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Digital Display
BH100 Blu-ray PlayerSpring 2007
Service
TRAINING MANUAL
Published January 2007 by LG Education & Product Engineering
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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
The information in this training manual is intended for use by persons possessing an adequate background in electricalequipment, electronic devices, and mechanical systems. In any attempt to repair a major appliance, personal injury andproperty damage can result. The manufacturer or seller maintains no liability for the interpretation of this information, norcan it assume any liability in conjunction with its use. When servicing this product, under no circumstances should theoriginal design be modified or altered without permission from LG Electronics. Unauthorized modifications will not onlyvoid the warranty, but may lead to property damage or user injury. If wires, screws, clips, straps, nuts, or washers used tocomplete a ground path are removed for service, they must be returned to their original positions and properly fastened.
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury, disconnect the power before servicing this product. If electrical power is required for diagnosis ortest purposes, disconnect the power immediately after performing the necessary checks. Also be aware that many householdappliances present a weight hazard. At least two people should be involved in the installation or servicing of such devices.Failure to consider the weight of an appliance could result in physical injury.
ESD NOTICE
Some of the electronic componments in appliances are electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitive. ESD can weaken or damagethe electronics in these appliances in a manner that renders them inoperative or reduces the time until their next failure.Connect an ESD wrist strap to a ground connection point or unpainted metal in the appliance. Alternatively, you can touchyour finger repeatedly to a ground connection point or unpainted metal in the appliance. Before removing a replacementpart from its package, touch the anti-static bag to a ground connection point or unpainted metal in the appliance. Handlethe electronic control assembly by its edges only. When repackaging a failed electronic control assembly in an anti-staticbag, observe these same precautions.
REGULATORY INFORMATION
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 if theFCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment isoperated in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and, if notinstalled and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does causeharmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, theuser is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate thereceiving antenna; Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver; Connect the equipment to an outleton a different circuit than that to which the receiver is connected; or consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TVtechnician for help.
COMPLIANCE
The responsible party for this device’s compliance is LG Electronics Alabama, Inc.; 201 James Record Road, Huntsville, AL,35813.
BH100 Blu-ray Player 3 Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 5PROLOGUE .......................................................................................................... 5HISTORY ............................................................................................................ 6FORMAT WARS ..................................................................................................... 8COMPARISON BETWEEN BD AND HD DVD .................................................................... 9HDMI ................................................................................................................ 9COMPRESSION ................................................................................................... 12AUDIO FORMATS ................................................................................................ 13REGION CODES ................................................................................................... 15PLAYABLE DISCS ................................................................................................ 17
OPERATION .......................................................................................................... 19FRONT PANEL .................................................................................................... 19DISPLAY PANEL.................................................................................................. 20REMOTE CONTROL ............................................................................................... 20CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................... 20RESUME STOP AND PERFECT STOP MODES ............................................................... 20THE Ø SYMBOL.................................................................................................. 21SETTING RESOLUTIONS ........................................................................................ 21DISPLAY MENU .................................................................................................. 21LANGUAGE MENU ............................................................................................... 23AUDIO MENU..................................................................................................... 23LOCK MENU ....................................................................................................... 24OTHERS MENU ................................................................................................... 25GRAPHIC PLANES ............................................................................................... 26
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS ......................................................................................... 27MAIN BLOCK DIAGRAM ........................................................................................ 27SMPS BLOCK DIAGRAM ........................................................................................ 28SCHEMATIC ....................................................................................................... 29WAVEFORMS ...................................................................................................... 30
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................... 41POWER SUPPLY .................................................................................................. 41POWER ON ........................................................................................................ 44SYSTEM ............................................................................................................ 45VIDEO .............................................................................................................. 46COMPONENT ...................................................................................................... 47CVBS VIDEO OUT ................................................................................................ 48ANALOG AUDIO .................................................................................................. 49S/PDIF AUDIO ................................................................................................... 50HDMI .............................................................................................................. 51
DISASSEMBLY ....................................................................................................... 53WIRING DIGRAM ................................................................................................ 53WIRING DIAGRAM (CONTINUED) ............................................................................ 54EXPLODED VIEW ................................................................................................. 55
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OVERVIEWPROLOGUEThis Training Manual covers the “next-generation DVD technologies”, Blu-ray Disc (BD) and HighDefinition DVD (HD DVD), and LG Electronics’ first generation BD Player, the BH100. The beginning ofthis publication discusses the necessary technologies involved for the development of the BH100.The second half of this publication focuses on the BH100 itself.
Due to printing requirements, this manual actually went “to print” prior to the release of the LGBH100 Super Multi Blue Player. Therefore, there may be some details that have changed since thedevelopment of this publication. If there are differences that justify changes to this manual, editswill be made and available for download from the LG CS Academy website. Visit www.lgcsacademy.comfor training information and www.lglearn.com/BH100 for updated information on this product.
Due to various licensing agreements, as well as, developing product technologies, this manual maynot go into full detail on some of the technologies and technical aspect of the LG BH100 Super MultiBlue Player. Also note that the phrase “is not supported by this first generation model” or similarphrases, may be used to indicate certain aspects or technologies that, at the time of this writing, arenot included in this model but, are currently expected to be supported in the upcoming secondgeneration model.
There may be some repetition or redundancy in reading this manual. While this publication is to beused in conjunction with a training class, it is also written to be used as a reference source forinformation on Blu-ray Disc technology and/or the LG BH100. therefore, when taken as a whole,some items may be repeated. However, individual sections may be accessed and used alone andnecessary topics are covered.
NOTE: The letter “e” is not present in the term Blu-ray. This is intentional in order to adddistinction to the Blu-ray Disc technology.
There may be several terms used within this manual that are, either intentionally or unintentionally,used interchangeably. These may include but, are not limited to:
• Bitrate, bit rate• Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc, BD, BD-ROM AV (main focus)• 8-bit, 8bit, 24-bit, 24bit, etc• CD, Compact Disc, Compact Disc Digital Audio• SD, Standard Definition, Standard Def., analog video• HD, High Definition, High Def, digital video• LPCM, PCM, Linear Pulse-code Modulation, Pulse-code Modulation• Token, flag• Disk, Disc• Component Video, Component, YPBPR, YPBPR, YPbPr, YPbPr, YCBCR, YCBCR, YCbCr, YCbCr
• Next Generation, Next Gen• Laser, Pickup Assembly, Pickup, Compact Disc Mechanism, CDM
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VHS Laserdisc CD CD-i VCD DVD
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1976 1978 1981 1991 1993 1996
HISTORYSince the advent of recorded media in thelate 1800’s, audio and video entertainmenthas been an ever-growing part of society.Several of the largest and most powerfulcompanies began in, or have ties in, themedia industry. Radio and Televisionbrought the industry into the home. Theearly 1970’s marked the beginning of“Home Theaters” with the arrival of videocassette tapes. VHS’s entry to themarketplace in 1976 began the rise ofHome Theaters to the mainstream, withultimately most every US household havingthe ability to watch pre-recorded movies“at will”.
LaserDisc’s arrival in 1978 marked the first consumer optical disc format. VHS made it possible toconsumers to view movies within their own homes, whenever they wanted. LaserDisc made it possibleto consumers to experience non-linear playback, meaning one could easily jump from point to pointin a movie without having to scan forward or backward. LaserDisc was also the first format to use alaser to read pits and grooves on a disc to translate data. While LaserDisc was a major technologicaladvancement, it was never very popular.
Compact Discs hit the market in 1981 as an audio only format of LaserDisc. The now familiar 12cmdisc size was first used for CDs. The large success of the CD format more than made up for LaserDisc’slackluster popularity, and let the industry know that optical media was a viable format.
The early 1990’s saw some advancements to the Compact Disc format. CD-I (Compact Disc Interactive),in 1991, explored the interactive aspects of digital media delivery. VideoCDs, introduced in 1993,began the compression of video content to fit on a 12cm disc.
In 1996, twenty years after the emergence of VHS, the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) format wasintroduced. DVD quickly became the standard for Home Theater media. DVD expanded on the “at will”aspect of VHS and the non-linear aspect of LaserDisc by adding improved picture quality, surroundsound, and multiple audio tracks (multiple languages). DVD has become the most popular form ofmedia, in many cases generating more revenue than theater ticket sales.
In the ten years since the introduction of DVD, and thirty years since the introduction of VHS, therehas grown a need for a new, more advanced media format. The rise of High Definition TVs andprogramming drives a desire for a media format that accommodates high resolution. The existing DVDformat, holding 4.7GB per layer, is simply not robust enough for high definition content. The successof optical media and DVD in particular lays a substantial base for a next generation format.
