USER MANUAL Freeview+ DVD Recorder with HDD RHT497H/RHT498H/RHT499H As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, LG has determined that this product or product models meet the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR® is a U.S. registered mark. LG RHT49X instructions.
SAFETY AND WARNINGS Please carefully read this user manual before setting up the unit and retain for future use. WARNING: To reduce the risk of the unit over heating ensure the surrounding area is clear and well ventilated. WARNING: Cigarette smoke can damage this unit, DO NOT smoke around this unit. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: DO NOT install this unit in a confined space such as a book case, rack or similar unit. Ensure the area is well ventilated.
COPYRIGHTS REGIONAL CODES Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the area/region in which you are making a copy. Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rights owner. This unit has a regional code printed on the rear of the unit and can play only DVD discs labelled with the same code as on the rear of the unit or “ALL”.
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Power requirements: Power consumption: Dimensions (approx.): Net weight (approx.
RECORDABLE AND PLAYABLE DISCS This unit can play and record all widely-used DVD types. The table below shows some specific compatability differences depending on the disc types. The table below shows the file formats and media types that this unit can playback. DVD – Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented. Audio CD – Music CDs or CD-R/RWs in music CD format that can be purchased. Data disc (DivX, JPEG, MP3 or WMA) – Discs that contain DivX, JPEG, MP3 or WMA files. 5 LG RHT49X instructions.
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CONTENTS COMPATIBILITY AND DIGITAL TV COVERAGE STATEMENT QUICK START Introducing your LG recorder and remote control Connecting your LG recorder Auto set-up, playing a disc Accessing Freeview+ & The Digital EPG Recording Before purchasing this unit, please ensure that you can receive a digital TV transmission signal in your area. Please be aware that not all high definition TVs are fully compatible with this unit. For TVs with 625 progressive scan problems, switch to a standard definition (576i, 576p).
INTRODUCING YOUR LG RECORDER Main Unit 1 1. 2 4 2. Disc Tray Insert a disc here. 3 3. 9 15 10 Scart cable 11 12 OPEN/CLOSE Opens or closes the disc tray. 4. Display Window Shows the current status of the unit. T/S:Indicates the timeshift mode. REC:The unit is recording. HDD:The unit is in HDD mode. DVD:The unit is in DVD mode. HDD DVD:The unit is dubbing. 5 6 7 8 14 / I POWER Switches the unit ON or OFF. Indicates when the unit is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed.
INTRODUCING YOUR LG REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION Remove the battery cover on the rear of the Remote Control, and insert one AAA size battery with + and - matched correctly. 2 SCAN [ ]: Search backwards or forwards. SKIP [ ]: Go to next or previous chapter/track/file. PAUSE/STEP [ ]: Pause playback or recording temporarily. PLAY [ ]: Starts playback. STOP [ ]: Stops playback or recording. 3 HOME [ ]Activates the HOME menu.
CONNECTING YOUR LG RECORDER 1. CONNECT AERIAL TO HDD/DVD RECORDER 3. CONNECT HDD/DVD RECORDER TO TV Connect terrestrial TV aerial to the ‘ANTENNA IN’ port on the unit. If you use an indoor aerial, select one with a signal amplifier rated at 5v, 100mA and set [Antenna Feed 5V] to [ON] in the set-up menu. SCART CABLE DO NOT connect or disconnect SCART cable whilst unit or TV is switched on. SCART cable connections are quick & simple to connect.
OTHER OPTIONS HDMI CABLE HDMI connection is the digital replacement to the old SCART standard and provides the best picture and sound quality as well as being quick and simple to connect. COMPONENT (Y PB PR) CABLE A HD connection can also be obtained by using a Component cable. Connect to COMPONENT OUTPUT port on the unit and to COMPONENT INPUT port on your TV. Also connect audio cables (Red & White) to analogue AUDIO OUTPUT port on the unit and to AUDIO INPUT port on TV. Component cable sold separately.
