LG Electronics 42PG25 manual

Plea se r ead this manual car efull y before oper a ti ng your set. R e tain it for future r e fer ence. R e cor d model number and serial number of the se t . See the label a t tac hed on the back cov er and quot e this in forma tion t o your dealer when y o u req ui r e service. L CD TV PLASMA TV O WNER’S MANU AL L CD TV MODELS 32 LG 30 3 7 LG [...]

2 W ARNING / CA UTION W ARNING / CA UTION T o pre v ent fire or shock hazards, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. FCC NO TICE Class B digital device This equipment has been t est ed and found to com- ply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur- suant to P art 1 5 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro vide reasona[...]

3 IMPOR T ANT S AFETY INSTR UCTIONS S AFETY INS TR UCTIONS Important safet y instructions shall be provided with each appara tus. This information shall be given in a sepa rate booklet or sheet, or be located before any oper ating instructions in an instruction for installation for use and supplied with the apparatus. This information shall be give[...]

4 S AFETY INS TR UCTIONS Use only with the car t, stand, tripod, br acke t, or t able specified by the manufactur er , or sold with the appar atus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/appar atus combination to a void injury fr om tip-ov er . Nev er t ouch this appar atus or antenna during a thunder or lighting st orm. Do not allow[...]

5 CONTENTS HO W T O USE THE O WNER'S MANU AL ON THE CD-R OM T o view the Owner's Manual on the CD-R OM, Adobe Acr obat Reader must be installed on your PC. The “ A CR ORD" folder on the CD-R OM contains the installa tion pr ogr ams for them. If y ou w ant t o inst all those pr ogr ams, Open the “My Comput er” Open the “LG” [...]

PREP ARA TION 6 PREP AR A TION A CCESSORIES Ensure that the following accessories are included with your TV . If an accessory is missing, please contact the dealer where you purchased the product. The accessories included may differ from the images below . F or fur ther information, see the the Owner's Manual files supplied CD-R OM. O O p p t [...]

PREP ARA TION 7 FR ONT P ANEL INFORMA TION ■ Image shown may differ from your TV . ■ NO TE : If your TV has a prot ection tape at tached, remo v e the tape. And then wipe the TV with a cloth (If a polishing cloth is included with your TV , use it). CH V OL MENU INPUT ENTER INPUT But ton MENU But ton ENTER But ton V OLUME (-, +) But tons CHANNEL[...]

PREP ARA TION 8 B A CK P ANEL INFORMA TION PREP ARA TION ■ Image shown may differ from your TV R RGB IN COMPONENT IN AUDIO (RGB/DVI) RGB(PC) ANTENNA/ CABLE IN 1 2 RS-232C IN (CONTROL & SERVICE) VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL MONO ( ) AUDIO S-VIDEO DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT A V IN 1 HDMI/DVI IN 3 2 1 REMOTE CONTROL IN 1 3 4 6 7 8 2 9 5 A[...]

PREP ARA TION 9 HDMI/D VI IN, HDMI IN Digital Connection. Supports HD video and Digital audio. Doesn’ t support 4 8 0i. Accept s D VI video using an adapt er or HDMI to D VI cable (not included) COMPONENT IN Analog Connection. Suppor ts HD. Uses a red, green, and blue cable for video & red and white for audio. R GB (PC) Analog PC Connection. [...]

PREP ARA TION 10 REMO TE CONTR OL FUNCTIONS PREP ARA TION When using the remot e control, aim it at the remo t e control sensor on the TV . INPUT FAV MUTE TV STB POWER Q. MENU MENU A V MODE RETURN ENTER VOL CH 12 3 45 6 78 0 9 FLASHBK P A G E DVD VCR TV/STB/D VD/VCR PO WER Q.MENU MENU INPUT V OLUME UP /DO WN FA V MUTE CHANNEL UP/DO WN PA G E UP/DO [...]

