LG DK478: Operation

Operation

Playing a DVD or Video CD

General Features

Notes:

Playback Setup

Unless stated otherwise, all operations described use

the remote control. Some features may also be

1. Turn on the TV and select the video input source

available on the Setup menu.

connected to the DVD player.

2. Turn on the audio system (if applicable) and select

Moving to another TITLE

DVD

the input source connected to the DVD player.

When a disc has more than one title, you can move to

3. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray and

another title. Press DISPLAY while playback is

load your chosen disc in the tray, with the playback

stopped then the appropriate number (0-9) or use

side down.

b / B to move to another title.

4. Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the tray. Playback

You can play any title by inputting its number while

starts automatically. If playback does not start,

playback is stopped.

press PLAY.

In some cases, the disc menu might appear

Moving to another CHAPTER/TRACK

instead:

VCDDVD

DVD

When a title on a disc has more than one chapter or a

Use the b B v V buttons to select the title/chapter

disc has more than one track, you can move to

you want to view, then press ENTER to start.

another chapter/track as follows:

Press TITLE or DVD MENU to return to the menu

screen.

• Press SKIP . or > briefly during playback to

select the next chapter/track or to return to the

VCD

beginning of the current chapter/track.

Use the number buttons to select the track you

want to view and press RETURN to return to the

• Press SKIP . twice briefly to step back to the

menu screen. Menu settings and operating

previous chapter/track.

procedures may differ. Follow the instructions on

the each menu screen. You also may set PBC to

• To go directly to any chapter during DVD playback,

Off (See “PBC” on page 14).

press DISPLAY and press v / V to select the

chapter/track icon. Then, input the chapter/track

Notes:

number or use b / B.

• If parental control is set and the disc is not within

the rating settings you must input the password.

Search

VCDDVD

(See “Lock Menu” on page 15.)

1. Press SCAN (

m or M) during playback.

• DVDs may have a region code. Your player does not

play discs that have a region code different from

2. Press SCAN (

m or M) repeatedly to select the

your player. The region code for this player is 5

required speed.

(five).

DVD; X2, X4, X16 or X100

Video CD; X2, X4 or X8

3. To exit SEARCH mode, press PLAY.

Changing the Audio Channel

VCD

Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to hear a

different audio channel (Stereo, Left, or Right).

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Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback

Repeat

VCDDVD

VCDDVD

You can play a title/chapter/all/track on a disc.

1. Press PAUSE/STEP on the remote control during

Press REPEAT during playback to select a desired

playback. Advance the picture frame-by-frame by

repeat mode.

pressing PAUSE/STEP repeatedly.

DVD Video Discs - Repeat Chapter/Title/Off

2. To exit still motion mode, press PLAY.

• Chapter: repeats the current chapter.

• Title: repeats the current title.

Slow Motion

VCDDVD

• Off : does not play repeatedly.

Video CDs - Repeat Track/All/Off

1. Press PAUSE/STEP (X) during playback.

• Track : repeats the current track

The DVD player will now go into PAUSE mode.

• All : repeats all the tracks on a disc.

• Off : does not play repeatedly.

2. Use the SCAN (m or M) to select the required

speed: t 1/16, t 1/8, t 1/4, or t 1/2

Notes:

(backward), or T 1/16, T 1/8, T 1/4, or T 1/2

• On a Video CD with PBC, you must set PBC to Off on the

(forward).

setup menu to use the repeat function (See “PBC” on

page 14).

With a Video CD, the Slow speed changes: T

• If you press SKIP (>) once during Repeat Chapter

1/16, T 1/8, T 1/4 or T 1/2 (forward).

(Track) playback, the repeat playback cancels.

3. To exit Slow Motion mode, press PLAY (N).

3D Surround

VCDDVD

Note:

Slow motion playbsck in reverse is not possible with

To produce a 3D surround effect that simulates multi-

Video CDs.

channel audio from two stereo speakers (instead of

the five+ speakers normally required for multi-channel

Random

VCD

Karaoke DVD

audio from a home theater system).

1. Press DISPLAY during playback.

1. Press RANDOM during playback. The unit

automatically begins random playback and

2. Use 3 or 4 to select the sound option.

RANDOM appears on the menu screen.

The sound option will be highlighted.

Operation

2. Press RANDOM again to normal.

3. Use 1 or 2 to to select “3D SUR”.

To turn off the 3D Surround effect, select “Normal”.

Tip:

By pressing SKIP > during random playback, the unit

Time Search

VCDDVD

selects another title (track) and resumes random playback.

