Brand:
LG
Category: Home Theater System
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Available Languages: EN , ES
Manual for V290
Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 8:18 p.m.
Warranty Information
Contact an authorized service location for maintenance or service requirements.
Basic Operation
VCR Operation
- Playing a Tape: Ensure connections are correct, turn on TV and DVD+VCR, insert tape. Press to play. Auto tracking adjusts picture. Use PAUSE/STEP for still/frame-by-frame. Use FORWARD/BACKWARD for picture search. Use CM SKIP to skip commercials. OPR improves picture quality. Press STOP to end playback and EJECT to remove tape.
- Instant Timer Recording (ITR): Connect, turn on, insert tape. Select program number using number buttons or AV. Select SP or LP recording mode. Press REC/ITR to start recording. Press PAUSE/STEP to pause. Press STOP to end recording.
- Timer Recording (On Screen Display): Insert tape. Select REC, then set program, date, time, and recording speed. Use PR/TRK to select station and input date/time. Select recording speed (SP, IP, LP). Press POWER to enter Timer Standby mode.
DVD Operation
- Playing a DVD: Insert disc. Use DVD/VCR button to select DVD mode. Use playback controls for play, pause, stop, skip, repeat, zoom.
- Playing Audio CD/MP3/WMA: Insert disc. Select track/file and press PLAY. Program function allows storing favorite tracks.
- Viewing JPEG/DivX Files: Insert media. Select file and press PLAY. Supports slide shows and zoom.
- Playing DVD VR Format Disc: Insert disc. DVD-VR menu appears. Select track and press PLAY/ENTER.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Symptom | Cause | Correction |
|---|---|---|
| No power. | The power cord is disconnected. | Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely. |
| The power is on, but the DVD player does not work. | No disc is inserted. | Insert a disc. |
| No picture. | The TV is not set to receive this unit's signal output. | Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV screen. |
| The video cable is not connected securely. | Connect the video cable into the jacks securely. | |
| The Progressive Scan is set to "On" on the setup menu but is connected to a standard (analog) television. | Set Progressive Scan to "Off" (see page 16). | |
| No sound. | The equipment connected with the audio cable is not set to receive DVD signal output. | Select the correct input mode of the audio receiver so you can listen to the sound from the this unit. |
| The audio cables are not connected securely. | Connect the audio cable into the jacks securely. | |
| The power of the equipment connected with the audio cable is turned off. | Turn on the equipment connected with the audio cable. | |
| The Audio option is set to the wrong position. | Set the Audio option to the correct position, then turn on the DVD player again by pressing POWER. | |
| The picture is poor. | The disc is dirty. | Clean the disc. |
| The TV channels are not tuned in properly. | Check tuning, carry out tuning again. | |
| The DVD player does not start playback. | An unplayable disc is inserted. | Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc type and Regional code.) |
| The disc is placed upside down. | Place the disc with the playback side down. | |
| The disc is not placed within the guide. | Place the disc on the disc tray correctly inside the guide. | |
| The disc is dirty. | Clean the disc. | |
| The Rating level is set. | Cancel the Rating function or change the rating level. | |
| The remote control does not work properly. | There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and this unit. | Remove the obstacle. |
| The batteries in the remote control are exhausted. | Replace the batteries with new ones. | |
| Video tape cannot be inserted. | Is the cassette compartment empty? | Eject the tape in. |
| No Hi-Fi sound | Audio mode is not set properly. | Select "STEREO" by repeatedly pressing "AUDIO" on the remote control. |