LG Smart TVs – Do It Yourself - Netflix, DLNA, and other smart function configurations, firmware update and more

NetCast entertainment access - LG Smart TVs

Motion sensing remote Included with LW9500, LW7700, LW6500

* Press enter to bring up cursor

* Press Enter and Mute to reinitialize

North American models will have 3 Cards

NetCast Featured Premium

Your favorite apps

NetCast Featured Apps

Ads for the LG app store

My Media

USB and DLNA file player

The Plus button opens the full screen version of the Card.

Premium Apps Card: 

NetFlix, Viewster, MLB TV,VUDU

Premium Apps Screen:

Netflix 

CinemaNow 

Picasa

Vudu

MLB TV

YouTube

facebook

twitter

vTuner

AccuWeather

Accedo

Viewster

Google Maps

Regular Apps

Media Search N
Web Browser
Media Link

New Features:

Media Link powered by Plex (plexapp.com)
Microsoft PlayTo support. Push files to the TV (DLNA-DMR).

Multiple IDs can be generated on one Device, and app purchase details can be separately managed for each ID.

1 ID – 5 Device

You can use up to five Devices with a single ID. (You can install and use purchased apps on a maximum of five Devices.)

Networking hardware is built onto the main board.

1 Device – Multi ID

Supported models

2009

2009 NetCast:

LH50, LHX

2010

2010 NetCast:

LD550, LD650, LE7500, LE8500, LEX8, LEX9, LX6500, LX9500, PK750, PK950

2011

2011 Smart TV NetCast:

LZ9700, LW9500, LW7700,LW6500,LW5700,LW5600,LV5500,LV5400,LV3700,LK550,LK530,PZ950,PZ750

Firmware update

There are 3 ways to do the firmware update.

Internet (Network System Update)

USB Automatic & USB manual

There are 3 ways to check firmware version.

Service menu (Service Mode)

1.Press the “instart” button on the Service Remote control

2. In the customer support menu:

2011 Models: it’s in the setup menus.

2010 models: press the menu and then red button

3. Host Diagnostics

Highlight the “option” and press digit 1 Four times.

USB Update

1. Download the file to a USB drive into a folder named LG_DTV. File extension will be .epk.

2. Turn on the TV and insert the USB drive.

3. The TV will automatically try to install the firmware. If not, then you already have the newest firmware.

4. Follow the instructions and wait for it to finish.

Manual USB Update

1. Download the file to a USB drive into a folder named LG_DTV

2.Turn on the TV and insert the USB drive.
3. Highlight Option in the user menus. rt TVs
4. Press the FAV or Mark key 4 times.
5. Choose the correct file and press Enter.

Initial setup

If using a Cable or Sat box as a tuner:

Connect an HDMI cable to the box.

You do not need to run the Auto Tuning 

Antenna (OTA) or unscrambled cable (ClearQAM):

Connect coax cable.

Run auto channel scan.

Menu -> Channel -> Auto Tuning -> Start/Yes

Network connection

Use a wired connection when possible

Wireless dongle is included in 2011

Use WPS when using wireless.

LAN: Local Area Network

WAN: Wide Area Network. A network covers a large area. Typically connects smaller networks together. The Internet, for example.

DLNA: DLNA stands for Digital Living Network Appliance. It provides an easy way to share media on a network. DLNA requires a server and a player.  The server is typically a PC running DLNA server software...but can be other devices. Almost any operating system can run DLNA server software.

CIFS: Common Internet File System ( ) CIFS). File sharing protocol used by Windows.

TCP/IP: The Internet Protocol Suite. Common network protocol used by the internet. Requires each computer to have an IP (Internet Protocol) address.
DMZ: Demilitarized Zone. This allows the IP address of the device entered to bypass the firewall. Therefore, your NAS can be accessed via the Internet while other devices on your network are protected.

ISP: Internet Service Provider. The company that provides your Internet access.

AN‐WF100 is a Wi‐Fi USB adapter compatible with all 2010 HDTV models featuring NetCast.

Only this wireless adapter can be used with an LG TV

Does not support 2009 models. 

Sold through LG dealers.
* Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n

Installation guide

* Connection setup > network setting > function test

* Connect the TV to the existing network.

* Run IP auto setting

* Verify service is operational.

Actual Steps

1) Connect the TV to your router with an Ethernet cable.

2) Go to the Network Menu on the TV and choose the Network Setting option.

3) Highlight the auto setting option (should be default) and press Enter.

4) Wait until it's finished. It will populate the boxes with the settings found.

5) Close the menu and start using NetCast

6) A quick test is to try to get an activation code in the NetFlix application.

Wired connection

* Connect the TV to your network using a standard Ethernet (patch) cable Cat 5 Cat 5e or Cat 6 cable with RJ45 male connectors.

* When using a direct connection, you may need a cross‐over cable.

* When using a direct connection, you may need to use the manual IP setting.

Make sure the green light is lit and the orange light blinks.

Menu setup

1) Go to the Network Menu on the TV and choose the Network Setting option,

2) Highlight the auto setting option (should be default) and press Enter,

When would you use manual? If you need to put the TV in an unrestricted zone, you would enter the IP address of the TV in the router’s DMZ or Port Forwarding menu.

3) When finished connecting, it will populate the boxes with the settings found.

4) Close the menu.

If the setup fails, the TV will let you know at which point it failed.

In this particular example the problem was using 2 routers. The first router allowed access but the second router did not.