The most logical method to increase data capacity on a disc is to make the data smaller. Since data ison an optical disc in the form of pits and grooves, reducing the size of the pits and grooves will allowmore data on the disc. The “trick” lies in the fact that if the data is smaller, the device to read thedata must also be reduced in size in order to read it. In the case of optical discs, the device to readdata is a laser beam. By definition, a laser beam is already focused into a optimal size and cannot bephysically changed. However, there is a way to change the “size” of lasers.
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Wave patterns have three characteristics,Amplitude, Frequency, and wavelength decreases.Wavelength is a direct correlation with size. Oncewavelengths enter the light spectrum, higherfrequencies equal lower wavelength. ThereforeRed light has the largest wavelength in the visiblespectrum and Violet has the smallest wavelength.
CD technology uses what is technically an Infrared(785nm) laser. DVD technology, holding about 7 timesmore data than CD, uses what is considered a Ruby Red(660nm) laser. The “Next-Gen” DVD technologies use anew Blue-Violet (405nm) laser. This new “Blue” laserhas a much smaller wavelength, and in turn a smallersize. As a result, this Blue laser can read “smaller” data.This is the principle behind increasing capacity for theNext-Gen formats.
The Next-Gen technology main discussed in this manualis Blu-ray Disc (BD). By using the Blue laser’s smallerspot size (0.58µm vs. DVD’s 1.32µm) and smaller dataareas on the disc (Track pitch of 0.32 µm vs. DVD’s0.74µm and Minimum pit length of 0.149µm vs. DVD’s0.74µm), BD technology allows for 25GB of data perlayer on a disc.
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AACS. BD+, ROM MarkCSS, CPPM, CPRM, VCPSN/AContent protection
ROM, BD-R/RE AV, BD-ROM AV (HDMV, BD-J)
ROM, DVD-V. DVD-A, DVD±VR, DVD-AR, DVD-SR,
DVD-ENAV
ROM, DA, VCD, SVCD, CD-I, CD+G/M
Application formats
ROM, R, REROM, ±R, ±RW, RAM, ±R DL, ±RW DL
ROM, R, RWPhysical formats
CLV (CCW)CLV (CCW)CLV (CCW)Rotation
4.917 (data), 7.367 (movie)3.49 (SL), 3.84 (DL)1.3Reference velocity (m/s)
35.965 (data), 53.948 (movie)11.08 (data), 10.08 (video)1.2288User data rate (Mbps/sec)
66.00026.164.3218Channel bit rate (Mbps/sec)
14.732.770.41Areal density (Gb/in2)
0.1490.40.8Minimum pit/mark length (µm)
0.320.741.6Track Pitch (µm)
0.581.322.11Laser spot size (µm)
0.1 (SL), 0.075 (DL)0.61.2Substrate thickness (mm)
0.850.600.50Numerical aperture (NA)
405 (blue)650 (red)780 (infrared)Wavelength (nm)
25GB (SL), 50GB (DL) 4.7GB (SL), 8.5GB (DL)700MBCapacity
BDDVDCDCharacteristic
SL – Single LayerDL – Dual Layer / Double LayerCLV – Constant Linear VelocityCCW – Counter ClockWiseR – Recordable RE – Rewritable
ROM – Read Only MemoryAV – Audio VideoHDMV – High Definition MoVieJ – JavaAACS – Advanced Access Content SystemENAV – Enhanced Audio Video
AR – Audio RecordableCSS – Content Scrambling SystemCPPM – Content Protection for Pre-recorded MediaCPRM – Content Protection for Recordable MediaVCPS – Video Content Protection SystemDA – Digital Audio
FORMAT WARSWith two formats competing to become the predominate next-generation DVD format, the consumermarket will witness, and be in the middle of, another “format war”. The concept of a format war isnot new for the market. The most memorable format war was for dominance in the video cassetteindustry, VHS vs. Betamax.
VHS VS. BETAMAXFormat wars often have many “battle points” and are sometimes decided by unexpected factors. Ifthe video cassette war was decided on quality, then Betamax (Beta) would have dominated. TheBeta format was considered by many as a better format, providing better picture quality than VHS.The VHS format initially had more desirable recording aspects than Beta by having longer recordingtimes. The Beta format was quickly adjusted to meet the same recording requirements.
However, other factors had a stronger influence. The Betamax format was a proprietary technologywhile VHS was more widely available. Therefore, VHS technologies and equipment was less expensiveand available to more brands. Consumers simply had more choices of VHS than they did of Beta.What many consider the end of the format war is the decision of the pornographic movie industryto market home videos in the VHS format. While this does leave a lasting impression in the “war”,it is simply a continuation of the fact that VHS equipment was less costly, both for playbackdevices as well as production equipment.
DVD VS. VHSVHS remained the main choice of consumers for home entertainment even after the introduction ofDVD Players. While DVD Players were first introduced in 1996, they were often considered tooexpensive and too “high-end” by most consumers. However, Sony’s introduction of the PlayStation2 video game console in late 2000 marked a change in DVD’s popularity. The enormous success ofthe Sony PlayStation (over 100 million units) made the demand for the next version of a PlayStationhigh. The PlayStation 2 became the fastest selling gaming console in history. For many people, theirPlayStation 2 was more than simply a game console; it was also their first DVD Player. Shortlyafterwards, prices began to fall on DVD Players and DVD’s popularity rocketed past VHS.
The “death” of VHS did not begin until later. While DVD was the format of choice due to itsimproved picture quality and non-linear access, VHS still held a segment of the market due to itsrecording abilities. DVD did not become a viable recording option for CE consumers until 2002-
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2003, with the introduction of consumer DVD Recorders. Once DVD had consumed all of VHS’sstrong points, VHS began to fade away.
BD VS. HD DVDThe consumer market will most likely not support two competing formats for long. The determiningfactor as to which format will survive is unclear. However, past factors have already been addressed.Both formats have a large number of supporting companies. While the HD DVD format has thesupport of the DVD Forum, many manufacturers favor the BD format. Likewise, several moviestudios back the BD format either exclusively or produced discs for both formats.
The 7th Gen. Video Gaming Console battles have already begun with the Sony PlayStation3 andMicrosoft Xbox360. Both consoles offer support for next-gen DVD formats. The Sony Playstation3includes a built-in BD Player, while the Microsoft Xbox360 has an optional external HD DVD player.
The BD format, unlike the DVD format, had record ability in mind at the concept stage. There willnot be a necessary addition to the format in order to satisfy all consumer needs. In short, no oneknows which format will prevail, nor does anyone know exactly what factor will decide the outcome.However, all known “bases” seem to be covered.
COMPARISON BETWEEN BD AND HD DVDWhile both BD and HD DVD technologies employ a blue laser and are used for High Definition moviecontent, there are several fundamental differences between the formats. Both formats call for a12cm disc with a 15mm center hole, however the other physical characteristics differ. Burst CuttingAreas (BCA) and Information Areas of the disc vary slightly. Both discs follow the same 1.2mmthickness standard of the DVD format. The data layer of a BD disc is only 0.1mm behind theprotective bottom of the disc. The HD DVD format once again follows the DVD standard of having thedata layer in the middle of the 1.2mm disc, at a depth of 0.6mm.
The BD format has a high capacity that disc in the HD DVD format. BD discs can hold 25GB per layerand a typical Dual Layered disc will hold 50GB of data. HD DVD discs can only hold about 15GB perlayer with a Dual Layered disc holding 30GB of data. This higher capacity also allows the BD format tosupport higher bitrates (54Mbps for BD) than HD DVD (36Mbps).
The disc manufacturing process is different for the two formats as well. The HD DVD format discshare many characteristics as DVD disc and therefore share some manufacturing equipment. The BDdiscs, however, require more of a complete retooling to produce. Therefore, it is expected thatinitially HD DVD discs will have a lower production cost that BD discs. The actual creation process fordual layer DVD and HD DVD discs involves one half of the disc to be flipped over and then glued to theother half. In the BD creation process, the entire disc is made as one cohesive unit, not requiringgluing. As a result, it is expected that ultimately the BD format disc will have a lower productioncost.
HDMIHDMI is an audio and video connection interface. The first, and most obvious, advantage of HDMI isthe fact that both audio and video signals are carried on a single cable. The second advantage ofHDMI that a consumer will notice is the fact that HDMI transmits digital signals. (Other interfacessuch as Component Video and RGB must convert digital signals to analog prior to transmission andthen be reconverted back to digital within the connected device.) The aspect somewhat unseen toconsumers, yet a major advantage to the CE industry, is HDMI’s ability to provide two-way communicationbetween devices. In fact, an electronic device’s I2C Bus is extended on the HDMI connection.
