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y

The file name is limited to 180 characters. 

 

y

Maximum files/Folder: Less than 2000 (total 
number of files and folders)

 

y

Depending on the size and number of the 
files, it may take several minutes to read the 
contents on the media. 

 

y

The file requirements on page 10 are not 
always compatible. There may be some 
restrictions by file features. 

 

y

This unit cannot support the ID3 Tag 
embedded MP3 file.

 

y

The total playback time of audio files 
indicated on the screen may not correct for 
VBR files.

 

y

HD movie files contained on the CD/DVD or 
USB 1.0/1.1 may not played properly.  
Blu-ray Disc or USB 2.0 are recommended to 
play back HD movie files.

 

y

This player supports H.264/MPEG-4 AVC 
profile Main, High at Level 4.1. For a file 
with higher level, the warning message will 
appear on the screen.

 

y

This player does not support files that are 
recorded with GMC

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1

 or Qpel

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2

.

*1  GMC – Global Motion Compensation
*2  Qpel – Quarter pixel

 

,

Note

 

y

A “avi” file which is encoded “WMV 9 codec” 
is not supported.

 

y

This player supports UTF-8 files even if it 
contains Unicode subtitle contents. This 
player can not support the pure Unicode 
subtitle files.

 

y

Depending on the types of file or ways of 
recording, it may not play back.

 

y

A disc which was recorded by multi-session 
on normal PC is not supported on this 
player.

 

y

To be playback a movie file, movie file name 
and Subtitle file name must be the same.

 

y

If video codec is MPEG2 TS or MPEG2 PS, 
subtitle does not play back.

 

,

Note

AVCHD (Advanced Video 

Codec High Definition)

 

y

This player can playback AVCHD format discs. 
These discs are normally recorded and used in 
camcorders.

 

y

The AVCHD format is a high definition digital 
video camera format.

 

y

The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is capable of 
compressing images at higher efficiency than 
that of the conventional image compressing 
format.

 

y

This player can playback AVCHD discs using 
“x.v.Colour” format.

 

y

Some AVCHD format discs may not play 
depending on the recording condition.

 

y

AVCHD format discs need to be finalized.

 

y

“x.v.Colour” offers a wider colour range than 
normal DVD camcorder discs.

Summary of Contents for 256LG

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL Blu ray Disc DVD Player Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference BP120 P NO MFLxxxxxxxxxxx ...

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Page 3: ...ed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instruction has been adhered to CAUTION CLASS 1M VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS Use of controls adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure CA...

Page 4: ...reat 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 fire or the like CAUTION The apparatus shall ...

Page 5: ...tion technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Rovi and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Rovi Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited y y Under the U S Copyright laws and Copyright laws of other countries unauthorized recording u...

Page 6: ...Setup 20 Adjust the Setup Settings 21 DISPLAY Menu 22 LANGUAGE Menu 23 AUDIO Menu 24 LOCK Menu 25 OTHERS Menu 4 Operating 26 General Playback 26 Using HOME menu 26 Playing a Disc 26 Playing a file on disc USB device 27 Basic operations for video and audio content 27 Basic operations for photo content 27 Using the disc menu 28 Resume playback 28 Last Scene Memory 28 Advanced Playback 28 Repeat Play...

Page 7: ...t 37 Open source software notice 6 Appendix 38 Controlling a TV with the Supplied Remote Control 38 Setting up the remote to control your TV 39 Area Code List 40 Language code List 41 Trademarks and Licenses 43 Audio Output Specifications 45 Specifications 46 Maintenance 46 Handling the Unit 46 Notes on Discs ...

Page 8: ... cm r y y Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented y y Movie mode and finalized only y y Supports the dual layer disc also o Finalized AVCHD format y u i y y DVD R RW discs that contain Movie Music or Photo files y y ISO 9660 JOLIET UDF and UDF Bridge format DVD RW VR 8 cm 12 cm r VR mode and finalized only Audio CD 8 cm 12 cm t Audio CD CD R RW 8 cm 12 cm y u i y y CD R RW discs that ...

Page 9: ...ight owner y y 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 System you cannot use it on LG player Mastered Live File System Disc format system for windows Vista Note About the 7 Symbol Display 7 may appear on your TV display during operation and indicates that the functi...

