LG ARX5500 User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

HIGH
PERFORMANCE
3D A/V RECEIVER
SYSTEM

ENGLISH

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

ARX5500 (ARX5500, S72P2-F/W)

www.lg.com

1 Getting Started

Getting Started2

Safety information

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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.

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

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

WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a
conned 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 should not be placed in a built­in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless
proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s
instruction has been adhered to.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

This lightning ash 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 sucient
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.

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 specication 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 re. 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. To
disconnect power from the mains, pull out the
mains cord plug. When installing the product,
ensure that the plug is easily 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. 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, re or the like.

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Copyrights

It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show,
broadcast via cable, play in public, or rent
copyrighted material without permission. This
product features the copy protection function
developed by Macrovision. Copy protection signals
are recorded on some discs. When recording and
playing the pictures of these discs picture noise
will appear. This product incorporates copyright
protection technology that is protected by U.S.
patents and other intellectual property rights. Use
of this copyright protection technology must be
authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for
home and other limited viewing uses only unless
otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse
engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL
HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY
COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE
ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN
CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE
PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER
SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD
DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS
REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS
MODEL 525p AND 625p UNIT, PLEASE CONTACT
OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.

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 File System, you cannot
use it on LG players.

(Mastered/ Live File System : Disc format system for
Windows Vista)

Disposal of waste batteries/accumulators

1. 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.

2. All batteries/accumulators should

Pb

be disposed 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
batteries/accumulators will help
to prevent potential negative
consequences for the environment,
animal and human health.

4. 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.

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Disposal of your old appliance

1.

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.

2.

The correct disposal of your old
appliance will help prevent potential
negative consequences for the
environment and human health.

3.

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.

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LG Electronics hereby declares that this/these
product(s) is/are in compliance with the essential
requirements and other relevant provisions of
Directive 2004/108/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2009/125/EC
and 2011/65/EU.

Contact oce for compliance of this product:

LG Electronics (Levant) - Jordan
Abdali Project, Rak Al-Hariri Avenue, The Boulevard,
Central Square, 5th Floor

yPlease note that this is NOT a Customer

Service contact point. For Customer Service
Information, see Warranty Card or contact the
dealer that you purchased this product.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents 5

1 Getting Started

2 Safety information
6 Unique features
6 Accessories
6 Introduction
6 – Symbols Used in this Manual
6 – About the “ ” Symbol Display
7 – Required cables
8 Remote control
10 Front panel
11 Rear panel

2 Connecting

12 Before connecting
12 Positioning the system
13 Connecting speakers
14 Connecting video devices
14 – Using an HDMI cable
16 – Using a composite video cable
17 Connecting audio devices
18 Connecting other devices
19 Connecting the antenna
19 Connecting portable devices

3 System Setting

20 Settings
20 – Adjusting the Setup Settings
20 – [Language] Menu
20 – [Display] Menu
21 – [Audio] Menu
22 – [Others] Menu

4 Operating

23 Basic operations
23 – Selecting the input source
24 – Adjusting the speaker levels
24 – Enjoying various sound mode
26 Radio Operations
26 – Listening to FM radio
26 – Improving poor FM reception
26 – Presetting the Radio Stations
26 – Deleting the saved stations
27 Playing the USB device
27 – Basic operation
28 – MP3/WMA music file requirement
28 – Compatible USB Devices
29 – Listening to music
30 – Playing a movie file
32 – Viewing a photo
33 Other Operations
33 – Dimmer
33 – Screen Saver

33 – Using the Sleep Timer

5 Troubleshooting

34 Troubleshooting

6 Appendix

35 Trademarks and licenses
35 Maintenance
35 – Handling the unit
36 Specifications

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3

4

5

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Unique features

Full HD up-scaling

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Views Full HD picture quality with simple setup.

3D pass through

Enjoys 3D contents such as 3D movie, game, etc.

Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

Remote control (1) Batteries (2)

HDMI cable (1) Coaxial cable (1)

Introduction

Symbols Used in this Manual

Note

,

Indicates special notes and operating features.

Caution

>

Indicates cautions for preventing possible damages
from abuse.

About the “ ” Symbol Display

“ ” may appear on your TV display during
operation and indicates that the function explained
in this owner’s manual is not available on that
specic media.

A section whose title has one of the following
symbols is applicable only to the disc represented
by the symbol.

MOVIE

MUSIC

PHOTO

Movie les contained in the
USB

Music les contained in the
USB

Photo les contained in the
USB

Analog audio cable (1) Composite video cable

FM antenna (1) Speaker cables (2)

(1)

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Required cables

The hookup diagrams on the subsequent pages
assume the use of the following connection cables.

You must purchase the connection cables
separately if necessary.

yAnalog audio cable

White (L)
Red (R)

yComposite video cable

Yellow

yAnalog audio/Composite video cable

Yellow (Video)
White (L/audio)
Red (R/audio)

yOptical digital audio cable

yCoaxial digital audio cable

yUSB cable

yHDMI cable

Portable cable ( 3.5 mm Stereo plug)

y

Note

,

yTurn o the power to all components

before making any connections.

yWhen connecting an audio/video cable, be

sure to match the color-coded pins to the
appropriate jacks on the components:
yellow (video) to yellow; white (left, audio)
to white; and red (right, audio) to red.

yWhen connecting optical digital cables,

insert the cable plugs straight in until they
click into place.

yDo not bend or tie optical digital audio

cables.

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Remote control

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Battery Installation

• • • • • • • • • • a • • • • • • • • •

: Switches the unit ON or OFF.

1

TV control buttons : Controls the TV. (LG TV only)

: Turns the TV on or o.

-1

-AV/INPUT : Switches the TV’s input source
between the TV and other input sources.