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Increased bandwidth to 340MHzIncreased Color Depth (to 48bit)Support of xxYCC color standardsSupport for Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master AudioAutomatic audio syncing capabilityNew Mini connector
6/22/20061.3
Improved Consumer Electronic Control (CEC)12/14/20051.2a
Support for 8ch Audio8/22/20051.2
Support DVD-Audio5/20/20041.1Initial release12/09/20021.0
ChangeRelease DateVer.
HDMI VIDEOHDMI allows any video format timing tobe transmitted and displayed. The videopixels carried across the link shall be inone of three different pixel encodings:
RGB 4:4:4YCBCR 4:4:4YCBCR 4:2:2
The HDMI source determines the pixelencoding and video format of thetransmitted signal based on thecharacteristics of the source video, theformat and pixel encoding conversionspossible at the source device, and theformat and pixel encoding capabilities and performance of the display device.
In order to provide maximum compatibility between video sources and display devices, specificminimum requirements have been specified.
An HDMI Source shall support at least one of the following video format timings:
640x480p @ 59.94 / 60 Hz720x480p @ 59.94 / 60 Hz
An HDMI source that is capable of transmitting any of the following video format timings using anyother component analog or uncompressed digital video output, shall be capable of transmittingthat video format timing across the HDMI interface:
1280x720p @ 59.94 / 60 Hz1920x1080i @ 59.94 / 60 Hz720x480p @ 59.94 / 60 Hz
An HDMI Display Device that accepts 60Hz video formats shall support:
640x480p @ 59.94 / 60 Hz OR720x480p @ 59.94 / 60 Hz
An HDMI Display Device that accepts 60Hz video formats and supports HDTV capabilities, shallsupport:
1280x720p @ 59.94 / 60 Hz OR1920x1080i @ 59.94 / 60 Hz
An HDMI Display Device that is capable of receiving any of the following video formats using anyother component analog video input shall be capable of receiving that format across HDMI:
1280x720p @ 59.94 / 60 Hz1920x1080i @ 59.94 / 60 Hz
In short, HDMI supports all video formats (including 1080p) and if a Display Device supports anygiven video format on an input, that same format must be supported on its HDMI input.
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HDMI AUDIOThe HDMI interface’s ability to transmit audio distinguishes it from other connection formats. Thisaspect allows users to connect devices using a single cable, bypassing the confusing “spider web” ofcables often found behind home theater systems. HDMI supports high-bandwidth uncompresseddigital audio and all currently-available compressed formats (such as Dolby Digital and DTS). Inaddition, the 1.3 revision of HDMI adds supports for new, lossless compressed digital audio formatsDolby TrueHD and DTS-HD.
HDMI COMMUNICATIONSince the HDMI interface extends the I2C Bus, vast communication aspects are available. One of themost often used communications on HDMI is HDCP authentication. HDCP implementations forHDMI adhere to HDCP specification 1.10. HDCP is designed for protecting Audiovisual content overhigh-bandwidth interfaces (HDMI and DVI) from being copied. Without copy-protection establishmentand verification, most programming will not be displayed at high resolutions. It is for this reason,and the fact that Component Video cannot pass copy-protection, that HDMI is such a valuableinterface.
Once HDCP is established, EDID information is transmitted via the HDMI interface. EDID includesdata outlining a Display Device’s capabilities that is interpreted by the Source. The source devicewill then automatically adjust to the capabilities of the Display. For example, if a Display Device cansupport 720p but not 1080i, the source device will set to 720p and remove 1080i as an option.
Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) is an optional protocol used in HDMI systems that allows HDMIdevices to pass control functions along to all devices within the system. CEC was designed tooperate at low speeds with minimal processing and memory overhead.
The following is a set of all the features offered with CEC. Devices may use all or only some of thesefeatures, depending upon functionality.
One Touch Play – A device may be played and become the active source by the press of asingle button.
System Standby – Enables devices to be set on standby by the press of a single button.Preset Transfer – A device’s presets can be auto-configured to match those of the TV.One Touch Record – Allows recordings to be made by the press of a single button.Timer Programming – Any device can program a time recording on a recording device.System Information – allows devices to auto-configure their language and country settings.Deck Control – Allows a device to control and interrogate a playback device.Tuner Control – Allows a device to control the tuner of another device.Vendor Specific Commands – Allows vendor-defined commands to be used.OSD Display – Allows a device to display text using the on-screen display of the TV.Device Menu Control – Allows a device to control the menu of another device.Routing Control – Enables control of CEC Switches for streaming of a new source device.Remote Control Pass Through – Allows Remote Control commands to be passed along to other
devices within the system.Device OSD Name Transfer – Devices may request the preferred OSD name of other devices
within the system.
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Because consumer electronics devices are using increasingly complex digital signal processing toenhance the clarity and detail of the content, synchronization of video and audio in user deviceshas become a greater challenge and could potentially require complex end-user adjustments. HDMI1.3 incorporates an automatic video/audio synching capability that allows devices to perform thissynchronization automatically with total accuracy.
HDMI REVISIONSThe HDMI interface was originally released in late 2002. Revision 1.1 was released in 2004 andadded support for DVD-Audio, as well as other aspects. Revision 1.2 was released in 2005 and mostnotably added support for 8ch audio. An update to version 1.2 was added in late 2005, to revision1.2a, with improvements to CEC. The current revision, 1.3, was released in June of 2006 withincreased bandwidth and support for lossless audio formats of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MasterAudio. The goal of HDMI is to stay “ahead of current technologies”, and revision 1.3 is a perfectexample. The abilities of 1.3 reach far beyond currently available technologies. All version of HDMIinterface are compatible with other revisions. If devices with different versions of HDMI areconnected, the older revision is fully supported.
COMPRESSIONThe Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) is the working group of ISO/IEC in charge of the developmentof standards for coded representation of digital audio and video. Established in 1988, the group hasproduced MPEG-1, the standard on which such products as Video CD and MP3 are based, MPEG-2, thestandard on which such products as Digital Television set top boxes and DVD are based, and MPEG-4,the standard for multimedia for the fixed and mobile web. (MPEG-3 is the designation for a group ofaudio and video coding standards designed to handle HDTV signals in the range of 20 to 40 Mbps. Inthe midst of development, it was determined that similar results were possible with slight modificationsto MPEG-2. Therefore, MPEG-3 was discontinued and never implemented. MPEG-3 should not beconfused with MPEG-1 Part 3 Layer 3, commonly known as MP3.)
As mentioned above, MPEG-1 is the compression format for Video CD and MP3. MPEG-2 is thecompression format used by both DVD and HDTV (ATSC broadcast). While MPEG-2 has six possibleprofiles @ four possible levels, it is most often seen in one of three variants; MP@ML (Main Profile@MainLevel) for DVD, and two variants of MP@HL (Main Profile@High Level) for HDTV. DVD allows forresolutions of 720x480, 704x480, 352x480, or 352x240. The HDTV variants allow for 1920x1080 and1280x720 resolutions. On the audio side, MPEG-2 expands on MPEG-1’s audio compression by allowingfor multi-channel audio.
The fundamental complexities of the MPEG-2 compression format have required that decoders evolveinto basic computers. This over-simplified analogy leads to part of the understanding of the developmentof MPEG-4. Since the decoding devices are essentially computers, there is an increased processingability; therefore MPEG-4 was developed as a more robust compression format. MPEG-4 improvesupon some of the limitation of MPEG-2, such ad compression artifacts and macro-blocking. Theaspect of MPEG-4 discussed in this manual is MPEG-4 Part 10. This part/version is often referred to asMPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding) or as H.264. The main purpose of using MPEG-4 over MPEG-2 isthat MPEG-4 uses much lower bitrates than MPEG-2. MPEG-4 will typically be found in BD and HDDVD movies and some limited use by DirecTV.
