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MODEL

BP420

P/NO : MFL67681202 (00)

P/NO : MFL67681202

Summary of Contents for BP420

Page 1: ...Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference MODEL BP420 P NO MFL67681202 00 P NO MFL67681202 ...

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Page 3: ...Thank you for purchasing the LG DVD Player After going through the instruction manual you will be able to enjoy all the features and functions of the product Dear Customer ...

Page 4: ...his product and restrictions on this product may vary depending on your time of purchase as those restrictions may be adopted and or changed by AACS after the production 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 ...

Page 5: ...lti 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 recorded in NTSC colour system are well displayed on your TV these may not be recorded correctly on your recorder y y Watching a 3D content for a long period time may cause diz...

Page 6: ...stem Setting 24 Settings 24 Initial Setup 25 Adjust the Setup Settings 25 DISPLAY Menu 27 LANGUAGE Menu 27 AUDIO Menu 29 LOCK Menu 30 NETWORK Menu 30 OTHERS Menu 4 Operating 32 General Playback 32 Using HOME menu 32 Playing a Disc 32 Playing a file on disc USB device 33 Playing Blu ray 3D disc 33 Enjoying BD Live 34 Playing a file on a network server 34 Basic operations for video and audio content...

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Page 8: ...RW DVD R DVD RW 8 cm 12 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 ...

Page 9: ... 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 function explained in th...

Page 10: ...AC 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 Music 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 32 320 kbps WMA within 32 320 kbps MP3 Some wav files are not supported on this player DL...

Page 11: ... may not played properly Blu ray Disc or USB 2 0 are recommended to play back HD movie files y 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 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 i...

Page 12: ...er devices may be required Please refer to the operating instructions for the software or device for more information Certain System Requirements For high definition video playback y y High definition display that has HDMI input jack y y BD ROM disc with high definition content y y HDMI or HDCP capable DVI input on your display device is required for some content as specified by disc authors For D...

Page 13: ... previous chapter track file Z STOP Stops playback d PLAY Starts playback M PAUSE Pauses playback c HOME n Displays or exits the Home Menu TITLE POP UP 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 or returns to the previous sc...

Page 14: ... 1 Front panel a Disc Tray b Display Window c Remote Sensor d B OPEN CLOSE e N PLAY PAUSE f Z STOP g USB Port h 1 POWER Rear panel a AC power cord b LAN port c DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL d HDMI OUT e VIDEO OUT f 2CH AUDIO OUT Left Right ...

Page 15: ...tion system Note HDMI Connection 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 the unit TV HDMI cable Set the TV s source to HDMI refer to TV s Owner s manual Additional Information for HDMI y y When you connect a HDMI or DVI compatibl...

Page 16: ...e HDMI cable y y If there are noises or lines on the screen please check the HDMI cable length is generally limited to 4 5 m Note What is SIMPLINK Some functions of this unit can be controlled by the TV s remote control when this unit and a compatible LG TV with SIMPLINK are connected through HDMI connection Controllable functions by LG TV s remote control Play Pause Scan Skip Stop Power Off etc R...

Page 17: ...2 Press Z STOP for more than 5 seconds y y When you set the resolution to 576i with HDMI connection actual resolution is outputted to 576p 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...

Page 18: ... a multi channel Audio 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...

Page 19: ...audio cable Optical cable Receiver Amplifier Rear of the unit You will need to activate the player s digital output See AUDIO Menu on pages 27 Connecting to an Amplifier via 2 Channel Audio Output Connect the Left and Right 2CH AUDIO OUT jacks on the player to the audio left and right in jacks on your amplifier receiver or stereo system using audio cables Audio cable Receiver Amplifier Rear of the...

Page 20: ...g 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 t...

Page 21: ... 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 22: ...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 23: ... This unit can support up to 1TB for External Hard Disc type or 32GB for Flash USB Storage device ...

Page 24: ...and press 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 20 4 Check all the settings that you have set in the previous steps Press ENTER b while Finish is ...

Page 25: ... 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 original...

Page 26: ...y 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 source format Note HDMI Color Setting Select the type of output from the HDMI OUT jack For this setting please re...

Page 27: ...Specifications on page 57 for details Note Digital Output PCM Stereo HDMI OPTICAL Select if you connect this unit s HDMI OUT or DIGITAL AUDIO 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 OPTICAL Select if you connect this unit s HDMI OUT or DIGITA...

