LG 15LS1RA User manual

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LCD V
OWNER’S MANUAL
LCD V MODELS
15LS1RA
20LS1RA
P/NO : MFL34797015 (0705-REV00
Printed in Korea
www.lge.com
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
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WARNING
Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not place the product in direct sunlight or
near heat sources such as heat registers,
stove and so on.
This may cause a fire.
Do not use the product in damp place such
as a bathroom or any place where it is likely
to get wet.
This may cause a fire or could give an electric shock.
Bend antenna cable between inside and out-
side building to prevent rain from flowing in.
This may cause water damaged inside the product and could
give an electric shock.
Earth wire should be connected.
If the earth wire is not connected, there is possible a danger
of electric shock caused by the current leakage.
If grounding methods are not possible, a separate circuit
breaker should be employed and installed by a ualified
electrician.
Do not connect ground to telephone wires, lightning rods
or gas pipe.
Do not placing anything containing li uid on
top of the product.
This may cause a fire or could give an electric shock.
Wet Location Marking :
Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and
no objects filled with li uids, such as vases, shall be placed
on the apparatus.
Do not insert any object into the exhaust vent.
This may cause a fire or could give an electric shock.
Do not place heavy objects on the product.
This may cause serious injury to a child or adult.
Important safety instructions shall e provided with each apparatus. This information shall e given in a separate
ooklet or sheet, or e located efore any operating instructions in an instruction for installation for use and
supplied with the apparatus.
This information shall e given in a language accepta le to the country where the apparatus is intended to e
used.
The important safety instructions shall e entitled “Important Safety Instructions”. The following safety
instructions shall e included where applica le, and, when used, shall e ver atim as follows. Additional safety
information may e included y adding statements after the end of the following safety instruction list. At the
manufacturer’s option, a picture or drawing that illustrates the intent of a specific safety instruction may e
placed immediately adjacent to that safety instruction :
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
Do not use water the product while cleaning.
This may cause damaged the product or could give an elec-
tric shock.
In case of smoke or strange smell from the
product, switch it off ,unplug it from the wall
outlet and contact your dealer or service
center.
This may cause a fire or could give an electric shock.
Do not attempt to service the product your-
self. Contact your dealer or service center.
This may cause damaged the product or could give an electric
shock.
Never touch this apparatus or antenna during
a thunder or lighting storm.
This may cause an electric shock.
Never touch the power plug with a wet hand.
This may cause an electric shock.
Disconnect from the mains and remove all
connections before moving.
Do not place the product in a built-in
installation such as a bookcase or rack.
Ventilation re uired.
When installing the product on a table, be
careful not to place the edge of its stand.
This may cause the product to fall, causing serious injury to
a child or adult, and serious damage to the product.
Do not place an outside antenna in the vicinity
of overhead power lines or other electric light
or power circuits.
This may cause an electric shock.
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 electric shock.
Do not pull the cord but the plug when
unplugging.
This may cause a fire.
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Ensure the power cord doesn’t trail across
any hot objects like a heater.
This may cause a fire or an electric shock.
Do not plug when the power cord or the plug
is damaged or the connecting part of the
power outlet is loose.
This may cause a fire or an electric shock.
Dispose of used batteries carefully to protect
a child from eating them.
In case that it eats them, take it to see a doctor immediately.
When moving the product assembled with
speakers do not carry holding the speakers.
This may cause the product to fall, causing serious injury to
a child or adult, and serious damage to the product.
Unplug this product from the wall outlet
before cleaning. Do not use li uid cleaners or
aerosol cleaners.
This may cause damaged the product or could give an electric
shock.
Contact the service center once a year to
clean the internal part of the product.
Accumulated dust can cause mechanical failure.
The distance between eyes and the screen
should be about 5 - 7 times as long as diag-
onal length of the screen.
If not, eyes will strain.
Unplug the product from the wall outlet when
it is left unattended and unused for long periods
of time.
Accumulated dust may cause a fire or an electric shock from
deterioration or electric leakage.
Only use the specified batteries.
This make cause damaged the product or could give an
electric shock.
Do not allow a impact shock or any objects to
fall into the product, and do not drop onto the
screen with something.
You may be injured or the product can be damaged.
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GGIf the TV feels cold to the touch, there may be a small “flicker” when it is turned on. This is normal, there
is nothing wrong with TV.
