LG DVD-3030N, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...DVD PLAYER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL DVD 3030N Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely ...

Page 2: ...interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television re...

Page 3: ...rward or back 19 Scanning at High Speed 20 Playing in Slow Motion 20 Operation Using GUI Menu Icons General Information about GUI menu icons 21 Detailed description of each GUI menu icon 22 Advanced Operation Using a title menu 23 Using a DVD menu 23 Changing subtitle language 24 Changing audio soundtrack language 24 Viewing from another angle 25 Producing a 3D Surround effect 25 Repeat Play 26 St...

Page 4: ...nsure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adher...

Page 5: ...ously with high volume sound it may cause hearing damage 20 Laser Beam Do not look into the opening of the disc tray or venti lation opening of the product to see the source of the laser beam It may cause sight damage 21 Disc Do not use a cracked deformed or repaired disc These discs are easily broken and may cause seri ous personal injury and product malfunction 22 Damage Requiring Service Unplug...

Page 6: ...dirty or worn down the picture quality becomes poor To obtain a clear picture we recommend regular inspection and maintenance cleaning or parts replacement every 1 000 hours of use depending on the operating environment For details contact your nearest dealer Moisture condensation damages the DVD player Please read the following carefully Moisture condensation occurs for example when you pour a co...

Page 7: ...ft cloth Always keep the disc clean If you cannot wipe off the dust with a soft cloth wipe the disc lightly with a slightly moistened soft cloth and finish with a dry cloth Do not use any type of solvents such as thinner benzine commercially available cleaners or anti static spray for vinyl LPs They may damage the disc About This Owner s Manual This owner s manual explains the basic instructions o...

Page 8: ...cator PROGRAM indicator Repeat playback mode indicators Operating status indicator Chapter Track number indicator Title number indicator Angle icon indicator Total playing time elapsed time indicators OPEN CLOSE button POWER Indicator Power ON mode Green color Standby mode Red color PLAY button SKIP SCAN buttons MENU button STOP button Disc tray POWER button PAUSE STEP button SELECT ENTER button D...

Page 9: ... COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks POWER CORD Connect to an AC 100 240V 50 60Hz outlet only COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack Remove the dust protection cap from the connector and connect the optical digital cable not supplied firmly so that the configurations of both the cable and the connector match Keep the dust protection cap and always reattach the cap when not using the c...

Page 10: ...s NUMBER buttons CLEAR button AUDIO button SUBTITLE button REPEAT button PROGRAM button RANDOM button OPEN CLOSE button MENU button MARKER SEARCH buttons RETURN button PAUSE STEP button FWD REV SCAN button FWD REV SKIP button 3D SOUND button ANGLE button A B button MENU button Use the MENU button to display the menu screen included on DVD video discs To operate a menu screen follow the instruction...

Page 11: ...tery leakage occurs wipe the battery liquid from the battery compartment then insert new batteries The batteries should last about one year with normal use This section shows you how to use the remote control Point the remote control at the remote sensor and press the buttons Distance About 23 ft 7 m from the front of the remote sensor Angle About 30 in each direction of the front of the remote se...

Page 12: ...e DVD video discs are copy protected Warning Do not set the Digital Audio Output of this DVD player to Dolby Digital unless you are connecting the DIGITAL OUT jack of this DVD player to an AV decoder that has the Dolby Digital decoding function High volume sound may damage your hearing as well as the speakers Refer to Selecting Digital Audio Output on page 36 Notes If the TV has an S video input c...

Page 13: ...equipment from the wall outlet before making any connections If you place the DVD player near a tuner or radio the radio broadcast sound might be distorted In this case move the DVD player away from the tuner and radio The output sound of the DVD player has a wide dynamic range Be sure to adjust the receiver s volume to a moderate listening level Otherwise the speakers may be damaged by a sudden h...

Page 14: ...ed with a Dolby Digital decoder or Dolby Digital processor Refer to the owner s manual of your audio equipment as well When you connect the DVD player to other equipment be sure to turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet before making any connections The output sound of the DVD player has a wide dynamic range Be sure to adjust the receiver s volume to a moderate lis...

Page 15: ...ayer to an AV decoder that has the Dolby Digital decoding function High volume sound may damage your hearing as well as the speakers Refer to Selecting Digital Audio Output on page 36 Dolby Pro Logic Surround You can still enjoy the excitement of Surround Sound even if your A V receiver does not offer Dolby Digital decoding If your A V receiver has a Dolby Pro Logic decoder Refer to the following ...

