LG Lh Cx245 Owners Manual

							Operation
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Playing a DivX Movie Disc
Using this DVD/VCR Combi receiver you can play
DivX disc.
1. Insert a disc and close the tray. The MOVIE 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 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. 
4. Press STOP to exit.
Tip:
•Press DISC MENU to move to the next page.
•On a CD with MP3/WMA, JPEG and MOVIE file, you can
switch MUSIC, PHOTO and MOVIE menu. Press TITLE
and MUSIC, PHOTO and MOVIE word on top of the menu
is highlighted.
ListMovie Folder 1Movie Folder 2Movie Folder 3Movie Folder 4Movie Folder 5Movie Folder 6Movie Folder 7Movie Folder 8
MOVIE0:00:00
DivX disc compatibility with this player is limited
as follows:
•Available resolution size of the DivX file is under
720x576 (W x H) pixel.
•The file name of the DivX subtitle is available by
56 characters. 
•If there is impossible code to express in the DivX
file, it may be displayed as   _  mark on the 
display. 
•If the number of the screen frame is over 30
per 1 second, this unit may not operate 
normally.
•If the video and audio structure of recorded
file is not interleaved, either video or audio is
outputted. 
•If the file is recorded with GMC, the unit 
supports only 1-point of the record level.
* GMC?
GMC is the acronym for Global Motion Compensation. It
is an encoding tool specified in MPEG4 standard. Some
MPEG4 encoders, like DivX or Xvid, have this option.
There are different levels of GMC encoding, usually
called 1-point, 2-point, or 3-point GMC.
Playable DivX file
z z 
 
.avi , .mpg , .mpeg 
Playable Codec format
z z 
 
DIVX3.xx , DIVX4.xx , DIVX5.xx , XVID ,
MP43 , 3IVX .
Playable Audio format
z z 
 
AC3 , DTS , PCM , MP3 , WMA .
• Sampling frequency: within 8 - 48 kHz (MP3),
within 32 - 48kHz (WMA)
• Bit rate: within 8 - 320kbps (MP3), 
32 - 192kbps (WMA)
 
						

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On Screen Display
You may easily display the current time or tape 
counter, amount of tape left, day, month, year, day of
week, programme channel, tape speed and opera-
tional mode of your DVD/VCR Combi receiver will
appear on the TV screen. If a recording is taking
place these On Screen Displays will not be recorded
onto the tape.
1. Press CLK/CNTto display.
Press CLK/CNT repeatedly to cycle through the
display options. The tape counter and amount of
tape left will appear if there is a tape loaded.
2. After 3 seconds the majority of the On Screen
Displays will clear leaving only the clock or tape
counter and the amount of tape left on the screen.
Press CLK/CNTagain to remove all displays from
the TV screen.
Tape Counter Memory Stop
The Digital Tape Countercan be displayed on the 
display window instead of the time by pressing
CLK/CNTon the remote control. The Digital Tape
Counter indicates the relative positions of recordings
on the tape.
1. Press CLK/CNT.
Press CLEARto set the counter to 0:00:00.
Press PLAYor start recording.
The tape counter will display the actual play time
in hours, minutes and seconds.
2.Press STOPwhen playback or recording is 
complete.
Press BACKWARD.
The tape will rewind and automatically stop when
the counter returns to 0:00:00.
Video Doctor (Self-Diagnosis)
This feature informs you that there is a problem with
your DVD/VCR Combi receiver. These error mes-
sages will appear on the TV screen.
1. Press i.
Press 1 1
or 2 2
to select Dr.
Press OK.
2. Press 3 3
or 4 4
to check a problem.
HEAD STATUS
OPLEASE CLEAN:
Clean your video heads.
TAPE STATUS
ONOT RECORDABLE:
Insert a tape with its protection tab in place
NO. OF TIMER PROGRAMME
O2
Shows the number of timer recording.
NEXT TIMER PROGRAMME
OPR-01 26 10:00~11:00 SP
Shows the current status of timer recording.
3. Press i
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NEXT TIMER PROGRAMME
 