Manual IP setup

The customer will have to find and type in the numbers manually. They can find these numbers from a PC on their network by opening a command prompt and typing “ipconfig”

TV settings
IP : 192.168.0.33
SM: 255.255.255.0
GW: 192 168 0 1
DNS: 192.168.0.1

Wireless connection

WiFi Connection Types:

* Using SSID unprotected
* Using SSID protected (Normal)
* Connect with pin number (WPS‐PIN)
* Simple setting button (WPS‐PBC)

AN‐WF100 is a Wi‐Fi USB adapter compatible with all 2010/11 HDTV models featuring NetCast.
* Only this wireless adapter can be used with an LG TV.

Does not support 2009 models.

• Sold through LG dealers.

Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n

Wireless using SSID:

* Insert the LG wireless dongle into a USB port on the side of the TV.

* Switch the Network Type from Wired to Wireless.

* Select the name of your wireless network.

If it is a secured network, it will ask you to enter the password. Otherwise, it will connect.

The LG WiFi Adapter supports all the common forms of WiFi encryption.

Open, WEP, TKIP, AES, WPA, WPS (PIN, PBC)

Wireless using WPS

* Choose Simple Setting.

* Press the WPS or PBC button on the router.

* Then press ‘Connect’.

Function test

To test, try to connect to NetFlix.

All buttons should be green. The example above means the TV can see the NetFlix server just can’t connect or be activated This means either the router is blocking the connection or the TV has a defective NetFlix ESN.

Some older routers may block NetFlix. Firmware update will fix it some cases.ck Foster

Otherwise try turning off the firewall on the router, connect to NetFlix, and then turn the firewall back on.

Recommenced connection order when experiencing problems TVs

1) Use a wired connection if convenient.

2) Next go with choosing an SSID  (In the menu, choose “select AP from list”) 

3) Try the WPS button method.

4) Use the wired or SSID, but use manual to enter info.

5) Connect directly to the modem.

6) Try a different router.

NetFlix streaming Problems

To play videos without buffering, Network Condition speed should be greater than 1.5Mbps…sustained.

For the best quality picture, a connection speed of 4.0Mbps is needed.

Your connection may be affected by other activity on your network, such as online gaming, file sharing or other video streaming.

You can test your bandwidth at one of these site:
http://www.speadeasy.net/speedtest/

WiFi or Powerline adapters can cause dropouts due to interference.

DLNA setup:

DLNA stands for Digital Living Network Alliance. It provides an easy way to share media on a network. DLNA requires a server and a player. Almost any operating system can run DLNA server software.

DLNA server software is included with LG devices that are DLNA certified players.
It is called Nero MediaHome Essentials. Other options include Windows 7, which has a built‐in DLNA server. Windows Media Player 11 also has a built‐in DLNA server.

DLNA Terminology

DLNA Digital Living Network Alliance. A media sharing device that uses standard computer networking protocols.

DMS Digital Media Server. Software or a device that can serve media files to other devices on a network.
DMP Digital Media Player. Software or a device that can play media files from a DLNA server (DLNA‐DMS).
DMC Digital Media Controller. This is a Digital Media Server that can also "push" files to compatible devices. The server software can instruct a compatible device which media files to play. Aka Play‐To.
DMR Digital Media Renderer. This is a device that can receive commands from a Digital Media Controller. DMC compatible server software can instruct a DMR which media files to play. A DMR also features the functionality of a Digital Media Player. Current LG devices do not support this.

MediaHome installation

1) After installing MediaHome, open the program.
2) When you run it for the first time, the wizard will start. Click either option on what folder to share.  It is recommended choosing folders manually.

3) Just choose a folder like MyMusic to add You can add more folders later.

4) Click the Start the media server now button to start the media server.

[Now your files are being shared. You can add more folders to share at this time. Close the control panel when done. The server will run automatically in the background every time you start Windows.]

MyMedia Operation

Once you have connected the TV to your home network, you can access any DLNA servers on the network. The TV requires no additional setup. Below is how to access the files on a DLNA server.

1) Press menu on the remote and choose My Media

2) For this example, choose Movie.

3) The TV will automatically search and list media servers.
4) Choose the DLNA server you wish to connect to.

NOTE: You may have to allow the TV access in the DLNA server's software menu.

5) Choose Album or All Video. Note that in this case "album" means
"collection"...It doesn't refer to a music album.

6) This will show a list of video files in the shared folder.

NOTE: If you press the up button and choose a photo or music folder you will notice none of your music or pictures show. This is because the TV is in Movie mode and will only show video files Press the green button on the remote to change to Photo mode and the photos in the folder will be displayed (like the picture below)

MyMedia Formats

Below are the typical supported formats on LG TVs that support DLNA. New LG TVs that support DLNA are DivX Plus™ HD certified.

Video
Video Codecs: DivX, Xvid, H.264, AVC, MPEG2
Audio codecs: AC3, ACC, WMA, MP3, DD
File Extensions: MP4, MKV, DIVX, AVI, MPEG, MPG, VOB

Music
Audio Codecs: WMA, MP3 (8‐320 kbps)
File Extensions: WMA, MP3

Photos
Codecs: JPEG, PNGck Foster
File Extensions: JPG, JPEG, PNG

MyMedia Notes

* The most common video format to use with DLNA is H.264 at 30 frames/sec.* 

• Remember, even when using a supported codec, the file container and file extension must also be supported by the player.

* Nero MediaHome supports DivX subtitles, some other DLNA servers do not.

* The DLNA server and the TV must be connected to the same router.

* Some Anti‐Virus programs may block media sharing.

* Nero MediaHome is supported by Nero. Nero.com.

* Other popular DLNA servers: Cyberlink server, Twonky, Windows Media Player11