LG RH7500 Owner'S Manual Download

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HDD/DVD
RECORDER

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODEL : RH7800/RH7500

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely.

RH7823TP1L/RH7521TP1L_AA4ULL_ENG

Summary of Contents for RH7500

Page 1: ...HDD DVD RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL RH7800 RH7500 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely RH7823TP1L RH7521TP1L_AA4ULL_ENG ...

Page 2: ...twisted kinked pinched closed in a door or walked upon Pay particular attention to plugs wall outlets and the point where the cord exits the appliance SERIAL NUMBER You can find the serial number on the back of the unit This number is unique to this unit and not available to others You should record requested information here and retain this guide as a permanent record of your purchase Model No __...

Page 3: ...back with Audio CD and MP3 WMA file 34 Viewing a JPEG File 35 36 Editing a MP3 WMA JPEG DivX file 37 38 Recording 39 44 About DVD recording 39 About HDD recording 39 Timeshift 40 Basic Recording from a TV 41 Instant Timer Recording 41 Timer Recording 42 Simultaneous recording and playback 42 Timer Recording with VIDEO Plus System 43 Checking Timer Recording Details 44 Recording from an External In...

Page 4: ...3 files WMA files JPEG files About the Symbol Display may appear on your TV display during operation and indicates that the function explained in this owner s manual is not available on that specific DVD video disc 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 surface Never stick paper or tape on the disc ...

Page 5: ...r you finalize a DVD R you cannot record on it or edit it any more Playable on DVD R compatible players after finalization Any edited contents are not be compatible on DVD R compatible players Hide chapter combine added chapter mark etc Limited title chapter editing features DVD R DL Digital Video Disc Recordable Double Layer These Discs can be recorded only once After you finalize a DVD R DL you ...

Page 6: ...n software used to create the disc Check with the software publisher for more detailed information Regional code of the recorder and DVDs This recorder is designed and manufactured for playback of Region 2 encoded DVD software The region code on the labels of some DVD discs indicates which type of the recorder can play those discs This unit can play only DVD discs labeled 2 or ALL If you try to pl...

Page 7: ...e recorder is switched on do not unplug from the wall socket or switch the electricity off from the breaker switch Do not move the recorder immediately after switching it off If you need to move the recorder please follow the steps below 1 After the message POWER OFF is shown in the display wait at least two minutes 2 Unplug from the wall socket 3 Move the recorder If there s a power failure while...

Page 8: ...ew video codec which is based on the new MPEG 4 compression standard for video You will be able to play DivX movies using this recorder PBC Playback Control Video CD only Playback control is available for Video CD VCD version 2 0 disc formats PBC allows you to interact with the system via menus search functions or other typical computer like operations Moreover still pictures of high resolution ca...

Page 9: ... REC The recorder is recording HDD The recorder is HDD mode DVD The recorder is DVD mode HDD b B DVD The recorder is dubbing TV Indicates when the recorder is in TV tuner mode Indicates when the recorder is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed Indicates clock total playing time elapsed time title number chapter track number channel etc j Remote Sensor Point the recorder remote con...

Page 10: ... mode PIP Selects PIP function on or off N PLAY Starts playback POWER Switches the recorder ON or OFF RANDOM Plays tracks in random order REC z Starts recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time REC MODE Selects the recording mode HQ SQ LQ or EQ REPEAT Repeat chapter track title all RETURN O Removes the menu Displays the menu of a video CD with PBC SCAN m M Search backward or forward SEAR...

Page 11: ...om the AERIAL to your TV monitor l AUDIO IN 3 Left Right Connect the audio output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder m VIDEO IN 3 Connect the video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder n COAXIAL Digital audio out jack Connect to digital coaxial audio equipment a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Connecting to the Aerial Remove the aerial cable plug fr...

Page 12: ...n Y Pb Pr cable C Progressive Scan connection If your television is a high definition or digital ready television you may take advantage of the recorder s progressive scan output for the highest video resolution possible If your TV does not accept the Progressive Scan format the picture will appear scrambled if you try Progressive Scan on the recorder Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SC...