Another compression format to mention is VC-1. VC-1 is the informal name of the SMPTE 421M videocodec. VC-1 uses similar bitrates and resolutions as MPEG-4 and is primarily used by Microsoft’s
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9.830720 X 480MP@ML
80601280 X 720MP@HL
80301920 X 1080MP@HL
Bitrate (Mbps)Framerate (Hz)ResolutionProfile/Level
MPEG-2
AP – Advanced ProfileHP – High ProfileMP – Main Profile
HL – High LevelML – Main Level
HDTV
DVD20301280 X 720AP@L22060720 X 480AP@L245601280 X 720AP@L345301920 X 1080AP@L345241920 X 1080AP@L3
Bitrate (Mbps)Framerate (Hz)ResolutionProfile/LevelVC-1
1061.4352 X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected]
62.5302048 X [email protected] X [email protected] X [email protected]
Bitrate (Mbps)Framerate (Hz)ResolutionProfile/Level
MPEG-4Audio Types
Lossless w/higher bitrate (DTS++ DTS-HD)DTS-HD Master Audio
5.1CH (L, C, R, Ls, Rs, LFE) matrix from 2CHDTS NEO:66.1CH (L, C, R, Ls, Cs, Rs, LFE) DiscreteDTS-ES Discrete 6.16.1CH (L, C, R, Ls, Cs, Rs, LFE) Matrix from 2CHDTS-ES Matrix
5.1CH (L,C, R, Ls, Rs, LFE) DiscreteDTS Digital Surround
Lossless w/higher bitrate than DD+Dolby TrueHDHigh bitrate 7.1CH (DD+)Dolby Digital Plus
6.1CH (L, C, R, Ls, Cs, Rs, LFE)7.1CH (L, C, R, Ls, Rs, Lb, Rb, LFE)
Dolby Digital EX
5.1CH (L, C, R, Ls, Rs, LFE) matrix from 2CHDolby Pro-Logic II5.1CH (L, C, R, Ls, Rs, LFE) DiscreteDolby Digital (AC-3)4CH (L, C, R, MonoSurround)Dolby Pro-Logic2CH (L, R)Stereo1CHMono
C – Center (Front) ChannelCs – Center Surround Channel
L – Left (Front) ChannelLb – Left Back Channel (7.1)LFE - SubWooferLs – Left Surround Channel
R – Right (Front) ChannelRb – Right Back Channel (7.1)Rs – Right Surround Channel
Windows Media Video 9. VC-1 has been adopted by both the BD and HD DVD formats as a mandatoryvideo standard.
For more information about the MPEG compression formats, visit the Motion Picture Experts Grouphomepage at http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg
For more information about the VC-1 compression format, visit Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/howto/articles/vc1techoverview.aspx
AUDIO FORMATSThere are various formats that audio may be presented for home theaters. These formats will bebriefly discussed in chronological, as well as, technological order. The most basic audio format ismonaural (or mono) sound, which consists of a single audio channel. Mono sound can be presentedwith a single speaker (old TV, cassette tape player, simple radio, etc) or with two speakers producingidentical sounds. The next advancement of sound technology came in the form of stereophonic (orstereo) sound, which consists of two audio channels. Stereo sound was the first format to give depthto audio by providing both left and right sound fields.
The advent of surround sound began with the deployment of Dolby Pro Logic. The Dolby Pro Logicformat creates multi-channel surround sound by matrixing a center channel from the left and rightstereo signal. The same 2ch stereo is also matrixed into a single mono surround channel, which isoften reproduced with two surround speakers. Dolby Pro Logic processing is performed by a compatibleA/V Receiver. Dolby Pro Logic II is a later format developed as an improvement to the Pro Logicformat that matrixes into the same channels available in Dolby Digital 5.1 (see below) from simple 2channel stereo sound.
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323232323232Max. no. streams
48, 96, 1924848, 96, 192484848, 96, 192Sampling freq (KHz)
16-2416, 20, 2416-2416-2416-2416, 20, 24Bits/sample
8 (48KHz, 96KHz)6 (192KHz)
5.18 (48KHz, 96KHz)6 (192KHz)
7.15.18 (48KHz, 96KHz)6 (192KHz)
Max. no. channels
VBRCBRVBRVBRCBRCBRCompression type
24.51.52418.644.7360.6427.748Max. bitrate (Mbps)
DTS-HD Master Audio
DTS Digital
Surround
Dolby Lossless
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Digital
LPCM
BD-ROM AV Primary Audio Stream
LPCM – Linear Pulse Code ModulationDolby Digital – AC-3Dolby Digital Plus – DD+Dolby Lossless – Superset of Dolby TrueHDDTS Digital Surround – DTS DTS-HD Master Audio – DTS++ / DTS-HD
CBR – Constant Bit Rate VBR – Variable Bit RateLBR – Low Bit Rate
4848Sampling freq. (KHz)
16-2416-24Bits/sample
5.15.1Max. no. channels
256256Max. bitrate (Kbps)
DTS-HD Master Audio LBR
Dolby Digital Plus
BD-ROM AV Secondary Audio Stream
Dolby Digital (5.1), as well as the competing DTS Digital Surround format, uses discrete channelinformation, instead of matrixing, to provide sound for home theater use. The Dolby Digital 5.1 (andDTS Digital Surround) format carries sound data for 5 surround channels (Left Front, Center, RightFront, Left Surround, and Right Surround) and one Low Frequency Effects (SubWoofer) channel. Allsix channels are carried via digital audio cables to a compatible A/V Receiver or TV. Dolby Digital 5.1and DTS Digital Surround combine to be the most widely used formats in Home Theaters.
Dolby Digital EX and DTS-ES formats are new processing technologies available in some newer A/VReceivers that can either decode discrete 6.1/7.1 channels or matrix the additional surround channelsfrom 5.1, depending on the subset. These extended surround formats create more of a sound envelopearound the listener.
New formats from Dolby Labs and DTS include lossless compression formats as well as high bitrates,for the next-generation in surround sound. Dolby Digital Plus (DD+) is a high bitrate (up to 6.144Mbps) 7.1channel format (with additional supports up to 13.1). Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MasterAudio, both offer lossless compression as well as high bitrates (up to 18Mbps).
Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC-3) is standard forDVD, HDTV, and both of the next-gen.DVD formats, BD and HD DVD. DolbyDigital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HDMaster Audio are slated for use in bothnext-gen. formats; mandatory in HD DVDPlayers, and Optional for BD Players.
For more information on any or all ofthe Dolby formats, visit DolbyLaboratories at http://www.dolby.com.For more information on any or all ofthe DTS formats, visit DTS Inc at http://www.dts.com.
The Blu-ray Disc format consists of fourbasic disc types; BD-ROM – a prerecorded“stamped” disc, BD-R – a write onceinorganic dye disc similar to DVD±R, BD-RE – a rewritable phase-change disc similar to DVD±RW, andBD Hybrid – an experimental dual-format disc with BD-ROM format on one side and DVD on the other.Since the BD-Hybrid format is not in use and is essentially a BD-ROM disc, most discussion will beabout 3 BD disc formats.
The BD format can be applied in one of three applications; ROM – data storage and distribution suchas software and PC data, BD-ROM A/V – prerecorded data consisting of audio and video informationusing in the form of a movie similar to the DVD-Video application, and BD-R/RE AV – an user recordedformat of audio and video data similar to DVD±R/RW usage in DVD Recorders. The first generationproduct discussed in this manual provides support for only the BD-ROM AV application. Therefore theBD technology discussed in this manual will primarily be that of the BD-ROM AV application.
The increase in disc capacity achieved by Blu-ray disc technology over DVD technology is due primarilyto three factors. The most obvious reason for increased capacity is that the laser bean provides asmaller dot area to read from and in turn allows for smaller portions of data, allowing for more dataon a disc. While this is a somewhat simplistic view of the technology, there are some finer aspects of
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OptionalOptionalOptionalCartridge
23.3, 25, 27GB (12cm SL)46.6, 50, 54GB (12cm DL)
7.8GB (8cm SL)15.6GB (8cm DL)
23.3, 25, 27GB (12cm SL)46.6, 50, 54GB (12cm DL)
7.8GB (8cm SL)15.6GB (8cm DL)
23.3, 25, 27GB (12cm SL)46.6, 50, 54GB (12cm DL)
7.8GB (8cm SL)15.6GB (8cm DL)
User capacity
1 or 21 or 21 or 2Data layers
12cm, 8cm12cm, 8cm12cm, 8cmDisc diameter
1000 minN/AN/ARewrite cycles
Phase-changeInorganic dyeMoldedData layer type
RewritableWrite OnceRerecordedType of Disc
BD-REBD-RBD-ROMFeatures
Laser spot on wobble
Substrate 1.1mm
Cover Layer 0.98mm
Hard-Coat 0.02mm
Substrate 0.6mm
Cover Layer 0.6mm
Playback Side Playback Side
Disc Layers
the physical structure of a Blu-ray Disc thatmake the capacity possible. The positioning ofthe data layer is much closer to the laser(0.1mm from bottom of disc) compared to thatof a CD (1.2mm), DVD (0.6mm), or HD-DVD(0.6mm) disc. This helps prevent birefringence,or double refraction, where the substrate layerrefracts the laser light into two separate beams.If the beam is split too widely, the data is notread.
Another hurdle that Blu-ray Disc technologieshad to overcome was disc wobble. If a disc’ssurface is not exactly flat, and therefore notperfectly perpendicular to the laser, the laserbeam becomes distorted. With the data layerbeing placed so close to the cdm, the problemof disc wobble is eliminated on BD.
