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Getting Started Safety Information CAUTION: Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. CAUTION Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK the product and to protect it from over heating.
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Getting Started This device is equipped with a portable battery or y Under the U.S. Copyright laws and Copyright accumulator. laws of other countries, unauthorized recording, use, display, distribution, or revision of television How to Safely remove the batteries or the programs, videotapes, BD-ROM discs, DVDs, CDs battery pack from the equipment: To Remove the and other materials may subject you to civil and/or...
Table of Contents Table of Contents Operating Home Menu Display – Using [HOME] menu Playing the Linked Devices Getting Started – Playing a disc Safety Information – Playing Blu-ray 3D disc Introduction – Playing a file on Disc/USB device – Playable Discs and symbols used in this –...
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Table of Contents Troubleshooting Troubleshooting – General – Network – Picture – Customer support – OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE NOTICE INFORMATION Appendix Controlling a TV with the Supplied Remote Control – Setting up the remote to control your TV Network Software Update –...
Getting Started Introduction Playable Discs and symbols used in this manual Media/Term Logo Symbol Description y Ultra HD BD-ROM format. y Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented. y “Blu-ray 3D” discs and “Blu-ray 3D ONLY” discs. Blu-ray y BD-R/RE discs that are recorded in BDAV format.
[Mastered] in order to make the discs compatible with the LG players when formatting rewritable discs. When setting the option to Live System, you cannot use it on LG player. (Mastered/Live File System : Disc format system for windows Vista)
Getting Started Remote Control • • • • • • • • a • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • d • • • • • • • 1 (POWER) : Switches the player Colored (R, G, Y, B) buttons : Use ON or OFF.
Getting Started Front Panel a Disc Tray c Power Indicator b R (Open/Close) d USB Port Disc Tray Open / Close Connect a USB device. T (Play/Pause) Starts / Pauses playback I (Stop) Stops playback 1 (Standby) Power On / Off Rear Panel a LAN port c OPTICAL AUDIO OUT...
Connecting Connecting to Your TV Additional Information for HDMI y When you connect a HDMI or DVI compatible If you have a HDMI TV or monitor, you can connect it device make sure of the following: to this player using a HDMI cable (Type A, High Speed - Try switching off the HDMI/DVI device and this HDMI™...
[Auto]. Some functions of this unit are controlled by the TV’ s remote control when this unit and LG TV’ s with y If you select a resolution that your TV does SIMPLINK are connected through HDMI connection.
Connecting Connecting to an Connecting to an Amplifier via HDMI Output Amplifier Connect the player’ s HDMI OUT (HDMI OUT TO TV) jack to the corresponding in jack on your amplifier Make one of the following connections, depending on using a HDMI cable. the capabilities of your existing equipment.
Connecting Connecting to an Amplifier via Digital Audio Output Connect the player’ s OPTICAL AUDIO OUT jack to the corresponding in jack on your amplifier using a optical digital audio cable. Rear of the unit Optical cable Receiver/Amplifier You will need to activate the player’ s digital output. (See “[AUDIO] Menu”...
Connecting Connecting to your Home Network Broadband service This player can be connected to a local area network (LAN) via the LAN port on the rear panel. By connecting the unit to a broadband home network, you have access to services such as software updates, and BD-Live interactivity.
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Connecting 1. Select [Connection Setting] option in the 2. Select [Next] and press ENTER (b) to apply [Settings] menu then press ENTER (b). network settings. 2. Read the preparations for the network settings and then press ENTER (b) while [Start] is highlighted.
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Connecting Notes on Network Connection y A DSL modem is required to use DSL service and a cable modem is required to use cable modem y Many network connection problems during set service. Depending on the access method of and up can often be fixed by re-setting the router or subscriber agreement with your ISP, you may not modem.
System Setting Initial Setup 4. Select [Next] and press ENTER (b). 5. Check all the settings that you have set in the previous steps. When you turn on the unit for the first time, the initial setup wizard appears on the screen. Set the display language and network settings on the initial setup wizard.
System Setting Settings [NETWORK] Menu The [NETWORK] settings are needed to use the software update, and BD-Live. Adjust the Setup Settings Connection Setting You can change the settings of the player in the If your home network environment is ready [Settings] menu.
System Setting [DISPLAY] Menu Resolution Sets the output resolution of the HDMI video signal. TV Aspect Ratio Refer to page 11 for details about the resolution setting. Select a TV aspect ratio option according to your TV type. [Auto] [4:3 Letter Box] If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to TVs providing display information (EDID), Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected.
