LG Lh Cx245 Owners Manual

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If Timer record events Overlap...
Do not overlap programmes, since overlapping por-
tions of the conflicting programmes will not be record-
ed. Earlier recording times have priority over later
recording times as shown in the diagram.
Example:
Programme 1 will be recorded in its entirety, but only
the last 30 minutes of Programme 2 will be recorded.
Change (Deleting) the Timer Programme
If at a later date you wish to deleteor changeany of
the settings in timer event memory you may do so
without having to enter all the timer event information
again. Simply display the timer event screen. Press 
D
or Eto select the event that you wish to deleteor
change. Press 
Fto delete the event...or 
Press OKto change, then press 
F or Gto select;
Station, Date, Start and End times and LP. 
Press 
D or Eto enter the correct information.
16:00
16:3017:00
17:30
PROGRAMME 1
PROGRAMME 2
(This portion will not be recorded.)
If two programmed timer recordings overlap at midnight
00:00 a.m., programme 2 will not be recorded.
 
						

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Playing a DVD or Video CD 
Playback Setup
1. Turn on the TV and select the video input source
connected to the DVD/VCR Combi receiver. 
2. Turn on the audio system (if applicable) and select
the input source connected to the DVD/VCR
Combi receiver.
3. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray and
load your chosen disc in the tray, with the play-
back side down. 
4. Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the tray. Playback
starts automatically. If playback does not start,
press PLAY. 
In some cases, the disc menu might appear
instead: 
Use the bB v Vbuttons to select the title/chapter
you want to view, then press ENTER to start.
Press TITLE or DISC MENU to return to the menu
screen.
Use the number buttons to select the track you
want to view and press RETURN to return to the
menu screen. Menu settings and operating proce-
dures may differ. Follow the instructions on the
each menu screen. You also may set PBC to Off
(See “PBC” on page 25).
Notes:
•If parental control is set and the disc is not within
the rating settings you must input the password. 
(See “Lock Menu” on page 26.)
•DVDs may have a region code. Your player does
not play discs that have a region code different from
your player. The region code for this player is 2
(two). 
•To watch a DVD during timer recording standby
mode, press POWER and DVD to switch to DVD
mode.
General Features
Note:
Unless stated otherwise, all operations described use
the remote control. Some features may also be avail-
able on the Setup menu. 
Moving to another TITLE 
When a disc has more than one title, you can move to
another title. Press DISPLAY while playback is
stopped then the appropriate number (0-9) or use 
b/Bto move to another title.
You can play any title by inputting its number while
playback is stopped.
Moving to another CHAPTER/TRACK 
When a title on a disc has more than one chapter or a
disc has more than one track, you can move to anoth-
er chapter/track as follows:
•Press .or >briefly during playback to select
the next chapter/track or to return to the beginning
of the current chapter/track.
•Press .twice briefly to step back to the 
previous chapter/track.
•To go directly to any chapter during DVD playback,
press DISPLAY and press v/Vto select the
chapter/track icon. Then, input the chapter/track
number or useb/B.
Search
1. Press and hold .or >for about two seconds
during playback.
The player will now go into SEARCH mode. .
2. Press and hold .or >repeatedly to select
the required speed: mX2, mX4, mX16,
mX100 (backward) or MX2, MX4, MX16,
MX100 (forward).
With a Video CD, the Search speed changes:
mX2, mX4, mX8 (backward) or MX2,
MX4, MX8 (forward).
3. To exit SEARCH mode, press PLAY.
Changing the Audio Channel 
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to hear a dif-
ferent audio channel (Stereo, Left, or Right).
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Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback 
1. Press PAUSE/STEP on the remote control during
playback. Advance the picture frame-by-frame by
pressing PAUSE/STEP repeatedly.
2. To exit still motion mode, press PLAY.
Slow Motion 
1. Press PAUSE/STEP (X) during playback.
The DVD/VCR Combi receiver will now go into
PAUSE mode. 
2. Press .or >during pause.
The player will enter SLOW mode. 
