LG FM12 User Manual Download

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Page 2: ...nstalling and running firmware updater 18 Installing Win98SE Device Driver 21 Installation of the Music Therapy 24 Connecting to the PC 25 Using the removeble storage device 25 Replacing firmware 26 Upgrading Firmware 26 Installation and connection 27 Battery Info 27 Inserting battery 27 Connecting the player to the PC 27 Disconnecting the player from the PC 28 Basic operation 29 Turning on off th...

Page 3: ...ing 38 Listening to the radio recorded file 38 Recording 39 Recording screen 39 Voice and hold 39 Listening to the voide recorded file 40 External Input 41 Connecting to an external device 41 Recording through an external device 41 Playback of external recorded file 42 Setting lower features 43 Setup mode screen 43 Operating Setup feature 44 Playing mode 44 Sound effect 44 Screen layout 45 Radio O...

Page 4: ...Table of Contents 4 Specifications 52 Supported File Spec 53 http www lge com 55 ...

Page 5: ...eature is convenient for listening to music or studying a foreign language Firmware upgrading You can upgrade your firmware to the newest one Music therapy The music therapy feature helps user refresh sleep better and concentrate better with music with special functions or good for health The music therapy feature may not be provided de pending on the product model DRM feature What is the DRM The ...

Page 6: ...ruction may result in a light accident or damage Not following the instruction may result in death or serious injury Do not place an object on the product Do not use this product while driving Keep this product away from heat Do not drop an object or give shock on the product Do not disassemble repair or remodel the product Clean the Player with soft cloth Keep your computing environment clean and...

Page 7: ...coins or hair pins etc or flammable objects in the product Do not drop such objects on the product either Do not use the earphones loud while walking especially on the crosswalks Listening to the music loud for a long time may compromise your hearing ability Stop using earphones or lower the volume when you have ringing in your ears Do not use earphones while riding bicycles and motor cycles or dr...

Page 8: ...e followed 5 Do not use this apparatus near water For example near a bath tub wash bowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and like 6 Clean only with dry cloth Unplug this product from the wall outlet before clean ing Do not use liquid cleaners 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufactureris instruc tions Slots and openings in t...

Page 9: ...pod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service person nel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as ...

Page 10: ...limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter ference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency en ergy and if not installed and used inaccordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to ra dio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installa tion If ...

Page 11: ...ately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facili ties 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 whe...

Page 12: ...rrows and detach it from the upper part 2 Put a neck strap string into the ring of the main unit and put the lower part into the string as arrow shows 3 When the main unit and neck strap are con nected attach the lower part of neck strap to the upper part by inserting and turning Main body Line in cable USB cable Quick setup guide Software CD Battery AAA type 1EU Neck strap Earphones Model Names F...

Page 13: ...EC 4 MIC microphone 5 Earphones connector 6 MENU Select button Goes to Home menu upon pressing the button for two seconds or longer 7 REW Search button 8 FF Search button 9 Volume Control 10 Display 11 Neck strap holder Side Rear view 1 Sliding USB bar 2 USB connector 3 HOLD 4 Battery Cover ...

Page 14: ...or higher Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher Windows XP Windows Media Player 10 or higher Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer will be automatically installed during installation of the LG Media Center Internet Explorer is only installed on an internet enabled PC LG Lyrics Center Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Music therapy Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Windows Media Player 9 ...

Page 15: ...utton to start installation 7 During installation of the LG Media Center the user can install the Windows Media Player and the Internet Explorer for the operating environ ment 8 After finishing the installation click on Finish button 9 Click on Start All Programs LG Media Cen ter to start the program ...

Page 16: ...er 1 Insert the operation program CD into the CD ROM 2 Select the LG Lyrics Center 3 Follow the displayed instructions 4 Select the language and click on OK button 5 Click on Next button 6 Read the License Agreement and select the checkbox ...

Page 17: ...alling software 17 7 Select the installation path and click on Next button 8 Program installation will start 9 Click on Yes button 10 Windows media format installation screen will appear Click on Yes button ...

Page 18: ...irmware updater to your PC The user can update the firmware for addition and change of features of the player and for functional improvement 3Do not connect MP3 player to the PC when updating firmware 3You must backup your data before updating your firm ware We do not take any responsibilities for data loss if you do not backup 1 Insert the installation CD ROM into you CD ROM drive 2 Run the firmw...

Page 19: ...Installing software 19 4 Read the License Agreement Select the checkbox and click on Next button 5 Select the installation path and click on Next button 6 Click on Install button to start installation ...

Page 20: ...n when the LGE MP3 Firmware download window appears 11 If you want to format check Format data area in the download option 3All files will be deleted from the player Back up your data before executing this option 3We recommend the format data area 12 Click Start to run the firmware updater 3Make sure your connection is solid while updating It may result in the data loss or damage to the player 13 ...

Page 21: ... installed 3 Reboot the PC and connect the MP3 player to the USB port 4 The installed device driver can be used as a portable disk in the Windows Explorer 5 Check the installation status in System Proper ties as shown below In case the player is not recognized auto matically on Win98SE 1 Connect the player to computer 2 Select the LGE FM 12 in the system properties and click Properties ...