NOTE: During the early stages of BDdevelopment, there was a concern thatsince the data layer was so close tothe disc surface, it would be moresusceptible to damage andunrecoverable errors from scratchesthan typical DVDs. This fear causedthe early prototypes of BD discs andplayers to incorporate a caddy aroundthe disc to provided extendedprotection of the disc surface. However,by the time that Blu-ray DiscTechnology was released to the public,a special hard coating had been developed and placed over the data layer of the BD disc.This hard coating resists scratches and fingerprints sufficiently enough to eliminate theneed for a caddy.
Once the smaller laser beam and disc structure were established, the disc read speeds could beincreased for the BD Technology. Blu-ray Disc movies are read at a rate of over 6.7MBps, or almost 5times faster than DVDs.
REGION CODES
REGIONAL PLAYBACK CONTROL (RPC) FOR DVDRegion Codes were established into the DVD Standard, mainly in order to protect the copyrightinterests associated with movies, as well as to respect and adhere to each country’s respective lawsand policies governing ratings, censorship, release windows, and rights for home video product. Theglobal market was divided into multiple regions. Each region is assigned a number. This Region Codeis coded into both DVD discs and DVD Players. Before a DVD movie will display, the Region Code inboth the Disc and the Player must match.
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DVD Region CodesIn the simplest of terms, a DVD Moviesold in the U.S. will not play in a DVDPlayer in Europe, where the theatricalversion of the movie could still be playing.
REGION 1 – USA, Canada, US Territo-ries
REGION 2 – Europe, Japan, SouthAfrica, the Middle East, Greenland
REGION 3 – South Korea, Taiwan,Hong Kong, Most of South EastAsia
REGION 4 – Australia, New Zealand (Oceania), Latin America (Central and South America)REGION 5 – Eastern Europe, Russia, Asia, India, AfricaREGION 6 – ChinaREGION 7 – Reserved for Unspecified Special UseREGION 8 – Reserved for Cruise Ships, Airlines, etc...REGION 0 or REGION ALL – Discs are un-coded and can be played Worldwide, however, PAL
discs must be played in a PAL-compatible unit and NTSC discs in a NTSC-compatible unit.LG – Zenith DVD Players sold in the U.S. and Canada are designed to play DVD discs labeled Region“1” or “ALL” (“0”). Any modification to a DVD Player to enable it to play a DVD disc with any otherRegion Code is prohibited and automatically voids the warranty.
NOTE: Some DVD discs may not have a region code label even though their playback isprohibited by area limits.
RCE (REGIONAL CODING ENHANCEMENT) FOR DVDShortly after the establishment of DVDs on the market, certain people began to circumvent theRegion Code system and modify DVD Players to play all DVDs, regardless of Region Codes. Theplayers are usually referred to as “Region Free” or “Multi-Region” DVD Players. Any DVD Player thathas been modified, either physically or via software, no longer conforms to the DVD Standard and isvoid of any warranty. Most often, the manner in which DVD Players are modified to become “RegionFree” is that the Region Code embedded in the unit is changed to zero (0), meaning all regions.This initial method would allow most any DVD disc to play within the unit since the most common“check” for the disc was for the software (on the disc) to confirm that the DVD Player was eitherthe same Region Code on the disc, or “0” (ALL).
Some production studios have added additional coding to the software on DVD movies called RCE,or Regional coding Enhancement. In short, the RCE coding checks the Region Code setting on theDVD Player. If the Region Code of the player is 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, then the disc will not playand an error screen is displayed. If the DVD Player’s Region Code is “1”, then the disc is playable(RCE is only used on Region 1 DVDs).
NOTE: Due to the way that the software on some DVD Players establishes the Region Code,RCE encoded DVDs may displayed the error message even if the DVD Player has neverbeen modified or hacked. By entering the System Information screen, you candetermine the Region Code that the DVD is set to. If the DVD Player is set to Region1, report the problem, including all disc information and firmware version, to theEngineering Department.
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AP@L3VC-1
HP@MLMPEG-2
MP@MLMPEG-2
Compression Support
A B C
BD Region CodesREGIONAL PLAYBACK CONTROL (RPC) FOR BDThe BD format has a similar RegionalCoding system as DVD. However, the BDRPC System is divided into only 3 regionsmarked A, B, and C.
Region A: North America, South America,Southeast Asia, Korea, JapanRegion B: Europe, Africa, the Middle East,Australia, New ZealandRegion C: Asia
PLAYABLE DISCSThe BH100 is a Blu-ray Disc Player with backwards compatibility for DVD discs. The BH100 also hasthe bonus ability of playing the high definition audio and video content of HD DVD discs.
The BH100 supports MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and VC-1 video compression formats for both BD and HD DVDmovies. The MPEG-2 level supported is MP@ML and HP@ML. (MPEG-2 MP@ML is the only formatsupported for DVD playback.) The MPEG-$ level supported is [email protected] only. The VC-1 level supportedis AP@L3 only. This first generation model supports 1 video stream for BD discs and only the primaryvideo playback on HD DVD discs. Two audio streams are supported for BD, only 1 audio stream for HDDVD.
The BH100 supports LPCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, and MLR Audio. However, Dolby Digital supportis limited to only AC-3 and DTS support is limited to DTS Digital Surround sound. This first generationmodel supports all BD and DVD subtitle formats, however, HD DVD’s XML content is not supported.
The BH100 is labeled as a “Super Multi Blue Player”. This player supports playback of the followingdisc types:
Blu-ray Disc• BD-ROM AV (HDMV and BD-J Titles)• BD Hybrid (BD-ROM AV & DVD)• BD-R/RE discs are not supported by this first generation model.
DVD Disc• DVD-Video format• DVD±R/RW• DVD±R/RW DL• Playback of DVD recordable discs is only supported when
recorded and finalized in the DVD-Video format. All other variants of DVD (i.e. DVD-Audio, DVD-RAM, VR Mode) are not supported.
HD DVD Disc• HD DVD-ROM• Combo Format (HD DVD & DVD)• Recordable formats of HD DVD discs are not supported. In addition, menu functions of
the HD DVD format is not supported in this first generation model.
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BD-ROMHybrid (BD & DVD)BD-R/RE
HD DVD-ROMCombo (HD DVD & DVD)HD DVD-R/RW
DVD-ROM (DVD-V)DVD±R/RW DL(DVD-V)DVD-RAMDVD-Audio
Playable DiscsCompact Disc
• No Compact Disc (CD) support is includedby this first generation model. CD Au-dio, Video CD’s, DivX video files, MP3,WMA, and JPG files are not supportedby this first generation model.
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Front Panel / Buttons
OPERATIONFRONT PANELThe layout of the BH100 is a very simplistic design. The black piano-like finish can be easily cleanedwith the cloth supplied with the unit. With the lack of a true front bezel, all of the backlit buttonsare contained on the top panel. The POWER button (Œ) is a physical button located on the left side.The remainder of the buttons, OPEN/CLOSE (•), PLAY/PAUSE (•), STOP (•), and RESOLUTION (•), aretouch-sensitive and located on the right side of the unit. As with most all LG – Zenith DVD Players,that do not include a VCR, the Disc Tray (‘) is center-mounted. The IR Receiver (’) and Display Panel(“) are located on the right side of the front.
Powering on the unit will cause the POWER button and LG Logo to light up, followed by the remainderof the buttons lighting up from left-to-right. The Display Panel will scroll “PLEASE WAIT” while theunit is powering up. In about 30 seconds from the initial power request, the unit will be fully booted.After approximately another 10 seconds the backlights for the buttons will turn off, leaving the LGLogo on as a power-on indicator.
NOTE: The control buttons are touch-sensitive and must not be pressed with force. A light touchby a finger is all that is required to activate the button. Using objects other than humanfingers, such as pointing devices, discs, etc, may not activate the button(s) or causeundesirable results.
TIP: By default, a slight chime, or beep sound, is played when a button is activated to alert the userthat the button request has been received. This can be disabled within the User Menu.
TIP: The control buttons can be disabled using the LOCK command from the Remote Control. Whenthe LOCK function is activated, “LOCK ON” will be shown on the Display Panel anytime a controlbutton is pressed on the unit. Simply pressing the LOCK button on the Remote Control will turn thisfunction on or off.
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Resume Stop[STOP]
Perfect Stop[STOP-STOP]
STOP Modes
Connections
DISPLAY PANELThe Display Panel of the BH100 is similar to displays found on any other LG – Zenith DVD Player. Theoutput resolution selected is shown within the Display Panel.
REMOTE CONTROLThe Remote Control supplied with the BH100 is a newdesign with all of the functions normally associated withLG – Zenith DVD Player Remote Controls.
