ENGLISH OWNER’S MANUAL MINI HI-FI AUDIO Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference. OM7550 www.lg.com OM7550-FB.DARELLK_FULL BOOK_ENG_MFL69001812.
Getting Started Safety Information 1 CAUTION Getting Started 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.
Getting Started CAUTION concerning the Power Cord Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a dedicated circuit; The Power Plug is the disconnecting device. In case of an emergency, the Power Plug must remain readily accessible. 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.
Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Getting Started 3 Operating 2 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 10 12 13 Safety Information Unique Features Accessories Playable file Requirement – Music file requirement – Compatible USB Devices – USB device requirement Remote control Top panel Front panel Rear panel 20 20 20 21 2 Connecting 14 16 16 16 17 18 18 19 Use of Tripod Connecting the Power cord Optional Equipment Connection – AUX IN Connection – AUX OUT Connection – PORT.
Table of Contents 34 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 35 36 36 36 37 37 38 38 Other Operations – Turn off the sound temporarily – CHILDSAFE Mode – Displaying file information (ID3 TAG) – DEMO – Using Microphone – LIGHTING Setting the Clock – Setting the Clock through “Music Flow Bluetooth” App – Using your player as an alarm clock – Sleep Timer Setting – Dimmer Auto power down – AUTO POWER On – Auto function change LG Sound Sync 4 Troubleshooting 40 Troubleshooting 5 Appendix 41 41 41 42 43 Maintenance – Note
Getting Started Unique Features 1 BLUETOOTH® Accessories Please check and identify the supplied accessories. Getting Started Listens to music stored on your Bluetooth device. Portable In Listens to music from your portable device. (MP3, Notebook, etc.) FM Antenna (1) Remote Control (1) Power cord (1) Batteries (2) Playback effects Listens to music with various sound and playback effects. USB Direct Recording Records music to your USB device.
Getting Started Playable file Requirement MP3/WMA file compatibility with this unit is limited as follows. yy Sampling frequency : within 32 to 48 kHz (MP3), within 32 to 48 kHz (WMA) yy Bit rate : within 32 to 320 kbps (MP3), 40 to 192 kbps (WMA) yy Maximum files : Data CD : 999 / USB : 2000 Compatible USB Devices yy MP3 Player : Flash type MP3 player. yy USB Flash Drive : Devices that support USB2.0 or USB1.1. yy The USB function of this unit does not support all USB devices.
Getting Started Remote control • • • • • • • • • • a • • • • • • • • • • 1 (Power) : Switches the unit ON or OFF. B (Open/Close) : Opens and closes the disc tray. PRESET.FOLDER W/S : 1 Getting Started -- Searches for a folder of MP3/WMA files. When a CD/USB containing MP3/WMA files in several folders is being played, press PRESET.FOLDER W/S to select the folder you want to play. -- Chooses a preset number for a radio station. FUNCTION : Selects the function and input source.
Getting Started 9 • • • • • • • • • • c • • • • • • • • • • REPEAT (MENU) : Listens to your tracks/files repeatedly or randomly. 0 to 9 numerical buttons : Selects numbered tracks, files, or preset number. TUNING-/+ : Selects the radio stations. INFO C/V (Skip/Search) : -- Sees informations about your music. An MP3 file often come with ID3 tag. The tag gives the Title, Artist, Album or Time information. -- Skips Fast backward or Forward. -- Searches for a section within a track/file.
Getting Started Top panel 1 Getting Started *1 *2 *3 a 1/! POWER ON/OFF b LIGHTING : Turns on/off the lighting effects. USB Port1,2 : You can play or record sound files by connecting the USB device. FUNCTION : Selects the function and input source. USB REC / DEMO - Records to USB. - Shows Demo mode SCRATCH / CONTROL Turn clockwise or counterclockwise to make Scratch sound. / Sets Delay value in X-BOOM PLUS mode. / Adjust DJ EFFECT level.
Getting Started c T - Starts or pauses playback. BASS BLAST : Selects BASS BLAST or STANDARD effect directly. I : Stops playback or cancels DELETE function. *2 - MASTER VOLUME : Adjusts speaker volume. d Y/U -Skips Fast backward or Forward. -Searches for a section within a track/ file. Bluetooth : Turns to BLUETOOTH function. FOLDER Moves to folder and file in selection mode. SEARCH Searches a folder and a file on CD/USB function. ENTER Selects a folder when searching a file.
