LG RU-52SZ30 manual

LCD 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-52SZ30 RU-60SZ30 Internet Home Page : http://www .l[...]

P AGE 2 W ARNING: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRI C SHOCK DO NO T REMOVE COVER (OR BA CK). NO U SER SERVI CEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER T O QU ALIFIED SERVI CE PERSONNEL. The li ghtnin g flash with arr owhead symbol, within an equilater al triangle , is intend ed to alert the user to th e pr esence of unin sulated “dan ger ous voltag e” within the[...]

P AGE 3 Important safeguards f or you and y our new pr oduct Y our produ ct has been man ufactur ed an d tested with your safety in mind . However , impr oper use can result in electri cal shock or fir e hazards . T o avoid d efeating th e safeguar ds that have been built into your n ew prod u ct, please read an d observe the f ollowing safety poin[...]

P AGE 4 (Contin ued from pr evious pag e) 14. Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outsid e antenn a or cable system is conn ected to the prod uct, be sur e the an tenn a or cable system is groun ded to provi de pr otection again st voltag e surg es and built-up static char ges . Article 810 o f th e Nati onal Electri cal Code (U.S.A.), ANSI/ NFP A 70 p[...]

P AGE 5 T able of Contents 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 Fron t Connecti o[...]

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 L CD projection TV . Operati on Indi cator Lamp Indi cator T emperature In dicator Off P ower cord is n ot connected . Red P ower Cord is conn ected, TV is in stan dby m ode .[...]

P AGE 7 Mini glossary JA CK A connecti on on the back of a TV , VCR, or any oth er A/V devi ce. This in clud es the RF jack an d the A udio/Vi deo jacks that ar e color- coded . SIGNAL Pictur e and sound tr aveling thr ough 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 /1[...]

P AGE 8 Front Connection P anel Front A/V P anel S-VIDEO VIDEO FRONT A/V AUDIO L/MONO R Ther e are f our jacks on the left fr ont si de behind th e screen on your pr ojection TV that mak e connectin g Au dio/Vi deo d evices like vi deo gam es and cam cord ers very sim- ple . The jacks ar e like th ose foun d on the back jack connecti on panel. This[...]

P AGE 9 ANT / Cable Service Hookup 1 Connect an an tenna an d/or cable service to your TV as shown. T urn to page 26 to d o a channel sear ch with EZ Scan for An t/Cable connecti on(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 [...]

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 o f your TV . Or find th e composite vid eo and au dio jacks on the back o f your cable box, an d connect th em followin g the in structi ons provi ded with your equipm ent. This can be combined with an y other equipm[...]

P AGE 11 1 VCR Connections Locate the An tenna jack on th e back of your TV . Connect this to out jack on the back o f your VCR. Or find th e composite vid eo and audi o jacks on the back o f your VCR, and conn ect them f ollowing the in structi ons pr ovid ed with your equipmen t. Y ou may connect either th e com- posite vid eo or the S-Vi deo cab[...]

P AGE 12 DVD Play er Mini glossary COMPONENT VIDEO Some vi deo equipmen t uses three separ ate lines (Y , P B , P R ) to more pr ecisely repr oduce im ages . Y our man ual will e xplain how this relates to your equipm ent. Find th e audi o and compon en t or S-Vid eo jacks on the back o f your DVD Player and conn ect th em fol- lowing th e instru c[...]

P AGE 13 RGB/DVI-HD/STB Input Find th e audi o and Y , P B , P R /RGB/DVI jacks on the back o f your DBS r eceiver and con- nect th em followin g th e instru ction s provi d- ed with your equipmen t. Connect th ese cables to your TV as sh own. 1 2 The DTV shows the sharpest picture in 720p mode . Select RGB-DTV Source and press ENTER. Use UP/DOWN a[...]

P AGE 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 th en connect th em fol- lowing th e instru cti ons pr ovid ed with your equipmen t. Connect th ese cables to your TV as sh own. 1 2 Synchronization input form: Signals are separate . In DVI-PC, it’s available to adjust V ertical size, and Horizontal s[...]

