LG DP171, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Portable DVD Player Before connecting operating or adjusting this prod uct please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely Owner s Manual Model DP171 P NO MFL30593050 DP171BP_AA6SLLW_ENG ...

Page 2: ...nance 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 should not be exposed to water dripping or splashing and no object...

Page 3: ... 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 This product is manufactured to comply with the EEC DIRECTIVE 89 336 EEC 93 68 EEC and 73 23 EEC Disposal of your old appliance 1 When this crossed o...

Page 4: ... 23 General Features 24 26 Additional Features 27 Playing an Audio CD and MP3 WMA Disc 28 Programmed Playback 29 Repeat Programmed Tracks 29 Erasing a Track from Program List 29 Erasing the Complete Program List 29 Viewing a JPEG disc 30 31 Slide Show 30 Still Picture 30 Moving to another File 31 Zoom 31 To rotate picture 31 To listen to MP3 WMA music while watching picture 31 JPEG disc compatibil...

Page 5: ...applicable only to the disc represented by the symbol All discs listed below DVD and finalized DVD R RW Video CDs Audio CDs MP3 discs WMA discs DivX discs Notes on Discs Handling Discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints 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 no...

Page 6: ...the unit for a long period of time since they leave marks on the sur face 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 deter gent 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 player is a high tech preci...

Page 7: ... malfunctions 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 owner Regional Code This unit has a regional code printed on the rear of the unit This unit can play only DVD discs labelled same as the rear of the unit or ALL Notes on...

Page 8: ... BRIGHT ENTER Confirms menu selection 6 COLOR BRIGHT Selects the mode of LCD adjustment Brightness Color OFF SETUP Accesses or removes setup menu TITLE Displays title menu if available MENU Accesses menu on a DVD disc DISPLAY Accesses On Screen display LCD MODE NORMAL FULL ZOOM OFF 7 Disc Lid 8 OPEN button Push this button to open the Disc lid NOTE Place a disc with the playback side down on the s...

Page 9: ...emote Control for operation g Battery charge indicator During recharging charge indicator is red If recharging is complete charge indicator changes to green color h PLAY B X Starts playback Pauses playback temporarily STOP x Stops playback Reverse SKIP SEARCH Search backward go to beginning of current chapter or track or go to previous chapter or track Forward SKIP SEARCH Search forward go to next...

Page 10: ...EP Pauses playback temporarily press repeatedly for frame by frame playback PLAY Starts playback STOP x Stops playback 6 0 9 number buttons Selects numbered items in a menu 7 SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle language 8 ANGLE Selects a DVD camera angle if available 9 SLOW t T Reverse Forward slow playback 10 PROG Places a track on the program list 11 CLEAR Removes a track number on the program list or a...

Page 11: ... as the on the battery holder 3 Replace the battery holder with battery into the remote control unit making sure that it is fully inserted Replace remote control unit battery with 3V micro lithium cells such as CR 2025 or its equivalent Dispose of battery safety in accordance with local laws Do not dispose of in fire Identification of Controls continued Warning The battery used in this device may ...

Page 12: ...c shock Do not use an AC adapter other than one specified as it can cause a fire or damage to the player AC adapter This AC adapter operates on 100 240V 1 5A 50 60Hz MODEL NO DP AC90 Manufactured by WANLIDA Digital Technology Co Ltd Contact an electrical parts distributor for assistance in selecting a suitable AC plug adapter or AC cord set Power Connections AC Adapter Follow steps 1 to 2 to conne...

Page 13: ...not leave your DVD player in a place where the temperature exceeds 70 C 158 F or the pick up device may be damaged Examples include Inside a car with the windows closed and in direct sunshine Near a heating appliance Automotive adapter This automotive adapter operates on DC 12V MODEL NO DPDC1 Manufactured by WANLIDA Digital Technology Co Ltd Contact an electrical parts distributor for assistance i...

Page 14: ... pack A Detaching the battery pack 1 Press the RELEASE knob 2 Pull the battery pack until the hooks click Power Connections continued Battery Pack ATTENTION The product that you have purchased contains a rechargeable battery The battery is recyclable At the end of it s useful life under various state and local laws it may be illegal to dispose of this bat tery into the municipal waste stream Check...

