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Smart Share Function
Connecting USB storage de-
vices
Connect USB storage devices such as a USB 
flash drive or external hard drive to the TV and use 
multimedia features (See "Browsing  files").
Connect a USB flash drive or USB memory card 
reader to the TV as shown in the following  illustra-
tion.
or
To disconnect a USB storage devic e, make sure to 
end the connection properly to prevent damages 
to the TV or files.
1 Press Q.MENU to access the quick menus.
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to USB 
Device  and press OK.
3 Disconnect the USB storage device only when 
the message says that it is safe to remove.
 CAUTION
 yDo not turn the TV off or remove a USB stor -
age device while the USB storage device is 
connected to the TV, as this could result in 
loss of files or damage to the USB storage 
device.
 y Back up your files saved on a USB storage 
device frequently, as you may lose or dam-
age the files and this may be not covered by 
the warranty.
Tips for using USB storage devices
 yThe TV recognizes only a USB storage 
device.
 yIf you connect a USB storage device to the 
TV through a USB hub, your TV may not 
recognize the USB storage device.
 yThe TV may not recognize a USB storage 
device that requires a special driver.
 yThe recognition speed of a USB storage 
device may differ depending on the device.
 yOnly use a USB storage device which has 
normal music or image files.
 yUse only USB storage devices that are for -
matted as a FAT 32 or NTFS file system.
 y You may need to c onnect a USB storage 
device to an external power supply with a 
power adapter.
 y If the TV does not recognize a connected 
USB storage device, replace the cable and 
try again. Do not use an excessively long 
cable.
 yThe TV does not support some USB storage 
devices properly.
 yYou can use a multi-partition (up to 4) USB 
storage device.
 yYou can use up to 4 USB storage devices at 
a time by using a USB multi-card reader.
 yThe file alignment method of a USB storage 
device is similar to the one of Window XP.
 yYou cannot create or delete a folder saved in 
a USB storage device directly on the TV.
 yThe number of characters for a file name is 
up to 100 English characters.
 yUp to 1000 including folders and files can be 
recognized.
 yIf there are too many folders and files in one 
folder, it may not operate properly.
 yThe recommended capacity for a USB exter -
nal hard disk is 1 TB or less and for a USB 
storage device is 32 GB or less.
 y If a USB external hard disk with the Energy 
Saving feature does not work, turn the USB 
external hard disk off and on again to make it 
work properly. For more information, refer to 
the user manual of the USB external hard disk.
 yUSB storage devices below USB 2.0 are 
supported as well. But they may not work 
properly in the movie list.
 yThe electrostatic can cause USB device’s 
malfunction. In this case, USB Device has to 
be plugged again.
  
						