Page 13: ...ed by your recorder MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver Caution Due to the DTS Licensing agreement the digital output will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected Notes 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...

Page 14: ...ou do not need to turn on the recorder to view the signals from the connected tuner on your TV Notes Pictures containing copy protection signals that prohibit any copying cannot be recorded If you pass the recorder signals via the VCR you may not receive a clear image on your TV screen Be sure to connect your VCR to the recorder and your TV in the order shown below To watch video tapes watch the t...

Page 15: ... DV IN jack it is possible to connect a DV digital camcorder and digitally transfer DV tapes to DVD Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack of this recorder Note This jack is for connection to DV digital camcorder only It is not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D VHS video decks L R VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUT S VIDEO OU...

Page 16: ...ppears 2 Use v V to select the desired option 3 While the desired item is selected press B to move to the second level 4 Use v V to select the second desired option 5 Press B to move to the third level 6 Use v V to select the desired setting then press ENTER to confirm your selection Some items require additional steps 7 Press SETUP to exit the Setup menu Note Press b to go back to the previous le...

Page 17: ...s not clear press ENTER so NICAM disappears 5 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit Program List menu Program Edit You can perform a search to select and store TV channels manually When you select Program Edit in step 4 above the display for setting channels appears 1 Use b B to select the item and press v V to change the setting PR indicates the selected programme position Seek Searches for a channel...

Page 18: ... necessary information for date and time b B left right Moves the cursor to the previous or next column v V up down Changes the setting at the current cursor position 4 Press ENTER to confirm your setting then press SETUP to exit the Setup menu TV Aspect Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide 4 3 Select this when connecting to a 4 3 screen TV When you select 4 3 set Disp...

Page 19: ...t press STOP x and hold it for five seconds before releasing it The video output will be restored to the standard setting and a picture will once again be visible on a conventional analog TV or monitor PBC PBC stands for Playback Control and refers to special menus and navigation features that are available on some Video CDs ON Video CDs are played according to the PBC if available OFF Video CDs a...

Page 20: ...M audio Off for DTS If you select Off the DTS signal is not output through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack Sampling Frequency If your receiver or amplifier is NOT capable of handling 96 kHz signals select 48 kHz When this choice is made this unit will automatically convert any 96 kHz signals to 48 kHz so your system can decode them If your receiver or amplifier is capable of handling 96 kHz signals sel...

Page 21: ...s in full 4 Press ENTER to confirm your rating selection then press SETUP to exit the menu Note If you set a rating for the recorder all disc scenes with the same rating or lower are played Higher rated scenes are not played unless an alternate scene is available on the disc The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found playback stops You must enter t...

Page 22: ...vod Follow the instructions and download the video onto a disc for playback on this unit Note All the downloaded videos from DivX VOD can only be played back on this unit Recording Settings Record Mode Set You can set the picture quality for recording HQ High Quality SQ Standard Quality LQ Low Quality EQ Extend Quality 1 Select Rec Mode Set option then press B 2 Use v V to select a desired Record ...

Page 23: ...utes If you select None switch off automatic chapter marking altogether with the None setting Disc Settings Disc Format If you load a completely blank disc the recorder will initialize the disc DVD R The recorder initialize the disc to Video mode The recording mode will always be Video mode DVD RW The recorder initialize the disc to VR mode DVD R DL The Initialize menu will appears Select Yes then...

Page 24: ...sc can take up to 30 minutes to finalize Tips If you load a DVD RW that has already been finalized you can Unfinalize it by choosing Unfinalize from the Finalize menu After doing this you can edit and re record onto the disc You cannot unfinalize a DVD R and DVD R disc If Disc Protect option is set to ON the finalize is not available To finalize set Disc Protect option to OFF Disc Label Use this t...

Page 25: ...playback information The items displayed differ depending on the disc type or playing status 3 You can select an item by pressing v V and change or select the setting by pressing b B For details about each item see the pages in parentheses Title Current title or track number total number of titles or tracks page 26 Chapter Current chapter number total number of chapters page 26 Time Elapsed playin...

