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LG FM12 Owner's Manual

LG FM12 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Music playing screen ....31 LG Media Center ..... 14 Play .
  • Page 3 Recording FM radio broadcasting ..38 LG Media Center ..... . 49 Listening to the radio recorded file .
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Specifications ....52 Supported File Spec ....53 http://www.lge.com .

  • Page 5: Features

    Features Removable disk Music therapy You can copy and store files on the Windows Explorer. The music therapy feature helps user refresh, sleep better, and concentrate better with music with special LGE FM 12 with sliding USB connect is convenient to functions or good for health.

  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

    Important safety instructions Please follow the safety instructions closely to reduce the risk of accidents or damage to equipment. Safety instructions are divided into Warning and Attention. Keep this manual in an easily accessible place. Not following the instruction may result in a light accident or damage. Not following the instruction may result in death or serious injury.
  • Page 7 Important safety instructions Do not disconnect the USB cable. Do not turn Do not place the player near a magnet or off the player while the USB cable is con- within the magnetic field. nected. Otherwise, the data may get lost. Back up important data.

  • Page 8: Caution

    Important safety instructions CAUTION Do not use this apparatus near water. - For example:near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS laundry tub, in a wet basement; or near a swimming AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER MANUAL pool;...
  • Page 9 Important safety instructions - If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult Servicing is required when the apparatus has been an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. damaged in any way, such as power- supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or 10 .

  • Page 10: Warning

    Important safety instructions Warning FCC COMPLIANCE STATE- MENT - To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not ex- pose this aappliance to rain or moisture. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to WAR NING Part 15 of FCC Rules.

  • Page 11: Fcc Warning

    - Caution: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent ance type recommended by LG. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is...

  • Page 12: Package Contents

    Package contents Connecting the neck strap To connect the neck strap to the unit Turn the lower part of neck strap in the direc- tion of arrows and detach it from the upper Main body Line-in cable USB cable part. Battery Quick setup guide Software CD...

  • Page 13: Name Of Each Component

    Name of each component Front/Rear view Side/Rear view Sliding USB bar USB connector ON/OFF/PLAY/PAUSE HOLD B-MARK (Bookmark)/Repeat Battery Cover MIC (microphone) Earphones connector MENU/ Select button - Goes to Home menu (upon pressing the button for two seconds or longer.) REW / Search button FF / Search button Volume Control...

  • Page 14: Installing Software

    Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher Follow the displayed instructions. - Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer will be automatically installed during installation of the LG Read the License Agreement. Select the Media Center. Internet Explorer is only installed on an checkbox, and click on [Next] button.
  • Page 15 Windows Media Player and the Internet Explorer for the operating environ- ment. Click on [Install] button to start installation. After finishing the installation, click on [Finish] button. Click on Start > All Programs > LG Media Cen- ter to start the program.

  • Page 16: Lg Lyrics Center

    LG Lyrics Center Click on [Next] button. Insert the operation program CD into the CD ROM. Select the LG Lyrics Center. Follow the displayed instructions. Read the License Agreement, and select the checkbox. Select the language and click on [OK] button.
  • Page 17 Installing software 10 . Select the installation path, and click on [Next] Windows media format installation screen will button. appear. Click on [Yes] button. Program installation will start. Click on [Yes] button.

  • Page 18: Installing And Running Firmware Updater

    Insert the installation CD-ROM into you CD- ROM drive. Run the firmware updater. 12 . Click on Start > All programs > LG Lyrics Cen- Installshield wizard starts. Click [Next]. ter to start the program.
  • Page 19 Installing software Read the License Agreement. Select the Click on [Install] button to start installation. checkbox, and click on [Next] button. Select the installation path, and click on [Next] button.
  • Page 20 13 . When the update finishes, remove the USB connector by 'saftely removing hardware'. 14 . Check the updated firmware version. Select [Start]>[All Programs]>[LGE FM12 MP3 Player]>[Firmware Download] Connect the mp3 player to a USB port on your computer. 10 .

  • Page 21: Installing Win98Se Device Driver

    Installing software Installing Win98SE Device In case the player is not recognized auto- matically on Win98SE. Driver Connect the player to computer. Insert the installation CD-ROM into you CD- Select the LGE FM 12 in the system properties ROM drive. and click [Properties].
  • Page 22 Installing software Click the [Reinstall Driver]. Select the Search for the best driver for your device and click [Next]. Locate the folder where the installation files are stored and click [Next]. Update Device Dirver Wizard appears. Click [Next].
  • Page 23 Installing software When the installation is complete, click [Next]. The installed device driver can be used as a removeble storage disk in the Windows Explorer. Check the installation status in System Proper- ties as shown below.

