LG Electronics BDP-S790B manual

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    BDP-S790 4-418-507- 11 (3) Blu-ra y Disc™ / DV D P l a y e r Operating Instr uctions Hookups and Settings Pla yback Internet Settings and Ad justments Additional Inf orm ation[...]

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    2 WARNING To reduce the r isk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open t he cabinet. Refer servicin g to quali fied personnel only. The mains lead must be changed only at a qualified service shop. Batterie s or batteries insta lled apparatus shall not be exposed to excessive[...]

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    3 correctly, you will help pr event potentially negative consequences fo r the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste ha ndling of the battery. The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources. In case of products that for safety, performance or data integrity reasons require a perm[...]

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    4 • Do not place h eavy or unstab le objects on the player . • Do not p lace any obje cts other than dis cs on the dis c tray. Doing s o may ca use damag e to the play er or t he obj ect. • Take out any disc s when you move th e player . If you don’t, the di sc ma y be damage d. • Disconne ct the AC power cord (mains lead) and all other c[...]

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    5 you bel ieve nece ssary. You shoul d also review (i ) the instruc tion manua l and/or the cautio n message of any ot her device used with, or Blu-r ay Disc conte nts played wit h this product and (ii ) our website* for the la test informa tion. The vis ion of young childre n (especia lly those under six years ol d) is still under dev elopmen t. C[...]

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    6 • MPEG Layer-3 au dio coding tech nology and pat ents license d from Fraun hofer IIS and Th omson. • This prod uct incorpora tes proprieta ry technolo gy under license f rom Ver ance Corpo ration and is prot ected by U.S. Pate nt 7,369,677 a nd other U.S. and worldw ide pate nts iss ued and pe nding as w ell as copyrigh t and tr ade sec ret p[...]

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    7 • Other system and produc t names are generally trade marks or reg istered tradema rks o f the man ufactur ers. ™ and ® marks a re no t indi cated i n this docu ment. End Use r Lic ense Inf ormat ion Gracen ote ® End Use r Licens e Agre ement This application or device contains software from Gracenote, Inc. of Emeryville, Calif ornia (“Gr[...]

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    8 Table of Contents WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hookups and Setting s Step 1: Connecti ng [...]

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    9 Guide to Parts and Cont rols A [ / 1 (on/ standby) Turn s on the pl ayer, or sets t o stand by mode . B Disc tray C Front pan el display N , X : Lig hts up dur ing pla yback or paus e. : L ight s up when enabl ing the repeat s etting. : Li ghts up w hen out putt ing 720p/1 080i/1 080p video signa ls. D Z (open/clo se) E N (play) F x (stop) G (USB[...]

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    10 A LINE OUT (VIDE O) jack B DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack C Ventilation hol es D DIGITAL OUT (OPTI CAL) jack E LINE OUT (R-AUDIO-L) jacks F HDMI OUT 1 ja ck G HDMI OUT 2 ja ck H (USB) jack I LAN (100) t erminal Rear panel[...]

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    11 The availab le functi ons of the r emote differ de pend ing on the disc or t he situat ion. z Number 5, AUDIO, 2 +, and N butt ons have a t actile dot. Use t he tac tile do t as a reference when ope rating the pl ayer. A Z (open/clo se) Open s or clos es the di sc tr ay. -TV- t (TV inp ut select) Switc hes between TV and othe r input so urces. -[...]

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    12 POP UP/MENU Open s or clos es th e BD-R OM’ s Pop- up Menu , or the DVD’ s menu . OPTIONS (page 2 2) The o ptions menu th at can be selec ted appe ars on the scr een. HOME Enters the player’s home menu. Displays the wallpaper when pres sed on the cate gory ico n of t he home menu . RETURN Returns to the previo us display. < / M / m / , [...]

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    Hooku ps and Set tings 13 Hookups and Settings Step 1 : Co nnec ting t he P layer Do not connect the mains lead until you have made all the other conn ections. For supp lie d acce ssorie s, see “ Sup plie d access ori es” (pag e 40). Select one of th e follo wing co nnect ion m ethods a ccor ding to t he inpu t jack s on you r TV. Matc h the co[...]

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    14 Selec t one of th e follo wing c onnec tion met hods accord ing to the input ja cks on your AV amplifi er (rec eive r). Wh en you s elect A or B , make th e appropri ate settin gs in the [Audio Settings ] setup (page 31). Connecting to your AV ampli fier (receiver) t Set [BD Audio MIX Setti ng] (page 31). High Speed HDMI Cable (not suppl ied) *1[...]

