LG BD550 - User Manual

9 Preparation Preparation 2 Playable Discs Blu-ray Disc - Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented. - BD-R/RE discs that contain Music or Photo fi les. 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 fi nalized...

10 Preparation Preparation 2 File compatibility Overall Available File extensions: “.jpg”, “.jpeg”, “.png”, “.mp3”, “.wma”, “.wav” • Some wav fi les are not supported on this player. • The fi le name is limited to 180 characters. • Depending on the size and number of the fi les, it may take several ...

11 Preparation Preparation 2 For Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD multi-channel audio playback: • An amplifi er/receiver with a built-in (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS or DTS-HD) decoder. • Main, center, surround speakers and subwoofer as necessary for chosen forma...

12 Preparation Preparation 2 Remote control • • • • • • a • • • • • • 1 (POWER): Switches the player ON or OFF. Z (OPEN/CLOSE): Opens and closes the disc tray. 0-9 numerical buttons: Selects numbered options in a menu or inputs letters in the keypad menu. CLEAR: Removes a mark on the search menu or ...

13 Preparation Preparation 2 a Disc Tray b Z (OPEN/CLOSE) c 1 (POWER) Button d Display Window e Remote Sensor f N / X (PLAY / PAUSE) g x (STOP) h . / > (SKIP) i USB Port Front panel Rear panel a AC power cord b DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL) c VIDEO OUT d 2CH AUDIO OUT (Left/Right) e LAN port f HDMI...

14 Installation Installation 3 Connecting to Your TV Make one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment. • HDMI connection (page 14-15) • Component Video connection (page 16) • Video connection (page 16) NOTE • Depending on your T V and other equipment yo...

16 Installation Installation 3 Component Video Connection Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the player to the corresponding input jacks on the T V using component video cable. Connect the left and right AUDIO OUT jacks of the player to the audio left and right IN jacks on the T V using the au...

17 Installation Installation 3 Resolution Setting The player provides several output resolutions for HDMI OUT and COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. You can change the resolution using [Setup] menu. 1. Press HOME ( ). 2. Use I / i to select the [Setup] and press ENTER ( ). The [Setup] menu appears. 3. Use U...

18 Installation Installation 3 Connecting to an Amplifi er Make one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment. • HDMI Audio connection (page 18) • Digital Audio connection (page 19) • 2CH Analog Audio connection (page 19) Since many factors aff ect the typ...

20 Installation Installation 3 Connecting to your Home Network This player can be connected to a local area network (LAN) via the LAN port on the rear panel. By connecting the unit to a broadband home network, you have access to services such as software updates, BD-LIVE interactivity and streaming ...

21 Installation Installation 3 Wired Network Setup If there is a DHCP server on the local area network (LAN) via wired connection, this player will automatically be allocated an IP address. After making the physical connection, a small number of home networks may require the player’s network setting...

22 Installation Installation 3 Notes on Network Connection: • Many network connection problems during set up can often be fi xed by re-setting the router or modem. After connecting the player to the home network, quickly power off and/or disconnect the power cable of the home network router or cable...

24 Installation Installation 3 NOTE • This player supports USB fl ash drive/external HDD formatted in FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS when accessing fi les (music, photo). However, for BD-LIVE and Audio CD recording, only FAT16 and FAT32 formats are supported. Use the USB fl ash drive/external HDD formatted i...

25 Installation Installation 3 4. Use U / u to select a second setup option, and press ENTER ( ) to move to the third level. 5. Use U / u to select a desired setting, and press ENTER ( ) to confi rm your selection. [DISPLAY] Menu TV Aspect Ratio Select a T V aspect ratio option according to your T V...

26 Installation Installation 3 1080p Display Mode When the resolution is set to 1080p, select [24Hz] for smooth presentation of fi lm material (1080p/24 Hz) with a HDMI-equipped display compatible with 1080p/24 Hz input. NOTE • When you select [24 Hz], you may experience some picture disturbance whe...

28 Installation Installation 3 DRC (Dynamic Range Control) When a content encoded in Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus is playing back, you may wish to compress the dynamic range of the audio output (the diff erence between the loudest sounds and the quietest ones). This allows you to listen to a ...