Getting Started Front panel 1 Getting Started B a Disc tray e MIC 2 b MIC 1 f MIC VOL. c PORT. IN g B : Opens and closes the disc tray. d Remote sensor OM7550-FB.DARELLK_FULL BOOK_ENG_MFL69001812.
Getting Started 13 Rear panel 1 Getting Started a ANTENNA (FM) b AUX IN (L/R) AUX OUT (L/R) c Power cord >>Caution yy Connect the power cord to wall outlet directly if possible. Or when you use an extension cable, it is highly recommended to use an extension cable of 110 V / 15 A or 230 V / 15 A, otherwise the unit may not operate properly because of the lack of power supply. yy Do not overload the extension cord with excessive electrical load. OM7550-FB.DARELLK_FULL BOOK_ENG_MFL69001812.
Connecting Use of Tripod You can mount the unit on a tripod. The tripod is an optional purchase. 3. Tighten up the Hand screw on the bottom of the unit. B >>Caution yy Extend the tripod legs as much as possible and tighten up the screw securely. 2 Connecting yy Before connecting with the unit, you must set up the tripod completely to prevent shaking. 1. Unfold the tripod on a flat surface. And then fix the tripod. Tighten up the tightening part of the tripod. 2.
Connecting ,,Note yy If you use a tripod, use the tripod only for speaker. yy Before buying a tripod, check the specifications for maximum bearing load of the center column. (Unit’s net weight : about 22.7 kg) 15 ,,Note yy You should limit people around the unit while using this unit with tripod. Otherwise it may result in malfunction and causing personal injury or property damage. yy Standing on the stool to reach unit control panel is risky and might lead to injuries.
Connecting Connecting the Power cord 1. Connect the power cord to the unit. 2. Plug the power cord into an outlet. Optional Equipment Connection AUX IN Connection Connect an output of auxiliary device (Camcorder, TV, Player, etc) to the AUX IN (L/R) connector. 2 Connecting If your device has only one output for audio (mono), connect it to the left audio jack on the unit. Red White Audio cable DVD, Blu-ray player etc. OM7550-FB.DARELLK_FULL BOOK_ENG_MFL69001812.
Connecting AUX OUT Connection Connect an input of auxiliary device to the AUX OUT (L/R) connector. If your device has only one input for audio(mono), connect it to the left audio jack on the unit. 17 ,,Note yy This function is available on CD, USB 1, USB 2, BT or PORTABLE Function. yy The initial Delay is 0 ms and the Delay becomes to 30 ms when you press X-BOOM PLUS. The connected device’s Delay may differ. If Audio Sync is not matched, adjust Delay of X-BOOM PLUS to synchronize sound.
Connecting PORT. IN Connection USB Connection Connect an output (earphone or line out) of portable device (MP3 or PMP etc) to the PORT. IN connector. Connect a USB device (or MP3 player, etc.) to the USB ports on the unit. USB device B 2 Connecting Portable cable ,,Note MP3 player etc. Listening to music from your portable player or external device Removing the USB device from the unit : 1. Choose a different function/mode or press Z ENTER on the remote control or I on the unit twice in a row.
Connecting 19 Antenna Connection Connect the supplied FM antenna for listening to the radio. Connect the FM wire antenna to the FM antenna connector. FM antenna 2 Connecting ,,Note Be sure to fully extend the FM wire antenna. OM7550-FB.DARELLK_FULL BOOK_ENG_MFL69001812.
Operating Basic Operations CD/USB Operations 1. Insert the disc by pressing B on the remote control or B on the unit Or connect the USB device to the USB port. 2. Select CD or USB function by pressing FUNCTION. To 3 Operating Do this Press Z ENTER on the remote Stop control or I on the unit. Press d/M on the remote control Playback or T on the unit. Press d/M on the remote control Pause or T on the unit during playback.
Operating Selecting a folder and an MP3/WMA file On the unit 21 ,,Note yy CD / USB Folders/Files are recognized as below. * 1. Press FOLDER and rotate SEARCH until a desired folder appears. 2. Press ENTER and rotate SEARCH until a desired file appears. Press T to play it. On the remote control 1. Press PRESET.FOLDER W/S on the remote control repeatedly until a desired folder appears. 2. Press d/M to play it. The first file of folder will play.
