Mark Twain wrote:
I know this site isn't for TV's, stereo's etc. and
this is way off topic but I need some advice and I
respect your opinion.

Here's what happened,.. the Sony DVD player finally
arrived and I hooked it up to the LG TV via HDMI and
L/R phono hookups and nothing. I cannot get the TV
to switch over to the DVD player or show any menu's.

TV:

https://www.frys.com/product/9260599

http://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-28LN4500-led-tv


DVD:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-dv...?skuId=4790739

DVD user guide:

http://tv.manualsonline.com/manuals/...dvpsr510h.html

So what's going on? I have to use one remote to
turn on the LG TV and the Sony remote for the DVD
player but I can't get anything on the TV, just snow.

Could there be a incapability between the player and
the TV and/or remotes?


Thanks,
Robert

See page 25 which has a picture of the TV remote. The middle
set of buttons appear to control the OSD (on screen display).
There is a Settings button to make the OSD appear on the screen.
The Back button implies hierarchical menus, so if you get
"trapped" in a lower level menu, you use the Back button
to ascend to the main level again. The arrows allow selecting
options.

https://www.lg.com/us/lgecs.download...500-UA.AUS.pdf

Page 27 shows an "Input" tile, which may display
input choices.

The manual does not attempt to show all menus.

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There is a second manual on this page as well. 972KB.

http://www.lg.com/us/support-product...LN4500#manuals

This one is more text based. It has more pages but
the content has less pictures.

https://www.lg.com/us/lgecs.download...29__ENGA .pdf

I would expect the TV menu system to be self-explaining
(once you get the language selection set properly). Some
TVs will try to have the manual available on the
screen as well.

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It should also be possible to program the TV set
for "Auto On" in a sense. The HDMI has some kind
of control channel, and when you "hit the power button"
on the DVD player, it can send a message to the
sleeping TV set to turn on. Thus, you can have
simplified one-remote control for a pure DVD
environment. The DVD remote controls the DVD behavior,
but the power button on the DVD remote then in
effect controls both devices, and powers them on.

I wouldn't get too settled in on customization until
you've completed "input testing". Like testing out
the TV tuner, to see how marginal the signal conditions
are for TV reception.

Should be no harder than flying a 747.

Paul