LG Electronics RU-52SZ61D manual

DLP Projection TV OWNER’S MANUAL Please read this manual carefully before operating your set. Retain it for future reference. Record model number and serial number of the set. See the label attached on the back cover and quote this information to your dealer when you require service. MODELS : RU-44SZ61D RU-52SZ61D Internet Home Page : http://www [...]

P A GE 2 W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRI C SHOCK DO N OT REM OVE COVER (OR BA CK). NO USER SERVI CEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER T O QUALIFIED SERVI CE PERSONNEL. The li ghtning flash with arr owhead symbol, within an equilater al tri angle , is intend ed to alert the user to th e presen ce of unin sulated “dan gerous voltag e” within the [...]

P A GE 3 Important safeguards f or you and y our new product Y our pr oduct has been m anufactur ed and tested with your safety in min d. However , impr oper use can result in electrical shock or fir e hazards . T o avoid d efeating the safegu ards that have been built into your n ew prod uct, please read an d observe the f ollowing safety poin ts [...]

P A GE 4 (Contin ued from previ ous page) 14. Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outsid e antenn a or cable system is connected to the prod uct, be sur e the antenn a or cable system is ground ed to provi de pr otection against voltag e surges an d built-up static char ges . Article 810 of th e Nation al Electrical Cod e (U.S.A.), ANSI/ NFP A 70 pr ov[...]

P A GE 5 T able of Contents Setup Checklist Safety W arnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Important Safety In structi ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 Functi on Status Indi cators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Step 1. Hook Up TV Rear Connecti ons P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 [...]

P A GE 6 Function Status Indicators Lamp indicator , operation indicator , and temperature indicator located below the front panel controls , reveal the operating status of the DLP projection TV . Operati on Indi cator Lamp Indi cator T emper ature Indi cator Off P ower cord is n ot connected. Red P ower Cord is conn ected, TV is in standby m ode .[...]

P A GE 7 Mini glossary JA CK A connecti on on the back of a TV , VCR, or any oth er A/V device . This includ es the RF jack and th e Audi o/Video jacks that ar e color- coded . SIGNAL Pictur e and sound tr aveling through cable , or over the air , to your television screen. Rear Connections P anel C A L I B R A T I O N PC/DTV (XGA /480p /720p /1080[...]

P A GE 8 Front Connection P anel Front A/V P anel S-VIDEO VIDEO FRONT A/V AUDIO (R) (L)/ M ONO Ther e are four jacks on th e left front si de behind th e screen on your projecti on TV that make conn ecting Au dio/Vid eo devi ces like vid eo games and cam corders very simple . The jacks ar e like those f ound on the back jack conn ection panel. This[...]

P A GE 9 ANT / Cable Service Hookup 1 Connect an an tenna and/or cable servi ce to your TV as shown. T urn to page 22 to do a chann el search with EZ Scan for An t/Cable connection(s). For best signal reception, it is recommended to have your Antenna professionally adjusted. 2 If you receive your RF signal through an antenna that is several years o[...]

P A GE 10 Cable Box Connections Locate the output jack on th e back of your cable box. Conn ect this to the Antenn a jack on the back of your TV . Or find th e composite video an d audio jacks on the back o f your cable box, and connect th em following th e instructi ons provi ded with your equipmen t. This can be combined with an y other equipmen [...]

P A GE 11 1 VCR Connections Locate the An tenna jack on the back of your TV . Conn ect this to RF out jack on the back o f your VCR. Or , find the composite vi deo and audi o jacks on the back of your VCR, and conn ect them followin g the in struction s provid ed with your equipmen t. Y ou may conn ect either the com- posite vid eo or the S-Vid eo [...]

P A GE 12 DVD Play er Mini glossary COMPONENT VIDEO Some vi deo equipment uses thr ee separate lines (Y , P B , P R ) to mor e precisely repr oduce im ages. Y our vid eo equipment m anual will explain h ow this relates to your equipmen t. Find th e audi o and componen t or S-Vid eo jacks on the back o f your DVD Player and conn ect them f ol- lowin[...]

