WMA fi les.
LG Electronics U.K. Ltd. will provide the following services in
order to expedite this Guarantee.
1. All faulty components which fail due to defective manufacture
will be replaced free of charge for a period of 12 months from
the original date of purchase.
2. The dealer (or his service agent) who sold the product will
be reimbursed for any labour provided in the repair of this LG
equipment, for a period of 12 months from the original date of
purchase.
These claims must be made in accordance with the published
scale of service charges and relevant claims procedure.
PLEASE NOTE
A. The dealer may restrict the guarantee to the original purchaser.
B. The dealer is not obliged to carry out service under guarantee
if unauthorised modifi cations are made to the apparatus, or if
non standard components are used or if the serial number of the
apparatus is removed, defaced, misused, or altered.
C. Any claims made under guarantee must be directed to the
dealer from whom the equipment was originally purchased. The
dealer may, before carrying out service under guarantee, require
a receipted account as evidence of the date of purchase.
D. We respectfully point out that your dealer is not obligated to
replace batteries if they become exhausted or worn in use.
E. Aerial alignment and consumer control adjustments are not
covered by this guarantee.
This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights.
REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN WARRANTY COVERAGE:
RETAIN YOUR RECEIPT TO PROVE DATE OF PURCHASE.
A COPY OF YOUR RECEIPT MUST BE SURRENDERED AT
THE TIME GUARANTEE SERVICE IS PROVED.
Product Registration Card: Complete at least your name,
address, phone, model & serial numbers and return it. This will
enable LG to assist you in the future should you lose your receipt,
your unit is stolen, or should modifi cations be necessary.
For help call Customer Service Centre 0870 873 5454
Monday – Friday 9.00am - 4.30pm LG House, 250 Bath Road,
Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4DX
Before purchasing this unit, please ensure that you can receive a
digital TV transmission signal in your area.
Please be aware that not all high defi nition TVs are fully compatible
with this unit. For TVs with 625 progressive scan problems, switch to
a standard defi nition (576i, 576p).
Please contact our customer service centre if you have
any questions regarding TV compatibility issues.
POWER: This unit operates on a mains supply of 200-240V~, 50/60Hz.
WARNING: This unit is supplied with a BSI 1363 approved 13 amp mains
plug, fused at 5 amp. When replacing the fuse always use a 5 amp BS 1362, BSI or ASTA
approved type. 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 fi 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
If any other plug is fi tted, use a 5 amp fuse, either in the plug, or at the distribution board.
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.
or coloured green or green and yellow.
BOX CONTENTS:
DVD and HDD recorder (1), Scart cable (1), RF cable (1),
Remote control (1), Battery (1).
Design and specifi cations are subject to change without notice.
QUICK START
Introducing your LG recorder and remote control 8
Connecting your LG recorder 10
Auto set-up, playing a disc 12
Accessing Freeview+ & The Digital EPG 12
Recording 13
MAIN GUIDE
Terms and tips 14
HDMI connection 14
Connecting a Pay-TV decoder / BSKYB / VCR 15
Connecting a digital camcorder 16
Digital audio connection 16
Adjust settings 18
General settings 19
Language settings 21
Parental lock settings 22
Recording settings 24
Disc settings 26
Software update & system information 27
Viewing TV 28
Recording 29
Using other media types 30
Playback from disc 32
Editing recorded content 35
Copying and moving fi les, folders and titles 39
Remove the battery cover on the rear of the Remote
Control, and insert one AAA size battery with
+ and - matched correctly.
1
2
3
4
POWER: Switches the unit ON or OFF.
DVD: Selects DVD mode
HDD: Selects HDD mode.
OPEN/CLOSE: Operates the DVD disc tray.
0-9 Numerical Buttons: Selects numbered options
in a menu.
1
REC [ ]: Starts recording. Press repeatedly to set
the recording time.
AV/INPUT: Changes the input source (Tuner, AV1-3,
or DV IN).
TV Control Buttons: You can control the sound level,
input source, and switch your TV on and off.
SCAN [ ]: Search backwards or forwards.
SKIP [ ]: Go to next or previous
chapter/track/fi le.
PAUSE/STEP [ ]: Pause playback or recording
2
temporarily.
