LG 42PW450 Plasma Television User Manual

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Advanced image options (Depending on model)
SettingDescription
Dynamic Contrast Adjusts the contrast to keep it at the best level according to the brightness of the screen.  The 
picture is improved by making bright parts brighter and dark parts darker .
Dynamic Colour Adjusts screen colours so that they look livelier, richer and clearer. This feature enhances hue, 
saturation and luminance so that red, blue and green white look more vivid.
Clear White Makes the white area of the screen brighter and clearer.
Skin Colour It detects the skin area of video and adjusts it to express a natural skin colour .
Noise Reduction Reduces screen noise without compromising video quality.
Digital  Noise  Reduc-
tion Removes noise caused by compressing video.
Gamma You can adjust brightness of dark area and middle gray level area of the picture.
yyLow: Make the dark and middle gray level areas brighter.
yy Medium: Express the original picture level.
yy High: Make the dark and middle gray level area darker.
Black Level
 Sets black level of the screen to proper level. 

This function is available in the following modes: 
AV (NTSC-M), HDMI, Component or USB(Only Plasma TV). yyLow: The reflection of the screen gets darker.
yy High: The reflection of the screen gets brighter.
yy Auto : Sets black level of the screen to High or Low automatically according to the input 
signal level.
Eye Care Adjusts the brightness of the screen to prevent the screen from being too bright. Dims ex -
tremely bright pictures.
 

  
This feature is disable in “ Picture Mode

-Vivid, Cinema, Expert1, Expert2, Intelligent 
Sensor.”
Film Mode  or Real 
Cinema Makes video clips recorded in film look more natural by eliminating judder ef
fect.
 DVD and Blu-ray movies are filmed at 24 frames per second (fps). With LG Real Cinema, 
every frame is consistently processed 5 times in 1/24 of a second producing 120 fps with 
T

ruMotion or 2 times in 1/24 of a second producing 48 fps without  TruMotion, thus totally 
eliminating the judder effect.
This function can also work when TruMotion is off.
   
						

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Advanced image options (Depending on model)
SettingDescription
Colour Gamut Advanced Control   Maximizes the utilization of colour to increase colour quality.
Standard: Displays standard set of colours.
Wide: Increase number of colours used.
Expert Control
Displays colour domain of the signal.
Standard: Displays standard set of colours.
Wide: Increase number of colours used.
EBU: Mode to display EBU standard colour area.
SMPTE: Mode to display SMPTE standard colour area.
BT709: Mode to display BT709 standard colour area.
Edge Enhancer Shows clearer and distinctive yet natural edges of the video.
xvYCC
(available in Cinema 
and Expert mode) *This feature is not available for all models.
This is produces richer colours.
This feature represents rich colours as much as a conventional video signal.
 This function is enabled in “
Picture mode - Cinema, Expert

” when xvYCC signal is inputted 
through HDMI.
Colour Filter This is the function to filter the specific colours of the video.
You can use the RGB filter to set colour saturation and hue accurately.
Expert Pattern 
(available in Expert 
modes) This is the pattern used for expert adjustment
This function is enabled in “
Picture Mode - Expert” when you watch DTV.
Colour Temperature Adjusts the overall colour of the screen by changing the white baseline.
Plasma TVa. Method : 2 Points
yy Pattern: Inner, Outer
yy Red/Green/Blue 
Contrast, Red/Green/
Blue Brightness:  The 
adjustment range is 
-50 to +50. b. Method : 20 Point IRE
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IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers) is the unit to 
display the size of the video signal and can be set 
among 5, 10, 15 - 100 Plasma 

TV. You can adjust 
Red, Green or Blue according to each setting.
yy
 Red/Green/Blue: 

The adjustment range is -50 - +50.
c. Apply to all inputs
LCD TV/
LED LCD 
TV b. Method : 10 Point IRE
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 Pattern: Inner

, Outer
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IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers) is the unit to 
display the size of the video signal and can be set 
among 10, 20, 30 - 100. 

You can adjust Red, Green 
or Blue according to each setting.
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Luminance: 
 This function displays calculated lumi-
nance value for 2.2 gamma. You can input lumi-
nance value you want at 100 IRE, than the target 
luminance value for 2.2 gamma is displayed at every 
10 steps from 10 IRE to 90 IRE.
yy
 Red/Green/Blue: 

The adjustment range is -50 - +50.
c. Apply to all inputs
Colour Manage 
System As the tool used by the experts to make adjustments by using the test patterns, this does not 
affect other colours but can be used to selectively adjust the 6 colour areas (Red/Green/Blue/ 
Yellow/Cyan/Magenta).
Colour difference may not be distinctive even when you make the adjustments for the general 
video.
Adjusts Red/Green/Blue/Yellow/Cyan, Magenta.
 Red/Green/Blue/Y

ellow/Cyan, Magenta Colour: The adjustment range is -30 - +30.
 Red/Green/Blue/Y

ellow/Cyan, Magenta Tint: The adjustment range is -30 - +30.
 This feature is disable in RGB-PC and HDMI-PC mode.  
						

