LG 55lw575s Owners Manual

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MAKING CONNECTIONS
Connecting to an Audio 
System
Use an external audio system instead of the built-
in speaker.
 yIf you use an external
 audio device 
instead of the built-in speaker, set the TV 
speaker feature to off (See p.104).
NOTE
Digital Optical Audio Connection
Transmits the digital audio signal from the TV to an 
external device. Connect the external device and 
the TV with the optical audio cable as shown in the 
following illustration.
Connecting to Headphone 
Connection...

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MAKING CONNECTIONS
Connecting to a USB
Connect a USB storage device such as s USB 
flash memory, external hard drive or a USB 
memory card reader to the TV and access the 
Smart Share menu to use various multimedia files. 
See “Connecting USB storage devices” and see 
“Browsing files” .
or
Connecting to a CI Module
View the encrypted (pay) services in digital TV 
mode. This feature is not available in all countries.
(See p.40).
Check this point as shown 
and insert the CI Module. 
 y Check...

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MAKING CONNECTIONS
SIMPLINK Connection
Play and control the AV device connected with 
the HDMI cable through HDMI-CEC. This TV may 
work with the devices that support HDMI-CEC, but 
only devices with the 
logo are fully sup-
ported.
Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI/
DVI IN or HDMI IN terminal on the rear of the TV 
and the other end to the SIMPLINK device.
 y If the connected device does not support 
HDMI-CEC, the SIMPLINK feature is 
unavailable.
 yTo operate SIMPLINK, an...

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MAKING CONNECTIONS
Activating and Using the SIM-
PLINK menus 
1 Press INPUT to access the input sources. 
2 Press Red button to access the SIMPLINK 
menus.
3 Press the Navigation buttons to select to On.
4 Press the Navigation buttons to scroll to one of 
the devices and press  OK.
 
No. Description
1Displays the previously viewed TV channel.
2
Plays discs. When multiple discs are avail -
able, the title of the disc appears at the bot -
tom of the screen.
3Controls the connected VCR.
4HDD...

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TELETEXT
TELETEXT
 yThis feature is not available in all countries.
Teletext is a free service broadcast by most TV 
stations which gives up-to-the-minute information 
on news, weather, television programmes, share 
prices and many other topics.
The teletext decoder of this TV can support the 
SIMPLE, TOP and FASTEXT systems. SIMPLE 
(standard teletext) consists of a number of pages 
which are selected by directly entering the cor -
responding page number. TOP and FASTEXT are 
more modern...

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TELETEXT
Fastext
Special Teletext Function
The teletext pages are colour coded along the bot-
tom of the screen and are selected by pressing the 
corresponding coloured button.
Press the T. OPT  button and then use the Naviga -
tion button to select the Text Option  menu.
1 Press the T.OPT button and then use the Navi -
gation button to select 
 menu. Display the 
index page.
2 You can select the pages which are colour 
coded along the bottom line with corresponding 
coloured buttons.
3 AS...

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DIGITAL TELETEXT
DIGITAL TELETEXT
 yThis function works in UK, Ireland only.
The TV gives you access to digital teletext which is 
greatly improved in various aspects such as text, 
graphics etc.
This digital teletext can access special digital tele -
text services and specific services which broad -
cast digital teletext.
Teletext within digital service
Teletext in digital service
1 Press the numeric or P  button to select a 
digital service which broadcasts digital teletext.
2 Follow the...

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MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE
Update and clean your TV regularly to keep the 
best performance and to extend the product 
lifespan.
Updating the TV Firmware
Download and install the latest firmware by con-
necting to the firmware update server  or broad-
casting OTA service to enhance or change the 
product function, or add new features.
The firmware update may not work properly de -
pending on the Internet environment  or DTV signal 
strength. If so, you may obtain the latest firmware 
update...

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Cleaning Your TV
 CAUTION
 yMake sure to turn the power off and discon -
nect the power cord and all other cables first.
 y When the TV is left unattended and unused 
for a long time, disconnect the power cord 
from the wall outlet to prevent possible dam -
age from lightning or power surges.
Screen and frame
To remove dust or light dirt, wipe the surface with a 
dry, clean, and soft cloth.
To remove major dirt, wipe the surface with a soft 
cloth dampened in clean water or a...

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Preventing “Image burn” 
or “Burn-in” on your TV 
screen
 yIf a fixed image displays on the TV screen for a 
long period of time, it will be imprinted and be -
come a permanent disfigurement on the screen. 
This is “image burn” or “burn-in” and not covered 
by the warranty.
 y If the aspect ratio of the TV is set to 4:3 for a 
long period of time, image burn may occur on 
the letterboxed area of the screen.
 yAvoid displaying a fixed image on the TV screen 
for a long period of...