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[LG TV Timeshift] What is the Timeshift function?

Troubleshooting

The Timeshift feature allows you to watch the scenes you missed while watching TV in real-time.
Connect an external hard disk to the TV and try using the Timeshift feature with your AI remote control.

Would you like to have the ability to watch the scenes you missed while watching live broadcasts using the Timeshift feature?

Wait! Here are more tips!
Please be sure to use an external hard disk with a capacity of 80 GB or more.
Additionally, make sure that there is at least 2.3 GB of free space available on the external hard disk to

Try this

Connect an external hard disk to the TV.

➔ Turn off the TV and connect the external hard disk to the [USB Input] port on the back of the TV.

the USB input port to connect an external hard drive

Activate the [Timeshift] function on your TV.

➔ While on the TV broadcast screen, enable the [Timeshift] feature using the AI remote control.

Enabling the [Timeshift] feature
① While on the TV broadcast screen, press the wheel button on the AI remote control. From the options displayed on the bottom left of the TV screen, select the [Start Timeshift] button.
the time shift start button on the screen
② In the [Start Timeshift] window, select a [Storage Device]. Depending on the storage capacity of the external hard disk,
the Timeshift works for different durations ranging from 90 seconds to 2 hours.
③ To return to a specific scene, press the time point of the scene on the progress bar (regeneration bar) at the bottom of the screen using the AI remote control.
Then you can replay the broadcast from the scene that you selected.
executing time shift with the progress bar on the screen
Note
Note that, if you change the channel while watching with the Timeshift feature enabled, the temporarily saved data will be lost.

This guide was created for all models, so the images or content may be different from your product.

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