PREP ARA TION 11 Installing Bat t eries ■ Open the bat tery compartment cov er on the back side and install the bat teries matching correct polarit y ( +with +,-with - ) . ■ Inst all t wo 1.5V AAA bat t eries. Don’ t mix old or used bat terie s with new ones. ■ Close cover . THUMBSTICK (Up/Down/Left Right/ENTER) RETURN SIMPLINK A V MODE Na [...]

PREP ARA TION 12 S T AND INST ALLA TION PREP ARA TION ■ Image shown may differ from your TV Car efully place the TV screen side down on a cushioned sur face to pro t ect the screen from damage. Assemble the TV as shown. Fix the 4 bolts secur ely using the holes in the back of the TV . 1 2 Assemble the parts of the S S T T A A N N D D B B O O D D [...]

PREP ARA TION 13 Assemble the parts of the S S T T A A N N D D B B O O D D Y Y with C C O O V V E E R R B B A A S S E E of the TV . 2 Assemble the TV as shown. 3 Fix the 4 bolts securely using the holes in the back of the TV . 4 Only 3 2/3 7/42L G60 Carefull y place the TV scr een side down on a cushioned sur face to pro t ect the screen from damag[...]

PREP ARA TION 14 PREP ARA TION PREP ARA TION CABLE MANA GEMENT Plasma TV Model Connect the cables as necessary . T o connect additional equipment, see the EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT SETUP section. Inst all the CABLE MANA GEMENT CLIP as shown. If your TV has the CABLE HOLDER, install it as shown and bundle the cables. 1 2 ■ Here shown ma y be somewhat dif[...]

PREP ARA TION 15 L CD TV Model Connect the cables as necessary . T o connect additional equipment, see the EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT SETUP section. Inst all the CABLE MANA GEMENT CLIP as shown. CABLE MANAGEMENT CLIP Align the hole with the tab on the C C A A B B L L E E M M A A N N A A G G E E M M E E N N T T C C L L I I P P . T urn the C C A A B B L L E [...]

PREP ARA TION 16 DESKT OP PEDEST AL INST ALLA TION PREP ARA TION F or pr oper ventilation, allow a clear ance of 4 inches on all four sides from the wall. ■ Image shown may differ from your TV . 4 inches 4 inches 4 inches 4 inches SWIVEL ST AND Aft er installing the TV , you can adjust the TV set manually t o the left or right direction by 2 0 de[...]

PREP ARA TION 17 VES A W ALL MOUNTING This TV accepts VESA FDMI compliant mounts via the four scre w holes on the back of the TV . W e recommend that you use a wall mounting br acke t of L G br and when mounting the TV to a wall. G G Scre w length needed depends on the wall mount used. F or further information, refer to the instructions included wi[...]

PREP ARA TION 18 PR O TECTION CO VER PREP ARA TION ■ Image shown may differ from your TV . Plasma TV Models L CD TV Models Y ou can remo ve the stand before installing the TV on a wall mount by performing the pre vious stand instructions in rev er se. Aft er remo ving the stand, install the included p p r r o o t t e e c c t t i i o o n n c c o o[...]

PREP ARA TION 19 SECURING THE TV T O THE W ALL T O PREVENT F ALLING W e recommend that you set up the TV close to a wall so it cannot fall ov er if pushed backwar ds. Additionally , we recommend that the TV be at tached to a wall so it cannot be pulled in a forwar d direction, pot entially causing injury or damaging the product. Caution: Please mak[...]

PREP ARA TION 20 ANTENNA OR CABLE CONNECTION PREP ARA TION 1. Ant enna (Analog or Digital) W all Antenna Socket or Outdoor Ant enna without a Cable Box Connection. F or optimum picture quality , adjust antenna direction if needed. 2. Cable W all Ant enna Sock et Outdoor Ant enna (VHF , UHF) Cable TV W all Jack Multi-family Dwellings/Apartments (Con[...]

EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT SETUP 21 EXTERNAL EQ UIPMENT SETUP HD RECEIVER SETUP This TV can r eceive Digital Ov er -the-air/Cable signals without an e xternal digit al set -top box. Ho we ver , if you do receiv e digital signals fr om a digital set -top bo x or other digital e xternal de vice, refer t o the figure a s sho wn below . Component Connec tion 1[...]

EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT SETUP 22 EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT SETUP D VD SETUP HDMI Connec tion Connect the HDMI output of the D VD to the H H D D M M I I / / D D V V I I I I N N 1 1 , 2 2 , 3 3 or 4 4 jack on the TV . No separa t e audio connection is necessary . HDMI suppor ts both audio and video. 1. Ho w t o connec t 2. Ho w t o use ■ Select the H H D D M M[...]

EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT SETUP 23 VCR SETUP Composit e (R CA) Connection G G If you hav e a mono VCR, connect the audio cable from the VCR to the A A U U D D I I O O L L / / M M O O N N O O jack of the TV . NO TE ! NT IN AUDIO (RGB/DVI) REMOTE CONTROL IN ANTENNA/ CABLE IN RS-232C IN (CONTROL & SERVICE) L R AUDIO OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT AUD[...]

EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT SETUP 24 EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT SETUP PC SETUP Connect the VGA output of the PC t o the R R G G B B ( ( P P C C ) ) jack on the TV . Connect the PC audio output to the A A U U D D I I O O ( ( R R G G B B / / D D V V I I ) ) jack on the TV . 1. Ho w t o connec t 2. Ho w t o use ■ T urn on the PC and the TV . ■ Select the R R G G B[...]

EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT SETUP 25 Horizont al V ertical Fr equency ( KHz ) F requency ( Hz ) 3 1.4 6 9 7 0.0 8 3 1.4 6 9 7 0.0 8 3 1.4 6 9 5 9.94 3 7 .8 7 9 6 0.3 1 4 8.3 6 3 6 0.00 4 7 .7 7 6 5 9.8 7 47 . 72 0 59 . 79 9 47 . 1 3 0 59 . 6 5 Re solution 7 2 0x4 00 1 3 6 0x7 6 8 6 4 0x3 5 0 6 4 0x4 8 0 8 00x6 00 1 0 2 4x7 6 8 1 2 8 0x7 6 8 1 3 6 6x7 6 8 Su[...]

W A TCHING TV 26 W A TCHING TV TURNING ON TV CHANNEL SETUP NO TE ! G G If you intend t o be a wa y on vaca tion, disconnect the pow er plug from the wall pow er outlet. Fir st, connect power cord correctl y . At this moment, the TV switches to standb y mode. ■ In standb y mode t o turn TV on, pre ss the , I I N N P P U U T T , ( ( D D E E or ) ) [...]

W A TCHING TV 27 QUICK MENU ON-SCREEN MENUS SELECTION Q.Menu (Quick Menu) is a menu of feature s which users might use frequently . Displa y each menu. Select a menu it em. Ent er t o the pop up menu. 1 MENU 3 2 ENTER ENTER Re turn to TV viewing. 4 MENU Y our TV's OSD (On Screen Display) may differ slightly from that shown in this manual. ■ [...]

W A TCHING TV 28 W A TCHING TV PICTURE A UDIO ■ Select the desir ed picture format: Se t b y pr ogr am , 4:3, 1 6:9, Zoom1, Zoom2, Just Scan. ■ Select the Int elligent Sensor (Except 32/37/42LG30, Plasma TV) , Vivid, Standar d, Cinema/ Cinema (Only for 5 0/6 0PG6 0), Sport, Game, Expert1, Expert2. ■ Adjust the Backlight (Only LCD TV) , Contra[...]

W A TCHING TV 29 OPTION ■ Select your desired language for on screen menus : English, Spanish, Fr ench. ■ Set a label t o each input source. ■ Contr ol and pla y other AV devices connected to the TV through HDMI cable without additional cables and set tings. ■ This featur e can be used to pre v ent unauthorized viewing b y locking out the f[...]

USB 30 ENTR Y MODES USB When you connect a USB device, this screen is display ed automa tically . In USB device, you can not add a new folder or delet e the existing folder . Pr ecautions when using the USB device G G Only a USB st or age device is recognizable. G G If the USB stor age device is connected through a USB hub, the device is not recogn[...]