Use the .or >to select the required speed:
t 1/16, t 1/8, t 1/4 or t 1/2 (backward), or
T1/16, T1/8, T1/4 or T1/2 (forward).
3. To exit Slow Motion mode, press PLAY.
Note:
Slow motion playback in reverse is not possible with
Video CDs and DivX Discs.
Random
1. Press RANDOM during playback or in stop mode.
The unit automatically begins random playback
and RANDOM appears on the TV screen.
2. Press RANDOM again to normal.
Tip:
By pressing .or >during Random playback,
the unit selects another title (track) and resumes
Random playback.
Note:
On a Video CD with PBC, You must set PBC to Off on the
setup menu to use the random function (See “PBC” on page
25). 
Repeat A-B 
To repeat a sequence. 
1. Press A-B at your chosen starting point. “ A
*”
appears briefly on the TV screen. 
2. Press A-B again at your chosen end point. 
“A B” appears briefly on the TV screen and the
repeat sequence begins. 
3. Press A-B again to cancel.Repeat 
You can play a title/chapter/all/track on a disc.
Press REPEAT during playback to select a desired
repeat mode.
DVD Video Discs - Repeat Chapter/Title/Off
• Chapter: repeats the current chapter.
• Title: repeats the current title.
• Off : does not play repeatedly.
Video CDs - Repeat Track/All/Off
• Track : repeats the current track
• All : repeats all the tracks on a disc.
• Off : does not play repeatedly.
Notes:
• On a Video CD with PBC, you must set PBC to Off
on the setup menu to use the repeat function (See
“PBC” on page 25). 
• If you press >once during Repeat Chapter (Track)
playback, the repeat playback cancels.
3D Surround 
To produce a 3D surround effect that simulates multi-
channel audio from two stereo speakers (instead of
the five+ speakers normally required for multi-channel
audio from a home theater system).
1. Press DISPLAY during playback.
2. Use 3or 4to select the sound option.
The sound option will be highlighted.
3. Use 1or 2to to select “3D SUR”.
To turn off the 3D Surround effect, select “Normal”.
Time Search
To start playing at any chosen time on the disc:
1. Press DISPLAY during playback. The time search
box shows the elapsed playing time.
2. Press v/Vto select the time clock icon and 
“-:--:--” appears.
3. Input the required start time in hours, minutes, and
seconds from left to right. If you enter the wrong
numbers, press CLEAR to remove the numbers
you entered. Then input the correct numbers.
4. Press ENTER to confirm. Playback starts from the
selected time.
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Zoom
Use zoom to enlarge the video image.
1. Press ZOOM during playback or still playback to
activate the Zoom function. The square frame
appears briefly in the right bottom of the picture. 
2. Each press of the ZOOM button changes the TV
screen in the sequence: 100% size → 400% size
→1600% size →screen fit mode →100% size
Screen fit mode: 
You can change the way the image appears on
the screen when you’re playing a DVD movie.
Press 3 3
/4 4 
 
to select between Normal, Enhanced,
and Maximum.
3. Use the bBvVbuttons to move through the
zoomed picture.
4. To resume normal playback, press ZOOM 
repeatedly or CLEAR button.
Notes:
• Zoom may not work on some DVDs.
• Screen fit mode is available for playing the DVD
disc, VR disc and movie file.
Marker Search
To enter a Marker
You can start playback from up to nine memorized
points. To enter a marker, press MARKER at the
desired point on the disc. The Marker icon appears on
the TV screen briefly. Repeat to enter up to nine
markers.
To Recall or Clear a Marked Scene
1. During disc playback, press SEARCH. The marker
search menu appears on the screen.
2. Within 10 seconds, pressb/ Bto select a marker
number that you want to recall or clear.
3. Press ENTER and playback starts from the
marked scene. Or, press CLEAR and the marker
number is erased from the list.