  • Page 24: Installation Of The Music Therapy

    Installing software Installation of the Music Ther- Click on Download button. Then, the therapy music file will be downloaded to the MP3 player. The music therapy helps user refresh, sleep better, and concentrate better with music with special functions or good for health. Insert the operating program CD into the drive.

  • Page 25: Connecting To The Pc

    Connecting to the PC Using the removeble storage Disconnecting the USB cable while the file is being copied may cause malfunctioning of the player. device Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port of the PC and the other to the USB port of the player.

  • Page 26: Replacing Firmware

    Select the installation path, and click on [Next] button. Click on [Install] button to start installation. After finishing the installation, click on [Finish] button. Select Start > All Programs > LGE FM12 MP3 Player > Firmware Download to start the pro- gram.

  • Page 27: Installation And Connection

    Installation and connection Battery Info Connecting the player to the This product dose not come with an AC adapter. - Playback time: Max 18 hrs (In the case of MP3 128Kbps/44.1KHz, EQ Normal, Volume 15 and alka- Press and push sliding USB button in arrow line battery) direction to expose USB connector and insert - When the battery is almost used up,...

  • Page 28: Disconnecting The Player From The Pc

    Installation and connection Disconnecting the player Click on [OK] button. from the PC This feature is to safely remove the player from the PC after uploading or downloading the files. Double-click on Remove Hardware icon on the taskbar of the PC. After a message that the large-capacity USB Click on [Stop] button when the window storage can be safely removed is displayed,...

  • Page 29: Basic Operation

    Basic operation Turning on/off the power Volume control Press ON/OFF button for more than 1 second Control the volume by moving the volume con- to turn on, and repeat it to turn off for more trol button to the direction of + or -. than 3 seconds.

  • Page 30: Home Menu Screen

    Basic operation Home menu screen Press and hold MENU button to open home menu. Press FF/REW button to select the mode. Press MENU button to display the selected mode. - The initial screen consists of total five modes. - Home menu appears if MENU button is pressed for longer than 2 seconds during Play / Stop mode.

  • Page 31: Playing Music Files

    Playing music files Music playing screen Play Press and hold MENU button to open home menu. Push FF/REW button to select the [Music] mode. Pressing MENU button will open Music Play screen. Play/Pause display Song Information Volume display Play mode display Press PLAY/PAUSE button to play the music files.

  • Page 32: Playing Mode

    Playing music files Speed search of the play list Press PLAY/PAUSE button again to resume playing. Push FF/REW button for two seconds or longer to fast search. Playing mode - You may play a song by jumping to a particular point. Press REC button shortly while paused or while playing back.

  • Page 33: A-B Repeat

    Playing music files Bookmark feature You can press the button to flip between play- back time mode and remaining time mode. Press B-MARK button for two seconds or longer to set the Bookmark. icon will appear. The user cannot use the A-B Repeat feature when the Bookmark feature is set.

  • Page 34: Playing The Recording List

    Playing music files When the files or folders exceed the above limit, the Go to the item using Vol +/- button in the file or folder exceeding the limit don't appear in the browser screen, and press MENU, PLAY/ list. PAUSE, or push FF button shortly.

  • Page 35: Fm Radio Reception (Option)

    FM radio reception (Option) FM radio reception screen Press MENU button to display the FM radio reception screen. Preset/Non Preset Mode Press MENU button shortly while listening to Channel display (only in Preset mode) the radio. Mono/Stereo display - Preset mode is set. - Preset mode: When the existing radio channels are FM radio frequency display already set, it is called 'preset mode'.

  • Page 36: Searching The Fm Radio Stations

    FM radio reception (Option) Searching the FM radio sta- Storing FM radio frequencies tions Automatic channel setting Manually searching the FM radio stations Press REC button for two seconds or longer to search and store radio channels in Non-Preset In Non-Preset mode, shortly pushing FF/REW mode.

  • Page 37: Deleting Channels

    FM radio reception (Option) - When a channel is deleted, we can still receive other When a message appears that "Save as a channels. When there is no channel left, icon will CH", select Yes and shortly press the MENU blink.

  • Page 38: Recording Fm Radio Broadcasting

    FM radio reception (Option) Recording FM radio broad- By pressing PLAY/PAUSE button again, the user can resume recording. casting Press REC button shortly again to end record- ing. Press REC button to start recording while lis- tening to the radio. icon will appear and then disappear.

