LG Ht355sd Owners Manual

							
OWNER’S MANUAL
DVD Receiver System
MODEL
HT355SD (HT355SD, SH35SD-S/W)
P/NO : MFL63284704

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Safety Information
Safety Information	1

CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK  DO NOT OPEN
 
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. 
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit.
CAUTION: This product employs a Laser System.To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’s manual carefully and retain it for future reference. Shall the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized service center.
Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
To prevent direct exposure to laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure. Visible laser radiation when open. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.
CAUTION: The apparatus shall not be exposed to water (dripping or splashing) and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.
CAUTION concerning the Power Cord
Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a dedicated circuit; 
That is, a single outlet circuit which powers only that appliance and has no additional outlets or branch circuits. Check the specification page of this owner’s manual to be certain. Do not overload wall outlets. Overloaded wall outlets, loose or damaged wall outlets, extension cords, frayed power cords, or damaged or cracked wire insulation are dangerous. Any of these conditions could result in electric shock or fire. Periodically examine the cord of your appliance, and if its appearance indicates damage or deterioration, unplug it, discontinue use of the appliance, and have the cord replaced with an exact replacement part by an authorized service center. Protect the power cord from physical or mechanical abuse, such as being twisted, kinked, pinched, closed in a door, or walked upon. Pay particular attention to plugs, wall outlets, and the point where the cord exits the appliance. To disconnect power from the mains, pull out the mains cord plug. When installing the product, ensure that the plug is easily accessible.
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Safety Information

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Safety Information
Safety Information
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This device is equipped with a portable battery or accumulator.
Safe way to remove the battery or the battery  from the equipment:
Remove the old battery pack, follow the steps in reverse order than the assembly. To prevent contamination of the environment and bring on possible threat to human and animal health, the old battery or the battery put in the appropriate container at designated collection points. Do not dispose of batteries or battery together with other waste. It is recommended that you use local, free reimburse ment system batteries and accumulators. The battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
Copyrights
It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast via cable, play in public, or rent copyrighted material without permission. This product features the copy protection function developed by Macrovision. Copy protection signals are recorded on some discs. When recording and playing the pictures of these discs picture noise will appear. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights.  Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p AND 625p UNIT, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.
You have to set the disc format option to [Mastered] in order to make the discs compatible with the LG players when formatting rewritable discs. When setting the option to Live File System, you cannot use it on LG players.(Mastered/ Live File System : Disc format system for Windows Vista)

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Contents
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1
Safety Information
2-3  CAUTION
3  Copyrights
2
Preparation
6 Unique Features
6  Accessories
6  Playable Discs 
7-8  Playable file Requirement
9  Front panel
9  Rear panel
10-11  Remote control
3
Installation
12 Connecting the speakers 
12      Attaching the speakers to the 
unit
12-13    Positioning the System
13-14  Connections to your TV
13    Component Video Connection
14    Video Connection
14-15  Optional Equipment Connection
14   
AUX IN Connection
14      AUDIO IN (Portable IN) 
Connection
15    USB Connection
15    Antenna Connection
16-19 Adjust the Setup settings
16    OSD Initial language settings
16    About help menu for Setup
16    LANGUAGE
17    DISPLAY
17    AUDIO
18    5.1 Speaker Setup
18-19    LOCK (Parental control)
19    OTHERS
4
Operation
20 Basic Operations 
21-24  Other Operations
21      Displaying Disc Information 
 
on-screen
21    To display the DVD Menu
21    To display the DVD Title
21    1.5 times speed playback
22    Starting play from selected time
22   
Last Scene Memory
22      Changing the character set to 
display DivX® subtitle correctly
22    Programmed Playback