CONNECTING YOUR LG RECORDER 5. AUTO SET-UP PLAYING A DVD DISC When the ‘POWER’ is turned on for the first time or when resetting the unit the clock will be set and channels tuned automatically. a. Press the [ ] button on the remote control to open disc tray. Insert disc. b. Press the [ ] button on the remote control to close the disc tray. c. Most DVD discs will play automatically and you will notice [Read] in the display window. d. To stop playback press the [ ] button. e.
• To display information for selected transmission: • Press [blue]. Recording from the EPG Never miss your favorite FREEVIEW TV program, Simply record to Hard Disk using following easy steps. To view scheduled programs for the next 8-days: a) Press [GUIDE]. EPG Menu is displayed. b) Press [Green]. ] to select date. c) Press [ d) Press OK [ ] to view schedule for that date. To view detailed information for program being viewed: a) Press [GUIDE]. EPG Menu is displayed.
CONNECTING YOUR LG RECORDER TERMS AND TIPS Unit Press Select The LG HDD/DVD Recorder Press a [named] button on Unit’s remote control ] buttons freely on remote Press [ control to highlight an option Set Follow instructions for currently displayed menu to choose an option Enter Press buttons on remote control to provide a code, name or password Panel Part of the display screen.
CONNECTING A PAY-TV / CANAL PLUS DECODER DISPLAYING SET UP MENU a) b) c) d) AV2 Connection To connect a decoder or other device to AV2 Decoder port on rear panel of Unit: a) Display set up menu (see Displaying Set Up Menu) b) Auto Programming is highlighted.
CONNECTING A DIGITAL CAMCORDER Audio Output. To choose digital audio signal when using a Digital Audio Output port: a) Press HOME [ ]. First menu is displayed.
d) Select option in right panel: ON for clear sound e) Press OK [ ] to confirm SIMPLINK When two LG devices are connected via a HDMI cable the SIMPLINK system can control some of the functions such as ‘play’, ‘pause’, ‘scan’ and ‘power on’. For more information please refer to your LG TV manual. MAIN GUIDE 17 LG RHT49X instructions.
ADJUST SETTINGS DISPLAYING SET UP MENU a) b) c) d) • Seek: Search for a channel automatically. Searching stops when Unit tunes into a channel. • Ch.: Change channel number • MFT: Fine tune channel for clearer picture • CANAL: Set channel for decoder, to watch or record PAY-TV/Canal plus programs • NICAM: Set channel for NICAM broadcast h) Press OK [ ] to confirm settings Press HOME [ ]. First menu is displayed.
GENERAL SETTINGS DISPLAYING SET UP MENU g) Press OK [ ]. Program is set as favorite and FAV is displayed. While watching TV, press [FAV] and select a favorite channel to view. a) b) c) d) ADDING A CHANNEL To add a channel manually to a program list: a) Display set up menu (see Displaying Set Up Menu) b) Auto Programming is highlighted.
KARAOKE SETTINGS • 16:9 Wide for a wide-screen TV. d) Press OK [ ] to confirm To mix multi-channel karaoke DVD channels into normal stereo: a) Display set up menu (see Displaying Set Up Menu) b) Select audio options icon in left panel c) Select Vocal from middle panel d) Select option in right panel: • ON for mixed sound in stereo e) Press OK [ ] to confirm VIDEO OUTPUT FORMAT To change TV connection setting: a) Display set up menu (see Displaying Set Up Menu) b) Auto Programming is highlighted.
LANGUAGE SETTINGS DISPLAYING SET UP MENU a) b) c) d) d) Refer to language code list below e) Enter chosen code • Press [CLEAR] to delete invalid entries f) Press OK [ ] to confirm Press HOME [ ]. First menu is displayed.
