LG Electronics LST-3100A manual

High Definition T elevision Receiver OWNER’S MANUAL MODEL : LST -3100A Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read this owner ’ s manual carefully and completely .[...]

2 Safety Precautions W ARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. W ARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT AND FULL Y INSERT . A TTENTION: POUR ÉVITER LES CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE[...]

INTRODUCTION 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. - All these safety and oper- ating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Keep these instructions. - The safety , operating and use instructions should be retained for future refer- ence. 3. Heed all warnings. - All warnings on the product and in the o[...]

4 T able of Contents Introduction Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 3 T able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Front Panel Controls and Display Window . . . . . . 5 Remote Control Key Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Unpa[...]

INTRODUCTION 5 Front Panel Controls and Display Window Remote Control Sensor Receives signals from the remote control. Display Window EXIT Clears all on-screen displays and returns to normal viewing from any menu. SELECT If the main menu is displayed, pressing the SELECT button will activate the selected MENU option. If the SELECT button is pressed[...]

6 Remote Control Key Functions STB GUIDE GUIDE STB MODE MODE TV/INPUT AUDIO CC SIGNAL SELECT SELECT ez ADD * PO WER WER TV VCR DVD A UX FLASHBK MUTE RA TIO PROGRAM ST ST A TION TION FREEZE SURF HELP PG DN PG UP STB Sets operational mode of remote control to the HDTV Receiver . TV/INPUT T o select the TV’ s source (Tuner or AUX A/V input). ez ADD [...]

7 INTRODUCTION Unpacking HDTV Receiver and Accessories/Connection Overview Audio/Video Jacks and Cables The Audio/V ideo jacks provide excellent picture and sound quality . They are used for making most Audio/V ideo connections between components. The Audio/Video jacks may be color coded (yellow for video, red for right audio, and white for left au[...]

8 Connection Panel Overview Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage to the unit. AC Power Cord Plug into the power source. ANT LOOP OUT RF output to TV’ s “Antenna In” jack or other devices. OPTICAL (Digital audio out jack) Connect to digital (optical) audio equipment. COA[...]

INST ALLA TION 9 Connections Antenna Connections 1 Connect the “Antenna” to the “ANT IN” jack on the HDTV Receiver using a coaxial RF cable. ote There might be some areas where the signal strength could be too high. If so, you may need to connect the antenna to an attenuator . Screw the attenuator onto the “ANT IN” jack. 2 Connect the ?[...]

Connections (Continued) 10 Display Formats Overview • The HDTV T uner of fers various display formats and multiple video outputs. When the HDTV T uner is connected to A/V systems, the HDTV Tuner can provide video signal formats 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i. • 1080i, 720p, 480p, and 480i modes are available for component video (YPbPr) outputs. ?[...]

INST ALLA TION 11 Connections (Continued) HD Monitor Component (YPbPr) Connections 1 Connect the “Antenna/Cable” to the “ANT IN” jack on the HDTV Receiver using a coaxial RF cable. ote There might be some areas where the signal strength could be too high. If so, you may need to connect the antenna to an attenuator . Screw the attenuator ont[...]

12 Connections (Continued) HD Monitor RGB Connections 1 1 Connect the “Antenna/Cable” to the “ANT IN” jack on the HDTV Receiver using a coaxial RF cable. ote There might be some areas where the signal strength could be too high. If so, you may need to connect the antenna to an attenuator . Screw the attenuator onto the “ANT IN” jack. (R[...]

Connections (Continued) INST ALLA TION 13 HD Monitor DVI-HDTV Connections 1 1 Connect the “Antenna/Cable” to the “ANT IN” jack on the HDTV Receiver using a coaxial RF cable. ote There might be some areas where the signal strength could be too high. If so, you may need to connect the antenna to an attenuator . Screw the attenuator onto the ?[...]

14 Connections (Continued) VCR Connections Connect the L/R “AUDIO OUT” jacks and “VIDEO OUT” jack on the HDTV Receiver to the “A/V in” jacks on your VCR using RCA-type cables. (If your VCR is equipped with an S-Video jack, use the “S-V ideo” jack.) Caution If 480i display format is selected, the VCR will record an onscreen display o[...]

INST ALLA TION 15 Connections (Continued) Amplifier (Receiver) Connections Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo or Dolby Surround Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks on the HDTV Receiver to the audio left and right in jacks on your amplifier , receiver , or stereo system, using the supplied audio cables. Connect[...]

Setting the Display Format 16 The HDTV Receiver provides several display formats. The DISPLA Y FOR- MA T button on the front panel changes the output connector and resolution. The output resolution may be converted from the original broadcast format. Display Format Setting 1 Press DISPLA Y FORMA T once on the front panel. The current output signal [...]

