LG Hlx55w Owners Manual

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NOTE
•  An error message “CHECK IPOD” or “Connected 
iPod model is not supported.” appears when:
-  your iPod is not available for the function to be 
operated.
•  An error message “CHECK IPOD” or “Please 
update iPod’s software.” appears when:
-  your iPod has an old software version. 
t
  Update your iPod software to latest version.
•  If this unit displays an error message, follow the 
message. An error message “CHECK IPOD” or 
“Please check your iPod.” appears when:
-  the communication between this unit and 
your iPod is failed.
t
  Undock & re-dock your iPod in this unit.
     -  your iPod is not connected fi rmly.
     -  this unit recognises your iPod as unknown 
device.
     -  your iPod is exceptionally low on power.
t
 The battery needs to be charged.
t
  If you charge the battery while iPod is 
extremely low in power, it may take longer 
to charge.
•  You may use the dock adapter which should 
be supplied with your iPod to the dock for the 
stable use of the iPod. If you need an adapter, 
consult your iPod dealer.
•  Compatibility with your iPod may vary 
depending on the type of your iPod.
•  iPod touch and iPhone have any diff erence in 
operation other than iPod. You may need any 
additional control to use them with this unit. 
(e.g. “slide to unlock”)
•  If you use an application, make a call, or send 
and receive SMS text message, etc. on iPod 
touch or iPhone, disconnect it from iPod dock of 
this unit and then use it.
•  Depending on your iPod’s software version, it 
may not be possible to control your iPod from 
this unit. We recommend installing the latest 
software version.
•  The video quality depends on the video sources 
on your iPod.
•  If you have a problem with your iPod, please visit 
www.apple.com/support/ipod.
•  Connect the end on the cable with the marked 
“V“ facing front to side on the unit.
•  Be careful not to put iPod dock strongly into 
the unit when connecting or disconnecting it. 
But the cable may be damaged.
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Radio Operations
Be sure that the antenna are connected. 
(Refer to the page 23)
Listening to the radio
1.  Press RADIO&INPUT until TUNER (FM) 
appears in the display window. The last 
received station is tuned in.
2.  Press and hold TUNING (-/+) for about two 
seconds until the frequency indication 
starts to change. Scanning stops when the 
unit tunes in a station. Or Press TUNING (-/+) 
repeatedly.
3.  Adjust the volume by rotating VOLUME on 
the front panel or by pressing VOL (+/- ) on 
the remote control.
Presetting the Radio Stations
You can preset 50 stations for FM. 
Before tuning, make sure that you have turned 
down the volume.
1.  Press RADIO&INPUT until the TUNER (FM) 
appears in the display window.
2.  Select the desired frequency by using 
TUNING (-/+).
3.  Press ENTER (
) a preset number will fl ash 
in the display window.
4.  Press PRESET (-/+) to select the preset 
number you want.
5.  Press ENTER (
). The station is stored.
6. Repeat the steps 2 to 5 to store other 
stations.
Deleting all the saved stations
Press and hold CLEAR for two seconds. 
“ERASE ALL” will fl ash up. Press CLEAR again. 
Then all the saved stations are deleted.
Deleting a saved station
1. Press PRESET - / + to Select a preset number 
you want to delete.
2.  Press CLEAR, the preset number will blink in 
the display window.
3.  Press CLEAR again, to delete the selectd 
preset number.
Improving poor FM reception
Press B (blue) (MONO/STEREO) colored button 
on the remote control. This will change 
the tuner from stereo to mono and usually 
improve the reception.
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Playing content via 
your home network
The play can browse and play content on 
your PC and DLNA certifi ed media servers 
connected on your home network.
About DLNA
This Player is a DLNA Certifi ed digital media 
player that can display and play movie, 
photo and music content from your DLNA-
compatible digital media server (PC and 
Consumer Electronics).
The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) 
is a cross-industry organization of consumer 
electronics, computing industry and mobile 
device companies. Digital Living provides 
consumers with easy sharing of digital media 
through a wired or wireless network in the 
home.
The DLNA certifi cation logo makes it easy 
to fi nd products that comply with the DLNA 
Interoperability Guidelines. This unit complies 
with DLNA Interoperability Guidelines v1.5.
When a PC running DLNA server software or 
other DLNA compatible device is connected to 
this player, 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.