P A GE 13 RGB/DVI-HD/STB Input Find th e audio an d Y , P B , P R /RGB/DVI jacks on the back o f your DBS receiver an d con- nect th em followin g the instru ctions pr ovid- ed with your equipm ent. Connect th ese cables to your TV as shown. 1 2 The DTV shows the sharpest picture in 720p mode . Select RGB-DTV Source and press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN arr[...]

P A GE 14 RGB-PC/DVI-PC Input Find th e audi o and RGB or DVI jacks on th e back of your PC an d then conn ect them f ol- lowing th e instru ctions pr ovided with your equipmen t. Connect th ese cables to your TV as shown. 1 2 Synchronization input form: Signals are separate . In DVI-PCmode , adjustments are only Vertical size , and Horizontal size[...]

P A GE 15 External Stereo Connections 1 2 Locate both V ariable Au dio Out jacks on the back o f your TV and the Left/Ri ght audi o input jacks on the back o f your stereo's amplifier . Connect th ese jacks, makin g sure that they ar e connected correctly (red=Ri ght, white=Left.) Adjust th e sound on your stereo, accordin g to direction s pro[...]

P A GE 16 Home Theater: Speaker Lay out sub-woofer righ t speaker left speaker surroun d sound speaker surroun d sound speaker This is a typical speak er layout. Any n umber of other speak er setups are possible , and som e changes m ay be need ed to maximize your sound . However , a Dolby Digital Receiver is requir ed to hear 5.1 channel au dio. L[...]

P A GE 17 Monitor Out Setup Y our TV has a special si gnal output capa- bility which allows you to h ook up a sec- ond TV or m onitor . Just connect th e second TV or monitor to the M ONITOR OUT A udio/Vi deo jacks locat- ed on the back o f your TV . See the Operatin g Manu al of the secon d TV or monitor f or further details r egarding that devi c[...]

P A GE 18 Remote Control Functions in TV Mode 123 456 789 0 TV MODE LIGHT POWER TV/VIDEO DVI RGB VCR CABLE DVD SA T MUTE SW AP PIPCH- PIPCH+ PIP RA TIO RECORD STOP P AUSE REW PLA Y FF MENU EXIT CC FREEZE PIP INPUT VOL CH SURF SAP VIDEO COMP2 COMP1 FRONT SKIP ENTER FLASHBK SURF Scrolls th e Surf channel list. MENU Brings up th e main men u to the sc[...]

Remote Control Functions in TV Mode P A GE 19 123 456 789 0 TV MODE LIGHT POWER TV/VIDEO DVI RGB VCR CABLE DVD SA T MUTE SW AP PIPCH- PIPCH+ PIP RA TIO RECORD STOP P AUSE REW PLA Y FF MENU EXIT CC FREEZE PIP INPUT VOL CH SURF SAP VIDEO COMP2 COMP1 FRONT SKIP ENTER FLASHBK POWER T urns your TV or any oth er progr ammed equipment on or off, d ependin[...]

P A GE 20 On-Screen Display s This page d escribes your on-screen display and inf ormation bann er options . 10 AM 03:00 TV 13 MONO TV 6 Timer 10 min : Main Channel Display Displays curren t channel n umber . Channel Label If a channel label has been set, then it will appear h ere . PIP Display This display appears when PIP is active . V olume V ol[...]

P A GE 21 Front P anel Controls POWER MENU ENTER VOL CH 1 2 4 3 6 7 8 5 POWER MENU ENTER (Same as ENTER button on your r emote contr ol) VOLUME UP / DOWN CHANNEL UP / DOWN Operati on indicator . (See page 6). Lamp indi cator . (See page 6). T emperatur e i nd i cator . (See pag e 6 ). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 See menu pages for instructions on using the on-[...]

P A GE 22 EZ Scan (Channel Search) Refer to pages 7-15 to conn ect external equipmen t to your TV . If you have not don e so, plug in your TV to a standar d 120V 60Hz power outlet. If you have not d one so, rem ove the back of th e remote an d install in two AA batteries . Make sur e batteries are pr op- erly installed (ch eck the +/ – symbols). [...]