						

							Operation
43
Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System
Your DVD/VCR Combi receiver will record and play-
back Hi-Fi stereo sound. In addition it has a stereo
NICAM digital stereo sound decoder. This allows you
to record and playback the sound in several different
ways. Video cassettes recorded on your DVD/VCR
Combi receiver will have a normal mono audio track
and two VHS Hi-Fi stereo audio tracks. These stereo
tracks allow you to make audio recordings in Hi-Fi
stereo or bilingual mode from a TV broadcast, stereo
audio system,video disc or another Hi-Fi VCR.
1. Your DVD/VCR Combi receiver’s NICAM digital
sound decoder allows you to enjoy broadcasts
with NICAM sound, as well as standard stereo,
bilingual and mono sound. The  particular type of
sound received or that recorded will be briefly dis-
played on the TV screen for a couple of seconds:
STEREO NICAM
Sound is automatically recorded on the Hi-Fi
stereo and mono tracks of the video tape.
BIL NICAM
Both audio channels will be recorded on the Hi-Fi
stereo tracks. The primary language channel (left)
will be recorded on the mono track of the video
tape.
MONO
The sound is recorded on the Hi-Fi tracks and the
mono track of the video tape without any separation.
2.Press AUDIOrepeatedly until the desired audio
mode appears.
3. The choice is STEREO, LEFT, RIGHTand
MONO. In BIL NICAMplayback the primary lan-
guage is output onthe left channel and the sec-
ondary channel is output simultaneously from the
right channel when audio output is set to
STEREO. 
The primary language willbe output from both
channels when the audio setting is MONO.
Please note that when adjusting the tracking 
control Hi-Fi stereo sound may revert to MONO.
Wide Screen Compatibility 16:9
Your DVD/VCR Combi receiver can record and play
back wide screen aspect ratio programmes (16:9). To
record a wide screen format programme successfully
the correct type of wide screen signal must be broad-
cast by the TV station.
1. Switch on your VCR.
Press i.
Press 
For Gto select 16:9/4:3.
Press OK.
2. Press 
Dor Erepeatedly to select: AUTO, 4:3or
16:9.
AUTO:
Automatically plays back Wide-Screen 
programmes as Wide-Screen and Normal 
programmes as normal.
4:3
Only for playing back and recording Normal format
recordings (4:3).
16:9:
Only for playing back and recording Wide-Screen
format recordings (16:9).
3. Press ito remove the menus from the TV screen.
To enjoy Wide-Screen playback you must 
connect your DVD/VCR Combi receiver to the TV
using a SCART cable.
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Additional Features
Last Scene Memory
This 
playermemorizes last scene from the last disc
that is viewed. The last scene remains in memory
even if you remove the disc from the player or switch
off the player. If you load a disc that has the scene
memorized, the scene is automatically recalled.
Note:
This player does not memorize the scene of a disc if you
switch off the player before commencing to play the disc.
Screen Saver
The screen saver appears when you leave the DVD
player in Stop mode for about five minutes.
Video Mode Setting



With certain discs, the playback picture may be
flickering or Dot Crawl is shown on straight lines.
That means Vertical interpolation or De-interlace is
not perfectly matched with the disc. In this case, the 
picture quality may be improved by changing the
video mode. 

 
To change the video mode, press and hold 
DISPLAY about 3 seconds during disc playback.
The new video mode number selected is displayed
on the TV screen. Check whether the video quality
has improved. If not, repeat the above procedure
until picture quality is improved.