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    Hooku ps and Set tings 15 About AV Se parat ion Mo de This mod e allows you to out put video signal s via th e HDMI OUT 1 j ack and audio si gnals vi a the HD MI OUT 2 jack separate ly (page 3 4). Example: The illustrati on below shows a n example wher e a TV (3D- com patib le) and an AV amplifier (n ot 3D-compatible ) are conn ected. *1 Use a High[...]

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    16 Step 2: Prepar ing for Networ k Conn ecti on Use a LAN cable to connect to the LAN (100) termin al on th e player . z Using a shi elded i nterface cable (LAN cable) is recom mended. Use the wireless LAN that is built into the pla yer . z Use a wi reless LAN r outer su pporting 802.11b/ g or 802 .11b/g/n. Before s etting the net work set tings Wh[...]

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    Hooku ps and Set tings 17 Step 3 : Ea sy Set up 1 Insert tw o R6 (Size AA ) batterie s by ma tchi ng the 3 and # ends on the ba tteries to the m arkings inside the ba ttery co mpartm ent. 2 Plug th e player into the ma ins. 3 Press [ / 1 to tur n on th e pla yer. 4 Turn on the TV, then switc h the input se lector on your TV so that the sig nal f ro[...]

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    18 Playback Play ing a Di sc For pl ayable discs, see “Pla yabl e disc s” (page 4 0). 1 Switch th e input selector on you r TV so t hat th e si gnal fr om the player appe ars on your TV s creen. 2 Press Z , and pla ce a dis c on the disc tr ay. 3 Press Z to c lose the disc tray. Play back sta rts . If pl aybac k do es not sta rt automatically ,[...]

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    19 Playback instru ction manual suppli ed with the disc . z Refer a lso to t he i nstruction manu als suppl ied with your TV and the c onnected device. You ca n check playbac k inf ormati on, etc., by pressing DISPLAY. The disp layed i nform ation d iffers depend ing on the disc type and pl ayer stat us. Exampl e: when play ing a BD-R OM A Output r[...]

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    20 z • Some Interne t content requi res regis tration via a P C before i t can be play ed. • Some Int ernet con tent may not b e availa ble in some re gions/coun tries. 1 Connec t the playe r to a netwo rk (page 16). 2 Press SEN . 3 Sele ct the I ntern et cont ent and a varie ty of on-deman d enter tainmen t using < / M / m / , , and pre ss [...]

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    21 Playback DLNA Controller- compatible produ ct (a phon e, etc.) t o cont rol pla ybac k. z Refer t o the in structi on manua l su pplied wi th the DLNA Controller. You ca n play music files on the play er (PAR TY host) i n othe r room s simult aneous ly thro ugh Son y prod ucts (PARTY gues t) whic h are co mpati ble with DLNA and the PARTY STREAM[...]

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    22 Exam ple: List o f t he sel ected cas t’s works A Content deta ils Displays a list of relate d informatio n, such as title, c ast, track , or a rtist . B Playback History Displays a title in playback history of a BD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-DA. C Search History Displa ys a list of search his tory. To search for fu rther related information Sel ec t an i[...]

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    23 Playback [Music] only Video Settings • Pic ture Q ual ity Mode: Selects the picture se ttings. • Textur e Remas ter: Adjusts the sharpness and detail of t he edges. • Super Re solution : Improv es the reso luti on. • Smoot hing: R educes on-screen bandi ng by smoothing grada tions on fl at ar eas. • Contr ast Remaster : Automa tically [...]

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    24 [Photo] only Item Detail s Slideshow Speed Changes the slideshow speed. Slideshow Effec t Sets the e ffect for slideshows. Slideshow BGM • Off: Tu rns off the func tion. • My Mu sic from USB: Sets the m usic files registe red in [Add Slideshow B GM]. • Play fr om Music CD: Sets the tra cks in CD - DAs. Switch Display Switch es b etw een [ [...]

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    25 Inte rnet Internet Brows ing Website s You ca n conne ct to th e Intern et an d enjoy w ebsites . 1 Conne ct the pl ayer t o a netw ork (page 16). 2 Select [Network] on th e home menu usin g < / , . 3 Select [Internet B rowser] using M / m , and pres s ENTE R. z Some websit es u se fun ctions w hic h this browser does no t support. Some websi[...]