4. You can play any marker by inputting its number
on the marker search menu.Special DVD Features 
Checking the contents of DVD discs: Menus
DVDs may offer menus that allow you to access 
special features. To use the disc menu, press DISC
MENU. Input the corresponding number or use the b
B v Vbuttons to highlight your selection. Then press
ENTER.
Title Menu
1. Press TITLE. If the current title has a menu, the
menu appears on the screen. Otherwise, the disc
menu may appear.
2. The menu offers features such as camera angles,
spoken language and subtitle options, and 
chapters for the title.
3. Press TITLE to exit.
Disc Menu
Press DISC MENU and the disc menu is displayed.
Press DISC MENU again to exit.
Camera Angle
If the disc contains scenes recorded at different 
camera angles, you can change to a different camera
angle during playback. Press ANGLE repeatedly 
during playback to select a desired angle. Note that
the number of the current angle appears on the 
display.
Changing the Audio Language
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to hear a 
different audio language or audio track.
With DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode that have
both a main and a Bilingual audio channel, you can
switch between Main (L), Bilingual (R), or a mix of
both (Main + Bilingual) by pressing AUDIO.
Subtitles
Press S-TITLE repeatedly during playback to see the
different subtitle languages.
Note:
• The subtitle file of the DivX file is displayed only
smi, srt and sub.
• If there is no information or there is a code that can
not read in the DivX file, “ 1 ” or etc. are displayed.
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Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMA
Disc
The DVD/VCR Combi receiver can play MP3/WMA
formatted recordings on CD-ROM, CD-R, or CD-RW
discs.
Audio CD
Once you insert an audio CD a menu appears on the
TV screen. Press v/Vto select a track then press
PLAY or ENTER and playback starts. 
MP3 / WMA
1. Press v/Vto select a folder, and press ENTER
to see the folder contents.
2. Press v/Vto select a track then press PLAY or
ENTER. Playback starts.
Tip:
•If you are in a file list on the MUSIC menu and want to
return to the Folder list, use the v/Vto highlight  and
press ENTER.
•Press DISC MENU to move to the next page.
•On a CD with MP3/WMA and JPEG you can switch
MP3/WMA and JPEG. Press TITLE and MUSIC or
PHOTO word on top of the menu is highlighted.
•When playing a file containing information such as track
titles, you can see the information by pressing DISPLAY.
ProgramListTrack1
Track2
Track3
Track4
Track5
Track6
Track7
Track8
AUDIO CD0:52:071 / 12
Clear All
PROGRAMEdit
ProgramList0:00:001 / 12
Clear All
PROGRAMEditDISPLAYInfo
MUSIC
2-Music2 1-Music1
3-Music3
4-Music4
5-Music5
6-Music6
7-Music7
MP3 / WMA disc compatibility with this player is
limited as follows:
•Sampling frequency: within 8 - 48 kHz (MP3),
within 32 - 48kHz (WMA)
•Bit rate: within 8 - 320kbps (MP3), 
32 - 192kbps (WMA)
•The player cannot read an MP3/WMA file that has
a file extension other than “.mp3” / “.wma”.
•CD-R physical format should be ISO 9660
•If you record MP3 / WMA files using software that
cannot create a file system (eg. Direct-CD) it is
impossible to playback MP3 / WMA files. We 
recommend that you use Easy-CD Creator, which
creates an ISO 9660 file system.
•File names should have a maximum of 8 letters
and must incorporate an .mp3 or .wma extension. 
•They should not contain special letters such as  /
? * : “ < > l etc.
•The total number of files on the disc should be
less than 650.
This DVD player requires discs and recordings to
meet certain technical standards in order to achieve
optimal playback quality. Pre-recorded DVDs are
automatically set to these standards. There are
many different types of recordable disc formats
(including CD-R containing MP3 or WMA files) and
these require certain pre-existing conditions (see
above) to ensure compatible playback.
Customers should note that permission is
required in order to download MP3 / WMA files
and music from the Internet. Our company has
no right to grant such permission. Permission
should always be sought from the copyright
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Audio CD and MP3 / WMA Disc
Features
Pause
1. Press PAUSE/STEP during playback.
2. To return to playback, press PLAY, ENTER or
press PAUSE/STEP again.
