LG 42LN540V manual

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    www .lg.c om O WNER’S MANU AL LED T V *L G LED TV applies L CD screen with LED backlights. Please r ead this manual caref ully bef ore operating your set and r etain it f or futur e r ef erence. P /NO : MFL67 688511( 1301-REV00) Printed in K orea LA6 1** LN54** LN53**[...]

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    2 ENG ENGLISH SPECIFICA TIONS T ABLE OF CONTENTS 3 LICENSES 3 OPEN SOURCE SOFTW ARE NOTICE 4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 10 -Viewing3DImaging(Only3Dmodels) 12 INST ALLA TION PROCEDURE 12 ASSEMBLING AND PREP ARING 12 Unpacking 14 Separatepurchase 15 Partsandbuttons 16 LiftingandmovingtheTV 17 Setting?[...]

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    3 ENG ENGLISH LICENSES/OPENSOURCESOFTW ARENOTICE LICENSES Supportedlicensesmaydifferbymodel.Formoreinformationaboutlicenses,visitwww .lg.com. ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.“Dolby”andthedouble-D symbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories. [...]

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    4 ENG ENGLISH SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Pleasereadthesesafetyprecautionscarefullybeforeusingtheproduct. W ARNING   DonotplacetheTVandremotecontrolinthefollowingenvironments:  - A locationexposedtodirectsunlight  - Anareawithhighhumidit[...]

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    5 ENG ENGLISH SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS   Donotplugtoomanyelectricaldevicesintoasinglemultipleelectricaloutlet. Otherwise,thismayresultinfireduetoover-heating.   Donotdroptheproductorletitfalloverwhenconnectingexternaldevices. Othe[...]

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    6 ENG ENGLISH SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS   Donotdisassemble,repairormodifytheproductatyourowndiscretion. Fireorelectricshockaccidentcanoccur . Contacttheservicecentreforcheck,calibrationorrepair .   Ifanyofthefollowingoccur ,unplugthe?[...]

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    7 ENG ENGLISH SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS CAUTION   Installtheproductwherenoradiowaveoccurs.   Thereshouldbeenoughdistancebetweenanoutsideantennaandpowerlinesto keeptheformerfromtouchingthelatterevenwhentheantennafalls. Thismaycausean?[...]

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    8 ENG ENGLISH SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS   DonotturntheproductOn/Offbyplugging-inorunpluggingthepowerplugtothe walloutlet.(Donotusethepowerplugforswitch.) Itmaycausemechanicalfailureorcouldgiveanelectricshock.   Pleasefollowthe?[...]

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    9 ENG ENGLISH SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS   Whenmovingorunpackingtheproduct,workinpairsbecausetheproductis heavy . Otherwise,thismayresultininjury .   Contacttheservicecentreonceayeartocleantheinternalpartsoftheproduct. Accumulateddu[...]

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    10 ENG ENGLISH SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS Viewing 3D Imaging (Only 3D models) W ARNING Viewing Environment   Viewing T ime  - Whenwatching3Dcontents,take5-15minutebreakseveryhour .Viewing3Dcontentsforalong periodoftimemaycauseheadache,dizziness,fatigueoreyest[...]

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    1 1 ENG ENGLISH SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS CAUTION Viewing Environment   ViewingDistance - Maintainadistanceofatleasttwicethescreendiagonallengthwhenwatching3Dcontents.Ifyou feeldiscomfortinviewing3Dcontents,movefurtherawayfromtheTV . Viewing Age   Infa[...]

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    12 ENG ENGLISH INST ALLA TIONPROCEDURE/ ASSEMBLING ANDPREP ARING NOTE   Imageshownmaydifferfromyour TV .   Y ourTV’ sOSD(OnScreenDisplay)maydifferslightlyfromthatshowninthismanual.   Theavailablemenusandoptionsmaydifferfromthein[...]

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    13 ENG ENGLISH ASSEMBLING ANDPREP ARING Remote control, batteries (AAA) (Seep.29,30) Owner ’ s manual Power Cord Cable holder (Dependingonmodel) (Seep.22) Cinema 3D Glasses Thenumberof3D glassesmaydiffer dependingonthemodel orcountry . (OnlyLA61**) Stand Screws 8EA,M4x14 ([...]

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    14 ENG ENGLISH ASSEMBLING ANDPREP ARING Separate purchase Separatepurchaseitemscanbechangedormodiedforqualityimprovementwithoutanynotication. Contactyourdealertobuytheseitems. Thesedevicesonlyworkwithcertainmodels. AG-F*** Cinema3Dglasses AG-F***DP Dualp[...]