P A GE 23 Channel Add / Del / Surf Setup Create two different types of channel lists in memory: “Custom list” and “Surf list” . A custom list can be created by toggling each channel on or off with (Enter). Once a channel is highlighted, you will be able to see whether the channel is currently added or deleted by referring to the small windo[...]

P A GE 24 Channel Label Setup Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Setup m enu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to access the Setup m enu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to select the Ch. Label option. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow to access the Ch. Label m enu. Y ou will now see a scr e[...]

P A GE 25 Main Picture Sour ce Selection 1 2 Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Setup m enu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to access the Setup m enu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to select Main Input. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow to access the M ain Input menu, th en use the UP/DO[...]

P A GE 26 PIP (Picture-in-Pictur e) EZ Scan Ch. Edit Ch. Label Main Input Sub Input G F Prev . Ant/Cable Video 1 Video 2 Front Video SETUP SETUP VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO TIME TIME LOCK LOCK SPECIAL SPECIAL Press th e MENU button on the rem ote control, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Setup m enu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow butt[...]

P A GE 27 PIP (Picture-in-Pictur e) Operation Press PIP on th e remote con trol with the PIP imag e on the screen to activate POP (Pictur e-out-of-Pictur e) mode . The pi ctures of all th e programm ed chan- nels ar e searched with th e 3 PIP screen, as shown to th e right. • Press SW AP , to enlar ge the selected channel bein g searched on th e [...]

P A GE 28 Twin Pictur e Twin Picture splits the screen into 2, allowing 2 pictures to be shown on the TV screen at the same time . Each source is given half the screen. Use th e PIP INPUT button to select the input source f or the sub pictur e . Each time you pr ess PIP INPUT , you toggle between An t/Cable, Vi deo 1, Vid eo 2, and Fron t Video. 1 [...]

P A GE 29 Video Menu Options Press th e MENU button on the rem ote con- trol, th en use the UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Vi deo men u. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to access the Vi deo men u. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to select one o f the followin g options: EZ Pi cture (Off, Norm al, Nigh t Time , Movie , W eak Sign al, Video Gam e,[...]

P A GE 30 Video Menu Options • Contrast A djusts the differen ce between the ligh t and dark levels o f the pi cture . Press the ri ght arrow button to activate adjusting. • Brightness Adjusts th e white or light level o f the overall pi cture. • Color Adjusts th e inten sity of all colors. • Sharpness Adjusts th e level of crispness in th [...]

P A GE 31 Audio Menu Options Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the A udio m enu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to access the A udio m enu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to select one of th e following opti ons: EZ Sound Rite , EZ Sound , Balance , Tr eble, Bass , Fron t Surroun d, or TV [...]

P A GE 32 Audio Menu Options • EZ SoundRite Scans f or chang es in sound level durin g commer cials, th en adjusts the soun d to match th e curren t audio level o f the TV pr ogram you ar e watching. • EZ Sound Chooses th e sound option s manu ally . Off Lets you adjust the A udio m enu sound opti ons man ually . Normal Restores th e sound leve[...]

P A GE 33 Auto Clock Setup Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Tim e menu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to activate the Tim e menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to choose A uto Clock, then press ENTER or the RI GHT arrow button to activate the Auto Clock opti on. Use the LEFT/R[...]

P A GE 34 Manual Clock Setup Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Tim e menu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to activate the Tim e menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to choose M anual Clock, th en press the RIGHT arr ow to activate the Man ual Clock men u. Use th e LEFT/RIGHT arro[...]

P A GE 35 TV Turn Off Time Setup Lets you set an automatic daily turn off time f or your TV . Off Time function overrides On Time function if they are both set to the same time . Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Tim e menu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to activate the Tim e m[...]

P A GE 36 TV Turn On Time Setup Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Tim e menu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow to acti- vate the Tim e menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose On Time , then pr ess the RIGHT arr ow to activate the On Tim e menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose On. Use t[...]

