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PORTABLE MUSIC PLAYER

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODEL : FM17

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this  product,
please read this instruction booklet carefully and 
completely 

Designs and specifications are subject to change without
notice for improvement.

ENGLISH

Summary of Contents for FM17

Page 1: ...ER S MANUAL MODEL FM17 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice for improvement ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...d running firmware updater 15 Installing Win98SE Device Driver 21 Connecting to the PC 24 Using the removable storage device 24 Upgrading Firmware 24 Installation and connection 25 Battery Info 25 Inserting battery 25 Connecting the player to the PC 25 Disconnecting the player from the PC 26 Basic operation 27 Turning on off the power 27 Lock feature 27 Volume control 27 Home menu screen 28 Playin...

Page 3: ...ull 36 Entering to the playlist mode 36 Delete one playlist 37 Delete all playlist 37 Delete or add During playing back 38 Playing mode on the playlist 38 Setting lower features 39 Setup mode screen 39 Operating Setup feature 40 Play mode 40 EQ Sound effect 40 Display Setting 41 Radio Option 41 Recording Quality 42 Time 42 General 42 Running Recovery 43 Using the application program 45 LG Media Ce...

Page 4: ... FM radio broadcasting Firmware upgrading You can upgrade your firmware to the newest one DRM feature What is the DRM The DRM refers to the technologies and services that prevent unauthorized use of the digital contents and that protect the related parties of the intellectual property rights Note Note This product supports Portable Device DRM PDDRM The DRM enabled music file is encrypted so that e...

Page 5: ...o equipment Safety instructions are divided into Warning and Caution Keep this manual in an easily accessible place Do not place an object on the product Keep this product away from heat Do not disassemble repair or remodel the product Keep your computing environment clean and free of dust Do not use this product while driving Do not drop an object or give shock on the product Clean the Player wit...

Page 6: ... off the player while the USB cable is connected Otherwise the data may get lost Back up important data Note that the manufacturer is not responsible for the loss of major data caused by the user s mistake Listening to the music loud for a long time may compromise your hearing ability Do not use earphones while riding bicy cles and motor cycles or driving a car Check the volume before using a head...

Page 7: ...tus 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 cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accor dance with the manufacturer is instructions Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventila...

Page 8: ...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 personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been sp...

Page 9: ...n against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio fre quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to ra...

Page 10: ...tely from the municipal waste stream via des ignated 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 wher...

Page 11: ... the product are subject to change without prior notice for functional improvement Options By Model MF FM17X X X MF FM17S O O Model Name FM FM Recording Main body USB cable Software CD Quick setup guide Earphones Battery AAA type 1EU ...

Page 12: ...seconds or longer Volume Control Search button 2 REW Search button 3 FF Search button 4 Display 5 Neck strap holder 6 Earphones connector 7 Playlist P LIST button 8 ON OFF PLAY PAUSE B X FM Recording FM REC Rear Side view 9 USB connector 10 USB connector lid 11 HOLD switch 12 Battery cover 1 10 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 12 9 11 ...

Page 13: ...ws 2000 Windows Media Player 9 or higher Direct X 8 1 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 auto matically installed during installation of the LG Media Center Internet Explorer is only installed on an internet enabled PC LG Media Center 1 Insert the operation program ...

Page 14: ...tton 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 environment 8 After finishing the installation click on Finish button 9 Click on Start All Programs LG Media Center to start the program ...

Page 15: ...rovement Do not disconnect MP3 player to the PC when updating firmware You must backup your data before updating your firmware We do not take any responsibilities for data loss if you do not backup 1 Insert the installation CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Run the firmware updater 3 Install shield wizard starts Click Next 4 Read the License Agreement Select the check box and click on Next button 5 ...

Page 16: ...der or select one from theexisting folder list Click next to continue 7 Click on Install button to start installation 8 After finishing the installation click on Finish button You may need to restart the computer depending on your system environment ...

Page 17: ...pdating It may result in the data loss or damage to the player 11 Select OK or Cancel button If you press the OK button before the firmware updating it will be started initialization Otherwise press the cancel button to abort 12 When you press the OK button on the display it will be process initialization Note Note Do not disconnect the USB cable from pc during the update the unit will not be oper...

Page 18: ...ter We recommend the format data area Back up your data before executing this option otherwise all files will be deleted from the player 14 When you format the data a message appears on display window Click Yes to continue the firmware update 15 When the update finishes click Close to finish the program 16 Remove the USB connector by safely removing hardware Check the updated firmware version ...