PLAY [ ]: Starts playback.
STOP [ ]: Stops playback or recording.
HOME [
MENU/LIST: Displays the menu on a DVD disc
or switches between Title List-Original and Title
3
List-Playlist menu.
(left/right/up/down):
Used to navigate on-screen displays.
]Activates the HOME menu.
OK [ ] : Confi rms menu selection.
BACK [ ]: Removes the on-screen displays.
INFO (i): Accesses on-screen Display.
GUIDE: Displays the EPG menu.
3
PR [+/-]: Scans up or down through
memorised channels.
PR LIST: Displays the program list menu.
Coloured Buttons: Used when an EPG screen is
displayed or when digital text service is in use. The
function of each coloured button will be described
on-screen.
REPEAT: Repeat sequence, chapter, track, title, all.
TITLE: Displays the disc’s title menu, if available.
MARKER: Selects multiple fi les/titles on the list.
CLEAR: Removes a track number on the
program list.
AUDIO [
4
or audio channel.
FAV: Displays the favourite program list.
SUBTITLE: Selects a subtitle language.
TEXT: Switches between digital text mode
and normal TV viewing.
TIMESHIFT: Activates pause live TV/playback
(timeshift) for a live TV program.
TV/DVD: Press to switch between ‘TV mode’, in which
you can operate the picture and sound from the TV,
and ‘DVD mode’, in which you can operate the picture
and sound from the unit.
1. CONNECT AERIAL TO HDD/DVD RECORDER 3. CONNECT HDD/DVD RECORDER TO TV
Connect terrestrial TV aerial to the ‘ANTENNA IN’ port on the unit. If you
use an indoor aerial, select one with a signal amplifi er rated at 5v, 100mA
and set [Antenna Feed 5V] to [ON] in the set-up menu.
2. ANTENNA CONNECTION TO TV
Connect cable to ‘ANTENNA OUT’ port on the unit and to ‘ANTENNA IN’
port on TV so you can watch the TV without switching the unit on.
SCART CABLE
DO NOT connect or disconnect SCART cable whilst unit or TV is switched on.
SCART cable connections are quick & simple to connect.
Take the supplied SCRAT cable and connect to AV1 SCART port on the
unit. Then connect to an available SCART port on TV.
4. CONNECT MAINS POWER
Connect the power cord to ‘AC IN’ terminal on the unit. Then plug the
power cord into mains socket. Turn POWER ON to the unit and TV.
HDMI connection is the digital replacement to the old SCART standard
and provides the best picture and sound quality as well as being quick and
simple to connect.
Connect to HDMI OUTPUT port on the unit and to HDMI INPUT port on your TV.
You can change the resolution (576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i or 1080p) for the
HDMI output by pressing RES button on the front of the unit repeatedly.
HDMI cable sold separately.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface are
trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.
COMPONENT (Y PB PR) CABLE
A HD connection can also be obtained by using a Component cable.
Connect to COMPONENT OUTPUT port on the unit and to COMPONENT
INPUT port on your TV. Also connect audio cables (Red & White) to
analogue AUDIO OUTPUT port on the unit and to AUDIO INPUT port on TV.
Component cable sold separately.
S-VIDEO CABLES
Connect to S-VIDEO OUTPUT port on the unit and to S-Video INPUT port
on TV. Also connect audio cables (RED & WHITE) to the analogue AUDIO
OUTPUT port on the unit and to AUDIO INPUT port on TV.
When the ‘POWER’ is turned on for the fi rst time or when resetting the unit
the clock will be set and channels tuned automatically.
SELECT LANGUAGE
Use [ ] to select a language
for set-up menu and on-screen display.
Press OK
CHECK CONNECTIONS
Check Aerial connections are good
Press OK [
SET THE CLOCK
Use [ ] to select the
[Clock set] option. Press OK [
[AUTO]: When channel auto search is
completed the actual time and date are
set automatically.
[MANUAL]: Enter the correct date and
time. Press OK [
SELECT SIGNAL
Use [ ] to select signal type then
press the [ ] button to highlight the
[Start] option. Press OK [
[START] option is selected. The tuner
will automatically search for all available
channels in the area and save them.
Press OK [
[ ].
].
] to confi rm settings.
] to fi nish auto set-up.