NOTE: There are two physical buttons on the RemoteControl, one to the right of the PAUSE buttonand the other to the left of the 0 button thatserve no function.
CONNECTIONSVideo Options
• HDMI [1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p]• Component (YPbPr) [1080i, 720p, 480p,
480i]• Composite (Video) [480i only]
Audio Options• HDMI• Optical Digital Audio• Coaxial Digital Audio• 5.1CH Analog Audio• 2CH Analog Audio
RESUME STOP AND PERFECT STOP MODESWith information from a BD Movie disc being preloaded into the BH100’s memory, such as the DiscMenu, there is a change in memory usage compared to conventional DVD Players. There are now twostop modes to be aware of. Pressing the STOP button once will suspendcurrent playback and create a resume point. Pressing the PLAY button willbegin playback from the resume point. This mode is called “Resume Stop”and marked by “;<” on the screen. Additionally, the time of the resumepoint is displayed on the front panel. (STOP 0:13:00)
NOTE: Resume points are cleared if the disc is ejected or power is turned off.The second stop mode is called “Perfect Stop”. A second press of the STOP button will instruct theunit to enter perfect stop mode and clear items that have been buffered. There will no long be anyresume points or preloaded content once perfect stop is achieved. The perfect stop mode is markedby “< on the screen and “STOP” on the front display.
NOTE: Many setup menu items require the BH100 to be in perfect stop mode in order toactivate.
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480i
480i (Only output for DVD)480p (N/A for DVD)720p (N/A for DVD)1080i (N/A for DVD)
480p720p1080i1080p (Only for BD or HD DVD)
Setting Resolution
THE Ø SYMBOLThis symbol may appear on the screen at various times after a button is pressed. This indicates thatthe selected function is not available on the playing media at this time. (This is often seen whenevera customer attempts to skip movie trailers during playback.)
SETTING RESOLUTIONSThe BH100 provides several output resolutions for HDMI and Component Video Out jacks. You canchange the resolutions using either the SETUP Menu or pressing the RESOLUTION button in PerfectStop mode. Note that not all resolutions are available for all connection formats.
COMPOSITE VIDEOThe composite video output can only support the 480i format video resolution.
COMPONENT VIDEOThe component (YPbPr) video output iscapable of supporting 480i, 480p, 720p, and1080i format video resolutions. However,since component video is an analogconnection and thus cannot support HDCPcopy-protection, 480p, 720p, and 1080i arenot available for DVD playback. Even if higherformats are selection, the video output willautomatically output at 480i during copy-protected DVD playback. If a BD or HD DVDdisc enables the ICT, or any other videoresolution constraint, the output resolutionfor component video may differ from theselected resolution as well.
HDMI OUTThe HDMI output supports 480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p format resolutions. 1080p output is onlyavailable during playback of BD or HD DVD movies that are formatted as 1080p, DVD playback islimited to a maximum resolution of 1080i.
NOTE: When the HDMI connection is established, EDID information is transmitted from theDisplay Device to the BH100. The BH100 will automatically adjust its resolutionsettings to best match the abilities of the Display Device. If a Display Device reportsvia EDID data that it is incapable of displaying a resolution, the said resolution isno longer a selectable resolution on the BH100.
DISPLAY MENUThe Display Menu allows you to adjust the BD Player to accommodate the TV it is connected to. Thismenu is simply to “tell” the BD Player what type/shape TV is connected.
TV Aspect• Select [4:3] if a 4:3 (“Square”) TV is connected.• Select [16:9] if a 16:9 (Widescreen) TV is connected.• NOTE: 4:3 mode is only applied when the output resolution is set to either 480i or 480p.
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Display Menu
Display Mode• Select [Letterbox] if “4:3” is selected for “TV Aspect” and you wish to view widescreen
movies with bars on the top and bottom of the image, without any stretching.• Select [Panscan] if “4:3” is selected for “TV Aspect” and you wish to view widescreen
movies filling the entire screen, however, images will be stretched in order to do so(Panscan will not operatewhen playing a BD-ROM disc).
NOTE: The Display Mode settings donot apply if the TV Aspect isset to “16:9”. Therefore, whenTV Aspect is set to 16:9, theDisplay Mode sub-menu is notselectable and grayed-out.
NOTE: The Display Mode setting maynot operate with playing a HDDVD disc.
Resolution• The Resolution option is used to set the video resolution outputted by the BD Player.
This setting may also be adjusted by pressing the RESOLUTION (c) Button on the FrontControls when the unit is in a “perfect stop”.
• Select [480i] if the BD Player is connected to a TV via Composite Video jacks or you wishto convert all content to 480 lines of interlaced video. (480i is an incompatible settingfor HDMI use.)
• Select [480p] if the BD Player is connected to an ED TV or HD TV via either Component(YPbPr) Video or HDMI jacks and you wish to convert content to 480 lines of progressivevideo. (480p is an incompatible setting for Composite Video use.)
• Select [720p] if the BD Player is connected to a HD TV via either Component (YPbPr)Video or HDMI jacks and you wish to convert content to 720 lines of progressive video.
• Select [1080i] if the BD Player is connected to a HD TV via either Component (YPbPr)Video or HDMI jacks and you wish to convert content to 1080 lines of interlaced video.(This is the maximum output resolution for content that is not recorded onto the discat 1080p.)
• Select [1080p] if the BD Player is connected to a HD TV , that is 1080p compatible, viaHDMI jacks.
NOTE: When the HDMI output jack is used, all other outputs are effectively disabled. The HDMIconnection must be maintained in order to continue HDCP connectivity. Also, when aconnected TV provides EDID data via the HDMI connection to the BD Player, the BDPlayer’s available output options will be adjusted according to the TV’s capabilities.
NOTE: When the Component (YPbPr) Video jack is being used at a resolution higher than 480iand a copy-protected DVD disc is played, the output resolution is automatically limitedto 480i, regardless of the menu option setting.
TIP: When the Component (YPbPr) Video jack is being used at a high resolution, the CompositeVideo jacks automatically output 480i video.
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Audio Menu
Language Menu
TIP: Available output resolutions by output type are as follows:Composite Video 480i onlyComponent Video 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080iHDMI 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
LANGUAGE MENUThe Language Menu is used to establishthe languages used with the BD Player.The Display Menu option selects thelanguage of all On-Screen Menus of the BDPlayer. Selecting a language other thanEnglish will change all of the BD Player’smenus to another language.
Example of Use:
English selected – “Display Menu”
Español selected – “Idioma del Menú”
Français selected – “Langage affichage”
The Disc Menu, Disc Audio, and Disc Subtitle options are to change the default languages of discinserted into the player. Any languages selected within these options must be present on the disc,otherwise the disc’s default language will be used.
AUDIO MENUThe Audio Menu allows you to set the BDPlayer’s audio outputs to match the featuresof the equipment it is connected to, as wellas other sound options.
SPDIF (DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT)Select [Bitstream] if you connect one ofthe BD Player’s DIGITAL OUT jacks to anA/V Receiver with Dolby Digital and DTSdecoders.
Select [PCM] if you connect the BD Playerto a two-channel A/V Receiver or TV. Discs encoded in Dolby Digital or DTS will be automaticallydown-mixed to two-channel PCM audio.
NOTE: Disc buttons sounds on some BD-ROM menus may not be heard if the [Bitstream] settingis selected.
NOTE: The BH100 can not decode DTS-HD audio that can be found on some HD DVD discs. Topass DTS-HD audio to an A/V Receiver with a DTS-HD decoder, select the [PCM] option.
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SAMPLING FREQUENCYSelect [96KHz] if you connect the BD Players to an A/V Receiver that is capable of handling 96KHzsignals. Select [48KHz] if you connect the BD Players to an A/V Receiver that is not capable ofhandling 96KHz signals. The BD Player will automatically convert and 96KHz signals to 48KHz sothe connected Receiver can decode them.
SPEAKER OUTSelect [2CH] if you connect the BD Player’s audio to a two-channel Receiver or directly to a TV.
Select [5.1CH] if you connect the BD Player’s audio to a 5.1channel surround sound Receiver.
5.1 SPEAKER SETTINGThis menu option is only available when the Speaker Out option is set to “5.1CH”. This item setsparameters for each of the 6 audio channels (Left Front, Front Right, Center, Rear Left, Rear Right,and SubWoofer) associated with 5.1 surround sound. Use the 3 / 4 buttons to select the desiredspeaker for adjustment in the “Speaker” field.
Select [Large] in the “Size” field if the speaker can reproduce frequencies below 100Hz.
Select [Small] in the “Size” field if the speaker cannot reproduce frequencies below 100Hz. (Thisoption is not available for SubWoofer.)