Page 10: ... SubStation Alpha ssa txt MicroDVD sub txt VobSub sub SubViewer 1 0 sub SubViewer 2 0 sub txt TMPlayer txt DVD Subtitle System txt Music files File Location File Extension Sampling Frequency Bitrate Note Disc USB mp3 wav m4a DRM free flac within 16 48 kHz MP3 within 32 320 kbps MP3 Some wav files are not supported on this player Photo files File Location File Extension Recommended Size Note Disc U...

Page 11: ...el Note y y A avi file which is encoded WMV 9 codec is not supported y y This player supports UTF 8 files even if it contains Unicode subtitle contents This player can not support the pure Unicode subtitle files y y Depending on the types of file or ways of recording it may not play back y y A disc which was recorded by multi session on normal PC is not supported on this player y y To be playback ...

Page 12: ...d DTS HD multi channel audio playback y y An amplifier receiver with a built in Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS or DTS HD decoder y y Main center surround speakers and subwoofer as necessary for chosen format Regional Code This unit has a regional code printed on the rear of the unit This unit can play only BD ROM or DVD discs labelled same as the rear of the unit or ALL System S...

Page 13: ...to the next or previous chapter track file M PAUSE Pauses playback z PLAY Starts playback Z STOP Stops playback c HOME n Displays or exits the Home Menu INFO MENU m Displays or exits On Screen Display Direction buttons Selects an option in the menu ENTER b Acknowledges menu selection BACK 1 Exits the menu or returns to the previous screen DISC MENU Accesses menu on a disc d REPEAT h Repeats a desi...

Page 14: ...tarted 14 Getting Started 1 Front panel a Disc Tray b Display Window c Remote Sensor d B OPEN CLOSE e N PLAY PAUSE f Z STOP g 1 POWER h USB Port Rear panel a AC power cord b HDMI OUT c DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL ...

Page 15: ...t y y Not all HDCP compatible HDMI or DVI devices will work with this player The picture will not be displayed properly with non HDCP device y y If a connected HDMI device does not accept the audio output of the player the HDMI device s audio sound may be distorted or may not output y y When you use HDMI connection you can change the resolution for the HDMI output Refer to Resolution Setting on pa...

Page 16: ...logo as shown above Depending on the disc type or playing status some SIMPLINK operations may differ from your purpose or not work Note Resolution Setting The player provides several output resolutions for HDMI OUT jack You can change the resolution using Setup menu 1 Press HOME n 2 Use a d to select the Setup and press ENTER b The Setup menu appears 3 Use w s to select DISPLAY option then press d...

Page 17: ... 1080p video output frame rate may be automatically set to either 24 Hz or 50 Hz depending both on the capability and preference of the connected TV and based on the native video frame rate of the content on the BD ROM disc Note Connecting to an Amplifier Make one of the following connections depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment y y HDMI Audio connection page 18 y y Digital Aud...

Page 18: ... input jack on your TV using a HDMI cable if your amplifier has HDMI output jack You will need to activate the player s digital output See AUDIO Menu on pages 23 Connecting to an Amplifier via Digital Audio Output Connect the player s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack to the corresponding in jack COAXIAL on your amplifier using an optional digital audio cable Coaxial cable Receiver Amplifier Rear of the unit...

Page 19: ... player supports USB flash drive external HDD formatted in FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS when accessing files music photo movie However for Blu ray contents only FAT16 and FAT32 formats are supported Use the USB flash drive external HDD formatted in either FAT16 or FAT32 when enjoying Blu ray contents y y This unit can support up to 4 partitions of the USB device y y Do not extract the USB device during op...

Page 20: ... Press ENTER b while Finish is highlighted to finish the initial setup settings If there is any settings to be changed use a d to select Previous and press ENTER b Adjust the Setup Settings You can change the settings of the player in the Setup menu 1 Press HOME n 2 Use a d to select the Setup and press ENTER b The Setup menu appears 3 Use w s to select the first setup option and press d to move t...

Page 21: ...e Resolution Sets the output resolution of the HDMI video signal Refer to page 16 for details about the resolution setting Auto If the HDMI OUT jack is connected to TVs providing display information EDID automatically selects the resolution best suited to the connected TV 1080p Outputs 1080 lines of progressive video 1080i Outputs 1080 lines of interlaced video 720p Outputs 720 lines of progressiv...