 
Video mode sequence: 
MODE1
→MODE2
→MODE3
→MODE1

 
If you turn off the power, the video mode will return
to initial default state (MODE1).
Detailed Description of each Video Mode
MODE1 : The source material of the DVD video (film materi-
al or video material) is determined from disc information.
MODE2 :Suitable for playing film based content or video
based material recorded by the progressive scan method.
MODE3 :Suitable for playing video based content with 
comparatively little motion.
Note:
The video mode setting only works when the
Progressive Scan mode is set to “On” on the setup
menu.
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							Operation
45
Copying from DVD To VCR
This unit allows you to copy the contents of a DVD to
a VHS tape with a press of the COPY button.
Notes:

 
Be sure to set “Progressive Scan” to “Off” on the
setup menu.

 
If the DVD you are attempting to copy is copy 
protected, you may not be able to copy the disc.
1.Insert Disc
Insert the disc you wish to copy in the DVD deck
and close the disc tray.
2.Insert VHS Tape
Insert a blank VHS videotape into the VCR deck.
3.Copy the DVD to VHS Tape
Press the REC/ITR button.

 
The DVD will go into Play mode and the
DVD/VCR Combi receiver will go into Record
mode. 

 
If the DVD disc menu appears, you may need
to press the Play button manually to begin
copying.
Note:
If you press the REC/ITR button, be sure this
DVD/VCR Combi receiver in DVD mode.
4.Stop the Copy Process
When the DVD is finished playing, press STOP to
end the copy.

 
You must stop the Copy process manually
when the DVD movie ends, or the unit may
replay and record over and over again. 
Recording from another video 
recorder
With this video recorder you can make recordings
from an external source, such as copying from 
another DVD/VCR Combi receiver or a camcorder.
Note:
In the following description, this video recorder will be
one used for recording and will be referred to as
DVD/VCR Combi receiver B. The other appliance will
be used for playback and will be referred to as
DVD/VCR Combi receiver A.
1. DVD/VCR Combi receiver A should be connected
to the SCART socket on the rear panel of your
unit or the AV sockets on the front panel of your
unit.
2. Insert the recorded tape into DVD/CD/VCR 
receiver A and a blank tape into DVD/VCR Combi
receiver B.
3. Press AVuntil the socket you wish to record from
is displayed. (DVD/VCR Combi receiver B)
AV  1  for recording from EURO AV1 SCART socket
on the rear of your unit.
AV  2for recording from EURO AV2 SCART socket
on the rear of your unit.
AV  3for recording from VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN 
(Left & Right) sockets on the front of your unit.
4. To start recording, press the REC/ITR on
DVD/VCR Combi receiver B and PLAY on
DVD/VCR Combi receiver A.
5. When you want to finish copying, press the STOP
on both DVD/VCR Combi receiver.
 
						

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Presetting the Radio Stations
You can preset 50 stations for FM and AM. Before
tuning, make sure that you have turned down the vol-
ume.
1.Press FM/AM on the remote control or on the
front panel until the frequency band appears
on the display and TV screen.
2.Press 3 3
/4 4
on the remote control to select your
desired radio channel.
3.Press FM/AM on the remote control or on the
front panel to select the desired band.
4.Hold down + PRESET - n the front panel or
hold down 1 1 
 
and 2 2 
 
on the remote control for 1
or 2 seconds, and a station is searched for
automatically.
5.Press MEMORY on the remote control.
6.
Repeat steps 2 to 5 to store other stations.
Listening to the Radio
Preset radio stations in the DVD/VCR Combi receiver
memory first (see “Presetting radio stations” on the
left).
1.Press FM/AM on the remote control or on the
front panel until the frequency band appears
on the display and TV screen.
The last received station is tuned in.
2.Press 3 3
/4 4
on the remote control repeatedly to
select the preset station you want.
Each time you press the button, the DVD/VCR Combi
receiver
tunes in one preset station at a time.
3.Adjust the volume by rotating VOLUME on the
front panel or by pressing VOLUME + or - on
the remote control repeatedly.
To Clear the Stored Radio
Stations
1.Press FM/AM on the remote control or on the
front panel until the frequency band appears
on the display and TV screen.
2.Press 3 3
/4 4
on the remote control to select your
desired station.
3.Press CLEAR the remote control to clear the
stored radio station.
Note