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 NOTE
 yThe supplied Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials 
CD-ROM is a customized software edition 
only for sharing files and folders to this TV.
 yThe supplied Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials 
software does not support following func -
tions: Transcoding, Remote UI, TV control, 
Internet services and Apple iTunes
 y This manual explains operations with the 
English version of Nero MediaHome 4 Es -
sentials as examples. Follow the explanation 
referring to the actual operations of your 
language version.
 y If there are too many folders and files in one 
folder, it may not operate properly.
 yFor the DLNA option, use the Nero Media -
Home programme that is provided with the 
TV. However, we cannot guarantee that third 
party programme  will work perfectly.
 yYou can select a  programme while viewing 
the small preview  programme list on your TV 
screen.
 y Check your network settings when the DLNA 
option does not work properly.
 yIf there is an abnormal operation or an er -
ror occurs in Nero Media Home, the DLNA 
option may not work properly. In this case, 
exit Nero Media Home and restart the 
programme. You can download the latest 
version of Nero Media Home by clicking 
the question mark at the bottom-left of the 
programme .
 yWhen the network is unstable, the device may 
be slower or may need to load during playback.
 yWhen playing a video in DLNA mode, the 
Multi Audio and Closed Caption features are 
not supported.
 yWhen selecting Full Screen in DLNA mode, 
the ratio of the outputted screen may differ 
from the original.
 yWhen more than one TV is connected to 
a single server in DLNA mode, a file may 
not play properly, depending on the server 
performance.
 yIf the play time information is not provided by 
the server, it is displayed as "- -."
Connecting DLNA DMP (Digital 
Living Network Alliance, Digital 
Media Player)
This TV can display and play many types of movie, 
photo and music files from your DLNA server and 
has been certified by DLNA for movies, photos and 
music.
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a 
cross-industry organization of consumer electron -
ics, computing industry and mobile device compa -
nies. Digital Living provides consumers with easy 
sharing of digital media through a wired or wireless 
network in the home.
The DLNA certification logo makes it easy to find 
products that comply with the DLNA Interoper-
ability Guidelines. This unit complies with DLNA 
Interoperability Guidelines v1.5. When a PC run -
ning DLNA server software or other DLNA compat-
ible device is connected to this TV, 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.
Please refer to "Smart Share Function" for addi-
tional information on supported file types and other 
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Installing Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials
Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials  is an easy to use 
DLNA server software for Windows.
Computer requirements for Nero MediaHome 4 
Essentials 
 y Windows® XP (Service Pack 2 or higher), 
Windows Vista® (no Service Pack re -
quired), Windows® XP Media Center Edition 
2005 (Service Pack 2 or higher), Windows 
Server® 2003 (Service Pack 1 or higher)
 y Windows® 7 Home Premium, Professional, 
Enterprise or Ultimate(32 and 64-bit)
 yWindows Vista® 64-bit edition (application 
runs in 32-bit mode)
 yWindows® 7 64-bit edition (application runs 
in 32-bit mode)
 yHard drive  space: 200 MB hard drive space 
for a typical installation of Nero MediaHome 
stand-alone
 y 1.2 GHz Intel® Pentium® III or AMD Sem-
pron™ 2200+ processors
 yMemory: 256 MB RAM
 yGraphics card with at least 32 MB video 
memory, minimum resolution of 800 x 600 
pixels, and 16-bit  colour settings
 yWindows® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or higher 
 yDirectX® 9.0c revision 30 (August 2006) or 
higher
 yNetwork environment: 100 Mb Ethernet, 
WLAN (IEEE 802.11g), or faster
1 Start up your computer.
2 Close all Microsoft Windows programmes and 
exit any anti-virus software that may be run -
ning.
3 Insert the Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials CD-
ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
4 Click Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials. The 
installation wizard w ill appear.
5 Click the Next button to display the serial 
number input screen. Click  Next to go to the 
next step.
6 If you accept all conditions, click I accept the 
License Conditions  check box and click  Next. 
Installation is not possible without this agree -
ment.
7 Click Typical and click Next. The installation 
process is started.