Page 22: ...n to On for displaying guide LANGUAGE Menu Display Menu Select a language for the Setup menu and on screen display Disc Menu Disc Audio Disc Subtitle 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 Press ENTER b to select another language Use number buttons then press ENTER b to ...

Page 23: ...ted for BD ROM discs with secondary audio and the original audio is outputted for the other discs like BitStream Note Sampling Freq Digital Audio Output 192 kHz Select this if your A V Receiver or Amplifier is capable of handling 192 kHz signals 96 kHz Select this if your A V Receiver or Amplifier is not capable of handling 192 kHz signals When this choice is made this unit automatically converts ...

Page 24: ...he player 2 Select Password option in the Setup menu 3 Use Number buttons to enter 210499 The password is cleared If you make a mistake before pressing ENTER b press CLEAR Then input the correct password Note DVD Rating Blocks playback of rated DVD based on their content Not all discs are rated Rating 1 8 Rating one 1 has the most restrictions and rating eight 8 is the least restrictive Unlock If ...

Page 25: ...te your registration Register Displays the registration code of your player Deregister Deactivate your player and display the deactivation code All the downloaded videos from DivX R VOD with this player s registration code can only be played on this unit Note Auto Power Off The screen saver appears when you leave the player in Stop mode for about five minutes If you set this option to On the unit ...

Page 26: ... y Playback functions described in this manual are not always available with every file and media Some functions can be restricted depending on many factors y y Depending on the BD ROM titles a USB device connection may be needed for the proper playback y y Unfinalized DVD VR format discs may not be played in this player y y Some DVD VR discs are made with CPRM data by DVD RECORDER This unit canno...

Page 27: ... to return to the beginning of the current chapter track file Press C twice briefly to step back to the previous chapter track file Basic operations for photo content To play a slide show Press z PLAY to start slide show To stop a slide show Press Z STOP while slide show To pause a slide show Press M PAUSE while slide show Press z PLAY to re start the slide show To skip to the next previous photo ...

Page 28: ...his function may not work depending on the disc y y On BD ROM discs with BD J the last scene memory function does not work y y This unit does not memorize settings of a disc if you switch off the unit before commencing to play it Note Advanced Playback Repeat Playback erotu y During playback press REPEAT h repeatedly to select a desired repeat mode Blu ray Disc DVD Movie files jA Selected portion ...

Page 29: ...ayer can display the content information 1 Select a file using w s a d 2 Press INFO MENU m to display the option menu 3 Select the Information option using w s and press ENTER b The file information appears on the screen While movie playback you can display the file information by pressing TITLE POPUP The information displayed on the screen may not correct comparing actual content information Note...

Page 30: ... can use various options during viewing a photo in full screen 1 While viewing a photo in full screen press INFO MENU m to display the option menu 2 Select an option using w s a Current photo Total number of photos Use a d to view previous next photo b Slide Show Press ENTER b to start or pause slide show c Music Select Select the background music for the slide show page 31 d Music Press ENTER b t...

Page 31: ...r directory 5 Use d to select OK and press ENTER b to complete music selection On Screen display You can display and adjust various information and settings about the content Displaying content information on screen eroy 1 While playback press INFO MENU m to show various playback information a Title current title number total number of titles b Chapter current chapter number total number of chapte...

Page 32: ...ime in hours minutes and seconds from left to right For example to find a scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds enter 21020 Press a d to skip the playback 60 seconds forward or backward 3 Press ENTER b to start playback from selected time y y This function may not work on some disc or titles Note Selecting a subtitle language eroy 1 During playback press INFO MENU m to display the On Screen d...

Page 33: ... can select the Audio option on the On Screen display directely by pressing AUDIO button Note Watching from a different angle er If the disc contains scenes recorded at different camera angles you can change to a different camera angle during playback 1 During playback press INFO MENU m to display the On Screen display 2 Use w s to select the Angle option 3 Use a d to select desired angle 4 Press ...

Page 34: ...de option while playback 1 During playback press INFO MENU m to display the On Screen display 2 Use w s to select the Picture Mode option 3 Use a d to select desired option 4 Press BACK 1 to exit the On Screen display Setting the User setting option 1 During playback press INFO MENU m to display the On Screen display 2 Use w s to select the Picture Mode option 3 Use a d to select the User setting ...