Page 15: ...e even if you attached the battery When you are in this situation power on the unit and then power off again Then battery charge will proceed A Recharging and play times When Brightness control is set to initial mode A Press Display to display the battery status on the screen If using the AC adapter battery display does not appear This unit power is off automatically after the Check Battery Status...

Page 16: ...t can cause serious damage MENU OPEN PUSH CLO SE TITLE DISPLAY LCD MODE COLOR BRIGHT ENTER A V IN OUT POWER SETUP MENU OPEN P U S H CLOSE TITLE DISPLAY LCD MODE COLOR BRIGHT ENTER A V IN OUT POWER SETUP After rotating LCD completely you can fold the LCD screen as shown above Rotate the LCD ...

Page 17: ... on the spindle and push gently on the center of the disc so it goes into position Confirm LCD MODE position by pressing LCD MODE button A Changing the size of the picture Use the LCD MODE button to change the picture mode The mode is shown on the unit s display as follows NORMAL FULL ZOOM OFF NOTE May appear to differ according to kind of disc A A The picture mode and size The picture shown on th...

Page 18: ...p menu you can make various adjustments to items such as picture and sound You can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup menu among other things For details on each Setup menu item see pages 19 to 23 To display and exit the Menu Press SETUP to display the menu A second press of SETUP will take you back to initial screen To go to the next level Press B on the remote control To go back...

Page 19: ...he reference chapter If you enter the wrong language code press CLEAR DISPLAY TV Aspect 4 3 Select when a standard 4 3 TV is connected 16 9 Select when a 16 9 wide TV is connected Display Mode Display Mode setting works only when the TV Aspect mode is set to 4 3 LetterBox Displays a wide picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen Panscan Automatically displays the wide pictur...

Page 20: ...s to 48 kHz so your system can decode them If your receiver or amplifier is capable of handling 96 kHz signals select 96 kHz When this choice is made this unit passes each type of signal through without any further processing Check the documentation for your amplifier to verify its capabili ties Dynamic Range Control DRC With the DVD format you can hear a program s soundtrack in the most accurate ...

Page 21: ... from 1 to 8 using the v V buttons Rating 1 8 Rating one 1 has the most restrictions and rating eight 8 is the least restrictive Unlock If you select unlock parental control is not active and the disc plays in full NOTE If you set a rating for the player all disc scenes with the same rating or lower are played Higher rated scenes are not played unless an alternate scene is available on the disc Th...

Page 22: ...r the password again to verify 3 Press SETUP to exit the menu If you forget your Security Code If you forget your security code you can clear it using the following steps 1 Press SETUP to display the Setup menu 2 Input the 6 digit number 210499 and the security code is cleared 3 Enter a new code as described above Area Code Enter the code of the area whose standards were used to rate the DVD video...

Page 23: ...tomatically NOTE The Auto Play function may not work for some DVDs DivX R VOD We provide you the DivX VOD Video On Demand registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX VOD service For more information visit www divx com vod 1 Select DivX R VOD option then press B 2 Press ENTER while Select is selected and the registration code will appear Use the registration code to...

Page 24: ... 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 num ber 0 9 or use b B to move to another title You can play any title by inputting its number while playback is stopped Moving to another CHAPTER TRACK During playback press SKIP or to go to the next chapter track or to return to the beginning of the curren...

Page 25: ...s a sequence from point A Starting point to point B End point Repeat During playback press REPEAT repeatedly to select a desired repeat mode DVD Video Discs Chapter Title Off Video CDs Audio CD DivX MP3 WMA discs Track All Off 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 23 If you press SKIP once during Repeat Chapter Track playb...

Page 26: ...lingual R or a mix of both Main Bilingual by pressing AUDIO Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to hear a different audio channel STEREO LEFT or RIGHT Camera Angle During playback of DVD disc contains scenes recorded different camera angles press ANGLE repeatedly to select a desired angle TIP The angle indicator will blink on the screen during scenes recorded at dif ferent angles as an indicati...

