LG DV257, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...DVD PLAYER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL DV257 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely DV257 E3M NADCLLS ENG ...

Page 2: ... 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 recommend they be placed upon a dedicated circuit That is a single outlet circuit which powers only that applian...

Page 3: ...isplay Mode 11 Progressive Scan 11 AUDIO 12 Dolby Digital DTS MPEG 12 Sample Freq Frequency 12 DRC Dynamic Range Control 12 Vocal 12 LOCK Parental Control 12 Rating 12 Password 12 Area Code 13 OTHERS 13 PBC 13 B L E Black Level Expansion 13 DivX R VOD 13 Game 13 Operation 14 21 General Features 14 Additional Features 15 Playing an Audio CD or MP3 WMA file 16 Programmed Playback 17 Repeat Programme...

Page 4: ...stortion Before playing clean the disc with a clean cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for older vinyl records Maintenance and Service Refer to the information in this chapter before contacting a service technician Handling the Unit When shipping the unit Please save the or...

Page 5: ...V screen Notes on Copyrights It is forbidden by law to copy broadcast show broadcast via cable play in public or rent copyrighted material without permission This product features the copy protection function developed by Macrovision Copy protection signals are recorded on some discs When recording and playing the pictures of these discs picture noise will appear This product incorporates copyrigh...

Page 6: ...s to the beginning of current chapter or track or go to the previous chapter or track SKIP Go to the next chapter or track c Disc Tray Insert a disc here d Display window Shows the current status of the unit e Remote Sensor Point the remote control here f Z OPEN CLOSE Opens or closes the disc tray a b c d e f ...

Page 7: ...ng playback SEARCH Displays MARKER SEARCH menu PROGRAM Enter the program edit mode ZOOM Enlarges video image REPEAT Repeat chapter track title all A B Repeat sequence from point A to point B RANDOM Plays tracks in random order This button is not available SCAN m M Search backward or forward SKIP Go to the next chapter or track Returns to the beginning of current chapter or track or go to the previ...

Page 8: ...on the TV using the video cable V Audio Connect the left and right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD player to the audio left and right IN jacks on the TV using the audio cables A Do not connect the unit s AUDIO OUT jack to the phone in jack record deck of your audio system Component Video Connect the COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN jacks on the unit to the corresponding jacks on the TV using an Y PB PR cable...

Page 9: ...l sound A digital multi channel connection provides the best sound quality For this you need a multi channel audio video receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your DVD player such as MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver Notes If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your ...

Page 10: ...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 the pages 11 to 13 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 to the...

Page 11: ...ideo provides the highest quality pictures with less flickering If you are using the Component Video jacks for connection to a TV or a monitor that is compatible with a progressive scan signal set Progressive Scan to On To Turn ON progressive scan Connect component video out of this unit to the input of your TV or monitor set your TV or monitor to Component Input 1 Select Progressive Scan on the D...

Page 12: ...lower volume without losing clarity of sound Set DRC to On for this effect Vocal Set to On only when a multi channel karaoke DVD is playing The karaoke channels on the disc mix into normal stereo sound LOCK Parental Control Rating Blocks playback of rated DVDs based on their contents Not all discs are rated 1 Select Rating on the LOCK menu then press B 2 To access the LOCK options you must input t...

Page 13: ... CDs B L E Black Level Expansion To select the black level of playback pictures Set your preference and monitor s ability On Expanded grey scale 0 IRE cut off Off Standard grey scale 7 5 IRE cut off Note The B L E function works NTSC system only DivX R VOD We provide you the DivX VOD Video On Demand registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos based on the DivX VOD service For mor...

Page 14: ...e A B button one at a time to select a point A and point B and repeats a sequence from point A Starting point to point B End point ZOOM During playback or pause mode press ZOOM to enlarge the video image 3 steps You can move through the zoomed picture using b B v V buttons Press CLEAR to exit RANDOM During playback or in stop mode press RANDOM for random playback TITLE If the current DVD title has...

Page 15: ...R at the desired point on the disc The Marker icon appears on the TV screen briefly Repeat to enter up to nine markers To Recall or Clear a Marked Scene 1 During disc playback press SEARCH The marker search menu appears on the screen 2 Within 9 seconds press b B to select a marker number that you want to recall or clear 3 Press ENTER and playback starts from the marked scene Or Press CLEAR and the...

Page 16: ... 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 letters and must incorporate an mp3 or wma extension They should...

Page 17: ...epeat mode Track repeats the current track All repeats all the tracks on the Program 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 Use v V b B to select the track that you wish to erase from the Program list 2 Press CLEAR Repeat step 1 2 to erase additional tracks on the list Erasing ...

Page 18: ...ress ZOOM to enlarge the video image 3 steps You can move through the zoomed picture using b B v V buttons Rotating the picture Press v V during showing a picture to rotate the picture clockwise or counter clockwise To listen to MP3 WMA music while watching picture 1 Insert the disc containing the two types of file in the player 2 Press TITLE to display the PHOTO menu 3 Press v V to select a photo...

Page 19: ... language code until the subtitle is displayed properly 3 Press ENTER to continue playback Note The DivX subtitle file name has to be identified with the DivX file name to display by this unit 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 ther...

Page 20: ...n all balls on screen are deleted you can move to the next stage Key configuration RETURN Cancel the Selection ENTER Select b B v V Move the Cursor Acorn The basical game instruction is to collect the acorn When you clear a stage next stage will start with increased numbers of acorns to collect and faster game speed When you clear the stage 10 the game menu option appears on the TV screen Key conf...

Page 21: ... cards as you can Key configuration ENTER Start game b Hit B Stand v V Adjusts amount of money to bet from 10G to 100G Othello How to play Othello is that you place one of your chips on the board adjacent to an opponent s chip so as to capture the opponent s line of chips betweeen one of your own already on the board and the new one This play continues until the board is completely full of chips K...

Page 22: ...y be reset to the default setting Set the appropriate code number again 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 DISPLA...

Page 23: ...89 Byelorussian 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 ...

Page 24: ...on to the correct position then turn on the DVD player again by pressing POWER Insert a playable disc Check the disc type and regional code Change the rating level Point the remote control at the remote sensor of the DVD player Operate the remote control closer to the DVD player Troubleshooting Specifications General Power requirements AC 200 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption 8W Dimensions Approx 3...