8 If you want to take part in the anonymous col-
lection of data, select the check box and click 
the Next button.
9 Click the Exit button to complete the installa -
tion.
Sharing files and folders
After installing Nero MediaHome, you must add 
folders you wish to share.
1 Double-click the Nero MediaH ome 4 Essentials 
icon on the desktop.
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 
your TV.
3 Click Shares icon on the left.
4 Click Local Folders tab on the Shared screen.
5 Click Add icon to open the Browse Folder win-
dow.
6 Select the folder containing the files you want 
to share. The selected folder is added to the 
list of shared folders.
7 Click Start Server icon to start the server.
 NOTE
 y If the shared folders or files are not displayed 
on the TV, click the folder on the Local Fold -
ers tab and click Rescan Folder at the More 
button.
 y Visit http://www.nero.com for more informa-
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Playing Shared Media
You can display and play movie, photo and music 
content stored on your computer or other DLNA 
media servers.
1 Press Home to access the Home menu .
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to Smart 
Share and press OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the 
device you want and press  OK.
4 Press the Navigation buttons to select DLNA. 
Depending on the media server, this TV may 
need to get the permissio n from the server.
Tips for using DLNA DMP
 y The DLNA function is not available in some 
routers which do not support multicasting. 
For more information, refer to your router 
manual or contact the manufacturer.
 yTo play the file on the media server, the TV 
and the media server must be connected to 
the same access point.
 yFile requirem ents and playback functions on 
the Smart Share may differ depending on  the 
media server used .
 yThere may be some restrictions by file 
features and the media server that restrict 
playback.
 yMovie thumbnail is only supported when  
DLNA server supports a Movie thumbnail.
 yIf there is an unplayable music file in the 
Smart Share menu, the TV will skip the file 
and play next file.
 yFiles in a folder can be played only when 
they are of the same type.
 yThe file information indicated on the screen 
may not always correct for music and movie 
files in Smart Share menu.
 yThis TV only supports movie subtitle files 
supplied by Nero MediaHome 4. 
 yThe subtitle file name and movie file name 
have to be the same and located  in the same 
folder.
 y If subtitle files have been added after a direc -
tory has been indexed already, the user has 
to remove and re-add the folder to the list of 
shares.
 y The DRM/*.tp/*.trp file in DLNA server is not 
played  while Movie List is in operation.
 yMPO files are not played when Photo List is 
in operation. 
 yThe playback and operating quality of the 
Smart Share function may be affected by 
your home network condition.
 yThe files from removable media such as 
USB drive, DVD-drive etc. on your media 
server may not share properly.
 yWhen playing the Media through DLNA con-
nection, it does not support  files protected by 
DRM.
 y Up to 1000 including folders and files can be 
recognized.
 yIf there are too many folders and files in one 
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Connecting DLNA DMR (Digital 
Living Network Alliance, Digital 
Media Render)
This supports remote playing of media files. Media 
from a compatible device (Windows 7, Mobile 
Phone with PlayTo, or other compatible DLNA-
DMC device) can be "pushed" to the TV.
The DMR function only works properly when the 
TV and PC are on the same local network.
1 To play a file, select the file by using the "Re-
mote Play" feature in Windows 7. 
 T o do this, right-click on the file you want to 
play. 
2 You can play a file only on a single TV set or 
device even though multiple devices are con -
nected. The playback speed depends on the 
network status.
 y Subtitle is supported only on some DMC 
devices.
 yThe DMR function may not work properly 
in a wireless network.
 y
The seek function of the DMC only works 
on video files.
 yThe DMR is not available when another 
function is operating (recording, playback 
or Smart Share work etc.).
 yRefer to the owner’s manual of the mo-
bile phone or othe r device to find out how 
to use it to play a file.
 y You can change the name of a connected 
TV by double-clicking the item you want 
to change in Control Panel > Network 
and Internet > View network computers 
and devices. (Only Windows 7)
 y You cannot change the name of a TV 
while DMR media is playing. Change it 
when playback is stopped.
NOTE
File Name
sun
Server Name MYPC1
Picture display request from an external device.
  