29 Installation Installation 3 NOTE • The [BD Rating] will be applied only for the BD disc that containing the Advanced Rating Control. • For the region using MPAA rating level, refer to the table below as an example. BD Rating MPAA Rating 0 G 8 PG 13 PG-13 17 R 18 NC-17 255 Not restricted Area Code...

31 Operation Operation 4 General Playback Playing Discs 1. Press Z (OPEN/CLOSE), and place a disc on the disc tray. Insert a disc 2. Press Z (OPEN/CLOSE) to close the disc tray. For the most Audio CD, BD-ROM and DVD-ROM discs, playback starts automatically. 3. Press HOME ( ). 4. Select [Photo] or [M...

32 Operation Operation 4 To stop playback Press x (STOP) while playback. To pause playback Press X (PAUSE) while playback. Press B (PLAY ) to resume playback. To play frame-by-frame Press X (PAUSE) while movie playback. Press X (PAUSE) repeatedly to play Frame-by- Frame playback. To scan forward or ...

33 Operation Operation 4 Advanced Playback Repeat Playback BD DVD AVCHD ACD MUSIC During playback, press REPEAT repeatedly to select a desired repeat mode. BDs/DVDs A- – Selected portion will be repeated continually. Chapter – The current chapter will be played back repeatedly. Title – The current t...

34 Operation Operation 4 Marker Search BD DVD AVCHD You can start playback from up to nine memorized points. To enter a marker 1. While playback, press MARKER at the desired point. The Marker icon appears on the T V screen briefl y. 2. Repeat step 1 to add up to nine markers. To recall a marked scen...

35 Operation Operation 4 Changing content list view MUSIC PHOTO On the [Music] or [Photo] menu, you can change the content list view. Method 1 Press red (R) colored button repeatedly. Method 2 1. On the content list, press INFO/DISPLAY ( ) to display the option menu. 2. Use U / u to select the [ Vie...

37 Operation Operation 4 Playing from selected time BD DVD AVCHD 1. Press INFO/DISPLAY ( ) during playback. The time search box shows the elapsed playing time. 2. Select the [ Time] option and then input the required start time in hours, minutes, and seconds from left to right. For example, to fi nd...

38 Operation Operation 4 Watching from a different angle BD DVD If the disc contains scenes recorded at diff erent camera angles, you can change to a diff erent camera angle during playback. 1. During playback, press INFO/DISPLAY ( ) to display the On-Screen display. 2. Use U / u to select the [Angl...

40 Operation Operation 4 Playing a VR disc You can play DVD-RW discs that is recorded in Video Recording ( VR) format. 1. Press HOME ( ). 2. Select [Movie] using I / i , and press ENTER ( ). 3. Select a fi le using U / u / I / i , and press B (PLAY ) or ENTER ( ) to play the fi le. NOTE • You can us...

41 Operation Operation 4 To play a slide show Press B (PLAY ) to start slide show. To stop a slide show Press x (STOP) while slide show. To pause a slide show Press X (PAUSE) while slide show. Press B (PLAY ) to re-start the slide show. To skip to the next/previous photo While viewing a photo in ful...

43 Operation Operation 4 Listening to music The player can play Audio CDs and audio fi les. 1. Press HOME ( ). 2. Select [Music] using I / i , and press ENTER ( ). 3. Select the [Disc] or [USB] option using I / i , and press ENTER ( ). This step is needed only when a disc and a USB device is connect...

44 Operation Operation 4 5. Use U / u to select a track you wish to copy on the menu, and press ENTER ( ). Repeat this step to select tracks as many as you can. Selects all the tracks on an Audio CD. Selects an encoding option from the pop-up menu (128kbps, 192kbps, 320kbps or Lossless). Cancels the...

45 Operation Operation 4 If there is no music information from the database, music titles will not appear on the screen. Music fi le 1. Select a music fi le or audio track using U / u / I / i . 2. Press INFO/DISPLAY ( ) to display the option menu. 3. Select the [Information] option using U / u , and ...