Page 26: ...ating on page 21 DVDs may have a Region Code Your recorder will not play discs that have a region code different from your recorder The region code for this recorder is 2 two Unless stated otherwise all operations described use the remote control Some features may also be available on the Setup menu Moving to another TITLE When a disc has more than one title you can move to another title as follow...

Page 27: ...ing point A appears briefly on the TV screen 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point A B appears briefly on the TV screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 Press A B again to cancel Note During HDD playback you cannot select a sequence less than 5 seconds Time Search To start playing at any chosen time on the disc 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The time search box shows the elapsed playin...

Page 28: ...ress MENU LIST The disc menu is displayed 2 To remove the disc menu press MENU LIST again Camera Angle If the disc contains scenes recorded at different camera angles you can change to a different camera angle during playback Press ANGLE then press b B repeatedly during playback to select a desired angle The number of the current angle appears on the TV screen Tip The ANGLE indicator will blink on...

Page 29: ...r settings for the last disc that you have viewed Settings remain in memory even if you remove the disc from the recorder or switch off the recorder If you load a disc that had its settings memorized the latest stop position is automatically recalled Notes Settings are stored in memory for use any time This recorder does not memorize settings of a disc if you switch off the recorder before commenc...

Page 30: ...isc Subtitle Language Available DivX Subtitle Original English English French German French German Italian Italian Spanish Spanish Portuguese Portuguese Dutch Swedish Russian Russian Other 6976 Greek Other 7665 Polish Hungarian Czech 2 Press SETUP The Setup menu appears Press SETUP b LANGUAGE b Disc Subtitle then select the language you have found Refer to Disc Menu Audio Subtitle on page 20 Tip I...

Page 31: ... the file is recorded with GMC the unit supports only 1 point of the record level GMC GMC is the acronym for Global Motion Compensation It is an encoding tool specified in MPEG4 standard Some MPEG4 encoders like DivX or Xvid have this option There are different levels of GMC encoding usually called 1 point 2 point or 3 point GMC Playable DivX file avi divx Playable DivX subtitle smi srt sub Micro ...

Page 32: ...TER You can also display HOME menu to select another media by pressing RETURN O 5 To stop playback at any time press STOP Tip You can create new folder Select New Album option on the Music HDD menu then press ENTER NONAME folder is created Audio CD and Music menu options 1 Press v V to select a folder file on the Audio CD or Music menu then press ENTER The menu options appear 2 Press v V b B to se...

Page 33: ...r chosen start point Repeat icon and A appears on the menu screen 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point The Repeat icon and A B appears on the menu screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 To exit the sequence and return to normal play press A B again The Repeat icon disappears from the menu screen About MP3 WMA audio files MP3 WMA file compatibility with this recorder is limited as follows Sa...

Page 34: ...Y Tip You can access or remove the Program List screen by pressing MENU LIST Program List menu options 1 Press v V to select a track file on the Program List then press ENTER The menu options appear 2 Use v V to select an option then press ENTER to confirm your selection Play Playback begins in the order in which you programmed the tracks from the selected track Delete Deletes the track s from the...

Page 35: ...a file on the Program List then press ENTER The menu options appear You can select all files and folders on the menu by pressing CLEAR button To cancel the selections press CLEAR again Selecting multiple files folders 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file or folder Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file folders 2 Use v V to select a...

Page 36: ...ple files Select Select All option to select all tracks then press ENTER Select Deselect All option to deselect all selected tracks then press ENTER Select Cancel option to exit this menu then press ENTER 6 Use b B v V to highlight Start option then press ENTER 7 Press STOP to stop the Slide Show and return to the Photo menu About JPEG image files JPEG disc compatibility with this recorder is limi...

Page 37: ... MARKER A check mark appears on the file or folder Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file folders 2 Press ENTER The menu options appear on the menu 3 Select Delete option then press ENTER The selected file s is deleted from HDD Naming a file on the HDD You can name MP3 WMA files on the HDD independently Names can be up to 32 characters long 1...