Operating Deleting an MP3/WMA file You can delete file, folder or format by pressing DELETE. This function is supported only in stop status. (USB only) 1. - Select the file you want to delete and press DELETE. - Select the folder you want to delete by pressing FOLDER and rotating SEARCH on the unit and press DELETE. Or select the folder you want to delete by pressing PRESET.FOLDER W/S on the remote control and press DELETE. 3 - Press and hold DELETE to format the USB device.
Operating 23 Playback Effect The unit supports various sound and playback effects : DJ EFFECT, SCRATCH, DJ PRO, AUTO DJ. DJ EFFECT It allows you to enjoy DJ EFFECT such as Flanger/ Phaser/Chorus/Delay sound effect. 1. Press DJ EFFECT to select a desired DJ EFFECT (FLANGER, PHASER, CHORUS, DELAY, OFF). 2. Turn SCRATCH / CONTROL clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the DJ EFFECT level between 0 to 15. yy The DJ EFFECT mode is displayed for 3 seconds when a DJ EFFECT Key is inputted.
Operating AUTO DJ Auto DJ blends the end of one song into the beginning of another for seamless playback. It equalizes volume across tracks/files for uninterrupted playback. Press AUTO DJ on the remote control repeatedly, the display changes as followings. RANDOM (AUTO DJ RANDOM) -> RPT (AUTO DJ SEQUENTIAL) -> (AUTO DJ OFF) Mode OFF 3 Display Window (AUTO DJ OFF) Description - Operating RANDOM RANDOM (AUTO DJ RANDOM) The music is played randomly on this mode.
Operating 25 Listening to music stored on the BLUETOOTH devices Pairing your unit and Bluetooth device Before you start the pairing procedure, make sure the Bluetooth feature is activated on 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 FUNCTION until BT function is selected or pressing Bluetooth on the unit. “BT READY” appears on the display window.
Operating ,,Note yy When this unit connected with multiple Bluetooth devices, only one device which you are playing keeps Bluetooth connection when you change the function to the others. yy The sound may be interrupted when the connection has interference from other electronic devices. yy You may not control the Bluetooth device with this unit. yy Depending on the type of the device, you may not be able to use the Bluetooth function.
Operating 27 Using the Music Flow Bluetooth App ,,Note Only Android OS is available to use “Music Flow Bluetooth” app with this unit. About “Music Flow Bluetooth” App “Music Flow Bluetooth” app brings a suite of new features to this unit. To enjoy more features, you are recommended to download and install free “Music Flow Bluetooth” app. 1. Tap the “Google Android Market (Google Play Store)” icon. 2. In the search bar, type in the “Music Flow Bluetooth” and search it. 3.
Operating Activate Bluetooth with “Music Flow Bluetooth” App “Music Flow Bluetooth” app helps to connect your Bluetooth device to this unit. ,,Note yy “Music Flow Bluetooth ” app will be available in the software version as follow; -- Android O/S : Ver 4.0.3 (or later) 2. Tap [Menu] and select the unit you want. yy If you use “Music Flow Bluetooth ” app for operation, there would be some differences between “Music Flow Bluetooth ” app and the supplied remote control.
Operating 29 Radio Operations Presetting the Radio Stations Be sure that FM antenna is connected. (Refer to page 19) Before tuning, make sure to turn down the volume. Listening to the radio 1. Press FUNCTION until FM appears in the display window. The last received station is tuned in. Or Manual tuning : Press TUNING-/+ on the remote control or Y/U on the unit repeatedly. 3. Adjust the volume by rotating volume knob on the unit or by pressing VOL +/- on the remote control repeatedly. 1.
Operating Sound adjustment Setting the sound mode This system has a number of pre-set surround sound fields. You can select a sound mode you want by using SOUND EFFECT on the remote control. The displayed items for the Equalizer may be different depending on sound sources and effects. 3 ,,Note yy On some speakers, sound may not be heard or heard in low sound depending on the sound mode.
Operating Advanced Operations 31 To select recording bit rate and speed 1. Press and hold USB REC/DEMO for 3 seconds. Recording to USB You can record a various sound source to USB. (CD, AUX, PORTABLE, Tuner, USB) 1. Connect the USB device to the unit. 2. Press FUNCTION to select a Function you want to record. 3. Press USB REC to set. 4. Press C/V on the remote control or Y/U on the unit to select a desired recording speed. (AUDIO CD only) X1 SPEED - You can listen to music while recording it.