Accessing a DLNA media 
server
1. Check the network connection and settings 
(page 25).
2. Press HOME (
).
3. Select [Home Link] using I
/i
, and press 
ENTER (
).
4. Select a DLNA media server from the list 
using U
/u
, and press ENTER (
).
If you want to rescan available media server, 
press the green (G) colored button.
NOTE
Depending on the media server, this player may 
needs to get permission from the server.
5. Select a fi le using U
/u
/I
/i
, and press 
ENTER (
) to play the fi le.
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NOTE
•  The fi le requirements are described on page 11.
•  You can use various playback functions. Refer to 
pages 40-49.
•  Because the compatibility and available playback 
functions on the [
Home Link] menu are tested 
on the bundle DLNA server (Nero MediaHome 
4 Essentials) environment, fi le requirements and 
playback functions on the [Home Link] menu 
may diff er depending on media servers.
• The fi le requirements on page 11 are not always 
compatible. There may have some restrictions 
by fi le features and media server’s ability. 
• The thumbnail of the unplayable fi les can be 
displayed in the [Home Link] menu, but those 
cannot be played on this player.
• If there is an unplayable music fi le in the [Home 
Link] menu, the player skip the fi le and play the 
next fi le.
• Playing a movie subtitle fi les are only available 
on DLNA media server created by supplied Nero 
MediaHome 4 Essentials software on this player 
package.
•  The subtitle fi le name and movie fi le name have 
to be the same and located at the same folder.
•  The playback and operating quality of the 
[Home Link] function may be aff ected by your 
home network condition.
•  The fi les from removable media such as USB 
drive, DVD-drive etc. on your media server may 
not be shared properly.
About Nero MediaHome 4 
Essentials
Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials is a software for 
sharing movie, music and photo fi les stored 
on your computer to this player as a DLNA-
compatiable digital media server.
NOTE
• The Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials CD-ROM is 
designed for PCs and should not be inserted in 
this player or in any product other than a PC.
• The supplied Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials CD-
ROM is a customized software edition only for 
sharing fi les and folders to this player.
•  The supplied Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials 
software does not support following functions: 
Transcoding, Remote UI, TV control, Internet 
services and Apple iTunes
•  This manual explains operations with the 
English version of Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials 
as examples. Follow the explanation referring to 
the actual operations of your language version.
Installing Nero MediaHome 4 
Essentials 
Before you install Nero MediaHome 4 
Essentials, check the system requirement 
shown below.
•  Windows® XP (Service Pack 2 or higher), 
Windows Vista® (no Service Pack required), 
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 
(Service Pack 2 or higher), Windows Server® 
2003
•  Windows Vista® 64-bit edition (application 
runs in 32-bit mode)
•  Hard drive space: 200 MB hard drive space 
for a typical installation of Nero MediaHome 
stand-alone
•  1.2 GHz Intel® Pentium® III or AMD 
Sempron™ 2200+ processors
•  Memory: 256 MB RAM
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•  Graphics card with at least 32 MB video 
memory, minimum resolution of 800 x 600 
pixels, and 16-bit color settings
•  Windows® Internet Explorer® 6.0 or higher
•  DirectX® 9.0c revision 30 (August 2006) or 
higher
•  Network environment: 100 Mb Ethernet, 
WLAN (IEEE 802.11b/g/n)
Start up your computer, and insert the Nero 
MediaHome 4 Essentials CD-ROM into your 
computer’s CD-ROM drive. An installation 
wizard will walk you through the quick and 
uncomplicated installation process. To install 
Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials, proceed as 
follows:
1. Close all Microsoft Windows programmes 
and exit any anti-virus software that may be 
running.
2. Insert the Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials 
CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM 
drive.
3. Click [Nero MediaHome 4 Essentials]. The 
installation is prepared and the installation 
wizard appears. 
4. Click the [Next] button to display the serial 
number input screen. Click [Next] to go to 
the next step.
5. If you accept all conditions, click [I accept 
the Licence Conditions] check box and click 
[Next]. Installation is not possible without 
this agreement.
6. Click [ Typical] and click [Next]. The 
installation process is started.
7. If you want to take part in the anonymous 
collection of data, select the check box and 
click the [Next] button.
8. Click the [Exit] button to complete the 
installation.Sharing fi les and folders 
On your computer, you must share the folder 
contained movie, music and/or photo content 
to play them using [Home Link] features. 