Page 16: ... Stereo by connecting this DVD player to a receiver equipped with a digital audio input and speaker system right and left front speakers Introducing DTS Digital SurroundTM the finest technology ever invented to transform existing home theater systems into six discrete channels of exceptionally clear better than compact disc digital audio performance And DTS Digital Surround is the only 5 1 surroun...

Page 17: ...umber does not appear After playing back all of the chapters in the title the DVD player automatically stops and returns to the menu screen When a menu screen appears on the TV screen In case of interactive DVDs with control a menu screen appears on the TV screen Perform step 5 on page 18 to start play 3 Operating status indicator TITLE CD PROG RANDOM ALL A B CHP TRK DVD Preparations When you want...

Page 18: ...use the DVD player to malfunction Do not push up the disc tray or put any objects other than discs on the disc tray Doing so may cause the DVD video player to malfunction Keep your fingers well clear of the disc tray as it is closing Be especially careful with children s fingers around the closing disc tray as there is a risk of personal injury When appears on the TV screen while a button is press...

Page 19: ...aced in the pause mode Press PAUSE STEP during still playback Each time you press PAUSE STEP the picture advances one frame To resume normal playback press PLAY Skipping forward Skipping forward Press SKIP during playback A chapter DVD or a track CD is skipped each time the button is pressed Skipping back Skipping back Press SKIP during playback When the button is pressed once midway through a cha...

Page 20: ...AN SLOW AUDIO CLEAR 3D SOUND SKIP MENU ZOOM MARKER SEARCH SUBTITLE ANGLE REPEAT A B PROGRAM RANDOM SELECT ENTER RETURN GUI STOP PLAY PAUSE STEP DISPLAY To Scan at fast forward or fast reverse playback Playing in slow motion DVD Note PLAY FWD REV SCAN Press SLOW F FV V or V V G G during playback The playback speed becomes X1 16 DVD the normal speed TV screen The speed of slow motion is slow at firs...

Page 21: ...Other icons allow the settings to be changed Common procedures Press GUI DISPLAY during playback Title function can be accessed from the stop mode Press D D E E to select the desired item The current selected item is indicated by a yellow frame on its GUI menu icons Press F F G G to select the desired setting When numbers are displayed e g title No the numeric buttons can also be used for setting ...

Page 22: ...ge the setting To show the current track No and to jump to the desired track No To show the elapsed time Display only To show the current audio STEREO LEFT RIGHT and to select to the desired audio channel To show the current sound NORMAL or 3D SURROUND and to change the setting 1 1 0 16 57 1 ENG D 6 CH OFF 1 NORM 1 16 57 STER NORM FUNCTION Press D D E E to select desired item F F G G or Numeric SE...

Page 23: ...s now executed 2 1 Using a DVD menu Some movie discs may contain two or more titles If the disc has a title menu recorded on it the TITLE button can be used to select the movie title The details of operation differ depending on the disc used Selecting a title may not be possible on certain DVD discs Some DVDs have unique menu structures called DVD menus For example DVDs programmed with complex con...

Page 24: ... the language selected at the initial settings If this language is not recorded on the disc the disc s priority language appears Notes 2 1 OFF 1 ENG AUDIO CLEAR 3D SOUND SUBTITLE ANGLE REPEAT A B PROGRAM RANDOM 1 2 It is possible to change the audio soundtrack language to a different language from the one selected at the initial settings in case of DVD disc See page 31 for further info This operat...

Page 25: ...cing a 3D SURROUND effect This unit can produce a 3D Surround effect using SpatializerTM N 2 2TM technology which simulates multi channel audio playback from two conventional stereo speakers instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen to multi channel audio from a home theater This feature works with DVD discs encoded with Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Digital and DTS multi channel au...

Page 26: ...gram play To return to normal play Press REPEAT several times until OFF is displayed Repeating sections between two specific points A B repeat Press A B during play at the point where repeat play is to start A You can select OFF at this step by pressing CLEAR Press A B during play at the point where repeat play is to be concluded B Repeat play of the selection between points A and B starts To retu...

Page 27: ...sponding to the selected marker or the selected marker is cleared The Present Picture is not cleared These operations work only with discs for which the elapsed playing time appears in the DVD 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 and when TV Aspect mode...

