LG 55lw573s Owners Manual

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Basic image options
SettingDescription
Backlight Adjusts the brightness of the screen by controlling the LCD backlight. I\
f you decrease the 
brightness level, the screen becomes darker and the power consumption will be reduced with -
out any video signal loss. 
 y If you use the “ E nergy saving - Off , Minimum , Medium ”, Backlight  will be available.
NOTE
ContrastIncreases or decreases the gradient of the video signal. You may use  Contrast when the 
bright part of the picture is saturated.
Brightness Adjusts the base level of the signal in the picture.
Sharpness Adjusts the level of crispness in the edges between the light and dark a\
reas of the picture. 
The lower the level, the softer the image.
Colour Adjusts intensity of all colours. 
Tint Adjusts the balance between red and green levels.
Colour Temp. Set to warm to enhance hotter colours such as red, or set to cool to enh\
ance cooler colours 
such as blue.
Advanced Control or 
Expert Control Customizes the advanced options.
Picture Reset Restores the options of each mode to the factory default.
 yIt is not available to use this function in “ Intelligent Sensor”. y You cannot adjust colour
, sharpness and tint in the RGB-PC/HDMI-PC mode.
 y When the Expert 1/2

 is selected, you can select Backlight, Contrast, Brightness, H Sharp-
ness, V Sharpness, Colour  or Tint.
NOTE
 
Advanced image options (Depending on model)
Setting Description
Dynamic Contrast Adjusts the contrast to keep it at the best level according to the brigh\
tness of the screen. 
The picture is improved by making bright parts brighter and dark parts d\
arker.
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 mor\
e vivid.
Clear White Make the white area of screen brighter and more white.
Skin Colour It detects the skin area of video and adjusts it to express a natural sk\
in  colour.
Noise Reduction Reduces screen noise without compromising video quality.
Super Resolution
Provides a crystal-clear picture by improving the details in an area tha\
t has a blurry or 
unclear picture.
MPEG Noise Reduction Removes noise caused by compressing video.
Gamma You can adjust brightness of dark area and middle gray level area of the \
picture.
 »
Low: Make the dark and middle gray level areas brighter. »Medium: Express the original picture level. »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: 
TV(NTSC-M/J, PAL-M, PAL-N), AV (NTSC-M/J, PAL-M, PAL-N), HDMI or Component.
 »  Auto: Sets black level of the screen to High or Low automatically according \
to the input 
signal level.
 »Low: The reflection of the screen gets darker. »High: The reflection of the screen gets brighter.
Eye Care Adjusts the brightness of the screen to prevent the screen from being to\
o bright. Dims 
extremely bright pictures.
   This feature is enabled in “Picture Mode-Standard, Game”.
  
						

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SettingDescription
Real Cinema Makes video clips recorded in film look more natural by eliminating judd\
er effect.
 Uses this function when you watch film-originated movie contents.
This function can also work when TruMotion is off.
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.
This function works well over Sharpness UI 60 value.
xvYCC This feature is not available for all models.
This is produces richer colours.
This feature represents rich colours as much as a conventional video sig\
nal.
 This function is enabled in “Picture mode - Cinema, Expert” when xvYCC  signal is input-
ted through HDMI.
Colour Filter This is the function to filter the specific colour s of the video.
You can use the RGB filter to set colour  saturation and hue accurately.
Expert Pattern  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.\
a. Gamma : Select 1.9, 2.2, 2.4
b. Method : 2 Points
 yPattern: Inner, Outer yRed/Green/Blue Contrast, Red/Green/Blue Brightness :  The adjustment range is -50 to 
+50.
c. Method : 10 Point IRE
 y Pattern: Inner, Outer y  IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers) is the unit to display the size of \
the video signal and can be set among 10, 20, 30  to 100. You can adjust Red, Green or Blue according to 
each setting.
 y  Luminance: This function displays calculated luminance value for 2.2 gamma. You can in-
put luminance 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.
 y Red/Green/Blue: The adjustment range is -50 to +50.
d. Apply to all inputs
Colour Management 
System As the tool used by the experts to make adjustments by using the test pa\
tterns, this does 
not affect other colours but can be used to selectively adjust the 6 colour ar\
eas (Red/Green/
Blue/Cyan/Magenta/Yellow).
Colour difference may not be distinctive even when you make the adjustments for th\
e gen
-
eral video.
Adjusts Red/Green/Blue/Yellow/Cyan, Magenta.
 »  d/Green/Blue/Yellow/Cyan, Magenta Colour: The adjustment range is -30  to
 +30. » Red/Green/Blue/Yellow/Cyan, Magenta Tint: The adjustment range is -30 to +30.
 This feature is disabled  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.
Balance Adjust balance between the left and right speakers according to your roo\
m 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 3D Surround Patents LG proprietary sound processing technology that strives im -
mersive 5.1 surround sound with just two front speakers.
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.
Sound Reset Resets the sound mode to the default setting.
Sound Opti -
mizer Optimizes the sound depending on the environment in which the TV is installed.
Option
Normal
Normal sound mode.
Wall Mount Type Optimized sound mode for a wall-mounted TV.
Stand Type Optimized sound mode for a stand-type TV.
AUDIO Settings
1 Press Home to access the Home menu .
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to SETUP and press 
OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to AUDIO and press 
OK.
4 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the setting or 
option you want and press  OK.
- To return to the previous level, press BACK.
5 When you are finished, press EXIT.
The available audio settings are described in the following.
AUDIOOK
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● Auto Volume : 
Off● Clear Voice II : Off �  2● Balance  0● Sound Mode :  Standard • Infinite 3D Surround : Off •  Treble 50 •  Bass 50 • Sound Reset● Sound Optimizer : Normal● Digital Audio Out : PCM● TV Speaker : On● ARC Mode : On● DTV Audio Setting : Auto● AV Sync. :  Off
L R
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 y If sound quality or volume is not at the level you want, it is recommend\
ed to use a separate 
home theatre system or amplifier to cope with different user environments.
 y
If you select “On” for Clear Voice II , Infinite 3D Surround feature will not work.
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SettingDescription
Digital Audio 
Out 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.
 yWhen 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. ySome menus in 
AUDIO are disabled wh