Page 19: ...izard window is opened Click the Next button 2 You can select the a one of two In case the first Check the Install the software automatically and then Click Next button 2 1 You can see the device searching screen This case will install the device driver automatically 3 In case the second check the Install from a list or spe cific location and then click the Next button ...

Page 20: ...Installing software 20 3 1 Select your firmware updated folder and then Click the Next button 4 The device driver will be searched and installed 5 Click the Finish button to finish installation ...

Page 21: ...o 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 Properties as shown below In case the player is not recognized automatically on Win98SE 1 Connect the player to PC 2 Select the LGE FM 17S or FM 17X in the system properties and click Properties ...

Page 22: ... 3 Click the Reinstall Driver 4 Update Device Driver 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: ...are 23 7 When the installation is complete click Finish 8 The installed device driver can be used as a removable storage disk in the Windows Explorer 9 Check the installation status in System Properties as shown below ...

Page 24: ... Explorer in the PC The driver name may differ depending on the OS 3 Drag the file you want to copy to the removable disk Disconnecting the USB cable while the file is being copied may cause malfunctioning of the player Upgrading Firmware 1 Check the model number at the company web site and download the latest version http www lge com Support Download Software 2 Decompress the downloaded files The...

Page 25: ...e battery with aligned 3 Close the battery cover Notice Remove battery when not used for long When battery leaked clean the chamber and replace it with new one Connecting the player to the PC 1 Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port of the PC and the other to the USB port of the player Check whether both ends are correctly plugged in 2 When the cable is connected the following will be di...

Page 26: ...uble click on Remove Hardware icon on the task bar 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 If 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 27: ...ton 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 Control the volume by moving the volume control button to the direction of The volume level can be adjusted by 31 steps Min 00 Max 30 Pressing and holding the button will increase or decrease the volume gradually The factory...

Page 28: ...enu 2 Push Volume button to select the mode 3 Press Menu M button to display the selected mode The initial screen consists of total four modes Home menu appears if Menu M button is pressed for longer than 2 seconds during Play Pause mode 1 4 Music 2 4 Radio 4 4 Settings 3 4 Playlist ...

Page 29: ...on the volume icon will appear on the display instead of the play time The icon will disappear after 3 seconds Play 1 Press and hold Menu M button to open home menu 2 Push Volume button to select the Music mode 3 Press Menu M button shortly to open Music broswer 4 Press PLAY PAUSE B B or Menu M or button to play the music files Singer Song 1 mp3 00 03 11 1 014 016 1 4 Music 3 2 1 Singer Song 1 mp3...

Page 30: ...y to search the next music file 2 In playing mode press REW button the music will goback to the previous if the music is playing within 5 seconds and the music will be restart if the music is playing after 5 seconds Playing the music files of browser The user can easily search or play files using the browser 1 Press Menu M button shortly in the Music mode and then the browser screen will appear Pu...

Page 31: ...mit the file or folder exceeding the limit don t appear in the list 2 Go to the item using Volume button in the brows er screen and press Menu M or PLAY PAUSE B X Selected song will be playing 3 Press Menu M button for two seconds or longer to go to Home menu File error When you select a file which cannot be played the following message will be displayed Singer Song 1 mp3 00 03 11 1 014 016 Not op...

Page 32: ...M radio reception screen Preset Non Preset Mode 1 Press Menu M 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 M 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 displa...

Page 33: ... search Note Note Reception may be weak in some areas Earphones function as an antenna Earphones of other manufacturers do not guarantee optimal performance Storing FM radio frequencies Automatic channel setting 1 Press P LIST 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 Note Note In an area with weak recept...

Page 34: ...utton in the Preset mode 2 When a message appears that Delete this CH select Yes and shortly press the Menu M button When a channel is deleted we can still receive other channels When there is no channel on the left icon appears and then disappears Recording screen 1 Recording Status Display 2 Sleep mode 3 Battery status 4 Bit Rate 5 Remain Time 6 Elapsed Time 7 Recorded file name display 8 Record...

Page 35: ...ear 3 By pressing PLAY PAUSE B B button again the user can resume recording 4 Press Menu M button shortly to end record ing icon will appear and then disappear Listening to the radio recorded file 1 Press and hold the Menu M button to select the music mode 2 Press Menu M button shortly while in music mode 3 Choose a recording file you want to hear and short ly press the Menu M PLAY PAUSE B B or pu...

Page 36: ... playback the song is added to the playlist Playlist File full When the file or folders exceed the above limit Playlist is Full message appear on the display window You can create up to 50 lists Entering to the playlist mode You can enter to the playlist directly 1 Press and hold Menu M button to open home menu 2 Push Volume button to select the Playlist mode 3 Press Menu M button shortly to displ...

