LG Electronics RU-44SZ51D 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-44SZ51D RU-52SZ51D LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.[...]

P AGE 2 W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SH OCK DO NO T REMOVE COVER (OR B ACK). NO U SER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER T O QUALIFIED SERVI CE PERSONNEL. The li ghtning flash with arr owhead symbol, within an equilater al triangle , is inten ded to alert the user to th e presence of unin sulated “dang erous voltage” within th e prod[...]

P AGE 3 Important safeguards f or you and your ne w product Y our prod uct has been man ufactured an d tested with your safety in mind. H owever , improper use can r esult in electrical shock or fir e hazards. T o avoid defeatin g the safeguar ds that have been built into your new pr oduct, please r ead and observe the f ollowing safety points wh e[...]

P AGE 4 (Contin ued from previ ous page) 14. Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outsid e antenna or cable system is conn ected to the prod uct, be sure th e antenna or cable system is gr ounded to provi de protecti on against voltage sur ges and built-up static char ges. Arti cle 810 of the N ational Electri cal Code (U.S.A.), ANSI/ NFP A 70 provi des[...]

P AGE 5 T able of Contents Setup Checklist Safety W arnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Important Safety In struction s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 Functi on Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Step 1. Hook Up TV Rear Connecti ons P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Fr[...]

P AGE 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 Indicator Lamp Indi cator T emperatur e Indicator Off P ower cord is not conn ected. Red P ower Cord is connected , TV is in standby mod e. Gre[...]

P AGE 7 Mini glossary JA CK A connecti on on the back o f a TV , VCR, or any other A/V d evice. This in cludes the RF jack an d the Au dio/Vi deo jacks that ar e color- coded . SIGNAL Pictur e and soun d travelin g through cable , or over the air , to your television scr een. Rear Connections P anel C A L I B R A T I O N PC/DTV (XGA /480p /720p /10[...]

P AGE 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 fron t sid e behind the scr een on your projecti on TV that make conn ecting A udio/Vid eo devices lik e vid eo games and cam cord ers very simple . The jacks ar e like those f ound on th e back jack connecti on panel. Th[...]

P AGE 9 ANT / Cable Service Hookup 1 Connect an an tenna and/or cable service 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 old[...]

P AGE 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 audi o jacks on the back o f your cable box, and connect th em following th e instru ction s provi ded with your equipmen t. This can be combined with an y other equipmen[...]

P AGE 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 an d audi o jacks on the back of your VCR, and conn ect them followin g the in struction s provi ded with your equipmen t. Y ou may conn ect either th e com- posite vid eo or the S-Vid eo[...]

P AGE 12 DVD Play er Mini glossary COMPONENT VIDEO Some vi deo equipm ent uses thr ee separate lin es (Y , P B , P R ) to m ore pr ecisely repr odu ce images . Y our vid eo equipmen t man ual will explain h ow this relates to your equipm ent. Find th e audio an d component or S-Vid eo jacks on the back of your DVD Player and conn ect them fol- lowi[...]

P AGE 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 following th e instructi ons provi d- 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 arro[...]

P AGE 14 RGB-PC/DVI-PC Input Find th e audio an d RGB or DVI jacks on the back of your PC an d then conn ect them f ol- lowing th e instructi ons provi ded 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 AGE 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 prov[...]

P AGE 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 chang es may be need ed to maximize your sound . However , a Dolby Digital Receiver is requir ed to hear 5.1 channel au dio. Le[...]

P AGE 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 udi o/Vid eo jacks locat- ed on the back o f your TV . See the Operatin g Manu al of th e second TV or monitor f or further details r egardin g that devi [...]

P AGE 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 m enu to the scr[...]

Remote Control Functions in TV Mode P AGE 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 an y other progr ammed equipm ent on or off, d ependin[...]

P AGE 20 On-Screen Display s This page d escribes your on-screen display and inf ormati on banner options . 10 AM 03:00 TV 13 MONO TV 6 Timer 10 min : Main Channel Display Displays curren t channel number . 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 olum[...]

P AGE 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 emperature ind i cator . (See page 6) . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 See menu pages for instructions on using the on- scr[...]

P AGE 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 ar e prop- erly installed (ch eck the +/ – symbols). W[...]

P AGE 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 window[...]

P AGE 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 ee[...]

P AGE 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/DOW[...]

P AGE 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 contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Setup m enu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow butt[...]

P AGE 27 PIP (Picture-in-Pictur e) Operation Press PIP on th e remote con trol with th e PIP imag e on the screen to activate POP (Pictur e-out-of-Picture) m ode . The pi ctures of all th e progr ammed chan- nels ar e searched with th e 3 PIP screen, as shown to th e right. • Press SW AP , to enlarg e the selected channel bein g searched on th e [...]

P AGE 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 pi cture. Each time you pr ess PIP INPUT , you toggle between Ant/Cable , Video 1, Vid eo 2, and Fron t Vid eo. 1 2 [...]