Select [None] in the “Size” filed if a particular speaker is not connected. (This setting is notavailable for the Front speakers. The SubWoofer can be set to “None” only when the Front speakersare set to “Large”.)
NOTE: The Center and Rear speakers cannot be set to “Large” if the Front speakers are set to“Small”.
TEST (TEST TONE)This menu option will produce a test tone to be played in each of the speakers. This can be used toconfirm that all connections are correct as well as to set speaker levels on external equipment.
DRC (DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL)is a feature of the DVD Player to control the audio levels of movies. DVD movies typically have abroad dynamic range. This means that the difference between the lowest audio level and loudestaudio level is great. This is designed to provide a more lifelike movie experience since the volumecontrol must be turned up loud enough to hear the quiet parts of a movie, allowing the louder partsto give more realism. However, in some cases, this broad dynamic range is not desired, such as in adormitory, nursing home, or late at night when you do not want to disturb others. By turning theDRC feature ON, the DVD Player will raise the level of quiet sounds and lower the level of loudsounds, resulting in a narrow dynamic range closer to that of normal TV watching. For normal DVDviewing, to receive the best sound experience, this feature should be OFF.
LOCK MENUThe Lock Menu is used to set Parental Controls in order to restrict certain aspects from viewing bychildren. Unlike V-Chip Parental Controls used in Television broadcasts, DVD Parental Controls are on anumber scale 1 -8. The lower the Rating number, the more restrictions are put into place. Likewise,the higher the Rating number, the fewer restrictions are used. On most DVD movies, scenes areassigned a rating number. If the rating number of the scene is the same as or lower than the Ratingnumber set in the BD Player, the scene is played.
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Others Menu
Lock MenuIf the rating number of the scene is higherthan the rating number set in the BD Player,the scene will not be played. In this case,there are two options for the BD Player.Some DVD movies will have alternate, lessgraphic or offensive scenes, in which casethe BD Player will play the alternate scene.In some cases, only the dialog of the moviewould be graphic or offensive, in whichcase the BD Player would mute the audiotemporarily to not allow the offensiveword(s) to be heard. If there are noalternate scenes on the DVD movie, theBD Player will stop playback.
NOTE: In most cases, the beginning of a DVD movie will dictate the rating number for the entiremovie and begin restrictions placed at that point. Therefore, it is rare that the BD Playerwill stop playback during a movie because of Parental controls.
The Set Password option is used to allow access to the Parental Control settings and to allow theratings to be temporarily released. Once the user has set a password (4 digit number) and confirmedthe password, the settings can only be changed once the correct password is entered. If a DVD Moviehas been loaded into the BD Player that falls within the set restrictions, the password must beentered before the movie will be played.
TIP: If the password has been forgotten by the owner, it may be cleared and reset. In order to clearthe password, remove any disc from the unit then navigate to the Password option and enter“210499” into the 4-digit field normally used for the password. This longer password, as well as thespecified numbers, will cause the BD Player to erase the stored password and allow the entry of a newpassword.
The Area Code tells the BD Player what rating codes are to be used. DVD Movies created in othercountries may have been developed using a different rating code than most U.S. titles. In this case,change the Country/Area Code to match the codes used on the disc.
OTHERS MENUThe Others Menu is used for settings thatdo not fall within the previousclassifications.
BUTTON SOUNDThis setting allows the user to disable,or enable, the slight beeping sound heardwhenever a control button on the BH100is pressed.
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HD Video
Graphic Plane
Graphic Plane
JAVA FONT SIZEThis setting adjusts the default size of text displayed for Java-based contents during BD_ROMplayback. This setting only applies to Java contents and is not a setting for general text sizes.Available sizes are; 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, or 80. When connected to a HD TV, it is advisedto set the font size to a setting higher than 24.
GRAPHIC PLANESTwo individual, full HD resolution (1920x1080)graphic planes (layers) are available, on top of theHD video layer. One plane is assigned to video-related, frame accurate graphics (like subtitles),and the other plane is assigned to interactivegraphic elements, such as buttons or menus. Forboth planes, various wipes, fades and scroll effects may be available. These transparent graphic planesare where menu data is displayed as an overlay, instead of being part of the HD video content itself.
With DVD-Video, playback is interrupted each time a new menu screen is accessed. Due to BD-ROMdisc’s ability to preload data from the disc without interrupting playback, menus can be loaded ontoone or both graphic planes and displayed without interrupting the HD video playback. In reality,there is little difference between the Disc Menu and Pop Up Menu of a BD title. The only difference isthe content playing on the HD Video layer.
The menu items available from a BD disc are similar to those from a DVD disc. The standard itemssuch as “Play Movie”, “Language Selection”, “Scene Selection”, and “Special Features” have the samefunction as they always have had. The BD format simply adds more interactivity.
The BH100 is optimized for the BD-ROM discformat, and can play back the HD contents ofHD DVD format discs. However, the BH100 isunable to support some advanced featuresprovided by HD DVD discs. These features include the interactive menus associated with the HD DVDformat. In lieu of a HD DVD title’s Disc Menu, the BH100 is equipped to display an internal menu forcontrol of HD DVD discs. Much of the interactive content of a HD DVD disc will be inaccessible, butthe movie content and basic access is available via the BH100’s HD DVD Menu.
BH100 Blu-ray Player 27 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONSMAIN BLOCK DIAGRAM
BH100 Blu-ray Player 28 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
SMPS BLOCK DIAGRAM
BH100 Blu-ray Player 29 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
SCHEMATIC
BH100 Blu-ray Player 30 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
7438 XTAL (54MHz)
1
1
7438 XTAL for SATA loader (25MHz)
2
2
7438 CLK(27MHz), 7438 PCI CLK(27MHz)7438 FPGA CLK(27MHz), 7412_0 CLK(27MHz)
7412_1 CLK(27MHz)
3
3
3
WAVEFORMSSYSTEM WAVEFORMS
BH100 Blu-ray Player 31 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
SYSTEM MEMORY WAVEFORMS
44
7438 DDR BA0
5
76
5
7438 DDR WE
6
7438 DDR CAS
7
7438 DDR CLK0 (200MHz)
BH100 Blu-ray Player 32 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
8
9
10
11
10
VDAC1_2_Pb
11
VDAC1_0_Pr
8
VDAC0_0_CVBS
9
VDAC1_1_Y
VIDEO WAVEFORMS (100% COLOR BAR)
BH100 Blu-ray Player 33 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
12
13
14
15
14
COMP_Pb
15
COMP_Pr
12
CVBS
13
COMP_Y
BH100 Blu-ray Player 34 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
21 20 19
18
17
16
16
AUDIO_CENTER
17
AUDIO_REARL
18
AUDIO_FRONTL
19
AUDIO_WOOFER
20
AUDIO_REARR
21
AUDIO_FRONTR
AUDIO WAVEFORMS (ANALOG)
BH100 Blu-ray Player 35 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
AUDIO WAVEFORMS (S/PDIF)
22
23
22
7038_AUDIO_SPDIF
23
AUDIO_DIGITAL_COAXIAL
BH100 Blu-ray Player 36 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
HDMI WAVEFORMS
25
26
HDMI_CLK
27
HDMI_DATA
24
7038_I2C_SDA
25
7038_I2C_SCL
24
26
27
BH100 Blu-ray Player 37 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
FRONT I/F WAVEFORMS
28
29
28
UART_TXD
29
UART_RXD
BH100 Blu-ray Player 38 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
MPEG-4 DECODER WAVEFORMS
32
7412 DDR CLK (200MHz)
33
7412 DDR WE
30
7412 DDR BAO
31
7412 DDR CAS
33
3032 31
BH100 Blu-ray Player 39 Circuit Descriptions
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTIONS
36
7412_O I2S_DATAO
37
7412_O_I2S_CLKO
34
7412_HD_DVIO_CLK (74.25MHz)
35
7412_O_I2S_LRCLKO
34
35
36
37
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BH100 Blu-ray Player 41 Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
Is the D121 normal?
No .5.3VA
YES
Is the F101 normal? Replace the F101 (Use the same fuse)
YES
NO
Is the BD101 normal? Replace the BD101
YES
NO
Is the R101 normal? Replace the R101
YES
NO
Is Vcc (9V - 18V) suppliedto IC101 Pin2?
Is the D102 normal?
YES
NO
NO
Check or replace the D102
IS the D123 normal? Replace the D123
YES
NO
Is there about 2.5Vat the IC103 Pin1?
