LG FM16 Owner'S Manual Download

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PORTABLE MUSIC PLAYER

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODEL : FM16

Please read this instruction booklet carefully and
completely before connecting, operating or adjusting this
product.
Retain it for future reference.

ENGLISH

Summary of Contents for FM16

Page 1: ...PORTABLE MUSIC PLAYER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL FM16 Please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely before connecting operating or adjusting this product Retain it for future reference ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...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 radio or television recep tion wh...

Page 3: ... 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 The lithium battery contains lithium and can explode if it is not properly...

Page 4: ...ear 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 s instructions Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ven tilation and to ensure reliable ...

Page 5: ...t 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 spilled or objects have fallen i...

Page 6: ...Using the removable storage device 24 Upgrading Firmware 24 Installation and connection 25 26 Battery Info 25 Inserting battery 25 Connecting the player to the PC 25 Disconnecting the player from the PC 26 Basic operation 27 28 Turning on off the power 27 Lock feature 27 Volume control 27 Home menu screen 28 Playing music files 29 31 Music playing screen 29 Play 29 Pause 30 Searching a music file ...

Page 7: ...g a file in playlist 36 Adding a file to the playlist 36 Deleting a playlist 37 Now Playing 38 Using Now Playing 38 Advanced Setting 39 44 Settings menu list 39 Operating Setup feature 40 Play mode 40 EQ Sound effect 40 Display Setting 41 Radio Option 41 Recording Quality Option 42 Time 42 General 42 Running Recovery 43 Using the application program 45 46 LG Media Center 45 View the manual 45 Inst...

Page 8: ...amage Not following the safety tips may result in death or serious injury Do not use the earphones loud while walking especially on the crosswalks Stop using earphones or lower the volume when you have ringing in your ears Careful that headphones or earphones do not slip into the subway doors or automatic doors Listening to the music loud for a long time may compromise your hearing ability Do not ...

Page 9: ...lost Back up important data Note that the manufacturer is not responsible for the loss of major data caused by the user s mistake Do not insert a metallic object coins or hair pins etc or flammable objects in the product Do not drop such objects on the product either Do not place an object on the product Keep this product away from heat Clean the Player with soft cloth Do not disassemble repair or...

Page 10: ...ption See on the page 48 Option by Models With auto frequency selection feature the user can con veniently listen to FM radio broadcasting Firmware upgrading You can upgrade your firmware to the newest one DRM feature This player supports Portable Device DRM PDDRM The DRM enabled music file is encrypted so that editing the ID3 tag and lyrics is impossible Note Note What is the DRM The DRM refers t...

Page 11: ...Package contents 11 Contents of the product are subject to change without prior notice for functional improvement FM16 Software CD Quick setup guide Earphones AAA Size Battery ...

Page 12: ...z FM Recording Power On Off 4 USB Cover 5 Enter Button 6 Navigation Button REW FF Button I I i i Volume Control Search Button u u U U 7 Display Window 8 Earphones Connector 9 Slide USB Switch 10 Battery Cover 11 Slide USB Connector Front Side view 1 11 7 6 2 3 4 5 9 8 Rear view USB SLIDE 10 ...

Page 13: ...ard LG Media Center Windows 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 automatically installed during installation of the LG Media Center Internet Explorer is only installed on an internet enabled PC LG Media Center 1 Inser...

Page 14: ... to start installation 6 During installation of the LG Media Center the user can install the Windows Media Player and the Internet Explorer for the system environment 7 After finishing the installation click Finish 8 Click Start b b All Programs b b LG Media Center to start the program ...

Page 15: ...ement Note Note Do not disconnect the MP3 player from 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 into your CD ROM drive 2 Run the firmware updater 3 When Install shield wizard starts shown below click Next 4 Read the License Agreement Select the check box a...

Page 16: ...ew folder or select one from the existing folder lists Click Next to continue 7 Click Install to start installation 8 After finishing the installation click Finish Note Note You may need to restart the computer depending on your system environment ...

Page 17: ... Firmware download window appears check the current firmware version Do not check Format Data Area not to do format Click Start to run the firmware updater Note Note We recommend the Format Data Area Back up your data before executing this option Otherwise all files will be deleted from the player Do not disconnect the USB connector from the pc during update or the unit will not operate 12 When yo...