Moving to another Track 
1. Press .or >briefly during playback to go to
the next track or to return to the beginning of the
current track.
2. Press .twice briefly to step back to the 
previous track.
3. In case of audio CD, to go directly to any track,
enter the track number using the numbered but-
tons (0-9).
Repeat Track/All/Off 
You can play a track/all on a disc.
1. Press REPEAT when playing a disc. The repeat
icon appears.
2. Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode.
• Track: repeats the current track
• All: repeats all the tracks on a disc.
• Off(No display): does not play repeatedly.
Note:
If you press >once during Repeat Track playback, the
repeat playback cancels.
Search
1. Press and hold .or >for about two seconds
during playback.
The player will now go into SEARCH mode. 
2. Press and hold .or >repeatedly to select
the required speed: mX2, mX4, mX8 
(backward) or MX2, MX4, MX8 (forward).
Search speed and direction are indicated on the menu
screen.
3. To exit SEARCH mode, press PLAY.Random 
1. Press RANDOM during playback or when 
playback is stopped. Random Playback begins
immediately and RANDOM appears on the menu
screen.
2. To return to normal playback, press RANDOM
repeatedly until RANDOM disappears from the
menu screen.
Tip:
By pressing >during random playback, the unit selects
another track and resumes random playback.
Repeat A-B 
1. To repeat a sequence during disc playback press
A-B at your chosen starting point. The Repeat icon
and “A” appear on the menu screen.
2. Press A-B again at your chosen end point. The
Repeat icon and “A-B” appear on the menu
screen, and the sequence begins to play 
repeatedly. 
3. To exit the sequence and return to normal play,
press A-B again. The Repeat icon disappears from
the menu screen.
3D Surround 
To produce a 3D surround effect that simulates 
multi-channel audio from two stereo speakers (instead
of the five+ speakers normally required for 
multi-channel audio from a home theater system).
1. Press AUDIO during playback. 
“3D SUR.” appears on the menu screen.
2. To return to normal playback, press AUDIO 
repeatedly until “3D SUR.” disappears from the
menu screen.
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Programmed Playback 
The program function enables you to store your
favorite tracks from any disc in the player memory. A
program can contain 30 tracks.
1. Insert a disc.
Audio CD or MP3/WMA Discs: 
AUDIO CD or MUSIC menu appears.
2. Press PROGRAM.
The mark will appear to the right of the word
“Program” on the right side of the menu screen.
Note:
Press PROGRAMagain, then themark will 
disappear to exit the Program Edit mode. 
Audio CD Menu MP3/WMA Menu
Video CD: Press PROGRAM while playback is
stopped. The program menu appears. Press 
PROGRAM to exit the menu.
Note:
On a Video CD with PBC, you must set PBC to Off on
the setup menu to use the programmed playback
(See “PBC” on page 25).
Video CD Menu
3. Select a track on the “List”, then press ENTER to
place the selected track on the “Program” list.
Repeat to place additional tracks on the list.
4. Press B.
Select the track you want to start playing on the
“Program” list.
5. Press PLAY or ENTER to start. Playback begins in
the order in which you programmed the tracks.
Playback stops after all of the tracks on the
“Program” list have played once.
6. To resume normal playback from programmed
playback, select a track of CD (or MP3/WMA) list
and then press PLAY.Repeat Programmed Tracks 
1. Press REPEAT when playing a disc. The repeat
icon appears.
2. Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode.
• Track: repeats the current track
• All: repeats all the tracks on programmed list.
• Off(No display): does not play repeatedly.
Note:
If you press >once during Repeat Track playback, the
repeat playback cancels.
Erasing a Track from Program List
1. Video CD : Press PROGRAM in the stop mode to
enter Program Edit mode.
2. Press Bto move to the “Program” list.
3. Use v/Vto select the track that you wish to erase
from the “Program” list.
