LG 50pz950 Owners Manual

							  
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LEDLCD 
PLASMATV LCD 
Pleasereadthismanualcarefullybeforeoperatingthe 
setandretainitforfuturereference. 
LEDLCDTVMODELS 
42LV370042LV550032LW570047LW6500 
47LV370047LV550042LW570055LW6500 
55LV370055LV550047LW570065LW6500 
42LV540042LW560055LW570047LW7700 
47LV540047LW560072LZ970055LW7700 
55LV540055LW560047LW9500 
55LW9500 
P/NO:SAC34134226(1102-REVO1)60LW9500 LCDTV 
MODELS 
42LK530 
47LK530 
55LK530 
42LK550 
47LK550 PLASMATV 
MODELS 
50PZ750 
60PZ750 
50PZ950 
60PZ950 
50PZ950U 
60PZ950U 
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DII/X+ 
HD ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.Dolbyandthedouble-D 
symbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories. 
HDMI,theHDMIlogoandHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksor 
registeredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLC. 
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anofficialDivXCertified@devicethatplaysDivXvideo.Visitwww.divx.comfor 
moreinformationandsoftwaretoolstoconvertyourfilesintoDivXvideo. 
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registrationcode,locatetheDivXVODsectioninyourdevicesetupmenu.Goto 
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DivXCertified@toplayDivX@andDivXPlusTMHD(H.264/MKV)videoupto 
1080pHDincludingpremiumcontent. 
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usedunderlicense. 
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......NOTE 
o_PlasmaTV_;_•LEDLCDTV,LCDTV 
ImageshownmaydifferfromyourTV. 
YourTVsOSD(OnScreenDisplay)maydifferslightlyfromthatshowninthismanual.  
						

							  
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS3 
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS 
Alwayscomplywiththefollowingprecautionstoavoiddangeroussituationsandensurepeakperformance 
ofyourproduct. 
WARNINGICAUTION 
TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRIC 
SHOCKDONOTREMOVECOVER(OR 
BACK).NOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS 
INSIDE.REFERTOQUALIFIEDSERVICE 
PERSONNEL. 
_ILhelightningflashwitharrowhead  symbol,withinanequilateraltriangle, 
isintendedtoalerttheusertothe 
presenceofuninsulateddangerousvoltage 
withintheproductsenclosurethatmaybe 
ofsufficientmagnitudetoconstituteariskof 
electricshocktopersons. 
Theexclamationpointwithinan 
equilateraltriangleisintendedtoalert 
theusertothepresenceofimportant 
operatingandmaintenance(servicing) 
instructionsintheliteratureaccompanying 
theappliance. 
WARNING/CAUTION 
-TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREAND 
ELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTEXPOSETHIS 
PRODUCTTORAINORMOISTURE. Readtheseinstructions. 
Keeptheseinstructions. 
Heedallwarnincj_ 
Followallinstructions. 
Donotusethisapparatusnearwater. 
Cleanonlywithadrycloth. 
Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Install 
inaccordancewiththemanufacturers 
instructions. 
Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuch 
asradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orother 
apparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduce 
heat. 
Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthe 
polarizedorgrounding-typeplug.Apolarized 
plughastwobladeswithonewiderthanthe 
other.Agroundingtypeplughastwoblades 
andathirdgroundingprong.Thewideblade 
orthethirdprongareprovidedforyoursafety. 
Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyour 
outlet,consultanelectricianforreplacement 
oftheobsoleteoutlet(Candifferbycountry).  
						