						

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Page 1/1All MediaUSB1 ExternalPage 1/2
 
 Page Change
 Change device  Go to root folder Go to upper folderExit
Drive 1
All MediaMovie List
Photo ListMusic List
12
4 3
5
6
No. Description
Shows all media folders.
Current page number/total number of pages.
Moves to the previous or next page.
Current page number/total number of pages.
Files info or thumbnail.
Available buttons on the remote control.
Browsing files
Access the photo, music, or movie lists and browse 
files.
1 Connect a USB storage device.
2 Press Home to access the Home menu
.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to Smart 
Share and press OK.  
4 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the 
device you want and press  OK.
5 Press Navigation buttons to scroll to All Media, 
Movie List, Photo List , or Music List and 
press OK.
-
 All Media: Shows all files in the file list.  
-
 Movie List, Photo  List, or Music List:   
Shows only one type of file in the file list.
6 Press Navigation buttons to select a folder or 
file you want.
Thumbnail information
Type Abnormal files Non-supported files
Video
Photo
Music
Tips for using USB storage devices
Type Supported file format
Video yMPG, MPEG, DAT, TS, TRP, TP, VOB , MP4, 
MOV, MKV, DivX, AVI, ASF, WMV, M4V
 y Max bitrate of playable movie file: 20 Mbps 
(Mega bit per second)
 yBit rate of audio format: within 32 kbps to 320 
kbps (MP3)
 ySupported external subtitle format: *.smi, *.srt, 
*.sub (MicroDVD, SubViewer 1.0/2.0), *.ass, 
*.ssa, *.txt (TMPlayer), *.psb (PowerDivX)
 ySupported Internal subtitle format: only XSUB 
(It is the subtitle format made in DivX files), 
Text UTF-8, SRT, ASS, SSA (It is the subtitle 
format used in DivX-Plus HD files)
Photo yDo not use the progressive option when sav -
ing JPG files on your PC.
 y It may take some time to open high-resolu -
tion images in full screen.
File 
Exten-
sions Item
Profile
2D jpeg
jpg
jpeSupported 
file format
 y
SOF0: base-
line
 ySOF1: Extend 
Sequential
 ySOF2: Pro-
gressive
Photo size
 y Min: 64 x 64 y Max - Normal 
Type: 15360 
(W) x 8640 (H)
 yProgressive 
Type: 1920 
(W) x 1440 (H)
3D 
(Only 
3D mod-
els) mpo
Supported 
file format ympo
Photo size
 y 4:3 size: 
3,648 x 2,736
2,592 x 1,944
2,048 x 1,536
 y 3:2 size: 3,648 
x 2,432
Music yMP3 yBit rate range 32 Kbps  to 320 Kbps ySampling rate (Sampling Frequency)MPEG1 layer 3: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
MPEG2 layer 3: 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz
* A copy-protected file will not play.
  