P AGE 15 External Stereo Connections 1 2 Locate both V ariable A udi o Out jacks on the back o f your TV and the Left/Ri ght au dio input jacks on the back o f your stereo's amplifier . Connect th ese jacks, m aking sur e that the ri ght an d left channels are conn ected correctly . Adjust th e sound on your ster eo, accordin g to directi ons [...]

P AGE 16 Room Setups for Home Theater sub-woofer right speaker left speaker surround sound speaker surround sound speaker This is just a gen eral r oom desi gn. Any n umber of setups ar e possible , and som e chang es may be n eeded to maximize your soun d. H owever , a Dolby Digital Receiver is r equired to hear 5.1 chann el audi o. A left and ri [...]

P AGE 17 Monitor Out Setup Y our TV has a special signal output capa- bility which allows you to h ook up a sec- ond TV or m onitor . Just connect th e second TV or m onitor to the M ONIT OR OUT Au dio/Vi deo jacks locat- ed on the back o f your TV . See the Operatin g Man ual o f the secon d TV or monitor f or further d etails regar ding that devi[...]

P AGE 18 Remote Control Functions in TV Mode 123 456 789 0 tv mode li ght power tv/video dvi rgb vcr cabl e dvd sat mute swap pipch- pipch+ pip ratio record stop pause rew play 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 me nu to the scr ee[...]

Remote Control Functions in TV Mode P AGE 19 123 456 789 0 tv mode li ght power tv/video dvi rgb vcr cabl e dvd sat mute swap pipch- pipch+ pip ratio record stop pause rew play 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 equipmen t on or off, d epending o[...]

P AGE 20 On-Screen Display s This page d escribes your on-screen display an d inform ation bann er option s. 10 AM 03:00 TV 13 MONO TV 6 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 olume level is di[...]

P AGE 21 Front P anel Controls power menu enter vol ch power menu enter vol ch P ower On / Off Menu Enter (Sam e as ENTER button on your rem ote contr ol) VOLUME UP / DOWN CHANNEL UP / DOWN Operati on indi cator . (See page 6). Lamp indi cator . (See page 6). T emperatur e ind i cator . (See page 6). 1 2 3 4 See menu pages for instructions on using[...]

P AGE 22 Main Picture Sour ce Selection 1 2 Press th e MENU button on the r emote contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Setup m enu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to access the Setup m enu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to select M ain Source . Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow to access the M ain Source m enu, th en use the[...]

P AGE 23 PIP (Picture-In-Pictur e) Main Source PIP Source G EZ Scan Ch. Add/Del/Surf Ch. Label 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 r emote con trol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Setup m enu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT [...]

P AGE 24 PIP (Picture-In-Pictur e) Press PIP on th e rem ote contr ol with the PIP imag e on the scr een to activate POP (Pictur e-out-of-Pi cture) m ode . The pi ctures o f all the pr ogramm ed chan- nels ar e search ed with the 3 PIP scr een, as shown to th e righ t. • Press SW AP , to enlarge the selected channel bein g search ed on the PIP sc[...]

P AGE 25 Twin Pictur e Twin Picture splits the screen into 2, allowing 2 picture sources 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 sour ce for th e sub pictur e . Each time you pr ess PIP INPUT , you toggle between Ant/Cable , Vi deo 1, Vid eo 2, Fron t Vid eo[...]

P AGE 26 EZ Scan (Channel Search) Use pag es 9-14 to connect e xternal equipmen t to your TV . If you have not don e so, plug in your TV to a stand ard 120V 60Hz power outlet. If you have not d one so, r emove th e back of th e rem ote and put in two AA batteries . Mak e sure batteri es are pr op- erly installed (ch eck the +/ – symbols). With th[...]

P AGE 27 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 28 Channel Label Setup Press th e MENU button on the r emote contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Setup m enu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to access the Setup m enu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to select th e CH Label option. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow to access the CH.Label m enu. Y ou will now see a scree[...]