Page 22: ... 3 Click the Reinstall Driver 4 Update Device Dirver Wizard appears Click Next 5 Select the Search for the best driver for your device and click Next 6 Locate the folder where the installation files are stored and click Next ...

Page 23: ...ware 23 7 When the installation is complete click Next 8 The installed device driver can be used as a removeble storage disk in the Windows Explorer 9 Check the installation status in System Proper ties as shown below ...

Page 24: ...d for health 1 Insert the operating program CD into the drive 2 Select Music Therapy 3 After the program is installed a shortcut icon will be created under Start All Programs Music Therapy 4 Connect the MP3 player to the USB port of the PC 5 Click on Download button Then the therapy music file will be downloaded to the MP3 player Music Therapy files will refresh the user ...

Page 25: ...f the player 3Check whether both ends of the cable are correctly plugged in 2 Check whether a new drive has been added in the Windows Explorer in the PC The drive name may differ depending on the OS 3 Drag the file you want to copy to the remov able disk 3Disconnecting the USB cable while the file is being copied may cause malfunctioning of the player ...

Page 26: ...ayed 3 Click setup file to start the Installshield wizard If you have the previous version installed it installs the new version after deleting the previous version auto matically 4 Click Next 5 Read the License Agreement Select the checkbox and click on Next button 6 Select the installation path and click on Next button 7 Click on Install button to start installation 8 After finishing the install...

Page 27: ...liding it down 2 Insert one AAA type battery with aligned 3 Close the battery cover Notice 3Remove battery when not used for long 3When battery leaked clean the chamber and replace it with new one Connecting the player to the PC 1 Press and push sliding USB button in arrow direction to expose USB connector and insert the connector to USB port of the PC 2 When the cable is connected the following w...

Page 28: ...uble click on Remove Hardware icon on the taskbar of the PC 2 Click on Stop button when the window appears 3 Click on OK button 4 After a message that the large capacity USB storage can be safely removed is displayed remove the player from the PC 3If the USB cable is disconnected while the player is connected to the PC to store or delete the file the data may get lost ...

Page 29: ... each button will appear for two seconds and disappear 2 Push button to the opposite direction of the arrow key and unlock the device icon will appear and then disappear Volume control 1 Control the volume by moving the volume con trol button to the direction of or The volume level can be adjusted by 31 steps Min 00 Max 30 Pressing and holding the button will increase or decrease the volume gradua...

Page 30: ...NU button to open home menu 2 Press FF REW button to select the mode 3 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: ... 7 EQ 8 Bookmark A B Repeat 9 Sleep Mode 10 Battery status Play 1 Press and hold MENU button to open home menu 2 Push FF REW button to select the Music mode 3 Pressing MENU button will open Music Play screen 4 Press PLAY PAUSE button to play the music files Pause 1 Press PLAY PAUSE button once to pause while playing Even in Pause Stop status song information can be displayed ...

Page 32: ...ush FF REW button shortly to search the next or previous music file 2 Push FF REW button shortly to the left five seconds after playing starts Then the current song will play from the beginning Playback time information 1 Press REC button for two seconds or longer while paused or while playing back Description GUI feature Play all Plays all songs Repeat all Repeats all songs Random repeat Randomly...

Page 33: ...o cancel the feature shortly press B MARK button again Bookmark feature 1 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 2 Press B MARK button shortly while listening to another song or another part of the song It automatically searches the bookmarked point and plays 3 To cancel the book...

Page 34: ... 400 files Maxium number of folders to be created You can create up to 50 folders When the files or folders exceed the above limit the file or folder exceeding the limit don t appear in the list File error When you select a file which cannot be played the following message will be displayed Music therapy 1 Press MENU button shortly while the player is playing the music or pausing 2 Press button to...

Page 35: ...eception screen Preset Non Preset Mode 1 Press MENU button shortly while listening to the radio Preset mode is set Preset mode When the existing radio channels are already set it is called preset mode display appears 2 Shortly press the MENU button once again Non Preset mode is set Non Preset mode When the existing radio channels are not already set it is called Non preset mode display disappears ...

Page 36: ...search and push FF button during Rewind search Reception may be weak in some areas Earphones function as an antenna Earphones of oth er manufacturers do not guarantee optimal perfor mance Storing FM radio frequencies Automatic channel setting 1 Press REC button for two seconds or longer to search and store radio channels in Non Preset mode icon will appear and the channels will be stored In an are...

Page 37: ...annel 2 When a message appears that Delete this CH select Yes and shortly press the MENU button When a channel is deleted we can still receive other channels When there is no channel left icon will blink Set Cancel Mute 1 Press PLAY PAUSE button during listening to radio to mute the sound icon will appear and the sound will become mute 2 Press any button to cancel the Mute icon will disappear Ster...