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    15 ENG ENGLISH ASSEMBLING ANDPREP ARING Parts and buttons  Button Description H Scrollsthroughthesavedprogrammes. H Adjuststhevolumelevel. OK ꔉ Selectsthehighlightedmenuoptionorconfirmsaninput. SETTINGS Accessesthemainmenu,orsavesyourinputandexitsthemenus. I[...]

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    16 ENG ENGLISH ASSEMBLING ANDPREP ARING Lifting and moving the TV Pleasenotethefollowingadvicetopreventthe TVfrombeingscratchedordamagedandforsafe transportationregardlessofitstypeandsize. CAUTION   Avoidtouchingthescreenatalltimes,as thismay[...]

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    17 ENG ENGLISH ASSEMBLING ANDPREP ARING 2 3 1 StandBody StandBase P5x25 3EA Front M4x14 4EA Setting up the TV Imageshownmaydifferfromyour TV . Attaching the stand LN54/53** Front M4x14 4EA StandBase T opView StandBody 1 2 3 LA61** 4EA M4x14[...]

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    18 ENG ENGLISH ASSEMBLING ANDPREP ARING CAUTION   WhenattachingthestandtotheTV set,placethescreenfacingdownona cushionedtableorflatsurfacetoprotectthe screenfromscratches.   Makesurethatthescrewsareinserted correctlyandfastened[...]

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    19 ENG ENGLISH ASSEMBLING ANDPREP ARING Mounting on a table 1 LiftandtilttheTVintoitsuprightpositionona table.  -  Leavea10cm(minimum)spacefromthe wallforproperventilation. 2 Connectthepowercordtoawalloutlet. CAUTION   Donotplacet[...]

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    20 ENG ENGLISH ASSEMBLING ANDPREP ARING Securing the TV to a wall (Thisfeatureisnotavailableforallmodels.) 1 Insertandtightentheeye-bolts,orTVbrackets andboltsonthebackoftheTV .  - Ifthereareboltsinsertedattheeye-bolts position,removethebo[...]

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    21 ENG ENGLISH ASSEMBLING ANDPREP ARING A B CAUTION   Disconnectthepowerfirst,andthenmove orinstalltheTV .Otherwiseelectricshock mayoccur .   IfyouinstalltheTVonaceilingorslanted wall,itmayfallandresultinsevereinjury . Usean[...]

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    22 ENG ENGLISH ASSEMBLING ANDPREP ARING T idying cables (OnlyLA61**) 1 UseCableHoldertoneatlysecureandposition cablestogether . 2 FixtheCableManagementrmlytotheTV . (OnlyLN54/53**) 1 UseCableHoldertoneatlysecureandposition cablestogether . Cable[...]

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    23 ENG ENGLISH MAKINGCONNECTIONS MAKING CONNECTIONS Thissectionon MAKING CONNECTIONS mainly usesdiagramsforthe47LN5400models. ConnectvariousexternaldevicestotheTV andswitchinputmodestoselectanexternal device.Formoreinformationofexternaldevice’s c[...]

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    24 ENG ENGLISH MAKINGCONNECTIONS Satellite dish Connection (Onlysatellitemodels) ConnecttheTVtoasatellitedishtoasatellite socketwithasatelliteRFcable(75Ω). LNB Satellite IN 13/18V 700mA Max Satellite Dish HDMI Connection T ransmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfro[...]

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    25 ENG ENGLISH MAKINGCONNECTIONS MHL Connection MobileHigh-denitionLink(MHL)isaninterface fortransmittingdigitalaudiovisualsignalsfrom mobilephonestotelevisionsets. NOTE   Connectthemobilephonetothe HDMI IN (MHL) 2 or HDMI IN 2 (MHL) porttoview the[...]

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    26 ENG ENGLISH MAKINGCONNECTIONS Composite Connection T ransmitsanalogvideoandaudiosignalsfroman externaldevicetotheTV .Connecttheexternal deviceandtheTVwiththecompositecableas shown. 2 VIDEO M O NO ( ) AUDIO L R VCR/DVD/Blu-Ray/HDCableBox YELLOW YELLOW [...]

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    27 ENG ENGLISH MAKINGCONNECTIONS Audio Connection Y oumayuseanoptionalexternalaudiosystem insteadofthebuilt-inspeaker . Digital optical audio connection T ransmitsadigitalaudiosignalfromtheTVtoan externaldevice.Connecttheexternaldeviceand theTVwiththe[...]

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    28 ENG ENGLISH MAKINGCONNECTIONS CI module Connection Viewtheencrypted(pay)servicesindigital TV mode.Thisfeatureisnotavailableinallcountries. NOTE   CheckiftheCImoduleisinsertedintothe PCMCIA cardslotintherightdirection.If themoduleis?[...]