USB 31 PHO T O LIST Y ou can view .JPG files from USB stor age devices. The On Screen Display on your model may be slightly different. Phot o Selection and P opup Menu ■ Use the C C H H but ton t o na vigation in the phot o page. ■ Use the F F A A V V but ton to mark or unmark a phot o. When one or more phot os are marked, you can view individu[...]

USB 32 USB F ull Screen Menu Y ou can change the Photo List view so that it fills the scr een. More opera tions are available in full screen mode. Select the tar get folder or drive. Select the desired phot os. Show the P opup menu. 5 Select V V i i e e w w . The selected phot o is displa yed in full size. 2 3 1 4 ENTER ENTER ENTER Select the S S i[...]

USB 33 MUSIC LIST Y ou can use the Music List menu to play MP3 files form a USB stor age device. This TV cannot play back copy -pro tect ed f iles. The On Screen Display on your model may be slightly different. Scr een Component s Supported music file: * .MP3 Bit ra t e r ange 4 0Kbps ~ 3 2 0Kbps • Sampling r at e (Sampling Fr equency) MPEG1 : 3 [...]

USB 34 USB Music Selection and P opup Menu G G P P l l a a y y (During st op): Pla y the select ed music. Once a song finishes playing, the next selected one will be play ed. When there are no select ed musics t o pla y , the ne xt one in the curr ent fold- er will be play ed. If you go to a different folder and pre ss the E E N N T T E E R R but t[...]

APPENDIX 35 TR OUBLESHOO TING APPENDIX T T h h e e o o p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n d d o o e e s s n n o o t t w w o o r r k k n n o o r r m m a a l l l l y y . . T T h h e e v v i i d d e e o o f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n d d o o e e s s n n o o t t w w o o r r k k . . No picture &No sound No or poor color or poor picture P oor recep t[...]

APPENDIX 36 APPENDIX T T h h e e r r e e i i s s a a p p r r o o b b l l e e m m i i n n P P C C m m o o d d e e . . ( ( O O n n l l y y P P C C m m o o d d e e a a p p p p l l i i e e d d ) ) ■ Adjust resolution, horizontal fr equency , or vertical fr equency . ■ Check the input source. ■ W ork the Aut o configure or adjust clock, phase, or [...]

APPENDIX 37 PR ODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS ■ The specifications shown abov e ma y be changed without prior notice for quality impro vement. MODELS A C1 00-2 4 0V ~ 5 0/6 0Hz NTSC-M, A TSC, 6 4 & 2 5 6 QAM VHF 2-1 3, UHF 1 4-6 9, CA TV 1-1 3 5, DTV 2-6 9, CADTV 1-1 3 5 7 5 ohm 32 ~ 1 0 4°F (0 ~ 4 0°C) Less than 8 0% -4 ~ 1 4 0°F (-2 0 ~ 60°C) Le[...]

APPENDIX 38 APPENDIX ■ The specifications shown abov e ma y be changed without prior notice for quality impro vement. MODELS A C1 00-2 4 0V ~ 5 0/6 0Hz NTSC-M, A TSC, 6 4 & 2 5 6 QAM VHF 2-1 3, UHF 1 4-6 9, CA TV 1-1 3 5, DTV 2-6 9, CADTV 1-1 3 5 7 5 ohm 32 ~ 1 0 4°F (0 ~ 4 0°C) Less than 8 0% -4 ~ 1 4 0°F (-2 0 ~ 60°C) Less than 8 5% Dim[...]

APPENDIX 39 OPEN SOUR CE SOFTW ARE NO TICE - This feature is not available for all models. The following GPL ex ecutables and LGPL/MPL libr aries used in this product ar e subject t o the GPL/L GPL/MPL License Agreements: GPL EXECUT ABLES: ■ Linux kernel 2.6.1 2 ■ bus ybox L GPL LIBRARIES: ■ uclibc MPL LIBRARIES: ■ Nanox L G Electronics off[...]

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