Page 37: ...ist mode then the file is deleted 3 When you press the P LIST button shortly while playing back the song is deleted in the playlist Delete all playlist 1 Select the playlist file 2 Press and hold the P LIST button on the playlist mode then the all files are deleted Singer S Singer S Singer S Singer S Singer S Singer S Singer S Singer S Singer S No song 000 000 Singer Song 1 mp3 00 03 11 1 Singer S...

Page 38: ...while playing back in the playlist by pressing the P LIST button once again Playing mode on the playlist Playmode function is operated on the playlist as below 004 016 No Song 00 03 11 1 GUI feature Description Play All Plays all songs of playlist Play Folder Repeat All Repeats all songsof playlist Repeat Folder Random Repeat All Randomly repeats all songs of Ramdom Repeat Folder playlist Repeat O...

Page 39: ...One Random Folder Random All Random Repeat All Repeat Folder Random Repeat Folder AUTO EQ FLAT HIPHOP RAP JAZZ POP ROCK XTS PRO R B SOUL LIVE ID3 Tag Contrast Language Backlight Setting Mode Region Setting 16KHz 22 05KHz 32KHz Sleep Reservation Auto Power off DANCE CLASSICAL Fade In Initialize Settings System Info Setup mode screen ...

Page 40: ...r to go to Home menu Press Menu M button shortly to go to the upper menu after setting the feature Play Mode You can select the play mode you want EQ Sound effect EQ The user can set the sound effect AUTO EQ FLAT XTS PRO ROCK POP JAZZ CLASSICAL DANCE HIP HOP RAP R B SOUL LIVE FLAT Basic sound quality with no sound effect 1 4 Music 2 4 Radio 4 4 Settings 3 4 Playlist EQ Play Mode GUI feature Descri...

Page 41: ...h enhanced mid range and high frequency Display Setting ID3 Tag Displays information of the music file The user can select On or Off In case the user selects On the artist and the title of the ID3 Tag will be displayed Contrast The user can select the brightness of the lighting The user can set between 0 and 9 Backlight Setting The user can set the lighting time The user can select 5 Sec 10 Sec 30...

Page 42: ...the player will be automatically turned off The user can select Off 10 Min 30 Min 60 Min or 120 Min Note Note 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 reservation will be automatically cancelled General Fade In The user can gradually increase the volume to protect...

Page 43: ...d player is not recognized properly Text appears broken and somewhat unreadable on screen Player does not work You cannot download or upload files 1 Select Start All Programs LGE FM17S or LGE FM17X MP3 Player Firmware download 2 When the screen below appears connect the MP3 player to the USB port of the PC while pressing the PLAY PAUSE B X button 3 Release the PLAY PAUSE B X button when the device...

Page 44: ...ater We recommend the format data area Back up your data before executing this option otherwise all files will be deleted from the player 6 When you format the data a message appears on display window Click Yes to continue the firmware update 7 When the update finishes click Close to finish the program Do not disconnect device during update 8 Remove the USB connector by safely removing hardware ...

Page 45: ...nctions 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 firmware ver sions of the player and the server If it detects a new firmware version it asks the user ...

Page 46: ... by safely removing hardware 8 Turn on the MP3 player and check the updated ver sion of firmware View the manual PDF document The user needs the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the manual Installation of the Adobe Acrobat Reader Click on Acrobat Reader for installation Read the user manual ...

Page 47: ... 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 can play are 480 and 50 respectively The file or folder exceeding the limit don t appear in the list Delete some music files or folders to see the files which are not previously listed Q Error occurs during FW download and Auto FW upgrade of LG Media C...

Page 48: ...mperature 5 C 45 C Frequency response 20Hz 20kHz Signal to noise ratio 90dB Channel separation 33dB 1kHz Maximum output 7 5mW 7 5mW Frequency range 76 0 108 0MHz Signal to noise ratio 38dB Mono Channel separation 25dB 1kHz Antenna Earphones antenna Battery AAA sized battery DC 1 5V Maximum 18 hours for 128Kbps 44 1 KHz EQ FLAT Vol 15 Audio MP3 WMA WAV Display Mono Negative Memory PC General specif...

Page 49: ...Specifications 49 Supported File Spec MP3 Decoder Support MP3 decoding including Variable Bit Rate VBR O Support both Stereo and Mono O s Only Stereo O m Only Mono ...

Page 50: ...Specifications 50 MP3 Encoder 44 1KHz 96Kbps 128Kbps 192Kbps Spec ...

Page 51: ... WMA Decoder Ver 4x 7 8 o Ver 9 z 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 per formance of the product ...

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