LG RH298H, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...HDD DVD RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL RH298H Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely RH298H_ML_NA4CLLK_ENG_5355 ...

Page 2: ...cified 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 objects filled with liquids such as vases should be placed on the apparatus CAUTION concerning the Power Cord Most appliances reco...

Page 3: ... plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachment...

Page 4: ...h Audio CD and MP3 WMA file 31 Viewing a JPEG File 32 33 Editing a MP3 WMA JPEG DivX file 34 35 Recording 36 42 About DVD recording 36 About HDD recording 36 Timeshift 37 Basic Recording from a TV 38 Instant Timer Recording 38 Timer Recording 39 Checking Timer Recording Details 40 Recording from an External Input 40 Recording from DV Input 41 Simultaneous recording and playback 42 Playback another...

Page 5: ...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 to direct sunlight or sources of heat and never leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sunlight Cleaning Discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor picture quality and sound distortion Before playing clean the disc with a clean clo...

Page 6: ...d then you can record again on the same Disc Playable on DVD RW compatible players automatically finalization The edited contents are playable on DVD RW compatible players only after finalization Recordings can be edited the title chapter DVD R Digital Video Disc Recordable These Discs can be recorded only once After you finalize a DVD R you cannot record on it or edit it any more Playable on DVD ...

Page 7: ...ith the software publisher for more detailed information This recorder 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 abov...

Page 8: ...perly or in an unsuitable environment it is possible that the HDD will fail after a few years of use Signs of problems include playback unexpectedly freezing and noticeable block noise mosaic in the picture However sometimes there will be no warning signs of HDD failure If the HDD fails no playback of recorded material will be possible In this case it will be necessary to replace the HDD unit Usin...

Page 9: ... Stops playback or recording j z REC Starts recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time k CH V v Scans up or down through memorized channels l USB Port Connect an USB Memory Stick m DV IN Connect the DV output of a digital camcorder n AV IN 2 VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Left Right Connect the audio video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder etc Front Panel Touch Pad Op...

Page 10: ...z Starts recording REC MODE Selects the recording mode TITLE Displays the disc s Title menu if available c SCAN m M Search backward or forward SKIP Go to next or previous chapter or track PAUSE STEP X Pause playback or recording temporarily PLAY N Starts playback STOP x Stops playback or recording d HOME Accesses or removes the HOME menu MENU LIST Accesses menu on a DVD disc Switches between Title...

Page 11: ...dio and video e Cooling fan f AC Power Cord Plug into the power source g ANTENNA OUT Passes the signal from the ANTENNA IN jack to your TV monitor h OPTICAL Digital audio output jack Connect to digital optical audio equipment i COAXIAL Digital audio output jack Connect to digital coaxial audio equipment j S VIDEO OUTPUT Connect to a S Video Input on TV k AUDIO OUTPUT Left Right Connect to a TV wit...

Page 12: ...required connect a coaxial cable from the wall jack to the IN connector on the converter and a coaxial cable from the OUT connector on the converter to the ANT IN on your Recorder This cable hookup permits both TV and Recorder operation To view or record a CATV channel 1 Tune the TV to the Recorder output channel CH 3 or 4 2 Set the Recorder channel selector to the cable output channel Example CH3...

Page 13: ...03 or ch04 3 Tune the TV to this channel Video connection Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the recorder to the video in jack on the TV using the video cable V Audio Left Right Connection Connect the left and right AUDIO OUTPUT jacks of the recorder to the audio left and right IN jacks on the TV using the audio cables A Do not connect the recorder s AUDIO OUTPUT jack to the phono in jack record dec...

Page 14: ...ted with HDMI connector may result in malfunctions To solve the problem turn off the recorder and then turn it on again About HDMI HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD Players Set Top Boxes and other AV devices HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of HDCP High Definition Contents Protection HDCP is used to...

Page 15: ...r that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your recorder MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver Caution Due to the DTS Licensing agreement the digital output will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected Notes If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver the re...

Page 16: ...pes to DVD Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack of this recorder Notes This jack is for connection to DV digital camcorder only It is not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D VHS video decks Disconnecting the DV cable while recording a contents of the connected digital camcorder may result in malfunction L R VIDEO OUT...

Page 17: ... b B buttons to select a main option you want Sub options appears 3 Use the v V and ENTER buttons to select the sub option you want 4 To exit the HOME menu press HOME TV TV HDD Returns to live TV viewing in HDD mode Pressing the HDD button on the remote control will also allow you to directly choose this option TV DVD Returns to live TV viewing in DVD mode Pressing the DVD button on the remote con...