MENU OPERA TION 17 Initial Settings In this menu system, there are several ways to customize the settings pro- vided. Most menus consist of three levels to set up the options, but some require greater depth for the variety of settings. If you press the MENU but- ton, only the first and second level of the menu system will appear on the TV screen. T[...]

18 Setup Menu Options EZ Scan (Channel Search) Automatically finds all channels (digital) available using the ‘Ant In’ source, and stores all the active channels found on the channel list. Inactive or weak channels may not appear on the list. In that case, add missing channels manually with the Manual Add menu. The channel list created here can[...]

MENU OPERA TION 19 Setup Menu Options (Continued) Ch. Edit (Channel Edit) Channel Edit allows you to add or delete channels from the channel list in memory manually and create your own surf list of favorite channels. Press SURF ( ) on the remote control when a channel is highlighted. 1 Press MENU to display the on-screen menu. 2 Select the SETUP me[...]

Setup Menu Options (Continued) 20 Manual Channel Add/Delete This feature allows you to add or delete channels manually while monitoring signal strength. 1 Press MENU to display the on-screen menu. 2 Select the SETUP menu using 3 / 4 then press (SELECT) or 2 to move to the second level. 3 Select the Manual Add using 3 / 4 then press (SELECT) or 2 . [...]

MENU OPERA TION 21 Option Menu Options Clock Enables the user to adjust the time zone. Normally , your clock is set using signals transmitted by DTV stations. Choosing your time zone sets the cur- rent time automatically . 1 Press MENU to display the on-screen menu. 2 Select the OPTION menu using 3 / 4 then press (SELECT) or 2 . 3 Use 3 / 4 to sele[...]

22 Option Menu Options (Continued) Aspect Ratio Lets you choose the screen format. T o view a picture with a wide (16:9) aspect ratio at 480i or 480p mode output format, you can choose Letter Box, Cropped, or Squeezed. T o view a picture with a normal (4:3) aspect ratio at 720p or 1080i mode output format, you can choose Normal, Wide, Horizon, Zoom[...]

MENU OPERA TION 23 Option Menu Options (Continued) Choosing the Aspect Ratio using RA TIO button Modes for viewing high definition content (16:9) when output format is 480i or 480p Mode: Letter Box Use for a picture with an original 16:9 aspect ratio (in a wide format). Letterbox mode will shrink the picture to fill the screen, with black/gray (or [...]

24 Option Menu Options (Continued) Audio Output Sets the HDTV Receiver ’s digital Audio Output according to the type of audio system you use. 1 Press MENU to display the on-screen menu. 2 Select the OPTION menu using 3 / 4 then press (SELECT) or 2 . 3 Select the Audio Output option using 3 / 4 then press (SELECT) or 2 . 4 Select the desired audio[...]

MENU OPERA TION 25 Caption Menu Options DTV Caption Selects a default Caption language. The caption language options are English, French, and Spanish. Use the menu to select a language. If the selected language is not available on the current program, the caption language for the program is not displayed. Options are: Off: DTV Caption is not displa[...]

26 Caption Menu Options (Continued) DTV Caption Style Selects DTV Captions appearance menu options. Style Use caption feature defaults as provided by the program or customize caption appearance with the Custom menu options. Set By Program: Default text provided by a broadcaster is shown when captions appear . Custom: Customized text is shown when c[...]

MENU OPERA TION 27 Analog Caption Allows you to select a mode for displaying Analog Caption Data. In the Analog Caption Service, Caption 1-4 display program’s dialog, and T ext 1-4 display data service information. ote Analog Captions will appear if they are provided by the broadcaster . Off Analog Caption is not displayed. Caption 1 Caption 1 is[...]

28 Lock (Parental Control) Menu Options Lock System Allows you to set up specific channels and ratings through blocking schemes. Also allows you to activate or disable all of the lock schemes previ- ously set up. A password is required to gain access to the LOCK menus. When the Lock System is set to Off, the Channel and Program Rating are not effec[...]

MENU OPERA TION 29 Lock (Parental Control) Menu Options (Continued) Block Ch. (Channel) Blocks any channel that you do not want to view or that you do not want your kids to watch. If you tune in a blocked channel, a black screen with a pop-up box will appear . This menu can override Channel Edit menu settings (page 19). 1 Follow Steps 1-2 as shown [...]

Lock (Parental Control) Menu Options (Continued) 30 Movie Rating Blocks movies according to the movie ratings so children cannot view certain movies. Y ou can set the ratings to block out all the movies with ratings above a specified level. Keep in mind that the movie ratings apply only to movies shown on TV , not TV programs such as soap operas. 1[...]