en  TV speaker is set to Off.
NOTE
ARC Mode
(Audio Return 
Channel)When using an external audio device with the ARC (Audio Return Channel) feature, SPDIF can be 
output using only a High Speed HDMI cable without an additional optical \
cable.
 y
Some HDMI cables may not support this mode. (A High Speed HDMI cable is recommended.) yThe ARC mode only works on the HDMI 1 input on the 
TV.
 yActivates the SIMPLINK feature to use this feature.
NOTE
Option
On If the device with the ARC feature is turned on, the device speaker is 
automatically used when SIMPLINK is enabled.
Off Even if the device with the ARC feature is turned on and SIMPLINK is 
enabled, the device speaker is not automatically used.
DTV Audio Set -
ting  (In digital 
mode) 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.(Except for Italy)
Automatically outputs in the order  HE-AAC > Dolby Digital+  > MPEG 
> Dolby Digital .(Only Italy)
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.
AV Sync. If the video and sound are not synced, you can adjust it manually.
(-) setting : Make audio output faster than the default.
(+) setting : Make audio output slower than the default.
Option
AV Sync. Adjusts the sync of the TV speaker and SPDIF.
TV Speaker Adjusts the sync of the sound from the TV's internal speaker.
SPDIF (Sony Philips Digital 
InterFace) Adjusts the sync of the sound from an external speaker connected to 
the digital audio output port.
  
  
						

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Stereo/Dual Reception (In Analogue Mode Only)
When a programme is selected, the sound information for the station appe\
ars with the programme
number and station name.
1 Press Q. MENU .
2 Press the Navigation button to access the  Audio or Audio Language and press OK 
3 Press the Navigation button to scroll to the sound output and press OK.
Broadcast On Screen Display
Mono
Stereo
Dual MONO
STEREO
DUAL I , DUAL II , DUAL I + II
Nicam Reception (In Analogue Mode Only)
Speaker Sound Output Selection
If the TV is equipped with a receiver for NICAM 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 inp\
ut 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.
 y 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.
 y Language selection for dual language broadcast
If a programme can be received in two languages (dual language), you c\
an 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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SettingDescription
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 a\
nd date manually.
 yTh e 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 au\
tomatically 
by a digital signal.
 y When if the city name in T

ime Zone is changed into offset, you can change time by 1 hour.
 yTime Zone menu can be changed in 

Auto mode.
NOTE
This Table means the Time Zone table of 9 area of Russia, 
and when the user selects the Time Zone for his or her 
area, it automatically sets the time for the corresponding 
area.
However, even though the user selected his or her area, if 
the broadcasting station’s local time offset is not offered, or 
if the region information does not match, then the user may 
select the Offset from the Time Zone to set the correct time.
Time Zone
Moscow
Yekaterinburg
Omsk
Krasnoyarsk
Irkutsk
Yakutsk
Vladivostok
Magadan
Kaliningrad
TIME Settings
1 Press Home to access the Home menu.
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to SETUP and press 
OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to TIME and press 
OK.
4 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the setting or option 
you want and press  OK.
- To return to the previous level, press BACK.
5 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 
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SettingDescription
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.
 y
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.
 y If you set both Off time and On time features to the same time, the Of

