Rh397d rh399d When switching power on just flashing HELLO

You need to connect it to a TV to set it up. A wizard will then guide you from there.

You get the User Manual from LG. If you don't have one.

The LG RH397D only supports MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX image and audio files from a USB drive. There is no firmware update that changes the supported file types. You will need to convert the MP4 to a supported format. The manual for the RH397D is available from LG: http://www.lg.com/au/support-product/lg-RH397D# /

I wish that I had better news for you.

Cindy Wells

Your DVD drive is having a problem. When this recorder starts, it checks the DVD drive for correctness. If incase your DVD drive is has problem in the ejecting mechanism then this will prevent your HDD from working correctly. Take the player to service center and fix the drive

You need to replace faulty cheap capacitors on the power supply board (one or two will be bulging on the top, with or without a brown exudate; see picture). This costs only a couple of dollars, or you can replace the power supply board for about $50.

There is a bad capacitor in the power supply that controls the 12V going to the HDD and DVD player. When you turn it on, the 12v drops to 7 volts and the unit turns it self back off. You just get the "hello" message briefly. You need to replace the part (1000uf, 25v), it's probably showing signs of bursting at the top or bulging.I noticed this in a 397d that came to me from a relative. I've just replaced this part in it and it's come good again.See bad caps at www.badcaps.net for why this happens.

When you burn a DVD, it is ONLY playable in the RH397D.
Buggy menus - and no way to flash the firmware.
Terribly designed remote.
HDD never seems to spin down, no matter how long it sits.
Doesn't play XVid.

I was a bit disappointed with this product. It does do, what is listed on the box, and one can't be too disappointed with that.

The code I found from a trusted website says:

1. Press SETUP
2. Scroll down to the padlock icon
3. Press 0 seven times
   • Confirmation message appears
4. Press ENTER

Which sounds like what you're doing already. This is for RH399D. RH397D may be different.

You need to read page 37 "Dubbing a title"

Select the title you want to record and select the Dubbing option.

Try using only four zeros instead of 7. Open tray press pause, enter 0000 region management centre thingy should appear. enter 0. press pause. switch off unit and switch back on. test disk. lemme know if it works

Check the ribbon connecting to the HARD Drive...you will need to open the case up..
be careful as the ribbon is very delicate