LG BP175 User manual

Home Blu-Ray and DVD Player Instructions
LG BP175 Blu-Ray DVD Player
Instructions
Connect
Place on a relatively flat surface near the screen you connected it to.
Plug the included power adapter into a wall outlet and its other end into the DC IN plug on the
back left of the player.
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(The player should not automatically turn on once both ends of the power adapter are
connected.)
Also plug the included HDMI cable into the HDMI OUT TO TV plug on the back left of the player.
Plug the other end of this included cable into an HDMI IN input plug on your television/display
monitor. (Pictured above.)
Power on
Press the /I button on the front right of the player, or the (power) button on the remote
control. A green light between the Blu-Ray/DVD drive and the ⏏ (eject) button should light up
and stay on.
Switch TV input
Using the original remote that came with the television/display (not the included LG BLU-RAY
DISC PLAYER remote control) or buttons on a monitor, change the source to the label/name of
the input - usually labeled something like HDMI, HDMI1, HDMI2, etc.
(When the player is properly connected to both power and a TV and that TV is powered on, and
this player has been powered on, the TV may automatically switch to this player.)
Eject disc tray and insert/remove discs
● Once the device is fully powered on (see Power on above) press the ⏏ (eject) button on
the front right of the player, or the ⏏ OPEN/CLOSE button on the top right corner of the
remote control. The screen will go gray when the disc drive has been opened.
● Wait until the disc drive has fully opened before inserting or removing discs.
● Make sure all discs inserted are flat and in the center of the disc tray.
● Once discs are in the proper position, press the ⏏ (eject) button on the front right of the
player, or the ⏏ OPEN/CLOSE button on the top right corner of the remote control to
close the disc tray. You may also give the open disc tray a gentle push in until it
automatically retracts.
○ If you accidentally did not insert any disc but closed the tray, a message will say
that the device did not find a disc. After a few seconds, it will return to the Home
menu.
Home menu
The menu appears once the player is fully turned on and while no discs are inserted.
The top section lists main options.  to choose from options within this section. Currently
highlighted sections get larger when selected.
The bottom section lists shortcuts within main options.  to choose from options within this
section. Press Enter to choose an option from the bottom shortcuts.
If anything unexpected happens or if any messages appear, try the ⌂ HOME button to escape.
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Remote control
Once the player is on and a video disc is inserted, content should play automatically. Use
remote control buttons to control playback.
Hold the control flat, parallel to the floor. Point it directly at the player. A line of sight is required
for the remote control to work. The remote sensor is between the power indicator light and the ⏏
eject button.
Remote control buttons
● POWER - turn the player on or off
● OPEN/CLOSE ⏏ - open/close the drive
● 0-9 - Selects numbered options in a menu
● CAPTION - Turns on or off closed caption functions when available
● REPEAT - Repeats a desired section/sequence
● << - rewind
● >> - fast forward
● |<< - skip back
● >>| - skip forward
● || - pause (just above HOME, otherwise perfect picture has wrong icon there)
● > - play
● ■ - stop
● ⌂ HOME - Displays the home menu
● INFO/MENU - Displays or exits on-screen information
●  directional pad (d-pad) buttons - select options, navigate all system
and disc menus - selected options will likely be colored or highlighted
● ENTER ⦿ - once you’ve selected an option, press this button to confirm your
choice and play content or enter sub-menus
●  BACK - go back a level in menus
● DISC MENU - Exit out of playing content or menu sections to go back to the menu of a disc.
● Colored Red 🔴 R, Green 🟢 G, Yellow 🟡 Y, and Blue 🔵 B buttons - Use these buttons to
navigate Blu-Ray disc menus, they may also be used as shortcut buttons for specific menus.
Battery installation
Do not play with the battery tray cover on the back of the
remote. One AAA battery is installed. If it runs out of power,
you can replace the battery.
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Unskippable sections of DVD and Blu-Ray discs
Player remote control buttons like >> and >>| sometimes allow you to fast forward/skip through
content on discs. Manufacturers of major motion picture movie discs can prevent this in some
situations. If you see ⊘ that means these features are disabled at the current time. Unskippable
content will play, and then the disc will automatically move on to the next video content or disc
menu section.
Using the USB-A plug
Connect a USB-A flash drive or hard drive to the front right USB-A plug.
Use the remote control ⌂ HOME button to get to the main menu of the player. Select the type of
media using the remote control, browse through flash drive/hard drive folders and select
something to view/play. Press  BACK or ⌂ HOME to exit out.
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Power off and safely unplug
First make sure to remove any discs inserted.
Press the /I button on the front right of the player, or the (power) button on the remote
control.
The green light between the Blu-Ray/DVD drive and the ⏏ (eject) button should turn off.
Once the player stops making noise and the green light is off, you can safely unplug either end
of its power adapter.
Diagrams
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