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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.

BP520

P/NO : SAC35374702

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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 BP520 P NO SAC35374702 www lg com ...

Page 2: ...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 3: ...d including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not inst...

Page 4: ...rotection Because of this you should only connect your player directly to your TV not to a VCR Connecting to a VCR results in a distorted picture from copy protected discs y y This product incorporates copyright protection 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 hom...

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: ... the USB device 3 System Setting 26 Settings 26 Initial setup 27 Adjust the setup settings 27 DISPLAY menu 29 LANGUAGE menu 29 AUDIO menu 31 LOCK menu 32 NETWORK menu 33 OTHERS menu 4 Operating 34 General playback 34 Using HOME menu 34 Playing a disc 34 Playing a file on disc USB device 35 Playing Blu ray 3D disc 35 Enjoying BD Live 36 Playing a file on a network server 36 Basic operations for vid...

Page 7: ...mote Control 50 Setting up the remote to control your TV 51 Network software update 51 Network update notification 51 Software update 53 About Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials 53 System requirements 53 Installing Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials 54 Sharing files and folders 55 Area code list 56 Language code list 57 Trademarks and licenses 58 Audio output specifications 60 Specifications 61 Maintenance 61 H...

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 Video 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 Video Audio 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: ...ubViewer 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 player DLNA mp3 wma wav m4a DRM free within 32 48 kHz WMA within 16 48 kHz MP3 with...

Page 11: ...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 is encoded WMV 9 codec is not supported y y This player supports UTF 8 files even it contains Unicode subtitle content This player...

Page 12: ...patible 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 y...

Page 13: ...r 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 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 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: ...ct 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 15 ft 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 Refe...

Page 17: ...2 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 29 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: ... When unplugging 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...

Page 21: ...ed and press ENTER b 2 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 ...

Page 22: ...chose to use the wireless option note that performance can sometimes be affected by other electronic devices in the home Wireless network setup For the wireless network connection the player needs to be set up for network communication This adjustment can be done from the Setup menu Adjust the NETWORK setting as follow Setting up the access point or the wireless router is required before connectin...

Page 23: ... to select Advanced Setting on the Network Setting menu and press ENTER b 1 Use W S to select Wireless and press ENTER b AP List Scans all available access points or wireless routers within range and display them as a list Network name SSID Your access point may not be broadcasting its network name SSID Check your access point settings through your computer and either set your access point to broa...

Page 24: ...without limitation connection charges are your responsibility y y A 10 Base T or 100 Base TX LAN port is required for wired connection to this player If your internet service does not allow for such a connection you will not be able to connect the player y y You must use a Router to use xDSL service y y A DSL modem is required to use DSL service and a cable modem is required to use cable modem ser...

Page 25: ...FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS when accessing files audio photo video 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 o...

Page 26: ...le networks are displayed on the screen Use W S to select Wired Network or desired SSID of wireless network and press ENTER b If you have security on your access point you need to input the security code as necessary 5 Use W S A D to select the IP mode between Dynamic and Static Normally select Dynamic to allocate an IP address automatically 6 Select Next and press ENTER b to apply network setting...

Page 27: ...our 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 aspect rat...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...Specifications on page 58 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 30: ...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 31: ...er 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 you select Unlock parental control is not active and the disc plays in full Blu ...

Page 32: ...ted Internet access is permitted only for BD Live content which have content owner certificates Internet access and AACS Online functions are prohibited for all BD Live content without a certificate Prohibited Internet access is prohibited for all BD Live content Netflix Netflix ESN Display its unique Netflix ESN Electronic Serial Number that allows you to use the Netflix streaming Deactivate Netf...

Page 33: ...able file 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 ...

Page 34: ...he disc tray For the 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 in every files and media Some functions can be restricted depending on many factors y y Depending...

Page 35: ...3D 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 pa...

Page 36: ... environment y y To set your PC as a DLNA server install the supplied Nero MediaHome 4 on your PC see page 53 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 play...

Page 37: ... 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 38: ... 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 39: ...lecting a subtitle file y If the subtitle file name is different from the video 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 video file y y If you press ...

Page 40: ...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 audio 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 41: ...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 42: ... 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 43: ... 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 44: ...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 45: ...to change the country setting select Edit and press ENTER b Note Using the LG Apps 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 ...

Page 46: ...on and press green G colored button to display the options 2 Use W S to select Move and press ENTER b 3 Use W S A D to select a position you want to move to and press ENTER b Delete an application 1 Select an application and press green G colored button to display the options 2 Use W S to select Delete and press ENTER b 3 Use A D to select Yes and press ENTER b to confirm Searching online content ...

Page 47: ...es are not recorded on the DVD Video being played Cannot play video photo or audio 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 video 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 i...

Page 48: ... your Internet Service Provider ISP and increase the broadband speed is recommended Media servers are not displayed on the device list y y The firewall or anti virus software on your media server is running Turn off the firewall or anti virus software running on your media server y y The player is not connected to the local area network that your media server is connected Cannot connect the player...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...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 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...0 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 color 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 54: ...and folders On your computer you must share the folder contained video audio 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 55: ...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 56: ...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 57: ...ification marks of the Digital Living Network Alliance AVCHD and the AVCHD logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation Cinavia Notice This product uses Cinavia technology to limit the use of unauthorized copies of some commercially produced film and videos and their soundtracks When a prohibited use of an unauthorized copy is detected a message will be displayed and playback ...

Page 58: ... DTS Linear PCM 5 1ch Linear PCM 7 1ch PCM 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 ev...

Page 59: ...n the Setup menu see page 29 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 60: ...19 pin Type A HDMI Connector 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 color 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 ...

Page 61: ...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 center 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 62: ...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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