P A GE 37 Sleep Timer Setup Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Tim e menu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to activate the Tim e menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose Sleep Timer th en press the RI GHT arrow to access the Sleep Tim er menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose a pr[...]

P A GE 38 Auto Off Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Tim e menu. Press th e RIGHT arrow button to g o to the Tim e menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to choose A uto Off then press th e RIGHT arrow button to access th e Auto Off menu . Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose On or Off. Press[...]

P A GE 39 Aspect Ratio Press th e MENU button on the rem ote control, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Speci al menu. Or pr ess RA TIO button to instan tly access the Aspect Rati o menu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to acti- vate the Speci al menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose A spect Ratio. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT [...]

P A GE 40 Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Speci al menu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to activate the Speci al menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose Caption s, then pr ess ENTER or the Righ t arrow button. Use th e UP/DOWN arrow buttons to m ake your caption selecti on. Y [...]

P A GE 41 Caption/T ext Mode Selection Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Speci al menu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to activate the Speci al menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose Caption/T ext, then pr ess ENTER or the Righ t arrow button. Use th e UP/DOWN arrow buttons to [...]

P A GE 42 Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Speci al menu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to activate the Speci al menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose Langu age . Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to move in to the Langu age selection men u. Use the UP/DOWN arr ow butto[...]

P A GE 43 EZ Demo (Menu Revie w) Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Speci al menu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to activate the Speci al menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose EZ Demo, th en press ENTER or the RI GHT arrow button to activate EZ Dem o. Press EXIT button on th e[...]

P A GE 44 P arental Lock Setup Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, then use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Lock M enu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to access the Lock M enu. See the n ext page f or more d etails on your blocking opti ons. 1 2 3 Lets you set up blocking schemes to block specific chan- nels, ratings and[...]

P A GE 45 P arental Lock Setup (Contd.) Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose fr om the f ollowing Lock Men u options . • Lock System : A ctivates or disables the blocking sch eme you set up previ ously . • Set P assword : Changes th e password by keyin g in a new password twi ce. • Movie Rating : Blocks movies accor ding to the m ovie ratin gs l[...]

P A GE 46 P arental Lock (Ratings Ov erview) TV-Y7 (Children 7 Y ears & Older): Program is d esigned f or children ag e 7 and above . TV-G (General A udien ce): Most paren ts would find this program suitable f or all ages. TV-PG (Par ental Guid ance Suggested): Progr am contains m aterial that paren ts may find un suitable for younger child ren[...]

P A GE 47 Progr amming the Remote T est your r emote con trol. T o fin d out wheth er your remote con trol can operate th e devi ce without progr amming, turn on the d evice su ch as a the VCR an d press th e correspon ding m ode button (VCR) on the r emote con trol while pointin g at the devi ce . T est the PO WER and CH +/- button s to see if the[...]

P A GE 48 Progr amming Codes: TVs TVs Brand Codes A MARK 112 143 ADMIRAL 072 081 161 AKAI 006 146 AMPRO 073 167 AMSTRAD 052 ANAM 043 054 056 080 104 108 112 115 118 121 131 AOC 004 006 058 112 BLAUPUNKT 088 CANDLE 002 003 004 006 CAPEHART 058 CETRONIC 043 CITIZEN 002 003 004 006 043 101 103 143 CLASSIC 043 CONCERT O 004 CONTEC 039 043 050 051 CORON[...]

P A GE 49 Progr amming Codes: VCRs VCRs Brand Codes AIW A 034 AKAI 016 043 046 124 125 146 AMPRO 072 ANAM 031 033 103 AUDIO D YNAMICS 012 023 039 043 BROKSONIC 035 037 129 CANON 028 031 033 CAPEHART 108 CRAIG 003 040 135 CURTIS MA THES 031 033 041 DAEWOO 005 007 010 064 065 108 110 111 112 116 117 119 DA YTRON 108 DBX 012 023 039 043 DYNA TECH 034 [...]