Some minute dot defects may be visible on the screen, appearing as tiny red, green, or blue spots. However,
they have no adverse effect on the monitor's performance.
Avoid touching the LCD screen or holding your finger(s) against it for long periods of time. Doing so may pro-
duce some temporary distortion effects on the screen.
On Disposal
a. The fluorescent lamp used in this product contains a small amount of mercury.
b. Do not dispose of this product with general household waste.
c. Disposal of this product must be carried out in accordance to the regulations of your local authority.
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CONTENTS
WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PREPARATION
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front Panel Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Back Panel Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Stand Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Detaching Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Back Cover for Wire Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Positioning Your Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Desktop Pedestal Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Kensington Security System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Antenna or Cable Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT SETUP
HD Receiver Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DVD Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Headphone Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
VCR Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PC Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Screen Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
- Auto Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
- Manual Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
- Initializing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
WATCHING TV / CHANNEL CONTROL
Remote Control Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Turning On TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Channel Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Volume Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
On-Screen Menus Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Channel Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
- Auto Program: Channel Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Manual Program: Adding/Deleting Channels . . . . . 29
Fine Tuning Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Favorite Channels Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Key Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
PICTURE CONTROL
Preset Picture Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
- Auto Picture Control (APC) - Preset . . . . . . . . . . 33
- Color Tone - Preset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Manual Picture Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
- Auto Picture Control (APC) - User Mode . . . 35
- Color Tone - User Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Picture Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SOUND & LANGUAGE CONTROL
Digital Auto Sound Processing (DASP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sound Setting Adjustment - User Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Auto Volume Leveler (AVL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Stereo/SAP Broadcasts Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
On-Screen Menus Language Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Caption/Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
TIME SETTING
Clock Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Auto On/Off Timer Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Sleep Timer Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Auto Shut-off Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
APPENDIX
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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PREPARATION
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PREPARATION
ACCESSORIES
Ensure that the following accessories are included with your product. If an accessory is missing, please contact
the dealer where you purchased the product.
Ca le Management
Owner's Manual
1.5V 1.5V
Owner’s Manual Remote Control
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POWER
MTS
FCRMUTE
A.PROG CAPTION
TV INPUT
MEMORY/ERASE
Batteries Power Cord
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PREPARATION
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FRONT PANEL INFORMATION
PREPARATION
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Here shown may be somewhat different from your TV.
Front Panel Controls
Remote Control Sensor
Power Stand y Indicator
Illuminates red in standby mode.
When the TV is turned on, the indicator
blinks green and then illuminates green
before the picture is displayed.
INPUT MENU VOL CH
/I
ENTER
CHANNEL
(EE,DD)Buttons
VOLUME
(FF,GG)Buttons
MENU
Button ENTER
Button
INPUT
Button
POWER
Button
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PREPARATION
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BACK PANEL INFORMATION
15 inches model
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VIDEO
AUDIO
MONO
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S-VIDEOVIDEO
ANTENNA IN
COMPONENT IN
(480i/480p/720p)
AUDIO
AV IN
H/P
RGB (PC/DTV) IN
AUDIO
(RGB) IN
12 3
20 inches model
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Back Connection Panel
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SERVICE ONLY
VIDEO
AUDIO
MONO
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S-VIDEOVIDEO
ANTENNA IN
COMPONENT IN
(480i/480p)
AUDIO
AV IN
H/P
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COMPONENT IN
Connect a component video/audio device to these
jacks.
RGB (PC/DTV) IN
Connect the output from a PC or DTV.
AUDIO (RGB) IN
Connect the audio from a PC or DTV.
ANTENNA IN
Connect over-the air signals to this jack.
HEADPHONE INPUT
Plug the headphone into the headphone socket.
AV (Audio/Video) IN
Connect audio/video output from an external
device to these jacks.
S-VIDEO
Connect S-Video out from an S-VIDEO device.
SERVICE ONLY
Power Cord Socket
For operation with AC power.
Caution: Never attempt to operate the TV on DC
power.
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PREPARATION
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STAND INSTALLATION
PREPARATION
Assemble parts of the stand body with cover base of the stand. Insert the stand body into a cover base
until clicking sound.
Carefully place the product screen side down on a cushioned surface that will protect product and screen
from damage.
Place the product stand on the product as shown.
stand body
cover base
Make sure that the stand
body is bent upward.
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