Page 28: ...yback titles or tracks in random order Random playback The DVD player automatically selects the titles in a DVD video karaoke disc only and plays them back randomly Notes 2 3 1 Random play DVD Press RANDOM during stop The DVD player starts random playback If you press RANDOM during normal playback the DVD player will randomly select another title and begin random playback immediately To resume nor...

Page 29: ...m To clear the program one by one Press D E F G to select the unwanted No and then press CLEAR To clear all the programs Press D E F G to select the Clear All and press SELECT ENTER Press PLAY or SELECT ENTER to exit the screen If you press PROGRAM to exit the screen the pro grams are not cleared The programs are also cleared when the power is turned off or the disc is removed Step Total Time 1 00...

Page 30: ...tional steps See the respective page When the alternate setting is selected the screen returns to the Initial Settings display To exit SETUP menu Press SETUP RETURN or PLAY Once the initial settings have been completed the player can always be operated under the same conditions especially with DVD discs The settings will be retained in the memory until they are changed even if the power is switche...

Page 31: ... language designated by each disc will be selected This is to select the audio soundtrack language subtitle language and the language used in title menus or DVD menus which will always be used for every disc to be played back When you play back a DVD video disc the DVD player automatically displays the pre selected subtitle language if it is included on the disc Note 2 1 Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Ra...

Page 32: ...6 7 or 8 unless the correct password is entered on the remote control 1 This is to prohibit the playing of specified DVDs which are unsuitable for children Some DVD discs contain a restriction level which enables parents to remove scenes or prevent playback of discs by children DVD players are equipped with a password designed to prevent children changing the level Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating P...

Page 33: ...D E E to select the Change or Clear and press SELECT ENTER To change the rating level password follow the steps on page 32 33 again 2 3 1 2 3 1 Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language TV Output Select Pseudo PAL Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Disc Audio NEW Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language TV Output Select Pseudo PAL Digital Audio Outp...

Page 34: ...ges are cut off 16 9 Wide Select when a wide screen TV set is connected Played in FULL size Setting the wide screen TV to FULL mode is also necessary Each screen shows an example when the video material for a wide screen is played This setting does not affect the video material for conventional size 1 2 Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language TV Output Select Pseudo PAL Dig...

Page 35: ...e At the SETUP screen press D D E E to select TV Output Select and press G G Press D D E E to select the desired TV Output and press SELECT ENTER 2 1 It can be used to select the video output between S VIDEO OUT and COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language TV Output Select Pseudo PAL Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Disc Audio S Video Component Disc...

Page 36: ...sc Audio DOLBY DIGITAL PCM Stream PCM PCM Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language TV Output Select Pseudo PAL Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Disc Audio DOLBY DIGITAL PCM Stream PCM PCM Notes Playback Disc 96 kHz Linear PCM DVD DTS DVD Dolby Digital DVD MPEG DVD Audio CD DTS Audio CD Stream PCM PCM DTS bit Stream Dolby Digital bit Stream MPEG bit Stream PCM DTS bit S...

Page 37: ...7577 Cambodian 7578 Kannada 7579 Korean 7583 Kashmiri 7585 Kurdish 7589 Kirghiz 7665 Latin Code Language 7678 Lingala 7679 Laothian 7684 Lithuanian 7686 Latvian Lettish 7771 Malagasy 7773 Maori 7775 Macedonian 7776 Malayalam 7778 Mongolian 7779 Moldavian 7782 Marathi 7783 Malay 7784 Maltese 7789 Burmese 7865 Nauru 7869 Nepali 7876 Dutch 7879 Norwegian 7982 Oriya 8065 Panjabi 8076 Polish 8083 Pasht...

Page 38: ...yer is 4 You may not be able to play back some DVD video discs on this player if they were purchased from outside your geographic area or made for business purposes When you try to play back an unauthorized disc Check Regional Code appears on the TV screen It is forbidden by law to copy broadcast show broadcast on cable play in public and rent copyrighted material without permission DVD video disc...

Page 39: ...ayer There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and the DVD player The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Correction Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely Insert a disc Check that the DVD or audio CD indicator in the DVD display is lit Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the DVD player appears on the TV screen Connect the video c...

Page 40: ... 0 008 Wow and flutter Below measurable level less than 0 001 W PEAK EIAJ Operating conditions Temperature 41 F to 95 F Operation status Horizontal Video output 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync RCA jack x 1 S video output Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync Mini DIN 4 pin x 1 C 0 286 V p p 75 Ω Component video output Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync RCA jack x 1 Pb Pr 0 7 V p p 75 Ω Audio output digital audi...