“Hidden menus” are common on all kinds of devices. We’ve seen how to access the hidden menu of Fire TV, as well as some television brands. And one of the brands that allows it. access a hidden menu to get different information the standard they offer is LG**.

The Korean brand offers different secret menus on its televisions. some menus more options than can be found using regular menus. Beyond the image, sound… parameters, these menus provide access to more information, including knowing its lifetime, and it’s that easy to do.

Menu just for your eyes

In the case of LG televisions, these are two menus that provide access to a set of parameters that allow: know the hours of use of the television, change the color parameters, set the brightness limitation…

installer menu

Two options are available. On the one hand, simply press and hold the “Menu” or “Settings” button on the remote for 5 to 7 seconds to access the setup menu. When the menu appears on the screen, you can release the button.

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A screen will appear asking for a code to be dialed with the remote control and the “Enter” key will be pressed. As stated on wikihow, this is the code most LG TVs use to access the setup menu, but you can try 9876 or 2663 instead.

Here are the hours of use

In the picture above, for example, the UTT value is selected, the time the TV is in use, but the options are much wider.

To activate this menu the official remote may not work and you need a universal remote that is compatible with the codes mentioned above or use a cell phone with an infrared sensor and download the Universal Remote app or something similar.

service menu

To access the “Service Menu” (original LG remote control) of LG Smart TVs press the “OK” button on the remote Y press the same button at the same time but on the TV. Press and hold both for a few seconds to get a menu similar to the one in the picture below.

In some cases, a PIN or password request may appear on the screen. The most common are those listed back then:

• 0000

• 7777

• 0413

• 8741

• 8878

• 8743

• 1147

• 2008

• 1234

• 2200

• 1111

• 0110

We will see how the hidden menu of the TV appears on the screen. We will use the directional control to navigate between the different options.. Note that at this point, there is no menu to use, so it is recommended to pay attention to the options we touched.

Among the information given Access to diagnostics of devices connected via HDMI, deactivation of ASBL, the technology that limits brightness levels, USB options, region, volume levels, firmware appear…

This menu may differ depending on the Smart TV used.however it is basically the same and the process of accessing this hidden menu is almost the same regardless of the television used.

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