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23   Viewing a PHOTO file
23      Viewing photo files as a slide 
show
23      Listening to music during slide 
show
23    Sleep Timer Setting
24    Dimmer
24    Turn off the sound temporarily
24    Screen Saver
24    System Select - Optional
24  Radio Operations
24    Listening to the Radio
24    Presetting the Radio stations 
24    Deleting all the saved stations
24    Improving poor FM reception
25  Sound adjustment
25    Setting the surround mode
26  Advanced Operations
26      Listening to music from your 
portable player or external device
26    Recording to USB
5
Maintenance
27 Handling the Unit 
27    When shipping the Unit
27    Cleaning the Unit
27    Maintaining the Unit
27  Notes on Discs
27    Handling Discs
27    Storing Discs
27    Cleaning Discs 
6
Troubleshooting
28 Troubleshooting 
7
Appendix
29 Language Codes 
30  Area Codes
30  Logos
31  Specifications

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Preparation
Unique Features 
Portable In
Listens to music from your portable device. 
(MP3, Notebook, etc)
USB Direct Recording
Records music from CD to your USB device.
Accessories
Please check and identify the supplied 
accessories.
FM/AM Antenna (1)Remote Control (1)/ 
Battery (1)
Video Cable (1)
Playable Discs
This unit plays DVD±R/RW and CD-R/RW that 
contains audio titles, DivX, MP3, WMA and/or 
JPEG files. Some DVD±RW/DVD±R or CD-
RW/CD-R cannot be played on this unit due to 
the recording quality or physical condition of 
the disc, or the characteristics of the recording 
device and authoring software.
DVD-VIDEO (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Discs such as movies that can be 
purchased or rented.
DVD±R (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Video mode and finalized only
DVD-RW (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
VR mode, Video mode and 
finalized only.
DVD+R: Video mode only
DVD+RW (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Video mode and finalized only
Audio CD: Music CDs or CD-R/CD-
RW in music CD format that can 
be purchased
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

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About the  Symbol Display
“  ” may appear on your TV display during 
operation and indicates that the function 
explained in this owner’s manual is not 
available on that disc.
Symbol Used in this Manual
All discs and file listed below  ALL
MP3 files  MP3
DVD and finalized DVD±R/RW  DVD
WMA files  WMA
DivX files  DivX
Audio CDs  ACD
JPG files JPG
Regional Codes
This unit has a regional code printed on the 
rear of the unit. This unit can play only DVD 
discs labeled same as the rear of the unit or  
“ALL”.
• Most DVD discs have a globe with one or 
more numbers in it clearly visible on the 
cover. This number must match your unit’s 
regional code; or the disc cannot play. 
•  If you try to play a DVD with a different 
regional code from your unit, the message 
“Check Regional Code” appears on the TV 
screen.
Playable file Requirement
MP3/ WMA music file requirement 
MP3/ WMA file compatibility with this unit is 
limited as follows :
• Sampling frequency : within 32 - 48  kHz 
(MP3), within 32 - 48kHz ( WMA)
•  Bit rate : within 32 - 320kbps (MP3), 40 - 
192kbps ( WMA)
•  Support Version : v2, v7, v8, v9
•  Maximum files : Under 999
•  File extensions : “.mp3”/ “.wma”
•  CD-ROM file format : ISO9660/ JOLIET
•  We recommend that you use Easy-CD 
Creator, which creates an ISO 9660 file 
system.
Photo file requirement 
JPEG disc compatibility with this unit is limited 
as follows :
• Max pixel in width : 2760 x 2048 pixel
•  Maximum files : Under 999
•  Some discs may not operate due to a 
different recording format or the condition 
of disc.
•  File extensions: “.jpg”
•  CD-ROM file format : ISO9660/ JOLIET