						

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Viewing Videos7 Control playback by using the following 
buttons.
Button Description
Stops the playback.
Plays a video.
Pauses or resumes the playback.
Scans backward in a file.
Scans forward in a file.
 and Plays videos in slow motion.
Red button  
and 
 
Selects the frame directly. 
The entire file is divided into 10 frames.
Frames may not be displayed depending 
on the file.
ENERGY  SAVING Increases or decreases
 the brightness 
of your screen.
3D
Views the 3D imaging.  (Only 3D models)
Q.MENUShows the Option menu  (See p.69).
AV MODE Select the desired source.
BACK Hides the menu on screen.
To see the menu again, press 
OK but-
ton to display.
EXIT Moves to the previous menu screen.
Play video files on the TV. Your TV can display 
video files from a USB storage device.
1 Press Home to access the Home menu .
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to Smart 
Share and press OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the 
device you want and press  OK.
4 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to Movie 
List and press OK.
5 Press Navigation buttons to select a folder or 
file you want and press  OK.
6 Play a movie by using the following menus/but-
tons.
Page 1/1Movie ListUSB2 ExternalDrive1 Page 1/2
 
 Page Change
 M1 M2 M3 M4
 M5 M6 M7 M8
 M9 M10 M11 M12
 M13 M14 M15 M16
 Change device  Go to root folder Go to upper folderExit
Button
Description
Navigation  button Scrolls through the files
.
OK Plays the highlighted file.
P 
Moves to the previous or next page.
Red button Change device: Changes to a differ-
ent input.
Green button Go to root folder.
Yellow button Go to upper folder.
01:02:30 / 02:30:25
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Tips for playing video files
 yThe TV does not support the files encoded in 
Motion JPEG. (See p.142)
 ySome user-created subtitles may not work 
properly.
 ySubtitles may not display some special char -
acters or HTML tags.
 y Changing font and colour in subtitles is not 
supported.
 ySubtitles in non-supported  languages are 
unavailable.
 y Video files with subtitle files of 1 MB or larger 
may not be played properly. 
 yThe screen may suffer from temporary 
interruptions such as image stoppage or 
faster playback when you change the audio 
language.
 yIf you play a damaged video file, the video 
file may not be played correctly or some 
player functions may not be unavailable.
 yThe TV may not properly play the video files 
produced with certain encoders.
 yIf the recorded file does not have video or 
audio, either video or audio is not outputted
 yIf the TV plays the recorded file without video 
or audio, either video or audio is not output -
ted.
 y The TV may not smoothly play the video files 
with a resolution higher than the supported 
resolution for each frame.
 yThe TV may not properly play the video 
files not included on the specified type and 
format.
 yThe TV may not play the files encoded with 
GMC (Global Motion Compensation) or 
quarter-pel motion estimation.
 yThe TV supports the only 10,000 sync blocks 
within the subtitle file.
 yThe TV supports the H.264/AVC codec up to 
the profile level 4.1.
 yThe TV does not support DTS audio codec.
 yThe TV cannot play a video file whose size is 
larger than 30 GB.
 yIf you play a video file through the USB con -
nection that does not support the high speed, 
the video player may not work properly.
 y The video  file and its subtitle should be in the 
same folder and the name of the video file 
and subtitle should be identical.
 y The TV may not play the video files in the 
supported file format depending on the en -coded condition.
 y
Trick Mode does not support other func -
tions than ꕙ if video files do not have index 
information.
 y Video file names that contain special charac -
ters may not be playable.
 y For 3D WMV files encoded in dualstream, 
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Q.MENU options for movie list
1 Press Q. MENU.
A pop-up window will appears.
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the 
option and press  OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to one of 
the following options and press  OK.
Set Video Play.
Option Description
Picture 
Size Selects your desired picture format for 
videos.
 y
Full Mode : Files are played in 
full screen mode according to the 
aspect ratio of video.
 y Original Mode : Files are played in 
their native size.
Audio 
Language Changes the Language Group of the 
audio for video files. Files with a single 
audio track cannot be selected.
Subtitle 
Language The subtitles can be turned on or off.
Language Activated for SMI subtitles and can 
select the language within the subtitle.
Code 
Page Subtitle font selection. When set to 
default, contents are displayed in the 
language set in "Option - Language - 
Menu Language."
Option Description
Subtitle 
Language 
Group
 y Latin1 : English, 
Spanish, French, 
German, Italian, 
Swedish, Finnish, 
Dutch, Portuguese, 
Danish, Romanian, 
Norwegian, Albanian, 
Gaelic, Welsh, Irish, 
Catalan,Valencian
 yLatin2 : Bosnian, 
Polish, Croatian, 
Czech, Slovak, 
Slovenian, Serbian, 
Hungarian
 yLatin4 : Estonian, 
Latvian, Lithuanian
 yCyrillic : Bulgarian, 
Macedonian, Russian, 
Ukrainian, Kazakh
 yGreek : Greek yTurkish : 
Turkish
Sync If the video is not synchro-
nized with the captions, 
it can be adjusted by 0.5 
second.
Position Move the location of the 
subtitles.
Size Changes the subtitle font 
size.
Repeat Turn on/off repeat function of movie 
playback. When turned on, the file 
within the folder will be played back 
repeatedly. When turned off, if the next 
file name is similar to the previous file, 
it can be played sequentially.
Set Video.
Allows you to change Video presets. (Refer to 
“PICTURE Settings”)
Set Audio.
Allows you to change Audio presets. (Refer to 
“AUDIO Settings”)
Set DivX PLUS HD
These options are enabled only when the movie 
file being played contains the title, edition and 
authored chapter information.
Option
Description
Title For files with more than one title, 
select the title you want to play.
Edition For files with more than one edition, 
select the edition you want to play.
 y
An edition refers to the playback 
order set based on the chapters.
Authored 
Chapter Select and play the chapter you 
want.
 y
Option values changed in Movie List 
does not affect Photo List and Music List.
 yOption value changed in Photo List and 
Music List are changed likewise in Photo 
List and Music List excluding Movie List. 
 yWhen replaying a video file after stop -
ping, select “Yes” to restart where it previ-
ously stopped.
 y If continuous series files exist within the 
folder, the next file will automatically be 
played. But, this excludes cases when 
the Repeat function of Movie List Option 
is turned “On”.
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DivX registration code
Registering the DivX code
The DivX registration code allows you to  rent or 
purchase the latest movies at www.divx.com/vod. 
To play a rented or purchased DivX file, the file’s 
registration code should be same  as your TV’s 
DivX registration code.
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 OP-
TION and press OK.
4 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to Smart 
Share Setting and press OK.
5 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to DivX 
VOD Registration and press OK.
6 View the registration code of your TV.
Close
You must register your device to play DivX protected videos.
Registration code : xxxxxxxxxx Register at http://vod.divx.comi
7 When you are finished, press EXIT.
 NOTE
 y While you are checking the registration code, 
some buttons may not work.
 yIf you use the DivX registration code of 
another device, you cannot play the rented 
or purchased DivX file. Make sure to use the 
DivX registration code assigned to your TV.
 yThe video or audio files that are not con -
verted by the standard DivX codec may be 
corrupted or not be played.
 y The DivX VOD code allows you to activate 
up to 6 devices under one account.
Deregistering the DivX feature
You can deregister  all of the devices through the 
web server and block devices from activating.
Delete the existing authentication information to 
receive a new DivX user authentication for the 
TV. Once this function is executed, a DivX user 
authentication is required again to see DivX DRM 
files.
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 OP-
TION and press OK. 
4 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to Smart 
Share Setting and press OK.
5 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to DivX 
Deregistration and press OK.
6 Select Yes to confirm.
YesNo
Deregistration code: ********
Deregister at http://vod.divx.com Continue with registration?i
7 When you are finished, press EXIT.