LG 55WL30MS-D Owner's manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL

MONITOR SIGNAGE

42WL30MS

47WL30MS

55WL30MS

60WL30MS

Please read this manual carefully before operating the your set and

retain it for future reference.

MONITOR SIGNAGE MODELS

WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other

reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

4 LICENSES

5 ASSEMBLING AND

PREPARING

5 Accessories

6 OptionalAccessories

7 PartsandButtons

8 ConnectingtheStand

8 ConnectingtheSpeaker

9 UsingtheMountingCableTie

10 UsingtheIRReceiver

10 PortraitLayout

11 MountingonaWall

13 REMOTE CONTROL

15 USING THE MONITOR

15 ConnectingtoaPC

15 - RGBConnection

16 - DVIConnection

16 - HDMIConnection

17 - DisplayPortConnection

17 - IRReceiverConnection

18 AdjustingtheScreen

18 - SelectinganImageMode

18 - CustomizingImageOptions

19 - CustomizingPCDisplayOptions

19 AdjustingtheSound

19 - SelectinganSoundMode

20 - CustomizingSoundOptions

20 UsingAdditionalOptions

20 - UsingtheInputList

21 - AdjustingAspectRatio

23 ENTERTAINMENT

23 UsingtheNetwork

23 - ConnectingtoaWiredNetwork

24 - NetworkStatus

25 UsingtheMyMedia

25 - ConnectingUSBStorageDeviceand

UsingSignageDevice

27 - BrowsingFiles

29 - ViewingMovies

32 - ViewingPhotos

35 - ListeningtoMusic

38 - ViewingtheContentsList

39 - DivX®VODGuide

40 - UsingPIP/PBP

41 CUSTOMIZING SETTINGS

41 AccessingMainMenus

42 - PICTURESettings

45 - AUDIOSettings

46 - TIMESettings

47 - OPTIONSettings

51 - PictureIDSettings

52 - NETWORKSettings

53 MAKING CONNECTIONS

54 ExternalDeviceConnection

54 - AV(CVBS)Connection

54 - COMPONENTConnection

55 - HDMIConnection

55 - DVIConnection

56 USBConnection

56 LANConnection

57 DaisyChainConnection

57 - DVImode

58 TROUBLESHOOTING

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61 SPECIFICATIONS

74 IR CODES

75 CONTROLLING THE MULTIPLE

PRODUCT

75 ConnectingtheCable

75 RS-232CConfigurations

75 CommunicationParameter

76 CommandReferenceList

78 Transmission/ReceivingProtocol

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LICENSES

Supportedlicensesmaydifferbymodel.Formoreinformationofthelicenses,visitwww.lg.com.

ThetermsHDMIandHDMIHigh-DefinitionMultimediaInterface,andthe

HDMIlogoaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMILicensingLLC

intheUnitedStatesandothercountries.

ABOUTDIVXVIDEO:DivX isadigitalvideoformatcreatedbyDivX,LLC,a

subsidiaryofRoviCorporation.ThisisanofficialDivXCertified devicethat

playsDivXvideo.Visitdivx.comformoreinformationandsoftwaretoolsto

convertyourfilesintoDivXvideos.

ABOUTDIVXVIDEO-ON-DEMAND:ThisDivX

Certified devicemustberegisteredinordertoplaypurchasedDivXVideo-

on-Demand(VOD)movies.Toobtainyourregistrationcode,locatethe

DivXVODsectioninyourdevicesetupmenu.Gotovod.divx.comformore

informationonhowtocompleteyourregistration.

DivXCertified toplayDivX videouptoHD1080p,includingpremium

content.

DivX ,DivXCertified andassociatedlogosaretrademarksofRovi

Corporationoritssubsidiariesandareusedunderlicense.

CoveredbyoneormoreofthefollowingU.S.patents:7,295,673;7,460,668;

7,515,710;7,519,274



Thewarrantywillnotcoveranydamagescausedbyusingtheproductinanexcessivelydusty

environment.

NOTE

ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.Dolbyandthedouble-D

symbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories.

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ASSEMBLING AND PREPARING

Accessories

Checkyourproductboxforthefollowingitems.Ifthereareanymissingaccessories,contactthelocal

dealerwhereyoupurchasedyourproduct.Theillustrationsinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualproduct

andaccessories.



Donotuseanypirateditemstoensurethesafetyandproductlifespan.



Anydamagesorinjuriesbyusingpirateditemsarenotcoveredbythewarranty.



Theaccessoriessuppliedwithyourproductmayvarydependingonthemodel.



Productspecificationsorcontentsinthismanualmaybechangedwithoutpriornoticeduetoupgrade

ofproductfunctions.