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DivX file requirement 
DivX file compatibility with this unit is limited 
as follows :
• Available resolution: within 720x576 ( W x H) 
pixels.
•  The file name of the DivX subtitle should be 
entered within 45 characters. 
•  If there is impossible code to express in the 
DivX file, it may be displayed as " _ " mark 
on the display. 
•  Frame rate : less than 30 fps
•  If the video and audio structure of recorded 
files is not interleaved, either video or audio 
is outputted. 
•  Playable DivX file : ".avi", ".mpg", ".mpeg", 
".divx"
•  Playable Subtitle format : SubRip (*.srt/ 
*.txt), SAMI (*.smi), SubStation Alpha (*.ssa/ 
*.txt), MicroDVD (*.sub/ *.txt), SubViewer 2.0 
(*.sub/ *.txt)
•  Playable Codec format : "DIVX3.xx", "DIVX4.
xx", "DIVX5.xx", "MP4V3", "3IVX".
•  Playable Audio format : "AC3", "PCM", "MP3", 
"WMA".
•  For Discs formatted in Live file system, you 
can not it  on this unit.
•  If the name of movie file is different from 
that of the subtitle file, during playback of a 
DivX file, subtitle may not be display.
•  If you play a DivX file differ from DivXspec, it 
may not operate normally.
Compatible USB Devices
• MP3 Player : Flash type MP3 player.
•  USB Flash Drive :   Devices that support 
USB2.0 or USB1.1. 
•  The USB function of this unit does not 
support some USB devices.
USB device requirement
• Devices which require additional program 
installation connected to a computer, are 
not supported.
•  Do not extract the USB device while in 
operation.
•  For a large capacity USB, it may take longer 
than a few minute to be searched.
•  To prevent data loss, back up all data.
•  If you use a USB extension cable or USB 
hub, the USB device is not recognized.
•  Using NTFS file system is not supported. 
(Only FAT(16/32) file system is supported.)
•  This unit is not supported when the total 
number of files is 1000 or more.
•  External HDD, Card readers, Locked devices,   
or hard type usb devices are not supported.
•  USB port of the unit cannot be connected 
to PC. The unit can not be used as a storage 
device.

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a DVD/CD Disc Drawer 
b  
Power (1/ ))
c   
Open/Close (Z) 
d Display window
e Play/Pause (B/X), MONO/ST.
f Stop (x)
g   
Function (F) 
Selects the function or input source.
h  
 
TUNING (-/+)(.>), Skip/Search  
You can search by pressing and holding 
TUNING.
i MIC 1, 2
j   USB port  
You can play video, image and sound files 
by connecting the USB device.
k  
P.(Portable) IN port  
You can enjoy music from portable device 
on your unit.
l  
 
Volume ( VOL.) 
Front panel
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Rear panel
a Power cord.
b Speaker terminal
c ANTENNA connector (FM, AM)
d 
 
VIDEO OUT connector  
Connect to a TV with video inputs.
e AUX connector
f   
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y PB PR)  
Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs. 
	 a	 b	 c			 d	e
	f

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Remote Control
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FUNCTION : Selects the function and input 
source. (DVD/CD, USB, AUX, PORTABLE, FM, 
AM)
SLEEP : Sets the System to turn off 
automatically at a specified time. (Dimmer : 
The display window will be darken by half.)
POWER : Switches the unit ON or OFF.
OPEN/CLOSE : Opens and closes the disc 
Drawer.
TITLE : If the current DVD title has a menu, the 
title menu appears on the screen. Otherwise, 
the disc menu may not appear.
•  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • b •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • 
DISPLAY : Accesses On-Screen Display.
MENU : Accesses the menu on a DVD disc.
SETUP : Accesses or removes setup menu. 
PRESET (U u) : Selects programme of Radio.
TUN. (-/+) : Tunes in the desired radio station.
U/u/I/i (up/ down/ left/ right): Used to 
navigate on-screen displays.
ENTER : Acknowledges menu selection.
RETURN (O) : Moves backwards in the menu 
or exits the setup menu.
REC (z) : USB Direct Recording.
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STOP (x) : Stops playback or recording.
PLAY (B), MO./ST. : Starts playback. Selects 
Mono/ Stereo.
PAUSE/STEP (X) : Pauses playback. 
SKIP (. / >) : Goes to next or previous 
chapter/ track/ file. 
SCAN (bb/BB) : Searches backward or 
forward. 

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