To start playing at any chosen time on the disc:

Note:

1. Press DISPLAY during playback. The time search

On a Video CD with PBC, You must set PBC to Off on the

box shows the elapsed playing time.

setup menu to use the repeat function (See “PBC” on page

14).

2. Press v / V to select the time clock icon and “-:--:-

-” appears.

Repeat A-B

VCDDVD

3. Input the required start time in hours, minutes, and

seconds from left to right. If you enter the wrong

To repeat a sequence.

numbers, press CLEAR to remove the numbers

1. Press A-B at your chosen starting point. “ A - ”

you entered. Then input the correct numbers.

appears briefly on the TV screen.

4. Press ENTER to confirm. Playback starts from the

2. Press A-B again at your chosen end point.

selected time.

“A - B” appears briefly on the TV screen and the

repeat sequence begins.

3. Press A-B again to cancel.

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Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMA

Disc

The DVD player can play MP3/WMA formatted

recordings on CD-ROM, CD-R, or CD-RW discs.

Audio CD

Once you insert an audio CD a menu appears on the

TV screen. Press v / V to select a track then press

PLAY or ENTER and playback starts.

MP3 / WMA

1. Press v / V to select a folder, and press ENTER

to see the folder contents.

2. Press v / V to select a track then press PLAY or

ENTER. Playback starts.

Operation

Note:

Displays path of track from the disc on the TV screen.

Tip:

• If you are in a file list on the MP3/WMA menu and want to

return to the Folder list, use the v / V to highlight and

press ENTER.

• Press and hold V / v to go to the next / previous page.

• On a CD with MP3/WMA and JPEG you can switch

MP3/WMA and JPEG. Press TITLE and MP3/WMA or

JPEG word on top of the menu is highlighted.

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MP3 / WMA disc compatibility with this player is

limited as follows:

• Sampling frequency: within 8 - 48 kHz (MP3),

within 22 - 48kHz (WMA)

• Bit rate: within 32 - 320kbps (MP3),

40 - 192kbps (WMA)

• The player cannot read an MP3/WMA file that has

a file extension other than “.mp3” / “.wma”.

• CD-R physical format should be ISO 9660

• If you record MP3 / WMA files using software that

cannot create a file system (eg. Direct-CD) it is

impossible to playback MP3 / WMA files. We

recommend that you use Easy-CD Creator, which

creates an ISO 9660 file system.

• File names should have a maximum of 8 letters

and must incorporate an .mp3 or .wma extension.

• They should not contain special letters such as /

? * : “ < > l etc.

• The total number of files on the disc should be

less than 999.

This DVD player requires discs and recordings to

meet certain technical standards in order to achieve

optimal playback quality. Pre-recorded DVDs are

automatically set to these standards. There are

many different types of recordable disc formats

(including CD-R containing MP3 or WMA files) and

these require certain pre-existing conditions (see

above) to ensure compatible playback.

Customers should note that permission is

required in order to download MP3 / WMA files

and music from the Internet. Our company has

no right to grant such permission. Permission

should always be sought from the copyright

owner.

Audio CD and MP3 / WMA Disc

Random

CD

Features

1. Press RANDOM during playback. Random

Playback begins immediately and RANDOM

appears on the menu screen.

Pause

MP3CD

WMA

2. To return to normal playback, press RANDOM

1. Press PAUSE/STEP during playback.

repeatedly until RANDOM disappears from the

menu screen.

2. To return to playback, press PLAY, ENTER or

press PAUSE/STEP again.

Tip:

By pressing SKIP > during random playback, the unit

MP3CD

WMA

selects another track and resumes random playback.

Moving to another Track

1. Press SKIP (. or >) briefly during playback

Repeat A-B

CD

to go to the next track or to return to the beginning

of the current track.

1. To repeat a sequence during disc playback press

A-B at your chosen starting point. The Repeat icon

2. Press SKIP . twice briefly to go back to the

and “A” appear on the menu screen.

previous track.

2. Press A-B again at your chosen end point. The

3. You can play any track by inputting its number.

Repeat icon and “A-B” appear on the menu

screen, and the sequence begins to play

Repeat Track/All/Off

MP3CD

WMA

repeatedly.

You can play a track/all on a disc.

3. To exit the sequence and return to normal play,

1. Press REPEAT when playing a disc. The repeat

press A-B again. The Repeat icon disappears from

icon appears.

the menu screen.

2. Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode.

3D Surround

CD

• Track: repeats the current track

To produce a 3D surround effect that simulates multi-

• All: repeats all the tracks on a disc.

channel audio from two stereo speakers (instead of

• Off(No display): does not play repeatedly.

the five+ speakers normally required for multi-channel

Note:

audio from a home theater system).