							  
4IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS 
Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedon 
orpinchedparticularlyatplugs,convenience 
receptacles,andthepointwheretheyexit 
fromtheapparatus. 
Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecified 
bythemanufacturer. 
Useonlywithacart,stand,tripod,bracket, 
ortablespecifiedbythemanufacturer,or 
soldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartisused, 
usecautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatus 
combinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip-over. 
Unplugthisapparatusduringlightning 
stormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsof 
time. 
Referallservicingtoqualifiedservice 
personnel.Servicingisrequiredwhen 
theapparatushasbeendamagedinany 
way,suchaspower-supplycordorplugis 
damaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjects 
havefallenintotheapparatus,theapparatus 
hasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,does 
notoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped. 
Nevertouchthisapparatusorantennaduring 
athunderorlightningstorm. 
WhenmountingaTVonthewall,makesure 
nottoinstalltheTVbyhangingthepower 
andsignalcablesonthebackoftheTV. Donotallowanimpactshockoranyobjects 
tofallintotheproduct,anddonotdrop 
anythingontothescreen. 
CAUTIONconcerningthePowerCord 
(Candifferbycountry): 
Itisrecommendedthatappliancesbe 
placeduponadedicatedcircuit;thatis,a 
singleoutletcircuitwhichpowersonlythat 
applianceandhasnoadditionaloutletsor 
branchcircuits.Checkthespecificationpage 
ofthisownersmanualtobecertain.Donot 
connecttoomanyappliancestothesame 
ACpoweroutletasthiscouldresultinfireor 
electricshock.Donotoverloadwalloutlets. 
Overloadedwalloutlets,looseordamaged 
walloutlets,extensioncords,frayedpower 
cords,ordamagedorcrackedwireinsulation 
aredangerous.Anyoftheseconditionscould 
resultinelectricshockorfire.Periodically 
examinethecordofyourappliance,and 
ifitsappearanceindicatesdamageor 
deterioration,unplugit,discontinueuseof 
theappliance,andhavethecordreplaced 
withanexactreplacementpartbyan 
authorizedservice.Protectthepowercord 
fromphysicalormechanicalabuse,suchas 
beingtwisted,kinked,pinched,closedina 
door,orwalkedupon.Payparticularattention 
toplugs,walloutlets,andthepointwhere 
thecordexitstheappliance.Donotmove 
theTVwiththepowercordpluggedin.Do 
notuseadamagedorloosepowercord.Be 
suredograsptheplugwhenunpluggingthe 
powercord.Donotpullonthepowercord 
tounplugtheTV. 
Warning-Toreducetheriskoffireor 
electricalshock,donotexposethisproduct 
torain,moistureorotherliquids.Donot 
touchtheTVwithwethands.Donotinstall 
thisproductnearflammableobjectssuch 
asgasolineorcandles,orexposetheTVto 
directairconditioning.  
						

							  
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS5 