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SettingDescription
Auto Volume Activates the Auto Volume feature to keep the volume level consistent whenever you change 
channels. The volume level may not be consistent due to different signal conditions of broadcasting 
stations.
Clear Voice 
Sets whether to enhance human voice clarity. You can adjust the level of clarity when you set this 
feature on.
yy If you select “On” for Clear Voice II
, Infinite Surround feature will not work.
yy Select levels from ‘-6’ to ’+6’.
NOTE
Balance
Adjust balance between the left and right speakers according to your room environment.
Sound Mode Selects one of the preset sound modes or customizes options in each mode.
Mode
Standard Select when you want standard-quality sound.
Music Select when you listen to music.
Cinema Select when you watch movies.
Sport Select when you watch sports events.
Game Select when you play games.
Option
Infinite Surround  Infinite Surround  is a patented LG proprietary sound processing technology that 
strives immersive 5.1 surround sound impression with front two loudspeakers.
Treble Controls the dominant sounds in the output. When you turn up the treble, it will 
increase the output to the higher frequency range.
Bass Controls the softer sounds in the output. When you turn up the bass, it will 
increase the output to the lower frequency range.
Reset Resets the sound mode to the default setting.
  
AUDIO settings
1 Press Home to access the main menus.
2 Press the Navigation buttons  to scroll to AUDIO and press OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the setting or option you want 
and press OK.
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 o return to the previous level, press BACK .
4 When you are finished, press EXIT.
AUDIOOK
Move● Auto Volume        : Off● Clear Voice II       : Off     3● Balance             0● Sound Mode        : Standard
                             • Infinite Surround      : Off
                             • Treble
  

          50
                             • Bass
  

          50
                              • Reset
● Digital Audio Out  : PCM● TV Speaker         : On● DTV Audio Setting : Auto
L R
The available audio settings are described in the following.
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SettingDescription
Digital Audio 
Out It is possible to use in DTV, HDMI, DivX mode.
This function allows you to select your preferred Digital Audio Output.
When Dolby Digital is available, selecting Auto in the Digital Audio Out menu will set SPDIF(Sony
Philips Digital InterFace) output to Dolby Digital.
If Auto is selected in the digital audio out menu when Dolby Digital is not available, SPDIF output will 
be PCM(Pulse-code modulation).
Even if both Dolby Digital and Audio language have been set in a channel which broadcast Dolby
Digital Audio, only Dolby Digital will be played.
Item
Audio Input Digital Audio output
Auto
MPEG
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
HE-AAC PCM
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital
PCMAll
PCM
TV SpeakerTurns on the internal speaker of the TV when using an external Hi-Fi system. You can use the TV 
speaker as an audio output device even if there is no video input.
yyWhen the TV speaker  is turned off while the Simplink home 
theatre is operating, the sound   
 output automatically switches to the Home  theatre
 speaker, but when the TV speaker is   
 