P AGE 29 VIDEO Menu Press th e MENU button on the r emote con- trol, th en use the UP/DOWN arr ow button to select the Vi deo m enu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to access the Vi deo m enu. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to select on e of th e followin g option s. Y our options ar e: Contr ast, Brigh tness , Sharpness , Color , Tint, EZ Vi deo [...]

P AGE 30 VIDEO Menu • Contrast Adjusts th e differen ce between the li ght an d dark levels o f the pi cture . Press the righ t arrow button to activate adjusting. • Brightness Adjusts th e white or ligh t level of th e overall pi cture. • Sharpness Adjusts th e level of crispn ess in the ed ges between th e ligh t and d ark areas o f the pi [...]

P AGE 31 AUDIO Menu Press th e MENU button on the r emote contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the A udi o men u. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to access the A udi o men u. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to select on e of th e followin g option s. Y our options are: Bass , T reble , Balance, EZ Soun d, EZ Sound Rite , Audio M o[...]

P AGE 32 AUDIO Menu • Bass: Incr eases or decr eases the lower fr equency soun ds of th e TV speakers . • Tr eble: In creases or d ecreases th e high er frequency soun ds o f the TV speakers . Incr eases in tr eble, f or ex ample , mak e voice or strin g sounds stan d out. • Balance: Lets you adjust the left to right balan ce of th e TV speak[...]

P AGE 33 Aspect Ratio Press th e MENU button on the r emote con trol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Speci al men u. Or press RA TIO button to instan tly access the A spect Ratio m enu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to acti- vate the Speci al men u. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to ch oose Aspect Ratio. Press ENTER or th e RIG[...]

P AGE 34 Press th e MENU button on the r emote contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Speci al men u. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to activate the Speci al men u. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to ch oose T rilingu al Men us. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to move in to the Lan guag e selection men u. Use th e UP/DO[...]

P AGE 35 Press th e MENU button on the r emote contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Speci al men u. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to activate the Speci al men u. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to ch oose Caption s, th en press ENTER or th e Righ t arrow button. Use th e UP/DOWN arrow button s to mak e your caption selecti o[...]

P AGE 36 EZ Demo Press th e MENU button on the r emote contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Speci al men u. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to activate the Speci al men u. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to ch oose EZ Demo, th en press ENTER or th e RIGHT arrow button to activate EZ Dem o. Press EXIT button on th e rem ote to [...]

P AGE 37 Auto Clock Setup Press th e MENU button on the r emote contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Tim e men u. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to activate the Tim e men u. Use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to choose A uto clock, then pr ess ENTER or the RI GHT arrow button to activate th e Auto Clock opti on. Use th e L[...]

P AGE 38 Manual Clock Setup Press th e MENU button on the r emote contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Tim e men u. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to activate the Tim e men u. Use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to choose M anu al Clock, then pr ess the RIGHT arr ow to activate Man ual Clock. Use th e LEFT/RIGHT arr ows but[...]

P AGE 39 TV Turn On Time Setup Press th e MENU button on the r emote contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Tim e men u. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow to acti- vate the Tim e men u. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to ch oose On Time , then press the RI GHT arrow to activate On Time . Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to ch oose On. Use th e LE[...]

P AGE 40 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 r emote contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Tim e men u. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to activate the Tim e [...]

P AGE 41 Sleep Timer Setup Press th e MENU button on the r emote contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Tim e men u. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to activate the Tim e men u. Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to ch oose Sleep Timer th en press th e RIGHT arr ow to activate Sleep Timer . Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to ch oose a pres[...]

P AGE 42 P ar ental Lock Setup Press th e MENU button on the r emote contr ol, then use th e UP/DOWN arrow button to select the Lock M enu. Press ENTER or th e RIGHT arr ow button to activate the Lock M enu. See the n ext pag e for m ore d etails on your blocking opti ons . 1 2 3 Lets you set up blocking schemes to block specific chan- nels, rating[...]