Page 38: ... PAUSE button to pause record ing icon will appear 3 By pressing PLAY PAUSE button again the user can resume recording 4 Press REC button shortly again to end record ing icon will appear and then disappear Listening to the radio recorded file 1 Press and hold the MENU button to select the music mode 2 Press MENU button shortly while in music mode 3 Select the FM folder from the browser menu 4 Choo...

Page 39: ...the Voice mode 3 Press MENU button in Voice mode 4 Press REC button to start recording icon will appear and then recording will start The recorded files will be stored in VOICE folder in V001 MP3 format If the memory is not enough to record Memory full not record will appear Then the data will be automat ically stored and recording will stop The higher the quality is the shorter the recording time...

Page 40: ...the MENU button to select the music mode 2 Press MENU button shortly in music mode 3 Select the VOICE folder from the browser menu 4 Choose a recording file you want to hear and shortly press the MENU PLAY PAUSE or push FF button Files will be stored in V001 MP3 format ...

Page 41: ... start recording icon will appear and then recording will start The recorded files will be stored in LINE IN folder in E001 MP3 format If the memory capacity is not enough Memory full not record message will appear The file will be automat ically stored and the recording will stop When encoding files set the volume of Line in prop erly If the volume is too high or too low the quality of en coded f...

Page 42: ...n music mode 3 Select the LINE IN folder from the browser menu 4 Choose a recording file you want to hear and shortly press the MENU PLAY PAUSE or push FF button Files will be stored in E001 MP3 format Recording quality Maximum recording time for 512 MB storage product 96 Kbps About 11 5 hours 128 Kbps About 8 5 hours 192 Kbps About 5 5 hours ...

Page 43: ...43 Setting lower features Setup mode screen ...

Page 44: ...or longer to go to Home menu Press MENU button shortly to go to the upper menu after setting the feature Playing mode You can select the play mode you want Sound effect EQ The user can set the sound effect AUTO EQ NORMAL XBass ROCK POP JAZZ CLASSICAL DANCE HIPHOP RAP R B SOUL LIVE NORMAL Basic sound quality with no sound effect Description GUI feature Play all Plays all songs Repeat all Repeats al...

Page 45: ...r can select On or Off In case the user selects On the artist and the title of the ID3 tag will be displayed View Lyrics Displays the lyrics of the music file The user can select On or Off You can view the lyrics only if the files include lyrics Contrast The user can select the brightness of the lighting The user can set between 0 and 9 Backlight The user can set the lighting time The user can sel...

Page 46: ...or 10 MIN The Automatic Off feature does not function in the ra dio mode 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 Hours If the user sets the sleep reservation the player will automatically store files and turn off at the reserved time After the player is turned off at the reserved time the sleep res...

Page 47: ... tery to reset the system for the followings happens Run a recovery at the same symptoms since then PC and player is not recognized properly Text appears broken and somewhat unreadable onscreen Player does not work You cannot download or upload files 1 Select Start All Programs LGE FM12 MP3 Player Firmware download 2 When the screen below appears connect the mp3 player to the USB port of the PC wh...

Page 48: ...area in the download option when the update screen appears 3All files will be deleted from the player Please back up your data before executing this option We recommend the format data area 5 Click Start to run the Recovery 6 Use the MP3 player when the recovery fin ishes ...

Page 49: ...re Functions only in the Internet connected PC 1 Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port of the PC with the LG Media Center installed and the other to the USB port of the player 2 Check whether a new drive has been added in the Windows Explorer in the PC 3 The LG Media Center will compare the firm ware versions of the player and the server If it detects a new firmware version it asks the ...

Page 50: ...e time Stored files will be connected with out requiring a separate program or tool and can be downloaded to a large capacity storage The user can make volumes of several MP3 files same A Windows Explorer like UI providing maximum con venience for users Before you download lyrics you must check the model number and make sync with PC to enable lyrics to be displayed properly Run the program and cli...

Page 51: ...ake sure it has any damage A Change the directions of the player and the ear phones gradually Q After the firmware is updated the player is not normally functioning A Back up the data and format the player Q Sometimes files get downloaded but sometimes they don t A Make sure the USB port is operational Q Downloaded file or folder does not appear A The maximum number of files or folder this player ...

Page 52: ...5 D Weight 27g with battery Depends on the product model Operating temperature 5 C 45 C Audio Frequency response 20Hz 20kHz Signal to noise ratio 90dB Channel seperation 33dB 1kHz Maximum output 7 5mW 7 5mW FM radio Option Frequency range 76 0 108 0MHz Signal to noise ratio 38dB Mono Channel seperation 25dB 1kHz Antenna Earphones antenna Power supply Battery AAA sized battery DC 1 5V Playback time...

Page 53: ...Specifications 53 Supported File Spec MP3 Decoder Support MP3 decoding including Variable Bit Rate VBR Support both Stereo and Mono s Only Stereo m Only Mono ...

Page 54: ...Specifications 54 MP3 Encoder 44 1KHz 96Kbps 128Kbps 192Kbps Spec ...

Page 55: ...55 WMA Decoder Ver 4x 7 8 Ver 9 ASF not supported WAV Decoder 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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