LG 55lw573s Owners Manual

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Viewing Photos
You can view  image files saved  on a USB storage 
device. The displays on the screen may  based on 
the from the model.
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 Photo 
List and press OK.
5 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to a 
folder/file you want and press  OK.
6 View photos by using the following menus/but-
tons.
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Button
Description
Navigation  button Scrolls the file.
OK Views 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.
7 The following options are available  while 
viewing photos.
Option Description
Slideshow Starts or stops a slideshow.
All photos saved in the current folder 
display during a slideshow.
To set a slideshow speed, select Op
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tion.
BGM 
(Background  Music) Turns the background music on or off. 
To set the background music folder, 
select Option.
 (Rotate)
Rotates photos clockwise (90°, 180°, 
270°, 360°).
NOTE
 y The supported photo size is limited. You cannot rotate a photo 
if the resolution of the rotated 
width is larger than the supported 
resolution size.
Views the photo in full mode or original mode.
(ENERGY SAVING) 
Increases or decreases the brightness 
of your screen.
3D Views the 3D images
. 
(Only 3D models)
OptionShows the Option menu  (See p.72).
Hide Hides the option window. 
To display the options, press 
OK.
Exit Moves to the previous menu screen.
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Q.MENU options for photo 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 Photo View.
Option Description
Slide Speed Selects a slideshow speed (Fast, 
Medium, Slow).
BGM Selects a music folder for the back
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ground music.
Select Repeat or Random option.
NOTE
 y You cannot change the music folder while the background 
music is playing.
Set Video.
Allows you to change Video settings. (Refer to 
“PICTURE Settings”)
Set Audio.
Allows you to change Audio settings. (Refer to 
“AUDIO Settings”)
 y Option values changed in Photo List do not 
affect Movie List and Music List.
 yOption values changed in Photo List or 
Music List are changed likewise in Photo List 
and Music List, but not Movie List.
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Listening to music7 Control playback by using the following but-
tons.
Button Description
Stops playback.
Plays a music file.
Pauses or resumes playback.
Skips to the previous file. 
Skips to the next file.
 Indicates a cursor.
(ENERGY SAVING)Increases or decreases
 the brightness 
of your screen.
Q.MENU Shows the Option menu  (See p.74).
BACK Hides the option window. 
To display the options, press 
OK.
EXIT Moves to the previous menu screen.
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 Music 
List and press OK.
5 Press the Navigation buttons to select a folder 
or file you want and press  OK.
6 Play music by using the following menus/but-
tons.
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.
Blue button Open music player.
It is enabled during 
playing music.
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Tips for playing music files
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This unit cannot support the ID3 Tag embedded 
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Q.MENU options for music 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.
 yOption values changed in Movie List does 
not affect the Photo List and Music List.
 yOption value changed in Photo List and 
Music List are changed likewise in Photo 
List and Music List.
NOTE
Set Audio Play.
Select Repeat or Random option.
Set Audio.
Allows you to change Audio settings. (Refer to 
“AUDIO Settings”)
 yThe TV will not play copy protected files.
 yIf the TV is not in use for some time during 
playback, the information box as a screen -
saver will appear to prevent image burn.   
To return to the Music list screen, press 
OK.
NOTE
002. B02.mp3 00:31 / 04:04
Time elapsed /Duration
File name
  
						