f time feature over 
rides the On time feature. 
NOTE
Sleep TimerSets 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
Set Password Changes the 4-digit password. The default PIN is ‘0’,‘0’,‘0’,‘0’.
When France is selected for Country, password is not ‘0’,‘0’,‘0’,‘0’ but ‘1’,’2’,’3’,’4’.
When France is selected for Country, password cannot be set as ‘0’,‘0’,‘0’,‘0’ .
If you forget your password, press ‘0’, ‘3’,‘2’, ‘5\
’ on the remote control handset.
Lock System Activates or deactivates the lock system.
Block 
Programme Blocks the programmes
 that contain inappropriate contents for children. The programmes can be 
selected but the screen blank and the audio is muted.
To watch a locked programme, enter the password.
It is available to use this function in  Lock System ”On”.
Parental 
Guidance This function operates according to information from the broadcasting st\
ation. 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 off.
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”.
    
LOCK Settings
1 Press Home to access the Home menu.
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to SETUP and press 
OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to LOCK  and press  OK.
4 Press the Navigation buttons  to scroll to the setting or option 
you want and press  OK.
- To return to the previous level, press BACK.
5 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 
 Exit
  
						

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OPTION Settings
1 Press Home to access the Home menu.
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to SETUP and press 
OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to OPTION  and press 
OK.
4 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the setting or option 
you want and press  OK.
- To return to the previous level, press BACK.
5 When you are finished, press EXIT.  
The available general settings are described in the following:
OPTIONOK
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● Language(Language)● Country : 
UK● Disability Assistance ● Power Indicator● Pointer● Smart Share Setting● Factory Reset ● Set ID :  1 ● Mode Setting : Home Use● IR Blaster :  Off
Setting Description
Language Selects a language for the display or audio.
Option
Menu Language Select your desired language.
Audio Language The Audio function allows selection of a preferred language.
If audio data in a selected language is not broadcast, the default lan -
guage 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-AAC Audio
Subtitle Language 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, 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 page will be displayed.
 yWh en 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 cat\
egory.
 y The audio/subtitles can be displayed in a simpler form with 1 to 3 chara\
cters broadcast by 
the service provider.
 yWhen you select supplementary Audio (Audio for “V

isual/Hearing Impaired”) the TV may 
output a part of the Main audio.
NOTE
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SettingDescription
Country Selects a desired country. (Depending on model)
 yIf you do not finish the set-up Installation Guide by pressing BACK or i\
f you time out on 
the OSD (On Screen Display) the installation menu will continuously ap\
pear until the 
set up is completed whenever the TV is switched on.
 yIf you select the wrong local country, teletext may not appear correctly on the 
screen and some problems may occur during teletext operation.
 yThe CI (Common Interface) function may not be applied based on country\
 broad-
casting circumstances.
 yDTV mode control buttons may not function based on country broadcasting \
circum-
stances.
 y In country that Digital broadcasting regulation isn’t fixed, some DTV\
 function may 
not work depending on digital broadcasting circumstances.
 yThe Country Setting “UK” should only be activated in UK. yIf the country setting is set to “--”, European terrestrial digita\
l standard broadcasting 
programmes are available, but some DTV functions may not work properly.
NOTE
Disability Assistance(In digital mode) Audio commentary or subtitles are provided for those who are hard of hea\
ring or visually 
impaired.
Option
Hard of Hearing
This function if for the hearing impaired.
If it is set to on, the subtitle is displayed by default.
Audio Description This function is for the blind, and provides explanatory audio de -
scribing the current situation in a TV programme in addition to the 
basic audio.
When Audio Description On is selected, basic audio and Audio De -
scription are provided only for those programmes that have Audio 
Description included.
Volume Changes the Audio Description volume
Beep Beeps when a programme with Audio Description information is 
selected
Power Indicator Sets to turn on or off the indicator light on the TV.
Option
Standby LightSet 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.
Pointer
(Depending on model) Sets the pointer option of the magic motion remote control. 
Option
Speed
Changes the pointer speed.
Shape Selects the pointer shape.
Size Changes the pointer size.
Alignment Align the remote control’s direction with the pointer on your TV 
screen by shaking the remote control left and right. Then, the 
pointer automatically moves to the center of the screen.
Smart Share  SettingSets the DivX and DLNA option.
Option
DivX VOD Registration Registers your TV to play DivX protected videos. (See p.70)
DivX Deregistration Deregisters your TV. (See p.70)
DMR
Activates or deactivates the DMR (Digital Media Render) connection.