  • Page 39: Recording

    Recording Recording screen Push FF/REW button to select the [Voice] mode. Press MENU button in [Voice] mode. Press REC button to start recording. Recorded time display Recording progress display Recorded file name display icon will appear, and then recording will start. Recording quality display - The recorded files will be stored in VOICE folder in V001.MP3 format.

  • Page 40: Listening To The Voide Recorded File

    Recording Listening to the voide recorded file Press and hold the MENU button to select the music mode. Press MENU button shortly in music mode. Select the VOICE folder from the browser menu. Choose a recording file you want to hear and shortly press the MENU, PLAY/PAUSE or push FF button.

  • Page 41: External Input

    External Input Connecting to an external Push FF/REW button to select [line-in] mode. device Connect the Line-in cable to the line-out port of the external device and to the line-in port of the Press MENU button shortly in the [Line-in] MP3 player.

  • Page 42: Playback Of External Recorded File

    External Input Recording Maximum recording time (for 512 quality MB storage product) 96 Kbps About 11.5 hours 128 Kbps About 8.5 hours 192 Kbps About 5.5 hours Playback of external recorded file Press and hold MENU button to select the music mode.

  • Page 43: Setting Lower Features

    Setting lower features Setup mode screen...

  • Page 44: Operating Setup Feature

    Setting lower features Operating Setup feature Playing mode You can select the play mode you want. Press MENU button to open home menu. Description GUI feature Push FF/REW button to select the [Setting] mode. Plays all songs. Play all Repeats all songs. Repeat all Randomly repeats all songs.

  • Page 45: Screen Layout

    Setting lower features - XBass : Powerful sound with excellent dynamics. View Lyrics: Displays the lyrics of the music file. - ROCK : Strong but smooth sound. - The user can select [On] or [Off]. - POP : Realistic sound with enhanced mid-range fre- - You can view the lyrics only if the files include lyrics.

  • Page 46: Record

    Setting lower features Reception area: The user can set the reception The Automatic Off feature does not function in the ra- dio mode. area. - The user can select [Japan] or [Others]. Sleep reservation: When the defined time passes, the player will be automatically turned off. - The user can select Off, 10 MIN, 30 MIN, 1 Hour, or 2 Record Hours.

  • Page 47: Running Recovery

    Release the PLAY/PAUSE button when the onscreen. device is recognized properly as seen in the - Player does not work progress bar completion status. - You cannot download or upload files Select Start > All Programs > LGE FM12 MP3 Player > Firmware download.
  • Page 48 Setting lower features To format the device, check the "Format data area" in the download option when the update screen appears. All files will be deleted from the player. Please back up your data before executing this option. - We recommend the "format data area". Click [Start] to run the Recovery.

  • Page 49: Using The Application Program

    LG Media Center Auto Firmware updating The LG Media Center program is an integrated data Connect the player to the PC where the LG Media management program development for users to Center is installed to download a new version of more conveniently use the Flash MP3 player.

  • Page 50: Lg Lyrics Center

    LG Lyrics Center Run the program, and click on F1 Help. The user can The LG Lyrics Center program can automatically/ view the Help menu. manually store the lyrics in the music file. It also can download/upload mp3 files to/from the porta- View the manual ble device and control the volume.

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting The player is not turned on. some music files or folders to see the files which are not previously listed. A :Check whether the battery is remaining. The screen is blur. A :Avoid direct sun rays and adjust the brightness. A :Check the LCD brightness.

  • Page 52: Specifications

    File system FAT12 / FAT16 / FAT32 OS for MP3 Player Device Win98SE / ME / 2000 / XP OS for LG Media Center Win2000 / XP OS for LG Lyrics Center Win98SE / ME / 2000 / XP Interface USB2.0 Full Speed...

  • Page 53: Supported File Spec

    Specifications Supported File Spec : Support both Stereo and Mono (s) : Only Stereo (m) : Only Mono MP3 Decoder - Support decoding including Variable Rate(VBR)
  • Page 54 Specifications MP3 Encoder - 44.1KHz, (96Kbps, 128Kbps, 192Kbps) Spec...

  • Page 55: Http://Www.lge.com

    Specifications WMA Decoder WAV Decoder - Ver 4x, 7, 8 ( ) Ver 9 ( ) (ASF not supported) http://www.lge.com Information related to the product is available at this site. - By updating the firmware, the user can improve the performance of the product.

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