Donotexposetodrippingorsplashingand 
donotplaceobjectsfilledwithliquids,such 
asvases,cups,etc.onorovertheapparatus 
(e.g.onshelvesabovetheunit). 
Grounding 
Ensurethatyouconnecttheearthground 
wiretopreventpossibleelectricshock 
(i.e.aTVwithathree-pronggroundedAC 
plugmustbeconnectedtoathree-prong 
groundedACoutlet).Ifgroundingmethods 
arenotpossible,haveaqualifiedelectrician 
installaseparatecircuitbreaker.Donottryto 
groundtheunitbyconnectingittotelephone 
wires,lighteningrods,orgaspipes. 
PowerSupply 
ShortcircuitBreaker 
DISCONNECTINGDEVICEFROMTHEMAIN 
POWER 
Thepoweroutletmustremainreadily 
accessedintheeventthedeviceneedsto 
beunplugged. 
AslongasthisunitisconnectedtotheAC 
walloutlet,itisnotdisconnectedfromthe 
ACpowersourceeveniftheunitisturned 
off. 
Donotattempttomodifythisproductinany 
waywithoutwrittenauthorizationfromLG 
Electronics.Unauthorizedmodificationcould 
voidtheusersauthoritytooperatethis 
product. 
ANTENNASOutdoorantennagrounding 
(Candifferbycountry): 
Ifanoutdoorantennaisinstalled,follow 
theprecautionsbelow.Anoutdoorantenna 
systemshouldnotbelocatedinthevicinity 
ofoverheadpowerlinesorotherelectriclight 
orpowercircuits,orwhereitcancomein 
contactwithsuchpowerlinesorcircuitsas 
deathorseriousinjurycanoccur.Besurethe 
antennasystemisgroundedsoastoprovide 
someprotectionagainstvoltagesurges 
andbuilt-upstaticcharges.Section810of theNationalElectricalCode(NEC)inthe 
U.S.A.providesinformationwithrespectto 
propergroundingofthemastandsupporting 
structure,groundingofthelead-inwireto 
anantennadischargeunit,sizeofgrounding 
conductors,locationofantennadischarge 
unit,connectiontogroundingelectrodesand 
requirementsforthegroundingelectrode. 
AntennagroundingaccordingtotheNational 
ElectricalCode,ANSl/NFPA70 
LeadnWire 
GroundClampDschargeUnt 
ElectlicSelvice(NECSecton8020/ 
Equipment_ 
GroundClamp-- (NECSection8/021} 
PowerSeviceGrounding 
ElectrodeSystem 
(NECArt250,PatH) 
NECNationalE}ectricalCode 
Cleaning 
Whencleaning,unplugthepowercordand 
wipegentlywithasoftclothtoprevent 
scratching.Donotspraywaterorother 
liquidsdirectlyontheTVaselectricshock 
mayoccur.Donotcleanwithchemicals 
suchasalcohol,thinnersorbenzine. 
Moving 
Makesuretheproductisturnedoff, 
unpluggedandallcableshavebeen 
removed.Itmaytake2ormorepeopleto 
carrylargerTVs.Donotpressorputstress 
onthefrontpaneloftheTV. 
Ventilation 
InstallyourTVwherethereisproper 
ventilation.Donotinstallinaconfined 
spacesuchasabookcase.Donotcoverthe 
productwithclothorothermaterialswhile 
plugged.Donotinstallinexcessivelydusty 
places. 
Ifyousmellsmokeorotherodourscoming 
fromtheTV,unplugthepowercordcontact 
anauthorizedservicecenter. 
Donotpressstronglyuponthepanelwith 
handorsharpobjectsuchasnail,pencilor 
pen,ormakeascratchonit. 
Keeptheproductawayfromdirectsunlight.  
						