MENU OPERA TION 31 Lock (Parental Control) Menu Options (Continued) TV Rating-Children Keeps children from watching certain children’s TV programs according to the ratings limit set. This rating applies only to TV programs for children. Unless you block TV programs intended for mature audiences in the TV Rating – General menu, your children cou[...]

32 Lock (Parental Control) Menu Options (Continued) TV Rating-General Blocks TV programs that you or your family may not wish to watch, based on the rating scheme set. 1 Follow Steps 1-2 as shown for the Lock System on page 28. 2 Use 3 / 4 to select the TV Rating-General option. 3 Press 2 or (SELECT) to move to the third level. 4 Use 3 / 4 to selec[...]

MENU OPERA TION 33 GUIDE Options Program Guide The Program Guide contains schedule and program information for all channels. It also provides local over-the-air channels information including conventional digital channels. Use the Program Guide to find programs easily and conveniently and view schedule and descriptive program information by T ime a[...]

34 Information Displays Channel Banner Display The Channel Banner appears whenever you tune to a new channel or press the (SELECT) button on the remote control while viewing a program. 1 Press (SELECT) while watching a program The Channel Banner appears on the TV screen (Channel number , audio, station name, and current time). • The Channel Banne[...]

Information Displays (Continued) NORMAL OPERA TION 35 Program Information Display The Program Information appears whenever you press the INFO button on the remote control while viewing a program. 1 Press INFO while watching a program Program Information appears on the TV screen. a) Program title Indicates title of current program. (see page 37). b)[...]

36 Program and Station Guide The Program and Station Guide contains schedule and program information for all channels. They also provide local over-the-air channels information including conventional digital channels. Use the Program and Station Guide to find programs easily and conveniently and to view schedule and descrip- tive program informatio[...]

Program and Station Guide (Continued) NORMAL OPERA TION 37 T o show all Information available on the Extended T ext Message Pressing the SELECT button will display the full information window about the highlighted program with Extended T ext Message Icon (see page 35). Depending on the broadcaster and service provider , the Extended T ext Message m[...]

38 Normal Operation Channel Selection Y ou can select a channel as shown below . Number and – (dash) buttons (on the remote control) Use Number (0-9) and – (dash) buttons to select a channel directly . FLASHBK button (on the remote control) Press to return to the previous channel you viewed. For example, if the DTV Receiver is tuned to channel [...]

REFERENCE 39 Programming the Remote Control to Operate Other Devices The HDTV Receiver remote control is a multi-brand or universal remote con- trol that can be programmed to operate most remote-controllable devices from other manufacturers. ote The remote control may not be able to control all models of other brands. 1 T est your remote control. T[...]

40 Remote Control Codes for Other Devices TV Codes Brands Codes Akai 146 006 Amark 1 12 143 Ampro 167 073 Blaupunkt 088 Candle 002 003 004 006 Capehart 058 Citizen 002 003 004 043 101 103 006 143 Classic 043 Concerto 004 Contec 039 043 050 051 Coronado 143 Craig 043 054 Crown 043 143 Daewoo 004 016 017 043 044 055 071 076 103 107 1 1 1 1 14 1 17 12[...]

REFERENCE 41 Remote Control Codes for Other Devices (Continued) VCR Codes Brands Codes JVC 048 043 130 150 050 055 060 012 031 033 152 Kenwood 014 043 048 039 034 047 Lloyd 034 LXI 034 101 013 014 003 009 017 106 Magin 040 Magnavox 067 031 034 041 033 068 Marantz 031 067 012 033 069 Marta 101 Matsui 027 030 MEI 031 033 Memorex 101 003 010 014 031 0[...]

42 T roubleshooting Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. Symptom HDTV Receiver does not turn on. Fragmented picture and unclear sound. No picture. Normal picture but no sound. Picture is distorted. Available channels are missing. Y ou forgot your pass- word. The remote control does not work proper[...]

43 REFERENCE Specifications T elevision System NTSC, DTV standard (1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i) Channel Coverage T errestrial: 2-69, Cable: 1-135 A TSC ANT Input ANT IN (1) (A TSC-8VSB over T errestrial or QAM over cable) ANT Loop Out Out T o TV (1) DVI Output DVI-HDTV Out (1), DVI-D Single Link connector 1080i, 720p, 480p digital RGB Component Video O[...]

This LG Electronics product, marketed by Zenith, will be repaired or replaced, at LG’s option, if it proves to be defective in material or workmanship, under normal use, during the warranty period (“W arranty Period”) listed below , effective from the date (“Date of Purchase”) of original consumer purchase of the product. This warranty is[...]