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OWNER’S MANUAL

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Blu-ray Disc™ / DVD Player

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BP230 / BP230N

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MFL67732424 1.0

Summary of Contents for BP230

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL Network Blu ray Disc DVD Player Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference BP230 BP230N P NO MFL67732424 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...less proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instruction has been adhered to Use of controls adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure 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...

Page 3: ... government or the local authorities 3 The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health 4 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 1 When this crossed ou...

Page 4: ...n of this product y y Furthermore BD ROM Mark and BD are additionally used as content protection systems for Blu ray Disc format which imposes certain restrictions including playback restrictions for BD ROM Mark and or BD protected contents To obtain additional information on AACS BD ROM Mark BD or this product please contact an authorized Customer Service Centre y y Many BD ROM DVD discs are enco...

Page 5: ...ve all signals output from the player y y If you have a PAL colour system TV you will see just distorted images when using discs or video contents recorded in NTSC y y The 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 off and then on to see normal images on screen y y Even if the disc re...

Page 6: ...neral Playback 29 Using HOME menu 29 Playing a disc 29 Playing a file on disc USB device 30 Enjoying BD Live 30 Basic operations for video and audio content 31 Basic operations for photo content 31 Using the disc menu 31 Resume playback 31 Last scene memory 32 Advanced Playback 32 Repeat playback 32 Repeating a specific portion 32 Viewing content information 33 Changing content list view 33 Select...

Page 7: ...Software update 48 Additional Information 48 File requirement 49 AVCHD Advanced Video Codec High Definition 50 About DLNA 50 Certain system requirements 50 Compatibility notes 51 Audio Output Specifications 53 Area Code List 54 Language Code List 55 Trademarks and Licenses 57 Specifications 58 Maintenance 58 Handling the unit 58 Notes on discs 59 Important Information Relating to Network Services ...

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: ...re many different types of recordable disc formats including CD R containing MP3 or WMA files and these require certain pre existing conditions to ensure compatible playback y y Customers should note that permission is required in order to download MP3 WMA files and music from the Internet Our company has no right to grant such permission Permission should always be sought from the copyright owner...

Page 10: ...forward C V SKIP Goes to the next or previous chapter track file Z STOP Stops playback d PLAY Starts playback M PAUSE Pauses playback c HOME Displays or exits the Home TITLE POPUP Displays the DVD title menu or BD ROM s pop up menu if available 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 o...

Page 11: ...tarted 11 Getting Started 1 Front Panel a Disc Tray b Display Window c Remote Sensor d B OPEN CLOSE e 1 POWER f USB Port Rear Panel a DC IN 12V AC adapter input b LAN port c HDMI OUT d DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL ...

Page 12: ...o not use a power supply from another device or manufacturer Using any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty Caution Connecting to your TV If you have a HDMI TV or monitor you can connect it to this player using a HDMI cable Type A High Speed HDMI Cable Connect the HDMI jack on the player to the HDMI jack on a HDMI compatible TV or monitor Rear of ...

Page 13: ...y Select the type of video output from the HDMI OUT jack using HDMI Color Setting option on the Setup menu page 23 y y Changing the resolution when the connection has already been established may result in malfunctions To solve the problem turn off the player and then turn it on again y y When the HDMI connection with HDCP is not verified TV screen is changed to black screen In this case check the...

Page 14: ... on the player you can set resolution to 576p as follows 1 Press B to open the disc tray 2 Press Z STOP for more than 5 seconds y y If you select a resolution manually and then connect the HDMI jack to TV and your TV does not accept it the resolution setting is set to Auto y y If you select a resolution that your TV does not accept the warning message will appear After resolution change if you can...

Page 15: ...io Video Receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your player Check the logos on the front of the Audio Video receiver and the manual PCM Stereo PCM Multi Ch Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS and or DTS HD Connecting to an amplifier via HDMI output Connect the player s HDMI OUT jack to the corresponding in jack on your amplifier using a HDMI cable HDMI c...