Page 38: ... After selecting a media then press ENTER The album folder list appears 2 Select a folder Also you can create new album folder Select New Album option on the Copy menu then press ENTER NONAME folder is created 6 Select Copy option then press ENTER to begin copying Moving a file s You can move a file s folder s to another media or folder After moving the file s folder s are deleted from the current...

Page 39: ...hows and one for camcorder recordings Note The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on the HDD is 255 Using the HDD allows you to record a maximum of 12 hours continuously Notes for recording The recording times shown are not exact because the recorder uses variable bit rate video compression This means that the exact recording time will depend on the material being recorded When recordin...

Page 40: ... You can mark one in Timeshift mode Press MARKER at the desired point during Timeshift Press SEARCH to recall the marked scene Clip Record You can edit during Timeshift to store the program on the HDD Hard Disk Drive 1 During Timeshift use pause step search and slow motion to find the starting point 2 Press REC at the starting point of the section you want to record Progress of the edit is indicat...

Page 41: ...curs due to poor reception you can switch off NICAM setting of the program 6 Press REC z once Recording will start The REC indicator lights in the display window Recording continues until you press STOP x or the disc or HDD is full To record for a fixed length of time see Instant Timer Recording on right 7 Press STOP x to stop recording To Pause the Recording 1 Press PAUSE STEP X to pause recordin...

Page 42: ...after filling in all the program information Press TIMER REC to display Timer Record List 3 Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing REC MODE repeatedly HQ SQ LQ EQ 4 Press ENTER the program will be memorized by the recorder To check the programming the Timer Record List will appear Check field s Rec OK on the Timer Record List indicates that the timer recording is programmed correctly 5 Pres...

Page 43: ...EO Plus programming number To check the programming the Timer Record menu will appear b B left right move the cursor left right If you make a mistake before pressing ENTER press CLEAR repeatedly to delete password numbers one by one then correct it 3 Use b B to move the cursor to the Repeat column then use v V to select Repeat option Once Daily Monday Friday or Weekly 4 Press ENTER after filling i...

Page 44: ...verlap The earlier program takes priority When the earlier program finishes the later program starts If two programs are set to start at exactly the same time the program entered first takes priority If the disc is damaged the recording may not complete successfully In this case even though the Check field shows Rec OK it may not be Recording from an External Input Recording from External Componen...

Page 45: ... from this one You cannot control this unit remotely from a component connected to the DV IN jack You cannot record date and time information from a DV cassette 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack See page 15 2 Select TV HDD or TV DVD option on the HOME menu then press ENTER see page 16 3 Check that the DV audio input is as you require You can choose betwe...

Page 46: ...utton see Changing Title Thumbnails on page 47 Press DISPLAY to display the information of selected title on the Title List menu After selecting a title or chapter on the Title List or Chapter List menu then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the menu Use v V to select a option then press ENTER to confirm your selection 2 To exit the Title List menu press RETURN O repeatedly ...

Page 47: ... About word Original and Playlist Throughout this manual you will often see the words Original and Playlist to refer to the actual content and the edited version Original content refers to what s actually recorded on the disc Playlist content refers to the edited version of the disc how the Original content is to be played Adding Chapter Markers You can create chapters within a title by inserting ...

Page 48: ...ions appears on the left side of the menu 2 Use v V to select Playlist Add option then press ENTER 3 Select New Playlist then press ENTER The new title appears in the updated Playlist All chapters of the title are added to the Playlist Adding Additional Title Chapters to the Playlist You can add an Original title or chapter to add to a Playlist title even if it is already registered 1 Choose a tit...

Page 49: ... are repeatedly deleted the titles are combined into one When you are deleting a title or chapter only the last one on DVD RW increases remaining recording time Deleting a Part You can delete a part which you do not want in the title 1 Use b B v V to choose a title you want to delete on the Title List menu then press ENTER The options appears on the left side of the menu 2 Select Delete Part optio...

Page 50: ... RETURN O repeatedly to exit the menu Notes Names can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted on a different recorder you will see only a limited character set When recording on DVD R DVD R or DVD RW discs the entered name is displayed on the DVD player only after finalization Sort This function allows you to access show listings organized by Date Title or Category on the Title List HDD me...