PARENTAL LOCK SETTINGS LANGUAGE CODES Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Ameharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Aymara 6588 Azerbaijani 6590 Bashkir 6665 Basque 6985 Bengali; Bangla 6678 Bhutani 6890 Bihari 6672 Breton 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Byelorussian 6669 Chinese 9072 Croatian 7282 Czech 6783 Danish 6865 Dutch 7876 English 6978 Esperanto 6979 Estonian 6984 Faroese 7079 Fiji 7074 Finnish 7073 French 7082 Frisian 7089 Galician 7176 Georgian 7565 German 6869 Greek 6976 Greenlan
FORGOTTEN PASSWORD • Press [CLEAR] to delete invalid entries f) Press OK [ ] to confirm g) Select a DVD rating or No Limit to disable DVD Rating. h) Press OK [ ] to confirm To reset forgotten password: a) Display set up menu (see Displaying Set Up Menu) b) Select lock system icon in left panel c) Select Lock System from middle panel d) Enter [210499] e) Select displayed YES option f) Press OK [ ]. Password has now been cleared.
RECORDING SETTINGS AREA CODE DISPLAY SET UP MENU The area code determines which country’s standards are used to rate DVDs for control by parents.
LP: Slightly lower than SP mode. SP: Standard quality. XP: Highest picture quality. e) Press OK [ ] • 10 mins • 15 mins e) Press OK [ ] AV2 RECORDING RECORDING ASPECT Setting must be compatible with video input signal for clear picture.
DISC SETTINGS DISPLAY SET UP MENU number of titles a) Press HOME [ ]. First menu is displayed. ] until Easy Menu is displayed b) Press [ c) Select SETUP d) Press OK [ ] to display set up menu To unfinalise a disc: a) Load disc in drive b) Display set up menu (see Displaying Set Up Menu) c) Auto Programming is highlighted. Select Disc Format option from left panel d) Select Unfinalise from middle panel e) Press OK [ ] to confirm FORMATTING To format a DVD: • Load disc in drive.
SOFTWARE UPDATE & SYSTEM INFORMATION DISPLAY SET UP MENU DTV DIAGNOSTICS a) Press HOME [ ]. First menu is displayed. ] until Easy Menu is displayed b) Press [ c) Select SETUP d) Press OK [ ] to display set up menu To view diagnostic information: a) Display set up menu (see Displaying Set Up Menu) b) Select network icon at bottom of left panel c) Select DTV Diagnostics from middle panel. d) Select START in right panel e) Press OK [ ]. Diagnostic information is displayed.
VIEWING TV MODE SETTING SWITCHING PROGRAM LIST To view live TV in HDD mode: • Press [HDD] To view live TV in DVD mode: • Press [DVD] To switch channel list to Digital TV, Analog TV or Radio: a) Press [PR LIST]. TV channel list is displayed. b) Press [ ] to move to title of list ] to select Digital TV, Analog TV or Radio. c) Press [ Chosen list is displayed.
RECORDING MODE SETTING e) Enter following information: • Media: Choose HDD or DVD CH/PR: Choose a program number or other source to record. • Date: Choose a date up to 1 month ahead. • Start Time: Set start time. • End Time: Set end time.
USING OTHER MEDIA TYPES OPERATING USB FLASH DRIVE (Not supplied) To display recording progress bar during timeshift recording: • Press OK [ ] To play back from beginning or end of timeshift bar: ] • Press [ To stop timeshift recording: a) Press STOP [ ]. Screen will return to live transmission. b) Press OK [ ] to confirm • Timeshift will stop automatically after 6 hours.
c) d) e) f) g) Press [ ] until MUSIC menu is displayed Select location of music file Press OK [ ] Select music title Press PLAY [ ] g) h) i) j) k) Press OK [ ]. Slide Show menu is displayed. Select Speed option Press OK [ ] Select speed required Press OK [ ] To view all photo files: • Select All To view only selected files: i Select file ii Press [MARKER] iii Select and mark further files as required iv Select Object option l) Select START m) Press OK [ ]. Slide show begins.
PLAYBACK FROM DISC PAUSE A SLIDE SHOW • • Press PAUSE/STEP [ ] to pause slide show. Press PLAY [ ] to continue slide show. SIMULTANEOUS PLAYBACK AND RECORD To play a title from HDD/DVD while making a different recording: Options are restricted when copying, dubbing, using DivX or using DVD. a) Press HOME [ ]. MOVIE menu is displayed. b) Select HDD or DVD c) Press OK [ ]. Options are displayed. d) Select title to play.
