SB19BT - Hi-Fi System LG - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL SB19BT LG

Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference.

SB19BT

Safety Information

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION: The apparatus shall not be exposed to water (dripping or splashing) and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit.

CAUTION: Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from over heating. The openings shall be never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface. This product shall not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer's instruction has been adhered to.

CAUTION: This product employs a Laser System. To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner's manual carefully and retain it for future reference. Shall the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized service center.

Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

To prevent direct exposure to laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure.

CAUTION concerning the Power Cord

Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a dedicated circuit;

That is, a single outlet circuit which powers only that appliance and has no additional outlets or branch circuits. Check the specification page of this owner's manual to be certain. Do not overload wall outlets. Overloaded wall outlets, loose or damaged wall outlets, extension cords, frayed power cords, or damaged or cracked wire insulation are dangerous. Any of these conditions could result in electric shock or fire. Periodically examine the cord of your appliance, and if its appearance indicates damage or deterioration, unplug it, discontinue use of the appliance, and have the cord replaced with an exact replacement part by an authorized service center. Protect the power cord from physical or mechanical abuse, such as being twisted, kinked, pinched, closed in a door, or walked upon. Pay particular attention to plugs, wall outlets, and the point where the cord exits the appliance. The Power Plug is the disconnecting device. In case of an emergency, the Power Plug must remain readily accessible.

NOTICE : The main label is attached on the exterior of the bottom of the apparatus. Refer to the label attached on the bottom of the unit.

This device is equipped with a portable battery or accumulator.

Safety way to remove the battery or the battery from the equipment: Remove the old battery or battery pack, follow the steps in reverse order than the assembly. To prevent contamination of the environment and bring on possible threat to human and animal health, the old battery or the battery put it in the appropriate container at designated collection points. Do not dispose of batteries or battery together with other waste. It is recommended that you use local, free reimbursement systems batteries and accumulators. The battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

CAUTION: Do not use high voltage products around this product. (ex. Electrical swatter) This product may malfunction due to electrical shock.

Disposal of your old appliance

1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.
2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities.
3. The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.
4. For more detailed information about disposal of your old appliance, please contact your city office, waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Disposal of waste batteries/accumulators

1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to batteries/accumulators of Your product it means they are covered by European Directive 2006/66/EC.
2. This symbol may be combined with chemical symbols for mercury(Hg), cadmium(Cd) or lead(Pb) if the battery Contains more that 0.0005% of mercury, 0.002% of cadmium or 0.004% of lead.
3. All batteries/accumulators should be disposed separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities.
4. The correct disposal of Your old batteries/accumulators will help to prevent potential negative consequences for the environment, animal and human health.
5. For more detailed information about disposal of Your old batteries/accumulators, please contact Your city office, waste disposal service or the shop where You purchased the product.

Table of Contents

1 Getting Started

2 Safety Information
6 Unique Features
6 Accessories
6 Playable file Requirement
7 Front panel

2 Connecting

8 Power Source
8 - Battery Installation
8 - AC Power Cord Connection
9 Other Equipment Connection
9 - USB Connection
9 - Removing the USB Device from the unit
9 - Compatible USB Devices
9 - USB device requirement
9 - PORT. IN Connection

3 System Setting

10 Basic Operations
11 Other Operations
11 Radio Operations
11 - Listening to the radio
11 - To turn off the radio

4 Operating

12 Using a Bluetooth wireless technology
12 - Listening to music stored on the Bluetooth devices

5 Troubleshooting

14 Troubleshooting

6 Appendix

15 Specifications
16 Maintenance
16 - Handling the Unit
16 - Notes on Discs
17 Trademarks and Licenses

Unique Features

Radio

Listens to the radio.

Portable In

Listens to music from your portable device.

Bluetooth®

Enjoys music from Bluetooth device with simple connection.

Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

Coiled cable with a connector, no text or symbols visible

AC Power cable (1)

playable file Requirement

MP3/ WMA music file requirement: MP3/ WMA file compatibility with this unit is limited as follows :

• Sampling frequency: between 8 to 48 kHz (MP3), within 8 to 48kHz (WMA)
• Bit rate: between 32 to 384 kbps (MP3), 32 to 384 kbps (WMA)
  • Maximum files : Under 999
• File extensions: ".mp3"/".wma"
  • CD-ROM file format : ISO 9660/ JOLIET
  • We recommend that you use Easy-CD creator, which creates an ISO 9660 file system.
• You have to set the disc format option to [Mastered] in order to make the discs compatible with the LG players when formatting rewritable discs. When setting the option to Live System, you cannot use it on LG player. (Mastered/Live File System : Disc format system for windows Vista)

Front panel

Labeled diagram of a car interior with numbered parts for identification

1 Antenna
2 PORT.IN

The player can be used to play the music from many types of portable player.

3 FUNCTION switch Changes the function. Turn off the unit.
4 VOL (-/+) Volume control.
5 Disc Door
6 Speaker
7 Handle
8 TUNING (-/+) DIAL

9 REPEAT

You can enjoy the music repeatedly or randomly.

PROG.

Plays back tracks in any order

USB/CD

Selects the USB/ CD function.

▶/II Starts or pauses playback.

■ Stop

Skip/ search

▲▼ Search for a folder of MP3/ WMA files. When a CD/ USB containing MP3/ WMA files in several folders is being played, press it to select the folder you want to play.

USB Connector

BASS BLAST

Reinforces the treble, bass and surround effect.

10 DISPLAY WINDOW (Only CD/USB)

Power Source

Technical diagram of a mechanical device with labeled components and an arrow indicating direction (no text or symbols present)

Battery Installation

1. Press and open the battery cover.
2. Put six "C" (R14) batteries (not supplied) into the compartment making sure the ⊕ and ⊖ should be correctly positioned.
3. Replace the battery cover.

AC Power Cord Connection

1. Connect one end of the AC power cord (included) to the AC IN socket.
2. Plug the other end into the wall outlet.

Note

• Unplug the AC power cord from the wall outlet if you do not to use for an extended period of time.
• To avoid damage from possible battery leakage, remove the batteries if you do not plan to use the unit for an extended period of time.
• When the batteries are weak, replace all the batteries with new ones.
• While the AC power cord connect to the wall outlet, the batteries are not worn out.
• Batteries (battery pack or batteries installed) shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

Other Equipment Connection

USB Connection

Connect the USB port of USB Memory (or MP3 player, etc.) to the USB port on the front of the unit.

Diagram showing a car interior with a device connected to a device labeled 'USB' and an arrow indicating direction.

Removing the USB Device from the unit

1. Choose a different function mode or press ■ twice in a row.

2. Remove the USB device from the unit.

Compatible USB Devices

• MP3 Player : Flash type MP3 player.
- USB Flash Drive: Devices that support USB 2.0 or USB 1.1.
- The USB function of this unit does not support some USB devices.

USB device requirement

• Devices which require additional program installation connected to a computer, are not supported.
- Do not extract the USB device while in operation.
- For a large capacity USB, it may take longer than a few minutes to be searched.
• To prevent data loss, back up all data.
- If you use a USB extension cable or USB hub, the USB device is not recognized.
- Using NTFS file system is not supported. (Only FAT(16/32) file system is supported.)
- This unit is not supported when the total number of files is 1 000 or more.
- External HDD, Card readers, Locked devices, or hard type usb devices are not supported.
- USB port of the unit cannot be connected to PC. The unit can not be used as a storage device.

PORT. IN Connection

Connect a output (earphone or line out) of portable device (MP3 or PMP etc) to the PORT. IN input connector.

Diagram showing a device connection with a screen, cable, and connector to a car dashboard interface

- A warning that excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss.

Basic Operations

1. Insert the disc (Label facing up.) or connect the USB device to the USB port.
2. Select the CD or USB function by pressing USB /CD.
3. Select a file (or track) you want to play by pressing ◀◀◀/▶▶▶

To Do this
Stop	Press ■.
Playback	Press ▶/II.
Pause	Press ▶/II
Skipping to the next/ previous track/ file	During playback, press ◀◀◀ or ▶▶▶I to go to the next track/ file or to return to the beginning of the current track/ file. Press ◀◀◀ twice briefly to step back to the previous track/ file.
Searching for a section within a track	Press and hold ◀◀◀ or ▶▶▶I during playback and release it at the point you want to listen to.
Playing repeatedly or randomly	Press REPEAT repeatedly, the display changes in the following order, REPEAT 1 -> REPEAT ALL -> RANDOM -> OFF.
Reinforcing surround effect.	During playback, press BASS BLAST to reinforce the treble, bass and surround sound effect.