If you press SKIP (>) once during Repeat Track playback,

1. Press AUDIO during playback.

the repeat playback cancels.

“3D SUR” appears on the menu screen.

2. To return to normal playback, press AUDIO

Search

MP3CD

WMA

repeatedly until “3D SUR” disappears from the

menu screen.

1. Press SCAN (m or M) during playback.

2. Press SCAN (m or M) repeatedly to select the

required speed: X2, X4, X8 backward or forward.

3. To exit SEARCH mode, press PLAY.

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Repeat Programmed Tracks

Programmed Playback

You can play a title/chapter/all/track on a disc.

1. Press REPEAT when playing a disc. The repeat

The program function enables you to store your

icon appears.

favorite tracks from any disc in the player memory. A

program can contain 99 tracks (Audio CD) or 999

2. Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode.

tracks (MP3/WMA).

• Track: repeats the current track

1. Insert a disc.

• All: repeats all the tracks on programmed list.

• Off(No display): does not play repeatedly.

Audio CD and MP3/WMA Discs:

Audio CD or MP3/WMA menu appears as below.

Note:

If you press SKIP (>) once during Repeat Track playback,

the repeat playback cancels.

Erasing a Track from Program List

1. Use vVbBto select the track that you wish to

erase from the Program list.

2. Press CLEAR. Or, select “ ” icon then Press

Audio CD Menu MP3/WMA Menu

ENTER to place the selected track on the Program

list. Repeat to erase additional tracks on the list.

Video CD: Press PROGRAM while playback is

stopped. The program menu appears. Press

Erasing the Complete Program List

RETURN to exit the menu.

Select “ ”, then press ENTER. The complete

Note:

Program for the disc is erased.

On a Video CD with PBC, you must set PBC to Off on the

setup menu to use the programmed playback (See “PBC” on

Note:

page 14).

The programs are also cleared when the disc is removed.

Operation

Video CD Menu

2. Select a track on the List.

3. Press PROGRAM. Or, select “ ” icon then

ENTER to place the selected track on the Program

list. Repeat to place additional tracks on the list.

You can add all tracks in the disc. Select

“ ” icon then press ENTER.

4. Select the track you want to start playing on the

Program list. Press and hold v / V to move to the

next / previous page.

5. Press PLAY or ENTER to start. Playback begins in

the order in which you programmed the tracks and

“PROG.” appears on the display window. Playback

stops after all of the tracks on the Program list

have played once.

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Playing a DVD VR format Disc

Maintenance and Service

This unit will play DVD-R/RW discs recorded using

Refer to the information in this chapter before

the DVD-Video format that have been finalized using

contacting a service technician.

a DVD-recorder.

Handling the Unit

• This unit will play DVD-RW discs recorded using

the Video Recording (VR) format.

When shipping the unit

1. Insert a disc and close the tray. The TITLE LIST

Please save the original shipping carton and packing

menu appears on the TV screen.

materials. If you need to ship the unit, for maximum

protection, re-pack the unit as it was originally packed

at the factory.

Keeping the exterior surfaces clean

• Do not use volatile liquids such as insecticide

spray near the unit.

• Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact

2. Press v / V to select a track then press PLAY or

with the unit for a long period of time. since they

ENTER and playback starts.

leave marks on the surface.

Note:

Cleaning the unit

• Unfinalized DVD-R/RW discs cannot be played in this

To clean the player, use a soft, dry cloth. If the

player.

surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft cloth lightly

• Some DVD-VR disc are made with CPRM data by DVD

moistened with a mild detergent solution.

RECORDER. Player does not support these kinds of discs

and display the “CHECK DISC”.

Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol, benzine,

or thinner, as these might damage the surface of the

What is ‘CPRM’?

unit.

CPRM is a copy protection system (with scramble system)

only allowing the recording of ‘copy once’ broadcast

Operation

programs. CPRM stands for Content Protection for

Maintaining the Unit

Recordable Media.

The DVD player is a high-tech, precision device. If the

This play is CPRM compatible, which means that you can

record copy-once broadcast programs, but you cannot

optical pick-up lens and disc drive parts are dirty or

then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM recordings

worn, the picture quality could be diminished.

can only be made on DVD-RW discs formatted in VR

Depending on the operating environment, regular

mode, and CPRM recordings can only be played on

inspection and maintenance are recommended after

players that are specifically compatible with CPRM.

every 1,000 hours of use.

For details, please contact your nearest authorized

service center.

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