CAUTION

NOTE

Remote Control and

Batteries

Power Cord

CD (Owner's Manual,

SuperSign Program/ Manual)/

Cards

D-sub 15-pin Signal Cable

Mounting Cable Tie

*Twocabletiesareprovidedwith

the60WL30MSmodel.

IR Receiver Magnetic sheet

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Optional Accessories

Withoutpriornotice,optionalaccessoriesaresubjecttochangetoimprovetheperformanceoftheproduct,

andnewaccessoriesmaybeadded.Theillustrationsinthismanualmaydifferfromtheactualproductand

accessories.



Cableholder/cabletiemaynotbeavailableinsomeareasorforsomemodels.



Optionalaccessoriesarenotincludedforallmodels.

NOTE

Stand

ST-420T(42WL30MS)

ST-470T(47WL30MS)

ST-550T(55WL30MS)

ST-550T(60WL30MS)

Cable holder/

Cable Tie

Screws

Diameter4.0mmxPitch0.7mmx

Length16mm(IncludedSpringWasher)

Speaker

SP-2000

Stand kit Speaker kit

Screws CD(Owner's Manual)/

Cards

Media Player

NC1000/NC1100

NA1000/NA1100

Media Player kit

Screws

Diameter4.0mmx

Pitch0.7mmxLength

8mm(IncludedSpring

Washer)

Screws

Diameter4.0mmx

Pitch1.6mmxLength

10mm

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Parts and Buttons

Connection PanelScreen Buttons

No. Description

1

Movestheselectionupanddown.

2

Adjuststhevolumelevel.

3

Displaysthecurrentsignalandmode.

Pressthisbuttontoadjustthescreenautomatically(availableonlyinRGBmode)

4

Accessesthemainmenus,orsavesyourinputandexitsthemenus.

5

Changestheinputsource.

6

Turnsthepoweronoroff.

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2

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5

4

3

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2

 Usethescrewstosecurethestandontherear

sideoftheproductasshowninthediagram.

Connecting the Stand Connecting the Speaker

-Onlyonsomemodels.

1

 Placeasoftclothonthetableandputthe

productwiththescreenfacingdownward.

-Onlyonsomemodels.

1

 Connecttheinputsignalcabletothemonitor

beforeinstallingthespeakers.Useacabletie

toorganizethecables.

3

 Thenconnectthespeakercable.Afterinstalling

yourspeakers,useholdersandcabletiesto

organizethespeakercables.

2

 Mountthespeakerbyusingascrewasshown

inthefollowing.Makesurethepowercableis

disconnected.

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Using the Mounting Cable

Tie

First,connecttheinputsignalcabletobeused.

Insertthecabletieintothebottomholeonthe

backasshowninthefiguretoorganizecables.

42WL30MS

47WL30MS

55WL30MS

60WL30MS

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Portrait Layout

Toinstallinportraitmode,rotatetheset

counterclockwise90degreeswhenlookingatfrom

thefront.

Using the Kensington security system

TheKensingtonsecuritysystemconnectoris

locatedatthebackofthemonitorset.Formore

informationofinstallationandusing,refertothe

manualsuppliedwiththeKensingtonsecurity

systemorvisit

http://www.kensington.com

.

ConnecttheKensingtonsecuritysystemcable

betweenthemonitorsetandatable.



TheKensingtonsecuritysystemisoptional.

Youcanobtainadditionalaccessoriesfrom

mostelectronicsstores.

NOTE

Using the IR Receiver

Thisallowsaremotecontrolsensortobeplaced

inacustomlocation.TheIRreceiverismade

withamagnet.Attachthemagneticsheettothe

desiredpositionontheproduct.Itisrecommended

toattachittothelocationillustratedinthefigure

below.

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Mounting on a Wall

Forproperventilation,allowaclearanceof10

cmoneachsideandfromthewall.Detailed

installationinstructionsareavailablefromyour

dealer,seetheoptionalTiltWallMountingBracket

InstallationandSetupGuide.

10cm

10cm

10cm

Ifyouintendtomountthemonitortoawall,attach

aWallmountinginterface(optionalparts)tothe

backoftheset.

Whenyouinstallthemonitorusingawallmounting

interface(optionalparts),attachitcarefullysoit

willnotfall.

1

 Please,useawallmountandscrewsin

accordancewithVESAStandards.

2

 Ifyouusescrewslongerthanstandard,the

monitormightbedamagedinternally.

3

 Ifyouuseimproperscrews,theproductmight

bedamagedanddropfrommountedposition.