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    29 ENG ENGLISH REMOTECONTROL REMOTE CONTROL Thedescriptionsinthismanualarebasedonthebuttonsonthe remotecontrol. PleasereadthismanualcarefullyandusetheTVcorrectly . T oreplacebatteries,openthebatterycover ,replacebatteries (1.5V AAA)matching?[...]

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    30 ENG ENGLISH REMOTECONTROL (OnlyLN54/53**) (POWER) T urnstheTVonoroff. TV/RAD SelectsRadio,TVandDTVprogramme. SUBTITLE Recallsyourpreferredsubtitleindigitalmode. A V MODE Selectsan A Vmode. RA TIO Resizesanimage. INPUT Changestheinputsource. Number buttons Entersnumb[...]

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    31 ENG ENGLISH ENTERT AINMENT 1 Pressthe SETTING buttontoaccessthemain menu. 2 Selectthe NETWORK  →  Network Setting menu. NETWORK NetworkSetting Move OK NetworkStatus 3 Selectthe Start Connection . ConnectaLANcabletothebackofTV . Settingyournetworkwil[...]

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    32 ENG ENGLISH USINGTHEUSERGUIDE USING THE USER GUIDE UserGuideallowsyoutomoreeasilyaccessthedetailedTVinformation. 1 Press SETTINGS toaccessthemainmenus. 2 Pressthe RED buttontoaccessthe Customer Support menus. 3 PresstheNavigationbuttonsto?[...]

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    33 ENG ENGLISH MAINTENANCE  MAINTENANCE Cleaning your TV CleanyourTVregularlytokeepthebestperformanceandtoextendtheproductlifespan. CAUTION   Makesuretoturnthepoweroffanddisconnectthepowercordandallothercablesfirst.   WhentheTVisl[...]

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    34 ENG ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING/EXTERNAL CONTROLDEVICESETUP TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution Cannotcontrolthe TVwiththeremote control.   Checktheremotecontrolsensorontheproductandtryagain.   Checkifthereisanyobstaclebetweentheproductandther[...]

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    35 ENG ENGLISH SPECIFICA TIONS SPECIFICA TIONS Productspecificationsmaybechangedwithoutpriornoticeduetoupgradeofproductfunctions. MODELS 32LA61** 42LA61** 47LA61** 32LA613S-ZA 32LA613V -ZA 32LA6130-ZB 32LA6134-ZB 32LA6136-ZB 32LA613S-ZB 32LA613V -ZB 32LA613V -ZF 32LA613V -ZG 32LA6150-ZB 32LA6154-ZB 32LA6156-ZB[...]

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    36 ENG ENGLISH SPECIFICA TIONS MODELS 42LN54** 47LN54** 50LN54** 42LN5400-ZA 42LN5403-ZA 42LN5404-ZA 42LN5405-ZA 42LN5406-ZA 42LN540B-ZA 42LN540R-ZA 42LN540S-ZA 42LN540U-ZA 42LN540U-ZB 42LN541U-ZB 42LN540V -ZA 42LN541V -ZC 42LN542V -ZD 47LN5400-ZA 47LN5403-ZA 47LN5404-ZA 47LN5405-ZA 47LN5406-ZA 47LN540B-ZA 47LN540R-ZA 47LN540S-ZA 47LN540U-ZA 47LN54[...]

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    37 ENG ENGLISH SPECIFICA TIONS HDMI-DTV supported mode Resolution Horizontal Frequency (kHz) V ertical Frequency (Hz) 720x480 31.469 31.5 59.94 60 720x576 31.25 50 1280x720 37.5 44.96 45 50 59.94 60 1920x1080 33.72 33.75 28.125 26.97 27 33.716 33.75 56.25 67.43 67.5 59.94 60 50 23.97 24 29.976 30.00 50 59.94 60 Component port connecting information[...]

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    38 ENG ENGLISH SPECIFICA TIONS 3D supported mode (Only3Dmodels)   Video,whichisinputasbelowmediacontentsisswitchedintothe3Dscreenautomatically .   Themethodfor3Ddigitalbroadcastmaydifferdependingonthesignalenvironment.Ifvideoisnot switched[...]

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    R ecord the model number and serial number o f the TV . R ef er to the label on the back co ver and quot e this inf ormation to your dealer when requiring any ser vice. MODEL SERIAL Please contact L G First . If y ou have any inquiries or c omments, please contact L G customer inf ormation centre. Customer Inf ormation Centre C o u n t ry Se rv i c[...]