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    26 H Scroll b ar Pres s < / M / m / , to move the p age disp lay. Vari ous set ting s and op erat ions are avai labl e by pres sing OPTI ONS. The availa ble item s dif fer de pending on the situatio n. Enjoy ing Skype Skyp e is a comm unicat ion softwar e using the Internet. You ca n enjoy Sk ype-t o-S kype vide o call s/vo ice c alls for f ree [...]

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    27 Inte rnet • Connec t the pla yer to a ne twork (page 1 6). • Connect th e web camera with microphone to the USB jack (page 9) . 2 Select [Network] on the home menu usin g < / , . 3 Selec t [Skype] using M / m , and pres s ENTE R. When y ou st art S kype for t he f irst time, follow the on-scr een instruc tions and sign in t o use Skype. I[...]

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    28 C Sign al stren gth indica tor /Networ k transmission speed (wireless networ k conn ecti on only ) D Video of yourself (for vide o calls only) E Available bu ttons The availabl e buttons d iffer depend ing o n the sit uatio n. • Full scree n/Window screen: Chan ges th e displ ay mode. •H a n g U p • Hold/Re sume • Mute/Unmute • Start M[...]

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    29 Settings an d Adjustm ents Settings and Ad justment s Using th e Set tings Displa ys Select [Se tup] on the hom e m enu when y ou nee d to chan ge the setti ngs of the pl ayer . The default setti ngs are underlined. 1 Select [Setu p] on th e ho me menu usin g < / , . 2 Selec t th e setup ca tego ry ic on using M / m , and pres s ENTE R. Netwo[...]

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    30 Off : Se lec t th is to di spla y al l con te nt in 2D. z If you enjoy 4K/24p 3D cont ents, set to [Off] in [3D Output Se tting]. TV Scre en Size S e tting fo r 3D Sets the scre en si ze of your 3D- compatible TV. TV Type 16:9 : Select this whe n connecting to a wide-s creen TV o r a T V wit h a wi de mode function. 4:3: Select this whe n connec[...]

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    31 Settings an d Adjustm ents 4K Out put Auto : Output s 4K/2 4p video signa ls automaticall y if you connect a 4K/ 24p -com pati ble devi ce and m ake the appr opri ate s etti ngs in [ BD- ROM 2 4p Outp ut] or [D VD -ROM 24p Ou tput], and also outp uts 4K/ 24p ph oto imag es if you p lay 2D photo f iles. Off: Turns off th e fun ction. YCbCr/RGB (H[...]

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    32 without a bu ilt-in Dolby Dig ital/ DTS de coder . Bitstream : Select this wh en conn ecting an audi o device with a built-i n Dol by Digit al/DTS de code r. DTS Neo :6 Cinema: Outputs the si mulated multi- chann el soun d from 2 cha nne l sources via the HDMI OUT j ack according to the capabilit y of the connec ted de vice usi ng [DTS Neo :6 Ci[...]

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    33 Settings an d Adjustm ents Parent al Con trol Setti ngs Password Sets or chang es the pas swor d for t he Paren tal Contr ol fu ncti on. A pass word allows you to set a restric tion on BD- ROM or DVD VIDEO, and Int ernet video pl ayback . If nece ssary, you ca n differ entiate th e rest riction levels fo r BD-ROMs, DVD VIDEOs, and Intern et vide[...]

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    34 HDMI:Lin ked to TV-off On : Automatical ly turn s off the player and H DM I-com patible comp onents when the co nnected TV en ters stand by m ode ( BRA VIA S ync) . Off: Tur ns off the fu nction. AV Separ ation Outp ut Mode On: Output s video signals via the HDMI OUT 1 jack and audio s igna ls via t he HDMI OUT 2 jack sep arately. Off : Output s[...]

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    35 Settings an d Adjustm ents z For furthe r detai ls, visit the following website and ch eck the F AQ con te nts: For cus tomers in Eu ropean c ountrie s http:// support. sony-euro pe.com/ Network Co nnection Dia gnostics You ca n run the ne twor k diag nosti c to check i f the net work co nnec tion has been m ade prope rly . Conne ction Se rver S[...]

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    36 Additional Information Trouble shooting If you e xperie nce any of the followi ng difficult ies while u sing the player, use this tr oublesh ootin g guid e to help reme dy the probl em b efor e requ estin g repai rs. Sho uld any pr oblem persist , con sult you r neares t Son y dealer . There is no pict ure or the p ictu re is not out put cor rec[...]