turned on, the sound output the  TV speaker

.
yy Some menus in 
AUDIO are disabled when TV Speaker is set to Off.
NOTE
DTV Audio Set-
ting (In digital 
mode only) When different audio types exist in an input signal, this function allows you to select the audio type
you want.
Mode
Auto
Automatically outputs in the order  HE-AAC > Dolby Digital+  > Dolby Digital > 
MPEG.
HE-AAC, Dolby 
Digital+, Dolby 
Digital, MPEG Allows users to select the audio type they want.
ex) If 
MPEG is selected, MPEG is always outputted.
      If MPEG is not supported, another audio type is set in that order .
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Stereo/Dual Reception (In Analogue Mode Only)
When a programme is selected, the sound information for the station appears with the programme
number and station name.
1 Press  Q. MENU and press the Navigation to access the Audio or Audio Language  and press OK.
2 Press  the Navigation button to scroll to sound output and press OK.
This feature may not be applied based on country broadcasting circumstance.
Broadcast
On Screen Display
Mono
Stereo
Dual MONO
STEREO
DUAL I , DUAL II , DUAL I + II
NICAM  NICAM
Nicam Reception (In Analogue Mode Only)
Speaker Sound Output Selection
If the TV is equipped with a receiver for NICA
M reception, high quality NICAM (Near Instantaneous
Companding Audio Multiplex) digital sound can be received.
Sound output can be selected according to the type of broadcast received.
1 When NICAM mono is received, you can select NICAM MONO or FM MONO .
2 When NICAM stereo is received, you can select NICAM STEREO or FM MONO.
If the stereo signal is weak, switch to FM MONO.
3 When NICAM dual is received, you can select NICAM DUAL I, NICAM DUAL II or NICAM DUAL I+II or 
FM MONO.
In AV, Component, RGB and HDMI mode, you can select output sound for the left and right loudspeakers.
Select the sound output.
L+R: Audio signal from audio L input is sent to the left loudspeaker and audio signal from audio R input is  sent to the right loudspeaker.
L+L: Audio signal from audio L input is sent to left and right loudspeakers.
R+R: Audio signal from audio R input is sent to left and right loudspeakers. yy
Mono sound selection
If the stereo signal is weak in stereo reception, you can switch to mono. In mono reception, the  clarity of  
sound is improved.
yy Language selection for d ual language broadcast
If a programme can be received in two languages (dual language), you can switch to DUAL  I,
DUAL II or DUAL I+II.
DUAL I     
Sends the primary broadcast language to the loudspeakers.
DUAL
  I I 
 Sends the secondary broadcast language to the loudspeakers.
DUAL
  I+I I 
 Sends a separate language to each loudspeaker
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TIME settings
1 Press Home to access the main menus.
2 Press the Navigation buttons  to scroll to TIME and press OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the setting or option you want 
and press OK.
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 o return to the previous level, press BACK .
4 When you are finished, press EXIT. 
The available time settings are described in the following
TIMEOK
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● Clock● Off Time :  Off● On Time : Off● Sleep Timer : Off 
Setting Description
Clock   Sets the time, date, time zone and daylight-saving time feature.
The time will be set automatically according to a digital channel signal which includes time 
information provided by the broadcasting station. If not, set the time and date manually
.
Time Zone is enabled only in Australia, Indonesia and Israel only.
yy < Only Australia > When you select a Time Zone city, the TV time is set by the time offset 
information based on Time Zone and GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) which is received with 
the broadcast signal and the time is set automatically by a digital signal.
yy  GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) which is received with the 
broadcast signal and the time is set automatically by a digital signal.
yy When if the city name in Time Zone is changed into offset, you can change time by 1 hour.
yy Time Zone menu can be changed in Auto mode.
NOTE
Off Time/On 
Time Sets the time to turn on or off the TV automatically. To use this function, you should set the current 
time and date in advance.
yy
If you do not press any button within 2 hours after the TV turns on by the On Time 
feature, the TV enters the Standby mode automatically.(Except for 22/26/32LK335C-TB, 
32/37/42/47/55LV355C-TA, 32/37/42/47LK455C-TA)
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 If you set both Of

f time and On time features to the same time, the Off time feature 
overrides the On time feature. 
NOTE
Sleep Timer Sets the length of time until the TV to turns off. When you turn the TV off and turn it on again, the 
Sleep timer feature will be set to off.
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SettingDescription
Lock System Activates or deactivates the lock system.
Set Password Changes the 4-digit password. The default PIN is “0 0 0 0”.
If you forget your password, press ‘0’, ‘3’,‘2’, ‘5’ on the remote control handset.
Block 
Programme Blocks the programmes that contain inappropriate contents for children by pressing the Green 
button. The Lock icon appears in front of the blocked programmes. The programmes can be selected 
but the screen blank and the audio is muted.
To watch a locked channel, enter the password.
It is available to use this function in 
Lock System ”On”
Parental 
Guidance
(In Digital mode 
only) This function operates according to information from the broadcasting station. 
Therefore if the signal
has incorrect information, this function does not operate.
A password is required to gain access to this menu.
This set is programmed to remember which option it was last set to even if you switch the set of f.
Prevents children from watching certain adult’s TV programmes, according to the ratings limit set.
Enter a password to watch a blocked programme.
Rating differs by country.
Input Block Block the input sources.
It is available to use this function in  Lock System ”On”
Key Lock Locks or unlocks the buttons on the TV.
LOCK settings
1 Press Home to access the main menus.
2 Press the Navigation buttons  to scroll to LOCK and press OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons  to scroll to the setting or option you 
want and press  OK.
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 o return to the previous level, press BACK .
4 When you are finished, press EXIT.
The available lock settings are described in the following.
LOCKOK
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● Set Password● Lock System    : Off                                ● Block Programme                                ● Parental Guidance :  Blocking Off                                ● Input Block● Key Lock          : Off
 