Page 16: ... audio output Connect the player s COAXIAL OUT jack to the corresponding in jack on your amplifier using an optional digital audio cable Coaxial cable Receiver Amplifier Rear of the unit You will need to activate the player s digital output See AUDIO Menu on page 24 ...

Page 17: ...ing do not pull on the LAN cable but unplug while pressing down on the lock y y Do not connect a modular phone cable to the LAN port y y Since there are various connection configurations please follow the specifications of your telecommunication carrier or internet service provider y y If you want to access content from DLNA servers this player must be connected to the same local area network with...

Page 18: ... Use W S A D to select the IP mode between Dynamic and Static Normally select Dynamic to allocate an IP address automatically If there is no DHCP server on the network and you want to set the IP address manually select Static then set IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway and DNS Server using W S A D and numerical buttons If you make a mistake while entering a number press CLEAR to clear the highlighted ...

Page 19: ...re a higher bandwidth connection y y Even if the player is properly connected and configured some internet contents may not operate properly because of internet congestion the quality or bandwidth of your internet service or problems at the provider of the content y y Some internet connection operations may not be possible due to certain restrictions set by the Internet service provider ISP supply...

Page 20: ...r supports USB flash drive external HDD formatted in FAT32 and NTFS when accessing files music photo movie However for BD Live and Audio CD recording use the USB flash drive external HDD formatted in FAT32 y y The USB device can be used for the local storage for enjoying BD Live discs with Internet y y This unit can support up to 4 partitions of the USB device y y Do not extract the USB device dur...

Page 21: ...ress ENTER b 3 Read and prepare the preparations for the network settings and then press ENTER b while Start is highlighted If wired network is connected the network connection setting will automatically be finished For details on network settings refer to Connecting to your Home Network on page 17 4 Check all the settings that you have set in the previous steps Press ENTER b while Finish is highl...

Page 22: ...tion according to your TV type 4 3 Letter Box Select when a standard 4 3 TV is connected Displays theatrical images with masking bars above and below the picture 4 3 Pan Scan Select when a standard 4 3 TV is connected Displays pictures cropped to fill your TV screen Both sides of the picture are cut off 16 9 Original Select when a 16 9 wide TV is connected The 4 3 picture is displayed with an orig...

Page 23: ...l 1080p 24 Hz with a HDMI equipped display compatible with 1080p 24 Hz input y y When you select 24 Hz you may experience some picture disturbance when the video switches video and film material In this case select 50 Hz y y Even when 1080p Display Mode is set to 24 Hz if your TV is not compatible with 1080p 24 Hz the actual frame frequency of the video output will be 50 Hz to match the video sour...

Page 24: ...utput Specifications on page 51 for details Note Digital Output PCM Stereo HDMI COAXIAL Select if you connect this unit s HDMI OUT or COAXIAL OUT jack to a device with two channel digital stereo decoder PCM Multi Ch HDMI only Select if you connect this unit s HDMI OUT jack to a device with multi channel digital decoder DTS Re Encode HDMI COAXIAL Select if you connect this unit s HDMI OUT or COAXIA...

Page 25: ...hem 192 kHz Select this if your A V Receiver or Amplifier is capable of handling 192 kHz signals Check the documentation for your A V Receiver or Amplifier to verify its capabilities DRC Dynamic Range Control This function allows you to listen to a movie at a lower volume without losing clarity of sound Auto The dynamic range of the Dolby TrueHD audio output is specified by itself And the dynamic ...

Page 26: ... the 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 Unlock If you select Unlock parental control is not active and the disc plays in full Rating 1 8 Ratin...

Page 27: ...ohibited for all BD Live contents without a certificate Prohibited Internet access is prohibited for all BD Live contents Device Name You can make a network name using virtual keyboard This player will be recognised by the name you are entering on your home network OTHERS Menu DivX VOD ABOUT DIVX VIDEO DivX is a digital video format created by DivX LLC a subsidiary of Rovi Corporation This is an o...