Inthiscase,LGElectronicsisnotresponsible

fordamage.

4

 PleaseuseVESAstandardasbelow.



785mm(31inch)orgreater

*Fasteningscrew:Diameter6.0mmxPitch1.0

mmxLength10mm



Disconnectthepowercordfirst,andthen

moveorinstallthemonitorset.Otherwise

electricshockmayoccur.



Ifyouinstallthemonitorsetonaceilingor

slantedwall,itmayfallandresultinsevere

injury.



UseanauthorizedLGwallmountand

contactthelocaldealerorqualified

personnel.



Donotovertightenthescrewsasthismay

causedamagetothemonitorsetandvoid

yourwarranty.



Usethescrewsandwallmountsthatmeet

theVESAstandard.Anydamagesorinjuries

bymisuseorusinganimproperaccessory

arenotcoveredbythewarranty.



Topreventinjury,thisapparatusmustbe

securelyattachedtothewallinaccordance

withtheinstrallationinstructions.(Thisonly

pertainstoAustralia.)



Thewallmountkitincludesaninstallation

manualandnecessaryparts.



Thewallmountbracketisoptional.Youcan

obtainadditionalaccessoriesfromyourlocal

dealer.



Thelengthofscrewsmaydifferdepending

onthewallmount.Besuretousetheproper

length.



Formoreinformation,refertotheinstructions

suppliedwiththewallmount.



CAUTION

NOTE

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Securing the product to a wall (optional)

(Dependingonmodel)

1

 Insertandtightentheeye-bolts,or

p

roduct

bracketsandboltsonthebackofthe

p

roduct.

-Ifthereareboltsinsertedattheeye-bolts

position,removetheboltsfirst.

2

 Mountthewallbracketswiththeboltstothe

wall.

Matchthelocationofthewallbracketandthe

eye-boltsontherearofthe

p

roduct.

3

 Connecttheeye-boltsandwallbracketstightly

withasturdyrope.

Makesuretokeeptheropehorizontalwiththe

flatsurface.

NOTE



Makesurethatchildrendonotclimbonor

hangonthe

p

roduct.



Useaplatformorcabinetthatisstrongand

largeenoughtosupportthe

p

roductsecurely.



Brackets,boltsandropesareoptional.You

canobtainadditionalaccessoriesfromyour

localdealer.

CAUTION



Ifaproductisnotpositionedinasufficiently

stablelocation,itcanbepotentially

hazardousduetofalling.Manyinjuries,

particularlytochildren,canbeavoidedby

takingsimpleprecautionssuchas:



»

Usingcabinetsorstandsrecommended

bythemanufactureroftheproduct.



»

Onlyusingfurniturethatcansafely

supporttheproduct.



»

Ensuringtheproductisnotoverhanging

theedgeofthesupportingfurniture.



»

Notplacingtheproductontallfurniture

(forexample,cupboardsorbookcases)

withoutanchoringboththefurnitureand

theproducttoasuitablesupport.



»

Notstandingtheproductonclothorother

materialsplacedbetweentheproduct

andsupportingfurniture.



»

Educatingchildrenaboutthedangersof

climbingonfurnituretoreachtheproduct

oritscontrols.

WARNING

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REMOTE CONTROL

Thedescriptionsinthismanualarebasedonthebuttonsoftheremotecontrol.Pleasereadthismanual

carefullyandusethemonitorsetcorrectly.

Toreplacebatteries,openthebatterycover,replacebatteries(1.5VAAA)matching and endstothe

labelinsidethecompartment,andclosethebatterycover.

Toremovethebatteries,performtheinstallationactionsinreverse.



Donotmixoldandnewbatteries,asthis

maydamagetheremotecontrol.



Makesuretopointtheremotecontroltothe

remotecontrolsensoronthemonitorset.

CAUTION

ID

BACK

TILE

ON

OFF

EXIT

(POWER)

Turnsthemonitorsetonoroff.

MONITOR ON / OFF

Turnsmultiplemonitorsonor

offsimultaneously.

1/a/A Button

Togglesbetweennumerical

andalphabetical.

ENERGY SAVING( )

Adjuststhebrightnessof

thescreentoreduceenergy

consumption.

INPUT

Selectstheinputmode.

3D

Thisbuttonselectionisnot

applicable.

Number and Alphabet buttons

Entersnumericaloralphabetical

charactersdependingonthe

setting.

CLEAR

Deletestheenterednumerical

oralphabeticalcharacter.

PSM

SelectsthePictureStatus

Mode.

MUTE

Mutesallsounds.

ARC

SelectstheAspectRatio

Mode.

Volume Up / Down

Adjuststhevolumelevel.