46 Operation Operation 4 Using Netfl ix You can instantly watch movies (very few new releases) & T V episodes from Netfl ix streamed over the internet to your T V via your LG Blu-ray disc player. Activating your player You must activate your player before you can use it to watch movies streamed o...

48 Operation Operation 4 3. Use U / u to select [Play], and press ENTER ( ) to start playback. Button Operation B Starts playing back the movie. X Pause a movie while it’s playing. To resume playing a paused movie, press B (Play) again. x / U Stops the movie and displays your instant Queue. ENTER Pa...

49 Operation Operation 4 5. If you are not a member of Vudu yet, complete the required fi elds and click [Create an Account] to become a member. If you already have a Vudu account, enter the password in the [Password] fi eld, and click [login] to complete the activation. Please visit www.vudu.com/do...

51 Operation Operation 4 5. Use U / u to select [ Watch Now], and press ENTER ( ) to play the video immediately. Select [ Watch later] to continue browsing. Button Operation X Pause a movie while it’s playing. To resume playing a paused video, press B (PLAY ). x Stops the movie and displays previous...

52 Operation Operation 4 6. Use U / u / I / i to select the [Settings] and press ENTER ( ). 7. Select [Activate] and press ENTER ( ) to display the activation code input screen. 8. Enter the activation code you have noted using U / u / I / i or numerical buttons, and press ENTER ( ) while [Activate]...

53 Operation Operation 4 Searching for videos You can search for videos by entering search words up to 128 characters. 1. Select [Search by title] in the [CinemaNow] menu and press ENTER ( ). You can select the [Serach by title] menu from [Movies]/[ T V Shows] 2. Use U / u / I / i to select a charac...

55 Operation Operation 4 Playing MLB.TV® You can instantly watch regular season MLB® games from MLB.T V® streamed over the internet via your LG Blu-ray disc player. Activating your player You must activate your player before watching MLB games on the player. 1. To activate your player, you must be a...

56 Operation Operation 4 Watching MLB® games After activating your player, you are ready to watch live or on demand MLB® games. Use your player’s remote to browse, search and watch directly on your T V. Select a game you want to watch from [ Today’s Games] or [Calendar] menu. Press ENTER ( ) while s...

57 Operation Operation 4 Playing YouTube™ videos You can browse, search and watch YouTube™ videos over the internet to your T V 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...

58 Operation Operation 4 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. ...

59 Operation Operation 4 REPEAT Inserts a space at the cursor position. m / M Changes 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. Searching videos You can search for videos by enteri...

60 Operation Operation 4 DivX TV™ DivX T V™ is an embedded Internet T V platform bringing the best of web videos, directly to your T V. ABOUT DIVX T V: DivX T V™ allows you to enjoy free, high-quality Internet videos and popular shows across multiple categories including news, entertainment, technol...

61 Operation Operation 4 Browse VIDEOS: Navigation Flow and Behaviors Within the Browse Videos, I / i will move the user through a hierarchy of site-based navigation. The top level of the hierarchy will always be a menu made up of super groups containing various groupings of diff erent types of site...

62 Operation Operation 4 Browse VIDEOS: Help At any point in navigation, users can access a Help screen. As indicated screen above, the RED button on the remote present the Help screen. Once a user has accessed the Help screen, the RED button toggles the help screen and the previous viewing. Manage ...

63 Operation Operation 4 Enjoying Pandora internet radio You can instantly listen to personalized radio stations, streamed over the internet, from Pandora via your LG BD player. Activating Pandora radio You must activate your player before using the player to listen to internet radio streamed over t...

64 Operation Operation 4 3. Use U / u / I / i to enter a username , and press ENTER ( ) while [OK] option is selected. 4. Use U / u / I / i to enter a password , and press ENTER ( ) while [OK] option is selected. Your station list appears on the screen. 5. If you want to sign out the current user na...

65 Operation Operation 4 Using the station screen While listening to musics from Pandora via your player, you can set various options to the currently playing song. Tells Pandora that you like the currently playing song. Pandora will then play you more songs that are similar. Tells Pandora that you ...

66 Operation Operation 4 2. Use U / u / I / i to select a character then press ENTER ( ). Fill up the username and the password. 3. When you fi nish entering the user name and the password, select [OK] and press ENTER ( ) to sign in. About the menu There are various options on the menu. Use U / u / ...