Page 28: ...t You can reset the player to its original factory settings Blu ray Storage Clear Initializes the BD Live contents from the connected USB storage If you reset the player to its original factory settings using Factory Set option you have to set all the activation for the on line services and network settings again Note Software Information Displays the current software version Update You can update...

Page 29: ...d press ENTER b y y Playback functions described in this manual are not always available in every files 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...

Page 30: ...SB device from the PC and reuse it with this player Caution y y Some BD Live contents may be restrictively accessed in some territories by contents provider s own decision y y It may take up to several minutes to load and start enjoying BD Live contents Note Basic operations for video and audio content To stop playback Press Z STOP during playback To pause playback Press M PAUSE during playback Pr...

Page 31: ...isc If MZ Resume Stop appears on the screen briefly press d PLAY to resume playback from the scene point If you press Z STOP twice or unload the disc Z Complete Stop appears on the screen The unit will clear the stopped point y y The resume point may be cleared when a button is pressed for example 1 POWER B OPEN CLOSE etc y y On BD ROM discs with BD J the resume playback function does not work y y...

Page 32: ...ss CLEAR y y If you press V once during Repeat Chapter Track playback the repeat playback cancels y y This function may not work on some disc or title Note Repeating a specific portion eroty This player can repeat a portion you have selected 1 During playback press REPEAT h to select A at the beginning of the portion you wish to repeat 2 Press ENTER b at the end of the portion Your selected portio...

Page 33: ...vie menu before playing the movie 1 Use W S A D to select the subtitle file you wish to play in the Movie menu 2 Press ENTER b Press ENTER b again to deselect the subtitle file Selected subtitle file will be displayed when you play the movie file y y If you press Z STOP during playback the subtitle selection is cancelled y y This function is not available for playing file on a server via home netw...

Page 34: ...peed Use A D to select a delaying speed between photos in a slide show 3 Press BACK 1 to exit the option menu Listening to music during slide show i You can display photo files while listening to music files 1 While viewing a photo in full screen press INFO MENU m to display the option menu 2 Use W S to select Music Select option and press ENTER b to display the Music Select menu 3 Use W S to sele...

Page 35: ... the green G colored button 5 Select a file using W S A D and press ENTER b to play the file y y The file requirements are described on page 48 y y The thumbnail of the unplayable files can be displayed but those cannot be played on this player y y The subtitle file name and video file name have to be the same and located at the same folder y y The playback and operating quality may be affected by...

Page 36: ...k box and click the Next button 10 Click the Exit button to complete the installation MAC OS X 1 Start up your computer and insert the supplied CD ROM disc into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Browse the CD ROM drive and open the MediaHome_4_Essentials_MAC folder 3 Double click the Nero MediaHome dmg image file The Nero MediaHome window is opened 4 In the Nero MediaHome window drag the Nero MediaHo...

Page 37: ...as examples Follow the explanation referring to the actual operations of your language version Note System requirements Windows PC y y Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher Windows Vista no Service Pack required Windows 7 no Service Pack required Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Service Pack 2 or higher Windows Server 2003 y y Windows Vista 64 bit edition application runs in 32 bit mode y y Wind...

Page 38: ...language or channel e Subtitle selected subtitle f Angle selected angle total number of angles g TV Aspect Ratio selected TV aspect Ratio h Picture Mode selected picture mode 2 Select an option using W S 3 Use A D to adjust the selected option value 4 Press BACK 1 to exit the on screen display y y If no button is pressed for a few seconds the on screen display disappears y y A title number cannot ...

Page 39: ...is is the case press TITLE POPUP or DISC MENU button and choose the appropriate subtitle from the selections on the disc menu Note Hearing a different audio eroy 1 During playback press INFO MENU m to display the on screen display 2 Use W S to select the Audio option 3 Use A D to select desired audio language audio track or audio channel y y Some discs allow you to change audio selections only via...