Operating ,,Note yy You can record various sound using MIC/DJ Pro/Scratch/DJ Effect. (Except USB Copying) yy During recording MP3/WMA, there is no sound. yy You may not store more than 2000 files. yy For stable recording, the output sound level goes down on its own when you record music from CD to USB. yy You can only change volume level between MIN and 30 during recording.
Operating 33 Programmed Playback Deleting Programmed list The program function enables you to store your favorite files from any disc or USB device. Deleting function only works in the edit mode. A program can contain 20 tracks/files for each media. (CD, USB1,USB2) Possible to save a total of 60 tracks/files. Making Programmed list It is supported only on stop status. 1. Press PROGRAM/MEMORY on the remote control. 2. Press C/V on the remote control to select a track/file. 4.
Operating Other Operations Turn off the sound temporarily Press MUTE@ on the remote control to mute your sound. You can mute your unit, for example, to answer the telephone, the “MUTE” will appear in the display window. To cancel it, press MUTE@ again or change the volume level. 3 CHILDSAFE Mode Displaying file information (ID3 TAG) While playing an MP3 file containing file information, you can display the information by pressing INFO.
Operating 35 Using Microphone 1. Connect your microphone to the MIC jack. Setting the Clock 2. Play the music you want. 1. Turn the unit on. 3. Sing along with the accompaniment. Adjust the microphone volume by rotating MIC VOL. clockwise or counterclockwise on the unit. 2. Press and hold CLOCK. ,,Note yy When not using the microphone, set the MIC VOL. to minimum or turn off the MIC and remove the microphone from the MIC jack.
Operating Using your player as an alarm clock 1. Turn the unit on. 2. Press and hold ALARM. 3. Press C/V on the remote control to change the hours and minutes and press SET to save. 4. Press C/V on the remote control to select function and press SET to save. -P ress C/V on the remote control to select a memory No. when you select Tuner and then, press SET. If there is no memory No., this step is skipped. 3 Operating 5. Press C/V on the remote control to change the volume and press SET to save.
Operating 37 Auto power down This unit will turn itself off to save electricity in the case were the main unit is not connected to an external device and is not used for 20 minutes. The unit will also turn itself off after six hours if the Main unit has been connected to another device using the analog inputs. How to disconnect the wireless network connection or the wireless device. Turn off the unit by pressing the power button for more than 5 seconds.
Operating Auto function change This unit recognizes input signals such as Bluetooth and LG TV and then changes suitable function automatically. When you try to connect Bluetooth device When you try to connect your Bluetooth device to this unit, Bluetooth function is selected. Play your music on the Bluetooth device. 3 LG Sound Sync You can control some functions of this unit by your TV’s remote control with LG Sound Sync. It is compatible with LG TV that supports LG Sound Sync.
Operating 39 ,,Note yy You can also use the remote control of this unit while using LG Sound Sync. If you use TV’s remote control again, the unit synchronizes with the TV. yy If the connection fails, check the conditions of this unit and your TV : power, function. yy Make sure of the condition of this unit and the connection in the cases below when using LG Sound Sync. -- turn off the unit. -- Changing to a different function. -- Disconnecting the wireless connection caused by interference or a distance.
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Cause & Solution yy Turn off the power of this unit and the connected external device (TV, Woofer, DVD-player, Amplifier, etc.) and turn it on again. The unit does not work properly. yy Disconnect the power cord of this unit and the connected external device (TV, Woofer, DVD-player, Amplifier, etc.) and then try connecting again. yy Previous setting may not be saved when device power is shut off. yy The power cord is not plugged in. Plug in the power cord.
Appendix Maintenance 41 Handling the Unit When shipping the unit Notes on Discs Handling Discs Never stick paper or tape on the disc. Storing Discs 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 After playing, store the disc in its case.
Appendix General specifications General Power requirements Refer to the main label. Refer to the main label. Power consumption Networked standby : 0.4 W (If all network ports are activated.) Dimensions (W x H x D) 430 mm x 665 mm x 468 mm Net Weight (Approx.) 22.7 kg Operating temperature 5 °C to 35 °C Operating humidity 60 % Bus Power Supply 5 V 0 500 mA Inputs / Outputs AUX IN / OUT 2.0 Vrms (1 kHz, 0 dB), 600 Ω, RCA jack (L, R) PORT. IN 1.2 Vrms (3.
Appendix 43 Trademarks and Licenses 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.
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