4. Press CLEAR. Repeat to erase additional tracks
on the list.
Erasing the Complete Program List
1. Follow steps 1-2 of “Erasing a Track from Program
List” as above.
2. Use 3 3
/4 4
to select “Clear All”, then press ENTER.
The complete Program for the disc will be erased.
Note:
The programs are also cleared when the disc is
removed.
E
E
ProgramListTrack1
Track1 Track3 Track2 Track5
Track2
Track3
Track4
Track5
Clear All
E
VIDEO CD
ProgramList0:00:001 / 12
Clear All
PROGRAMEdit
E
MUSIC
DISPLAYInfo
2-Music22-Music2
4-Music4
6-Music6
1-Music1 1-Music1
3-Music3
4-Music4
5-Music5
6-Music6
7-Music7
ProgramListTrack1
Track1 Track4 Track7 Track5
Track2
Track3
Track4
Track5
Track6
Track7
Track8
AUDIO CD0:52:071 / 12
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Viewing a JPEG Disc
Using this DVD/VCR Combi receiver you can view
Kodak PICTURE CDs and discs with JPEG files. 
1. Insert a disc and close the tray. The PHOTO menu
appears on the TV screen.
2. Press v/Vto select a folder, and press ENTER.
Alist of files in the folder appears. If you are in a
file list and want to return to the previous Folder
list, use the v/Vbuttons on the remote to 
highlight  and press ENTER.
3. If you want to view a particular file, press 
v/Vto highlight a file and press ENTER or PLAY.
Viewing the file proceeding starts. 
While viewing a file, you can press STOP to move
to the previous menu (PHOTO menu).
Press DISC MENU to move to the next page.
Slide Show
Use vVbBto highlight the  (Slide Show) then
press ENTER.
Tip:
•There are three Slide Speed options  : >>> (Fast), >>
(Normal) and > (Slow). 
•On a disc with MP3/WMA and JPEG you can switch
MP3/WMA and JPEG. Press TITLE and MUSIC or
PHOTO word on top of the menu is highlighted.
•Press RETURN, information of file is hidden.
Still Picture 
1. Press PAUSE/STEP during slide show. 
The player will now go into PAUSE mode. 
2. To return to the slide show, press PLAY or press
PAUSE/STEP again.Moving to another File
Press .or >once during viewing a picture to
advance to the next file or to the previous file.
Zoom
Use zoom to enlarge the photo image. 
(see 34 page)
To rotate picture
Press 
v/Vduring showing a picture to rotate the 
picture clockwise or counter clockwise.
To listen to MP3/WMA music watching picture
You can display files while listening to MP3/WMA
music files recorded on the same disc.
1. Insert the disc containing the two types of file in
the player.
2. Press TITLE to display PHOTO menu.
3. Press v/Vto select a photo file.
4. Use B /Vto select icon then press ENTER.
Playback starts. The playback will continue until
STOP is pressed.
Tip:
To listen to only the desired music watching picture,
programmed the desired tracks from the “MUSIC”
menu and then proceed as above
.
JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
PreviewListJPEG Folder 1JPEG Folder 2JPEG Folder 3JPEG Folder 4JPEG Folder 5JPEG Folder 6JPEG Folder 7JPEG Folder 8
>>>
PHOTO
JPEG disc compatibility with this player is 
limited as follows:
•Depending upon the size and number of JPEG
files, it could take a long time for the DVD player
to read the disc’s contents. If you don’t see an on-
screen display after several minutes, some of the
files may be too large — reduce the resolution of
the JPEG files to less than 2M pixels as 2760 x
2048 pixels and burn another disc.
•The total number of files and folders on the disc
should be less than 650.
•Some discs may be incompatible due to a 
different recording format or the condition of disc.
•Ensure that all the selected files have the “.jpg”
extensions when copying into the CD layout.
•If the files have “.jpe” or “.jpeg” extensions, please
rename them as “.jpg” file.