P AGE 43 P ar ental Lock Setup Continued Use th e UP/DOWN arrows to ch oose from the f ollowing Lock M enu opti ons . • Lock On/Off : Activates or disables th e blocking sch eme you set up previ ously . • Set P assword : Changes th e password by inputting a n ew password twice . • Movie (MPP A) : Blocks movies accor ding to the m ovie ratin g[...]

P AGE 44 P ar ental Lock Setup Continued TV-Y7 (Directed to Older Child ren): Pr ogram is d esigned f or childr en age 7 an d above . TV-G (General au dien ce): Most paren ts would find this pr ogram suitable f or all ages . TV-PG (Par ental gui dance sugg ested): Progr am contain s material that par ents m ay find un suitable for youn ger childr e[...]

P AGE 45 Progr amming the Remote T est your rem ote contr ol. T o find out wh ether your r emote con tr ol can operate th e componen t with out progr am- ming, turn on th e componen t su ch as the VCR and pr ess th e correspon ding m od e but- ton (VCR) on the r emote con trol while pointin g at the compon en t. T est the POWER and CH +/- buttons t[...]

P AGE 46 Progr amming Codes 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 CONCERTO 004 CONTEC 039 043 050 051 CORONADO 143[...]

P AGE 47 Progr amming Codes 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 034 053 ELE[...]

P AGE 48 Progr amming Codes 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 038 040 057 058 093 094 095 096 097 098 099 100[...]

P AGE 49 Progr amming Codes 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 COMBANO 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 GOLDEN CHANNEL 030 [...]

P AGE 50 Maintenance 1. Her e ’ s a gr eat way to k eep the d ust off your scr een for a while . Wet a so ft cloth in a mixture of lukewarm water an d a little f abric so ftener or dish washin g deterg ent. Wrin g the cloth un til it ’ s almost d ry , and th en use it to wipe th e screen. 2. Mak e sure th e ex cess water is o ff the scr een, an[...]

P AGE 51 Maintenance continued Even though you m ay be gettin g cable , the si gnal m ay be weak, which m eans th e quality of your pi cture m ay suffer due to oth er factors . If ther e are pr oblems with th e imag e on your TV , consult th e T roublesh ooting gui de on th e followin g pages . Y ou may also want to contact your cable service pr ov[...]

P AGE 52 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 53 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, cont ’ d ?[...]

P AGE 54 Glossary A list of d efinition s for som e of th e words f ound in this gui de . 75 OHM RF CABLE The roun d cable that comes fr om an o ff-air antenn a or cable service provi der . Each end looks lik e a he x shaped nut with a wir e sti cking through th e mid dle , an d it screws on to the thr eaded jack on th e back of your TV . A/V CABLE[...]

P AGE 55 A list of d efinition s for som e of th e words f ound in this gui de . Glossary continued JA CK A connecti on on the back o f a TV , VCR, or any oth er A/V devi ce . This inclu des th e RF jacks an d the A udi o/Vid eo jacks that are color-cod ed. MODE The m ode d etermines th e type o f devi ce (TV , VCR, Cable, A ux) that the r emote is[...]

P AGE 56 Product Specifications Mod els RU-52SZ30 Horizon tal Size (inch es) 50.4 Hei ght (in ches) 38.8 Thickn ess (inch es) 15.3 W eigh t (lbs) 119 RU-60SZ30 Horizon tal Size (inch es) 56.7 Hei ght (in ches) 42.7 Thickn ess (inch es) 19.4 W eigh t (lbs) 141 P ower requir emen t 120V , 60Hz T elevision system Ameri can TV Stand ard , NTSC, A TSC w[...]

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P/N : 3828V A0220S (NB03JA) Y our LG® brand LCD R ear Projection T elevision will be repaired or replaced as set forth below , if it proves to be defec- tive in material or workmanship under normal use, during the warr anty period ("W arranty Period") listed below , effec- tive from the date ("Date of Purchase") of original con[...]