Hardware
LGUV5N
8 min
do i need an sd card? the lguv5n has 9 gb of built in storage you use usb storage through the usb a connector to expand, or as an alternative storage there is no sd card slot or support for an internal ssd usb storage is "usb1 " and internal storage is "flash " is audio supported? no, the current version has no audio capabilities future software releases will add audio support is ir supported? no, the launch version has no ir capabilities out of the box future software releases will enable ir remote functionality how many video zones can i use? the lguv5n has one video zone with a fixed 4k resolution is wifi enabled on the player? no, the lguv5n needs to be hard wired since wifi is not enabled in the launch version how do i put the system into rescue mode? power on the player wait for the lg logo to appear on the screen push the button on the back side of the television towards the center of the screen (like a joystick), as shown in the image below you must do this within the first five seconds of when the lg logo display appears be careful not to press the button in why does my screen display the brightsign logo and “rescue mode”? if you see “rescue mode” on your screen restart the display once you see the “reset option”, quickly push the button to the left and hold it you may have to repeat this process more than once does this work with my partner cms? you must verify that your cms provider tested and supports the lguv5n cms providers that use hard coded sd or ssd paths must update those paths to work with the lguv5n, as described in technical best practices docid\ qceva3ocmvet4jzt5l6pe note that while bsn cloud will work and the cms setup files will download, once they are unpacked the cms would likely fail if the cms setup assumes that sd or ssd are the storage options for this player is the remote control functional? how do i adjust volume, turn the screen on/off, etc ? yes, it works to power on the display initially after unboxing or after factory resetting the player currently the remote only works to control functions like adjusting volume, turning the screen on, etc , in lg monitor mode, not brightsign mode future software releases will add remote control functionality in brightsign mode as well how do i update from brightsign os 9 1 2 2? to update your lguv5n to version 9 1 32—the standard out of box brightsign os version—follow these steps prepare your storage device format a usb drive as fat32 copy lg 9 1 32 all partitions bsfw from this site to the usb drive rename the file to update different bsfw this allows you to reuse the usb for more updates make sure there are no other files on the usb drive and safely eject it make sure the display is not powered insert the usb drive you created into the usb socket on the display power the display on the lg logo will appear almost immediately after 45 seconds the screen will go blank after 45 seconds the lg logo will appear again after 10 seconds the brightsign logo will appear in white after 45 seconds the screen will go blank again after 20 seconds a black screen with white text showing “brightsign individualization success” will appear “success” will also appear on the serial output power the display off and on again if it doesn’t automatically restart