							  
6IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS 
*DotDefect 
ThePlasmaorLCDpanelisahigh 
technologyproductwithresolutionoftwo 
milliontosixmillionpixels.Inaveryfew 
cases,youcouldseefinedotsonthescreen 
whileyoureviewingtheTV.Thosedots 
aredeactivatedpixelsanddonotaffectthe 
performanceandreliabilityoftheTV. 
GeneratedSound 
Crackingnoise:Acrackingnoisethat 
occurswhenwatchingorturningofftheTV 
isgeneratedbyplasticthermalcontraction 
duetotemperatureandhumidity.Thisnoise 
iscommonforproductswherethermal 
deformationisrequired. 
Electricalcircuithumming/panelbuzzing:A 
lowlevelnoiseisgeneratedfromahigh- 
speedswitchingcircuit,whichsuppliesa 
largeamountofcurrenttooperateaproduct. 
Itvariesdependingontheproduct. 
Thisgeneratedsounddoesnotaffectthe 
performanceandreliabilityoftheproduct. 
Takecarenottotouchtheventilation 
openings.WhenwatchingtheTVforalong 
period,theventilationopeningsmaybecome 
hot.Thisdoesnotaffecttheperformanceof 
theproductorcausedefectsintheproduct. 
*Viewing3DImaging(For3DTV) 
-Ifyouwatchthe3Dimagingtoocloselyor 
foralongperiodoftime,itmayharmyour 
eyesight. 
-WatchingtheTVorplayingvideogames 
thatincorporate3Dimagingwiththe3D 
glassesforalongperiodoftimecancause 
drowsiness,headachesorfatiguetoyou 
and/oryoureyes.Ifyouhaveaheadache, 
orotherwisefeelfatiguedordrowsy,stop 
watchingtheTVandhavearest. 
-Pregnantwoman,seniors,personswith 
heartproblemsorpersonswhoexperience 
frequentdrowsinessshouldrefrainfrom 
watching3DTV. 
-Some3Dimagingmaycauseyoutoduck 
ordodgetheimagedisplayedinthevideo. 
Therefore,itisbestifyoudonotwatch3D 
TVnearfragileobjectsornearanyobjects 
thatcanbeknockedovereasily. 
-Pleasepreventchildrenundertheageof 
5fromwatching3DTV.Itmayaffecttheir 
visiondevelopment. 
-Warningforphotosensitizationseizure:Some viewersmayexperienceaseizureorepilepsy 
whenexposedtocertainfactors,including 
flashinglightsorimagesinTVorvideo 
games.Ifyouoranybodyfromyourfamily 
hasahistoryofepilepsyorseizure,please 
consultwithyourdoctorbeforewatching3D 
TV. 
Alsocertainsymptomscanoccurin 
unspecifiedconditionswithoutanyprevious 
history.Ifyouexperienceanyofthefollowing 
symptoms,immediatelystopwatchingthe 
3Dimagingandconsultadoctor:dizzinessor 
light-headedness,visualtransitionoraltered 
vision,visualorfacialinstability,suchaseye 
ormuscletwitching,unconsciousaction, 
convulsion,lossofconscience,confusion 
ordisorientation,lossofdirectionalsense, 
cramps,ornausea.Parentsshouldmonitor 
theirchildren,includingteenagers,forthese 
symptomsastheymaybemoresensitiveto 
theeffectsofwatching3DTV. 
Riskofphotosensitizationseizurecanbe 
reducedwiththefollowingactions. 
Takefrequentbreaksfromwatching3DTV. 
Forthosewhohavevisionthatisdifferent 
ineacheye,theyshouldwatchtheTVafter 
takingvisioncorrectionmeasures. 
WatchtheTVsothatyoureyesareonthe 
samelevelasthe3Dscreenandrefrainfrom 
sittingtoocloselytotheTV. 
Donotwatchthe3Dimagingwhentiredor 
sick,andavoidwatchingthe3Dimagingfora 
longperiodoftime. 
Donotwearthe3Dglassesforanyother 
purposethanviewing3Dimagingona3DTV. 
Someviewersmayfeeldisorientedafter 
watching3DTV.Therefore,afteryouwatch 
3DTV,takeamomenttoregainawareness 
ofyoursituationbeforemoving.  
						