This parts explains the procedure for selecting 
the shared folders on your computer.
1. Double-click the “Nero MediaHome 4 
Essentials” icon on the desktop.
2. Click [Network] icon on the left and defi ne 
your network name in the [Network name] 
fi eld. The Network name you enter will be 
recognised by your player.
3. Click [Shares] icon on the left.
4. Click [Local Folders] tab on the [Shares] 
screen.
5. Click [Add] icon to open the [Browse Folder] 
window.
6. Select the folder containing the fi les 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
•  If the shared folders or fi les are not displayed on 
the player, click the folder on the [Local Folders] 
tab and click [Rescan Folder] at the [More] 
button.
•  Visit www.nero.com for more information and 
software tools.
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Accessing a share folder from 
your PC
1. Start your PC that connected on your local 
area network.
2. On your PC, share folders which contain 
movie, photo or music fi les.
3. On the player, check the network 
connection and settings (page 25).
4. Press HOME (
).
5. Select [Home Link] using I
/i
, and press 
ENTER (
).
6. Select a share folder from the list using U
/u
, 
and press ENTER (
).
If you want to rescan available media 
servers, press the green(G) colored button.
NOTE
Depending on the share folder, this player may 
need to input network user ID and password for 
accessing the folder.
7. Select a fi le using U
/u
/I
/i
, and press 
ENTER (
) to play the fi le.
NOTE
•  The fi le requirements are described on page 11.
•  You can use various playback functions. Refer to 
pages 40-49.
•  The thumbnail of the unplayable fi les can be 
displayed in the [Home Link] menu, but those 
cannot be played on this player.
•  If there is an unplayable music fi le in the [Home 
Link] menu, the player skips the fi le and play 
next fi le.
•  The subtitle fi le name and movie fi le name have 
to be the same and located at the same folder.
•  The playback and operating quality of the 
[Home Link] function may be aff ected by your 
home network condition.
•  The fi les on an removable media such as USB 
drive, DVD-drive etc. on your PC may not be 
shared properly.
•  You may experience connection problems 
depending on your PC’s environment.
PC requirements
•  Windows® XP (Service Pack 2 or higher), 
Windows Vista® (no Service Pack required)
Windows 7®
•  1.2 GHz Intel® Pentium® III or AMD 
Sempron™ 2200+ processors
•  Network environment: 100 Mb Ethernet, 
WLAN (IEEE 802.11b/g/n)
NOTE
If you use Windows® XP or Windows Vista®, visit link 
below for more information on fi le share settings.
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Entering a network user ID and the 
password
Depending on your PC’s environment, you 
may need to enter a network user ID and the 
password for accessing a shared folder.
1. The keyboard menu appears automatically 
if the network user ID and the password are 
required. 
2. Use U
/u
/I
/i
 to select a character then 
press ENTER (
) to confi rm your selection 
on the keyboard menu.
To enter a letter with an accent mark, select 
the letter from extended character set.
Example: Select “D” and then press INFO/
DISPLAY (
) to display the extended 
character set. Use 
I
/i to select “D” or “Ď” 
and then press ENTER (
).
[Clear] – Clear all entered characters.
[Space] – Inserts a space at the cursor 
position.
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							68Operation
Operation 4
Using NetCast™ 
Entertainment Access
You can use various content services via 
Internet with NetCast Entertainment Access 
feature.
1. Check the network connection and settings 
(
page 25).
2. Press HOME (
).
3. Select the [NetCast] using I
/i
, and press 
ENTER (
).
4. Select an option using I
/i
, and press 
ENTER (
).
YouTube – See page 68
Picasa Web Albums – See page 72
AccuWeather – See page 75
5. While enjoying on-line content from 
NetCast, press blue (B) colored button to go 
to NetCast Home screen.
NOTE
•  The content of NetCast services and service 
related information, including user interface, is 
subject to changes. Please refer to the web site 
of each service for most up-to-date information.
•  The background image on the NetCast home 
indicates the weather of your favorite city in the 
AccuWeather feature.
YouTube
You can browse, search and watch YouTube 
videos over the internet to your TV via your LG 
Blu-ray disc player.
Watch YouTube  videos  on your TV
1. On the player, select the [YouTube] option 
in the [NetCast] menu using I
/i
, and press 
ENTER (
).