].
] while
PLAYING A DVD DISC
a. Press the [ ] button on the remote control to open
disc tray. Insert disc.
b. Press the [ ] button on the remote control to close
the disc tray.
c. Most DVD discs will play automatically and you will notice
[Read] in the display window.
d. To stop playback press the [
] button.
e. To restart play back press the [ ] Button.
f. To scan or skip chapters on the disc press the scan [ ]
or skip [ ] buttons.
ACCESSING FREEVIEW & THE DIGITAL EPG
(Electronic Program Guide)
The DIGITAL EPG provides access to scheduled FREEVIEW TV
programs and also contains detailed information about individual
programs. Please note that the units clock must be set to ensure the
correct is displayed.
To access the EPG and view available scheduled Digital TV
programs:
• Press [GUIDE] on remote control to display EPG Menu.
• Use [
• Press [
• Press OK [
• Press [GUIDE] or BACK [
• Use coloured buttons on remote control as indicated.
To view the now & next available scheduled programs listing:
a) Press [GUIDE]. EPG Menu is displayed.
b) Press [Yellow] to display Now/Next menu.
c) Select program to view / for program information.
Never miss your favorite FREEVIEW TV program, Simply record to
Hard Disk using following easy steps.
To set timer from EPG:
a) Press [GUIDE]. EPG Menu is displayed.
b) Press [Yellow] to change EPG to 8 Days menu.
c) Press [
] to select program and date.
d) Press [Red]. Recording options are displayed.
e) Select option.
f) Press OK [
] to confi rm. Timer icon is displayed.
To set the timer to record the entire series of a selected program:
a) Press [GUIDE]. EPG Menu is displayed.
b) Press [Green].
c) Press [
d) Press OK [
e) Select scheduled program using [
] to select date.
] to view schedule for that date.
].
f) Press the Red button.
g) Select Recording series option.
h) Press OK [
]
To cancel recording:
a) Select program.
b) Press [Red].
c) Re-select option.
d) Press OK [
Unit The LG HDD/DVD Recorder
Press Press a [named] button on Unit’s remote control
Select Press [
control to highlight an option
] buttons freely on remote
Set Follow instructions for currently displayed menu to
choose an option
Enter Press buttons on remote control to provide a code,
name or password
Panel Part of the display screen. Many screens have left,
middle and right panels
Accessing menus
Press HOME [
Press BACK [
] on remote control to display fi rst menu
] from any menu to exit menu displays
DISPLAYING SET UP MENU
Displaying Set Up Menu
a) Press HOME [
b) Press [
c) Select SETUP
d) Press OK [
]. First menu is displayed.
] until Easy Menu is displayed
] to display set up menu
HDMI CONNECTION
HDMI cables provide optimal connection that produces better picture
& sound quality than a SCART connection and gives you access to
the HD upscaling features of this unit. You can alter the resolution for
the HDMI output by pressing the RES button on the front of the unit
repeatedly (576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p).
To connect a High Defi nition television or other HDMI enabled device:
a) Check device is compatible with 720(1440)x576i, 720x576p,
1280x720p, 1920x1080i or 1920x1080p video input.
If TV can’t handle 96 kHz sampling frequency:
i Display set up menu (see Displaying Set Up Menu).
ii Select audio options icon in left panel.
iii Select Sampling Freq. from middle panel.
iv Select 48 kHz from right panel.
v Press [OK] to confi rm.
If TV isn’t equipped with Dolby Digital and MPEG decoder:
• Set Dolby Digital and MPEG options to PCM.
If TV isn’t equipped with DTS decoder:
• Set DTS to OFF.
b) Use an HDMI cable (not supplied) to connect HDMI Output port
on Unit to HDMI Input port on TV.
c) Set resolution using RES. button on front panel of Unit.
d) Check device is switched off.
e) Switch off Unit.
f) Switch on device.
g) Wait 30 seconds.
h) Switch on Unit.
COAXIAL ANTENNA FEED 5V
To supply power to connected antenna:
a) If antenna is indoor:
• Ensure signal amplifi er rate is DC 5V, 100mA
b) Display set up menu (see Displaying Set Up Menu)
c) Auto Programming is highlighted. Select Antenna Feed 5V from