Note

• If you playback scratched disc, you should have experience some noise and fail to read disc.
  • The DTS is not supported.

Note

- USB and CD Folders/Files are recognized as below.

graph TD
    A["*ROOT"] --> B["Directory"]
    B --> C["File"]
    B --> D["File_03"]
    B --> E["File_04"]
    B --> F["File_05"]
    B --> G["File_06"]
    B --> H["File_07"]
    A --> I["Directory"]
    I --> J["File_08"]
    I --> K["File_09"]
    I --> L["File_10"]
    A --> M["File_01"]
    A --> N["File_02"]

• Files and folders will be presented in order recorded and may be presented differently according to the record circumstances.
• *ROOT: the first screen you can see when a computer recognize the USB is "ROOT"
• File will be played from ♪ file No.1 to ♪ file No.10 one by one.
• Folders will be presented as the following order;

$$ F A T (U S B): F I L E _ 0 1 \rightarrow F I L E _ 0 2 \rightarrow F I L E _ 0 3 \rightarrow $$

$$ \text { FILE } _ {0 4} \rightarrow \text { FILE } _ {0 5} \rightarrow \text { FILE } _ {0 6} \rightarrow \text { FILE } _ {0 7} $$

$$ - > \text { FILE } _ {0 8} - > \text { FILE } _ {0 9} - > \text { FILE } _ {1 0} $$

$$ C D: F I L E _ 0 1 \rightarrow F I L E _ 0 2 \rightarrow F I L E _ 0 3 \rightarrow $$

$$ \text { FILE } _ {0 4} \rightarrow \text { FILE } _ {0 5} \rightarrow \text { FILE } _ {0 8} \rightarrow \text { FILE } _ {0 9} $$

$$ - > \text { FILE } _ {0 6} - > \text { FILE } _ {0 7} - > \text { FILE } _ {1 0} $$

Other Operations

Programmed Playback

The program function enables you to store your favourite files from any disc or USB device.

A program can contain 20 tracks.

1. Insert a CD or USB and wait for it to be order.
2. Press PROG, in stop status.
3. Press ◀◀◀ or ▶▶◀ to select a track.
4. Press PROG, again to save and select a next track.
5. Press ▶/Ⅱ to play the programmed music files.
6. To clear your selection, press ■ twice.

Note

The programs are also cleared when the disc or USB device is removed, the unit is switched to power off or the function is switched to others.

Listening to music from your portable player

The unit can be used to play the music from many types of portable player.

1. Connect the portable player to the PORT.IN (PORTABLE IN) connector on the unit.
2. Select the PORT. IN function by pressing FUNCTION switch.
3. Turn on the portable player and start it playing.

Radio Operations

Listening to the radio

1. Select the radio function by pressing FUNCTION switch.
2. Select FM.
3. Select the radio station by using TUNING dial.

To turn off the radio

Set FUNCTION switch to CD or PORT. IN, USB, Bluetooth to turn off your unit.

Using a Bluetooth wireless technology

About Bluetooth

Bluetooth ^® is wireless communication technology for short range connection.

The sound may be interrupted when the connection interfered by the other electronic wave or you connect the bluetooth in the other rooms.

Connecting individual devices under Bluetooth® wireless technology does not incur any charges. A mobile phone with Bluetooth® wireless technology can be operated via the Cascade if the connection was made via Bluetooth® wireless technology. Available Devices: Mobile phone, MP3, Laptop, PDA.

Bluetooth Profiles

In order to use Bluetooth ^® wireless technology, devices must be able to interpret certain profiles. This unit is compatible with following profile.

A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)

Listening to music stored on the Bluetooth devices

Before you start the pairing procedure, make sure the Bluetooth feature is turned on in to your Bluetooth device. Refer to your Bluetooth device's user guide. Once a pairing operation is performed, it does not need to be performed again.

1. Select the Bluetooth function by using the FUNCTION switch.
   Then the orange LED on the unit starts to blink.

2. Operate the Bluetooth device and perform the pairing operation. When searching for this unit with the Bluetooth device, a list of the devices found may appear in the Bluetooth device display depending on the type of Bluetooth device. Your unit appears as "LG MICRO (XX:XX)".