Page 51: ...Press ENTER Title Edit Divide menu appears Divide option is highlighted 4 Use play pause step search and slow motion to find the point you want to divide the title 5 Select Divide option then press ENTER at the point To reset the point select Cancel option then press ENTER Repeat from step 3 6 Choose Done option then press ENTER to fix the dividing point The title is divided into two new titles It...

Page 52: ... the left side of the screen 2 Select Hide option Example Title List DVD RW 3 Press ENTER to confirm The chapter s or title s thumbnail will dim Tip If you select a hidden chapter or title on the Title List or Chapter List menu you can show it by choosing Show option on the menu After doing that you are able to see the chapter or title Protect a Title Use this function to protect against accidenta...

Page 53: ...tted in VR mode and CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM Copyright Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the area in which you are making a copy Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented t...

Page 54: ...p to that point will be lost If the remaining space on the disc is insufficient the Fast mode is not available The Fast mode is not available for edited HDD title Dubbing from DVD to HDD 1 On the Title List menu select a title you want to dub then press ENTER Menu options appears on the left side of the screen 2 Use v V to select Dubbing option then press ENTER Dubbing menu appears 3 Use b B to se...

Page 55: ...to HDD copies a single title to the HDD in real time When you start copying playback jumps back to the start of the title then continues through to the end of the title when recording automatically stops The copy will be made in the recording mode HQ SQ LQ EQ that is currently set During DVD playback press DUBBING to copy the current title to HDD Playback starts again from the beginning of the cur...

Page 56: ...D R or DVD RW disc recorded already 2 Press TITLE in Play mode Title List menu will appear as shown below Tip You can remove the Title List menu by pressing STOP x 3 To play back a title select the title you want then press ENTER or N PLAY Playing Your Recordings on Other DVD Players Finalizing a Disc Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode finalized DVD R or DVD R...

Page 57: ...Cambodian 7577 Catalan 6765 Chinese 9072 Corsican 6779 Croatian 7282 Czech 6783 Danish 6865 Dutch 7876 English 6978 Esperanto 6979 Estonian 6984 Faroese 7079 Language Code Fiji 7074 Finnish 7073 French 7082 Frisian 7089 Galician 7176 Georgian 7565 German 6869 Greek 6976 Greenlandic 7576 Guarani 7178 Gujarati 7185 Hausa 7265 Hebrew 7387 Hindi 7273 Hungarian 7285 Icelandic 7383 Indonesian 7378 Inter...

Page 58: ...ble below set the appropriate manufacturer code 1 While holding down TV POWER button press the number buttons to select the manufacturer code for your TV see the table below 2 Release TV POWER button Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV Manufacturer Code Number LG GoldStar 1 Default 2 ...

Page 59: ... the recorder Aerial or cables are loose Camcorder is off The recorder s source is incorrect Solution Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely Press TV DVD on the remote control repeatedly to choose DVD mode TV indicator disappears in the display window Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the recorder appears on the TV screen Connect the video cable secur...

Page 60: ...he recorder The remote control is too far from the recorder There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and the recorder The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Solution Finalize the disc page 24 No solution The other player must be RW compatible in order to play it No solution Use another disc You cannot record the source Select the channel on the recorder s built in TV tuner...

Page 61: ...t MPEG 2 VBR support Audio recording format Sampling frequency 48kHz Compression format Dolby Digital Playback Frequency response DVD PCM 48 kHz 8 Hz to 20 kHz CD 8 Hz to 20 kHz DVD PCM 96 kHz 8 Hz to 44 kHz Signal to noise ratio More than 100 dB AUDIO OUT connector Harmonic distortion Less than 0 008 AUDIO OUT connector Dynamic range More than 95 dB AUDIO OUT connector Inputs AERIAL IN Aerial inp...

Page 62: ...ed to the dealer from whom the equipment was originally purchased The dealer may before carrying out service under guarantee require a receipted account as evidence of the date of purchase D We respectfully point out that your dealer is not obligated to replace batteries if they become exhausted or worn in use E Aerial alignment and consumer control adjustments are not covered by this guarantee Th...

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