BRIGHTNESS Key

Adjustthebrightnessby

pressingtheUpandDown

buttonsontheremotecontrol.

InUSBmode,theOSDmenu

hasthePagefunctiontomove

tothenextfilelist.

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REMOTE CONTROL

W.BAL

Thisbuttonselectionisnot

applicable.

Navigation buttons

Scrollsthroughmenusor

options.

S.MENU

(SuperSignMenuKey)

Thisbuttonselectionisnot

applicable.

EXIT

Clearsallon-screendisplays

andreturnstomonitorset

viewingfromanymenu.

TILE

SelectstheTILEMode.

INFO

ⓘ

Viewstheinformationofthe

currentlyprogramandthe

screen.

SETTINGS

Accessesthemainmenus

orsavesyourinputandexit

menus.

OK

Selectsmenusoroptionsand

confirmsyourinput.

BACK

Allowstheusertomoveback

onestepinuserinteraction

function.

Thisbuttonselectionisnot

applicable.

USB Menu control buttons

Controlsmediaplayback.

ID ON/OFF

WhenthenumberofPicture

IDisequaltoSetIDyoucan

controlthemonitorwhich

youwantinthemultidisplay

condition.

AUTO

Automaticallyadjustspicture

positionandminimizesimage

instability.(RGBinputonly)

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Connecting to a PC

YourmonitorsupportsthePlug&Play*feature.

*Plug&Play:APCwillhaveabuilt-indriverfor

themonitor,noextrasoftwareisneeded.

NOTE



Connectthesignal

inputcableandtighten

itbyturningthescrews

clockwise.



Usethestandard

Macintoshadaptersince

anincompatibleadapter

isavailableinthemarket.

(Differentsignalingsystem)



Donotpressthescreenwithyourfingerfor

alongtimeasthismayresultintemporary

distortiononthescreen.



Avoiddisplayingafixedimageonthescreen

foralongperiodoftimetopreventimage

burn.Useascreensaverifpossible.

RGB Connection

TransmitsananalogvideosignalfromyourPCto

themonitor.ConnectthePCandthemonitorwith

the15-pinsignalcableasshownanfollowing

illustration.SelectRGBinput.Totransmitanaudio

signal,connectanoptionalaudiocable.



Applecomputersmayrequireanadapterto

connecttothismonitor.Callorvisittheirweb

siteformoreinformation.



ItisrecommendedyouuseanHDMI

connectionforthebestimagequality.



Useashieldedsignalinterfacecable,such

asD-sub15-pinsignalcableandDVI/HDMI

cable,withaferritecoretomaintainstandard

compliancefortheproduct.



Ifyouturnthemonitorsetonwhenthesetis

cold,thescreenmayflicker.Thisisnormal.



Somered,green,orbluespotsmayappear

onthescreen.Thisisnormal.



IfyouuseacablelongerthantheD-sub15-

pinsignalcableprovided,certainimages

mayappearblurry.

CAUTION

NOTE

Backoftheproduct.

PC/MAC

MacintoshAdapter

(notincluded)

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DVI Connection

TransmitsandigitalvideosignalfromyourPCto

themonitor.ConnectthePCandthemonitorwith

aDVIcableasshownthefollowingillustration.

SelectDVIinput.Totransmitanaudiosignal,

connectanoptionalaudiocable.

HDMI Connection

Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignals

fromyourPCtothemonitor.ConnectthePCand

themonitorwithanHDMIcableasshowninthe

followingillustration.SelectHDMIinput.



UseaHighSpeedHDMI™Cable.



PleasecheckthePCenvironmentifyou

cannothearaudioinHDMImode.SomePCs

requireyoutomanuallychangethedefault

audiooutputtoHDMI.



IfyouwanttouseHDMI-PCmode,youmust

settheinputlabeltoPCmode.



WhenHDMIPCisused,acompatiblity

problemmightoccur.

NOTE

Backoftheproduct. Backoftheproduct.

PC

(notincluded)

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Backoftheproduct.

IR Receiver Connection

AllowstheuseofawiredremoteorIRreceiver

extension.

Backoftheproduct.



Makesurethepowercableisdisconnected.

NOTE

(notincluded)

Display Port Connection

Transmitsthedigitalvideoandaudiosignalsfrom

yourPCtothemonitor.ConnectthePCandthe

monitorwithaDisplayPortcableasshowninthe

followingillustrations.SelectDisplayPortinput

source.

PC

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Adjusting the Screen

Selecting an Image Mode

Displayimagesinitsoptimizedsettingsby

selectingoneofthepresetimagemodes.