While record or record pause mode, the CLEAR
function may not be operated.
  , OK, CLEAR   RADIO   01
AM   522kHZ
  , OK, CLEAR           RADIO   06
FM   108. 00MHZ
  , OK, CLEAR           RADIO   06
  FM   87. 50MHZ
  , OK, CLEAR           RADIO   06
FM   108. 00MHZ
  , OK, CLEAR   RADIO   10
AM   522kHZ
  , OK, CLEAR           RADIO   10
  FM   98. 00MHZ
 
						

							Operation
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Tuning into a Station Manually
1.Press FM/AM on the remote control or on the
front panel until the frequency band appears
on the display and TV screen.
2.Press FM/AM on the remote control or on the
front panel to select the desired band.
3.Press  + PRESET - on the front panel or hold
down 1 1 
 
and 2 2 
 
on the remote control to tune
in the desired station.
Tuning into a Station Automatically
Hold down + PRESET - on the front panel or hold
down 1 1 
 
and 2 2 
 
on the remote control for 1 or 2
seconds, and a station is searched for 
automatically.
Note

The search may not stop at a station with a very
weak signal.
Mute
Press MUTE to mute your unit. 
You can mute your unit in order, for example, to
answer the telephone, MUTING and MUTE indicator
appear in the display.
RDS Operation
This unit is equipped with RDS (Radio Data System),
which brings a wide range of information to FM radio.
Now in use in many countries, RDS is a system for
transmitting station call signs or network information,
a description of station programme type text message
about the station or specifics of musical selection and
the correct time. 
RDS Tuning
When a FM station is tuned in and it contains RDS
data, the unit will automatically display the station’s
call sign and the RDS indicator will light in the Display
Window as well as indicators for the RDS services
programme (PS) if transmitted by the station.
RDS Display 
The RDS system is capable of transmitting a wide
variety of information in addition to the initial call sign
that appears when a station is first tuned. In normal
RDS operation the display will indicate the station
name. Pressing RDS on the remote control enables
you to show the station name.
Note

If the RDS services programme (PS) is not being
transmitted, the Display Window will show a PS
NONE message.
 
						