! Note

• XX:XX means the last four digits of BT address. For example, if your unit has a BT address such as 9C:02:98:4A:F7:08, you will see "LG MICRO (F7:08)" on your Bluetooth device.

• XX:XX(Bluetooth address) may not be present on some Bluetooth devices.

• Enter the PIN code. PIN code : 0000

• The orange LED is lit up when this unit successfully paired with your Bluetooth device.

Note

Depending on the Bluetooth device type, some device have a different pairing way.

1. Listen to music. To play a music stored on your Bluetooth device, refer to your Bluetooth device's user guide.

Note

- When using Bluetooth® technology, you have to make a connection between the unit and the bluetooth device as close as possible and keep the distance. However it may not work well in the case below:

- There is a obstacle between the unit and the bluetooth device. - There is a device using same frequency with Bluetooth® technology such as a medical equipment, a microwave or a wireless LAN device.

• The sound may be interrupted when the connection interfered by the other electronic wave.
• You cannot control the Bluetooth device with this unit.
• Pairing is limited one Bluetooth device per one unit and multi-pairing is not supported.
• Depending on the type of the device, you may not be able to use the Bluetooth function.
• You can enjoy wireless system using phone, MP3, Notebook, etc..
• When someone stands and interrupts communication between Bluetooth device and the player, the connection will be disconnected.
• The more distant between the unit and the bluetooth device, the lower the sound quality becomes.

Troubleshooting

	PROBLEM CAUSE	CORRECTION
General	No Power.	The power cord is not plugged in.	Plug in the power cord.
		The batteries are not remaining.	Change the batteries with a new ones.
	No sound.	Check whether you select right function.	Press FUNCTION switch and check the selected function.
CD	The unit does not start playback.	An unplayable disc is inserted.	Insert a playable disc.
		No disc is inserted.	Insert a disc.
		The disc is dirty.	Clean the disc.
		The disc is inserted upside down.	Place the disc with the label or printed side facing upwards.
RADIO	No sound.	The function is not selected to the Radio.	Select the function to the Radio.
	Some noise occurs.	There are electronic devices near the player.	Set the player far from the devices.

Specifications

General
Power supply Refer to main label.
Power consumption Refer to main label.
Net Weight 1.65 kg
External dimensions (W x H x D) (303 x 121 x 240) mm
Operating conditions Temperature	5 °C to 40 °C,Operation status: Horizontal
Operating humidity 5 % to 90 %

Tuner FM
FM Tuning Range 88 to 108 MHz

Amplifier
Output Power 0.5 W x 2

USB
Bus Power Supply (USB) 5 V	--- 500 mA
USB Version USB 2.0 or USB 1.1

CD
Frequency Response 100 Hz to 18 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio 61 dB
Dynamic range 56 dB

Speakers
Type	1 Way 1 Speaker
Impedance 8 Ω
Rated Input Power	1 W
Max. Input Power	2 W

• Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Maintenance

Handling the Unit

When shipping the unit

Please save the original shipping carton and packing materials. If you need to ship the unit, for maximum protection, re-pack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory.

Keeping the exterior surfaces clean

• Do not use volatile liquids such as insecticide spray near the unit.
• Wiping with strong pressure may damage the surface.
• Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the unit for a long period of time.

Cleaning the unit

To clean the player, use a soft, dry cloth. If the surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol, benzine, or thinner, as these might damage the surface of the unit.

Maintaining the Unit

The unit is a high-tech, precision device. If the optical pick-up lens and disc drive parts are dirty or worn, the picture quality could be diminished. For details, please contact your nearest authorized service center.

Notes on Discs

Handling Discs

Never stick paper or tape on the disc.

Storing Discs

After playing, store the disc in its case. Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat and never leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sunlight.

Cleaning Discs

Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol, benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for older vinyl records.

Trademarks and Licenses

Bluetooth®

Bluetooth ^® wireless technology is a system which allows radio contact between electronic devices.

Connecting individual devices under Bluetooth ^® wireless technology does not incur any charges.

A mobile phone with Bluetooth ^® wireless

technology can be operated via the Cascade if the connection was made via Bluetooth® wireless technology.

The Bluetooth ^® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth ^® SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by LG Electronics is under license.

Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.