P A GE 50 Progr amming Codes: SA T/DVDs SA T DVD Brand Codes ALPHAST AR DSR 123 AMPLICA 050 BIRDVIEW 051 126 129 BSR 053 CAPETRONICS 053 CHANNEL MASTER 013 014 015 018 036 055 CHAP ARRAL 008 009 012 077 CITOH 054 CURTIS MA THES 050 145 DRAKE 005 006 007 010 011 052 112 116 141 DX ANTENNA 024 046 056 076 ECHOST AR 038 040 057 058 093 094 095 096 097[...]

P A GE 51 Progr amming Codes: Cable Box es CA TV Brand Codes ABC 003 004 039 042 046 052 053 ANTRONIK 014 ARCHER 005 007 014 024 CABLE ST AR 026 CENTURION 092 CENTURY 007 CITIZEN 007 COLOUR VOICE 065 090 COMBAN O 080 081 COMTRONICS 019 030 DIAMOND 023 EAGLE 020 030 040 EASTERN 057 062 066 ELECTRICORD 032 GE 072 GEMINI 008 022 025 054 GI 052 074 GOL[...]

P A GE 52 Maintenance 1. Her e ’ s a great way to k eep the d ust off your scr een for a while . W et a soft cloth in a mixtur e of lukewarm water an d a little fabri c soften er or dish washing deter gen t. Wring the cloth un til it ’ s almost d ry , an d then use it to wipe th e screen. 2. Mak e sure th e excess water is o ff the scr een, and[...]

P A GE 53 Maintenance (Contd.) Even though you m ay be getting cable servi ce, th e signal m ay be weak, which m eans the qu ality of your pi cture may suffer d ue to other factors . If ther e are problem s with the imag e on your TV , consult th e Tr oubleshooting gui de on the f ollowing pages . Y ou may also wan t to contact your cable service p[...]

P A GE 54 Tr oubleshooting SYMPT OMS Snowy pictur e and unclear sound. Multiple images or ‘ ghost shadow s. ’ Interference: Sharp lines acr oss the screen and unclear sound. Normal picture b ut no sound. No picture and unclear sound. No picture and no sound. No color , but the sound is O .K. Picture has a big black bo x on it, but the sound is [...]

P A GE 55 Remote control doesn ’ t w ork. Menu options can ’ t be changed or selected. No picture or sound when any non-cable sour ce is selected. W eak or no Stereo Sound when using a stereo VCR. The PIP inset is black or lacks contr ast. The PIP inset is “ snow ” when the source is Antenna. Time is incorrect. Tr oubleshooting (Contd.) •[...]

P A GE 56 Glossary A list of d efinitions f or some of th e words f ound in this guid e as they relate to th ese TVs. 75 OHM RF CABLE The roun d cable that comes fr om an off-air antenn a or cable service pr ovider . Each en d looks like a he x shaped nut with a wir e stickin g through th e middle , and it scr ews onto th e threaded jack on th e ba[...]

P A GE 57 A list of d efinitions f or some of th e words f ound in this guid e as they relate to th ese TVs. Glossary (Contd.) HD-STB High-d efinition set-top bo x. INPUT Refers to the jack that r eceives a sign al into th e TV , VCR or other A/V devi ce. JA CK A connecti on on the back o f a TV , VCR, or any oth er A/V device . This in cludes th e[...]

P A GE 58 Product Specifications Mod els RU-44SZ61D Horizon tal Size (Inches) 41.7 Hei ght (Inch es) 30.1 Depth (Inch es) 14 W eight (lbs .) 64 RU-52SZ61D Horizon tal Size (Inches) 48.6 Hei ght (Inch es) 35.1 Depth (Inch es) 15.3 W eight (lbs .) 80 P ower Requiremen t AC 120V , 60Hz T elevision System American TV Stand ard , NTSC, A TSC with STB T [...]

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P/N : 3828V A0220Y (NB03JC) Y our LG® br and DLP Rear Projection T elevision will be repaired or replaced as set forth below, if it prov es to be defec- tive in material or workmanship under normal use, during the warr anty period ("W arranty P eriod") listed below, effec- tive from the date ("Date of Purchase") of original con[...]