Page 18: ...le TV system as shown on page 12 This Recorder is equipped with a frequency synthesized tuner capable of receiving up to 181 channels These include VHF channels 2 13 UHF channels 14 69 and CATV channels 1 125 1 Select the Auto Channel Set option 2 Press B to move to the third level Start icon is highlighted 3 Press ENTER to begin the channel search The tuner will automatically cycle through all av...

Page 19: ...creen TV Automatically displays a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit 16 9 Wide Select this when connecting to a wide screen TV or TV with a wide mode function Power Save Mode You can set up the unit into an economic power save mode Nothing is displayed in the display window when the unit is turned off OFF Power Save Mode is not active ON Power Save Mode is ...

Page 20: ...l be automatically downmixed to two channel PCM audio Off for DTS If you select Off the DTS signal is not output through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack Sampling Frequency If your receiver or amplifier is NOT capable of handling 96 kHz signals select 48 kHz When this choice is made this unit will automatically convert any 96 kHz signals to 48 kHz so your system can decode them If your receiver or ampli...

Page 21: ...ord select the Change press ENTER and input the new 4 digit code then press ENTER Input it again to verify To delete the password select Delete then press ENTER If you forget your 4 digit code If you forget your password to clear the current password follow the procedure below 1 Display Setup menu then select the Lock icon 2 Use the Number buttons to enter the 6 digit number 210499 3 Select Yes th...

Page 22: ... or 15 minutes If you select None switch off automatic chapter marking altogether with the None setting MPEG4 When HDD recording you can set the video recording format to MPEG2 or MPEG4 If you want to record a video with MPEG4 format select ON When this choice is made this unit will record the video with MPEG4 format on the HDD OFF For MPEG2 recording in HDD mode ON For MPEG4 recording in HDD mode...

Page 23: ...been finalized you can Unfinalize it by choosing Unfinalize from the Finalize menu After doing this you can edit and re record onto the disc You cannot unfinalize a DVD R and DVD R disc If Disc Protect option is set to ON the finalize is not available To finalize set Disc Protect option to OFF Disc Label Use this to enter a name for the disc This name appears when you load the disc and when you di...

Page 24: ... information The items displayed differ depending on the disc type or playing status 3 You can select an item by pressing v V and change or select the setting by pressing b B For details about each item see the pages in parenthesis Title Current title or track number total number of titles or tracks page 25 27 Chapter Current chapter number total number of chapters page 25 Time Elapsed playing tim...

Page 25: ...he picture frame by frame by pressing b B repeatedly during PAUSE mode The picture frame by frame in reverse is not available for Video CD SKIP During playback press SKIP or to go to the next chapter track or to return to the beginning of the current chapter track Press SKIP twice briefly to step back to the previous chapter track Tips To go directly to any chapter during DVD playback press DISPLA...

Page 26: ... the current DVD title has a menu the title menu appears on the screen Otherwise the disc menu may appears MENU LIST The disc menu appears on the screen SUBTITLE During playback press SUBTITLE then press b B repeatedly to select a desired subtitle language AUDIO Press AUDIO then press b B repeatedly to hear a different audio language audio track or encoding method Note Some discs feature both Dolb...

Page 27: ...f you enter the wrong numbers press b B to move the under bar _ to the wrong number Then enter the correct numbers 4 Press ENTER to confirm Playback starts from the selected time Marker Search To enter a Marker You can start playback from up to six 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...

Page 28: ...hat had its settings memorized the latest stop position is automatically recalled Notes Settings are stored in memory for use any time This recorder does not memorize settings of a disc if you press STOP twice or switch off the recorder before commencing to play it PIP Picture in Picture This function enables you to view the stored stations in sub picture during playback On and off Press PIP to sw...

Page 29: ...der file on the Movie List menu then press ENTER Movie List menu options appear The menu options displayed differ depending on the selected media 2 Press v V b B to select an option and press ENTER Play Start playback the selected title Open Opens the folder and a list of files in the folder appears Delete Deletes the file s or folder s from the media Rename Edits the file name page 34 Move Moves ...

Page 30: ...D and Music List menu options 1 Press v V to select a folder file on the Audio CD or Music List menu then press ENTER The menu options appear The menu options displayed differ depending on the selected media 2 Press v V b B to select an option and press ENTER Play Start playback the selected title Random Start or stop random playback Open Opens the folder and a list of files in the folder appears ...