Page 18: ...hen the update finishes the information window shown below appears And click OK 14 Check the updated firmware version on the display window 15 Click Close to finish the program Remove the USB connector by safely removing hardware ...

Page 19: ...Hardware Wizard window is opened And Click Next 2 a You can select one of two check boxes In the first case check the Install the software automatically and then click Next 2 b You can see the device searching screen This case will install the device driver automatically 3 a In the second case check the Install from a list or specific location and then click Next ...

Page 20: ...Installing software 20 3 b Select your firmware updated folder and then click Next 4 The device driver will start searching and be installed 5 Click Finish to finish installation ...

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 Properties as shown below If the player is not recognized automatically on Windows 98SE 1 Connect the player to PC 2 Select the LGE FM 16S or FM 16X in the system properties and click Properties ...

Page 22: ...e 22 3 Click Update Driver 4 Update Device Driver Wizard appears Click Next 5 Select the Search of 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 completed 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: ...Drag the file you want to copy to the removable disk Note Note The drive section name may differ depending on the OS Disconnecting the USB connector while the file is being copied may cause malfunction of the player Upgrading Firmware 1 Check the model number at the company web site and download the latest version http www lge com b b Support b b Download b b Software 2 Decompress the downloaded f...

Page 25: ...ed 3 Close the battery cover Note Note Remove a battery when not used for long When a battery leaked clean the chamber and replace it with a new one Connecting the player to the PC 1 Push the slide USB switch to expose USB connector and insert the connector to the USB port of your PC Check whether the connector is correctly plugged in 2 When the USB connector is connected the following will be dis...

Page 26: ...Double click on the Remove Hardware icon on the task bar of the PC 2 Click Stop when the window appears 3 Click OK 4 After a message that the large capacity USB storage can be safely removed is displayed remove the player from the PC Note Note If the USB connector is disconnected while the player is connected to the PC to store or delete a file the data may get lost ...

Page 27: ...r 2 seconds and disappear 2 Push the Hold switch to the opposite direc tion to unlock the player The icon will appear on display window for 2 seconds and disappear Volume control Control the volume by moving the Volume control button to the direction of u u U U 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 ...

Page 28: ... and hold MENU to open the home menu 2 Press u u U U to select a mode 3 Press to display the selected mode The initial screen consists of five modes in total The Home menu appears if MENU is pressed for longer than 2 seconds in Play Pause state ...

Page 29: ...ld MENU to open home menu 2 Press u u U U to select the Music mode 3 Press briefly to open the Music browser 4 Press B B or to play the music files The Play B B icon and the playback time appear and the informa tion is sliding Note Note When you press u u U U the volume icon will appear on the display window instead of the play mode icon and disappear after 3 seconds 3 2 1 7 6 4 5 ...

Page 30: ...econds and you can jump to the latter part of the currently playing music file during playback 3 If you skip to the beginning end of the current file with I I i i the previous or next file will be played Skipping to the next or previous music file 1 In play pause state press i i briefly to skip to the next music file 2 In play pause state press I I the music will go back to the previous music file...

Page 31: ...nd press or B X The selected music file will be playing 3 Press MENU for longer than 2 seconds to go to the Home menu Note Note Maximum number of files to play You can play up to 400 files Maximum number of folders to be created You can create up to 50 folders When the files or folders exceed the above limit the files or folders exceeding the limit doesn t appear in the list File error When you se...

Page 32: ...r on the display window instead of the Mono Stereo icon and disappear after 3 seconds Setting Preset Channels Automatic channel setting 1 Press for longer than 2 seconds to scan and store radio channels in Non Preset mode The icon will appear and the channels will be stored Note Note While scanning from lower to upper frequencies the unit will store 20 channels and all of the previously preset cha...

Page 33: ...appears select Yes and press briefly 4 Stored channels can be scanned in a browser screen Deleting a channel 1 While listening to the radio press MENU briefly to delete the currently preset channel To operate this function you must press in Preset mode 2 When a message Delete this CH appears select Yes by using I I i i and press briefly When a channel is deleted we can still receive other preset c...