FRAME-BY-FRAME PLAYBACK PLAYING REPEATEDLY DURING PLAYBACK • Press PAUSE/STEP [ ] repeatedly To advance or reverse playback frame by frame: • Press PAUSE/STEP [ ] once to freeze playback ] repeatedly. • Press [ Reverse frame-by-frame playback not available for Video CD.
CHAPTER SEARCH: HDD, -RW VR, -RW VIDEO, +RW, +R, RAM correction ii Enter correct numbers.
EDITING RECORDED CONTENT BEFORE EDITING g) Press OK [ ] • If item was on Playlist, it is deleted from Playlist but not from Original • If item was on Original recording, it is deleted both from Original and from Playlist h) Press OK [ ] to confirm. • Advanced editing functions require VR mode formatted DVD (DVD-RW or DVD-RAM). • Original title or Playlist can be edited. • Editing of Original title is final. • Playlists can be created for editing purposes.
g) h) i) j) k) COMBINING TITLES: HDD Select either Chapter or Playlist option Select Move option from menu on left panel Press OK [ ] Select place to move chapter to Press OK [ ]. Updated list is displayed.
• DELETING A PART Press and hold [MENU/LIST] button for 3 seconds To delete part of title: a) Ensure playback stopped b) Press [DVD] or [HDD] c) Press [MENU/LIST] d) Select title e) Press OK [ ] f) Select Edit option to display editing menu g) Select Delete Part from editing menu in left panel h) Press OK [ ] to display delete part menu ] and PAUSE/STEP [ ] i) Use PLAY [ ], SCAN [ buttons to locate start/end points • Start Point: Select start point of deletion • End Point: Select end point of deletion •
USING THE DISC MENU PAUSE/STEP [ ]: Deletes a character after cursor position STOP [ ] / [CLEAR]: Deletes character before cursor position ]: Moves cursor to left or right [ [MENU/LIST] / [INFO]: Changes character set on keyboard menu. Numbers [0-9]: Enters that number at cursor position • To apply a genre for a selected title on HDD: i Highlight a character on keyboard menu ii Press and hold [ ] until curser jumps across to Genre option ii Highlight genre iv Press OK [ ] to select.
COPYING AND MOVING FILES, FOLDERS AND TITLES COPYING FILE(S) OR FOLDER(S) TO HDD NAMING A FILE OR FOLDER ON HDD a) Press [DVD] to select mode b) Press [MENU/LIST] c) Select file or folder to copy To copy more files or folders: • Select next file • Press [MARKER] when each one is highlighted. d) Press OK [ ] e) Select Edit from menu in left panel f) Press OK [ ] to show sub options. g) Select Copy option. Copy menu is displayed.
DUBBING A TITLE AFTER DUBBING TO DVD • c) d) e) f) g) Ensure DVD is finalized (see Finalizing in Disc settings section) so it will play back on other units DUBBING A TITLE FROM HDD TO DVD, OR FROM DVD TO HDD Select SETUP Press OK [ ] to display set up menu Select recording icon in left panel Select Dubbing option from middle panel Press OK [ ] to start dubbing. Currently set recording mode (XP, SP, LP, EP or MLP) will apply.
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GENERAL PROBLEM The Power does not turn on PLAYBACK SOLUTION PROBLEM Check the mains cable is plugged into the Unit and mains outlet securely. Check the disc format is compatible with this unit. Try resetting the unit by holding the POWER button for FIVE seconds. Check the disc region code is compatible with this unit. The unit does not playback. Select the appropriate video input (AV) mode on the TV so the picture from the unit appears. There is no picture. Picture Noise Appears.
RECORDING PROBLEM Cannot record or does not record correctly. HDMI SOLUTION PROBLEM SOLUTION Check the disc/HDD has sufficent available space. Try disconnecting then re-connecting the HDMI cable. Check the source is not copy protected. Switch the mains power off and back on. Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy-once material. Check the Video input for the connected device is set correctly. HDMI device does not display a picture. Timer record function is not successful.
P/No.: MFL42689424 LG RHT49X instructions.