1

 PressSETTINGStoaccessthemainmenus.

2

 Pressthenavigationbuttonstoscrollto

PICTUREandpressOK.

3

 Pressthenavigationbuttonstoscrollto

Picture ModeandpressOK.

4

 Pressthenavigationbuttonstoscrolltoan

imagemodeyouwantandpressOK.

Customizing Image Options

Customizebasicandadvancedoptionsofeach

imagemodeforthebestscreenperformance.

1

 PressSETTINGStoaccessthemainmenus.

2

 Pressthenavigationbuttonstoscrollto

PICTUREandpressOK.

3

 Pressthenavigationbuttonstoscrollto

Picture ModeandpressOK.

4

 Pressthenavigationbuttonstoscrolltoan

imagemodeyouwantandpressOK.

5

 Selectandadjustfollowingoptions,andthen

pressOK.

Mode Description

Vivid Adjuststhevideoimagefortheretail

environmentbyenhancingthecontrast,

brightness,color,andsharpness.

Standard Adjuststheimageforthenormal

environment.

Cinema Optimizesthevideoimageforacinematic

looktoenjoymoviesasifyouareina

movietheater.

Sport Optimizesthevideoimageforhighand

dynamicactionsbyemphasizingprimary

Colorssuchaswhite,grass,orskyblue.

Game Optimizesthevideoimageforafast

gamingscreensuchasPCsorgames.

5

 Whenyouarefinished,pressEXIT.

Whenyoureturntothepreviousmenu,press

BACK.

Option Description

Backlight Adjuststhebrightnessofthescreen

bycontrollingtheLCDbacklight.If

youdecreasethebrightnesslevel,

thescreenbecomesdarkerandthe

powerconsumptionwillbereduced

withoutanyvideosignalloss.

Contrast Increasesordecreasesthegradient

ofthevideosignal.Youmayuse

contrastwhenthebrightpartofthe

pictureissaturated.

Brightness Adjuststhebaselevelofthesignalin

thepicture.YoumayuseBrightness

whenthedarkpartofthepictureis

saturated.

Sharpness Adjuststhelevelofcrispnessinthe

edgesbetweenthelightanddark

areasofthepicture.Thelowerthe

level,thesoftertheimage.

Color Adjustsintensityofallcolors.

Tint Adjuststhebalancebetweenredand

greenlevels.

Color Temp. Settowarmtoenhancehottercolors

suchasred,orsettocooltomake

picturebluish.

Advanced

Control

Customizestheadvancedoptions.

Refertotheadvancedimageoptions.

Picture Reset Restorestheoptionstothedefault

setting.

6

 Whenyouarefinished,pressEXIT.

Whenyoureturntothepreviousmenu,press

BACK.

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Customizing PC Display Options

Customizeoptionsofeachimagemodeforthe

bestimagequality.



Thisfunctionworksinthefollowingmode:

RGB[PC]mode.

1

 PressSETTINGStoaccessthemainmenus.

2

 Pressthenavigationbuttonstoscrollto

PICTUREandpressOK.

3

 PressthenavigationbuttonstoscrolltoScreen

andpressOK.

4

 Selectandadjustfollowingoptions,andthen

pressOK.

Option Description

Resolution Selectsaproperresolution.

Auto

Config.

Setstoadjustthescreenposition,clock,

andphaseautomatically.

Thedisplayedimagemaybeunstablefor

afewsecondswhiletheconfigurationis

inprogress.

Position/

Size/Phase

Adjuststheoptionswhenthepictureis

notclear,especiallywhencharactersare

shaky,aftertheautoconfiguration.

Reset Restorestheoptionstothedefault

setting.

5

 Whenyouarefinished,pressEXIT.

Whenyoureturntothepreviousmenu,press

BACK.

Adjusting the Sound

Selecting an Sound Mode

Playthesoundinitsoptimizedsettingsby

selectingoneofthepresetsoundmodes.

1

 PressSETTINGStoaccessthemainmenus.

2

 PressthenavigationbuttonstoscrolltoAUDIO

andpressOK.

3

 PressthenavigationbuttonstoscrolltoSound

ModeandpressOK.

4

 Pressthenavigationbuttonstoscrolltoa

soundmodeyouwantandpressOK.

Mode Description

Standard Selectwhenyouwantstandard-quality

sound.

Music Selectwhenyoulistentomusic.

Cinema Selectwhenyouwatchmovies.

Sports Selectwhenyouwatchsportsevents.

Game Selectwhenyouwatchsportsevents.

5

 Whenyouarefinished,pressEXIT.

Whenyoureturntothepreviousmenu,press

BACK.

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