System Setting [LANGUAGE] Menu HDMI Color Setting Select the type of output from the HDMI OUT jack. Display Menu For this setting, please refer to the manuals of your display device. Select a language for the [Settings] menu and on- screen display.
System Setting [AUDIO] Menu Sampling Freq. (Digital Audio Output) Each disc has a variety of audio output options. Set the player’ s Audio options according to the type of [48 kHz] audio system you use. Select this if your A/V Receiver or Amplifier Note is not capable of handling 192 kHz and 96 Since many factors affect the type of audio...
System Setting [LOCK] Menu DVD Rating Blocks playback of rated DVD based on their content. The [LOCK] settings affect only BD-ROM and DVD (Not all discs are rated.) playback. To access the any features in [LOCK] settings, you [Rating 1-8] must enter the 4-digit security code you have Rating one (1) has the most restrictions and created.
System Setting [OTHERS] Menu Software [Information] Auto Power Off Displays the current software version. The screen saver appears when you leave the player [OSS Notice] in Stop mode for about 5 minutes. If you set this option to [On], the unit automatically turns off within LGE Open Source Software Notice is displayed.
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System Setting Note [CC Mode] y On disc jacket or description page, a CC logo (When [CC Type] is selected to [Digital]) will appear if closed captioning is supported. Selects the closed caption mode between y Some disc support closed caption function, [Custom] and [Auto].
Operating Home Menu Display Playing the Linked Devices Using [HOME] menu The home menu appears when you press HOME ( Playing a disc Use a/d to select a category and press ENTER (b). erot 1. Press B (OPEN/CLOSE), and place a disc on the disc tray.
Operating Playing Blu-ray 3D disc Playing a file on Disc/USB device This player can play the Blu-ray 3D discs which This player can play video, audio and photo files contains separate views for the left and right eyes. contained in the disc or USB device. 1.
Operating Playing a file on Android device Notes on USB device y This player supports USB flash drive/external HDD formatted in FAT32 and NTFS when accessing This player can play video, audio and photo files files (music, photo, movie). However, for BD-Live, contained in Android device.
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Operating Notes on Connecting Android device y This unit can support only MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) Android (4.0 or later is recommended) devices. y Do not extract Android device during operation (play, etc.). y Video, audio and photo files can be played. For details of playing each file type, refer to the relevant pages.
Operating General Playback Basic operations for photo content Basic operations for video and To play a slide show audio content Press z (PLAY) to start slide show. To stop a slide show To stop playback Press Z (STOP) while slide show. Press Z (STOP) during playback.
Operating Resume playback Last Scene Memory eroyt This unit memorizes the last scene from the last disc that is viewed. The last scene remains in memory The unit records the point where you pressed the Z even if you remove the disc from the unit or switch (STOP) depending on the disc.
Operating On-Screen Display Displaying content information on- screen You can display and adjust various information and eroy settings about the content. 1. During playback, press INFO/MENU (m). 2. Select an [Option] using a/d, and press To control video playback ENTER (b). eroy You can control playback and set options while watching videos.
Operating Note Setting the slide show option y If no button is pressed for a few seconds, the You can use various options during viewing a photo on-screen display disappears. in full screen. y A title number cannot be selected on some 1.
Operating Advanced Playback Repeating a specific portion eroty This player can repeat a portion you have selected. Repeat playback 1. During playback, press REPEAT (h). erotu 2. Select [A-B], and press ENTER (b). 3. Press ENTER (b) at the beginning of the portion you wish to repeat.
Operating Selecting a subtitle language Watching from a different angle eroy 1. During playback, press INFO/MENU (m). If the disc contains scenes recorded at different camera angles, you can change to a different camera 2. Select an [Option] using a/d, and press angle during playback.
Operating Changing subtitle Code Page Changing the Picture Mode eroy If the subtitle is displayed in broken letter, you can You can change the [Picture mode] option during change the subtitle code page to view the subtitle playback. file properly. 1.
Operating Viewing content information Selecting a subtitle file The player can display the content information. If the subtitle file name is different from the video file name, you need to select the subtitle file on the 1. Select a file using w/s/a/d. [Movie] menu before playing the movie.
Operating Listening to music during slide Playing file encoded in 3D show This function allows you to play 3D content in case of file encoded in 3D. You can display photo files while listening to audio 1. During playback, press INFO/MENU (m). files.