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Country CodeAfghanistan AFArgentina ARAustralia AUAustria ATBelgium BEBhutan BTBolivia BOBrazil BRCambodia KHCanada CAChile CLChina CNColombia COCongo CGCosta Rica CRCroatia HRCzech Republic CZDenmark DKEcuador ECEgypt EG
El Salvador SV
Country CodeEthiopia ETFiji FJFinland FIFrance FRGermany DEGreat Britain GBGreece GRGreenland GLIslands HMHong Kong HKHungary HUIndia INIndonesia IDIsrael ILItaly ITJamaica JMJapan JPKenya KEKuwait KWLibya LY
Luxembourg LU
Country CodeMalaysia MYMaldives MVMexico MXMonaco MCMongolia MNMorocco MANepal NPNetherlands NLNetherlands Antilles ANNew Zealand NZNigeria NGNorway NOOman OMPakistan PKPanama PAParaguay PYPhilippines PHPoland PLPortugal PTRomania RO
Russian Federation RU
Country CodeSaudi Arabia SASenegal SNSingapore SGSlovak Republic SKSlovenia SISouth Africa ZASouth Korea KRSpain ESSri Lanka LKSweden SESwitzerland CHTaiwan TWThailand THTurkey TRUganda UGUkraine UAUnited States USUruguay UYUzbekistan UZVietnam VN
Zimbabwe ZW
Country Codes 
Choose a country code from this list.
Language CodeAbkhazian 6566Afar 6565Afrikaans 6570Albanian 8381Ameharic 6577Arabic 6582Armenian 7289Assamese 6583Aymara 6588Azerbaijani 6590Bashkir 6665Basque 6985Bengali; Bangla 6678Bhutani 6890Bihari 6672Breton 6682Bulgarian 6671Burmese 7789Byelorussian 6669Cambodian 7577Catalan 6765Chinese 9072Corsican 6779Croatian 7282Czech 6783Danish 6865Dutch 7876English 6978Esperanto 6979Estonian 6984
Faroese 7079
Language CodeFiji 7074Finnish 7073French 7082Frisian 7089Galician 7176Georgian 7565German 6869Greek 6976Greenlandic 7576Guarani 7178Gujarati 7185Hausa 7265Hebrew 7387Hindi 7273Hungarian 7285Icelandic 7383Indonesian 7378Interlingua 7365Irish 7165Italian 7384Japanese 7465Javanese 7487Kannada 7578Kashmiri 7583Kazakh 7575Kirghiz 7589Korean 7579Kurdish 7585Laothian 7679Latin 7665
Latvian, Lettish 7686
Language CodeLingala 7678Lithuanian 7684Macedonian 7775Malagasy 7771Malay 7783Malayalam 7776Maltese 7784Maori 7773Marathi 7782Moldavian 7779Mongolian 7778Nauru 7865Nepali 7869Norwegian 7879Oriya 7982Panjabi 8065Pashto, Pushto 8083Persian 7065Polish 8076Portuguese 8084Quechua 8185Rhaeto-Romance 8277Rumanian 8279Russian 8285Samoan 8377Sanskrit 8365Scots Gaelic 7168Serbian 8382Serbo-Croatian 8372Shona 8378
Sindhi 8368
Language CodeSinghalese 8373Slovak 8375Slovenian 8376Somali 8379Spanish 6983Sudanese 8385Swahili 8387Swedish 8386Tagalog 8476Tajik 8471Tamil 8465Tatar 8484Telugu 8469Thai 8472Tibetan 6679Tigrinya 8473Tonga 8479Turkish 8482Turkmen 8475Twi8487Ukrainian 8575Urdu 8582Uzbek 8590Vietnamese 8673Volapük 8679Welsh 6789Wolof 8779Xhosa 8872Yiddish 7473Yoruba 8979
Zulu 9085
Language Codes
Use this list to input your desired language for the following initial settings: 
Disc Audio, Disc Subtitle, Disc Menu.
 
						

							Reference 
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Symptom
No power.
The power is on, but
the DVD/VCR Combi
receiver does not work.
No picture.
No sound.
The playback picture is
poor.
The DVD/VCR Combi
receiver does not start
playback.Cause

The power cord is disconnected.

No disc is inserted.
No tape is inserted.

The TV is not set to receive DVD/VCR
Combi receiver signal output.

TV/VCR mode for DVD/VCR Combi
receiver is set to TV.

The video cable is not connected
securely.

The connected TV power is turned off.

The equipment connected with the audio
cable is not set to receive DVD/VCR
Combi receiver signal output.

The audio cables are not connected
securely.

The power of the equipment connected
with the audio cables is turned off.

The digital audio output is set to the
wrong position.

The disc is dirty.

Tape heads are dirty.

Tape is a rental or was recorded on
another DVD/VCR Combi receiver.

No disc is inserted.
No tape is inserted.

An unplayable disc is inserted.

The disc is placed upside down.

The disc is not placed within the guide.

The disc is dirty.

The Rating level is set.Correction

Plug the power cord into the wall outlet
securely.

Insert a disc or tape. (Check that the 
disc or tape indicator in the display 
window is lit.) 

Select the appropriate video input mode 
on the TV so the picture from the
DVD/VCR Combi receiver appears on
the TV screen.

Press the TV/VCR button on the remote
control repeatedly to choose VCR mode.
TV indicator disappears in the display 
window.

Connect the video cable securely. 

Turn on the TV. 

Select the correct input mode on the audio
receiver so you can listen to the sound from
the DVD/VCR Combi receiver.

