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 enclosure that may be of
sucient 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 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
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.
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.
Copyrights
It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show,
broadcast via cable, play in public, or rent
copyrighted material without permission. This
product features the copy protection function
developed by Macrovision. Copy protection signals
are recorded on some discs. When recording and
playing the pictures of these discs picture noise
will appear. This 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 Macrovision, and is intended for
home and other limited viewing uses only unless
otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse
engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
CONSUMERS 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 525 OR 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 525p AND 625p UNIT, PLEASE CONTACT
OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.
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)
2 Safety Information
6 Unique Features
6 Accessories
6 Introduction
6 – Playable Discs
6 – About the & Symbol Display
7 – Symbol Used in this Manual
7 – Regional Codes
7 Playable file Requirement
7 – Compatible USB Devices
7 – USB device requirement
8 – MP3/ WMA music file requirement
8 – Photo file requirement
8 – DivX file requirement
9 Remote control
10 Front panel
10 Rear panel
2 Connecting
11 Connecting to speakers
11 – Attaching the speakers to the unit
11 Video Connection
12 Optional Equipment Connection
12 – USB Connection
12 – PORT. IN Connection
13 Adjust the Setup settings
13 – OSD Initial language settings -
Optional
13 – To display and exit the Setup Menu
13 – LANGUAGE
14 – DISPLAY
14 – AUDIO
14 – LOCK (Parental Control)
15 – OTHERS
3 Operating
16 Basic Operations
16 – Disc/USB Operations
17 Other Operations
17 – Displaying Disc Information on-screen
17 – To display the DVD Menu
17 – To display the DVD title
17 – Selecting a subtitle language
17 – 1.5 times speed playback
18 – Starting play from selected
time
18 – Last Scene Memory
18 – Changing the character set to display
DivX® subtitle correctly - optional
18 – Creating your own program
18 – Viewing a PHOTO file
19 – Viewing a PHOTO file as a slide show
19 – Sleep Timer Setting
19 – Turning off the sound temporarily
19 – Screen Saver
19 – System Select - Optional
19 – Displaying file information
(ID3 TAG)
20 Radio Operations
20 – Listening to the radio
20 – Presetting the Radio Stations
20 – Deleting all the saved stations
20 – Improving poor FM reception
21 Sound adjustment
21 – Setting the surround mode
21 Advanced Operations
21 – Listening to music from your external
Please check and identify the supplied accessories.
Remote Control (1)Battery (1)
Video cable (1)
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+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 & 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.
CLEAR : Removes a track
number on the Program List.
• • • • • • d • • • • •
0 to 9 numerical buttons :
Selects numbered options in a
menu.
SUBTITLE(]) : During
playback, press SUBTITLE (])
repeatedly to select a desired
subtitle language.
PROG./MEMO. : On the CD/USB
mode, you can make your own
playlist.
On FM mode, you can save
radio stations.
TV Control buttons : Controls
the TV. (LG TV only)
Controlling the TV.
You can control the sound
level, input source, and
power switching of LG TVs as
well. Hold 1 (POWER) and
press PR/CH (+/–) button
repeatedly until the TV turns
on or o.
To connect the cable to the unit, press each plastic
nger pad to open the connection terminals on the
unit. Insert the wire and release the nger pad.
Connect the black stripe of each wire to the
terminals marked - (minus) and the other end to
the terminals marked + (plus).
Caution
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The speakers contain magnet parts, so color
irregularity may occur on the TV screen or PC
monitor screen. Please use the speakers far
away from either TV screen or PC monitor.
Video Connection
Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the unit to the
video in jack on the TV using a video cable.
By using the Setup menu, you can make various
adjustments to items such as picture and sound.
You can also set a language for the subtitles and
the Setup menu, among other things. For details on
each Setup menu item.
OSD Initial language settings
- Optional
When using this unit for the rst time, the initial
language setup menu appears on your TV screen.
You must complete initial language selection
before using the unit. English will be selected as the
initial language.
1. Press POWER (1) to turn the unit on.
The language setup menu will appear on the
screen.