Page 27: ...hich the elapsed playing time appears in the display window during playback or stop Some subtitles recorded around the marker may fail to appear DVD All the markers are cleared when the power is turned off or the disc is removed The marker is not stored when the DVD or title menu is dis played on the screen Last Scene Memory This player memorizes last scene from the last disc that is viewed The la...

Page 28: ...0kbps 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 l...

Page 29: ...AUDIO CD or MUSIC list and then press PLAY Repeat Programmed Tracks 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 Press PROG and the mark will appear 2 Use v V b B to ...

Page 30: ... Press MENU to move to the next page There are three Slide Speed options Fast Normal and Slow Use v V b B to highlight the Speed Then use b B to select the option you want to use then press ENTER 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 Slide Show Use v V b B to h...

Page 31: ... desired tracks from the MUSIC menu and then proceed as above JPEG disc compatibility with this player is limited as fol lows 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 p...

Page 32: ...NU to move to the list menu NOTES 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 and display the CHECK DISC 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 M...

Page 33: ...le If the subtitle does not display properly during playback press and hold SUBTITLE about 3 seconds then press b B to select anoth er language code until the subtitle is displayed properly TIPS Press 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 The disc ...

Page 34: ...y 1 point of the record level GMC GMC is the acronym for Global Motion Compensation It is an encod ing tool specified in MPEG4 standard Some MPEG4 encoder like DivX have this option There are different levels of GMC encoding usually called 1 point 2 point or 3 point GMC Playable DivX file avi mpg mpeg Playable Subtitle format SubRip srt txt SAMI smi SubStation Alpha ssa txt MicroDVD sub txt SubVie...

Page 35: ...eo and Audio Connections to Your TV Make sure the DVD player is connected directly to the TV and not to a VCR otherwise the DVD image could be distorted by the copy protection system Video Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD player to the video in jack on the TV using the video cable Audio Connection to Your TV Connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD Player to the audio left and right IN jacks on...

Page 36: ...io cable Digital Multi channel sound A digital multi channel connection provides the best sound quality For this you need a multi channel audio video receiver that sup ports one or more of the audio formats supported by your DVD player such as MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Check the receiv er manual and the logos on the front of the receiver NOTES If the audio format of the digital output does not ...

Page 37: ...e screen Select the correct input mode of the audio receiver so you can listen to the sound from the DVD player Connect the audio cable into the jacks securely Insert a playable disc Check the disc type color system and Regional code Cancel the Rating function or change the rating level may appear on the screen during operation Operate the remote control within about 23 ft 7 m Cause The power cord...

Page 38: ...365 Irish 7165 Italian 7384 Japanese 7465 Javanese 7487 Kannada 7578 Kashmiri 7583 Kazakh 7575 Kirghiz 7589 Korean 7579 Kurdish 7585 Laothian 7679 Latin 7665 Latvian Lettish 7686 Language Code Lingala 7678 Lithuanian 7684 Macedonian 7775 Malagasy 7771 Malay 7783 Malayalam 7776 Maltese 7784 Maori 7773 Marathi 7782 Moldavian 7779 Mongolian 7778 Nauru 7865 Nepali 7869 Norwegian 7879 Oriya 7982 Panjab...

Page 39: ...ary HU India IN Indonesia ID Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Kenya KE Kuwait KW Libya LY Luxembourg LU Area Code Malaysia MY Maldives MV Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Morocco MA Nepal NP Netherlands NL Netherlands Antilles AN New Zealand NZ Nigeria NG Norway NO Oman OM Pakistan PK Panama PA Paraguay PY Philippines PH Poland PL Portugal PT Romania RO Russian Federation RU Area Code Saudi A...

Page 40: ...rating conditions Temperature 5 C to 35 C Operation status Horizontal Connectors Video input output VIDEO In Out 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync ø3 5mm mini jack x 1 Audio input output AUDIO In Out analog audio 2 0 Vrms 1 KHz 0 dB ø3 5mm mini jack x 1 Earphone terminal ø3 5mm stereo mini jack x 2 Liquid Crystal Display Panel size 7 inches wide diagonal Projection system R G B stripe Driving system TF...