Page 31: ... You can access or remove the Program List screen by pressing MENU LIST Program List menu options 1 Press v V to select a track file on the Program List then press ENTER The menu options appear 2 Use v V to select an option then press ENTER to confirm your selection Play Playback begins in the order in which you programmed the tracks from the selected track Random Start or stop random playback Del...

Page 32: ... folders on the menu by pressing CLEAR button To cancel the selections press CLEAR again Selecting multiple files folders 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file or folder Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file folders 2 Use v V to select an option then press ENTER to confirm your selection Open Opens the folder and a list of files in...

Page 33: ...de Show and returns to the Photo List menu To Pause the Slide Show 1 Press PAUSE STEP X to pause slide show 2 When you want to continue slide show press PLAY N To listen to music while slide show simultaneously You can display photo files while listening to MP3 WMA music files recorded on HDD 1 Select Slide Show option on the Photo List menu Refer to Photo List menu options on page 32 2 Press ENTE...

Page 34: ...s 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file or folder Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file folders 2 Press ENTER The menu options appear on the menu 3 Select Delete option then press ENTER The confirm message for deleting will appear Use b B to select Yes then press ENTER The selected file s is deleted Naming a file on the HDD You can...

Page 35: ...m folder list appears 2 Select a folder Also you can create new album folder Select New Album option on the Copy menu then press ENTER NONAME folder is created 6 Select Copy option then press ENTER to begin copying Note If a folder s depth is more than 5 level the copy is not available Moving a file s You can move a file s folder s to the other folder on the HDD After moving the file s folder s ar...

Page 36: ...res as you like for example you might have a genre for movies another for TV shows and one for camcorder recordings Note The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on the HDD is 255 Using the HDD allows you to record a maximum of 12 hours continuously Notes for recording The recording times shown are not exact because the recorder uses variable bit rate video compression This means that the...

Page 37: ...ker Search in Timeshift mode You can mark one in Timeshift mode Press MARKER at the desired point during Timeshift Press SEARCH to recall the marked scene Clip Record You can edit during Timeshift to store the program on the HDD Hard Disk Drive 1 During Timeshift use pause step search and slow motion to find the starting point 2 Press REC at the starting point of the section you want to record Pro...

Page 38: ...EP X To record one TV program while watching another 1 Press TV DVD to select the TV mode during recording The TV indicator appears 2 Using the TV select the channel to be viewed Instant Timer Recording Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording easily of a preset length without using the program timer 1 Follow steps 1 2 as shown left Basic Recording from a TV 2 Press REC z repeatedly ...

Page 39: ...ft right move the cursor left right v V up down change the setting at the current cursor position Press RETURN O to exit the Timer Record menu Press ENTER after filling in all the program information Select Timer Record option in the HOME menu to display Timer Record List 4 Press ENTER the program will be memorized by the recorder To check the programming the Timer Record List will appear Check fi...

Page 40: ...n A recording is already underway The time you re trying to set has already passed There are already 16 timer programs set If two or more timer programs overlap The earlier program takes priority When the earlier program finishes the later program starts If two programs are set to start at exactly the same time the program entered first takes priority Recording from an External Input Recording fro...

Page 41: ...must be DVC SD format Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable you cannot control the second DVD from this one You cannot control this unit remotely from a component connected to the DV IN jack You cannot record date and time information from a DV cassette 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel D...

Page 42: ...t input source you want to record TV channel AV input etc 3 Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing REC MODE repeatedly XP SP LP EP or MLP 4 Start Recording This unit will record the video with MPEG4 format on the HDD The recorded contents are listed on the Movie List menu To play back an MPEG4 recordings refer to pages 29 Notes MPEG4 Contents can be deleted renamed and copied to other folde...

Page 43: ... thumbnails using the THUMBNAIL button see Changing Title Thumbnails on page 44 Press DISPLAY to display the information of selected title on the Title List menu After selecting a title or chapter on the Title List or Chapter List menu then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the menu Use v V to select a option then press ENTER to confirm your selection 2 To exit the Title Lis...

Page 44: ...Playlist Throughout this manual you will often see the words Original and Playlist to refer to the actual content and the edited version Original content refers to what s actually recorded on the disc Playlist content refers to the edited version of the disc how the Original content is to be played Adding Chapter Markers You can create chapters within a title by inserting chapter marks at the desi...

Page 45: ... v V to select Playlist Add option then press ENTER 3 Select New Playlist then press ENTER The new title appears in the updated Playlist All chapters of the title are added to the Playlist Adding Additional Title Chapters to the Playlist You can add an Original title or chapter to add to a Playlist title even if it is already registered 1 Choose a title or chapter on the Title List Original menu o...