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SettingDescription
Language Selects a language for the display or audio.
Option
Menu Lan-
guageSelect your desired language.(Except for Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and 
South Africa.)
Audio Lan-
guage
(In Digital mode 
only) The Audio function allows selection of a preferred language.
If audio data in a selected language is not broadcast, the default language audio 
will be played.
Audio Language OSD Information
Display
Status
N.A Not Available
MPEG Audio
Dolby Digital Audio
Audio for “Visual Impaired”
Audio for “Hearing Impaired”
Dolby Digital Plus Audio
HE-AACHE-AAC Audio
Subtitle Lan-
guage
(In Digital mode 
only) Use the Subtitle function when two or more subtitle languages are broadcast. If 
subtitle data in a selected language is not broadcast, the default language subtitle 
will be displayed.
Subtitle Language OSD Information
Display
Status
N.A Not Available
Teletext Subtitle
 Subtitle for “Hard of Hearing”
Text Language
(In Digital mode 
only) In Digital mode, use the Text language function when two or more Text languages 
are broadcast. If teletext data in a selected language is not broadcast, the default 
Text language will be displayed.
If you select the wrong local country, teletext may not appear correctly on the 
screen and some problems may occur during teletext operation.
yy
When the languages you selected as the primary for Audio Language and 
Subtitle Language and Text Language are not supported, you can select 
language in secondary category (Only New Zealand).
yy The audio/subtitles can be displayed in a simpler form with 1 to 3 charac
-
ters broadcast by the service provider.
yy When you select supplementary Audio (Audio for “Visual/Hearing Impaired”) 
the TV may output a part of the Main audio.
NOTE
OPTION settings
1 Press 
Home to access the main menus.
2 Press the Navigation buttons  to scroll to OPTION and press OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons  to scroll to the setting or option you 
want and press  OK.
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 o return to the previous level, press BACK .
4 When you are finished, press EXIT.   
The available general settings are described in the following:  (Depending on model)
OPTIONOK
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● Language(Language)● Country :
 Australia● Hard of Hearing() : Off● ISM Method : Normal● Factory Reset ● Set ID :  1● Mode Setting : Home Use 
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SettingDescription
Country (Only
Australia & New
Zealand) Selects a desired country.
Hard of Hearing
( 
 ) (In Digital 
mode only) This function is for the blind, and provides explanatory audio describing the current situation in a 
TV 
programme in addition to the basic audio.
- It is only available to use Hard of Hearing on some TV stations in New Zealand.
Power Indicator
(Only LCD TV/LED 
LCD TV) Adjust the power/standby indicator light on the front of the TV. 
If you select 3D mode, Power indicator is turned off automatically.
Option
Standby Light
Set to turn on or off the indicator light in Standby mode.
Power Light Set to turn on or off the indicator light when you turn on the power.
ISM Method
(Only plasma  TV)A frozen or still picture displayed on the screen for prolonged periods will result in a ghost image
remaining even when you change the image. Avoid allowing a fixed image to remain on the screen 
for prolonged periods.
Option
Orbiter
Orbiter may help prevent ghost images. However, it is best not to allow any 
fixed image to remain
on the screen. To avoid a permanent image on the screen, the screen will 
move every 2 minutes.
Colour Wash The colour block with the screen moved a little and the white pattern are 
alternately displayed. It is difficult to sense the afterimage occurred while the 
temporary afterimage is removed and the colour pattern is operating.
White Wash White wash removes permanent images from the screen.
Note: An excessive permanent image may be impossible to clear entirely with 
White Wash.
Data Service
(This menu is ena-
bled only in South 
Africa, Malaysia.) This function allow users to choose between MHEG (Digital Teletext) and Teletext if both exist at the 
same time.
Factory Reset This function initializes all settings.
yyIn Lock System “On”, if you forget your password, press ‘0’, ‘3’, ‘2’, ‘5’ on 
the remote  control handset.
NOTE
Set ID
Adds an ID to the connected devices
Mode Setting Default selection is “Home Use”. We recommend setting the TV to “Home Use” mode for the best 
picture in your Home environment.
Option
Home Use Selects it for the Home environment.
Store Demo Selects it for the retail environment.
Demo Mode Sets to show special features of the TV. You can cancel the demo mode by 
pressing any buttons except the Volume and Mute buttons.
yyIt is not possible to use Demo Mode in Home Use
 mode.
yy In Store Demo, Demo Mode is automatically set to On.
yy Once Demo Mode is set to 
Off in Store Demo, Demo Mode 
 
 
does not run and only the screen is reset.
yy The screen is reset automatically after 5 minutes in 
Demo 

 
 
Mode

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MAKING CONNECTIONS
Connect various external devices to the TV and switch input modes to select an external device. For more 
information on external device’s connection, refer to the manual provided with each device.
Available external devices are: HD receivers, DVD players, VCRs, audio systems, USB storage devices, 
PC, gaming devices , and other external devices.
yyThe external device connection may differ from the model.
yy Connect external devices to the TV regardless of the order of the TV port.
NOTE