INPUT buttons : Selects the input source you want
to use. (page 23)

-AV : Selects the input source connected to AV IN
1/2 jack.

-PORTABLE : Selects the input source connected
to PORT. IN jack.

-OPTICAL : Selects the input source connected
to OPTICAL IN 1/2 jack.

-COAXIAL : Selects the input source connected
to COAXIAL IN 1/2 jack.

-HDMI IN : Selects the input source connected to
HDMI IN 1/2 jack.

-RADIO : Selects the FM tuner.

-USB : Selects the input source connected to USB

port.

CLEAR : Deletes preset stations. (page 26)

REPEAT : Selects a play mode. (Repeat

playback/ Random playback) (page 30)

AUTO DJ : Selects the AUTO DJ mode.
(page 30)

DIMMER : The display window is darkened by half
and the lighting is turned o.
(page 33)

SLEEP : Sets the system to turn o automatically at
a specied time. (page 33)

Remove the battery cover on the rear of the
Remote Control, and insert two (size AAA) batteries
with 4 and 5 matched correctly.

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• • • • • • • • • • b • • • • • • • • •

C/V

chapter / track / le.

c/v
Z
d
M

• • • • • • • • • • c • • • • • • • • •

SPEAKER LEVEL : Sets the sound level of desired
speaker. (page 24)

SOUND EFFECT : Selects a sound eect mode.
(page 25)

VOL (-/+) : Adjusts speaker volume.

MUTE ( ) : Turns o the sound temporarily. Press

the button again to restore the sound.

BASS BLAST : Selects the BASS BLAST sound mode
directly. (page 25). (page 25)

(SKIP) : Goes to the next or previous

(SCAN) : Searches backward or forward.

(Stop) : Stops playback.

(Play) : Starts playback.

(Pause) : Pauses playback.

• • • • • • • • • • d • • • • • • • • •

SETUP : Displays or exits the [SETUP] menu.

RETURN (x) : Moves backwards in the menu or

exits the setup menu.

INFO/DISPLAY ( ) : Displays or exits On-screen
Display. (Page 30, 31, 32)

ENTER ( ) : Acknowledges menu selection.

MARKER : Marks music les on the [MUSIC] menu.

(page 29)

PRESET (-/+) : Selects a preset stations.

TUNING (-/+) : Tunes in the desired radio station.

W/S/A/D

option in the menu.

MONO/STEREO : Selects mono/stereo in FM mode.
(page 26)

• • • • • • • • • • e • • • • • • • • •

0 to 9 numerical buttons : Selects numbered
options in a menu.

(up/ down/ left/ right): Selects an

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Front panel

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A B

STANDBY/ON (1/!)

A

Switches the unit ON or OFF.

INPUT SELECTION

B

Selects the input source.

Display window

C

Shows the current status of the unit.

Lighting

D

The lighting turns on when the unit is switched
on.

Remote sensor

E

MASTER VOLUME

F

Adjusts the speaker volume.
Turn MASTER VOLUME clockwise or
counterclockwise.

MULTI CONTROL

G

Adjusts the various options.

USER CONTROL

H

Sets up USER EQ by using ENTER and PLAY/
PAUSE.

ENTER

Acknowledges menu selection.
Switches among sound modes.

PLAY/PAUSE

Starts playback.
Pauses playback, press it again to exit pauses
status.
Moves to the BASS mode if you press PLAY/
PAUSE on the front panel while the “USER EQ” is
displayed in the display window.

C D E

G H

F

I J

STOP

Stops playback.

USER EQ

Sets the USER EQ mode (BASS, MIDDLE and
TREBLE). (page 24)(page 24)

SOUND EFFECT

Selects a sound effect mode. (page 25)(page 25)

BASS BLAST

Selects the BASS BLAST sound mode directly.
(page 25)

PORT. IN

I

Connects a portable device (MP3 player, etc) to
PORT. IN jack.

AV IN 2 (L-AUDIO-R, VIDEO)

Connects the components with analog audio/
video output jacks. (camcorder, video game
console, etc)

USB port (5 V 0 500 mA)

J

Connects an USB device to USB port.

Rear panel

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A B C

Speakers connectors

A

Connects the speaker cables.

DIGITAL AUDIO IN 1/2

B

COAXIAL 1/2

Connects other components with a coaxial
digital audio output.

OPTICAL 1/2

Connects other components with an optical
digital audio output.

Cooling fan

C

Power cord

D

E

HDMI IN 1/2

E

Connects the component with HDMI output.

HDMI OUT TO TV

F

AV IN 1 (VIDEO IN, L-AUDIO-R)

G

Connects the components with analog audio/
video output jacks.

OUTPUT (VIDEO OUT, L-AUDIO-R)

H

Connects the components with analog audio/
video input jacks.

ANTENNA

I

FM – Connects the FM wired antenna.

IF G H

D

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2 Connecting

Connecting12

Before connecting

Please make sure to disconnect the AC power cord
before making any connection between the unit
and any other device.

Positioning the system

2

The following illustration shows an example of

Connecting

positioning the system. Note that the illustrations
in these instructions dier from the actual unit for
explanation purposes.

B

A

F

C

D

E

/ Front speaker (L/R)

Place the front speakers to the sides of the monitor
or screen and as ush with the screen surface as
possible.

/ Subwoofer

The position of the subwoofer is not so critical,
because low bass sounds are not highly directional.
But it is better to place the subwoofer near the
front speakers. Turn it slightly toward the center of
the room to reduce the wall reections.

Unit

Caution

>

yDo not stack the speakers

and be careful that the
speaker should not fall down.
Otherwise it may result in the
speaker malfunction and
causing personal injury and/
or property damage.

yMake sure to install the speaker with other

people in order to prevent it from falling
and causing injuries to the installer.