2. Use
W/S/A/D
press ENTER (b).
The conrm menu will appear.
3. Use
A/D
ENTER (b) to nish the language setup.
To display and exit the Setup
Menu
1. Select the DVD/CD or USB function by pressing
FUNCTION.
2. Press SETUP.
Displays the [SETUP] Menu.
3. Press SETUP or RETURN (
[SETUP] Menu.
to select a language then
to select [Enter] then press
) to exit in the
x
About help menu for Setup
MenuButtons Operation
w/s
Move
a
Prev.
d
Select
x
Close
b
Enter
W/S
A
D
RETURN
(x)
ENTER (b) To conrm menu.
Moving to another
menu.
Moving to previous
level.
Moving to next level
or selecting menu.
To exit the [Setup]
menu.
LANGUAGE
OSD
Select a language for the Setup menu and then on
screen display.
Disc Audio/Disc Subtitle/Disc Menu
Select the language you prefer for the audio track
(disc audio), subtitles, and the disc menu.
[Original]
Refers to the original language in which the disc
was recorded.
[Other]
To select another language, press numeric
buttons and then ENTER (b)to enter the
corresponding 4-digit number according to the
language code list on the page 26. If you enter the
wrong language code, press CLEAR.
Select which screen aspect to use based on the
shape of your TV screen.
[4:3]
Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected.
2
Connecting
[16:9]
Select when a 16:9 wide TV is connected.
Display Mode
The Display Mode setting works only when the TV
Aspect mode is set to 4:3.
[Letterbox]
This displays a wide screen picture with black
bands at the top and bottom of the screen.
[Panscan]
This lls the entire 4:3 screen, cropping the
picture as necessary.
AUDIO
DRC (Dynamic Range Control)
Make the sound clear when the volume is turned
down (Dolby Digital only). Set to [On] for this eect.
Vocal
Select [On] to mix karaoke channels into normal
stereo.
This function is eective for multi-channel karaoke
DVDs only.
LOCK (Parental Control)
Initial Setting of the Area Code
When you use this unit for the rst time, you have
to set the Area Code as shown below.
1. Select the [Lock] menu and then press D.
2. Press D.
To access the [Lock] options, you must input the
password you have created. Input a password
and press ENTER (b). Enter it again and press
ENTER (b) to verify. If you make a mistake
before pressing ENTER (b), press CLEAR.
3. Select the rst character using
4. Press D and select the second character using
5. Press ENTER (b) to conrm your Area code
buttons.
W/S
selection.
Rating
Blocks playback of rated DVDs based on their
contents. Not all discs are rated.
1. Select [Rating] on the [Lock] menu then press
.
D
2. Input a password and press ENTER (b).
3. Select a rating from 1 to 8 using the
buttons.
[Rating 1-8]
Rating one (1) has the most restrictions and
rating eight (8) is the least restrictive.
[Unlock]
If you select unlock, parental control is not active
and the disc plays in full.
1. Select [Password] on the [Lock] menu and then
press D.
2. Input a password and press ENTER (b).
To change the password, press ENTER (b)
when the [Change] option is highlighted. Input
a password and press ENTER (b). Enter it again
and press ENTER (b) to verify.
3. Press SETUP to exit the menu.
Note
,
If you forget your password, you can clear it
using the following steps:
1. Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.
2. Input the 6-digit number “210499” and press
ENTER(b). The password is cleared.
Area Code
Enter the code of the area whose standards were
used to rate the DVD video disc, based on the list
on page 27.
1. Select [Area Code] on the [Lock] menu then
press D.
2. Input a password and press ENTER (b).
3. Select the rst character using
4. Press D and select the second character using
5. Press ENTER (b) to conrm your Area code
buttons.
W/S
selection.
W/S
buttons.
OTHERS
DivX(R) Registration
We provide you with the DivX® VOD (Video On
Demand) registration code that allows you to rent
and purchase videos using the DivX® VOD service.
For more information, visit www.divx.com/vod.
Press ENTER (b) and you can view the registration
code of the unit.