2. Press U
 to select the option menu bar.
3. Use I
/i
 to select an option and press 
ENTER (
) to search videos.
4. Use I
/i
 to select a video and press ENTER 
(
) or 
N (play) to play the video.
Button Operation
B or ENTERStarts playback the video with 
content detail. 
INFO/
DISPLAYToggle between playback in 
full screen and playback screen 
with content detail.
XTo pause a video while it is 
playing. To resume playing a 
paused video, press 
B again. 
xStops the video and displays 
related videos list.
./
>Skip the playback forward or 
backward .
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About the YouTube menu 
There are various options on the YouTube 
menu. Use
 U
/u
/I
/i
 to select an option 
and press ENTER (
) to select the options as 
described below.
Featured – The featured videos list will be 
displayed.
Recent Videos – The most recently updated 
videos list will be displayed.
Most Viewed – The most viewed videos list 
will be displayed. The period option appears 
at the bottom of the screen.
Top Rated – The best rated videos list from 
YouTube server will be displayed. The period 
option appears at the bottom of the screen.
Search – The virtual keyboard will be 
displayed. See “Searching videos” on page 71 
for more detail.
History – The videos list that you previously 
played on this unit will be displayed. 
Maximum of 25 videos can be stored.
Favorites – This option will be appeared only 
when the unit is in sign-in status. Displays the 
videos list that is arranged in the YouTube 
server with your account. Some videos may 
not appear on the [Favorites] list, even if the 
videos are arranged in the server.
Sign in (Sign Out) – Displays the virtual 
keyboard to sign in or returns to the sign-out 
status. 
See “Sign in with your YouTube account” on 
page 71 for more details.
Local site – Choose which country’s videos 
you would like to view. The countries listed on 
the [Local Site] menu may diff erent with those 
listed on the YouTube web site.
NOTE
•  The YouTube menu can display 5 videos in the 
videos list. Press green (G) or yellow (Y ) buttons 
to display previous/next 5 videos.
•  If you select the [Most Viewed] or [ Top Rated] 
option in the YouTube menu, the period options 
appear at the bottom of the screen. Use U
/u
/I
/
i
 to select a period option and press ENTER 
(
) to display the videos list within the selected 
period.
•  The videos list searched from the player may 
diff er with the list searched from a web browser 
on PC. 
•  The playback of YouTube videos may be paused, 
stopped or buff ering occurring often depending 
on your broadband speed.
We recommend a minimum connection speed 
of 1.5 Mbps. For the best playback condition, a 
connection speed of 4.0 Mbps is required. 
Sometimes your broadband speed varies based 
on your ISP’s network conditions. 
Contact your ISP if you have problems 
maintaining a fast connection that is reliable, or 
if you want to increase your connection speed. 
Many ISPs off er a variety of broadband speed 
options.
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Using the virtual keyboard
On the virtual keyboard, there are two input 
mode for the entering a character. Press the 
yellow (Y ) colored button to toggle display 
between keyboard mode and keypad mode.
Keyboard Mode
Use U
/u
/I
/i
 to select a letter on the screen, 
and press ENTER (
) to confi rm your selection.
[Cancel] – Return to the previous screen.
[Space] – Inserts a space at the cursor 
position.
[Backspace] – Deletes the previous character 
at the cursor position.
[ABC / abc / #+-=&] – Changes the virtual 
keyboard settings to capital letters, small 
letters or symbols.
Press CLEAR to clear all entered characters.
To enter a letter with an accent mark:
1. Select a letter using U
/u
/I
/i
 on the virtual 
key board.
2. Press INFO/DISPLAY (
) to display the 
extended character set.
3. Use I
/i
 to select a character then press 
ENTER (
).
Available languages to enter on the keyboard 
mode are as follows: English, Spanish, Italian, 
French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, 
Polish and Czech.Keypad Mode
This mode allows you to enter letters by 
pressing the buttons on the remote control. 
Press the buttons with the required letter once, 
twice, three or four times until the letter is 
displayed.
Button Operation
CLEAR Deletes the previous character 
at the cursor position.
REPEAT Inserts a space at the cursor 
position.
m/
MChange the character set of 
the remote control. (#+-=&, 
123, ABC or abc)
NOTE
The keypad mode is available only in the [YouTube] 
and [Picasa Web Albums] features.
 
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