Page 34: ...g the FM radio stations Auto Scan 1 In Non Preset mode press I I i i for longer than 2 seconds and you can find available radio stations automatically 2 In Preset mode press I I i i for longer than 2 sec onds and the frequency will decreases increases swiftly Manual Scan 1 In Non Preset mode press I I i i and the frequency decreases increases 2 In present mode press I I i i button and you can list...

Page 35: ... full not record will appear In this case delete the files and secure the memory space 2 Press B B to pause recording 3 By pressing B B again the user can resume recording 4 Press briefly to end recording Files will be stored in FM folder in a format F001 WAV Listening to the recorded file 1 Press and hold MENU to select the music mode 2 Press briefly in music mode 3 Choose a recorded file you wan...

Page 36: ...re displayed with the icon Adding a file to the playlist 1 In play pause state press MENU briefly to enter the Music browser 2 Press u u U U to select the desired file 3 Press for longer than 2 seconds to add the file to the playlist The Icon of the file added will be changed like Note Note When you press for longer than 2 seconds during playback the music file is added to the playlist When the fi...

Page 37: ...in Playlist mode then the selected file is deleted In Music Browser 1 Press for longer than 2 seconds in Music browser 2 The file is deleted in Music browser In Playback 1 Press for longer than 2 seconds during playback 2 The file is deleted in the playlist Note Note When no song remains in Playlist mode playback stops and the message No Song is displayed ...

Page 38: ...ing mode and press or B X briefly 2 Then a currently playing or last played music file will be played In Music mode 1 Press MENU to select Music mode and press 2 Then you will enter the browser 3 Press briefly a currently playing or last played music file will be played In Playlist browser 1 Press MENU to select the Playlist mode and press 2 Then you will enter the playlist browser 3 Press briefly...

Page 39: ...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 Settings Menu List ...

Page 40: ...an 2 seconds to go to the Home menu 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 EQ Play Mode GUI feature Description Play All Plays all songs Play Folder Repeat All Repeats all songs Repeat Folder Random Repeat All Rando...

Page 41: ...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 sec 1 min or O...

Page 42: ...celled Auto Power Off The player will be automatically turned off when the user does not use the function for a certain time while the player is not playing or recording a file The user can select Off 30 sec 1 min 5 min or 10 min Note Note The Auto Power Off feature does not function in the radio mode General Fade In The user can gradually increase the volume to protect ears The user can select On...

Page 43: ...rt b b All Programs b b LGE FM16S or LGE FM16X MP3 Player b b Firmware download 2 When a screen appears connect the player to the USB port of the PC while pressing B X 3 Release B X when the player is recognized properly as seen in the progress bar completion status 4 The screen shows Firmware Download 5 When the LGE MP3 Firmware download window appears check the current firmware version You shoul...

Page 44: ...message shown below 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 the player during update 8 Remove the USB connector by safely removing hardware ...

Page 45: ...iles and download them to the MP3 play er Downloaded files are stored in a folder hierarchically Music b b Artist b b MP3 You can create folders 50 folders maximum To disable the folder hierarchy select No Hierarchy in the Synchronization b b Enable hierarchy menu item Music b b MP3 View the manual To view the manual made as PDF documents the user needs the Adobe Acrobat Reader Installation of the...

Page 46: ...detects a new firmware version it asks the user whether to update the version 4 Check the current firmware version when the LGE MP3 Firmware download window appears 5 If you want to format check Format Data Area in the download option Refer to the page 43 All files will be deleted from the player Please back up your data before executing this option We recommend the Format data area 6 Click Start ...

Page 47: ...but sometimes they don t A Make sure the USB port is operational Q Downloaded files or folders does not appear A The maximum number of files or folders this player can play are 400 and 50 respectively The files or folders 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 An error occurs during FW download and Auto FW ...

Page 48: ...put 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 size 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 specifications Audio FM radio Option Power supply Playback time Files Display MF FM16X X X MF FM16S O O Model Name FM FM Re...

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 WAV Encoder 16KHz 22 05KHz 32KHz Spec Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice for improvement ...

Page 51: ...1 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 performance of the player ...

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