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Media Link Function
ꔈWe recommend that you install version 
0.9.1.14 or later of PLEX Media Server on your 
Mac or PC. (Download the installation file at 
http://www.plexapp.com/medialink) 
ꔈGUI is displayed in English and the data trans -
mitted will not be displayed when using the fol-
lowing languages: Thai, Arabic, Persian, 
Hebrew, Kurdish. 
ꔈWhen using the video plug-in, initial buffering  may take a while if the TV does not support a 
file to be played and conversion needs to be 
performed on the computer. The conversion 
performance may vary depending on the com-
puter's performance and the network speed. 
ꔈWhen playing the files stored on the computer  (movies, TV shows, music), the formats sup-
ported are the same as those for the DLNA 
function. The skip to content function is not 
supported when playing music. (Same for 
DLNA) 
ꔈYou may experience problems when playing  HD movies over Wi-Fi due to the network slow-
ing down. 
ꔈWhen using a router, the TV may not detect  the computer due to the router settings. (For 
example, when using the multicast forward 
function in some routers, TVs cannot detect 
computers via Wi-Fi.)
ꔈSome plug-ins may not work, depending on the  media format.
ꔈPlug-ins are subject to change and may stop  working without prior notice, at the providers’ 
discretion.
NOTE
Media Link Connection
1 Your TV must be connected to your home net -
work. Either using a wired or wireless connec -
tion. (
See p.45 to 51).
2 Y ou can download PLEX at http://www.pl-
exapp.com/medialink.
 - For more information on how to install it, 
please visit the website above.
3 When you run PLEX for the first time, the wiz -
ard guides you through the steps to set up the 
programme.
 - For information on how to use the wizard, 
please visit the website above.
The Media Link programme allows you to 
connect to a Plex Media Server. The Plex Media 
Server is free download from www.plexapp.com. 
It will allow to play media files and download Plex 
apps. The Plex apps download to your computer 
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Using Media Link
1 Press Home to access the Home menu.
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the 
Media Link and press OK.
3 The Media Link sections of the connected com-
puter are displayed. Select  an icon to view the 
shared media in that category.
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Option Description
1This is a list of categories you set on the con -
nected computer. 
2This is a list of plug-ins for online content.
3
Change the section sorting.
- By server name: Sort the list by server 
name.
- By item name: Sort the list by item name.
4Select another device.
5Using PLEX Online, you can install, remove 
or update applications on the computer.
6Move to the previous page.
7Exit Media Link.
Viewing Movies
Media Link will retrieve information on shared 
movies as described below.
1 Press Home to access the Home menu.
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the 
Media Link  and press OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the 
Video and press  OK.
OptionDescription
1Show information for the selected movie.
2Show images captured from the movie file.
3Search movies within the section.
4Display the list according to the selected filter.
5
Select to play the movie in full screen mode. If 
the movie has already been played, you can 
continue from the last scene.
6Move to the previous page.
7Exit Media Link.
 
Media Link
M's PC
Movies
M's PC Music
M's PC TV show
M's PC Video 
Plug-i... Music 
Plug-i...Picture 
Plug-i...
Sort by server Device SelectionPLEX Online
BackExit
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Media Link
M's PC       Movies
Search
Filter
BackExit
  
						

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Using Music Section
OptionDescription
1Sort the music files in the selected section in 
the order of artist > album > song title.
2Select a folder or a song.
3Show the artist, album and information for the 
selected music.
4Search music files within the section.
5Display the list according to the selected filter.
6Move to the previous page.
7Exit Media Link.
You can view information for the music files set for 
the Music section and enjoy them.
1 Press Home to access the Home menu.
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the 
Media Link and press OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the 
Music section and press  OK.
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Using TV Programme Section
OptionDescription
1
Sort the TV programme files in the selected 
section in the order of programme name > 
season > episode.
2Select a folder or a programme.
3Show information for the selected programme.
4Search TV programmes within the section.
5Display the list according to the selected filter.
6Move to the previous page.
7Exit Media Link.
You can view information for the programmes con -
tained in the TV Show section and enjoy them.
1 Press Home to access the Home menu.
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the 
Media Link  and press OK.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the TV 
Show section and press  OK.
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Media Link
M's PC       Music
Search
Filter
BackExit
M's PC       TV Show > TV Sitcom > Season 2
Search
Filter
BackExit
  
						

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Installing Plug-Ins
OptionDescription
1
Move the cursor to a plug-in to view the plug-
in information on the right pane.
Plug-ins already installed: You can run, up-
date, reinstall or remove them.
Plug-ins not yet installed: You can install 
them.
Once installed, you can run the plug-in by 
selecting Video, Music or Picture Plug-in from 
the Media Link main screen.
2A list of plug-ins available for installation.
3Move to the previous page.
4Exit Media Link.
Media Link allows you to install plug-ins to enjoy 
media content on the web.
1 Press Home to access the Home menu.
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to the 
Media Link and press OK.
3 Press yellow button to select to PLEX online.
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M's PC       Movie Plug-ins
Back Exit
  
						