•File names without “.jpg” extension will not be
able to be read by this DVD player. Even though
the files are shown as JPEG image files in
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This chapter includes important reference information
to help you set your DVD/VCR Combi receiver.
Speaker Setup
Make the following settings for the built-in 5.1 channel
surround decoder.
1. Press SETUP. The setup menu appears.
2. Use v/Vto select the AUDIO option then press
Bto move to the second level.
3. Use v/Vto select the Speaker Setup option then
press Bto move to the third level. “Select” is high-
lighted.
4. Press ENTER and 5.1 Speaker Setup menu
appears.
5. Use b/Bto select the desired speaker.
6. Adjust options using v/V/b/Bbuttons.
7. Press RETURN to return to the menu screen.
Speaker selection
Select a speaker that you want to adjust. (Front
speakers (Left), Center Speaker, Front speakers
(Right), Rear  speakers (Right), Rear speakers (Left),
or SubWoofer)
Note:
Certain speaker settings are prohibited by the Dolby
Digital licensing agreement.
Size
Since the speaker settings are fixed, you cannot
change the settings.
Vo lume
Press b/Bto adjust the output level of the selected
speaker. (-6dB ~ 6dB)
DistanceIf you connected speakers to your DVD/VCR Combi
receiver, setting the Distance lets the speakers know
how far the sound has to travel to reach your set lis-
tening point. This allows the sound from each speaker
to reach the listener at the same time. 
Press b/Bto adjust the Distance of the selected
speaker. 
[0.3(1)m(ft) - 6.0(20)m(ft)]
Test 
Press b/Bto test the signals of each speaker. Adjust
the volume to match the volume of test signals memo-
rized in the system.
Front Left (L) →Center →Front Right (R) 
→Rear Left (R) →Rear Right (L) →SubWoofer
AUDIO
Speaker
Volume
Distance
Test
Move ReturnSelect
SizeFront LLarge
0dB
m(ft)
0.6(2)
Off
Enter
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Playing a DVD VR format Disc 
This unit will play DVD-R/RW discs recorded using
the DVD-Video format that have been finalized using
a DVD-recorder.
•This unit will play DVD-RW discs recorded using
the Video Recording (VR) format.
1. Insert a disc and close the tray. The TITLE LIST
menu appears on the TV screen.
2. Press v/Vto select a track then press PLAY or
ENTER and playback starts.
3. Press TITLE to move to the list menu.
Note:
•Unfinalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be played in this
player.
•Some DVD-VR disc are made with CPRM data by DVD
RECORDER. Player does not support these kinds of
discs.
What is ‘CPRM’?
CPRM is a copy protection system (with scramble system)
only allowing the recording of ‘copy once’ broadcast 
programs. CPRM stands for Content Protection for
Recordable Media.
This play is CPRM compatible, which means that you can
record copy-once broadcast programs, but you cannot
then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM recordings
can only be made on DVD-RW discs formatted in VR
mode, and CPRM recordings can only be played on 
players that are specifically compatible with CPRM.
Maintenance and Service
Refer to the information in this chapter before 
contacting a service technician.
Handling the Unit
When shipping the unit
Please save the original shipping carton and packing
materials. If you need to ship the unit, for maximum
protection, re-pack the unit as it was originally packed
at the factory.
Keeping the exterior surfaces clean
•Do not use volatile liquids such as insecticide
spray near the unit. 
•Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact
with the unit for a long period of time. since they
leave marks on the surface.
Cleaning the unit
To clean the player, use a soft, dry cloth. If the 
surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft cloth lightly
moistened with a mild detergent solution. 
Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol, benzine,
or thinner, as these might damage the surface of the
unit.
Maintaining the Unit
The DVD/VCR Combi receiver is a high-tech, 
precision device. If the optical pick-up lens and disc
drive parts are dirty or worn, the picture quality could
be diminished. 
Depending on the operating environment, regular
inspection and maintenance are recommended after
every 1,000 hours of use. 
For details, please contact your nearest authorized
service center.
DVD-VR