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    37 Additi onal Info rmati on OUT 2 ja ck ( See “ About AV Separ ati on Mode” (pag e 1 5).). , The HDMI OUT jack is c onnected to a DVI de vice. (DV I jack s do not ac cept audio signal s.) , The devi ce conn ected to the HDMI OUT jack does no t support the audio forma t of the pl ayer . Check th e audi o sett ing s ( page 31) . The HD Audio ( D[...]

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    38 Ther e is seve re hummin g or no ise. , Set t he v olum e of th e con nec ted T V lower. , Try movi ng the web cam era wit h micropho ne awa y from t he speake rs of the conn ecte d TV. The pla yer canno t con nect to the netwo rk. , Check t he ne twor k conne ction (pa ge 16) an d the ne two rk set tings (pa ge 34). You can not conn ect yo ur P[...]

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    39 Additi onal Info rmati on , If power fai lure occu rs, set [Control for HDMI] to [O ff], then set [Contr ol for H DMI] to [ On] (page 33). , Check t he foll owing an d refer to the instruc tion ma nual suppl ied wit h the compon ent. – the conn ected co mpon ent is compat ible wi th the [Contro l for HDMI] f unction . – the conn ected co mpo[...]

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    40 playe r are not blo cked. 2 Place the player in a loca tion w ith a dequa te ventila tion to preve nt heat build -up in the play er. The play er does not resp ond to an y button. , Moist ure has cond ensed i nside the player (pag e 3 ). , Hold down [ / 1 on the play er for mor e than 10 second s until the in dicator s on the front pa nel display[...]

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    41 Additi onal Info rmati on *1 Since the Blu-ray Disc sp ecifica tions are new and evolvin g, some d iscs may not be playable dependin g on the di sc ty pe and th e version. The audio output di ffers dependin g on the source, con nected out put jack, a nd select ed aud io s etti ngs . *2 BD-R E: Ve r.2 .1 BD-R: Ver.1.1, 1.2, 1.3 including orga nic[...]

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    42 Video Music Photo *1 The player doe s not play c oded files such a s DRM. *2 The playe r does not pl ay thi s file form at on a DLNA server. *3 The player can onl y play standard definitio n video on a DLNA serve r. *4 The play er can pl ay AVCHD Ver. 2.0 (AVCHD 3D/Progres sive) form at files . *5 The player plays AVCHD format fil es that are re[...]

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    43 Additi onal Info rmati on Since c ommu nica tion via th e wire less LAN fu ncti on is esta blished by radio waves , th e wir eless sign al ma y be susceptibl e to interception. To p rotect wireless c ommunication , this play er suppor ts vari ous s ecurit y func tions . Be sure to correctl y conf igure t he secur ity setting s in accord ance wit[...]

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    44 While ho lding dow n - TV- [ / 1 , enter the TV m anu factur er’s code usi ng th e numbe r butt on s. If more th an one code number is listed, try enteri ng them one at a time unti l you find the o ne that work s w ith your TV. For details , see “BD/DVD Viewin g Settings” ( page 32). The lan guage spelli ngs co nform to the ISO 63 9: 1988 [...]

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    45 Additi onal Info rmati on For detail s, see “ Parental Co ntrol Area Code” ( page 33) . 1513 Siswati; Swati 1514 Sesotho; Sotho southern 1515 Sun danese 1516 S wedish 1517 Swah ili 1521 Tami l 1525 Tel ugu 15 27 Taji k 1528 Thai 1529 Tig rinya 1531 Turkm en 1532 Tagalo g 1534 Sets wana; Tswana 1535 Tonga ; Ton ga islands 1538 Turkis h 15 39 [...]

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    46 Index Numerics 3D 11 , 18 3D Output Setting 29 4K Outp ut 31 A AUDIO 11 Audio S ettings 31 Auto Standb y 34 B BD/DVD Viewing Settings 32 BD-LIVE 18 BD-R 40 BD-RE 40 Bitstream 37 Blu-ray Disc 40 BONUSVIEW 18 BRAVIA Sync 38 C CD 40 Child Lock 9 , 39 Colo ur bu ttons 11 Connecting AV amplifier (Receiver) 14 Netw or k 16 TV 13 Control for HDMI 33 , [...]

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    47 WPA-PSK (A ES) 43 WPA-PSK (TK IP) 43[...]

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    The software of this player ma y be updated in the future. For information about any available updates and the lat est Operating Instructions, please visit the following website: For custome rs in European countries http://support.sony-europe.com/ For custome rs in Australia/New Zealand http://www.sony-asia.com/support/ © 2012 Sony Corporation Pri[...]