Operating Advanced Features Enjoying BD-Live™ BD-ROM supporting BD-Live that has a network extension function allows you to enjoy more functions such as downloading new movie trailers by connecting this unit to the internet. 1. Check the network connection and settings (page 14).
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting General Symptom Cause & Solution The unit does not work properly. y Turn off the power of this unit and the connected external device (TV, Woofer, DVD-player, Amplifier, etc.) and turn it on again. y Disconnect the power cord of this unit and the connected external device (TV, Woofer, DVD-player, Amplifier, etc.) and then try connecting again.
Troubleshooting Network Symptom Cause & Solution BD-Live feature does not work. y The connected USB storage may not have enough space. Connect the USB storage with at least 1GB free space. y Ensure that the unit is correctly connected to the local area network and can access the internet (page 14).
In addition to the source code, all referred license terms, warranty disclaimers and copyright notices are available for download. LG Electronics will also provide open source code to you on CD-ROM for a charge covering the cost of performing such distribution (such as the cost of media, shipping, and handling) upon email request to opensource@lge.com.
Appendix Controlling a TV with Setting up the remote to control your TV the Supplied Remote You can operate your TV with the supplied remote Control control. If your TV is listed in the table below, set the appropriate manufacturer code. You can control your TV using the buttons below.
Appendix Network Software Software update You can update the player using the latest software Update to enhance the products operation and/or add new features. You can update the software by connecting the unit directly to the software update server. Network update notification Note From time to time, performance improvements y Before updating the software in your player,...
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Note The Software Update function may not work properly depending on your internet environment. In this case, you can obtain the latest software from the authorized LG Electronics Service Center then update your player. Refer to “Customer Support” on page...
Appendix Additional Information File requirement Video files File Audio Codec Format Subtitle Extension Format “ .avi”, “ .mpg”, “ .mpeg”, “ .mkv”, XVID, MPEG1 SS, H.264/ Dolby Digital, SubRip (.srt / .txt), SAMI (.smi), “ .mp4”, “ .asf”, .m4v” (DRM MPEG-4 AVC, MPEG2 PS, DTS, MP3, SubStation Alpha (.ssa/.txt),...
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Appendix Photo files File Recommended Note Extension Size “ .jpg”, “ .jpeg”, “ .png”, Less than 4,000 x 3,000 x 24 bit/pixel Progressive and lossless compression “ .gif”, “ .mpo”, “ .jps” Less than 3,000 x 3,000 x 32 bit/pixel photo image files are not supported.
Appendix Note Note y The file name is limited to 180 characters. y A “avi” file which is encoded “WMV 9 codec” is not supported. y Maximum files/Folder: Less than 2000 (total number of files and folders) y This player supports UTF-8 files even it contains Unicode subtitle content.
Appendix Certain system requirements Compatibility notes For high definition video playback: y Because BD-ROM is a new format, certain disc, digital connection and other compatibility issues y High definition display that has HDMI input jack. are possible. If you experience compatibility y BD-ROM disc with high definition content.
Appendix Area Code List Choose an area code from this list. Area Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Afghanistan Fiji Monaco Singapore Argentina Finland Mongolia Slovak Republic Australia France Morocco Slovenia Austria Germany Nepal South Africa Great Britain Netherlands South Korea Belgium Spain...
Appendix Language Code List Use this list to input your desired language for the following initial settings: [Disc Audio], [Disc Subtitle] and [Disc Menu]. Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Lithuanian 7684 Sindhi 8368 Afar 6565 French 7082 Singhalese 8373 Afrikaans...
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Appendix Cinavia Notice This product uses Cinavia technology to limit the use of unauthorized copies of some commercially- produced film and videos and their soundtracks. When a prohibited use of an unauthorized copy is detected, a message will be displayed and playback or copying will be interrupted.
Appendix Specifications General Power requirements Refer to main label. Power consumption Refer to main label. Approx. 430 mm x 45.5 mm x 205 mm Dimensions (W x H x D) (16.9 inch x 1.7 inch x 8.0 inch) Operating temperature 5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F) Operating humidity 5 % - 90 %...
Appendix Maintenance Notes on discs Handling discs Handling the unit Do not touch the playback side of the disc. Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints do not get on the surface. Never stick paper or tape on the disc. When shipping the unit Please save the original shipping carton and packing Storing discs...