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DVR Function
DVR Function
Precautions when using the 
USB Device
 NOTE
 yOnly a USB storage device is recognizable. 
 yIf the USB storage device is connected 
through a USB hub, the device is not 
recognizable.
 yA USB storage device using an automatic 
recognition 
programme may not be 
recognized.
 y A USB storage device which uses its own 
driver may not be recognized.
 yIn case of several partitions
 or a card reader, 
up to four memory cards are concurrently 
recognizable.
 y The recognition speed of a USB storage 
device may depend on each device.
 yPlease do not turn off the TV or unplug 
the USB device when the connected USB 
storage device is working.  When such 
device is suddenly separated or unplugged, 
the stored files or the USB storage device 
may be damaged. 
 yPlease connect power to a USB storage 
device which requires an external power 
supply. If not, the device may not be 
recognized.
 yPlease connect a USB storage device with 
cable is offered by USB maker. If connected 
with cable is not offered by USB maker or an 
excessively long cable, the device may not 
be recognized.
 ySome USB storage devices may not be 
supported or operate properly.
 yThe TV will display up to 128 characters of a 
files name.
 yPlease backup important files because data 
on USB device may be damaged. Data 
management is consumer’s responsibility 
and as a result, the manufacturer does not 
cover data damage.
 yThe recommended capacity is 40 GB or over 
and 1TB or less for a USB HDD.
 y Any device with more than the recommended 
capacity may not work properly.
 yPlaying a movie via a USB connection that 
doesn’t support high speed may not work 
properly.
 yUSB storage devices below USB 2.0 are 
supported as well. But they may not work 
properly in the movie list.
 yPlease maintain the stability of external HDD 
by using the HDD benchmarking tool in order 
to guarantee smooth action of HDD.
 yThe HDD benchmarking tools is checking the 
performance of  HDD that is read/write rate, 
access time, stability.  It will be able to search 
at website and use easily it after download 
the HDD benchmarking tool. 
 yDVR USB hard disk supports only SSD 
or HDD disk types. (USB memory is not 
supported.)
 yA SSD (Solid State Drive) has a limited 
number of write/delete cycles. A HDD (Hard 
Disk Drive) is recommended for this product.
 (This function is enabled only in 
Finland, Sweden, 
Norway, Denmark, Spain, Russia, Ukraine, Ka-
zakhstan, Lithuania , Estonia, Latvia, Czech
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DVR Function
Timeshift (PAUSE & REPLAY OF 
LIVE TV)
Connecting USB storage devices
This function allows the unit to automatically 
record live TV and make it available for viewing at 
any time.
With the 
Timeshift turned on, you may pause and 
rewind normal TV viewing at any time without 
missing any of the live broadcast.
Timeshift and Recording functions may not work if 
the signal strength is weak.
This function is only operated after initializating 
USB Device.
1 Connect the USB device to the  USB IN 1/HDD 
IN jacks on the side of TV.
2 To use the USB device (over 40 GB) for  DVR, 
execute USB Device Initialization.
NOTE
 y  It initializes the HDD connected to the USB 
as disk mode for DVR.
 yIt is activated only when the USB HDD avail -
able for DVR is connected.
 y When USB Device Initialization is executed, 
all the data stored in the USB device is 
deleted.
 yWhile performing USB Device Initialization, 
do not remove the USB device. It may cause 
error on the TV and the storage device.
USB device Initialization
Initialization completed. Ready to record.
Timeshift ModeOn
Close
i
CancelOK
To use LG  DVR feature, USB storage 
device needs to be formatted.
Do you want to continue?
NOTE
 y When initialization is completed, a popup 
notice of completion is displayed and the 
connected USB HDD is available for  DVR.
 yDepending on the capacity of the USB de -
vice, the initialization time may vary.
 y The initialized USB device is not recognized 
by the PC.
 yWhen a USB device of less than 40 GB is 
connected, the USB Device Initialization is 
not activated.
 ySupported maximum external HDD size for 
back-up is up to 1TB.
1 Connect an unformatted USB for DVR and 
press REC to initialize the USB device.
2 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to OK 
and press OK.
3 Press Navigation buttons to scroll to On or Off 
and press OK.
!
CancelOK
Initializing will delete all existing data 
in the USB device. Once initialized to 
DVR format, the USB device cannot 
be used with PC. To continue to ini-
tialize, select OK.!
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