67 Operation Operation 4 For questions regarding the service please visit: www.napster.com/support NOTE • The playback may be paused, stopped or buff ering occurring often depending on your broadband speed.We recommend a minimum connection speed of 500 kbps. For the best playback condition, a connec...

69 Operation Operation 4 Adding friends If you add your friends on the [NetCast Friends] menu, you can see the photos of your friend’s public photos directly. 1. Select the [NetCast Friends] on the Picasa™ menu using U / u / I / i , and press ENTER ( ). 2. Press ENTER ( ) to display the virtual keyb...

70 Operation Operation 4 3. Enter the password using the virtual keyboard, and press ENTER ( ) while [OK] is selected. Your web album is appeared on the screen. 4. If you want to sign out, select the [Sign Out] from the Picasa™ menu and press ENTER ( ). This unit can automatically store up to 5 user...

71 Operation Operation 4 5. Select a city using U / u / I / i , and press ENTER ( ). 6. Use U / u / I / i to select [Home] and press ENTER ( ) to display weather information of the selected city. Press red (R) colored button to toggle display between Fahrenheit or Celsius thermometer. 7. Use I / i t...

72 Maintenance Maint enance 5 Notes on Discs Handling Discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc. Hold the disc by the edges so that fi ngerprints do not get on the surface. Never stick paper or tape on the disc. Storing Discs After playing, store the disc in its case. Do not expose the disc t...

73 Troubleshooting T roubleshoo ting 6 6Troubleshooting General Symptom Cause & Solution The Power does not turned on. • Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely. The unit does not start playback. • Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc type, color system, and regional code.) • Place ...

74 Troubleshooting T roubleshoo ting 6 Picture Symptom Cause & Solution There is no picture. • Select the appropriate video input mode on the T V so the picture from the unit appears on the T V screen. • Connect the video connection securely. • Check the [HDMI Color Setting] in the [Setup] menu ...

75 Troubleshooting T roubleshoo ting 6 Network Symptom Cause & Solution BD-LIVE feature does notwork. • The connected USB storage may not have enough space. Connect the USB storage with at least 1GB free space. • Ensure that the unit is correctly connected to the local area network and can acces...

76 Appendix Appendix 7 Controlling a TV with the Supplied Remote Control You can control your T V using the buttons below. By pressing You can 1 ( T V POWER) Turn the T V on or off . AV/INPUT Switch the T V’s input source between the T V and other input sources. PR/CH U / u Scan up or down through m...

77 Appendix Appendix 7 Network Software Update Network update notifi cation From time to time, performance improvements and/or additional features or services may be made available to units that are connected to a broadband home network. If there is new software available and the unit is connected to...

79 Appendix Appendix 7 Area Code List Choose an area code from this list. Area Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Afghanistan AF Argentina AR Australia AU Austria AT Belgium BE Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Brazil BR Cambodia KH Canada CA Chile CL China CN Colombia CO Congo CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Czech ...

80 Appendix Appendix 7 Language code List Use this list to input your desired language for the following initial settings: [Disc Audio], [Disc Subtitle] and [Disc Menu]. Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Ameharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian ...

85 Appendix Appendix 7 Video Output Resolution HDMI OUT connection • If you select a resolution manually and then connect the HDMI jack to T V and your T V does not accept it, the resolution setting is set to [Auto]. • If you select a resolution that your T V does not accept, the warning message wil...

86 Appendix Appendix 7 Specifi cations General Power requirements: AC 120 V ~, 60 Hz Power consumption: 20 W Dimensions (W x H x D): Approx. 430 x 44 x 204 mm (16.9 x 1.7 x 8.0 inches) without foot Net Weight (Approx.): 2 kg (4.4 lbs) Operating temperature: 5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F) Operating hu...

91 Warranty Warrant y 8 LG Electronics, Inc. Limited Warranty - USA This LG Electronics product, will be repaired or replaced, at LG’s option, if it proves to be defective in material or workmanship, under normal use, during the warranty period (“Warranty Period”) listed below, eff ective from the d...

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