Page 40: ...Screen display Even if you change the value of the TV Aspect Ratio option in on screen display the TV Aspect Ratio option in the Setup menu is not changed Note Changing subtitle Code Page y If the subtitle is displayed in broken letter you can change the subtitle code page to view the subtitle file properly 1 During playback press INFO MENU m to display the playback menu 2 Use W S to select the Co...

Page 41: ...eo adjustments 5 Use W S A D to select the Close option and press ENTER b to finish setting Using the Premium You can use various content services via Internet with the Premium feature 1 Check the network connection and settings page 17 2 Press HOME 3 Select the Premium using A D and press ENTER b 4 Select an on line service using W S A D and press ENTER b y y For detailed information of each serv...

Page 42: ...quires additional program installation when you have connected it to a computer is not supported y y This unit supports only USB Flash Drive and USB External HDD with FAT32 or NTFS format The angle cannot be changed y y 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 do...

Page 43: ...is recommended y y The BD LIVE connection option in the Setup menu is set to Prohibited Set the option to Permitted Streaming video services such as YouTube etc are often stopped or buffer during playback y y Your broadband service speed may not be fast enough to stream video services Contact your Internet Service Provider ISP and increase the broadband speed is recommended Media servers are not d...

Page 44: ...at does 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 ...

Page 45: ...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 TV POWER button to complete setting Depending ...

Page 46: ...g the latest software 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 y y Before updating the software in your player remove any disc and USB Device from the player y y Before updating the software in your player turn the player off and then turn it back on y y During the software update procedure d...

Page 47: ...ile will not be re usable To update software the next time the software update procedure has to be started from the beginning again Do not turn off the power during the software update Caution If the software includes the driver update disc tray may open during the process Note 9 When update is completed the power will be turned automatically in a few seconds 10 Turn the power back on The system n...

Page 48: ... WMA AAC AC3 SubRip srt txt SAMI smi SubStation Alpha ssa txt MicroDVD sub txt SubViewer 1 0 sub SubViewer 2 0 sub txt TMPlayer txt DVD Subtitle System txt Audio files File Location File Extension Sampling Frequency Bitrate Note Disc USB mp3 wma wav m4a DRM free flac within 32 48 kHz WMA within 16 48 kHz MP3 within 32 192 kbps WMA within 32 320 kbps MP3 Some wav files are not supported on this pla...

Page 49: ...ing message will appear on the screen y y This player does not support files that are recorded with GMC 1 or Qpel 2 1 GMC Global Motion Compensation 2 Qpel Quarter pixel Note y y A avi file which is encoded WMV 9 codec is not supported y y This player supports UTF 8 files even it contains Unicode subtitle contents This player can not support the pure Unicode subtitle files y y Depending on the typ...

Page 50: ...Plus Dolby TrueHD and 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 Main center surround speakers and subwoofer as necessary for chosen format Compatibility notes y y Because BD ROM is a new format certain disc digital connection and other compatibility issues are possible If you experience compatib...

Page 51: ...ed HDMI Cable and Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD is outputted from HDMI OUT jack COAXIAL OUT jack is limited to PCM 2ch When the HDMI and DIGITAL AUDIO OUT are connected simultaneously Audio Output Specifications Jack Setting Source COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 3 PCM Stereo DTS Re encode 4 BitStream Dolby Digital PCM 2ch DTS Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus PCM 2ch DTS Dolby Digital Dolby TrueHD PCM...

Page 52: ... on the Setup menu page 24 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 via...

Page 53: ...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 54: ...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 55: ...rom 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 software DTS Inc All Rights Reserved DLNA the DLNA Lo...

Page 56: ...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 57: ... to 35 C Operating humidity 5 to 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 LAN port Ethernet jack x 1 10BASE T 100BASE TX Bus Power Supply USB DC 5 V 0 500 mA y y Design and specifications are subject to change without n...

Page 58: ...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...

Page 59: ...ject to change at any time without prior notice including but not limited to the suspension removal or cessation of all or any part of the Content or Services Should you have any inquiry or problem related to the Content or Services you may refer to the Service Provider s website for the most up to date information LGE is neither responsible nor liable for customer service related to the Content a...

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