Replace the IC103
YES
NO
Is the IC102 normal? Replace the IC102
YES
NO
Is the D124 normal? Replace the D124
YES
NO
Is the D127 normal? Replace the D127
YES
NO
Is the D128 normal? Replace the D128
YES
NO
Replace the D121
YES
NO
Is the D122 normal? Replace the D122
YES
NO
Power line of main PCB is short
TROUBLESHOOTINGPOWER SUPPLY
BH100 Blu-ray Player 42 Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
No 5.0 Loader
Is the Vcc(5.3V) supplied to
IC156 Pin1?Check or Replace the D128
YES
NO
NOIs the IC156 pin4 “H”?
Check the PWR CTL“H” signal from µ-com
YES
Check or replace the IC156
No 3.3V
Is the Vcc(3.8V) supplied to
IC153 Pin1?Check or replace the D127
YES
NO
NOIs the IC153 Pin4 “H”?
Check the PWR CTL“H” signal from µ-com
YES
Check or replace the IC153
No 12V (Main)
Is the Vcc(13.5V) supplied to
IC152 Pin1?Check or replace the D124
YES
NO
NOIs the IC152 Pin4 ‘H’?
Check the PWR CTL“H” signal from µ-com
YES
Check or replace the IC152
BH100 Blu-ray Player 43 Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
No 12 (Fan, Loader)
Is the Vcc(13.5V) supplied to
IC155 Pin1?Check or replace the D124
YES
NO
NOIs the IC155 Pin4 “H”?
Check the PWR CTL“H” signal from µ-com
YES
Check or replace the IC155
No VF+
Is the ZD121 normal? Replace the ZD121
YES
NO
Replace the R121
BH100 Blu-ray Player 44 Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
POWER on
Normal TVfunction OK
Front I/F cable connect"HELLO PLEASE WAIT"Display on VFD OK?
Front I/Fcable connection
OK?
NO NO
YES
VFD power cable connectVFD power
cable connectionOK?
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
Touch-Pad I/Fcable connect
"LED ON"on Touch-Pad OK?
Touch-Pad I/Fcable connection OK?
NO NO
YES
Proper displaycable connect
"LG LOGO"display on monitor OK?
Displaycable connection
OK?
NO NO
YES
POWER ON
BH100 Blu-ray Player 45 Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
POWER on
Main Board
Timer Board
Check SMPS"HELLO PLEASE WAIT"Display on VFD OK?
P602, 8 pin; +5V,3 pin; -28V, 4 pin; -32V,
5 pin; -36V ?
NO NO
YES
YES
YES
X602 changeX602 10MHz OK?NO
YES
IC600 changeR613 About 625kHzserial Clock OK?
NO
YES
IC601 changeR611
about 3MHzOK?
NO
YES
DIS600 change
Check SMPS“READING”
Display on VFD OK?P901,
11pin; 12V, 9 pin; 5V,4 pin; 3.3V?
YES
IC904 Change,IC901 Change
IC905 or IC903 orIC908 Change, IC907
Change, IC902
C971; 2.6V,C972 ; 1.3V C962, C967,C9F5 ; 1.2V, C9F3 ; 2.5V,
C9E3; 1.8V ?
NO
NO
YES
X402 changeX40254.000MHz OK?
NO
X401 ChangeX40125.000MHz OK?
NO
YES
IC605 changeIC402
Pin 2, 3, 5, 7 27MHzOK?
NO
YES
YES
Check IC301System part OK
SYSTEM
BH100 Blu-ray Player 46 Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
VIDEO
No display
Video part OK
C863(Pin 2) +3.3V
OK?
IC907(Pin 2) +3.3V
OK?
NO P901(Pin 3, 4) +3.3V
OK?
NO NO
YES
YES
YES
Check mainpower cable
L803 Re-solderingYES
L904, L906 Re-soldering
C327(Pin 2) +2.5V
OK?
C970(Pin 2) +2.6V
OK?
NO IC904(Pin 2) +5.0V
OK?
NO NO
YESL304 Re-soldering
YESIC904 Change
C968(Pin 2) +1.2V
OK?
NO IC903 Re-soldering
C8F9, C8G0,C8G1, C8F6 (Pin 2)
signal OK?
L816, L811, L813,L820 soldering OK?
NO NO Re-soldering
Re-solderingL812, L819, L815soldering OK?
NO
YESCheck IC301
CF804,CF802, CF806, CF803
(Pin 1) signal OK?
NO C8F9 ~ C8F6Re-soldering
YES
YES
YES
YES
JK803(Pin 1, 3, 5, 7)
signal OK?
NO CF804 ~ CF803Re-soldering
YES
YES
VIDEO cableconnection
OK?
NO Check VIDEO cable
BH100 Blu-ray Player 47 Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
COMPONENT
Component video no display
Component video cable connect
YES
NOVideo cableconnection OK?
Video part (Common) check
YES
NOTP782 ~ TP784 videosignal input OK?
Re-soldering
YES
NOL812, L819, L815soldering OK?
Re-soldering
YES
NOL818, L814, L809soldering OK?
Re-soldering
YES
NOL811, L813, L820soldering OK?
Re-soldering
YES
NOC8G0, C8G1, C8F6soldering OK?
Re-soldering
YES
NOCF802, CF806, CF803soldering OK?
Re-soldering
YES
NOJK803 soldering OK?
Component Video OK
BH100 Blu-ray Player 48 Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
CVBS video no display
Composite cable connect
YES
NOVideo cableconnection OK?
Video part (Common) check
YES
NOTP871Video signal input OK?
Re-soldering
YES
NOC806 soldering OK?
Re-soldering
YES
NOL816 soldering OK?
Re-soldering
YES
NOC8F9 soldering OK?
Re-soldering
YES
NOCF804 soldering OK?
Re-soldering
YES
NOJK803 soldering OK?
CVBS video OK
CVBS VIDEO OUT
BH100 Blu-ray Player 49 Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
Appendi
No audio
Audio part OK
IC804 ~ IC806(Pin 8) +11.5V
OK?
C9E7(Pin 2) +12.0V
OK?
NO P901(Pin 11) +12.0V
OK?
NO NO
YES
YES
YES
Check mainpower cable
R882 Re-solderingYES
L905 Re-soldering
IC802(Pin 28) +5.0V
OK?
C8F5(Pin 2) +5.0V
OK?
NO P901(Pin 9, 8, 7) +5.0V
OK?
NO NO
YESR855 Re-soldering
YESL901 ~ 903 Re-soldering
R854, R839, R836R878~R880 Soldering
OK?
NO Re-soldering
TP847LOW = GND
OK?
R884, R814soldering OK?
NO NO Re-soldering
Re-solderingQ806soldering OK?
NO
YESCheck IC701
C8E1 ~ C8E6soldering
OK?
NO Re-soldering
YES
IC802 (Pin 7, 8, 9)I2S input signal
OK?
NO Check IC701
YES
YES
YES
TP816 ~ TP821audio out signal
OK?
NO Check IC802
YES
YES
YES
JK803 (Pin 11 ~ 21)audio out signal
OK?
NO Change IC804 ~ 806
ANALOG AUDIO
BH100 Blu-ray Player 50 Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
No audio
S/PDIF audio OK
IC801(Pin 5) +3.3V
OK?
P901(Pin 3,4) +3.3V
OK?
NO NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
Check IC301main power cable
Check mainpower cable
L904, L906 Re-soldering
Change IC801
YES
Change JK802
YES
L901 ~ L903Re-soldering
IC801 (Pin 4)Digital Audio Out
OK?
IC801soldering OK?
NO NO
YES
Re-soldering
JK802Red Lighting
OK?
JK802(Pin 2) +5.0V
OK?
NO NO NOP901(Pin 9, 8, 7) +5.0V
OK?
TP8A0digital audio input
OK?
NO Check IC301
YES
S/PDIF AUDIO
BH100 Blu-ray Player 51 Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING
HDMI
No A/V
HDMI OK IC508 Change
CON500(Pin 18) +5.0V
OK?
IC910(Pin 1) +5.5V
OK?
NO NO
YES
YESYES
YES
YES
Checkmain power cable
IC910 Change
YES
IC901 Change
CON500(Pin 15, 16) I2C
Bus OK?IC508 (Pin 7,8)
+5.0V OK?NO NO R1595 Re-soldering
YES
IC508 (Pin 3, 4)I2C bus OK?
NO Check IC500
IC508 (Pin 2)+3.3V OK?
IC901(Pin 1) +3.8V
OK?
NO
CON500(Pin 18) +5.0V
OK?
NO Re-soldering
YES
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BH100 Blu-ray Player 53 Disassembly
DISASSEMBLY
DISASSEMBLYWIRING DIGRAM
BH100 Blu-ray Player 54 Disassembly
DISASSEMBLY
WIRING DIAGRAM (CONTINUED)
BH100 Blu-ray Player 55 Disassembly
DISASSEMBLY
EXPLODED VIEW
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