Page 28: ...utomatically converts any 192 kHz and 96 kHz signals to 48 kHz so your system can decode them 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 Off Turns off this function On Compress the dynamic range of the Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus ...

Page 29: ... 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 Rating 1 8 Rating one 1 has the most restrictions and rating eight 8 is the least restrictive Unlock I...

Page 30: ...ed Internet access is prohibited for all BD Live contents Premium LG Apps Country Setting Select your area for displaying proper services and contents on the Premium and LG Apps feature 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 c...

Page 31: ...le formats described on page 10 are not always supported on Network Play function 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 automatically turns off within 20 minutes since the Screen Saver is displayed Set this option to Off to leave the screen saver until the unit is operated by the user Initial...

Page 32: ...e the disc tray For most Audio CD BD ROM and DVD ROM discs playback starts automatically 3 Press HOME n 4 Select Movie or Music using A D and press ENTER b 5 Select Blu ray Disc DVD VR or Audio option using W S and press ENTER b y 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...

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Page 34: ... s environment y y To set your PC as a DLNA server install the supplied Nero MediaHome 4 on your PC see page 51 Note Basic operations for video and audio content To stop playback Press Z STOP while playback To pause playback Press M PAUSE while playback Press d PLAY to resume playback To play frame by frame Video Press M PAUSE while movie playback Press M PAUSE repeatedly to play Frame by Frame pl...

Page 35: ... 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 If...

Page 36: ... 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 erot This player can repeat a portion you have selected 1 While 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 portion wi...

Page 37: ...electing a subtitle file y If the subtitle file name is different from the movie file name you need to select the subtitle file on the Movie 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...

Page 38: ...lect a delaying speed between photos in a slide show 3 Press BACK 1 to exit the option menu Listening to music while 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 select a device and pre...

Page 39: ...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 40: ... selections on the disc menu y y You can select the Subtitle option on the On Screen display directely by pressing SUBTITLE button 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 onl...

Page 41: ... to display the playback menu 2 Use W S to select the Code Page option 3 Use A D to select desired code option 4 Press BACK 1 to exit the On Screen display Changing the Picture Mode eroy You can change the Picture mode 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 BAC...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...u can use the LG application services on this player via Internet You can easily find and download various applications from LG App store Depending on the region the LG Apps service may not be available at the moment The service will become available in these regions through at software update 1 Check the network connection and settings page 20 2 Press HOME n 3 Select the LG Apps using A D and pre...

Page 44: ...ress red R colored button on LG Apps or My Apps screen and select Change User option y y To view the information of your account and applications press red R colored button on LG Apps or My Apps screen and select Account Setting option Note Managing my Apps You can move or delete an installed application in the My Apps menu Move an application 1 Select an application and press green G colored butt...

Page 45: ...les 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 obstacle ...

Page 46: ... broadband speed 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 It is recommended you contact your Internet Service Provider ISP and increase the broadband speed Media servers ...

Page 47: ...rom your TV y y Set the resolution which your TV accepts Blu ray 3D disc playback does not output 3D views y y Connect the player to your TV with HDMI cable Type A High Speed HDMI Cable y y Your TV may not support HDMI 3D mandatory format y y The 3D Mode option in the Setup menu is set to Off Set the option to On Customer Support You can update the Player using the latest software to enhance the p...

Page 48: ...te 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 49: ...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 50: ...e 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 now...

Page 51: ... MB hard drive space for a typical installation of Nero MediaHome stand alone y y 1 2 GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Sempron 2200 processors y y Memory 256 MB RAM y y Graphics card with at least 32 MB video memory minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels and 16 bit colour settings y y Windows Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher y y DirectX 9 0c revision 30 August 2006 or higher y y Network environment 100...

Page 52: ...and folders On your computer you must share the folder contained movie music and or photo content to play them on this player This parts explains the procedure for selecting the shared folders on your computer 1 Double click the Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials icon 2 Click Network icon on the left and define your network name in the Network name field The Network name you enter will be recognized by y...

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: ...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 Logo a...

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: ...rueHD is outputted from HDMI OUT jack DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack is limited to PCM 2ch When the HDMI and DIGITAL AUDIO OUT are connected simultaneously Jack Setting Source Analog 2CH Output OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 3 PCM Stereo DTS Re encode 4 BitStream Dolby Digital PCM 2ch PCM 2ch DTS Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus PCM 2ch PCM 2ch DTS Dolby Digital Dolby TrueHD PCM 2ch PCM 2ch DTS Dolby Digital A...

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