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Resolution

Sets the output resolution of the HDMI video signal. 
Refer to page 17 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 progressive video.

[480p]

Outputs 480 lines of progressive video.

[480i]

Outputs 480 lines of interlaced video.

1080p Display Mode

When the resolution is set to 1080p, select  
[24 Hz] for smooth presentation of film material 
(1080p/24 Hz) with a HDMI-equipped display 
compatible with 1080p/24 Hz input.

 

y

When you select [24 Hz], you may 
experience some picture disturbance when 
the video switches video and film material. 
In this case, select [60 Hz].

 

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 60 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 refer to the manuals of your 
display device. 

[YCbCr]

Select when connecting to a HDMI display 
device.

[RGB]

Select when connecting to a DVI display 
device.

3D Mode

Select the type of output mode for Blu-ray 3D disc 
playback. 

[Off]

Blu-ray 3D disc playback will output as 2D 
mode like a normal BD-ROM disc playback. 

[On]

Blu-ray 3D disc playback will output as 3D 
mode.

Wallpaper

Changes the background of the initial screen.

Home Menu Guide

This function allows you to display or delete the 
guide bubble on the Home Menu. Set this option 
to [On] for displaying guide.

Summary of Contents for BP420B

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL Network 3D Blu ray Disc DVD Player Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference BP420B P NO SAC35454219 www lg com ...

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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: ...milar to use of CSS Content Scramble System for DVD format certain restrictions are imposed on playback analog signal output etc of AACS protected contents The operation of this 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 a...

Page 5: ...ug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer ...

Page 6: ...ting 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 35 Basi...

Page 7: ...ndix 48 Network Software Update 48 Network update notification 48 Software Update 50 About Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials 50 System Requirements 50 Installing Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials 51 Sharing files and folders 52 Area Code List 53 Language code List 54 Trademarks and Licenses 56 Audio Output Specifications 58 Specifications 59 Maintenance 59 Handling the Unit 59 Notes on Discs 60 Important Info...

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: ...al DTS MP3 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 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 32 192 kbps WMA within 32 320 kbps MP3 Some wav files are not supported o...

Page 11: ...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 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 pu...

Page 12: ...atible device is connected to this player some setting changes of software or other 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 yo...

Page 13: ... option in the menu OK b Acknowledges menu selection 1 BACK Exits the menu or returns to the previous screen c Colored buttons Use to navigate BD ROM menus They are also used for MOVIE PHOTO MUSIC Premium and LG Apps menu Z STOP Stops playback d PLAY Starts playback M PAUSE Pauses playback c v SCAN Searches backward or forward OPEN CLOSE Opens and closes the disc tray C V SKIP Goes to the next or ...

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: ...nnect the 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 are controlled by the TV s remote control when this unit and LG TV s with SIMPLINK are connected through HDMI connection Controllable functions by LG TV s remote control Play Pause Scan Skip Stop Power Off etc Refer t...

Page 17: ... Press Z STOP for more than 5 seconds y y When you set the resolution to 480i with HDMI connection actual resolution is outputted to 480p 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: ... the Network Setting menu and press OK b 1 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 Note 2 Select Next and press OK b to appl...

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: ...T32 and NTFS when accessing files music photo movie However for BD Live and Audio CD recording only FAT16 and FAT32 formats are supported Use the USB flash drive external HDD formatted in either FAT16 or FAT32 when using BD Live and Audio CD recording 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 US...

Page 24: ...guage and press OK b 3 Read and prepare the preparations for the network settings and then press OK 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 OK b while Finish is hig...

Page 25: ...rding 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 4 3 ...

Page 26: ...y experience some picture disturbance when the video switches video and film material In this case select 60 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 60 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: ...cifications on page 56 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 DIGITAL A...

Page 28: ...t automatically 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 Pl...

Page 29: ... steps 1 Remove any disc that might be in the player 2 Select Password option in the Setup menu 3 Use Number buttons to enter 210499 The password is cleared 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 you select Unlock parental control is not active and...

Page 30: ...ronic Serial Number that allows you to use the Netflix streaming Deactivate Netflix Deactivates your player To activate the Netflix again contact to the service provider 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 n...

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

Page 33: ...it is strongly recommended to stop the playback and rest until you feel normal Caution Enjoying BD Live e 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 20 2 Insert a USB storage device to the USB port on the front panel...

Page 34: ...onment y y To set your PC as a DLNA server install the supplied Nero MediaHome 4 on your PC see page 50 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 playback T...

Page 35: ...c 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 OPEN CLOSE etc y y On BD ROM discs with BD J the resume playback function does not work y y If ...

Page 36: ... 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 While playback press REPEAT to select A at the beginning of the portion you wish to repeat 2 Press OK b at the end of the portion Your selected portion will be repeated contin...

Page 37: ...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 OK b Press OK 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 while playback the subtitle selection is cancelled y y This function is not available for playing file on a server via home network Not...

Page 38: ...lect a delaying speed between photos in a slide show 3 Press 1 BACK 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 m Q MENU to display the option menu 2 Use W S to select Music Select option and press OK b to display the Music Select menu 3 Use W S to select a device and press OK ...

Page 39: ...nguage 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 1 BACK 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 be...

Page 40: ...his 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 m Q MENU 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 t...

Page 41: ... MENU 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 1 BACK to exit the On Screen display Changing the Picture Mode eroy You can change the Picture mode option while playback 1 During playback press m Q MENU 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 1...

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: ...s You 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 3 Select the LG Apps using A D and p...

Page 44: ...count press red 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 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 colored but...

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: ...d 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...

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: ...using 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 procedu...

Page 49: ...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 50: ... runs in 32 bit mode y y Hard drive space 200 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 Augu...

Page 51: ... you dragged it to Sharing files 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 ...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ...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 55: ...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 56: ...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...

Page 57: ...n the Setup menu see page 27 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 58: ...ector 2CH AUDIO OUT 2 0 Vrms 1 kHz 0 dB 600 Ω RCA jack L R x 1 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL 3 V p p Optical jack x 1 System Laser Semiconductor laser wavelength 405 nm 650 nm Signal system Standard NTSC colour TV system Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 48 kHz 96 kHz 192 kHz sampling Signal to noise ratio More than 90 dB ANALOG OUT connectors only Harmonic distortion Less than 0 02 Dynamic range Mor...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...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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