Connect the audio cables securely.

Turn on the equipment connected with 
the audio cables.

Set the digital audio output to the 
correct position, then turn on the
DVD/VCR Combi receiver again by 
pressing POWER.

Clean the disc.

Clean video heads.

Use (v/V) for manual tracking 
adjustment while tape is playing.

Insert a disc or tape. (Check that the 
disc or tape indicator in the display 
window is lit.) 

Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc
type, color system, and Regional code.)

Place the disc with the playback side down.

Place the disc on the disc tray correctly
inside the guide.

Clean the disc.

Cancel the Rating function or change the
rating level.
Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service.
Video Head Cleaning
Whenever a video cassette is inserted into or ejected from your DVD/VCR Combi receiver the video head is auto-
matically cleaned. This should mean that additional head cleaning should not be necessary. 
However dirt accumulating on the head after a long period of time can cause the playback picture to become
blurred or broken up. High quality video cassette tapes will not normally deposit dirt onto the video head, but old
or damaged tapes might.
 
						

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Symptom

This remote control
uses the same 
buttons for VCR and
DVD functions 
(ex. PLAY).
The tape does not run
during recording.
The tape will not rewind
or fast-forward.
The playback picture
does not appear while
the tape is running.
Noise appears during
visual search.
Noise appears during
normal playback.
Breaks are noticeable
in Hi-Fi soundtrack.
Recording cannot be
started.
Tape-to-tape editing is
not possible.
Timer recording won’t
work.
No Hi-Fi sound.Cause
The remote control is not pointed at the
remote sensor of the DVD/VCR Combi receiver.

The remote control is too far from the
DVD/VCR Combi receiver.

There is an obstacle in the path of the remote
control and the DVD/VCR Combi receiver.

The batteries in the remote control are
exhausted.

This remote control uses the same 
buttons for VCR and DVD functions 
(ex. PLAY).

The DVD/VCR Combi receiver is in the
RECORD PAUSE MODE.

The tape is already fully rewound or fast-
forwarded.

If you’re using only the RF cable for con-
nection. 

This is normal.

The automatic tracking mode is engaged.
The automatic tracking mode is engaged.

There is no tape loaded, or the tape loaded
has had its record safety tab removed.

The source (another VCR, camcorder) has
not been properly connected.

The clock/or the timer have been set 
incorrectly.

The timer is not engaged.

The loaded tape has had its record safety
tab removed.

Audio mode is not set properly.Correction

Point the remote control at the remote
sensor of the DVD/VCR Combi receiver.

Operate the remote control within 23 ft
(7 m).

Remove the obstacle.

Replace the batteries with new ones.

When using a VCR, first press the VCR
button. When using a DVD, first press
the CD/DVD button.

Press PAUSE/STEP (X X
) to resume
recording. 

Check the tape.

Set the TV to the Video channel 
(see p. 17).

Turn camcorder on and operate 
properly.

Try manual tracking (see p. 27).

Try manual tracking (see p. 27).

Insert a tape, or using adhesive tape,
cover the hole where the tab was
removed.

Confirm that the camcorder is properly
connected.

Re-perform the clock and/or timer set-
tings.

Press POWER and confirm that the
timer indicator is displayed on the
DVD/VCR Combi receiver’s Display.

Insert a pate with adhesive tape, or
insert a tape with the record safety tab
intact.

Select “STEREO” by repeatedly press-
ing AUDIOon the remote control.
Moisture Condensation
Moisture condensation can occur:
•When the DVD/VCR Combi receiver is moved from
a cold place to a warm place.
•Under extremely humid conditions.In locations where moisture condensation may occur:
•
Keep the DVD/VCR Combi receiverplugged into an AC
power outlet with POWER On. This will help prevent conden-
sation.
•When condensation has occurred, wait a few hours
for the DVD/VCR Combi receiver to dry before using
it.