Page 35: ...ding press ENTER b while Cancel is highlighted 9 A message appears when Audio CD recording is completed Press ENTER b to check the audio file created in the destination folder y y The table below shows the average recording time from an audio track with 4 minutes of playback time to an audio file with 192 kbps as an example stop mode while playback 1 min 4 min y y Recording times in the table abov...

Page 36: ... Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD Video being played Cannot play movie photo or music files y y The files are not recorded in a format that the unit can play y y The unit does not support the codec of the movie file The remote control does not work properly y y The remote control is not pointed at the remote sensor of the unit y y The remote control is too far from the unit y y There is an...

Page 37: ...not support copyright protection Picture noise appears y y You are playing a disc recorded in a colour system that is different from your TV y y Set the resolution which your TV accepts Customer Support You can update the Player using the latest software to enhance the products operation and or add new features To obtain the latest software for this player if updates have been made please visit ht...

Page 38: ...ote to control your TV You can operate your TV with the supplied remote control If your TV is listed in the table below set the appropriate manufacturer code 1 While holding down 1 TV POWER button and press the manufacturer code for your TV with the numerical buttons see the table below Manufacturer Code Number LG 1 Default 2 Zenith 1 3 4 GoldStar 1 2 Samsung 6 7 Sony 8 9 Hitachi 4 2 Release the 1...

Page 39: ...GL Hong Kong HK Hungary HU India IN Indonesia ID Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Kenya KE Kuwait KW Libya LY Luxembourg LU Malaysia MY Maldives MV Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Morocco MA Nepal NP Netherlands NL Antilles AN New Zealand NZ Nigeria NG Norway NO Oman OM Pakistan PK Panama PA Paraguay PY Philippines PH Poland PL Portugal PT Romania RO Russian Federation RU Saudi Arabia SA Sen...

Page 40: ...an 7285 Icelandic 7383 Indonesian 7378 Interlingua 7365 Irish 7165 Italian 7384 Japanese 7465 Kannada 7578 Kashmiri 7583 Kazakh 7575 Kirghiz 7589 Korean 7579 Kurdish 7585 Laotian 7679 Latin 7665 Latvian Lettish 7686 Lingala 7678 Lithuanian 7684 Macedonian 7775 Malagasy 7771 Malay 7783 Malayalam 7776 Maori 7773 Marathi 7782 Moldavian 7779 Mongolian 7778 Nauru 7865 Nepali 7869 Norwegian 7879 Oriya 7...

Page 41: ...rk of Sony Corporation Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license under U S Patent Nos 5 956 674 5 974 380 6 487 535 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS the Symbol DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks DTS 2 0 Digital Out is a trademark of DTS Inc Product includes so...

Page 42: ...www cinavia com To request additional information about Cinavia by mail send a postcard with your mailing address to Cinavia Consumer Information Center P O Box 86851 San Diego CA 92138 USA This product incorporates proprietary technology under license from Verance Corporation and is protected by U S Patent 7 369 677 and other U S and worldwide patents issued and pending as well as copyright and t...

Page 43: ...M 2ch PCM 7 1ch DTS Linear PCM 7 1ch 1 The secondary and interactive audio may not be included in the output bitstream if Digital Output option is set to BitStream Except LPCM Codec the output always include interactive and secondary audio 2 This player automatically selects the HDMI audio according to the decoding capability of the connected HDMI device even though Digital Output option is set to...

Page 44: ...n the Setup menu see page 23 y y With digital audio connection DIGITAL AUDIO OUT or HDMI OUT Disc Menu button sounds of BD ROM may not be heard if the Digital Output option is set to BitStream y y If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver the receiver will produce a strong distorted sound or no sound at all y y Multi channel Digital Surround Sound v...

Page 45: ...90 Outputs HDMI OUT video audio 19 pin Type A HDMI Connector DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL 0 5 V p p 75 Ω RCA jack x 1 System Laser Semiconductor laser wavelength 405 nm 650 nm Signal system Standard PAL NTSC colour TV system Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 48 kHz 96 kHz 192 kHz sampling Harmonic distortion Less than 0 02 Dynamic range More than 95 dB Bus Power Supply USB DC 5 V 0 500 mA y y Design...

Page 46: ...or a long period of time Maintaining the Unit The unit is a high tech precision device If the optical pick up lens and disc drive parts are dirty or worn the picture quality could be diminished For details please contact your nearest authorized service centre Notes on Discs Handling Discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints do not get on the s...

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