Page 46: ...s When DVD RW recording the deleted title s name is changed to Deleted Title If more than two titles are repeatedly deleted the titles are combined into one When you are deleting a title or chapter only the last one on DVD RW increases remaining recording time Deleting a Part You can delete a part which you do not want in the title 1 Use b B v V to choose a title you want to delete on the Title Li...

Page 47: ...responding character at the cursor position Tip You can add the genre for HDD title name If you set the genre for the title you can easily find the title on the relevant genre folder of HDD title list menu 4 Choose OK then press ENTER to fix the name and return to the previous menu screen 5 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit the menu Notes Names can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted o...

Page 48: ...ide of the screen 2 Select Combine option then press ENTER 3 Select the second title of the two titles you want to combine then press ENTER Confirm message appears 4 Use b B to select Yes then press ENTER After pressing ENTER the updated menu is displayed Divide One Titles Into Two Use this command to split a title up into two new titles 1 On the Title List menu select a title you want to divide t...

Page 49: ...o combine are created from different titles One of the playlist chapter that you want to combine has been moved Additional functions for the recordable DVD discs Using the Title List menu you can use the disc setting functions without entering the setup menu 1 On the DVD Title List menu use b B v V to select the Disc option then press ENTER 2 Use v V to select an option then press ENTER to confirm...

Page 50: ...left side of the screen 2 Select Hide option Example Title List DVD RW 3 Press ENTER to confirm The chapter s or title s thumbnail will dim Tip If you select a hidden chapter or title on the Title List or Chapter List menu you can show it by choosing Show option on the menu After doing that you are able to see the chapter or title Protect a Title Use this function to protect against accidental rec...

Page 51: ...rovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PR...

Page 52: ...aining space on the disc is insufficient the Fast mode is not available When you dub the title on the HDD to VR mode DVD RW or DVD RAM disc the Fast mode is not available for edited HDD title and Clip Recording title Dubbing from DVD to HDD 1 On the Title List menu select a title you want to dub then press ENTER Menu options appears on the left side of the screen 2 Use v V to select Dubbing option...

Page 53: ...HDD copies a single title to the HDD in real time When you start copying playback jumps back to the start of the title then continues through to the end of the title when recording automatically stops The copy will be made in the recording mode XP SP LP EP or MLP that is currently set During DVD playback press DUBBING to copy the current title to HDD Playback starts again from the beginning of the...

Page 54: ...e finalized or not Check the manual that came with the other player to check what formats of discs it will play Finalizing fixes the recordings and editings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screen for navigating the disc The menu can be accessed by pressing MENU LIST or TIT...

Page 55: ...sian 6669 Cambodian 7577 Catalan 6765 Chinese 9072 Corsican 6779 Croatian 7282 Czech 6783 Danish 6865 Dutch 7876 English 6978 Esperanto 6979 Estonian 6984 Faroese 7079 Language Code Fiji 7074 Finnish 7073 French 7082 Frisian 7089 Galician 7176 Georgian 7565 German 6869 Greek 6976 Greenlandic 7576 Guarani 7178 Gujarati 7185 Hausa 7265 Hebrew 7387 Hindi 7273 Hungarian 7285 Icelandic 7383 Indonesian ...

Page 56: ...ropriate manufacturer code 1 While holding down TV POWER button press the number buttons to select the manufacturer code for your TV see the table below 2 Release TV POWER button Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV Manufacturer Code Number LG GoldStar 1 Default 2 Zenith 1 3 4 Samsung ...

Page 57: ...le securely Turn on the TV Select the correct input mode on the audio receiver so you can listen to the sound from the recorder Connect the audio cable securely Turn on the equipment connected with the audio cable Replace it with new one Clean the disc Insert a disc Check that the disc indicator in the display window is lit Insert a playable disc Check the disc type color system and regional code ...

Page 58: ... sensor of the recorder The remote control is too far from the recorder There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and the recorder The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Solution Finalize the disc page 23 No solution The other player must be RW compatible in order to play it No solution Use another disc You cannot record the source Select the channel on the recorder s built...

Page 59: ...Compression format Dolby Digital Playback Frequency response DVD PCM 48 kHz 8 Hz to 22 kHz CD 8 Hz to 20 kHz DVD PCM 96 kHz 8 Hz to 44 kHz Signal to noise ratio More than 100 dB AUDIO OUT connector Harmonic distortion Less than 0 008 AUDIO OUT connector Dynamic range More than 95 dB AUDIO OUT connector Inputs ANTENNA IN Antenna input 75 ohms VIDEO IN 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms sync negative RCA jack x 2 AUD...