							  
IftheTVfeelscoldtothetouch,theremay 
beasmallflickerwhenitisturnedon.This 
isnormal,thereisnothingwrongwithTV. 
Someminutedotdefectsmaybevisibleon 
thescreen,appearingastinyred,green,or 
bluespots.However,theyhavenoadverse 
effectontheTVsperformance.Avoid 
touchingtheLCDscreenorholdingyour 
finger(s)againstitforlongperiodsoftime. 
Doingsomayproducesometemporary 
distortioneffectsonthescreen. 
Thefluorescentlampusedinthisproductcontains 
asmallamountofmercury.Donotdisposeofthis 
productwithgeneralhouseholdwaste.Disposalof 
thisproductmustbecarriedoutinaccordanceto 
theregulationsofyourlocalauthority. 
ForUSA 
ThisreminderisprovidedtocalltheCATVsystem 
installersattentiontoArticle820-40ofthe 
NationalElectricCode(U.S.A.).Thecodeprovides 
guidelinesforpropergroundingand,inparticular, 
specifiesthatthecablegroundshallbeconnected 
tothegroundingsystemofthebuilding,asclose 
tothepointofthecableentryaspractical. IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS7  
						

							  
8TABLEOFCONTENTS 
TABLEOFCONTENTS 
2LICENSES 
3 
8 IMPORTANTSAFETYIN- 
STRUCTIONS 
TABLEOFCONTENTS 45-Usingfavoritechannels 
46-Checkingcurrentprograminfo 
47Usingadditionaloptions 
47-Adjustingaspectratio 
48-ChangingAVmodes 
48-Usingtheinputlist 
49Usingthequickmenu 
10ASSEMBLmNGANDPREPARING 
10Unpacking 
13OptionalExtras 
14Partsandbuttons 
23LiftingandmovingtheTV 
23SettinguptheTV 
23-Attachingthestand 
30-Mountingonatable 
32-Mountingonawalt 
33-Tidyingcables 
34 
38 
39 
39 
39 REMOTECONTROL 
MagicMotionRemoteControlFunctions 
-RegisteringMagicMotionRemote 
Control 
-HowtouseMagicMotionRemote 
Controt 
-PrecautionstoTakewhenUsingthe 
MagicMotionRemoteControl 
40WATCHINGTV 
40Connectingtoanantennaorcable 
40-Connectinganantennaorbasiccable 
40-Connectingacablebox 
41TurningtheTVonforthefirsttime 
42WatchingTV 
43AccessingHomeMenu 
44Managingchanneis 
44-Settingupchannels 50ENTERTAINMENT 
50NetworkConnection 
50-Connectingtoawirednetwork 
51-Connectingtoawireiessnetwork 
52-Whenasecuritycodeisalreadyset 
55-NetworkStatus 
56PremiumAccountFunction 
56-Notice 
58LGAppsfunction 
58-RegistrationLGApps 
59-SigninwithLGAppsaccount 
60-UsingLGApps 
61-UsingMyApps 
62SmartShareFunction 
62-ConnectingUSBstoragedevices 
63-ConnectingDLNADMP(DigitalLiving 
NetworkAlliance,DigitalMediaPlayer) 
66-ConnectingDLNADMR(DigitalLiving 
NetworkAlliance,DigitalMediaRender) 
67-Browsingflies 
68-ViewingVideos 
71-DivXregistrationcode 
72-ViewingPhotos 
74-Listeningtomusic 
763DiMAGING(FOR3DTV) 
763DTechnology 
76-Whenwatching3Dimaging 
77-Whenusing3DGlasses 
77-3DImagingViewingRange 
78Viewing3DImaging  
						

							  
TABLEOFCONTENTS9 
78-Setting3DImaging 
80CUSTOMIZINGTVSETTINGS 
80TheSETUPMenu 
81CustomizingSettings 
81-CHANNELSettings 
82-PICTURESettings 
87-AUDIOSettings 
89-TIMESettings 
90-LOCKSettings 
92-OPTIONSettings 
95-NETWORKSettings 
96-SUPPORTSettings 113CleaningYourTV 
113-Screenandframe 
113-Cabinetandstand 
113-Powercord 
113PreventingimageburnorBurn-inon 
yourTVscreen 
114TROUBLESHOOTING 
116SPECIFICATIONS 
124IRCODES 
97 
98 
99 MAKINGCONNECTIONS 
ConnectionOverview 
ConnectingtoaHDreceiver,DVD,or 
VCRplayer 
99-HDMIConnection 
100-DVltoHDMIConnection 
101-ComponentConnection 
102-CompositeConnection 
104ConnectingtoaPC 
104-HDMIConnection 
105-DVltoHDMIConnection 
106-RGBConnection 
107ConnectingtoanAudioSystem 
107-DigitalOpticatAudioConnection 
109ConnectingtoaUSB 
109ConnectingtoaHeadphone(_) 
110ConnectingtheWireiessMediaBox 
111SIMPLINKConnection 
111-ActivatingandUsingtheSIMPLINK 
menus 126EXTERNALCONTROLDEVICE 
SETUP 
134OPENSOURCELICENSE 
112MAINTENANCE 
112UpdatingtheTVFirmware  
						

							  
10ASSEMBLINGANDPREPARING 
ASSEMBLINGANDPREPARING 
Unpacking 
Checkyourproductboxforthefollowingitems.Ifthereareanymissingaccessories,contactthelocal 
dealerwhereyoupurchasedyourproduct.Theillustrationsinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactual 
productanditem. 
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Batteries(AAA) CDmanual 
Polishingcloth1 
(Dependingonmodel) 
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MagicMotionRemoteControls, 
Strap, 
Batteries(AA) 
(ExceptLV3700,LV5400,LW5700, 
LK530,LK550series CleansingCloths(Mitt)2 
(Dependingonmodel) NeroMediaHome4Essentials 
CD 
1Gentlywipethespotsonthecabinetwiththepolishingcloth. 
2Wipespotsontheexterioronlywiththecleansingcloths. 
Donotwiperoughlywhenremovingstains.Excessivepressure 
maycausescratchesordiscoloration. 
Forcleaningfrontframe,pleaseslowlywipeinonedirection 
aftersprayingwater1-2timesoncleansingcloths.Please 
removeexcessivemoistureaftercleaning.Excessivemoisture 
maycausewaterstainsontheframe. 
3SoldseperatelyforLV3700,LV5400,LW5700,LK530,LK550 
series.