P AGE 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, N ormal, Nigh t Time , Movi e , Weak Si gnal, Vi deo Gam e,[...]

P AGE 30 Video Menu Options • Contrast A djusts the differen ce between the li ght and dark levels o f the pictur e. Pr ess the ri ght arrow button to activate adjusting. • Brightness Adjusts th e white or light level o f the over all picture. • Color Adjusts th e intensity o f all colors. • Sharpness Adjusts th e level of crispness in th e[...]

P AGE 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 Soun d Rite, EZ Sound , Balance , T reble , Bass, Fr ont Surroun d, or TV S[...]

P AGE 32 Audio Menu Options • EZ SoundRite Scans f or changes in soun d level during comm ercials , then adjusts the soun d to match th e curren t audio level o f the TV progr am you are watching. • EZ Sound Chooses th e sound option s man ually . Off Lets you adjust the A udio m enu soun d options man ually . Normal Restores th e sound levels [...]

P AGE 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/RI[...]

P AGE 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, then pr ess the RIGHT arr ow to activate the Man ual Clock men u. Use th e LEFT/RIGHT arrow[...]

P AGE 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 me[...]

P AGE 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 RI GHT arrow to activate the On Tim e menu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose On. Use th[...]

P AGE 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 pre[...]

P AGE 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 AGE 39 Aspect Ratio Press th e MENU button on the rem ote contr ol, 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 men u. 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 AGE 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 Ri ght arrow button. Use th e UP/DOWN arrow buttons to m ake your caption selecti on. Y o[...]

P AGE 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 m[...]

P AGE 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 selecti on men u. Use the UP/DOWN arr ow butto[...]

P AGE 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 AGE 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 mor e details on your blocking opti ons. 1 2 3 Lets you set up blocking schemes to block specific chan- nels, ratings and [...]

P AGE 45 P arental Lock Setup (Contd.) Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to choose fr om the f ollowing Lock Men u option s. • Lock System : A ctivates or disables the blocking sch eme you set up pr eviously . • Set P asswor d : Chang es the passwor d by keyin g in a new passwor d twice . • Movie Rating : Blocks movies accor ding to the m ovie r atings[...]

P AGE 46 P arental Lock (Ratings Ov erview) TV-Y7 (Children 7 Y ears & Older): Program is d esigned for child ren age 7 an d above . TV-G (General A udience): M ost parents would find this pr ogram suitable for all ag es. TV-PG (Par ental Guidan ce Suggested): Program con tains material that par ents may find un suitable for young er childr en.[...]

P AGE 47 Progr amming the Remote T est your re mote con trol. T o find out wh ether your r emote con trol can operate th e device with out programmin g, turn on the d evice such as a th e VCR and press th e correspondin g mod e button (VCR) on the r emote contr ol while pointin g at the devi ce. T est the PO WER and CH +/- buttons to see if the d e[...]

P AGE 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 CORONA[...]

P AGE 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 0[...]

P AGE 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 AGE 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 GOLD[...]

P AGE 52 Maintenance 1. Her e ’ s a great way to k eep the dust o ff your screen 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 gent. Wrin g the cloth until it ’ s almost d ry , and th en use it to wipe th e screen. 2. Mak e sure the e xcess water is off th e screen, and th [...]

P AGE 53 Maintenance (Contd.) Even though you m ay be getting cable servi ce , the signal m ay be weak, which mean s the quality of your pi cture may suffer d ue to other f actors. If ther e are pr oblems with th e image on your TV , consult th e Tr oubleshootin g guid e on the following pag es. Y ou may also wan t to contact your cable service pr [...]

P AGE 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 O[...]

P AGE 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 AGE 56 Glossary A list of d efinitions f or some o f the words foun d in this guide as th ey relate to these TVs . 75 OHM RF CABLE The roun d cable that comes fr om an off-air an tenna or cable servi ce provid er . Each end looks lik e a hex shaped nut with a wir e stickin g through th e middle , and it scr ews onto the thr eaded jack on the back[...]

P AGE 57 A list of d efinitions f or some o f the words foun d in this guide as th ey relate to these TVs . Glossary (Contd.) HD-STB High-d efinition set-top box. INPUT Refers to the jack that r eceives a sign al into the TV , VCR or oth er A/V devi ce. JA CK A connecti on on the back of a TV , VCR, or any other A/V d evice . This includ es the RF [...]

P AGE 58 Product Specifications Mod els RU-44SZ51D Horizon tal Size (Inches) 41.7 Hei ght (Inch es) 30.1 Depth (Inch es) 14 W eight (lbs .) 64 RU-52SZ51D 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 Ameri can TV Stand ard, NT SC, A TSC with STB T [...]

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P/N : 3828V A0220X (NB03JC) Y our LG® br and DLP Rear Projection T elevision will be repaired or replaced as set forth below, if it pro ves 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[...]